Rollins vs. Cambridge Debate
The Rollins College Debate team challenged the Cambridge Union Debating Society to a spirited debate on the issue of whether or not there should be military intervention in Iran. The Cambridge Debate Team, which argued for military intervention in Iraw, won the evening. All photos by Hongjin Du.
Voice for Women – Take Back the Night
Voices for Women held many different activities during the last week of March. The week ended with Take Back the Night after the last performance of Vagina Monologues. Pictures are below. All photos by Tiffany Martin
Passover Seder Dinner
More than 70 Rollins students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered in the Galloway Room at 6pm on Wednesday, April 4th to celebrate Passover Seder dinner with the Jewish Student Union. The event, organized by JSU president Dan Berlinger with help from the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Hillel, and members of the UCF community, has … Continue reading
Holi
Adrienne Barton | The Sandspur As the afternoon sun blazed in the sky, the crowd gathered on Olin Lawn buzzed with excitement at the sight of the mountains of brightly colored powder. At noon on Saturday, March 17, as the first handful of vivid green powder was thrown into someone’s face, the campus opened its … Continue reading
Lip Sync 2012
Kaitlyn Alkass | The Sandspur There was much enthusiasm and good-natured rivalry at Wednesday night’s Lip Sync competition, held in the Alfond Sports Center. Ten individual teams competed for four different titles: Best Women, Best Men, Best Organization, and the highly coveted Best Overall. NCM kicked off the night with its crowd-pleasing tribute to swag, … Continue reading
The Music Never Stops
Lauren Silvestri | The Sandspur “This new FM station at Rollins College can help to speed and advance the great ideas which keep men and women free. Whether the ideas come from the great music or poetry or other literature of the past, or from debates and reflections of today, the people of our country … Continue reading
Students Show Support For Trayvon Martin
Jennifer Stull | Editor-in-Chief The local Trayvon Martin tragedy has become national news since his shooting Feb. 26. In response to this, the Black Student Union (BSU) organized a rally Tuesday, March 27 outside of the Campus Center, where students could come together and show their support for Martin and raise awareness. Director of Multicultural … Continue reading
Alumna in Africa Keeps Rollins Close to Heart
Morgan Frost | The Sandspur I am no longer a student at Rollins. I graduated last May, and over the past year I have instead been many different things. I have been an intern, a rower, a daughter, an alumna, a friend, a writer, a sister, a server, a traveler, a bookworm, a photographer, a … Continue reading
Actress-only Auditions
Jonathon Pamplin | V4W PR Coordinator On March 30 and 31, Voices For Women (V4W) will be putting on the third annual production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues. The play is controversial for a number of reasons, but as we were compiling the cast for this year’s production we discovered a less talked-about issue … Continue reading
LASA Holds Latin Night
Camilo Garzon | The Sandspur On Friday, March 30, the Latin American Student Association (LASA) held the Rollins Latin Night. This event was visited by 80 people, 10 from the Hope Community Center and the rest being Rollins faculty and students. Be it for extra credit in a Spanish class or to have fun dancing … Continue reading
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