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Winter Park Institute Speaker Preview

For six years, the Winter Park Institute (WPI) has brought public leaders to the Rollins campus. A preview of this semester’s scheduled speakers is provided below. Sharon Robinson Author, educator and...

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A Rollins Theatre Department Spring Preview

Ah, the arts. So elegant, so beguiling, so enchanting, so—unpredictable. Well, at least most of the time. That’s what I’m here for: to inform the public of what to expect from the Rollins Theatre...

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Winter with the Writers Closes with Madison Bell

Winter with the Writers comes to a close next week as we welcome Madison Smartt Bell to Rollins. Bell is the author of 14 novels (Soldier’s Joy, Doctor Sleep, Save Me, and most recently The Color of...

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Get Your Résumés Ready

SELL YOURSELF A student gets professional headshots taken to be used for networking site,LinkedIn. Candidates were able to show off their readiness for the business world. The annual Career &...

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Hunger Banquet Simulates Socio-Economic Inequality

On Tuesday, April 1, Rollins Office of Community Engagement brought students together with their global communities by, ironically, dividing them. Not to be mistaken with The Hunger Games, the Hunger...

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Gallery: Lip Sync Brings Friendly Competition

Greek life, SGA, and Rollins Dancers took center stage for Lip Sync on April 2, 2014.  The annual tradition was held in the Alfond Sports Center, and the winning routine was performed by Kappa Delta....

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Happy FOX DAY!

President Duncan brought out the infamous Fox statue at 5:59 a.m. on April 10, 2014 ending the long wait for this year’s Fox Day. Check back throughout the day for more photos of Fox Day 2014.   The...

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Rollins Speaks Out About Fern Creek

If you are a Rollins student, then you’ve probably heard of Fern Creek Elementary School and are aware that many of Fern Creek’s students are underprivileged children from the Parramore area. What you...

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Poster Competition Broadens Political Awareness

Students put social issues into perspective through creative posters. The Business and Social Entrepreneurship courses have met and exceeded the expectations set by administration and students. With...

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Fox Fest 2014

This year, Fox Fest will be held at Mary Jean Plaza from 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. After months of anticipation, some setbacks, and weeks of planning, The Sandspur and 91.5 WPRK FM are more...

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Alumna Hirsch visits campus

By Micah Bradley On Nov. 6, television writer and Rollins alumna Janis Hirsch came to campus and held two events. The first was very small discussion only for students, and the second was a speech and...

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Festival continues celebration of contemporary lit

Last week, United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey visited campus as part of Winter With the Writers. She wrote Native Guard, a Pulitzer Prize winning collection of poetry. For her Master Class,...

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The New President of Rollins College

Rollins College’s new president was announced Thursday evening as Grant Cornwell, the current president at The College of Wooster. This morning, the Board of Trustees officially elected him the 15th...

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Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom, a New York Times Best-Selling author, visited Rollins during the last week of February. She was the final visiting writer as part of Rollins’ annual literary festival Winter With the...

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SGA announces presidential candidates

On March 25 the Student Government Association (SGA) released names of the three sets of candidates that will run for President and Vice President. The candidates have Facebook pages promoting their...

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Event raises money for cancer research

​The St. Baldrick’s Event held here on the Rollins campus on March 21 was an enormous success, raising approximately $9,949 and giving people the chance to become aware and actively participate in this...

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Immersion focuses on human trafficking issues

​From March 20-22 Caution, Red Light Ahead: Shedding Light on Human Trafficking in the U.S. was a weekend Immersion option for Rollins students to engage in. Students were not initially told the...

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Bach Festival Closes 80th Anniversary Season

The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park concluded its celebratory season on Saturday evening with Mendelssohn’s Elijah, premiered in 1846. The biblical story of the prophet who is taken to heaven in a...

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Event raises money for cancer research

​The St. Baldrick’s Event held here on the Rollins campus on March 21 was an enormous success, raising approximately $9,949 and giving people the chance to become aware and actively participate in this...

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Famous minds headed to Winter Park Institute

Leymah Gbowee, the first speaker of Winter Park Institute’s 2015 season.   Each year the Winter Park Institute brings some of the most brilliant and exciting minds to Rollins College. This year has...

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