2008 Woodie Awards
The political campaign has ended and Barack Obama will be taking the presidential seat in January 2009. There will be change and even though not everyone was prepared for the outcome, it is nice to know that Rollins College was involved in every step throughout the campaign. Out of 52 college campuses in Florida, Rollins was recognized as the third college to display honorable political involvement and was awarded a trophy by Florida Campus Compact's iVote Campaign.
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It all happened during fall break at the Windsong Community off of Preserve Point Drive in Winter Park. Marcos Gonzalez and his parents were driving around the area and admiring the large, luxurious homes lining the streets. This was not the fi rst time Marcos had ventured into the non-gated community; his girlfriend had accompanied him before to pick out a dream home.
Imagine, it is a cold November night in Winter Park. No one is to be found on campus, and the urge to go out on a Friday night is kicking in. Where do you go? What do you do? And where has everyone else gone? Well, this past Friday night, ACE hosted a Rollins After Dark special event which brought about a rather large turnout. At this event, free pottery was provided by "All Fired Up," which is located right down Fairbanks. Not only was there pottery to be painted, but there was also karaoke provided and performed on the Dave's Down Under stage. The event seemed to have something for everyone to do no matter what their interest was. Not only was there karaoke and pottery, there was also Wii games and Guitar Hero being played on the TV's. Of course, late night hunger settled in after some time passed and the Grille was opened to serve many students as they painted and sang. Also, seeing as the night was rather cold, free coffee was provided to ease the cold winter weather.
Web Exclusive! Dido and Aeneas is your basic tale of two star-crossed lovers kept apart by fate and the enchantments of an evil sorceress. But whereas this story is a tragedy, the opera performed November 21st and 22nd in the John M. Tiedtke Concert Hall was anything but.
Web Exclusive! As inauguration day rapidly approaches, President elect Barack Obama is slowly and meticulously acquiring cabinet members. So far we know that Marine Gen. James L. Jones Jr. is to be named the new National Security Advisor and Robert M. Gates has been asked to reprise his role as Secretary of Defense; and now Hillary Clinton is expected to be selected as his Secretary of State. These decisions are anticipated to become official as early as December 1st, 2008. Obama is said to have determined these members on their history of differential views when it comes to National Security; meaning he is looking for a strong-willed cabinet that will not be afraid to defend or argue what must be done right for this nation. However, this political team is not predicted to clash with each other as the cabinet under the first term of George W. Bush's presidency did. In fact, the only major dispute between Obama's potential candidate members was between Clinton and Gates over Iraqi issues. It is common knowledge that Obama believes that the Pentagon has assumed too much power during Bush's reign, and Obama is now determined to bring the power back to the White House.
Fox Friday, rather than spending that time bonding with classmates in each specific RCC, there is an organized event put on by explorations in order to bring together the entire freshman class in the hopes of accomplishing a competitive bonding experience.