Two weeks ago two Rollins employees, Sandy Hudson and Sheena Spencer of Upward Bound, decided to go to the Winter Park Jimmy John's Gourmet Restaurant Shop on Orange Ave. for lunch. Spencer, who is African-American and a Crummer student, had been to that Jimmy John's before and knew there was a discount for Rollins students. However, the treatment she received once she entered this Jimmy John's was quite different than ever before.
"What are you doing next year?" is the magical question most seniors may avoid. As employment continues to rise and graduation nears, time is getting tight for those entering the job market. To ease stress, make some connections, and boost their images, both Arts and Sciences and Holt students attended the Networking Roundtable and Personal Development Luncheon workshop.
Last Monday, students and staff gathered in the Faculty Club to hear speaker Dr. Robert Schanke, Professor Emeritus of Theatre at Central College, discuss passing and covering in the LGBT community. Passing, which is best defined through the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, and covering, which basically means "acting straight" or toning down behavior that may out a person, are precautions that Schanke believes may still be necessary in today's society.
Is America a Christian nation after all, as the Friday evening presentation by Mark Pinsky himself asks in the title of his program, "Is America a Christian Nation?" According to Pinsky himself, no, America is not. In the grand scheme of things, the majority of Americans do happen to be Christians (Pinsky does however note that this amount is steadily declining), the country was not founded upon Christianity.
If you are reading The Sandspur, you likely know two truths to be beyond repute: Rollins College is an excellent school, and a Rollins education is very expensive. For the numerous students who may be supplementing their school payments with student loans, though, there may be a glimmer of hope sparkling on the horizon.