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Letter from the Editors - The Sandspur

The Sandspur

Dear Reader, This time last year, we found out that we would be the new leaders of The Sandspur. We inherited a student organization that had grown…

Op-Ed: Culinary Appropriation: Soy Sauce Eggs, The Diaspora, and You - The Sandspur

The Sandspur

Courtney Cook eggs. Brothy rice. Spa water. If you recognize any of these terms, you might want to look twice at your screen time. While…

Op-Ed: The Hardest Part Wasn’t Physical: What Switching from Volleyball to Rowing Taught Me - The Sandspur

The Sandspur

I used to measure effort in seconds, quick rallies, explosive plays, constant resets. Now, I measure it in minutes of discomfort that don’t let up. After years of playing…

A Look Inside “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal” - The Sandspur

The Sandspur

Retired Lieutenant General and Professor of Practice in Leadership at Crummer, Mark Hertling published “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal” on March 10, 2026. This work is a war story drawn from Hertling’s 1991 journal entries from his time as a…

Op-Ed: Is This the Middle Ages? The U.S. Government and the Catholic Church - The Sandspur

The Sandspur

Somehow, we’re living in a timeline where the contents of my medieval history classes are more relevant than those of my modern history classes, because the U.S. government feuding with the…

Op-Ed: Fetch: April Edition: Let’s Go to The Gap - The Sandspur

The Sandspur

Welcome back to Fetch! In this month’s issue, I have a confession to make: I have fallen victim to Gap propaganda. See, up until recently, I had never willingly picked up…

Pokémon Go for Plants! City Nature Challenge 2026 - The Sandspur

The Sandspur

Summer 2016 saw Pokémon Go take the world by storm, becoming a global phenomenon. Millions of players took to the streets, phones in hand, searching…

Student Poll: Senior Plans for After Graduation - The Sandspur

The Sandspur

“We see it when we talk to students, because there is so much emotion with what comes next,” said Denisa Metko, Director of the Center for…

Student Organization Feature: Rollins in Rwanda - The Sandspur

The Sandspur

Rollins in Rwanda is a student organization in partnership between Rollins College and the Rwanda Education Assistance Project, also known as REAP. REAP is a nonprofit…

Op-Ed: A Heartwarming Tale Amongst the Stars - The Sandspur

The Sandspur

“Project Hail Mary,” an adaptation of the 2021 hard science fiction novel by Andy Weir, was a smashing success on rottentomatoes.com, earning a 94 percent on Tomatometer and a 96 percent on Popcornmeter. Not only that, it has already amassed a worldwide total of around…

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