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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 2-6-2009 Sandspur, Vol 115, No 15, February 06, 2009 Rollins College Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rollins Sandspur by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Rollins College, "Sandspur, Vol 115, No 15, February 06, 2009" (2009). The Rollins Sandspur. 1876. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1876 The Oldest College Newspaper in Florida Est. 1894 antisipur WINTESANDSPUR PARK, FL AR . Volume 115 Issue 15 Interested in some Children from Winter With the extra cash? Take the Coalition for Writers brings the Homeless pictures and write literary masters stories for find emotional to campus, outlet in art. see pages 6-7 see page 8 Annie Russell joins the Walk of Fame STEPHANIE ELLENBURG the sandspur The former President of College, Hamilton Holt, [started the Walk of Fame in 1929. [Over 500 stones are arranged _3und Mills Lawn, each one ; representing a historical figure lghout history, There is a [stone for the accomplished poet in Angelou, the great Martin Luther King, Jr., Fred Rogers oi the television show Mister ^ers Neighborhood and most [recently Armie Russell. Annie Russell was a well ihown actress in the late 1800s performed in plays in New York and London. She retired in 1918, moved to Winter Park, and soon became involved in the theatre at Rollins College. See Annie Russell's ggggg^^^^^^^^^^^J STEPHANIE ELLENBURG / the sandspur stone, ALWAYS A STUDENT: Students, faculty, staff and Annie Russell's family gather to honor the actress after whom the Annie Russell Theatre page 2 is named. Annie Russell's stone is the 531st addition to the Walk of Fame begun by former Rollins President Hamilton Holt in 1929. Hillary Clinton and actor Kal Penn miss Rollins despite arrangements "Kal Penn was scheduled more suitable solution, Hillary Events Policy Committee. Of the environment. The U.S. Secret to come, but campus security Clinton would have spoken 65 student event presentations, STEVE SCHWARTZ Service was scheduled to the. event was one of only two was not properly alerted," the sandspur perform a walk-through of the here. student denials experienced in she added. The event was campus and decide if it would Obama's Campaign for the Fall of 2008. scheduled for October 23rd, the Change Office was the location Hillary Clinton was be secure for Clinton's speech. "Any event with over 100 Thursday of Fall break. of Democrat speaker and scheduled to speak at Rollins "After speaking with people, with alcohol, or on the "Harold and Kumar" star Kal College during Barack Obama's several other law enforcement grass needs to be presented to the Perm, who also was a potential caKipaign effort in October. agencies and the Secret Service SEPC to go over the logistics," visitor to the Rollins campus. flying over our campus, they said Events Scheduling Director of Campus Security The would-be guest was invited See Rollins misses perceived that the Winter Park Coordinator Brandy Burgess. Ken Miller was contacted by by Rollins Democrats President out, Community Center was a better "It was on very short notice and members of the U.S. Secret Yoni Binstock, but his visitation page 2 choice logistically/' said Miller. we did what we could." Service on Clinton's behalf failed to be passed by the Social re§arding the safety of public Had the Rollins campus been a The Rollins College Sandspur [email protected] February 6,2009 NEWS Annie Russell's Stone • Continued from page 1 Miss Russell and a friend I am only one voice of many." of hers collaborated together. Bromfield and Director of to fund and influence the Theatre Arts & Dance Jennifer construction of the Annie Russell Cavenaugh researched letters Theatre built in 1931. This Annie Russell had written and has become the oldest theatre wrote a play about her life program in Florida and one of entitled "Stage Fright." the most notable in America. Chelsea Swearingen (Class Miss Annie Russell died of 2012), who plays Annie in 1936, but on Thursday Jan. Russell in the performance, 29, 2009 she was honored with read one of Russell's letters a stone on the Walk of Fame at the stone ceremony. In the at Mills Lawn. Her stone was letter, Russell said, "I am always gathered from her old house a student. I shall never stop in Winter Park and has become thinking, studying, learning, as stone 531 in the Rollins Walk of long as I live. There is so much Fame. During the stone-laying to do, so much to express, such ceremony, President Lewis worlds of artistic beauty to Duncan welcomed Rollins explore." faculty, staff, students, and Director of Alumni members of Annie Russell's Relations, Elizabeth Francetic, family. attended the event and said, The members of her family "Although I did not know Annie who were present consisted of Russell, her passion and artistic her great nephew Winthrop, vision for the theatre continues his wife Mary Loraine, and . to live across the Rollins campus. their three children: Jane Carty Her spirit continues to reside in MacNealy, Elizabeth Russell the Annie Russell Theatre and Rollins recreational Carty and Winthrop Davis her legacy now rests among the sports update: Carty. Following President Walk of Fame alongside other COURTESY OF ROLLINS COLLEGE Duncan's speech, theatre major esteemed and valued artists. LEGACY: Left: Pictured is Annie Russell whose stone joined the In last Friday's issue of the j Joseph Bromfield (Class of 2009) Annie Russell has achieved a Sandspur, an article read a personal letter written for Walk of Fame on January 29, 2009. Right: Rollins College President new immortality. As a member recreational and intramural I Annie Russell. Lewis Duncan addressed those who gathered to honor Russell. of the Rollins community, I am sports was incorrectly "Annie, I need to thank you," honored to share in the legend attributed to reporter Bromfield said. "Without you and legacy of Annie Russell." External Relations, Department production at the Fred Stone iclel and the legacy you left behind, This event was a of Theatre and Dance and Theatre and is a wonderful was written by Thomas I would not be the artist or even collaboration between the Office President's Office. The play tribute to the late Annie Russell. Mullet. the person that I am today. And of Alumni Relations, Donor & "Stage Fright" is currently in Rollins misses out I Continued from page 1 Burgess also said that the there were 14 SEPC meetings featured accomplishment from! 0MG I JST Rollins student representatives in the Fall featuring 38 student the 2008 statement, thanks to tie] who had gone home for the organization presentations, work of Rollins' hall directors. break would not even be and 52 student presenters. The SEPC welcomes tliel present for Kal's arrival. The The committee managed visitation of such prestigioiisj 8JJ'SN questionable timing and a 97 percent student event speakers, and does all in organization was unfortunately approval rate. The SEPC's Fall power to organize the ever.il a detrimental factor dissuading implementation banning "Party "We certainly wish student:] Perm's potential visit. Buses" from campus was among would give us 10 days notice According to a standard the semester's marquee changes Burgess noted. "We're here I LUU IT! :) report issued by committee for student safety. Record low help, not to say no. In this case] representative Jerrid Kalakay, vandalism rates were another it was just a fluke." The Great American Clean FRKVFST! Up to sweep through campus neighbors. Last year, the eventful day when experienced] LAURA nationwide program collected scuba divers take a deep HARDWICKE over 86,000,000 pounds of litter, approach to reducing waste. the sandspur planted more than 100,000 trees Greening-up Winter PaiM and cleaned 144,000 miles of going to take more than a can* road. Keep America Beautiful, trip throughout a chain of lakes- Inc., an organization dedicated The-initiative will headline J Students and faculty to preventing litter, reducing labor intensive restoration constantly boast of our superb waste and literally keeping Phelps Park. The park is in direl commitment to community America beautiful, sponsors need of painting, cleaning ^\ service. The realm of service the program. The organization's landscape. seems to revolve around those campaigns date back as far as the Earth Day, April 22, 6*1 less fortunate than the majority late 1950's. You may recognize in the middle of the projecj of the Winter Park community, their timeless 'Don't be a litter The city of Winter Park «* such as students at Fern Creek bug' slogan. continue its annual Earth D; 1340 ORANGE AVE Elementary or the hungry and Throw away your Tree Giveaway, in honor of TW homeless. While those service perception of community Great American Cleanup. FroCl projects benefit the community service—or better yet—recycle it. of residency is required. 407.644.0055 exponentially, what other The Great American Cleanup Kirstin Cutler, the Rol^l direct environmental needs go begins March 1, sweeping all organizer of V unnoticed? the way through the end of encourages those interested Luckily, the nation's largest May. The three-month project email her at KCutler@Rol^ community improvement includes an Eco-Action Canoe FREAKY FAST DELIVERY! program, The Great American cleanup of Lake Virginia.