Hello Saint Rose! This blog is going to be a little different, so bear with me. Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to return to New Orleans, LA for an Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip with a group of amazing Saint Rose students and staff leaders. While in New Orleans, our group was working with a non-profit organization called Lowernine.org,…
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Wait…We Have to Go Home? – Making the Most of College Spring Break
Congratulations, Saint Rose students! We’ve [almost] made it to Spring Break. For some, this is a sigh of relief knowing that we have reached the point in the semester to earn a week of no classes, no commitments, and hopefully nothing but sleep and Netflix. For others, like myself my first year, spring break is a time where you’re forced…
Making a Difference Around the Country
Here at Saint Rose many of us are very involved in the community service world. One of our biggest events is Reach Out Saint Rose where many students gather together on an early September Saturday and go out into the community to do service. Some people went and picked onions, while others worked with the elderly. Now that it…
Spring Break
After 10 days of vacation and over 20 hours of travel, I can say with full certainty; I’m exhausted. Flights, bus rides and trains have gradually worn me down. Not to mention, my wallet is screaming for a well deserved break. However, I would do it over again in a heartbeat. I ventured to both Barcelona and Paris. I wanted…
Texas Spring Break: Sonic, Adventures, and Laughs
For the past two spring breaks I have had somewhere to be and something to do. My sophmore year I volunteered in New Orleans with Saint Rose working to rebuild homes damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Last year I went with the school on the conversion trip which meant I went to 5 cities in 5 days and met…