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Column: Ask-a-Roo

Column: Ask-a-Roo

Roo News Staff
October 1, 2023

Dear Ask-a-Roo, I need some advice on being an older student who lives off campus but still wants to make friends. Thank You, Catherine   Hi Catherine, What I am about to say will sound very cliche, but I recommend joining a club. I’ve been there, I am...

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Opinion: Stop Calling Real World Issues Dystopian

Belle Yennie, Staff Writer
April 5, 2023

  Claiming that real world struggles are like fiction hurts communities who have long been living in their own dystopia.    It’s not a coincidence Netflix streamed all four “Hunger Games” movies this March after TikTok users compared movie images to current events...

What’s Up, Joeli? Nov. 15-21

What’s Up, Joeli? Nov. 15-21

Joeli Toscano
November 15, 2021

We are nearing Thanksgiving break and preparing to spend the holiday with family. Campus will be deserted for a spell, so this week is about spending time at Volker with fellow schoolmates before heading back home.  On a commuter campus, we might overlook college as...

Press Play vol. 5: “Heartbreak Hotel? Drove Right Past...”

Press Play vol. 5: “Heartbreak Hotel? Drove Right Past…”

Caleb Robbins
November 10, 2021

Press Play is my weekly series of (mostly) indie tracks from the barely discovered depths of corporate DSPs. All my recommended tracks are compiled into the Spotify playlist linked below, which is updated weekly. Titose feat. The Big Hash, “Best Friends” Hailing from...

What’s Up, Joeli? Nov. 8-14

What’s Up, Joeli? Nov. 8-14

Joeli Toscano
November 8, 2021

What scares you a little? Is it staring at the ground from the window of a 60-story building? Is it choking out a speech to the graduating class? What about a guest’s first taste of your home-cooked meal? We all have something that makes our knees turn to jello just thinking...

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