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Dear Dr. P

On February 17, 2012 By

Dear Dr. P, Is the G-spot real or a myth? Does every woman have one?  How do you find it?

 

Gee, why do you ask?

 

Indian texts from the 11th century refer to an area in the anterior vagina that gave pleasure.  Later, in 1950, the German gynecologist Ernest Gräfenberg also described an [...]

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Dear Sue:

On February 17, 2012 By

Dear Sue,

I am currently in a steady relationship with a guy that I like. It’s only been recently that my boyfriend has noticed that a good friend of mine and I have been really friendly toward each other. And by really friendly I mean almost to the point of flirting. My question is, would [...]

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Braided Brass Hex Nut Bracelet

On February 17, 2012 By

Braided Brass Hex Nut Bracelet

What you will need:

3 Strands of twine cut into one yard pieces

18 small brass hex nuts

Steps:

Gather 3 strands of twine and tie a knot at the top, leaving about 2 inches of slack Start braiding At about an inch of the way down, you’ll begin braiding [...]

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Letter to the Editor

On February 17, 2012 By

Editor of the Brackety-Ack,

 

We regret our decision to not fully include all members of College Republicans in the writing of a letter to the Brackety-Ack a few weeks ago.  The main author of that letter has apologized and his apology very much emulates our own. There should not have been a call to [...]

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Letter to the Editor

On February 17, 2012 By

 

To the Editor of Brackety-Ack

I would like to clear up some of the misconceptions about the Palestinians in connection with the controversy at Roanoke College over flying the Palestinian flag. I am the secretary/treasurer of the Hope Fund, which began sponsoring Palestinian students at Roanoke College in August 2001. Our students do well [...]

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Dear Dr. P

On February 10, 2012 By

Dear Dr. P.   Valentine’s Day.  It’s so romantic.  It’s such a contrast to the sex-oriented relationships you see on the soaps today.  What do you think?

 

Valentine’s Day!  We have romance, sweethearts, the freshness of youth, budding spring loves and proclamations of enduring devotion and fidelity.  But is it all this innocent?

Let’s examine [...]

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DIY: Pie in a jar treats

On February 10, 2012 By

Shannon McGuire

Staff writer

This would make a great gift for any occasion but since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner…

Ingredients:

Pie Crust Dough (favorite recipe or pre-made)

2 12 oz. cans of cherry, apple or your favorite pie filling

2 Tb of sugar

1 large egg beaten

Supplies:

6 4 oz. mason [...]

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Letter to the Editor: Apology

On February 10, 2012 By

Last Friday a letter appeared in the Brackety-Ack concerning the Palestinian flag that the college began flying on the back quad flag poles. Due to a miscommunication the article appeared to be a personal letter from myself instead of a political statement from College Republicans. For that reason and because of my position within College [...]

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Letter to the Editor

On February 10, 2012 By

On February 3, 2012, a letter to the editor was published questioning Roanoke College’s decision to fly the Palestinian flag on the Back Quad.  In particular this letter suggested that by flying the flag the College had endorsed a “specific political cause” and recognized “Palestine as a nation”.

The College flies these flags to recognize [...]

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Letter to the Editor

On February 10, 2012 By

I would just like to say to the College Republicans of Roanoke College that your response to the Palestinian flag being flown on the flagpole is plain ignorant.  I say this mainly because there are a few Palestinian students that attend this school.  For one thing, this is not Roanoke College violating “political neutrality.”  Roanoke [...]

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Letter to the Editor

On February 10, 2012 By

A Response to The Recent Letter To the Editor

 

I must begin this response with a message to all the Palestinian students on campus: This bigoted, uninformed, and hurtful letter is not the view held by most students on campus. Knowing several of you personally, I can only say that your presence on campus [...]

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Letter to the Editor

On February 10, 2012 By

The college made the right decision, albeit controversial, in choosing to fly the Palestinian flag. Contrary to the article published on February 3 by the College Republicans, I don’t believe that this display of the flag necessarily has to be grounded in “an effort to promote the cause of Palestine and to help build political [...]

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Letter to the Editor

On February 10, 2012 By

This past Friday, February 3, a letter to the editor of The Brackety-Ack was printed in volume 97 issue 14 of the paper. Within this article it was stated that a “decision, by the college, to endorse a specific political cause,” (Zachary Hottel) was made when they decided to raise the Palestinian flag in honor [...]

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Letter to the Editor

On February 10, 2012 By

The recent letter penned by the College Republicans regarding the flying of the Palestinian Flag on campus was inaccurate, distasteful, and offensive in its rhetorical style.  After talking with a couple of Palestinian students, both from the Gaza Strip, they each told me how offended they were by the text, wondering why the Brackety-Ack would [...]

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Letter to the Editor

On February 10, 2012 By

Being a Roanoke College alumnus, I do not generally keep up with everything that goes on at the college, only seeing minor blurbs about happenings that, frankly, do not affect me as I am no longer a student there. However, I heard about the college’s flying of the Palestinian flag and the subsequent letter to [...]

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Letter to the Editor

On February 10, 2012 By

I am writing concerning to the letter about the Palestinian polemic that appeared on February 3rd on the Roanoke College newspaper. I am an international student from Spain and I have to say that I am not used to such open racism. Honestly, it blew my mind. I felt ashamed for the author of the [...]

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Dear Dr. P

On February 3, 2012 By

Dear Dr. P.

I met this guy and I swear it was love at first sight, but my roommate says there is no such thing.  What do you think?

Both you and your roommate could be correct — depending on how each of you define the word love.  Sure, each of you probably have heard [...]

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Letter to the editor

On February 3, 2012 By

This past Tuesday, January 31st, a new “national” flag appeared on the back quad. While many students probably didn’t notice it this flag is of the so called “Palestinian State”. For the past several months there has been a growing movement among students to have this flag flown over campus in an effort to promote [...]

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Dear Dr. P

On January 20, 2012 By

Dear Dr. P;

I think I’m in love with my roommate’s ex-boyfriend. They broke up last week, is it too soon to move in?

There is no doubt about it.  You are asking for trouble if you jump into the vacuum left by your roommate’s departure from the relationship.  Here are the likely concerns for [...]

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Course evaluations

On December 2, 2011 By

Jack Steehler

Staff writer

Students can help identify good courses and teaching at Roanoke by providing feedback on their fall term courses.  This feedback from the students also helps faculty design and teach even better courses in the future.

Online course evaluations are available until 8 AM on Monday, December 12th.  Use the link in [...]

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