{"id":8287,"date":"2025-03-21T10:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=8287"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:05:02","slug":"polling-maroons-spring-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=8287","title":{"rendered":"Polling Maroons: Spring Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first day of spring has finally arrived, and students at Roanoke college are excited to welcome the new season. After the long cold season and unpredictable weather, it is refreshing to embrace the warmth, sunshine, and the promise of outdoor activities. To get a sense of how students are celebrating the start of spring, we recently polled them on their favorite springtime activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top response was \u201chiking,\u201d which received 9 votes. It seems many students are eager to hit the trails and enjoy the fresh spring air, whether it is a peaceful walk or a more challenging hike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPicnicking\u201d came in second with 8 votes. Whether it is a casual lunch on the quad or a gathering in a local park like Longwood Park, students are excited to spend time outside with friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, \u201cgardening\u201d earned 7 votes. Spring is the perfect time to plant flowers, vegetables, or simply enjoy the beauty of nature. Roanoke College\u2019s very own garden on Hawthorn Road provides a great space for students to get their hands dirty and connect on a new level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCamping\u201d received 3 votes, with some students excited to spend nights under the stars as the weather warms up. For those who don\u2019t want to venture too far from campus, Outdoor Adventures offers Camp on Campus, a fun and convenient way to experience camping right here at Roanoke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, there was one vote for \u201csunbathing,\u201d as one student shared, \u201cI am just looking forward to lying in the sun and soaking up the good weather.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Adriana Rose<\/p>\n<p>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first day of spring has finally arrived, and students at Roanoke college are excited to welcome the new season. After the long cold season and unpredictable weather, it is refreshing to embrace the warmth, sunshine, and the promise of outdoor activities. To get a sense of how students are celebrating the start of spring, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":8288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-folks-at-noke"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Number-of-Votes.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}