{"id":8729,"date":"2026-02-13T02:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=8729"},"modified":"2026-02-13T02:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:02:15","slug":"folk-of-noke-kendall-donna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=8729","title":{"rendered":"Folk of ‘Noke: Kendall Donna"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kendall Donna is a senior from Bel Air, Maryland, who is soon to achieve a major in environmental studies and a minor in screen studies.\u00a0 She is the Captain of the Roanoke College Dance Team, a Community Leader (similar in responsibilities to a Resident Advisor) for the left side of the second floor of Maxey Hall, and a Sustainability Fellow.\u00a0 \u201cJoining the dance team was one of the best decisions I\u2019ve made in college.\u00a0 Especially this year, it has taught me to think on my feet, because we haven\u2019t had a coach since the end of last semester.\u00a0 So it\u2019s fallen on me and my co-captains\u2019 shoulders, and it\u2019s been hard to navigate, but it\u2019s taught me a lot about making quick decisions and going with whatever happens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe other best decision I\u2019ve made during my time here was going on the Oregon Extension!\u00a0 In the past few Sustainers [a publication written by Sustainability Fellows], I’ve written updates about the future of the Oregon extension.\u00a0 The program’s land was almost sold, so the program would not be able to continue in its long-time location.\u00a0 Thankfully, the land will not be sold, and the Oregon Extension will be able to continue for the foreseeable future.\u00a0 There will be another semester happening this fall, and I encourage people to attend because it’s a truly fantastic program.\u00a0 The more people from Roanoke who participate, the larger the community will be when you return.\u00a0 That is something I really struggled with when I came back.\u00a0 I wouldn’t change it for anything, but I was the only person in my cohort from Roanoke, so adjusting to normal Roanoke College life again was very lonely.\u00a0 The program deserves engagement, and Roanoke students deserve that experience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As for other Kendall-related happenings in need of promoting, she encourages y\u2019all to check out the new free store in the basement of Shenandoah Hall, created by her and other Sustainability Fellows.\u00a0 Keep an eye out for a mural soon to grace the free store!\u00a0 Kendall also wants to elevate the fact that a recycling drop-off spot is remarkably close to campus.\u00a0 In the parking lot adjoining City Hall and behind the Wortman Complex, there are large bins that are divided by recycling types and go directly to Salem\u2019s recycling station.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI love the scents of fresh-baked goods and the ocean, since my family and I spent weeks at the beach when I was younger.\u00a0 I feel like this is a hot take, but my least favorite scent or flavor is mint.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never understood the Thin Mint praise; it\u2019s too potent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cFor my screen studies minor this semester, I am making a film for the Tarantino Film Festival, so if anyone wants to hit me up and be in it, you should!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If any of Kendall\u2019s residents are reading this, she has a message for you: \u201cYou\u2019re all really great! Just read the Sustainers that I put on the tables, since I write in them, and continue to not fight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMy plan right now for after graduation is to just go home for the summer and get my bearings, and then for the fall I want to do some sort of seasonal job in the environmental sphere.\u00a0 There are a lot of jobs where you can just go anywhere and do whatever the company wants, like some of them can be trail maintenance in the back country, education in a national park, surveying trees, or surveying plots.\u00a0 I would love to do that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kendall would like to thank \u201cAnyone who has been or is on the dance team, the Oregon Extension staff, Dr. Hartman, and Joe Boucher.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span>Juniper Rogers<\/p>\n

Folk of ‘Noke Editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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