What students do for fun
College life is more than the three R's. The fourth R — recreation — is a way to recharge, refresh, and renew through a host of out-of-class activities. Whether it's through playing a sport, enjoying the outdoors, partying, shopping, volunteering, or being active in a club, you'll find plenty of ways to re-create yourself at Hollins.
Below are some examples of what Hollins students do for fun. We know you'll come up with more.
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Around campus
- Oktoberfest! Need we say more?
- Support recycling. Compete in the Battle of the Bins (first-year students paint recycling bins and vie for the top three prizes).
- Whip up something special in Moody cooking classes.
- Hear how talented your peers are at Cargoes (annual literary magazine of student work) readings.
- Need an art break? Head to Hollins’ Wilson Museum.
- Stretch your mind and body with yoga and dance classes.
- Do silly stuff for a good cause: SHARE’s (Hollins’ student-run volunteer organization) annual Olympiad.
- Roast marshmallows with HOP (Hollins Outdoor Program) in the Forest of Arden.
- Put yourself out there: run for a class office.
- Savor that first cuppa joe from Jazzman’s Café (serves coffee and baked goods in the Rat - basement of Moody Student Center).
- We provide the materials. You build the gingerbread houses.
- Make volunteering a habit through SHARE.
- Savor the sweet noise of a steel pan drum concert.
- Cheer on a Hollins team (Go Green!).
- Find a friend and walk (or run) the Loop (1.7-mile road that circles the campus).
- Bond with your hallmates through hall socials.
- Take a pancake study break at the end of each semester (faculty and administrators cook the ’cakes).
- Catch a movie on campus or off.
- Sled down Tinker Beach (the sled-worthy hill outside Tinker Hall, also good for sunbathing). Walk back up. Repeat.
- Get to know your profs at a "Teacher Tea."
- Master the climbing wall.
- Ring Night: the ever-changing, ever-challenging junior/senior tradition.
- Rummage through Goodwill and Happy’s (flea market just down the road from Hollins for your Tinker Day ensemble.
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Explore Roanoke (at 250,000 people, it's got a lot to offer)
- Discover a skyline view of the city from the star on top of Mill Mountain
- Socialize at Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea downtown on the Market or grab a mocha latte at Starbucks
- Check out the Grandin Theatre's independent film offerings
- Rummage through the many thrift and antique stores in the Roanoke Valley
- Check out restaurants and night spots in downtown Roanoke
- Visit Mill Mountain Zoo
- Shop at Valley View Mall
- Visit the historic farmers' market in downtown Roanoke
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Traditions
- Plan your Tinker Day skit
- Hike up Tinker Mountain
- Entertain your family and friends during Family Weekend
- Savor tea and cookies during the annual Holiday Tea
- Have fun with friends at Fall Formal and Spring Cotillion
- Earn your class ring during Ring Night
- Take joy in the beauty of the White Gift Service
- Paint "The Rock"
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Outdoors
- Enjoy the beauty of nature at nearby Carvin's Cove
- Pack a picnic and explore the view from the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway
- While you're at it, hike part of the Appalachian Trail
- Go downhill skiing, caving, rock climbing, and more with the Hollins Outdoor Program
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Day trips
- Take a day trip to D.C.
- Visit friends at one of the 10 colleges and universities within driving distance of Hollins
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