By Jamie Freedman, ENGL 336.001
Edwina Rogers sits in the Lane Center, legs crossed and a smile on her face. She is 19 years old and is a junior here at Frostburg State University. She is Liberian, though born in Ghana and raised in the Ivory Coast before moving to Columbia, Maryland when she was seven. Her birthday is January tenth and she is a Capricorn. She is a firm believer in the zodiac and what it means for us as humans. In college, Edwina is a dual major in Political Science and Law and Society. Along with that, she has three minors: Communications, Journalism, and English. A huge workload doesn’t stop her though; she’s a junior and she’s on time to graduate. As the youngest of five children, Edwina works hard to help out her siblings by watching her nieces and nephews: Emily, 8 years old, Christel, 4 years old, Mason, 3 years old, Darius, 2 and a half years old, and Bryson, six weeks old. She says it is a taxing job watching over all five, but it’s worth it. “Those little boogers, they get me good.” I can tell by the love in her voice that even though the kids tire her out, it’s well worth it to see them grow up. Like the fabled Mary Poppins, Edwina is, no, not a witch, but a caretaker who gets things done on time. When asked if she is a girly girl or a tomboy, she replies, “I wear makeup and jewelry and get my nails done, but I laid down hardwood flooring in family's house and I like to build stuff.” Edwina’s not afraid to get her hands dirty when it comes down to it. On Edwina, close friend Morgan Bell says that the Rogers family was strict, and as a result, Edwina and her sister often acted out in high school. Once, she recalls, the sisters did not come home from school at the allotted time, instead returning home at four the next morning, and her father was furious. On first meeting Edwina, Morgan says “When I first met her, I thought she was a little materialistic.” As the years went on, however, she said she began to realize that Edwina was a dedicated and caring friend. Since Edwina is so involved with horoscopes and the zodiac, here's a website to get more involved in what she's interested in:
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