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It is amazing how someone can fall in love with the person he or she never even considered. This is the case of Ingrid Medina and Kevin Urbina who have been dating for more than a year. Neither thought that their friendship would turn into a beautiful and strong relationship.
Have you ever thought about why we have Community Service Day or what it really is about? Community service has been a huge part of the SLU campus from the very beginning. When SLU first opened as a college in 1898, community service was required once a week by the students. As the student population grew and different priorities came about, community service changed to once a semester on a particular day. This occurred on a random Saturday each Fall and Spring semester, which meant students had to wake up early to serve the community at 8:00 in the morning. Many of the students loathed this, but they did it because it was required for certain classes or organizations. Ten years ago, a group of students taking a leadership class thought there was not enough participation on community service day, so they approached Paige Ramsey-Hamacher, the chair of the community service day program for the last ten years. They proposed the idea of changing community service day to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, and the student population agreed this would be a better idea.
Drinking bottled water has become the norm of this generation; everyday millions of bottles of water are consumed on a daily basis. But how much do we really know about the water that we drink? Or where it comes from?
The Saint Leo Colony of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Incorporated will be hosting their very first Human Trafficking Educational, which is a campus wide event that will bring awareness to this hidden crime that is happening around us every day “I’m Not For Sale”: Human Trafficking Educational was hosted with The SLU International Justice Mission. Human Trafficking Awareness is one of the sorority’s colony philanthropies. The sorority’s focus was to educate their peers on the facts and statistics on this form of “modern day slavery”. Most people think human trafficking does not exist and that it is not a problem but hundreds to thousands of women, boys and girls are being trafficked this very second.
Love is a subject that has fascinated people for ages and gives pop culture the juice it needs to keep the public interested: a children’s movie depicting a princess falling for a prince she’d met just five minutes prior, a generic romantic comedy involving a standard meet cute, and the sixth wedding of a reality TV celebrity are all cultural events that make members of the public enamored with the idea of love. Even in the private sphere, the idea of love has its hold on people on a daily basis. Whether it involves daydreaming about frolicking in the meadows with a coworker, having the occasional evening away from the children with a spouse, or simply admiring an attractive person in a bar, love, lust and attraction are standards of human behavior. Many have come up with explanations for the existence of love over the years, which can range anywhere from “it was destiny” to “this person seemed to be agreeable”; however, many do not consider the physiological reasons for which people fall for one another. Actually, the initial reasons for attraction have nothing to do with finding “soul mates” at all. In reality, they are nothing more than the subconscious attempting to fulfill the biological urge to reproduce. Romantic, isn’t it?
Apple has dominated the technology market, with their products such as the iPhone, MacBook and iPad continuously being publicized and not to mention their sleek designs; it is no wonder people can’t get enough. It is virtually impossible to be somewhere and not find someone in possession of an Apple product. Even on campus, a wide array of students can be seen at the Lion’s Lair or the Library tyoing away on their Macs, or casually socializing on their iPads or iPhones. But with all this emphasis, on the newer products, it is fair to say that no one has noticed the decreasing popularity of one of the products, which quintessentially defines Apple, the iPod.
Being a deaf student in college can be challenging, but it is not impossible. If deaf students work hard and seek hearing assistance, they can reach their goals. There are two main resources for students that need assistance hearing their instructors and classmates. They can enlist the help of ASL Interpreters (American Sign Language Interpreters) and CART Services (Communication Access Real-Time Translation Services). Both resources have different ways of helping a deaf individual.
Whether you are a newly-converted vegetarian or just someone who is trying to cut down on the consumption of red meat, a craving for a burger can be difficult to satisfy. Fortunately, there are some quality vegetarian burger recipes within reach.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the University hosted a fair on Oct. 20 to commemorate Dr. King’s impact on history.
Freshman fifteen is not just for freshman. Pressures from class, studying, homework, social life, and jobs challenge almost every college student. These issues become even more pressing when a college student realizes that they are expected to balance all aspects of their life on their own. With all these problems, it’s easy for a college student to begin to neglect and sacrifice the most important piece of the puzzle, the fuel of life, food.
