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Spring break is a week of memorable experiences: going out with friends, having together time with the family, or just relaxing for a week. Usually these types of fun come with a cost; however, it does not always have to be a pricey experience. There are many alternatives that people can take to enjoy their week while remaining on a budget or staying nearby. The Dade City and Tampa Bay area have many economical places people can go and have an enjoyable experience.
Shirley Temple Black, the little girl known so well for her cute little dimples, singing, tap-dancing, 56 blonde curly locks, and professional acting has died of natural causes in her home in Woodside California at the age of 85. According her publicist Cheryl Kagen, Black was surrounded by family at the time of her death.
Living in your first apartment is like being a real person without actually becoming a real person. An apartment means independence and a new set of responsibilities. It also stands for the perfect hangout/party spot that isn’t under the careful watch out for RAs. It’s like being an adult, but better.
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.
