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Operation Christmas Child has one goal in mind when they are collecting items: the children who are going to receive the gifts that we have the ability to buy for them. Saint Leo is participating this year in ‘Operation Christmas Child’ (OCC) which is being sponsored by the Circle K club (a club that promotes volunteerism and helping the community and beyond).
Men’s and Women’s soccer may be garnering a lot of spotlight for the respective inclusions in the Sunshine State Conference Championships, but a lot of focus is not even on Saint Leo athletics.
This riveting new album released by a New York based indie band, The Rapture, captivated me from the first time I heard it. The entrancing potpourri of guitar, bass, saxophone, and synthesizers all mix together in perfect harmony to give the listener a very unique auditory experience unlike many mainstream artists, it is perfect for anyone who wants to listen to something new and interesting.
For those who want to gain that critical career advantage in the stand for facing the competitive job market which awaits graduation, whilst in the process delve into diverse cultural knowledge, increased confidence levels, independence and much, much more, then look no further.
When it comes to high-powered graphics and gawk-worthy gameplay, Sony’s PlayStation 3 is where the party’s at. Let’s start with some of its features.
It was 6:00 p.m. Saturday, October 15, 2011, and people were gathered outside the Donald R. Tapia School of Business. Men were dressed in suits and women were wearing evening dresses and gowns, while hors d’oeuvres and drinks were being served by SLU students and staff. Everyone convened near the podium set up next to the time capsule, and awaited the Donald R. Tapia School of Business Dedication and Acknowledgement Ceremony while a string quartet could be heard playing in the background.
In honor of Hispanic heritage month, we would like to give you a small touch upon Hispanic figures and their impacts in our nations history. The first spotlight this month is a famous Mexican painter, Diego Rivera. Rivera started studying art at a young age and even moved to Europe to improve his painting abilities, and engaged in the culture for nearly fourteen years. But it was not until he began to study the Renaissance period that Rivera found his true medium. Rivera continued to respond to the people’s appeal of Mexican history.
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, better known as Muammar Gadhafi, the ousted dictator of Libya, was killed in a violent gun battle between the National Transition Council of Libya and supporters of the fallen regime. Gadhafi’s death brought an end to a forty-year reign of oppression and terror, and ushered in unprecedented rejoicing throughout the nation of Libya.
Just this semester, Saint Leo University was introduced to the first Honors Student Council, formulated in the most part by Honors student Brittany Rathbone for her senior project. Rathbone, who is now the President and Treasurer of the council, has been involved in the Honors program since her freshman year here at Saint Leo. However, it wasn’t until the program’s ownership switched hands, prior to her senior year, when she became actively involved in establishing the “sequentially integrated program” in an attempt to add structure for real change, all with a passion for the council to flourish.
As a college student, the tradition dictates that I should be broke beyond all measures of sanity and reasonability, and I certainly am. I make a salary that is firmly planted in the single digits, as this is all that’s really available to me, given my age and status as a full-time college student. When I graduate, I will likely end up for a time among what the New York Times cites as the 25% of Humanities majors who find themselves unemployed, or even potentially among those 29.4% who have found themselves working a job they could have held without obtaining a degree, which will undoubtedly leave me questioning my decision to attend a university at all. My student loans are many and only grow the longer I stay in school. My future, in short, is debt-ridden and uncertain.
