Get Ready for Having Fun: The Campus Activities Board Events for The Fall of 2022
“Students can expect more of us now that there will be no masks or social distancing… there will be more events with a larger number of people attending.”
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The Lions' Pride is a student-run news organization dedicated to sharing the voice of our Saint Leo community. Our mission is to uphold the Benedictine values, support First Amendment rights, and provide informative and thought-provoking journalism without fear of interference or reprisal.
Lions on the Prowl: Lessons from a Successful (Job) Hunt
An unyielding job hunt teaches you what’s important to you in your work life, personal life, employer, financial needs, and overall life satisfaction. I earned these lessons with months of applications, calls, interviews, rejections, and offers; I hope that by sharing these takeaways with you, you might be able to better guide your own job search and get a head start in thinking about what truly makes a job a good fit.
Making the most out of your freshman year
While starting college is a new and exciting experience for incoming students, it is natural for them to be concerned about challenging classes, costs, time management, living away from home, meeting new people, and living in a different lifestyle in general. With all of the normal anxiety that incoming freshmen experience, it is natural for them to wonder how they can make the most of their college experience.
Ideas for decorating your college dorm
Living in a college dorm can be a thrilling experience for students. Having your own space or sharing one with a roommate all while being close to everything on campus sounds fantastic. Many incoming students, however, struggle to answer one question: “How should I decorate my college dorm?”
What new students should know about Saint Leo University
For incoming students, one of my recommendations is to understand the true scale of Saint Leo University’s Main Campus by taking time to walk around the area to better navigate the campus in the future.
Your new home away from home: Adjusting to life at Saint Leo as an international student
One of the perks of attending a culturally diverse university like Saint Leo University is that you never feel completely alone. The international student population makes up 22 percent of the university campus, with students hailing from over 100 countries.
The makeup of a good student-teacher relationship
Although we all have been stuck with a horrible professor at some point in time, most of us have also encountered good professors—those professors who go above and beyond, effectively teach the material, and are open to change.
Are you really a good student?
What makes a good student? It’s not just good attendance, on-time work, and polite behavior. When you think about it, these are really just the expected basics—the makings of a good student go beyond that.
A journey of prayer and discernment: Saint Leo alumnus prepares for ordination to the priesthood
On May 21, the Diocese of St. Petersburg will witness the ordination of two men to the Catholic priesthood—including, notably, Saint Leo University alumnus Zachary “Zach” Brasseur, who graduated from Saint Leo in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in history and a minor in theology.
Did you really make the most of your college experience?
There’s nothing more bitter than hindsight, something that we upperclassmen in college are unfortunately very aware of. Therefore, it is our duty as upperclassmen to inform our underclassmen—especially freshmen—of the dos and don’ts of college to help them make the most of their college experience.
