Among many new features on the Saint Leo campus is a group committed to students who are not from the United States. C.L.A.S.P. is a new addition to the Learning Resource Center where students from different cultures find comfort in seeking help with homework, social life, and interpreting other issues while living on campus.
It’s been a year since Saint Leo’s cafeteria switched from Sodexo. Many students and even the staff have opinions and inputs on how things progressed since then.
The word around Saint Leo is that there’s a new coach in town. There’s a new Men’s Soccer Coach with a great history and even brighter future: Keith Fulk is a new addition to the Lions this season, looking to take over an already talented team.
Be a part of a history as Saint Leo University debuts its women’s lacrosse team in the fall of 2011. This will be Saint Leo’s 17th NCAA Division II sports team to be created, and the 9th all women’s sports team to be added to the University. After the creation of the men’s lacrosse team in 2006, the time has finally come for the competitive female team players at Saint Leo.
On Thursday, March 3 at approximately 10:10 a.m., a delivery truck transporting equipment drove over a fire hydrant near the on-campus construction, causing a pipe to break and water to flood the surrounding area. Since the hydrant was connected to the main campus water line, the water pressure for Saint Leo had to be suspended while the hydrant was capped off.
Students have been counting down the days until March 12, the start of spring break at Saint Leo. Most students will be heading to Daytona Beach for the week, while others are going home to colder weather. Either way, it is time off from school, and who doesn’t love a vacation? Some other hot spots for the break are Panama City, Miami, and Jacksonville.
This spring, Saint Leo University’s Army ROTC program will be undergoing a change of command that will continue the tradition of growth and excellence that is characteristic of the Army core values. Captain Bryan Dunker will be relieving Major Stephen Wills as the head of the ROTC program. “I hope to take the outstanding ROTC program that Major Wills created in only three years and build from that strong foundation,” Dunker said.
Tuesday, February 22nd, the Town of Saint Leo’s Fire Marshall, Kerry Barnett, followed up with his second fire inspection for the year.
In the early hours of the morning on Friday, Feb. 11, a 20-year-old Dade City local was found dead. Christopher J. Gupta, a former Saint Leo student and marketing major, was found by a passerby around 6:20 a.m. Gupta appeared to have been thrown from his 2005 Suzuki motorcycle
For the last several years, Saint Leo University’s Campus Activities Board, or CAB, has hosted the annual Spring Fling – a concert aimed at bringing students together to enjoy music and a carnival-like atmosphere on campus, with only Saint Leo students allowed to attend.
