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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.
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.
Crazy ants have invaded Southern Florida and have made their way to the SLU campus.
The SLU Film Society held its first screening of the year on Monday Oct. 3, with a viewing of the animated flick Coraline. The film was the first of six films that will be shown throughout the school year.
Frank Mezzanini, Vice President of Business and Finance, spent year planning the renovations for the Saint Leo campus, and now it is the Admission Building that is receiving a much needed transformation.
October is a month full of pumpkins, fall colors, wishful thoughts of cooler weather, and also awareness. October is Disability Awareness Month and this is a month that Saint Leo fully participates in, in order to broaden college student’s knowledge of a variety of disabilities.
The scaffolding present underneath the loggia outside the Daniel A. Cannon Memorial Library has been the center of speculation for many Saint Leo students after returning from the summer to a completely foreign sight. Many have questioned whether or not it was safe to enter and exit the library under such precarious looking conditions, and rest assured, it is.
“Come one, Come all. Step right up and join the fun!” It’s that time of the year again, the Family Fall Festival. The parents and family members of the Saint Leo University community visit our beautiful campus to see family and friends and enjoy the weather and company. This year the festivities are scheduled to start October 21 and run through until Sunday October 23.
Saint Leo students may have been alarmed a little over a week ago to receive an email from Residence Life regarding the institution of weekly walkthroughs to observe the conditions of the residence halls on campus. Many thought that this meant weekly room inspections from Residence Life, conducted under the guise of maintenance issues.
