Crazy Ants Invade SLU Campus
Crazy ants have invaded Southern Florida and have made their way to the SLU campus.
Moves Like Jagr
For the first time since the 2007-2008 season, Jaromir Jagr will be playing in the NHL returning from his three-year stint in Russia (KHL). Jagr joins a new looking Philadelphia Flyers team that has burst into the spotlight early in the season. Coming into the past offseason, Jagr informed his agent Petr Svoboda that he wanted to return to the NHL.
The Resurgence of the Detroit Lions
In the 2008-2009 season when the Detroit Lions went 0-16 for the regular season, all hope was lost. At that time fans had to hide their faces in shame. But then in the next year’s NFL Draft they drafted overall number 1 pick Matthew Stafford, a Quarterback from the University of Georgia. Since being in the league Stafford has had a problem staying healthy but has shown glimpses of greatness. From the moment he had been set for rehab, Stafford went hard at 110 percent. He wanted to be the player he knew he was capable and help the Lions win and go to the playoffs.
Soccer Uproar
This season has been everything but boring for Saint Leo sports. We have seen the rise of new coaches and players alike, yet we have also seen a tremendous boost in athletic competition. The Lady Lions soccer squad has been hard at work this offseason, showing now in their season.
The Ides of March :A Crash Course on Dirty Politics and Campaign Tactics
“Beware the Ides of March” – words of warning from the Soothsayer to Julies Caesar. While no one is assassinated in George Clooney’s most recent film–which he co-wrote, directed, and starred in– it is a film that raises the question of whether or not politics is a death knell for morality.
SLU Film Society Starts Year with Spooky Coraline
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.
Not Just Snakes
Every year in October, Dade City’s annual Rattlesnake Festival takes place. This year, the festivities were as grand and unique as ever, boasting food, vendors, and entertainment.
Early-Voting Shuffle Could Push Republican Primaries into December
The Florida Republican Party has decided that they will move their 2012 presidential primary on Jan. 31 ahead of the Iowa primary, which is traditionally one of the first in the nation. This was followed up by Nevada declaring their primary for Jan. 14, as well as South Carolina rescheduling for Jan. 21, throwing the Republican Party into complete disarray.
Admission Building Gets a Facelift
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.
Bringing Awareness to Saint Leo
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.