Looking down on the Saint Leo Cafeteria
By Alvin Atwater – Staff Writer
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. It appears that the switch from Sodexo has improved many regulations within the café. According to R. Vogel, manager of the cafeteria:
By Brooke King – Entertainment Editor
The year is 1659 and the Thirty Years’ War has just ended. There had not been a shred of witchcraft pandemonium in several decades, but all the years of peaceful silence come crashing to a bitter halt when a young boy is found gruesomely murdered and pulled from the river covered in the markings of witches. Read more
Ms. Jerome Helton
By Robert Barrington – Ad Editor
On Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, Ms. Jerome Helton, Director of Campus Security and Safety, retired at the age of 73. Ms. Jerome worked at Saint Leo University for over 37 years. Ms. Jerome was joined by Saint Leo University co-workers and students for her retirement celebration in front of the Campus Security and Safety building. The function featured a country/bluegrass band, plenty of southern cuisine, lemonade, and sweet tea. Many shed tears as staff, students, and friends wished Ms. Jerome a happy retirement. Read more
By Greg Robinson – Online Editor
The Big 12, one of college football’s most respected and storied conferences, faces dramatic restructuring that could result in a number of major universities leaving for greener pastures. The decision is complicated by lucrative television contracts, other universities in other conferences, and major football programs attempting to remain viable.
By Cheralyn Barrington – Layout Editor
A masterpiece for those very young, very old, and anywhere in between, exists in Disney’s The Lion King. The film manages to make its audience feel very real emotion through its depiction of deep emotional loss, and its powerful, booming musical numbers.
By Andrew Johnson – Staff Writer
Paying for tuition can be the largest headache that many students face while going to college, and the current recession only exacerbates the problem.
Danielle Cortes – Staff Writer
There are people behind closed doors that fight for the students to receive money for school, whether they have a family and are trying to attend school on a small budget, or are students that have jobs at home and commute for night time classes. Many programs have been set up in our government to aid students with furthering their education, but one program in particular focuses its efforts on small, independent schools like Saint Leo. The Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) work to advance the understanding of challenging issues and the well-being of independent colleges. Some of the universities and colleges involved are Rollins, Stetson, Eckerd, and Ave Maria. ICUF helps to ensure that the smaller independent universities and colleges have a say in legislation, especially when the topic is funding for the students of these schools.
By Robert Barrington – Ad Editor
The Lions’ Pride Newspaper would like to pay tribute to faculty and staff for playing a key role in making Saint Leo University’s environment a great place to learn. This week’s spotlight is on Dr. David Persky who is Assistant to the President at Saint Leo University, and is also currently acting as the Saint Leo University’s Board of Governors’ General Counsel until a new General Counsel comes in on September 26, 2011. Dr. Persky earned his B.A. in social science from Southern Methodist University, his M.S. in personnel counseling from Miami University in Ohio, his Ph.D in higher education from Florida State University, and his J.D. from Stetson University College of law.
By Robert Barrington – Ad Editor
Happy Constitution Day! This year’s Constitution Day celebration brought Joshua Kendall, author of the book, Noah Webster: The Forgotten Founding Father, to Saint Leo University on September 15 for the University’s Speaker Series.
Julia Haslett speaks to Saint Leo University
By Greg Robinson – Online Editor
Revolutionary. Political activist. Labor worker. Teacher. Philosopher. Author. Mystic. Christian. All of these words help describe Simone Weil (pronounced Vey), but none of them sum up her unique and tireless personality. However, Julia Haslett, a noted documentary filmmaker, attempted to distill the complex and mysterious revolutionary figure onto the screen.
