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“Fragile States: Afghanistan to Haiti” Takes Place Tomorrow Morning in BSC 251

Published by Colin Shevlin on April 29, 2010 in BSC Activities, Free Stuff and International. 0 Comments

Tomorrow, April 30, from 10:30 AM to 12 PM, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting will be presenting “Fragile States: Afghanistan to Haiti,” featuring journalists Jason Motlagh, Andre Lambertson, and Lisa Armstrong. Allison Reilly has more:

Andre Lambertson is an award winning photojournalist whose work ranges from the study of juvenile violence in America to sexual slavery in Sierra Leone. His photos have appeared in Time, US News and World Report, Life, The New York Times Magazine, The London Sunday Times, Fortune, The Baltimore Sun, where he was a staff photographer, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Village Voice.

Lisa Armstrong is an award-winning journalist with credits in, including The Washington Post, National Geographic, Parade, Ms., Essence, Redbook, USA Weekend and O, The Oprah Magazine. She is an adjunct professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and has also taught at NYU. Feel free to read Lisa’s full bio here.

Jason Motlagh is one of one of the Pulitzer Center’s star reporters, a roving freelance journalist with reporting projects from over thirty countries in the Mideast, South Asia, West Africa and Central Asia. His projects with the Pulitzer Center have ranged from documenting stories of Afghanistan civilian loss in Afghanistan: Civilians Under Siege to covering stories of religious, ethnic and class tensions and Maoist insurgents in India.

This discussion will center on fragile states, international policy, and rebuilding efforts. The event takes place in BSC 251.

Active Minds Presents “In Our Own Voices” This Thursday at 7 PM in the St. Louis Room

Published by Colin Shevlin on April 26, 2010 in BSC Activities, Free Stuff and Speaker. 0 Comments

Active Minds, a student group that seeks to eliminate the stigma of mental illness, is hosting two speakers on Thursday. Amanda Textor explains:

“In Our Own Voices” speaker series from the National Alliance on Mental Illness featuring Elizabeth Rajchart and Theresa San Luis will be coming to speak about their personal experiences with mental illness and how they dealt with the diagnoses in college.

Speakers will be playing a video and stopping it at segments to discuss their own personal journeys with mental illness through dark days, acceptance, treatment, coping strategies, and finally success, hopes, and dreams.

The event will be held in the Saint Louis Room in the BSC at 7 PM.

Sponsored by Active Minds and cosponsored by the Great Issues Committee, Psi Chi, Billikens After Dark, School of Social Work, Doerr Center for Social Justice.

Xquizit Hosts First-Ever Dance Showcase in the Wool Ballrooms on Friday, April 30

Published by Colin Shevlin on April 22, 2010 in BSC Activities, Free Stuff and Student Group News. 0 Comments


SLU’s dance crew Xquizit is holding their first-ever dance showcase in the BSC Ballrooms on April 30 at 7 PM! The cost of admission is free, so you really don’t have an excuse not to go. Unless you’re allergic to dancing. Or Mitchell Johnson.

Special guests will include SLU Step, Phases of Motion, Wash U Hip Hop Union, Billiken Bangra, and Elevation

Be sure to check out the event’s Facebook group for the latest updates.

The Billiken Music Festival Continues This Wednesday with Elsinore and Audrey Ryan

Published by Colin Shevlin on April 20, 2010 in BSC Activities, Free Stuff and SAB Event. 0 Comments

The Student Activities Board’s Billiken Music Festival continues this Wednesday outside of the BSC. Jena Lansing who does Public Relations for SAB has more:

Come out to see a great band for free! Elsinore will be playing this Wednesday at the Billiken Music Festival with opener Audrey Ryan. There will be free drinks, popcorn, and other stuff!

Elsinore is from Champaign, IL. Check out their website at elsinoremusic.net to have a listen to their EP and check out their new album out on August 10.

For more information, contact sab@slu.edu.

Nikki Giovanni Speaks at SLU on April 21 at 7 PM in the Wool Ballrooms

Published by Colin Shevlin on April 19, 2010 in BSC Activities, Free Stuff and Speaker. 0 Comments

The Cross Cultural Center as well as African-American Studies will be hosting poet, author, and activist Nikki Giovanni on April 21 at 7 PM in the Wool Ballrooms. Here’s Kenjus Watson with more:

Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past thirty years, her outspokenness, in her writing and in lectures, has brought the eyes of the world upon her. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being “a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English.” Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality. Always insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, she has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the Black community. Her focus is on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others.

Members of the SLU community will be able to pick up two free early entrance tickets with a valid campus ID at the Student Involvement Center (Busch Student Center 319). Doors will open at 6:30 for ticket holders and at 6:50 non ticket holders.

This event is free to SLU students, faculty, and staff. For more information, contact Kenjus Watson at ccc@slu.edu or (314) 977-2826.