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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.

SAB to Show Sherlock Holmes This Wednesday at the BSC Following the Billiken Music Festival

Published by Colin Shevlin on April 27, 2010 in Billikens After Dark, Free Stuff and SAB Event. 0 Comments

Student Activities Board will be showing Sherlock Holmes in the BSC Amphitheater at 9:30 PM, directly following the Billiken Music Festival. Free popcorn and soda will be served.

For more information on the Billiken Music Festival, head here.

Both events are sponsored by Billikens After Dark, the Grand Center Committee, and Student Activities Board.

Law Day 2010 Takes Place this Thursday in the William H. Kniep Courtroom

Published by Colin Shevlin on April 26, 2010 in Free Stuff and Law School. 0 Comments

The Saint Louis University Student Bar Association and Optimist International are hosting a Law Day 2010 from 6 to 8 PM in the school of Law this Thursday, April 29. Chris Wintrode explains:

We are inviting local middle and high school students from St. Louis to the law school to come learn about and appreciate the emerging challenges and enduring traditions of law in the 21st century during Law Day 2010. They will be able to watch a mock trial and hear from real attorneys, judges, and law students. We will provide dinner and prizes as well.

If you would like to attend the event, RSVP to Christopher Wintrode at cwintrod@slu.edu.

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.