This Saturday, Students for Life at Saint Louis University will be hosting their 4th annual Run for Their Lives 5K Run/Walk on April 24 at 9 AM on SLU’s campus. Here’s Patrick Grillot with SFL describing how the funds raise through the 5k are used:
The proceeds of the Run for Their Lives go towards the Pregnant and Parenting Student Assistance. The PPSA was established by SFL in October 2008. In the 18 months since its creation, the endowment has grown to over $45,000. Earlier this year, seven students received assistance totaling $3,025.
The PPSA’s philosophy and goal is that no student should ever have to choose between having a child and having an education. This belief is founded on three values: education, community, and support.
Previous to the establishment of the assistance, the proceeds benefited the following local crisis pregnancy centers: Our Lady’s Inn, Birthright, and the Pregnancy Resource Center. SFL still supports these groups through volunteer work and publications.
SFL at SLU won the Community Service Award at the 2010 Students for Life of America conference for their work in the St. Louis community, including the Run for Their Lives. At the 2009 conference, SFL at SLU received the Group of the Year Award from SFLA.
The race fee is $15 for those who register before Saturday and $20 to register on the morning of the event. For more information, contact Rose Daly at rdaly1@slu.edu or Patrick Grillot at pgrillot@slu.edu.
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.
Lauren Hashiguchi with OneWorld sent in very exciting news for fans of SLU’s social justice magazine. OneWorld will release their second issue of the year as a special issue on sustainability and how we can integrate sustainability into all aspects of our lives.
OneWorld will be distributing the new issues in the quad tomorrow from 9 AM to 3 PM. If you can’t get one then, be sure to check out the OneWorld magazine racks all over campus to get your free copy.
The issue is sponsored by OneWorld, the Environmental Task Force, and the Center for Sustainability. For more information, contact oneworldmagazine@gmail.com.
In Her Shoes is and interactive experience presented by S.H.A.P.E. (student health and peer educators) designed to show what it’s like to live with domestic violence.
Students are invited to visit several different stations where they choose their own destiny. Each station will present the student with a choice from the perspective of a woman dealing with domestic violence. Through the experience, student will gain an understanding of how hard these choices can be and how difficult it is to live with domestic violence.
The exhibition will take place on April 14 from 4 to 6 PM in the St. Louis Room in the Busch Student Center.
For more information including how to get involved with S.H.A.P.E., contact shape.slu@gmail.com.
SLU-SEDS (the Space Club) is sponsoring a night of events that commemorates the first man, Yuri Gargarin, in space. The event, aptly titled “Yuri’s Night,” will include an egg drop from the 16th floor of Griesedieck, pizza, and a showing of Star Trek. Here’s the schedule for Monday night from SLU-SEDS:
Egg Drop:
4:00-4:30 Registration (Gries Lobby)
4:30 – 5:30 Egg Drop!
6:00-6:30 Prizes and Pizza! (Tegler Auditorium)
6:30-9:00 Star Trek
Can your egg survive the 16 story descent?
Rules:
1 – no bubble wrap
2 – no explosives
3 – must fit through Giesedieck window
Drops are judged based on:
1 – Number of components in craft
2 – Weight of egg drop craft
3 – Landing distance from the target
4 – Egg integrity after drop
EVERYONE CAN ENTER AND COMPETE FOR PRIZES
Then come enjoy free pizza and the new Star Trek movie in Tegler Auditorium at 6:00pm.
If you don’t feel like designing an egg drop stop by for the movie and pizza to celebrate space and adventure!
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