In a speech given just a few hours after a North Korean missile launch that was widely seen as a test for a nuclear warhead delivery system, President Barack Obama called for a reduction and eventual elimination of nuclear arms on a global level. “I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons,” declared the President in a speech given in Prague of the Czech Republic.
In an e-mail sent to the Lewis student body at 1:56 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, Vice President for Student Affairs Joseph Falese announced that Lewis University's 77th Birthday Bash will not be held. The event was originally scheduled for Wednesday, April 22. The full text of the e-mail: "In light of the April 16 incident in North Hall, the University Birthday Bash scheduled for April 22, will not be held.
One student spoke up against the hook up culture of college students. Other students agreed. Dr. Donna Freitas's research began. Assistant Professor of religion at Boston University, Freitas, came to Lewis University on March 19 to discuss her book, "Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance and Religion on America's College Campuses" as the annual Signum Fidei lecture.
On Thursday April 23, Lewis University and the Chicago office of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), which assists Japanese firms expand business overseas and U.S. firms identify business opportunities in Japan, will be holding a presentation called, "U.
Dr. Donna Freitas started her lecture by stating, that though her and her father are extremely close and talk everyday, they have never discussed the fact that she has a book out titled, "Sex and the Soul." Comments like these which she scattered throughout her presentations, seemed to loosen the mood in the room, as most students would only except any lecture about sex to be condemning or fear-inducing, rather than open-minded or realistic.
The Sears Tower is getting its name changed, and it's something Mr. Drummond wouldn't even approve of. It was announced in mid-March that London-based insurance broker Willis Group Holdings had purchased the naming rights to the building, thus invoking outrage among Chicagoans.
Got P.E.A.C.E…. for animals? Lewis does. Here at Lewis University, there is a new animal rights group forming, called People to End Animal Cruelty and Endangerment, that is concerned with the ethical treatment of animals and a way to end animal cruelty. P.
Head Athletic Trainer, Liz D'Elia, was the first to donate her locks to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths charity as part of the kick-off event to Women's Studies Week, titled "Whack Job." Participants were required to donate an eight inch or longer ponytail that will be used to make wigs for women and children who are struggling with cancer.
The Lewis University mock trial teams hung around at regionals for ninth and tenth place finishes and just missed nationals by one point. After the first round of the mock trial regional's on March 14-15, one Lewis team was in a good position while the other was farther back but still in decent shape for the final round.
All it took was a former Vice President standing in front of a projection screen, armed with a simple slide show and describing one little 'inconvenient truth,' to spark a rebirth in the nation's environmental conscious. Armed with hard facts and a compelling story, Al Gore's award-winning documentary made the effects of global warming a dinner table topic of conversation not only across America, but across the globe.
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