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New Outlet Mall Planned to Open up in Wesley Chapel

“Lightning Key Review,”Saint Leo University’s brandnew online literary magazine,held an official launch onMarch 5. The launch wascelebrated in TECO Hall witha thorough introduction of

official launch of the titularliterary magazine. “Now it’sbecome a reality with thehelp of Jeff Karon whodesigned the website.”

The website, accessiblesince the launch event, aimsto provide a community-likesetting through whichwriters will be able to share,analyze, and gain inspirationfrom one another’s works. Ithopes to achieve what SaintLeo University’s homeliterary magazine—theSandhill Review—cannot:give writers from all over theworld a chance to expresstheir works to one another.The magazine will beavailable to people other thanthe University’s students,staff, or alumni. The site alsoaims to gain partnershipswith other literarymagazines across the world;currently, they have four.

To illustrate this idea ofbreaking free fromlimitations, Dr. Jeff Karon, anaccomplished VisitingInstructor at the University ofSouth Florida, designed thewebsite with a theme of unityin mind. For example, thename “Lightning Key” refersnot only to the literaryaspects of the magazine, but

also to the idea of unitingvarious islands of writerstogether—just like theFlorida Keys.

“Kurt Wilt and PatrickCrerand asked me to designnot just a website, butsomething different—something that would allowus to create a new kind ofliterary magazine,” saidKaron.

At the event, Dr. PatrickCrerand, Assistant Professorof English, introduced thefour guest writers who cameto the launch to show theirsupport for the site. Eachguest participated in areading of about two orthree of their works,including those which werepublished on the website.

The four guests whoattended were not the first tohave to their workpublished on the site; thathonor was given to JosephMillar, who once hosted apoetry reading of his own atthe University earlier thissemester.

The attendees whorepresented “Lightning KeyReview” through theirworks were Silvia Curbelo,John Henry Fleming, PeterMeinke, and Ira

Dr. Jeff Karon is the designer of the Lightning Key Review site,being the one to bring to life an idea that was about three or fouryears in the making.

If you have been toOrlando, you have probablynotice the enormous outletmalls that they have there. Ifthose outlet malls are “yourthing,” you will probably beexcited to hear that a newoutlet mall is planned to beopened up within the nextfew years in Wesley Chapel.

The location of the newmall is going to be at Exit 275on Interstate 75, the large,empty, cleared land areawhere State Road 56 andInterstate 75 meet. This is thesame exit that many people

take to go to the Shops atWiregrass. The name of theproject is called the CypressCreek Town Center.

“With the potentialopening of this mall, I thinkthat it will bring greatopportunities for jobs forSaint Leo students, and willbe a good addition to thesurrounding community,”said Sophomore TylerPuchalski.

The project began back in2004 when Pasco Countygave the green light for theproject, according to TBO. In2007, the Army Corps ofEngineers granted a permit tobegin construction. Theoriginal Cypress Creek

project was set to be finishedin 2010, but constructionnever got completely off theground. Constructionstopped in 2008 when rainflooded the construction siteand drained into CypressCreek, polluting the water.Cypress Creek is also atributary of the HillsboroughRiver, which is where muchof Tampa’s fresh drinkingwater comes from.

The original plan for themall was for it to be a stripmall with “big box” stores:such as Kohl's, Super Target,restaurants, and a possiblemovie theater. It would bemuch similar to the GROVEat Exit 279 where State Road

54 meets Interstate 75.However, Simon PropertyGroup, which is a real estateinvestment trust companywith over 300 malls in 6different countries, recentlybecame a developer of theproject.

There are two otherdevelopers working on theproject: The Jacobs Group andSierra Properties. Thedevelopers own threedifferent pieces of land andare working together todevelop the 510 acres region.The Simon Property Groupwill be developing the 1.3million square foot PremiumOutlet Center on a 50 acreproperty, the Jacobs group

will develop another 50 acresfor retail stores and restau-rants, and Sierra Propertieswill develop 40 acres forhotels, offices, and a possiblesubdivision.

Since Simon joined partof the development project,Saks Fifth Avenue hasannounced plans to open up aretail location in the CypressCreek Town Center. There isalso a possibility that Nike,Coach, Calvin Klein, J. Crew,and Banana Republic willopen up retail locations too.

“I think that this newmall will influence studentsto spend more money whichthey should be saving,” saidSophomore Orlando Rolim.

Sukrungruang. These writersare highly respected andexpressed their joy in being inTECO Hall for the launch.

Peter Meinke, who is thepoet laureate of SaintPetersburg, Fl, said that itwas “an honor to representand be a part of LightningKey Review.”

On the “Lightning KeyReview” site, visitors will beable to view the profiles andcollections of writers whohave their work publishedthere. Also, listed on the siteare various quotes, whichserve to inspire topics forcurious writers.

“I’m totally excited forthe Lightning Key Reviewsite. It gives writers a greatchance to share their talentsand expose themselves toother writers and types ofwriting. I used to think thatTwitter was the only way Icould share my writing, butwith this site, I see there willbe a greater chance for morewriters to get inspiration andcreate a mood for theirwriting,” said SophomoreMarcos Pacheco.

Lightning Key Reviewwebsite:www.lightningkeyreview.com

the website and a series ofreadings from four of thewebsite’s featured writers.

“Lightning Key Reviewhas been in the ‘dream stage’for three or four years,” saidDr. Kurt Wilt, DepartmentChair of English, Fine Arts,and Humanities. Wilt wasthe first to introduce the

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From the Benedictine Sisters

The Benedictine Sisters ofFlorida, St. Leo, Florida werecelebrated in style by friends,family and donors Friday evening,February 28th. The Gala - Recallthe Past, Celebrate the Present andEmbrace the Future honored theSisters’ 125 Years of serving Godand the Pasco County community.Held at the Tampa Bay Golf &Country Club and chaired byGerri Jackson, the event was a sell-out and raised $24,000 for theSisters and their ministries.

Local community andbusiness leaders, members of theclergy including Bishop RobertLynch of the St. Petersburg Dioceseand Saint Leo University PresidentDr. Arthur Kirk, Jr. praised theSisters and those who came beforethem for their dedication and hardwork in making a difference in thelives of others.

Sister Roberta Bailey, OSB,Prioress talked about thememories of all the women wholived the organization’s past –those who endured the hardshipsand lived through manychallenges over their 125 yearhistory. “We honor or ‘mothers,’we tell and retell their stories and

are uplifted by the inspiration ofeveryday pleasures. Their storiesare preserved because we want

never to forget that theopportunities we have today werepurchased at the great price oftheir saving, scrimping andsalvaging. What firm faith andincredible courage our foundingSisters must have had. In followingtheir lead, we strive to be better, tobe compassionate and caring; tokeep faith with our founding idealsand to enflesh them into a realityworthy of those who will inheritwhat we build today. Our heartsare full with the affirmation givenby everyone involved in thisgathering that honors so many onwhose shoulders we stand.”

The Florida Benedictinewomen’s experience and ministriescontinue as they embrace thefuture in a new Holy NameMonastery being built across thestreet from their current building.

The Sisters and all those present,delighted in Bishop Lynch’sannouncement of a $25,000Challenge Match to the buildingfund if the Sisters raise $25,000during the month of March!

If you would like to help theSisters with a contribution for theNew Holy Name Monastery andensure the match, checks arepayable to the Benedictine Sistersof Florida, PO Box 2450, St. Leo, FL33574.

For more information contactFaith Pridmore, Director of MissionAdvancement at (352) 588-8320 oremail:hnmdevelopment@saintleo.edu.Visit us on Facebook: BenedictineSisters of Florida and/or our web-site atwww.benedictinesistersoffl.org.

From left to right: Fr. Stephan Brown, Bishop Robert Lynch, S. Roberta Bailey, Dr. Arthur Kirk, Jr.

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EditorialBy Kelanie CuadradoContributing Writer

Spring Cleaning: Getting Rid of Clutter

It is officially thattime of year again:Spring Cleaning. Evenstudents who considertheir room spotlessshould take the time torearrange, de-clutterand organize theirthings. Here are a fewareas to focus on whentidying up your studyspace and your life thisspring:

Switch out lastseason clothes: Whenthe weather gets niceryou’ll be able put thosebig bulky items awaysuch as coats andsweaters and bring out“Florida weatherclothing.” Students wholive close to campus canbring these items home,and those who livefarther have the optionof shipping or storing.

For those of you whodon’t want to ship oryour clothes no longerfit, consider donatingyour clothes. You canask any of your familymembers who havechildren who may fit inyour old clothes, or ifthey know someone whoneeds clothes. If all elsefails, Salvation Army or

any thrift shop will behappy to take theclothes.

Organize and foldyour clothes: Look forclothing that you mayhave shoved under yourbed or between thecorners of yourfurniture. Once you sortout what you will keep,organize your closet byputting similar itemstogether and neatlyfolding jeans, shirts andother items. If you havea big closet, hang upsome of your clothes soit will be easier for youto pick out an outfitwhen you are in a rush.

Old textbooks:Now let’s lookfor thoserippedupold

textbooksthat you never looked atagain after finishingyour classes. If you haveany old textbooks orpaperbacks you nolonger need, you shouldconsider selling them toa friend or back to yourbookstore. Manybookstores have abuyback program,which means they willbuy your books back if

they are in goodcondition. There are alsowebsites that you cansell them on such asChegg and Amazon.

Paper items:Look aroundyour room fortrash. Gothrough yourdresser, desk, closetor under your bedand get rid of anyunnecessarythings. Try not tobe the person thatstartscleaningand

startsplaying

around withlong lost items.

Throw out thosepapers from lastsemester, old tickets,letters or any otherscraps you find lyingaround. Also, don’tforget to recycle.

Computer Files: Gothrough your desktopand documents andorganize your files.Delete anything that youwill not use such as oldpictures or junk. Don’tforget to take the time toback up your materialon a flash drive, CD,external hard-drive or

onlineto onlinestorage sitessuch as Skydriveor Dropbox.

Lastly, just cleanyour room: Vacuumbecause there is a goodchance that your floorneeds it. Especially ifyou are a person wholoves to eat in yourdorm. Try to move asmuch as you can andvacuum under your bed,in your closet andbehind large furniture.Then once you are allfinished with cleaning,liven up your room a

little. Move aroundthe furniture, and addsome color or newpictures that you havetaken over the semesterwill bring life to yourroom.

If you are the type ofperson who never getsmuch done because youget distracted too easilyor just hate cleaning,invite some friends over.Make it fun. Chances area friend or two will bewilling to help youorganize your room.

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Campus News

Ash Wednesday and Campus Traditions

By Renee GoodwinContributing Writer

By Renee GoodwinContributing Writer

Professor Dr. Stephen O’Key during The ash distribution at Saint Jude Chapel.

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On March 5, manystudents could be seenaround campus with thetraditional crosses of ashon their foreheads. Theash crosses marked AshWednesday, thebeginning of the Lentenseason.

"(Wednesday is) thebeginning of a time whenwe return to the lord, toremind us that we areashes and to ashes weshall return. AshWednesday primarilyserves as a time for us torepent and believe in thegospel, to change ourlives to grow closer toGod," said FatherStephan.

The ashes are givenduring Catholic Mass toserve as a reminder ofhuman morality, anoutward sign ofmourning, andrepentance to God. Thisyear, the University heldMass multiple times:twice in the morningwith Father Stephen andthe Benedictine Monksand once in the eveningwith the BenedictineSisters. Ashes weredistributed throughoutthe day to studentsunable to attend church.

Ash Wednesdaymarks the largest turnoutthe University has seen.All five of the AshWednesday services werefull. Both Father Stephenand University Ministrypredict participation will

continue to rise as theUniversity grows.

"The increase instudent participation inAsh Wednesday and theLenten Season is creditedto an increase in not onlythe general studentpopulation, but also anincrease in the Catholicstudent population," saidFather Stephan.

The rise in studentparticipation could alsobe accredited to thepopularity of PopeFrancis who has fired upCatholics and nonCatholics alike.

In his own words,Pope Francis has stated, "Iwant an evangelistCatholic Church."

The University joinedtogether with theBenedictine Monks andthe Benedictine Sisters forAsh Wednesday, allowingstudents to come togetherand pray as one in theBenedictine tradition. Theday helped strengthen therelationship between theBenedictine Monks andthe student community.

The 5:30 Mass offeredin the monastery with theBenedictine Sisters hadthe highest studentattendance.

“I was so happy thatthe University offered somany opportunities to goto Mass and receive ashesin an informal manner. Itis a great feeling ofcommunity to receive theashes with my peers andhave a chance to praytogether before enteringthe sacred season of Lent,"

said Freshman ZoeeBrubaker.

"This Ash Wednesdayhas been an experiencelike no other, I feel that Inow have a deeperunderstanding of howJesus has changed my lifefor the better. AshWednesday used to be a

topic I didn't reallyunderstand, however,this year myunderstanding haschanged and I now seethat in order tounderstand what heendured for us we mustgive up something welove because it is difficult,

but we do this with theunderstanding that Jesusmade the ultimatesacrifice for us. Throughhim alone we canovercome our ownpersonal struggles," saidSophomore DannyFrancois.

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By Thomas BuckleyContributing Writer

Local NewsNew Vending Machines Pave The Way

To Healthier Snacking Choices

Michelle Obama supports healthy vending machines.

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Vending machineshave been serving sodas,chips and otherunhealthy snacks andfoods since the 1930’saccording toVending.org. Just wheneveryone thought thatall vending machineswould go extinct in thenext few years becauseof First Lady MichelleObama’s campaign to eathealthy, a new niche hasbeen discovered in thevending machine market.Healthy vendingmachines are starting topop up all around thecountry, in schools,universities, malls,airports, businesses andany other places wherevending machines wouldusually be found.

Forget the 100 caloriepacks, these newmachines strictly holdhealthy foods, eventhough most of thesefoods come in a wrapper,the ingredients on theback of the foods haveonly a few ingredients,and most of the foods areorganic, some evengluten free. You won'tfind high fructose cornsyrup, partiallyhydrogenated oils, MSGor anything processed inthese vending machines.Some of the productsthat are sold in healthyvending machinesinclude granola andprotein bars, healthychips and sodas, water,protein shakes, yogurt,milk, juice and evenfresh fruits.

Many of thesemachines have becomesuccessful in schools,which have been thebiggest home tounhealthy soda andsnack machines. Thesenew machines aremaking a statement andteaching andencouraging children toeat healthy. Bringingthese vending machinesto schools may notcompletely solve thechildhood obesityepidemic, but it’sdefinitely a step in theright direction.

Traditionalvending machines haveattracted people to thembecause of theirconvenience and beingable to get a quick snack

or bite to eat. Now with the invention of these machines people don’t have onlyunhealthy foods to choose from.

“I think that these kind of vending machines should be brought tocampus for sure and the snacks that are in them are better than the snacks thatyou fill up on that make you tired later on,” said Sophomore Marissa Elam.

The businesses behind these healthy vending machines are quite unique.Many vending machine companies franchise their machines to let people

One of the mostnotable and popularhealthy vendingmachine companies isH.U.M.A.N. Healthyvending, withH.U.M.A.N. (HelpingUnite Mankind AndNutrition). H.U.M.A.N.was the first healthyvending company everfounded back in 2008 bySean Kelly out of hisdorm room. H.U.M.A.N.healthy vending hasover 1,000 differenttypes of machines allover the United Statesaccording to theH.U.M.A.N. HealthyVending website. Manyof these machines aredifferent, some machinessell just snacks, somehave TV screens on thetop of them giving outhealth tips, somedispense cold drinks andthey even have a freshorganic coffee machine.H.U.M.A.N. is alsoworking on establishinga healthy market with aself-checkout register.

H.U.M.A.N. healthyvending has huge goalsand supports the fightagainst the obesityepidemic. By 2015, theywant to have 10,000machines in all 50 Statesand change the eatinghabits of millions ofAmericans eating habits.Additionally 10% oftheir profits go tofighting childhoodobesity according to theH.U.M.A.N. HealthyVending website. Theyare not the only healthyvending machinecompany. There are anumber of companiestrying to do the samething with thecommitment to helpeveryone live healthierlives.

“Generally invending machines, wesee nothing but emptycalories and nonnutritious foods; and ifthese new machinescarry more nutritiousfoods with whole grainsand proteins, they aregoing to be much betterchoices than typicalvending machine choicesfound on campus,” saidMatthew Luckie, theInstructor of ChoosingWellness and WeightTraining.

“These new machines aremaking a statement and

teaching and encouragingchildren to eat healthy.”

restock and manage the machines letting them be their own boss.

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Staff Writer

Rainbow Road Will be Reborn in May

Hiiisssss! “Mario Kart” fans knowwhat that sound means – a Spiny“blue” shell is incoming – and playerswill be hearing that dreadful warningagain soon, as it has been announcedthat “Mario Kart 8” is being releasedMay 30.

According to Nintendo Japan’swebsite, the newest entry in the long-running “Mario Kart” series has beengiven a worldwide release date ofMay 30.

“I’m extremely excited for thenew “Mario Kart.” It’s the main titleoutside of the new Super Smash Bros.that makes me want a Wii U. I’m mostexcited to experience one of myfavorite titles in HD,” said FreshmanPreston Stutzman.

At its core, ‘Mario Kart’ is a racinggame; the goal of the game is to reachthe finish line first. However, the seriestakes the concept a step further byallowing racers to fight and sabotageeach other with weapons – alsoknown as items – placed around thetrack. Each item takes only the press ofa button to use, and each item givesplayers a better chance to win a race.These mechanics give “Mario Kart” anaccessible yet deep feel, turning theseries into one of the most well-known party games.

The “Mario Kart” series is animportant piece of Nintendo’s history.Mario and his friends have hostedraces in the fictional MushroomKingdom for over twenty years,pioneering the kart racing genre in theearly 1990s. A new game is added tothe series with each new Nintendosystem; it’s been this way ever sincethe series’ first game.

“‘Mario Kart’ is practically atraditional game in the sense that I’veexpected a new one every few yearsever since I was a kid,” said Maxx

Howarth, freshman. “It reminds me alot of the ‘Harry Potter’ movies.”

With each new entry into thefranchise, new features are added toenhance and freshen the gameplay ofthe series. For instance, “Mario Kart:Double Dash!!” introduced co-operative play, allowing two playersto control a single kart and racetogether.

As another example, “Mario Kart7” added gliders and propellers to theseries. This allowed for racers to drivenot only on land, but also underwaterand in the air.

Perhaps the most iconic feature ofthe series, however, is something thathas been in every game within it—Rainbow Road: the final racetrack ofeach game and, arguably, the mostdifficult. With each game, a newRainbow Road is designed specificallyto embrace whatever new gameplayfeatures are brought to the table.“Mario Kart 8” is adding anti-gravityracing to the series—meaning thatracers will now be able to race upsidedown or even on walls. These newfeatures will affect the inevitableinclusion of Rainbow Road as well.

Rainbow Road is also known forits scenery and background music.Starry space, flashy surfaces, andinsane risks all define Rainbow Road.

“Rainbow Road is possibly themost aggravating but mostintellectually thought-out coursethroughout all of ‘Mario Kart,’” saidCody Agen, freshman. “It doesn’talways have the most graphicdisplays, but it makes up for this withits difficulty and its variety of colors.”

Rainbow Road has evolved justas much as the games themselveshave, becoming more complicatedwith each entry. Because of this,understanding Rainbow Road itself isa great way to understand the “MarioKart” series’ history.

The series itself began in 1992

with “Super Mario Kart” for the SuperNintendo. The simplest of the series interms of gameplay, this game’sRainbow Road and was full of sharpninety-degree turns. As a trackhazard, Thwomps—giant, livingbricks that crashed down on racers—were also included. This track wasextremely narrow for having eightracers on it at a time; one wrong movecould easily cause racers to fall off ofthe track.

“Mario Kart 64” was the secondgame in the series, released for theNintendo 64 in 1996. With enhancedgraphics, “Mario Kart 64” madeRainbow Road even more of a treat tolook at with flashy images ofcharacters gracing the stars. Theentire track is lined with guardrailsand is full of straightaways. Thisprevents even the clumsiest of racersfrom falling off the track. For thisversion, the challenge itself comesfrom the absurd length of the track—asingle lap can take almost two fullminutes to complete. Catching up tolead racers, even with the strongest ofitems, is no easy task in this edition ofthe track.

The Rainbow Road featured in“Mario Kart: Super Circuit” was full oftwists, turns, and large, risky jumps,making it one of the most dangerous.Guardrails were also quite scarcehere, and ninety-degree turns wereplentiful. “Super Circuit” was releasedfor the Game Boy Advance in 2001.

“Mario Kart: Double Dash!!”(2003), “Mario Kart DS” (2005), and“Mario Kart Wii” (2008) all featuredRainbow Roads each with a similarfeel, but each with very differentdesigns. “Mario Kart: Double Dash!!”featured a Rainbow Road suspendedabove a city. It included several twistsand dangerous U-turns along with arainbow-colored pipe that launchedracers high into the air. “DS’s”Rainbow Road included a corkscrew

and a loop for some spiraling action.The Rainbow Road in “Mario KartWii” featured almost no guardrails atall and was full of half-pipes, jumps,and pitfalls. These games werereleased for the Nintendo GameCube,DS, and Wii respectively.

The most recent Rainbow Roadappeared in “Mario Kart 7” for theNintendo 3DS, released in 2011. Thistrack featured two gliding sections,very little guardrails, and evenincluded a trip to a moon with alteredgravity.

“My favorite Rainbow Roadwould most likely have to be the onefrom ‘Mario Kart: Double Dash!!,’”said Ravin Forde, senior. “For one, itwas the only one I’ve everencountered and the only one I wasever able to beat,” he said.

With “Mario Kart 8” waiting justaround the corner, Wii U ownerseverywhere will probably bescreaming at the top of their lungsagain as they try to keep themselveson the track – all with an anti-gravitytwist.

When asked how well he thoughthe’d perform in “Mario Kart 8’s”Rainbow Road for the first time,Matthew Martin, sophomore, didn’tseem very confident as he consideredthe track’s possible difficulty.

“I would definitely play likegarbage. I wouldn’t get first place –Rainbow Road’s always been hard forme,” said Forde. “I don’t agree withhow there’s no barriers on the outsideof the track, and that always causes alot of problems. Maybe fourth orfifth—probably not last—but itwouldn’t be what I would like it tobe.”

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/events/140130/02.html(Article stating Mario Kart 8’s releasewindow - Japanese)

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Arts & Entertainment100 Happy Days Challenge Progresses

By Ally VincentContributing Writer

With the usage of socialmedia growing, it can be usedfor both negative and positivethings. It all depends on theindividual and what the socialmedia portrays.

A recent fad that is slowlytaking over social media iscalled 100 Happy Days. Thereasoning behind thismovement is that too often we,as humans, go through our dayto day lives not recognizing allof the amazing things to behappy about. Due to thequickening pace of life, wehave less and less time to trulyappreciate the current

moment. The 100 Happy Daysmovement believes that havingthe ability to appreciate themoment, the environment andyourself in it, is the base forhappiness in any human being.

The 100 Happy Days is achallenge that encouragesparticipants to post a picturedaily using Instagram,Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, orother social media sites. Thepicture is something that theindividual finds in his/her dayto day life that he/she is happyabout.

Senior Katie Duffy isparticipating in the 100 HappyDays challenge. “I went ontheir site and was blown awayby how genuine/unique the

idea was,” she said.Katie has only been

participating for a little over aweek, so she has not noticed abig difference in her attitude,but she is excited to see if itdoes make a major impact inher attitude. She also notedthat some days she wouldforget to post something thatday, so she would find herselfscrambling to write something.

Katie learned of themovement from one of herbest friends, and she has alsonoticed that because of herposts on Facebook other peopleare starting to participate aswell.

Some of the different thingspeople post are their favorite

foods, music that makes themsmile, places, people, events,and a variety of other differentthings. What makes this projectunique is the idea that differentthings make different peoplehappy.

The 100 Happy Days saysthat by the end of thischallenge, people should comeout genuinely more happy andappreciative of the little thingsin life. It also mentioned that 71percent of individuals that triedcompleting this challenge faileddue to lack of time.

If you would like moreinformation on this challengego to the website http://100happydays.com/

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Campus NewsBy Ally Vincent

Contributing Writer

Annual Education Conference

On March 8, theSaint Leo UniversityEducation Departmenthosted their annualspring conference. Thisconference was held inthe Ocala Center, atCentral Florida College.The center is a greatmeeting point for all ofthe University's centersin Florida. There wereeducation students fromPalatka, Gainesville,Trenton, Lecanto, theUniversity's maincampus and othercenters located aroundFlorida.

This year'sspeaker was DorinaSackman, 2014 FloridaTeacher of the Year.Sackman has taught forfifteen years, workingwith students from thirdgrade to high school. Shehas a lot of experience inworking with middleschool students whosenative language is notEnglish. These studentsare also known as anELL's (English LanguageLearners). Sackmantalked primarily aboutworking with ELL's inthe classroom, thepassion of a teacher andthe poverty the studentsin the classroom face ona daily basis. Sackmanstressed that teachers

must follow their heartsand passions. She refersto her “at-risk” studentsas “at-promise”students. Sackman livesby the acronymB.E.L.I.E.V.E, whichstands for Be theEducators that Live toInspire and Empower

Via Excellence. Thisworkshop was highlyinteractive, engagingand taught every singleindividual somethingnew. Junior Patty Byrnesis currently a block 2intern at the universitycampus.

“ I really enjoyed

that we had to movefrom our seats to meetother individuals thatwould make usuncomfortable,” saidByrnes.

One of the bestthings about the speakerwas the she was veryhonest about the

profession and shereminded everyone thatthey could set theexpectation for teachersjust by the way theyhold and talk aboutthemselves. This stuckout to Senior CarissaTrennepohl who iscurrently in her finalinternship at WoodlandElementary.

“The speaker didnot sugar coat anything;she told us how thingshappened in theclassroom, but was stillencouraging,” saidTrennepohl.

The conferenceprovided opportunitiesfor everyone to converseamongst their tables andaround the whole room.Sackman also talked toeveryone at a level thatwas personable.Sackman believes thatall teachers are on thesame level.

“I like how shetalked to us off the stage,versus being at thepodium,” said Byrnes.

Most everyonethere left with arefreshing outlook onteaching and smiles ontheir faces.

“Therefreshments wererefreshing. The speakerwas superb. The locationsatisfied the needs of theconference,” saidCarissa.P

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It’s Never Too Late to Pass a ClassBy Kelanie CuadradoContributing WriterCongrats! You have

finally made it throughmidterms. Some of youwill be happy with yourgrades, while othersrealize it is time to getyour head in the books.The countdown to theend of the semester is onits way, and all we canthink about is summerbreak. Even if you havean A or a B in your class,you shouldn’t slack offjust because the end ofthe semester isapproaching. Now is thetime when you need toput forth your best effortin order to finish youracademic semesterstrong. Here are sometips that can help youimprove your grade.

Have a schedule. Donot wait until the lastminute to read a twentypage chapter for a testthe following day. Whenyou put off thehomework until the very

last minute, you will notlearn the materialproperly. Yes, you mayget the work done, but itwill not be your bestwork. If you come upwith a schedule to doyour readings. You cando things better and useyour time wisely. Youwill have the time toread the text and be acritical thinker whiledoing your assignments.You will also be able toinvest more time aneffort into yourassignment.

Talk with theprofessor. If you haven’ttalked with yourprofessor before or afterclass, it may be a goodidea for you to make anappointment. Find outyour professor ’sschedule and stop bytheir office hours to talkto them about the classor just get to know thembetter. A teacher willalmost always be moreunderstanding towards

a student who takes thetime to talk with them.You can use this time toask about any questionsor concerns you mayhave. Your instructormay even be generousand give you someadvice.

Plea for extra credit.When you hear the wordextra credit, you betterbe listening to yourinstructor, whether youhave a good grade or not.While extra credit andpaper rewrites arealmost always a goodoption for boostinggrades, many professorswill have littlesympathy for studentswho wait until the lastday of classes to ask forit. Start talking withyour teacher now if youthink extra credit willbenefit you on how youcan earn a passing grade.

Participate for easypoints. A classparticipation grade isarguably the easiest

grade you can earn. Ifyou have been on thequieter side in class,share your opinionsduring a discussion oreven ask your professora question to get yourvoice heard. If you arenot participating inclass, how does yourinstructor even knowthat you are payingattention? When you askquestions you are alsomore likely to learn morein the class.

Study ahead. If youhave extra time in thenext few weeks, startorganizing old studyguides, notes and evenhandouts. You can makean effort to go to theLearning Resource Labor library to get tutoringor any kind of help youneed. Don’t wait until thelast minute and expectyour instructor to giveyou a good grade whenyou know you couldhave put in more effort.Studying over time and

taking the effort toreview your notes dailywill ultimately be morebeneficial in the end.

Avoid skipping class.I get it. It is almostwinter break and youfeel like all you havedone is work. Manystudents find themselvestempted to use up theirnumber of allowedabsences, but having aconsistent attendancerecord will almostalways benefit you. Thisway you will be able togather any last minuteinformation before finalswhile showing yourprofessor you take theirclass seriously.Remember once youstart skipping a fewdays you start to wantto skip more. Be carefulon what days you skipon. Don’t skip on the dayyou know you have apresentation or projectdue because that couldlead to getting a zero andfailing the course.