Early Thursday January 21, Noel Disney, a junior Communication major at Bellarmine was killed in an automobile accident in Oldham County.
A leader by definition is someone who guides in direction, course, action, or opinion; someone to go before or with to show the way. Bellarmine is host to a group of students who encompass fully these attributes. The Brown Scholars Program of Bellarmine University is a leadership based program in which students learn through acts of service. It is a place for leaders to discover their strengths and weaknesses, to develop and improve those skills, and to learn about themselves as leaders. This past weekend, the Brown Scholars traveled to Paoli, Indiana to participate in an annual leadership retreat.
On January 16th, several members of Bellarmine University's GLASS (Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Society) attended a Fairness Summit hosted by the Kentucky Statewide Fairness Coalition in Frankfort, Kentucky. The Fairness Coalition is an alliance of five organizations based in Kentucky focused on protecting the rights of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered) citizens in the state. It is comprised of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, Fairness Campaign, Lexington Fairness, Kentucky Fairness Alliance Foundation, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Foundation.
Last Thursday, Bellarmine hosted F.A.T. Thursday for freshman during Free Period. This event is held in order for freshman students to be introduced to their chosen majors. At this event students are encouraged to declare their major.
SGA recently held their annual spring retreat to make plans for the new semester. The officers have set many goals to benefit students both on and off campus for the beginning of 2010. These goals follow a list of successes from fall 2009 and are sure to put students as the first priority.
This past week was a pivotal moment for the Republican Party, opposing President Barack Obama's proposed Healthcare Bill. From an outsider looking in, it appeared as if President Obama's bill would be passed. Progress on getting it passed quickly was going well and with the majority of the Senate being Democrats it was almost a sure thing.