SLULIFE

Live It Fully, Every BREATH

Life is a song—sing it.

Life is a game—play it.

Life is a challenge—meet it.

Life is a dream—realize it.

Life is a sacrifice—offer it.

Life is love—enjoy it.

—Sai Baba

In this issue:

Movie reviews,

baby celebrities,

more from Madrid,

bigger & badder

grammar tips ,

engagements, retirements, wellness and more!

THE BILLIKEN, HE’S JUST LIKE US!

He rides the shuttle!

In NYC, approx. 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year

68% of a Hostess Twinkie is air.

Teflon is the slipperiest substance in the world!

All humans are color blind at birth.

Your chances of dying on the way to buy a lottery ticket are greater than your chances of winning.

Most people lose 50% of their taste buds by age 60.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Remember Baby Micah

McArthur, star of “Baby

Laughing Hysterically at

Ripping Paper” YouTube

video? Mom Mandi is a SLU

financial coordinator and Marcus

is a Ph.D. student here. (Newslink

coverage).

“Micah is a Billiken baby, and we

couldn‟t be prouder,” says Mandi.

She tells SLULife about her

experience and what Micah‟s up

to now.

“The video first spread through

Facebook, then was tweeted by

T.V. star Alyssa Milano and the

views skyrocketed from fifteen

thousand to 4.5 million in one

week. It had gone viral!

“We were interviewed on KSDK,

Fox 2, „Fox & Friends,‟ the „Today

Show‟ (twice), MSNBC and „Inside

Edition.‟

The „Today Show‟ flew us to New

York City and housed us in a posh

hotel on Central Park. People

recognized Micah at every tourist

site we visited.

“It was a joy to share this

experience with my SLU co-

workers in the Heartland

Center School of Public Health.

“During the viral week, Marcus

sent text updates on radio and

television interviews and the

number of views. Since we‟re like

a family at Salus, they were just

as excited as I was with every

update.

“Everyone joked about us being

invited to the „Today Show, and

low and behold, within a few days,

we got the phone call!

“Looking back on the whole

experience, I‟m amazed by the

impact on viewers. From the

beginning, we received countless

messages about how Micah‟s

hearty laugh lifted their spirits and

brought them joy.

“ A f t e r t h e C h r i s t c h u r c h

earthquake, one New Zealander

wrote that they had been

searching for missing family

members and the video brought a

much needed smile.

“The Today Show segment

producer even started crying

when Micah smiled at her.

“In St. Louis, people request

pictures with our little baby—at

the grocery store, zoo, mall,

everywhere!

“We‟re so thankful that Micah has

made a meaningful and positive

impact throughout the world—

before the age of one!

“What‟s next for Micah? The

YouTube views continue to rise

(now 17 million), and he‟s working

with a St. Louis talent agent to get

a modeling gig.

“We‟ve been in

school during our

e n t i r e 1 0 - y e a r

marriage, and so we

hope to build a

college fund for our

baby as well.

“Coming up this

weekend, „Inside

Edition‟ is flying us

out to New York City

to be on a show with

o t h e r l a u g h i n g

YouTube babies. The

e x c i t e m e n t

continues!”

April 2011 | Volume 1, Issue 3

Madrid Faculty and Staff—and Children!

—Await the Arrival of the Easter Bunny

If a villain’s heart is as big as his head, can he really be a villain? In the animated Megamind, a blue alien with a giant head (Will Ferrell) is sent to Earth as a baby to find his destiny. At the same time, an alien infant with perfect human cuteness (Brad Pitt) is sent here to do the same. Big Blue lands in prison and is raised by convicts, where Pitt’s character gets a rich family and becomes the hero Metro Man. Big Blue thinks he’ll fare better as a villain with his loyal sidekick, talking fish “Minion” (David Cross), he becomes Metro Man’s nemesis: Megamind. Tina Fey adds to the fun as perky reporter Roxanne Ritchie. Megamind, Metro Man and Roxanne’s cameraman Hal (Jonah Hill), are all enamored with her. Megamind and Metro Man engage in endless battles, which Megamind mostly loses. Until, he doesn’t… There’s plenty of good character banter, and Megamind’s mispronunciations (“shool” for “school) are humorous. The visuals are fast-paced, and songs like “Bad to the Bone” and “A Little Less Conversation” will move you.

Adults will find Megamind entertaining, and very young ones can get lost easily. Ultimately though, Megamind is worth the rental to spend some time with your kiddos: FOUR BILLIKENS!

MEGAMIND (PG)

The University would like to thank and honor the Public Safety Communications Unit in

recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week (April 11—16th), observed

annually during the second week of April.

At SLU, safety never takes a day off: our communications

unit is ready for your call 24/7/365. These dedicated

dispatchers are the unseen first responders in

emergencies, and they’re crucial to keeping the

University safe.

The unit’s seven dispatchers received certificates of

appreciation on April 13th and are honored again here:

Angela Dale, Ken Rhodes, Terrance Lee, Alexandria Wilson, Nichole Rigmaiden, Christopher

Johnson, Erica Vance and manager Jacqueline Jackson.

T h e S L U D i e t e t i c

Internship (DI) Class of

2011 has had a busy year

pursuing professional

practice skills and using

these skills for the health

and wellness of the

community.

Interns work with several

St. Louis organizations

including the Give Kids a

S m i l e ( G K A S )

organization, Trailnet and

BJC Healthcare.

GKAS provides free

comprehensive dental

care to the underserved

twice annually at SLU and

DIs provide games,

screening and nutrition

education.

Through Trailnet, an

environmental non-profit

dedicated to supporting

physical activity, the DIs

participate in school

walking programs and

“green” events.

BJC hosts several large

community health fairs

wher e t he i nter ns

participate in health

screenings and nutrition

counseling.

T h e i n t e r n s a l s o

participate in school

family days, provide

cooking demonstrations

and write community

newsletters to increase

public awareness.

In addition, each intern

rotates through a student-

operated food service,

Fresh Gatherings Cafe,

where they organize,

advertise and produce a

theme meal using local

and seasonal foods.

The interns also work with

departmental grants using

SLU and community

gardens to improve

nutrition in children in the

area.

T h e s e c o m m u n i t y

intervention projects are

targeted at improving

dietary habits in children

and reducing the epidemic

of childhood obesity. The

exposure to new foods,

hands-on experience

growing fruits and

vegetables and nutrition

lessons improve children’s

attitude toward healthy

eating.

T h e s e s e r v i c e

opportunities support the

SLU’s mission while

giving the dietetic interns

essential practical

experience.

The class of 2011

has had a busy,

rewarding year, and

is anticipating

graduation in May!!

Want to know more about

the DI program?

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If you’re lookin’ for a festive recipe for Cinco De Mayo (High Five Day!),

try this tasty little number from Nila Mehta in Payroll Services.

Ingredients:

1 lettuce head shredded

1 large tomato diced

1 large yellow or white onion diced

8 oz shredded cheese

1 can pinto beans 14/16 oz

2 cups Frito chips

Regular or reduce fat Kraft Catlina salad dressing 16 oz

Mix all vegetables. Wash pinto beans before adding to the salad. Add shredded

cheese, Frito chips and Catlina dressing.. Serve at room temperature.

¡MUCHAS GRACIAS! to Viki Villarreal in

Madrid for submitting this great recipe, and

¡HOLA! to all our Madrid friends!

1) All commas and periods should be placed inside the quotation marks.

2) All colons and semicolons should be placed outside the quotation marks.

3) Question marks and exclamation marks should be placed within the

quotation marks when they apply only to the quoted material; they should

be placed outside when the entire sentence, including the quoted material,

is a question.

QUOTATION MARKS & OTHER PUNCTUATION: 3 BASIC RULES

By Judy Feldworth Sr. Word Processor

Dept. of Surgery

* Editor’s Note: Sincere apologies to the author for misspelling “Grammar” last issue. Thank you to the eagle-eyed readers who called and emailed!

IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS

1:11pm Parade

Starts @ Minnesota & Cherokee

Stages of Live Music

Traditional Latino & Diverse Local Line-Up

A rt & Live Art

Creations from St. Louis & beyond Live art @ Iowa &California

for more info: cincodemayostl.com

CONCORDIA TURNERS LUAU!

Parents, you KNOW you‟re going to wish the kids were back in school by the

end of June. Get away at the ADULTS ONLY Luau and help storm victims as

well! For $20/person (10% to Red Cross), let your hair down with live music

(Dr. Bob & the Funky Interns), beach volleyball, pool, horseshoes, beer, soda

& snacks included!

DETAILS: Saturday, June 25th; 7-10pm; @ Concordia Turner Hall; advanced

reservations required. For more info: 314-974-6195 or Jen Maness at

jmaness@slu.edu .

TECH CLASSES FOR SLU STAFF & FACULTY

Do you know how to include an image in e-mail? Have you spent more than a few minutes finding a meeting time for a group? ITS comes to the rescue with free Google classes on the tools you use every day: e-mail, calendar, documents/spreadsheets/forms and sites on both the north and south ends of the SLU campus. Each session is limited to 20 participants, so register today

at http://goo.gl/yTLaS.

What people are saying:

“It was great to hear the instructor sum up the key factors and teach them in a quick and easy-to-understand way. Trying to figure things out on my own is a frustrating process - so I appreciate these courses!”

“This is knowledge I can bring back to my department to help solve a problem we have been dealing with for a while!”

“Filters, turning conversations off, forwarding, invitations, muting, etc. etc. I thought I understood Google e-mail--then I went to class and learned several very useful tips and have a real understanding of the things that work for me -and the things that will not!

“I didn't know about the variety of questions you could include in a Google Form and how they could help me sort student data, so that was very useful!”

Stay up-to-date on new technology classes! Email ittrain@slu.edu with the

subject “Google Classes.”

Doisy College of Health Sciences Alumni Association

hosted its annual Trivia Night, Saturday, February 19th in

the Allied Health Multipurpose Room. With over 200

participants, the fundraiser made over $3,500 for the

Doisy Alumni Association Scholarship. Scholarships are

awarded annually to an undergraduate and a graduate

student at Doisy.

S L U C a r e P r a c t i c e

Management Operations

staff participated in a

special "Have a Heart" event on

February 9th sponsored by the PMO

Special Events Committee.

Staff bought personalized Valentines and

balloons for co-workers with proceeds

going to the Independence Center—a St.

Louis non-profit that helps adults with

serious, chronic mental illness live and

work in the community, independently and

with dignity. It was clear that PMO staff

have BIG hearts!

DID YOU KNOW? Adults need muscle-strengthening activities on two or more days a week

that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).

MUSCLE-STRENGTHENING—WHAT COUNTS? Work to the point where it’s hard to do another

repetition without help. A repetition is one complete movement of an activity, like lifting a weight

or doing a sit-up. Try to do 8 to 12 repetitions per activity—that counts as one set. To gain even

more benefits, do two or three sets.

SOME STRENGTHENING DEAS:

Lift weights

Use resistance bands

Use body weight for resistance (push-ups, sit-ups)

Yoga or Pilates

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BLUE BRONZE SILVER M i c h a e l K o e r n e r

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C e l e b r a t e !C e l e b r a t e !C e l e b r a t e ! Welcome, Baby Billikens!

Kathy Murphy (SLU 1974), Communications

Sciences and Disorders faculty, is pictured here

with granddaughter LANA GRACE. Grandfather

Gerry Grindler (1976), happy parents Lynn & Lee

Cruz, Aunts Maggie Grindler (2009) & Mary

Domenica Geronimo (2010) are having fun

spoiling little Lana!

LANGSTON CALEB RODGERS was born on November

22, 2010 at 2:13 pm; he was 5lbs 9oz, and 19in long.

Proud parents are Paris, Otolaryngology financial

specialist, and Larry Rodgers. Two-month old

Langston is pictured here, in daddy‟s headphones.

“Valentine's Day was my first day back from

maternity leave, and it was so hard to leave him in

daycare, but I know he was in good hands!” says

Mom.

Dr. Shelley Sawalich, Director of Academic

Support in the Student Success Center, and

her husband Bill welcomed their first

child, MARGARET (MAGGIE) ANNE SAWALICH,

born at 6:04pm, February 2nd. The baby girl

was 8lbs, 4oz, 21.4in at birth.

Engagements WITH THE LUCK OF THE IRISH, SHE SAID YES!

Jack McGowan, Audit Services, proposed to

Blake Bachman during the Ancient Order of

the Hiberian St. Patrick‟s Day Parade in

Dogtown. The couple loves Ireland and plans

to honeymoon there. Jack graduated from

the Cook School of Business in 2007; Blake

graduated from Taylor University and works

as the Collegians Director for Eagle Forum.

LOVE AND SLU BASKETBALL! Congratulations

to Jessie Patane, Business & Finance and

2007 Cook graduate, and Joe Weiss, Cook

„05, on their engagement! The pair first met

at a Billiken basketball game in 2008. They

are planning an October 8, 2011 wedding at

St. Francis Xavier College Church. (Will the

colors be SLU blue?)

Mary Ann Samson retired March 31st from the Omer Poos Law

Library after serving Saint Louis University for 27 years. We wish her

the best!

RETIREMENTS* CONGRATULATIONS to 5th grader,

Darin McLaughlin on his archery

team‟s FIRST PLACE FINISH in the

Nat‟l. Archery Schools Program

State Championship. Proud Mom,

Do isy Gran ts Deve lopment

Specialist Yvonne McCool notes

that her son‟s school, George

Guffey Elementary has won 1st

p l a c e f o r 3 c o n s e c u t i v e

years. Teams will head to Louisville,

Kentucky for the National Archery

Tournament. “We all had a great

laugh about the trophy being bigger

than him,” laughs McCool about

Darin, who was 2nd place on the

team.

CLICK

Bob Chism retired from the University in January 2011, following

nearly 22 years of service, all with Human Resources. Bob has held

management positions in Employee Relations, Recruitment, HR

Information Systems, and at the time of his retirement was the

Director of Compensation and Decision Support .

* Retirements must be submitted to be included in SLULife

Congratulations to Dr. Oscar Cruz, Professor & Chairman, Ophthalmology on finishing the 2011 Boston Marathon in

3:46:12!

LaDonna Davis retired January 31st from Business & Finance after

serving Saint Louis University for 35 years. Thank you for your

dedication to SLU !