The University News

Stephen Colbert writes book. With words. PATRIOTIC WORDS.

KATIE LEWIS • October 12, 2007

Stephen Colbert is the greatest thing since sliced bread-which he knows a thing or two about, because it's likely that he would admit to having invented it. To fill the 23 1/2 hours of your day not spent glued to Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," the former "Daily Show" correspondent has produced 230 pages of 100 percent truth for your further education.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

KATIE LEWIS • October 12, 2007

Saint Louis University is doing its part to raise awareness about breast cancer. The Student Health and Counseling Center, new SLU sorority Zeta Tau Alpha and Relay for Life are all contributing to the cause through education and fundraising. The Health and Counseling Center, located at the base of Marchetti East, offers free breast exams in October.

Sushi bar contest fills nagging hunger pains

KATIE LEWIS • October 5, 2007

Are you hungry? Hungry enough for 78 pieces of sushi? The winner of Wasabi Sushi Bar's 2nd Annual Sushi Eating Contest, Stu Mesnier, was hungry enough to devour 78 California rolls in 10 minutes. Motivated by the first prize, an all-expenses paid trip to Japan, Mesnier and 14 other contestants paid $75 to enter the contest.

Style is back in style: ‘The Rat Pack’ hits the Fabulous Fox

KATIE LEWIS • October 5, 2007

You've listened to his records. You've taken a picture with him at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. And now you can see him in concert-sort of. Frank Sinatra (Louis Hoover) led his fellow stylish buddies Dean Martin (Nigel Casey) and Sammy Davis Jr. (David Hayes) in "The Rat Pack: Live at the Sands," which hit the stage Tuesday, Oct.

Let Me Explain: Planes, trains and automobiles

KATIE LEWIS • September 28, 2007

I've got a tricky track record with traveling. Let me explain. If something can go wrong, it will. It's Murphy's Law, it's a fact of life, it's what I'm saying. In their endless quest to introduce their children to different places and new experiences, my parents whisked the family away to Las Vegas several years ago.

Homecoming history is rooted in alumni

KATIE LEWIS • September 28, 2007

Ah, homecoming: That early autumn time of year when the leaves are changing, football teams are stretching and alumni are popping up around campus wearing sweatshirts with their alma mater prominently displayed. Many colleges and universities (Saint Louis University excluded) allege to have held the first homecoming; three in particular seem to have the strongest argument.

Let Me Explain: Oh, it’s tragic when you move like that

KATIE LEWIS • September 14, 2007

The time has come, the walrus said. Let me explain. Did you feel the wind change this week? The air is crisper; the walk to class, brisker; and I'm lamenting the fact that I left my winter clothes at home. But, besides being affected by the weather, we're all going about our days as usual-all because Britney Spears' comeback never happened.

Love and marriage

KATIE LEWIS • August 31, 2007

Twenty-one women unite to discuss their mistakes and indiscretions in The Other Woman: Twenty-one Wives, Lovers, and Others Talk Openly about Sex, Deception, Love, and Betrayal (Warner, June 13), edited by Victoria Zackheim. The versatile compilation features non-fiction essays from women who have wronged or been wronged.

Let Me Explain: Vultures

KATIE LEWIS • August 31, 2007

We're our own worst enemies, ladies. Let me explain. We write songs about her, tear her down, make her our life's greatest villain and sometimes-shamefully-we are her. It's the "other woman." And she is a bitch. She weasels her way into the crevices of our private insecurities, the ones we carefully hide beneath layers of spicy perfume and timed laughter, and she slowly demolishes the relationship that we've been fighting for.

Dedication is keen, though obvious

KATIE LEWIS • August 24, 2007

The authors of the New York Times bestseller The Nanny Diaries have teamed up yet again for Dedication (Atria, June 5), a novel about fame, an ex-boyfriend and small-town gossip. The novel follows Kate Hollis, whose ex-boyfriend Jake Sharpe earned millions from the songs he wrote about Kate and her family.

Let Me Explain: One page at a time

KATIE LEWIS • May 4, 2007

That old familiar feeling is back again. Let me explain. What is it about this time of year that makes restlessness shake our thought processes? It's almost summer yet again, and we're one step closer to having to make huge decisions about jobs and relationships and living arrangements.

Latest buddy movie stars SNL trio

KATIE LEWIS • May 4, 2007

Rod Kimble lives and breathes stunts. He sets up ramps for his moped around his neighborhood, attempting to jump swimming pools and milk trucks. The problem is that the poor guy has no skills as an amateur stuntman. When Rod's jerk of a stepfather, Frank (Ian McShane, Deadwood), falls ill and needs a transplant, Rod (Andy Samberg, Saturday Night Live) decides to raise the $50,000 needed to get him a heart-so that he can kick Frank's ass.