October 11, 1999
Departments
News
Features
Arts & Entertainment
Sports
Opinions
Web Exclusives
Forums
Countdown to 2000
Archives
Other Stuff
Cartoons
Staff
Legal
Advertising
Feedback
BLOCK AID

Area citizens lend helping hand to local neighborhoods in need of cleanup, revamp

Superman can leap a building in a single bound, but can he rehab a home as quickly as the volunteers in teh Neighborhood Housing Services of St. Louis in Block-Aid '99?
[Read this story ]


'fag/hag' shows complexities of relationships
With all the energy focused on gay men and their relationships with straight women, Joan Lipkin, artistic director of That Uppity Theater Company, decided to open the 1999-2000 Alternate Currents/Direct Currents (AC/DC) Series with "fag/hag," a play about just that.

[Read this story]

Traditional fun run brightens campus
A gathering of UM-St. Louis students and faculty was spotted making a run for it on Tuesday. They weren't trying to avoid classes, however. Instead, they were joining in the annual Campus Fun Run.

[Read this story]

Outside In
Breast Cancer Month activities set to raise awareness of dangerous disease
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All month long, time is taken to dispense knowledge about this illness, to celebrate with survivors, to remember those who have lost their battles with this disease, and to help educate women on self-awareness that can lead to early detection and prevention.

[Read this story]

Over the hill: The joys of getting a little fresh air
Amy Lombardo wonders if all Missouri natives take the time to appreciate how fine our fair state is.
[Read this story]

Barnes College starts new degree program
Beginning in the intersession of May 2000, there will be a new accelearated program at the Barnes College of Nursing.

[Read this story]

'Almost a Woman' author will sign books at Left Bank
Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Javier Mendoza and Marc Antony may represent the music side of the Latin explosion in American culture, but some lesser known authors such as Esmeralda Santiago depict the written history of the lives of the people of Latin America.
[Read this story]