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Brooklyn based hip-hop artist, Fabolous, known best for his chart topping songs like "Breathe" and "Make Me Better," will take to the Reitz Arena stage on Friday, October 9 for this year's fall concert announced the Student Government Association last week with much enthusiasm.

On September 19th, 2009, the 7th annual Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial 5K Run and 1-mile fun run was held in honor of Diane Geppi-Aikens, the late Loyola women's lacrosse coach. The run normally attracts approximately five hundred to six hundred participants from the Loyola community and runners from surrounding areas as well, including: the Towson women's lacrosse team, the University of Maryland women's lacrosse team, and the Goucher women's lacrosse team.

Dr. Tina Monique James spoke to Loyola students and staff on Thursday night about the work she does as a Catholic Relief Services staff member specializing in HIV and AIDS prevention, mostly over seas. She has been working with CRS for over 15 years. Catholic Relief Service is an international development and relief foundation that has been developed globally in over 100 countries.

On Sept. 14 in McGuire Hall, business leader Vincent Wolfington spoke to Loyola students, faculty and administration about justice and leadership for the Loyola University's third annual Commitment to Justice Lecture. Wolfington combined the ideas of stewardship, self interest, service, and Catholicism in his speech, "To Thine Own Self Be True," which informed his audience how to "promote justice as an expression of faith.