LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 The University of Louisville鈥檚 Campus Health Services will celebrate Body Awareness/Body Appreciation (BABA) Week Feb. 23-27 with many programs.
The week鈥攁n effort to promote positive body images and healthy lifestyles鈥攚ill include workouts and discussion groups with Misty Tripoli, creator of The Groove Fitness method and a recovering bulimic who promotes healthy living.
BABA Week, sponsored by several campus groups, will feature health fairs, a field day, discussion groups, free yoga, a fashion show, documentary films and a clothing drive. Several BABA week activities that open to the public include:
- 鈥淏ody Talk with Misty Tripoli,鈥 2:30- 4 p.m., Red Barn, Feb. 24 and Feb. 25. Tripoli will lead a discussion about body image and Body Groove.
- 鈥淎merica the Beautiful鈥 film and discussion, 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Feb. 26. Floyd Theater Student Activities Center. Documentary on the culture of beauty in America and the dangers it presents to young people.
- 鈥淎 Season in Hell鈥, documentary film and panel discussion, 7 p.m., Feb. 27, Floyd Theater, SAC. Documentary, filmed in the 1990s, explores a woman鈥檚 struggle with eating disorders. The film includes a new addendum, outlining what happened to the woman more than one decade later. WAVE 3鈥檚 Dawne Gee will moderate a panel discussion by eating disorder experts, family members and survivors. Music, resources and snacks. Donations to the East Area Community Ministries Food Pantry are requested.
- 鈥淔eel Good in Your Genes/Jeans,鈥 a collection drive for gently used pants. Public donation sites will be located in the Student Activities Center and at Campus Health Services. Items will be donated to the Healing Place.
BABA Week is sponsored by Campus Health Services, Club Programming Committee, Counseling Center, Cultural Center, Get Healthy Now, Health Science Campus Student Government Association, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Services, Minority Association of Premedical Students , Office of the Provost, Panhellenic Council, Prevention, 成人直播 and Advocacy on Campus and in the Community, Sodexo Dining Services, Student Activities Board and the Women鈥檚 Center.
For more information about BABA week, contact Karen Newton at (502) 852-1914. Complete schedule at





















