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The Lady Lions softball team won the 2000 NAIA Region V Softball Tournament Saturday, May 6 by defeating No. 1-seed Columbia College in a 4-3 thriller.

Lindenwood University softball coach Rob Westling earned his 500th career victory Tuesday, May 2 in the nightcap of a doubleheader against Meramec Community College. The Lady Lions swept the twinbill, winning the first game 4-0 and giving their coach "No. 500" in the second game with a 2-0 win.

Students in the fashion design and retail merchandising programs at Lindenwood University are presenting the third annual student designer fashion show, "Fashion for Every Millennium" May 5 at the Lindenwood Cultural Center.

Lindenwood University's Jazz Band and Combo will conclude another great season with their final concert at 7:30 p.m. on April 15 at the Lindenwood Cultural Center, 400 N. Kingshighway in St. Charles (two blocks north of the main campus). General admission tickets will be available at the door for $3 a piece.

The athletic program at Lindenwood University received an added incentive recently when the Lions' football program was selected to play in the prestigious Wheat Bowl Football Classic.

Lindenwood University's Dance Program will present its innovative and exciting Dance Alive V at 8 p.m. on April 13, 14 and 15 and at 2 p.m. on April 16 at the Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena on Lindenwood's St. Charles campus (209 S. Kingshighway).

Two Lindenwood University education students were selected as officers for the Missouri State Student Council for Exceptional Children at a state meeting held at the Tan-Tar-A Resort March 24-26.

Registration for summer classes and the fall 2000 semester at Lindenwood University in St. Charles will start April 7. The fall semester marks an exciting time at Lindenwood, because two new residence halls currently under construction will be completed.

Lindenwood University and the University of Missouri-­Columbia have entered into a unique partnership that allows students to earn dual bachelor of science degrees in math or computer science and engineering from both universities.

Recent graduates of Lindenwood's master's program in Professional and School Counseling participated in the annual American Counseling of Missouri Conference in February. Five alumna of Lindenwood's counseling program presented the results of their thesis research projects to mental health professionals and educators from across the state.