Meet Your Candidates

As I’m finishing up my previous interview, presidential candidate, Conor LoPiccolo, walks into the Pius lobby in a navy-blue suit coat and tie. He sits down with me, the same, familiar aura of nights worth of studying and day-old coffee filling the air. It’s finally gotten dark outside and the warm, dim lights of the library highlight the space. Conor reveals to me his history with yearbook ...

On the fourth straight day of rain in St. Louis, I meet presidential candidate, Thomas Lally, on the first floor of the Pius library near Einstein’s Bagel Co. Although Einstein’s is closed, the lingering smell of coffee and old books permeates the room. We sit down at a table with a television projecting a loud war movie behind us, making both of us laugh at its obnoxious volume. Thomas ex...

The conversation between Katlyn and I began with our shared annoyance over the difficulty of getting a cup of coffee on campus after 7 p.m. We splash through puddles as rain lightly patters on our jacket shoulders towards the Center for Global Citizenship, a second choice after the Starbucks on campus was closed. The presidential candidate explains to me how she spent the entire day at the financ...