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Making waves: Teddy Swims’ journey from YouTube covers to Billboard No. 1

Brendan Brunette, Senior Writer April 3, 2024

Born Jaten Collin Dimsdale in Conyers, Georgia, the 31-year-old goes by the pseudonym Teddy Swims, with the former referring to a childhood nickname that references his teddy-bear-like size and the latter...

(Rachel Zilligen / The University News)

“Love Lies Bleeding” is not just a tale of queer love, but a seedy story of lust and violence with darkly funny moments

MC Pavlick, Fundraising Chair April 3, 2024

Gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) falls for the transient Jackie (Katy O’Brian), who has stopped in town and is preparing for a bodybuilding competition in Las Vegas. After closing at the gym, Lou chats...

‘Open Hands: Crafting the Spiritual’ Currently Showing at MOCRA

Grant Bellchamber, Senior Writer March 18, 2024

Featuring works from six intergenerational artists, MOCRA’s new exhibition, ‘Open Hands: Crafting the Spiritual’, incorporates diverse perspectives on spiritual and religious experiences, which are...

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Love is in the air

Juliette Callahan, Arts & Life Editor February 21, 2024

Love is expressed in many different forms. From its four languages to its depictions in art, film and photography, it never ceases to be present in peoples’ lives.  One could even say...

“The Curse”: A Critique of White Liberalism

“The Curse”: A Critique of White Liberalism

Owen Herdrick, Senior Writer February 21, 2024

If asked what they thought of a television pitch that saw a married couple hosting an HGTV show that went comically wrong due to a curse put on them, the average viewer would probably think it sounded...

Homage as a tool in “Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning”

Nate Meshau, Contributor February 19, 2024

The “Mission: Impossible" ("M:I") brand has gone through many iterations since its recognition as a film franchise with the 1996 reboot directed by Brian De Palma. The original trilogy ranged wildly...

Humphreys Restaurant & Tavern sits on the corner of Spring Street and Laclede directly across from SLUs campus.

Aggressive incident at Humphrey’s shocks community

Kaleb Yu, Contributor February 18, 2024

Updated on Feb. 19 at 6:38 p.m. to include information provided by Humphrey's management. A previous version of the story named the bar owner but the name has been removed at the request of the individual.   After...

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“All of Us Strangers”: A Dreamy Nightmare

Owen Herdrick, Senior Writer February 18, 2024

If you go into “All of Us Strangers” expecting a Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott love story, as many viewers did, you will leave it a bit surprised. While this arc is explored, and beautifully at that,...

David Von Erich, played by Harris Dickinson, brandishing his family’s iconic move, The Iron Claw, at the end of a match. (Photo courtesy of A24)

“The Iron Claw”: A visceral look into family loyalty and guilt

Aditya Gunturu, Staff Writer February 13, 2024

If you are a wrestling fan or have spent enough time with one, you have most likely heard the name Von Erich. The Von Erich family is a group forever ingrained into the foundation of modern wrestling....

American flag flipped upside down saying, Boeing killed 20,000+ and counting on the railing in front of the Richard A. Chaifetz Business School on Feb. 9. (The University News / Lauren Hutchens)

Chaifetz School of Business locks down, shutting out protestors’ calls to cut ties with Boeing

Owen Herdrick and Lauren Hutchens February 13, 2024

To protest Saint Louis University's partnership with Boeing and Israel’s persistent bombing of Gaza, around 70 people gathered in front of the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business on Feb. 9. The...

Photo Courtesy of Eli Rallo

From Journalist to Influencer: Internet Sensation Eli Rallo Set to Speak in St. Louis

Morgan Hausback and Gabrielle Chiodo January 11, 2024

Between spending time with “Sex and the City” icon Sarah Jessica Parker and hosting her podcast, “Miss Congeniality,” the relatable Internet creator Eli Rallo narrates the Gen Z dating experience...

(Ethan Risch /The Sunday Collective)

Allison Keeley: Music from a Midwestern Student for Midwestern Students

Owen Herdrick, Staff writer December 6, 2023

Allison Keeley is a 22-year-old graduate student at the University of Wisconsin. She has a sound that she says is “heavily influenced by folk” as well as the singer-songwriter genre. “I don’t think...

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