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Missouri Minimum Wage Increases to $11.15 an Hour

Missouri Minimum Wage Increases to $11.15 an Hour

Ulaa Kuziez and Brian Guerin January 28, 2022

The new year broughtabout significant change in Missouri, as the state minimum wage was raised to $11.15 an hour.      The statewide wage raise at the start of 2022 was expected. In 2018,...

The Housing and Residence Life (HRL) Staff Partakes in Suicide Intervention Training, Following the Fall 2021 Semester.

The Housing and Residence Life (HRL) Staff Partakes in Suicide Intervention Training, Following the Fall 2021 Semester.

Allie Rashid, Contributor January 28, 2022

Following a difficult fall 2021 semester, Saint Louis University began mental health awareness and suicide prevention training for Housing and Residence Life (HRL) staff.         ...

Dolphin Pond Returns To Campus

Dolphin Pond Returns To Campus

Fatema Rehmani, Staff Writer January 28, 2022

What once was a classic background for photos, a popular hang-out spot for many students and an overall SLU staple—a pond with seven ceramic dolphins—is now the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering...

Mary Bruemmer seated at far left

Mary Bruemmer and The Women’s Commission

Gabrielle Chiodo, News Editor January 28, 2022

In 1938, Mary Bruemmer began her first days at Saint Louis University as a student studying education and history. It was impossible to know the great impact this small, 5 feet 1 inch to be exact, young...

Now Independent, Sex Assault Hotline Looks to Expand

Now Independent, Sex Assault Hotline Looks to Expand

Alex Rozar, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

The student-run anonymous sexual assault hotline SAM, now in its second semester, has seen rapid growth in both volunteers and callers as pandemic restrictions ease. Now, SAM is looking to ramp up its...

SLU and the Fight Against Homelessness and Food Insecurity

Brian Guerin, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

Junior SLU student and Labre co-president Hannah Nodge remembers meeting Brian her freshman year. She was volunteering with St. Benedict Joseph Labre Ministry with the Homeless (Labre), an organization...

Photo Courtesy of Amy Le

Saucy Porka To Open in Old Kaldi’s in January 2022

Ulaa Kuziez, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

As children, Amy and Phil Le spent most days after school at their mother’s Chinese restaurant. Greeting customers, helping out with the dishes and doing their homework in between, the siblings grew...

Signs Point to a Midtown Topgolf Location

Signs Point to a Midtown Topgolf Location

Gabrielle Chiodo, News Editor December 10, 2021

The St. Louis Planning Commission voted in favor of rezoning land in the heart of Midtown for a potential Topgolf sports entertainment facility on Dec. 1. The commission stated the land would host an...

Car Theft Surges Nationwide, Including at SLU

Brian Guerin, Contributor November 24, 2021

On Sept. 13, SLU sophomore and Marchetti resident Noah Hanson was heading to his car when he saw something unusual.  “I noticed that the papers from my glove box had been thrown on the seats...

Target to Come to Midtown in 2023

Target to Come to Midtown in 2023

Ulaa Kuziez, Staff Writer November 18, 2021

The Saint Louis-based real estate company, Pier Property Group, announced on Oct. 28 that an urban-style Target will be part of the $60 million mixed-use apartment building in Midtown. The Edwin, as this...

COVID-19 Booster Shots Now Available to All Students

COVID-19 Booster Shots Now Available to All Students

Abhinav Vayyeti, Contributor November 18, 2021

SLU students, faculty and staff are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 booster vaccine. The criteria for receiving the vaccine include being 65 years or older, 18 years or older and having an underlying...

SLU Community Navigates the Limits of Civil Discourse

SLU Community Navigates the Limits of Civil Discourse

Zoë Butler and Gabrielle Chiodo November 18, 2021

Editor's note: The initial article quoted Marquis Govan that SLU's Office of Student Responsibility and Community Standards had not reached out regarding his report; in fact, OSRCS had reached out to...

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