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SLU’s sustainability efforts. Are they enough?

Ashleigh Rybski, Contributor February 22, 2023

Saint Louis University has been taking measures towards creating a campus that participates in numerous sustainable practices. Starting in 2009, campus-wide initiatives were made when SLU introduced single-stream...

Refugee students at a graduation ceremony in Kakuma, Kenya. (Photo courtesy of  Jesuit Worldwide Learning)

SLU partners with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Kenya and Malawi

Alex Rozar, Staff Writer February 22, 2023

Saint Louis University is offering refugees at two African camps the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree at no cost through a new partnership with Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL).  The initiative,...

Two former SLU Jesuits credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors or vulnerable adults

Two former SLU Jesuits credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors or vulnerable adults

Gabrielle Chiodo and Ulaa Kuziez February 15, 2023

Two former Saint Louis University faculty members—one who taught at the university as recently as July 2021—were added to the list of Jesuits and former Jesuits who have been credibly accused of sexual...

(Gabby Chiodo / The University News)

Rally for Iran: SLUdents stand in solidarity

Gabrielle Chiodo, Managing Editor November 30, 2022

Over 40 students from Saint Louis University and Washington University gathered Wednesday morning at the clocktower to stand in solidarity with Iranian protesting against the Islamic Republic of Iran....

(Abby Campbell / The University News)

Philly cheesesteak with a touch of family love: Yapi opens on Vandeventer

Fatema Rehmani, Contributor November 19, 2022

In this corner of Midtown, located right across from The Standard Apartments, and just before Ikea, a family-owned business, Yapi, has recently opened a new location, serving warm, fresh subs and sandwiches.  Yapi...

(Evie Ngyuen / The University News)

Boniface foundation grants SLU $100,000 to address students’ mental services

Kavya Harish, Staff Writer November 19, 2022

Saint Louis University has been awarded a hundred thousand dollars from the Boniface Foundation to fund mental health services on campus. The grant aims to mend SLU’s student community amid recent suicides...

Encouraging SLUdents to vote: election party

Gabrielle Chiodo, Managing Editor November 19, 2022

Aproximately 30 students gathered in the Wool Ballrooms on Nov. 8 to watch election results come in. Midterm elections were held in all states with different legislative offices up for grabs. Missouri’s...

(Evie Ngyuen / The University News)

Midterm Elections’ Effect on Abortion

Madelyn Keib, Contributor November 19, 2022

A poll conducted by SLU YouGov, a research group at Saint Louis University, found that 48% of voters would choose to have the Missouri abortion ban reversed. This statistic isn’t representative of the...

The War on Ukraine: From the Perspective of SLU Sophomore

The War on Ukraine: From the Perspective of SLU Sophomore

Ashleigh Rybski, Contributor November 19, 2022

Since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War on Feb. 24, sophomore Mariya Yasinovska has been diligently following the news of her home country Ukraine. An English major at SLU and an aspiring author, she...

SLU Sanctioned Drag Show Sparks Controversy

SLU Sanctioned Drag Show Sparks Controversy

Gabrielle Chiodo, Managing Editor October 24, 2022

On Tuesday, Oct. 11, SLU students flooded into the Busch Student Center, anxiously waiting in line for the doors to a university-sponsored drag show to open. At the same time, a small group of protesters...

SLU American Studies and Harris Stowe Panel Discusses Threats, Opportunities for Collaboration

SLU American Studies and Harris Stowe Panel Discusses Threats, Opportunities for Collaboration

Ulaa Kuziez, News Editor October 24, 2022

   This past February, at the start of Black history month, Harris-Stowe State University received a bomb threat. When Terri Foster, administrative assistant for the American Studies Department, heard...

Rugby x Zeta Hosts “Pink Out”

Rugby x Zeta Hosts “Pink Out”

Katerina Super, News Editor October 24, 2022

On Saturday, Oct. 15, the SLU men’s club rugby team partnered with the SLU sorority Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Omega Chapter, and raised almost $400 during a benefit game played against Sunday Morning Rugby...

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