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Why America Needs More Than Two Political Parties

Jakob Benedetti, Contributor March 11, 2021

This week, a Gallup poll came out showing that 50 percent of U.S. adults consider themselves to be “independent” of either the Republican or Democratic parties. This is the highest percentage since...

Margaret Sanger Does Not Deserve a Place in Womens History Month

Margaret Sanger Does Not Deserve a Place in Women’s History Month

Anastasia Hanonick, Staff Writer March 11, 2021

March 1 marked the start of Women’s History Month. As a feminist, I keep two ideals close to my heart: A woman’s right to choose and the necessity of gender equality. I will always defend a woman’s...

How Donald Trump’s Presidency Reflected the Epidemic of Narcissism in America

How Donald Trump’s Presidency Reflected the Epidemic of Narcissism in America

Anastasia Hanonick, Contributor March 7, 2021

A couple of weeks ago, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and stumbled across an IGTV video made by music artist Lana Del Rey. I rolled my eyes. I assumed that the singer was in some sort of hot...

Pandemonium, Projection and the Psychology Behind the Pandemic Blame Game

Pandemonium, Projection and the Psychology Behind the Pandemic Blame Game

Rebecca LiVigni, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2021

One year after it emerged, we're still coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. 500,000 people are dead, millions have been infected, and millions more have to deal with long-term negative psychological effects...

Will College Ever Be the Same?

Will College Ever Be the Same?

Penelope Gardner, Staff Writer February 26, 2021

I know there are so many people, myself included, that grew up idolizing higher education, particularly the undergraduate experience. Both of my parents were privileged enough to pursue college degrees....

The True Cost of In-Person Learning

Conor Van Santen, Opinion Editor February 26, 2021

We can safely say that we successfully made it through a semester of hybrid instruction at Saint Louis University. For some, in-person teaching was a huge blessing. There’s something to be said about...

You Are Not Alone

You Are Not Alone

Anastasia Hanonick, Contributor February 25, 2021

“No way.” My friend Elizabeth leaned over from her seat so that she could glance at my phone. The day was March 12, 2020. We were in Madison, Wisconsin visiting a friend during our spring break...

Maternal Mortality Rates are Rising in Missouri and Black Mothers are at Risk

Rebecca LiVigni, Editor-in-Chief February 18, 2021

Mothers are the foundation of our society, they birth and often raise their children, nourishing the future of our world. However, in the United States, and Missouri in particular, a new trend in maternal...

The Bog

The Bog

Michael Treviño, Contributor February 15, 2021

We met at the Einstein’s Bagels in the Saint Louis University library. If I think about it now and try to assign some meaning to it, then I guess it was poetic in a way, meeting in a library. A sturdy...

A History of Presidential Impeachments, and Why This One was Different from the Rest

A History of Presidential Impeachments, and Why This One was Different from the Rest

Conor Van Santen, Opinion Editor February 15, 2021

Almost 153 years ago, on Feb. 24, 1868, President of the United States Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached. In the articles of impeachment adopted by the House of Representatives,...

An Open Letter to SLU Administrators Regarding the Recent Email to the Student Body

An Open Letter to SLU Administrators Regarding the Recent Email to the Student Body

Conor Van Santen and Daniel Bernas February 15, 2021

To the Administration of Saint Louis University: We wish that we didn’t have to write this letter. In the midst of this deadly pandemic, circumstances behoove us to come together and unite in solidarity...

Deplatforming Trump is Too Little, Too Late

Anh Nguyen, Contributor February 15, 2021

The storming of the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 by a throng of white supremacists will surely go down into our history books. Yet, in some ways, the insurrection almost felt familiar. It looked like...

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