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Iowa Caucus Debacle Casts Shadow Over SLU Watch Party

Colin Thierry, Staff Writer | February 5, 2020

On Monday night, over 150 SLU students gathered at the CGC for the watch party of an Iowa Caucus that announced no official winner. The app used by the Iowa Democratic Party to relay numbers from precinct chairs malfunctioned, with none of the vote reported throughout the night. The app was coded by a tech firm run by former members of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, known as Shadow Inc. SLU’s Political Science Department...

News

New Wellness Center Opens in Place of Library Annex

Klaudia Wachnik, Staff Writer | February 21, 2020

On Feb. 11, the Anthropedia Center for Well-Being, comprised of the Anthropedia Academy and The Wellness Agora, opened its doors to the public. After being approached by the previous owner, the Wellness Agora is now located in where the Library Annex once resided.

One of the main purposes of the center is to help people reach...

Arts

Karamo Brown Brings Queer Eye to SLU

Leah George, Staff Writer

February 21, 2020

Last week, Karamo Brown, the first openly gay black man on a reality TV show, came to SLU as a speaker for the Great Issues Committee in collaboration with Rainbow Alliance and Black Student Alliance. Brown is best known for his culture expert role...

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Jimmy John’s Shut Down After Students Hospitalized

February 20, 2020

Reports of food poisoning have arisen from multiple SLU students after eating at the Jimmy John's on Laclede Avenue. This was accompanied by a closure...

Student Streaming Services, Explained

February 19, 2020

Almost every college student can relate to passing time by indulging in some form of streaming for entertainment. With the variety of expenses from the...

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Sports

Billikens Give Back Challenge Promotes Annual Alumni Giving

Sam Glass, Sports Editor

February 20, 2020

Billikens Give Back Challenge is underway! On Feb. 3, the annual Billikens Give Back Challenge started with a new set of lofty goals to engage Billiken Athletics alumni. The annual challenge is designed to increase alumni participation and as such set...

Recent Sports Stories

Justin Stuckey: Introducing SLU Tennis Coach

February 20, 2020

Last summer, SLU athletics announced the hiring of a new coach to take over the Billikens tennis team. At an early age, Justin Stuckey developed a passion...

Ng: Runner, Student, Role-Model

February 20, 2020

If given the hypothetical opportunity to go back in time and give her 8-year-old self advice for the future, junior Megan Ng would make sure that she proclaimed...

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Opinion

Wellness and “Wellness”: Where do SLU’s Priorities Lie?

Conor Van Santen, Staff Writer

February 19, 2020 • No Comments

With the permanent shuttering of The Library Annex (lovingly known as Lannex by the SLU student community), this past spring was an especially difficult one for bar lovers and Greek Life members alike. Like its many fallen compatriots (Diablito’s,...

Recent Opinion Stories

What to Know About the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

February 7, 2020

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has dominated the global news cycle for the last month, with live updates provided daily from nearly every major news source....

A College Student’s Guide to the Senate Trials

February 5, 2020

As I am writing this, the closing statements have been made in the Senate. As I am writing, the final arguments for and against Trump have been made. The...

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