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SLU’s Latest Budget Cuts Show that the First isn’t Always the Deepest

Tannock Blair, Associate News Editor | May 2, 2019

At the beginning of April, all of SLU’s deans were issued budget cuts by the provost, Chet Gillis. The college of arts and sciences was issued the biggest number, that of $4.1 million. In addition to $1.6 million that the college still has left in “academic reinvention” that they have to complete in spring, this functionally rounds out to about 10 percent of the college’s budget. Most of the college’s budget goes toward personnel, so...

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Title IX Bills Deferred in Missouri

Conor Dorn, Staff Writer | May 2, 2019

In November 2018, Education Secretary Betsy Devos proposed sweeping changes to federal regulations under Title IX. The changes, which are meant to reduce expenditures and streamline the process, have come under fire as destructive and entirely counterproductive.

Critics of Devos’ proposed changes have taken issue with key stipulations that seem to complicate and aggravate a process...

Arts

Photo Courtesy of Leianna Tanedo.

Aly & AJ gave audiences a rush

Leianna Tanedo, Staff Writer

May 15, 2019

I frantically ran into Delmar Hall, still in my scrubs from clinical, scrambling to find a good place to stand. Where do you even stand for an artist you’ve loved for fourteen years? “Into the Rush” was one of the first CDs I ever bought, and being...

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“Detective Pikachu” is super effective!

May 15, 2019

I’ve been a Pokémon fan since I watched “Pokémon 3: The Movie” at a birthday party when I was in kindergarten. Instead of being fascinated by sticky...

CHVRCHES Effortlessly is Extraordinary

May 15, 2019

CHVRCHES stopped in St. Louis at The Pageant for their Love Is Dead tour on May 1st and were welcomed by a sold out crowd. The band entered to a group...

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Sports

Why the Sharks Deserved to Win Game 7

Mikhail Faulconer, Staff Writer

May 2, 2019

Tuesday night the San Jose Sharks made an incredible comeback in a wild Game 7 against the Vegas Golden Knights, winning 5-4 in overtime. What is controversial about the Sharks’ victory is a 5-minute major penalty and ejection on Vegas’ Cody Eakin...

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Softball Wins Five Consecutive, Hopes to Sneak Into A-10 Tournament

May 2, 2019

The SLU softball team is going into their final series of the regular season in Olean, N.Y. to take on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies this weekend. The Bills...

From Goal Line to Sideline: The Rise of Coach O

May 2, 2019

“I didn’t really feel it at first,” said SLU women’s soccer goalkeeper Olivia Silverman after taking a knee to the back of the head in their NCAA...

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Opinion

Pause for Opinion: Episode 9

Fiona Clair, Opinion Editor

May 6, 2019 • No Comments

https://anchor.fm/pauseforopinion/episodes/Ep-09-Pause-for-MentaliTEA-e3tcm2/a-ae82oe Mental health is an issue plaguing college campuses across the country. In this episode, I am highlighting a group of students from a Social Practice in the Arts...

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Pause for Opinion: Episode 8

May 6, 2019

https://anchor.fm/pauseforopinion/episodes/Ep-08-Pause-for-student-media-e3pcga/a-addp5b Hello again! As an initial warning, I would like to say...

The benefits of studying math

May 6, 2019

Many people stress over the fact that they have to take mathematics in high school or college. Students do not want to find the roots of a quadratic equation,...

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