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Conor Dorn, Associate News Editor | October 4, 2019

In 2016, SLU joined the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province (UCS) in launching an initiative to confront a joint history of involvement in the enslavement of African Americans that dates back to the founding of the university. The initiative, called the Slavery, History, Memory and Reconciliation Project (SHMR), seeks to uncover and share a more complete picture of Jesuit involvement in slavery, honor the memories of those individuals held...

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Coronado Residents Fight for Safer Residential Community

Seyoon Choi, Staff Writer | October 9, 2019

In the past two weeks, two separate carjackings at the Coronado Place and Towers parking garage have raised concerns about potentially inadequate safety measures.

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, at approximately 9:30 p.m., two suspects held a resident at gunpoint, demanding the keys to his vehicle. The two suspects have been apprehended but the vehicle has not yet been found.

The...

Arts

SLU Fall Fashion Preview

Jack Johnston, Staff Writer

October 3, 2019

SLU has some promising, but not surprising, styles to look forward to this fall. When walking down West Pine, be sure to find the casual statement pieces, that is, comfortable fall wear with a striking accessory or garment. When thinking of fall styles,...

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Fall Album Preview

October 3, 2019

Everyone seems to love the fall. It’s sweater weather, coffee is always ready and everything is in some way pumpkin related. The air is colder and everything...

Garbanzo- Mediterranean Fresh

October 3, 2019

Located in the Billiken’s Lair in Fusz Hall, Garbanzo had its official grand opening on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. After much anticipation, SLU students...

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Sports

Kate Conquers Ironman

Susannah Ellis, Contributor

October 10, 2019

Kate McGrath, a sophomore studying Public Health, never pictured herself completing an Iraonman triathlon, right up to the moment she signed herself up for one. She had always found biking and swimming enjoyable, but did not feel particularly skilled...

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The Power of Sports

October 3, 2019

Mar. 17, 2019. I’ll never forget that date. Not because of what happened, but what followed on this campus that Sunday. In the mid-afternoon at the Barclays...

Fair Pay to Play Act Met with Uncertainty from SLU Athletes

October 3, 2019

On Monday, Sept. 30, California Senate Bill No. 206 (also called the Fair Pay to Play Act) was signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. The...

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Opinion

Is Anything Private Anymore?

Conor Van Santen, Contributor

October 3, 2019 • No Comments

With the revelations wrought by the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the older controversies surrounding Edward Snowden’s leak, privacy has become a topic of conversation recently. Despite the debates surrounding privacy, if you think about it, “privacy”...

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A Week of Rebellion: The International Climate Strike & Its Impact on the St. Louis Area

October 3, 2019

As the environmental emergency continues to worsen, more and more people are standing up and demanding ecological justice—both domestically and internationally....

I’m an ENFP and Here’s Why It Doesn’t Matter

October 3, 2019

I am an Aries, born in the year of the Snake. Buzzfeed says that I am the princess Jasmine and a pumpkin spice latte. The Myers-Briggs personality test...

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