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Chemistry: A club member recruits at the activity fair.
Ryan Quinn / Photo Editor

Chemistry club tutors elementary students

[email protected] September 12, 2014

SLU’s Chemistry Club is an organization that sponsors numerous chemistry-related activities throughout the year. They are affiliated with the American Chemical Society, and the activities they sponsor...

Student ‘Walkout’ for solidarity

[email protected] September 4, 2014

On Aug. 9, Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old, was killed by white Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson. Wilson is one of 50 white officers on Ferguson’s force, as compared to only three black...

New Captain at the Helm: Pestello talks SLU, Ferguson

New Captain at the Helm: Pestello talks SLU, Ferguson

[email protected] September 4, 2014

  Two months into the job and a few weeks from his official inauguration in October, new Saint Louis University president Dr. Fred Pestello has already had an eventful and challenging start....

Buddhist Monks: Prayer and sand

Buddhist Monks: Prayer and sand

[email protected] September 4, 2014

  From Aug. 27 to Aug. 29, SLU was host to Buddhist monks from southern India. These monks came to SLU in order to accomplish three goals: to build sand mandalas as a symbol of peace and unity,...

SGA: The Executive Board is ready to lead the student body for 2014-2015.
Luke Yamnitz Photography

SGA gears up for new year

[email protected] September 4, 2014

  Throughout the years, Saint Louis University’s Student Government Association has acquired a list of accomplishments that speaks toward the organization’s goal of enhancing students’...

Billiken 5K: Running for a cure

[email protected] September 4, 2014

Despite a hint of rain, a crowd of more than 500 people gathered at Chaifetz Arena in the early morning this past Labor Day, Sporting shorts and running shoes, the crowd intended to complete the Billiken...

Mass: Students and faculty gather for the Mass of the Holy Spirit at Chaifetz Arena.
Max Hammond/ Contributor

St. Louis community Jesuit schools join together in prayer

[email protected] September 4, 2014

Chaifetz Arena turned from blue to red last Thursday as students, faculty, and fellow St. Louisians dressed in red t-shirts and gathered under one roof for a unique experience. SLU and St. Louis area...

Steve Debellis, 59: U.News, SLU alum

Steve Debellis, 59: U.News, SLU alum

[email protected] September 4, 2014

The University News universe lost one of its stars this summer: Steve DeBellis. Steve occupied several slots on this paper’s staff: inimitable cartoonist, trivia enthusiast, vintage-car buff, imaginative...

An intellectual escape

An intellectual escape

[email protected] April 28, 2014

Prison is rarely seen as a place of higher education. Instead it’s often thought of as a place of struggle and violence. Yet at Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (ERDCC), a prison...

Con Man: Frank Abagnale recounting the lessons he learned as a young man.
Wolf Howard / News Editor

The true tale of Frank Abagnale

[email protected] April 28, 2014

On Tuesday evening, Saint Louis University students listened to one of the world’s most famous con artists recount his story of regret and redemption. Hosted by the Great Issues Committee, guest...

Innovative school empowers Indian women

[email protected] April 28, 2014

According to Akshay Sharma, an assistant professor for Industrial Design at Virginia Tech, design is about the process of creatively solving problems. With the help of the students and faculty at the School...

An honorable farewell: Interim President Bill Kauffman receiving his award from SGA on Wednesday.
John Schuler / Photo Editor

SGA wraps up a year of transition

[email protected] April 28, 2014

The Student Government Association held their final meeting of the school year on April 23. The session opened with a SGA honoring Interim President Kauffman for his leadership during SLU’s presidential...

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