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Jessica Winter / Associate News Editor

Let Us Introduce You: Matthew Mahaffey

[email protected] April 28, 2014

SLU instructor on active lifestyle and working towards social justice For Matthew Mahaffey, providing inspiration for others is a daily task. From his position as a child advocacy attorney to his work...

Oppression Monopoly: Students play Monopoly with a twist as part of Oath Week.
Wolf Howard / Photo Editor

DLC promotes awareness, Oath Week

[email protected] April 10, 2014

Student group aims to expand influence on campus This week marked an important time for Saint Louis University’s Diversity Leadership Cabinet (DLC) as the student organization hosted its second annual...

Retirement program aims to lower costs, raises questions

[email protected] April 10, 2014

Details concerning the voluntary enhanced retirement program (VERP) were announced by Interim President Bill Kauffman in an April 2 letter addressed to faculty and staff. The letter was followed by direct...

Symposium addresses a culture of oppression

[email protected] April 10, 2014

Basij-Rasikh on the effort to educate Afghan women “What would you give up for your education?” SLU Interim President Bill Kauffman posed the daunting question to an audience of approximately 300...

Building confidence: Molly Barker speaking about her ‘Girls on the Run’ program in the St. Louis Room. 
Ryan Quinn / Staff Photographer

‘Girls on the Run’ founder shares her inspiration

[email protected] April 10, 2014

  On April 8, the Great Issues Committee at Saint Louis University hosted guest speaker Molly Barker to enlighten the SLU community on her work with Girls on the Run and the issues that many...

Sunflower Project: Rick Reilly responds to an audience member’s question.
John Schuler / Photo Editor

OneWorld salutes innovators, educators

[email protected] April 10, 2014

OneWorld paid tribute to St. Louis-area organizations taking a different, community-centric approach to education Tuesday April 1. Titled “Innovative Education Outside the Classroom” and held as...

Jessica Winter / Associate News Editor

Let Us Introduce You: Jonathan Pulphus

[email protected] April 10, 2014

SLU student discusses life aspirations, student group involvement It’s not very often that one comes across a character quite like SLU student Jonathan Pulphus. A first-year student majoring in African...

Tobacco-free policy makes progress

Tobacco-free policy makes progress

[email protected] April 4, 2014

A proposed tobacco-free policy has been finalized and is now being circulated throughout SLU’s governing bodies. Should it be adopted, the policy would prohibit all tobacco use on university property....

Students aim to revitalize NAACP chapter at SLU

[email protected] April 4, 2014

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is being revitalized at Saint Louis University. On Monday, the Atlas Week event entitled “SLU NAACP: Resurrection, Revitalization and Recruitment”...

Diversity dialogue discusses racism

[email protected] April 4, 2014

Saint Louis University students were challenged to acknowledge uncomfortable issues at a dialogue held by the Diversity Leadership Cabinet on April 1. The event, titled Breaking the Silence: Conversations...

Student debt: Bryan Noeth discusses student aid increases with Atlas participants.

Atlas event addresses $tudent debt

[email protected] April 4, 2014

This week Saint Louis University had the privilege of hosting its 14th annual Sam and Marilyn Fox Atlas Week Program. The purpose of the Atlas Program is to increase awareness of current global issues...

Neuroscience major expected at SLU

[email protected] April 4, 2014

Program in process of hiring, developing curriculum Neuroscience is set to become SLU’s newest offered major, after spending approximately five years as an unofficial contract major. According to Tony...

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