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Students gather around the Muslim Student Association’s Palestine advocacy table during the Watermelon Week kickoff event Oct. 6, 2025, in the Busch Student Center. (Ashlyn Jones)

SLU students hold second annual Watermelon Week to raise humanitarian aid for Palestine

Ashlyn Jones, Editor-in-Chief October 21, 2025

Watermelon Week kicked off at Saint Louis University on Monday, Oct. 6, as student organizations launched a weeklong fundraising campaign to support humanitarian relief efforts in Palestine through the...

Michelle Zauner, lead vocalist of Japanese Breakfast, performing at The Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday, Oct. 6 (Ella Rae Watt).

A night of melancholy and magic: Japanese Breakfast live at The Pageant

Ava Epley, Staff Writer October 19, 2025

Bathed in amber light and a haze of smoke, Michelle Zauner stepped onto the stage at The Pageant on Monday, Oct. 6, holding a glowing lantern. The crowd fell silent as she moved toward a giant clamshell...

Levi Galligher and Anna Soeder in a rehearsal of “How Much is Your Iron?” in Xavier Hall on Oct. 13, 2025. (Amber Dantzler)

“Immediate Theatre”: A showcase of one-act plays

Sam Bruemmer, Assistant Arts and Life Editor October 18, 2025

Students ask their peers to embody everything from possessed actors to unfazed arson victims in performances of “Immediate Theatre” in Xavier Hall from Nov. 13-16. Auditions for the show took place...

Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield in the new film, "After The Hunt".

“After The Hunt” is Luca Guadagnino’s most relevant film, but not his best

Aditya Gunturu, Staff Writer October 18, 2025

Coming off the success of “Challengers” and “Queer,” Luca Guadagnino’s most recent film, “After The Hunt,” propels his stories into the modern day.  The film focuses on two Yale University...

The exhibition title of the newest exhibit at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA) on Sept. 25, 2025. (Nejla Hodzic)

SLUMA exhibit honors Bosnian stories

Nejla Hodzic, Designer October 18, 2025

Thirty years after the Bosnian War and genocide, a new Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA) exhibit, “From War to the Classroom: The Bosnian Student Project,” invites the St. Louis and Saint...

Lorde performs her hit song from 2017, “Perfect Places,” as a fan waves her hand along with the music at the Chaifetz Arena on Oct. 9, 2025. (Angela Monteleone)

Lorde’s “Ultrasound” tour comes to St. Louis

Angela Monteleone, Contributor October 18, 2025

Lorde performs her hit song from 2017, “Perfect Places,” as a fan waves her hand along with the music at the Chaifetz Arena on Oct. 9, 2025. Photo by Angela Monteleone. Ella Yelich-O’Connor, known...

Jade Baker, lead singer of Halcyon, sings at Music Club’s “Midterm Meltdown” concert in Billiken Grill on Oct. 10, 2025. (Amber Dantzler)

Students melt stress at “Midterm Meltdown”

Amber Dantzler, Contributor October 18, 2025

The Music Club of Saint Louis University (SLU) hosted “Midterm Meltdown,” a high-energy concert featuring three college bands and a packed house of students, in hopes of blowing off steam before midterms,...

From left to right, Owain Davies (lead vocals, guitar), Shaun Ferreday (bass) and Andy Wright (guitar, keyboard). (Ava Epley / The University News)

From lost demo to fame: An interview with Panchiko

Ava Epley, Staff Writer October 8, 2025

In 1997, three teenagers in England recorded a handful of songs, never imagining that those demos would return decades later as the foundation of a cult phenomenon. Owen Davies, Andy Wright and Shaun Ferreday...

Shirine Awad, left, stands and holds the Lebanese flag with her brother Mahmoud Awad on Saturday evening, Sept. 13, 2025, at St. Raymond Cathedral in St. Louis.

St. Louisians celebrate Lebanese and Arab culture at the 58th annual Lebanese Festival

Sana’a Abouantoun, Contributor October 7, 2025

As the sun set over a lively crowd, singer Said Abi Akl and his band serenaded dancers and festival-goers with songs by Fares Karam and Marwan Khoury on Saturday, Sept. 13. Dabke groups moved to the upbeat,...

Taha Mandviwala as ‘Pi’ and puppeteers Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin and Toussaint Jeanlouis as ‘Rich-
ard Parker’ in the National Tour of “Life of Pi”. (Evan Zimmerman / Murphymade 2024)

The Fabulous Fox Theatre’s 2025-2026 show season

Andy Cullinane, Arts & Life Editor September 21, 2025

Just a short walk from campus, the Fabulous Fox Theatre can be a great night out with friends that doesn’t have to break the bank. This upcoming season packs in a combination of acclaimed classics and...

Several actors raise their hands in a rehearsal for the upcoming performance of Macbeth.

Musings and murders: A sneak peek of “Macbeth”

Sam Bruemmer, Assitant Arts & Life Editor September 21, 2025

Witches, kings, heirs and traitors prepare to set the stage on Oct. 2–5 for five performances of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in Xavier Hall. Students auditioned within the first few days of classes...

A closing performance from a beatboxing violinist at the St. Louis Art Fair.

Annual St. Louis Art Fair returns to Clayton with new, exciting energy

Aditya Gunturu, Staff Writer September 21, 2025

Every September since 1994, for three days a small intersection east of Shaw Park in Clayton becomes a storefront for hundreds of different designers all hoping to capture the attention of thousands of...

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