Zoom From Your Room. Whether You Like It or Not.
Anh Nguyen, Staff Writer
September 10, 2020
Since the COVID-19 pandemic reached national attention in March, universities across the country have scrambled to adopt online learning. The lives of students have been fundamentally transformed while harsh realities prevail: the limitations of synchronous learning, the inequity in access to education...
Zoom Fatigue: The Reality of Online Classes
Sara Qalbani, Staff Writer
September 8, 2020
The abrupt arrival of Covid-19 has introduced millions of students to an online school system. With the consistent use of Zoom to virtually attend classes, students are left feeling a roller coaster of emotions. There’s no doubt that the consistent use of technology (especially zoom) can cause fatigue on a num...
Shake Up in the College of Arts and Sciences
Andrew Brophy, Contributor
September 3, 2020
In a recently released preliminary report from a College of Arts and Sciences’ task force, it is recommended that the oldest college on campus become two separate entities in order to better accommodate the needs of the STEM-related departments. In the current proposal, the College of Arts...
Saint Louis University Provides Stimulus for Students in Need
Colin Thierry, Staff Writer
May 17, 2020
While many college students around the country were not directly provided with financial aid from the federal stimulus package known as the CARES Act, numerous universities around the country have been given money for students. Saint Louis University was included in the list of more than 5,000 univers...
Should We Come Back?
Conor Van Santen, Staff Writer
May 17, 2020
Like anyone else, I’ve experienced my fair share of challenges during this pandemic. The quality of my sleep has been pretty lackluster, my family drives me up a wall sometimes, and, most of all, I miss my friends. I miss cracking jokes at my fraternity’s weekly Chapter meeting. I miss commi...
SLU 101 Going Virtual
Colin Thierry, Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
SLU 101, the summer orientation program for incoming students, is just around the corner as the end of the spring semester nears. After countless cancellations of on-campus activities because of the pandemic, SLU 101 is still set to take place this year—still, it will look different than in past yea...
The Effect of Covid-19 from a Biochemistry Senior’s Perspective
Arjun Bagai, Contributor
April 15, 2020
2020 has been an eventful year as we kick off the new decade. One month ago, I was living on campus and taking classes, participating in extracurriculars and hanging out with my friends. Today, I am sitting at home, trying to comprehend the outbreak of COVID-19. This pandemic affected thousands of students...
Common Core Curriculum Approved
Conor Dorn, Associate News Editor
April 6, 2020
On March 25, the Interim Provost Chester Gillis, Ph.D., announced to the SLU community that the university-wide core curriculum was officially approved by all SLU colleges and schools. The vote represents the culmination of a process that began in January of 2018 with the development of the nine Cor...
A Perspective on the Common Core
Rubén Rosario Rodríguez, Contributor
February 27, 2020
Dear Editors, I am writing at the request of several colleagues in the humanities at Saint Louis University, specifically colleagues in the departments of philosophy, theology and history, to express our shared concerns over the proposed University Undergraduate Core Curriculum and to...
Final Common Core Proposal Released
Conor Dorn, Associate News Editor
February 6, 2020
Since 2018, the University Undergraduate Core Committee (UUCC) has been working towards a university-wide common core that every student, regardless of major or college, will complete. On Friday, Jan. 31, the UUCC released the final iteration of the Core proposal to the SLU community. T...
Soccer or Physical Therapy: Alli Klug and NWSL Draft
Mishal Mustaque, Staff Writer
January 23, 2020
Senior defender Alli Klug faced a tough choice. Continue down the PT program or chase the soccer dream? After the end of the season for the women’s soccer team at SLU, in which Klug played an ever-important part, she was left wondering what her future held. Having helped SLU to the first round o...
SLU Study: Indian Fruit Shows Promise As Cancer Fighter
Leah George, Staff Writer
January 23, 2020
SLU researcher Dr. Ratna Ray recently completed work on the effects of a popular Indian fruit called bitter melon. Ray’s work suggests that the bitter melon has the potential to delay the growth of cancer cells and tumors. The bitter fruit is an example of a natural treatment, and Ray hopes that p...
April 29, 2020
When the word park is mentioned, an image of a biking trail, playground set and picnic table pops into people’s heads. Although a park is a place where children can run...
April 15, 2020
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