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A Perspective on the Common Core

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,...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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Ministry Transcends Border in El Paso

Conor Dorn, Associate News Editor November 25, 2019

For the past twenty-two years, three dioceses of El Paso, Las Cruces and Ciudad Juarez—all situated around the U.S-Mexico border—have hosted an annual border mass in El Paso, Texas in a show of international...

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SLU Shows Appreciation for Staff Members in Annual Cannonball Picnic

Colin Thierry, Staff Writer October 31, 2019

On Tuesday October 22 SLU held its annual Cannonball Staff Appreciation Picnic on the Quad by DuBourg Hall. Employees received a free lunch of hot dogs, cupcakes, and lemonade as a token of appreciation...

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St. Louis Literary Award Honors Edwidge Danticat

Sarah Steen, Copy Editor October 31, 2019

On the evening of Oct. 24, at the Sheldon Concert Hall, acclaimed Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat accepted the 52nd St. Louis Literary Award from the Saint Louis University Library Associates....

Deaf Culture is Not a Rip-Off

Deaf Culture is Not a Rip-Off

Lenya Goda, Staff Writer October 31, 2019

  Last semester, I met with my academic advisor about my classes for the fall. When asked what language class I wanted to take for my core requirements, I replied, American Sign Language. My academic...

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