In Defense of the Electoral College
Jaco Dowell, Contributor
May 2, 2019
Filed under Government, Opinion
With the latest presidential election, the debate on the electoral college has been revived. An opinion piece in the last issue of the University News called to abolish the electoral college. However, calls such as these are often grounded in a misunderstanding of our national and state governments....
Guest essay: The pros of peaceful protest
David Rapach, Guest Contributor
May 2, 2019
Filed under Government, Opinion
A letter concerning peaceful protest during the national anthem. Although I have not followed sports closely for some time, I was deeply moved in 2016 when I learned of the courageous decision by Colin Kaepernick (and others) to kneel during the national anthem in peaceful protest against ...
Title IX Bills Deferred in Missouri
Conor Dorn, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
Filed under Government, News
In November 2018, Education Secretary Betsy Devos proposed sweeping changes to federal regulations under Title IX. The changes, which are meant to reduce expenditures and streamline the process, have come under fire as destructive and entirely counterproductive. Critics of Devos’ proposed changes have ta...
SLU students globalize their learning at US foreign policy talk
Jacob Cunningham, Contributor
April 3, 2019
Filed under Foreign Affairs, Government, News
Students had the opportunity to listen and ask questions at the ‘U.S. Foreign Policy Around the World’ talk held in the Busch Student Center Tuesday as part of Atlas Week. The event, with a panel of five professors from the political science department at SLU, aimed at highlighting key aspects of ...
SLU’s First Ever UnDocuWeek a Success
Caroline Lipski, Staff Writer
February 27, 2019
Filed under Featured News, Government, News
Hayley Hampton, an MLK scholar and sophomore studying health sciences, defines immigration as the “ability to leave one environment to go to another in hopes that there will be better opportunities.” Elena Everhart adds that, “Immigration is especially important in America as it has...
SGA Candidates Face Off Ahead of Election
Savanah Seyer, Staff Writer
February 26, 2019
Filed under Featured News, Government, News, SGA
On Feb. 21, the 2019 SGA Vice-Presidential and Presidential Debate was held in Kelley Auditorium. The candidates took the opportunity to outline their plans for the upcoming year and make their case for why they would be the best person for the job. While many positions had only one candidate running ...
Black AIDS Institute Speaks to SLU
Riley Tovornik, Photo Editor
February 26, 2019
Filed under Black Communities, Government, News
Students gathered in the Center for Global Citizenship on Feb. 2 to listen to speakers Maxx Boykin and Lestian McNeal from the Black AIDS Institute. The speech was meant to raise awareness for issues plaguing black communities, such as over-policing, HIV criminalization, and the war on drugs. When t...
De Klerk Appearance Sparks Controversy
Meredyth Staunch, Editor-in-Cheif
February 14, 2019
Filed under Featured News, Foreign Affairs, Government, News
Silence is oppression. By not speaking out against misogyny, white supremacy or racial segregation – to name a few – one perpetuates the stigma. Translated as “apartness,” the Afrikaan word apartheid bears a heavy weight on South African culture. Also associated with its political and economic...
SLU Steps Up as Government Shuts Down
Savanah Seyer, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
Filed under Government, News
At the end of December, the longest government shutdown in American history began due to disagreements between Congress and the White House over border security. The shutdown lasted over a month and during that time federal workers were unable to receive their salaries. Federal workers were either una...
History Has Its Eyes on You Mike
Jack Johnson, Contributor
February 13, 2019
Filed under Government, Opinion
Election years are so hopeful, and 2018 was no exception. On my ballot in Missouri, there were plenty of ballot initiatives to vote for this election. One of them was Amendment 1, or “Clean Up Missouri.” I originally thought it was an environmental initiative, so I was planning on supporting it. ...
The Swamp in Action the Tale of Claire McCaskill
Jakob Benedetti, Staff Writer
February 13, 2019
Filed under Government, Opinion
If you don’t know, Claire McCaskill was one of Missouri’s two U.S. senators, representing the state for two terms before being unseated by Josh Hawley in 2018. If you were paying attention to that campaign and to Sen. McCaskill’s record in general, then you were probably not so surprised to se...
Why Republicans love government shutdowns
Jakob Benedetti, Staff Writer
January 30, 2019
Filed under Government, Opinion, Uncategorized
The partial government shutdown that just ended was the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, lasting some 35 days and leading to over 800,000 federal workers and contractors going without pay for over a month. The agencies affected included the Interior Department, the EPA, the State Department, ...
Photo Courtesy of Trenton Almgren-Davis.
February 27, 2019
On any given day, men in suits and women in high heels and long trench coats can be seen going past luxury boutiques on Calle Velazquez, situated in the heart of Madrid. But...
Marchers Brave the Cold for Women’s March 2019
January 25, 2019