Sr. Catherine Mutindi Wins $1 Million Opus Prize
Conor Dorn, Associate News Editor
December 6, 2019
On Thursday, Nov. 21, SLU hosted the 2019 Opus Prize ceremony in the Center for Global Citizenship. Sister Catherine Mutindi was announced as the 2019 Opus Prize Laureate, winning $1 million for her charity, Bon Pasteur. The Opus Prize is an annual award that rewards faith based human...
Book of Lies
Colin Thierry, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
Earlier this month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared in a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee. The hearing was meant to be about Facebook’s Libra crypto project, but instead Zuckerberg was questioned by members of the Committee concerning any issues on the social media platform . ...
Response to “Better Apart: SLU Should Sever Its Ties to Rex Sinquefield”
Enbal Shacham, Contributor
November 7, 2019
This letter is in response to a few vocal faculty members that have been providing a perspective that does not reflect the large majority of the faculty here at Saint Louis University. On Oct. 17th, the student newspaper published a letter from one faculty member suggesting that the Board of Trustees...
Volunteers Exposed to Flu for New SLU Study
Caroline Lipski, Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
The only thing not pleasant about receiving a $3,310 check and state-of-the-art hospitality is potentially receiving the flu because of it. Last week, SLU’s Center for Vaccine Development initiated its human influenza challenge to better understand the flu and learn how to best prevent it in the f...
Future of Chinese Program In Doubt
Conor Dorn, Associate News Editor
September 18, 2019
Last week, students and faculty members associated with SLU’s Chinese Program learned that after the 2019-2020 academic year, SLU’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures will no longer offer Chinese language courses for an indefinite period. The program’s future is in jeopardy after ...
SLU’s Latest Budget Cuts Show that the First isn’t Always the Deepest
Tannock Blair, Associate News Editor
May 2, 2019
At the beginning of April, all of SLU’s deans were issued budget cuts by the provost, Chet Gillis. The college of arts and sciences was issued the biggest number, that of $4.1 million. In addition to $1.6 million that the college still has left in “academic reinvention” that they have to complete in s...
Ideas Become Realities at 1818 Grant Showcase
Riley Mack, News Editor
April 10, 2019
Last year, the Center for Community Engagement and Service announced that the end of Make A Difference Day was upon us. As SLU students mourned the loss of the beloved day, the Center wasted no time beginning a new project – the 1818 Grant Program. In honor of SLU’s bicentennial year...
Admissions Scandal Shocks the Nation
Savanah Seyer, Staff Writer
March 20, 2019
Over the last few weeks, a scandal like none before has rocked the world of higher education. Over 50 people, including some famous celebrities, were charged by the FBI with fraud after they participated in a scheme to bribe university officials into accepting their children, who did not meet the qualificat...
Increasing Gas Prices Appear To Be in Full Throttle
March 7, 2012
The first thing that I see right after I wake up in the morning is the price of gasoline, and ever since the school year started, the prices ricochet up and down to extremes. I even remember waking up one morning and seeing the price the Shell station on Grand having dipped slightly under $3 a gallon...
Instead of Blessings, Italy Wants Church’s Cash
February 22, 2012
I wonder how awkward it would be for the apostle Matthew to collect taxes from Jesus. If it were me, I would feel uncomfortable taking money from the man who has the potential to determine my eternal outcome. Do you suppose Saint Matthew let Jesus' taxes slide? But then again, Matthew would be...
Where Stimulus Package Dollars Go Is No Ancient Chinese Secret
February 13, 2012
1849 was a great year in American history. Before, few pioneers quit their jobs in the east and pursued the American dream of owning their own land. Then, James Marshall uttered the word “gold,” and soon enough, everyone was moving west. Everyone was looking towards California to strike it rich,...
“Halftime in America”: Take my hand and we’ll make it, I swear
February 9, 2012
Its halftime! The bowl of nachos is half gone, the wings are nearing dangerously low levels, and I don’t think I can drink another soda. This would be a great time to check the ole FB page to look at all of the comments from the “greatest coaches”…the fans. I then hear the voice of what I...
December 4, 2019
What did you do last summer? For most college students, summers are spent either working a part-time job or internship, taking summer classes or binge watching decades-old...
University Spotlights: Andrew Zhang
November 21, 2019
Hindu Student Community Lights up the Night on Diwali
November 7, 2019
September 24, 2019