COVID-19 proves detrimental to NCAA budget
Erin McClelland, Sports Editor
September 9, 2020
Most college sports fans look forward to the biggest event of every year, March Madness, with expectations of Cinderella stories and highlight reel buzzer beaters, but for the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), it is the event where the majority of their revenue is generated. The reven...
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...
The Pageant’s Pandemic
Daniel Bernas, Staff Writer
May 17, 2020
On May 15, country-rock artist Travis McCready, lead singer of the band Bishop Gunn, is set to headline what is being branded as the first official social distancing concert in Arkansas. According to the show’s Ticketmaster page, hosting venue TempleLive will reduce its 1,100 seat capacity to 229,...
Even in the Midst of a Pandemic, Big Businesses Continue to Steal From the Small Ones
Conor Van Santen, Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
As we’ve spent the last few weeks in our homes with our families, news from the outside world continues to flood our phones, TVs and the internet. Protests against stay-at-home orders, implications from the President that injecting disinfectant into the lungs would be effective in killing COVID-19 a...
How the Coronavirus is Leading Us Into a Global Recession
Jordan Bailey, Staff Writer
April 9, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to massively impact our world, it has become apparent just how much the global economy has been affected. With more and more businesses and nations shutting down, the question of how different our political and economic systems will be after the virus is contained...
The Costs of Coronavirus
Klaudia Wachnik, Staff Writer
April 2, 2020
According to the CDC, the first reported case of COVID-19, or coronavirus, in the United States was documented on Jan. 22, 2020. Since then, cases have risen dramatically. On March 30, the CDC reported that the total number of cases was 140,904, and this amount continues to rise everyday. Receivin...
SLU Community Remains Strong Amidst COVID-19
Conor Dorn, Associate News Editor
April 1, 2020
Over the past few weeks, the entire community at Saint Louis University has been affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 in dramatic and unprecedented ways. Students have left their dorm rooms and apartments, faculty have moved courses online, study abroad programs have been canceled and internships, on-ca...
No, immigrants are not taking our jobs. Robots are.
Conor Van Santen, Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
Andrew Yang, while never a particularly viable candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination, did run on a particularly unique platform. Politicians, distracted by the vicious anti-immigrant rhetoric of President Trump, typically focus on defending immigrants and their families from fear-mongering an...
Should We Put a Price on Nature? Evaluating America’s Economic System
Jordan Bailey, Staff Writer
February 27, 2020
How much is the world worth? As you look at the current state of America’s economic system, it becomes very clear that the U.S. market structure has failed to create an economy that is centered around what is best for the advancement and evolution of society rather than what is best for the advancemen...
Billikens Give Back Challenge Promotes Annual Alumni Giving
Sam Glass, Sports Editor
February 20, 2020
Billikens Give Back Challenge is underway! On Feb. 3, the annual Billikens Give Back Challenge started with a new set of lofty goals to engage Billiken Athletics alumni. The annual challenge is designed to increase alumni participation and as such set goals for the amount of donors instead of the dollar...
SLU Named Among Top 9 Percent for Financial Aid
Seyoon Choi, Contributor
January 23, 2020
Financing college is often one of the daunting tasks for students and their families. But according to a new LendU report, Saint Louis University ranks considerably high in the amount of financial aid awarded for the 2019-20 school year. The site indicated that SLU is among the top 9.4 percent of coll...
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...
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...
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