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Student Government Association saw major decrease in voter turnout during 2025 election

Student Government Association saw major decrease in voter turnout during 2025 election

Carlee Smith, Senior Writer March 28, 2025

Voter turnout for Student Government Association elections last month was the lowest it has been in nearly ten years.   Just 880 students out of the eligible 13,381 voted, according to SGA data. This...

Attendees socialize and take a few moments to reflect ahead of breaking their fasts at the collab iftar in the St. Louis Room of the Busch Student Center on March 18. (The University News / Nejla Hodzic)

Ramadan celebrations at SLU put community building at the forefront

Nejla Hodzic, Design Editor March 28, 2025

Muslim communities have been bustling with activity throughout the month of Ramadan. On and off Saint Louis University’s campus, some people volunteered at mosques, cooking for worshippers or neatly...

Areva Martin, who serves as legal counsel for the Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved, speaks at a press conference in front of St. Francis Xavier College Church on March 26, 2025 where a prayer service and public apology for SLU’s role in slavery was set to take place.

Public apology to descendants of people enslaved by SLU cancelled after descendants withdraw support

Noa Vacek, Senior Writer March 27, 2025

A formal apology from Saint Louis University for enslaving people was delayed after Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved (DSLUE) pulled their participation hours before the scheduled event...

Pastor Greg Holley shields his candle's flame from the wind at the "Lights of Remembrance" vigil near Saint Louis University's Clock Tower on Feb. 27, 2025. Holley is a descendant of people enslaved by Jesuits and the university and spoke at the vigil about the importance of honoring his ancestors.

Vigil honoring people enslaved by Jesuits and SLU marks historic step toward reconciliation

Ulaa Kuziez, News Editor March 3, 2025

On Saint Louis University’s Clock Tower steps last week, around 60 people lit blue candlesticks anointed with salt and oil. While shielding the flames from the cool breeze, they stood together for a...

SLU Omkara team competes at Navarasa NCSU on Jan. 26, 2025. Photo courtesy of RGBTV Photography.

Three SLU Indian dance teams compete in national circuits with unprecedented success

Aditya Gunturu, Senior Writer February 25, 2025

For the first time, three Indian dance style teams at Saint Louis University are competing on multiple national circuits at the same time.  Though the teams, Omkara, Raas and Shakti, have been on campus...

SGA approves nearly $20,000 in funding over two weeks

Carlee Smith, Senior Writer February 24, 2025

Seven new senators were seated to fill vacancies left by the fall 2024 semester during a Saint Louis University senate meeting on Feb. 12. Additionally, the senate established the annual funding directive...

Tommy Wessel poses for a portrait next to a tree on Saint Louis University’s north campus on Jan. 29, 2025. Wessel left the university after working 18 years as a groundskeeper to pursue his passion for native habitat restoration.  (Ulaa Kuziez / The University News)

Retired groundskeeper Tommy Wessel wants you to appreciate SLU’s landscape — and those who care for it

Ulaa Kuziez, News Editor February 24, 2025

During his final week working on campus, Tommy Wessel digs a few inches into the frozen soil, pressing his shovel and piercing through the rocky, clay layer.  “Found a rock here. What do you think?...

Rob Boyle, associate professor of management at Saint Louis University, stands in his Chaifetz School of Business office on Feb. 10, surrounded by symbols of his dual passions: academia and music. Through his course, “Rhythms of Innovation,” he explores the intersection of creativity, technology and business. (Photo by Jude Thomas / The University News)

From stage to classroom: How Rob Boyle’s music course is redefining innovation education at SLU

Brendan Brunette, Senior Writer February 24, 2025

On a fall evening in 2022, the seventh floor of Grand Hall was loud with music. However, it was not a stereotypical dorm party nor a drunk karaoke scene. Instead, a group of business students were neatly...

President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. meeting onstage at a Turning Point USA rally in Georgia on Oct. 23, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via Vox)

SLU public health majors and faculty are worried about U.S. health under Trump administration

Aditya Gunturu, Senior Writer February 21, 2025

Students and professors at Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Social Justice say they fear that U.S. Secretary of Health and Humanitarian Services Robert F Kennedy Jr. will negatively...

Edward J. Feser will lead Saint Louis University as its 34th president starting July 1, 2025. Feser comes to SLU from Oregon State University, where he was provost for eight years. Photo courtesy of Saint Louis University.

Incoming SLU President Dr. Edward J. Feser inherits complex campus, with budget concerns and enrollment uncertainty

Jack Cipfl, Assistant News Editor February 21, 2025

Saint Louis University’s Board of Trustees elected Dr. Edward J. Feser as the 34th university president, an experienced higher education administrator who will take office on July 1, 2025.  Feser...

Baristas at Quarrelsome Coffee prepare drinks for customers during their last week of business on Jan. 29, 2025.

Beloved Quarrelsome Coffee shop closes suddenly after less than 2 years in operation

Andy Cullinane, Assistant Arts & Life Editor February 20, 2025

Quarrelsome Coffee, a beloved coffeehouse and roastery just minutes away from campus, permanently closed its doors on Sunday, Feb. 2.  The coffee shop posted to their Instagram on Saturday with little...

Snow falls at night outside Brown Hall on Feb. 18, 2025.

Should I stay or should I go?

Evelyn Maruszak, Staff Writer February 19, 2025

There is a common gag that schools never cancel for a blizzard, but will cancel for a few snow flurries. However, winter school cancellations are not just about snow. They can be for ice, downed heaters...

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