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A Metro bus stops to pick up passengers at a bus stop on south Grand Blvd. on Oct. 23, 2024.

SLU students face transportation challenges due to limited availability of Metro passes

Sana'a Abouantoun, Contributor November 4, 2024

The number of Metro Transit passes available for Saint Louis University students has been reduced from 2,000 to 930 in the 2024-25 school year. Last academic year, SLU provided 2,000 Metro passes for full-time...

Senior Jonah Tolbert spent 18 hours in Grand Dining Hall on Oct. 18, 2024. Courtesy of Jonah Tolbert

18 hours in Grand: Inside a student’s attempt to hide in the dining hall overnight

Owen Herdrick, Arts and Life Editor November 4, 2024

Most know Grand Dining Hall as merely a cafeteria. Senior Jonah Tolbert sees it as something else: a challenge. “I enjoy staying at Grand for a long time, as I can eat a lot,” Tolbert said. “So I...

Ready for an ‘October Surprise?’

Ryan Moore Jr., Contributor November 3, 2024

October is known as the spookiest month of the year. Kids are picking out costumes, frightening decorations are put up and pumpkins are carved. People cuddle up and watch their favorite horror films, and...

Saint Louis University graduate student workers, professors and local union members demonstrate at the May Day rally at the Clock Tower on on May 1, 2024. The graduate students are set to vote on unionization in early November.

SLU graduate workers file for union elections, hoping to improve working conditions

Carlee Smith, Contributor November 1, 2024

Graduate student workers at Saint Louis University filed a petition for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board on Oct. 21, hoping to secure better wages, health care and job security. The...

Saint Louis University laid off 23 staff members on Oct. 18 as part of its effort to balance a budget deficit.

Some faculty and graduate students are anxious after recent round of layoffs

Jack Cipfl, Ulaa Kuziez, and Lauren Hutchens October 31, 2024

After Saint Louis University laid off 23 staff members in October, faculty and staff morale has weakened, leaving some uncertain about their future at the university. SLU also cut expenses by 4%, or...

The Department of Energy logo.

(The Department of Energy)

SLU awarded nearly $1 million from the Department of Energy to build Climate Resilience Center

Joseph Glaser, Staff Writer October 31, 2024

Saint Louis University received $964,848 from the Department of Energy (DoE) to develop a Climate Resilience Center that will aim to mitigate the effects of climate change in the St. Louis area. It is...

Election Day is Nov. 5. Voters in the city can cast their ballots on SLU’s campus from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Busch Student Center’s St. Louis Room. (Celia Searles / The University News)

Here is what you need to know to vote early or on Election Day

Lauren Elsen, Contributor October 31, 2024

With less than one week until election day, Missouri voters are filling in their ballots and gearing up for the polls. For first-time voters, however, casting a ballot can be a daunting or uncertain task....

Undergraduate winners Julia Gaugel and Imandi Mendis pose for a photo with Dr. Blythe Janowiak as they accept their award at the Biology Symposium.

Biology and neuroscience students find research opportunities through IDB-SPUR

Omar Farag, Contributor October 21, 2024

Saint Louis University students presented their research at the Biology Symposium Sept. 6. The Symposium was a competitive event where there were a few categories to win in. This year's undergraduate...

Students being forcibly placed in handcuffs and cable ties by DPS officers after refusing to stop their pro-Palestine demonstration at Pius XII Memorial Library, Oct. 17, 2024.

OccupySLU anti-war protest at Pius Library ends with temporary arrests and brush-in with DPS

Aditya Gunturu and Maram Lemnifi October 21, 2024

Saint Louis University’s Department of Public Safety temporarily detained and then released three pro-Palestine students protesting and blocking the front entrance of Pius XII Memorial Library around...

The Student Government Association voted on six bills during a senate meeting on Oct. 16, 2024.

Senate greenlights $6k in wellness and spot funding

Carlee Smith, Staff Writer October 19, 2024

Saint Louis University’s Student Government Association (SGA) approved nearly $2,800 in wellness funds and gave more than $3,000 in spot funding during a senate meeting Oct. 16. They passed five bills...

Palestinian flags act as centerpieces for the tables attendees sit at during fall dinner in the Wool Ballroom in the Busch Student Center, Oct. 12, 2024.

Muslim Student Association hosts fall dinner ‘Remembering Palestine’ featuring SLU faculty speaker

Nejla Hodzic, Design Editor October 18, 2024

Nearly 200 Saint Louis University (SLU) students and community members filled the Wool Ballroom in the Busch Student Center for the Muslim Student Association's (MSA) annual fall dinner on Oct. 12. The...

Depiction of full and partial silhouettes resembling university staff at Saint Louis University.

23 staff members laid off amid SLU’s ongoing financial struggles

Lauren Hutchens, Ulaa Kuziez, and Jack Cipfl October 18, 2024

Twenty-three staff members were laid off as part of a university wide effort to cut expenses by $20 million this fiscal year. The job cuts, announced Oct. 18, affected staff from six administrative divisions...

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