SLU and WashU Join Forces to Create COLLAB
Caroline Lipski, Staff Writer
June 18, 2019
Despite being only half a mile away, the Cortex Innovation District remains a mystery to most SLU students. A 200-acre hub for technology and science, the Cortex buzzes with over 400 companies and thousands of employees on a daily basis. To generate this same buzz for the Cortex among their own stud...
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...
Title IX Bills Deferred in Missouri
Conor Dorn, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
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...
Zeta Breast Cancer Event Provides Prevention Tips
Meredyth Staunch, Editor-in-Chief
May 2, 2019
Many women partake in breast cancer screenings as a form of early detection. The American Cancer Society recommends women between ages 40 and 54 receive mammograms annually and women above this age range be screened every other year. However, the ACS also justifies the benefits of performing self-exa...
Standing Room Only for Kollars’ Cybersecurity Talk
Jacob Cunningham, Contributor
May 1, 2019
Students packed into McGannon Hall this past Wednesday, April 24, to hear Nina Kollars, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Strategic and Operational Research at the Naval War College, give a talk on international cybersecurity research. The event, titled “White Hat Hacking as National Security: The...
Driving for Justice
Caroline Lipski, Staff Writer
May 1, 2019
What started as an old delivery truck has grown into a network of four “mobile museums” with the mission of driving the conversation surrounding culture, race and identity. These mobile museums, dubbed The Justice Fleet, "foster healing through art, dialogue, and play,” said Amber Johnson, Ph.D., asso...
Women’s Commission Honors Six “Remarkable” SLU Women
Riley Mack, News Editor
May 1, 2019
“Women are so inspiring and we don’t talk about it,” said Heather Brock, Award Committee Chair for the Women’s Commission and Assistant Director for Communication in Office of Admissions. “We don’t talk about what we do right, we talk about the things that went wrong.” Alt...
B.o.B Headlining for VIBE Concert Sparks Controversy
Savanah Seyer, Staff Writer
April 14, 2019
Thursday, April 11, the Student Activities Board’s annual free student concert VIBE took place. The headliners this year were rapper B.o.B and pop singer Andy Grammer. B.o.B, or Bobby Ray Simmons, is known for more than his popular rap tunes. In recent years, the rapper has become known for his contro...
Demolition Projects Continue Campus Master Plan
Jacob Cunningham, Contributor
April 10, 2019
While members of the SLU community have surely noticed the overnight disappearance of O’Brien Hall, the spell of demolitions on the North Campus is set to continue with the leveling of Pruellage Hall. These campus developments, while coming on rapidly, have actually been in the works for years. ...
Breaking Out of the Silence
Caroline Lipski, Staff Writer
April 10, 2019
SLU is supporting sexual assault awareness month this April with a variety of events geared towards education and awareness of this widespread issue. Events kicked off last week and will last until the end of the month, with SLU’s Breaking Out Campaign particularly involved in these efforts. Since 2016, t...
Title IX changes on the verge of execution
Conor Dorn, Staff Writer
April 10, 2019
As Sexual Assault Prevention month begins, Campus Recreation and Wellness has organized a number of events to raise awareness for victim support and campus resources for sexual assault prevention. On Wednesday, April 10, SLU’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity hosted a question and answer se...
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Sweeps SLU’s Campus
Savanah Seyer, Staff Writer
April 10, 2019
The month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). During April, organizations hold programming and disperse information in order to raise awareness of the issue of sexual assault. Programming throughout the month seeks to educate communities about the importance of consent, and to educate peop...
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
