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Saint Louis University received research 1 status on on Feb. 13, the highest and most coveted classification a university can achieve for its research activity.

SLU receives elite R1 status after decade-long effort

Ulaa Kuziez and Jack Cipfl February 13, 2025

Saint Louis University received Research 1 status today, the highest rank universities can achieve for research activity.  The American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement...

After getting their boba tea, event-goers chat in the Pere Marquette Gallery before the Lunar New Year celebration begins on Jan. 29, 2025. The annual festival was hosted by Saint Louis University's Chinese Language Culture Club.

Photos: Students ring in Lunar New Year at Chinese Language Culture Club festival

Jude Thomas, Staff Writer February 10, 2025

The Chinese Language Culture Club held its annual Lunar New Year Festival in DuBourg Hall’s Pere Marquette Gallery to welcome the Year of the Snake on Jan. 29. The festival, put on with a $400 budget,...

The Student Government Association allocated over $5,000 in spot funding and chartered two student organizations during a senate meeting on Jan. 29, 2025.

SGA greenlights nearly $6,000 in funding, charters two clubs

Carlee Smith, Senior Writer February 3, 2025

The Student Government Association chartered two student organizations and gave nearly 6,000 in funding at a senate meeting on Jan. 29.  They also approved members for the newly formed Clocktower Accords...

At a protest against ICE, attendees gather at the corner of Marlowe Avenue and Woodson Road with an "We Keep Us Safe, Protect Immigrants" banner on Jan. 25, 2025.

St. Louis area protest shows support for immigrant community

Zekhra Gafurova, Online Manager January 30, 2025

While sitting in class, 15-year-old high school student David saw a social media post about immigration officers arresting people around his neighborhood in Overland, Missouri “I had gotten really...

The Student Government Association approved funding to four student organizations on Jan. 22, 2025.

SGA approves over $4,000 in funding to start the second semester

Carlee Smith, Staff writer January 28, 2025

The Student Government Association gave out nearly $5,000 in funding to four student organizations during their second senate meeting of the spring semester on Jan. 22.  SGA has two types of funding...

Snowfall pictured around Pius Memorial Library on Jan. 8.

Winter Storm Blair hits St. Louis bringing troubles and frustrations

Evelyn Maruszak, Staff Writer January 12, 2025

Since the start of 2025, extreme, deadly weather has been one of the nation’s biggest challenges. From winds and fires on the West Coast to snow and tornadoes in the high plains and eastward, Americans...

Grand crosswalk at Saint Louis University.

Crosswalks on campus continue to pose safety risks for Saint Louis University students

Hayden Fournelle, Contributor December 16, 2024

On Sept. 12, a Saint Louis University student was crossing the Grand Boulevard crosswalk when she was struck by a Jeep Wrangler and sustained minor injuries. The accident has raised safety concerns for...

A St. Louis Fire Department truck parked in front of Marguerite Hall around 10 a.m. on Dec. 1, 2024 at Saint Louis University.  
Courtesy of  Cooper Banholzer.

Marguerite Hall HVAC system failure left residents without central heat for three days

Joseph Glaser, Senior Writer December 3, 2024

Marguerite Hall’s central heating unit overheated and broke down leaving residents without heat for three days at Saint Louis University on Dec. 1. Heat has temporarily been restored with a backup boiler...

Members of the Kud Djerdan group perform a traditional cultural dance during the Bosnian Statehood Day celebration in the Sinquefield Stateroom on Nov. 22, 2024.

Bosnian Statehood Day celebrated on SLU’s campus highlights Bosnian culture, history and resilience

Nejla Hodzic, Design Editor November 28, 2024

Over a hundred students and community members packed the Sinquefield Stateroom in DuBourg Hall, their English and Bosnian conversations filling the air. As an upbeat cultural tune began to play, all eyes...

Storytellers receive flowers after sharing their experiences with masculinity at the UnMasc event  at Saint Louis University’s II Monastero Banquet Hall on Oct. 5, 2024.

At UnMasc, St. Louis men redefine masculinity with stories of vulnerability

Gursimar Kaur, Contributor November 25, 2024

Eight men took the stage at the third annual UnMasc event on Oct. 5, prepared to get personal and share their experiences with masculinity. The group of men wore masks, made to represent the layers they...

DARLA chief engineer Nathan Brubaker performs a practice assembly run in the cleanroom of Saint Louis University’s McDonnell Douglas Hall on Sept. 10,
2024.

SLU’s student-run DARLA mission set to launch in 2025

Mariya Yasinovska, Opinion Editor November 25, 2024

A student-created satellite designed to advance spacecraft autonomy is set to launch in 2025. This is just the most recent satellite project that Saint Louis University’s Space Systems Research Laboratory...

Grand crosswalk at Saint Louis University.

Students denied accommodations in class, call out university for accessibility failures

Lauren Hutchens, Editor-in-chief November 22, 2024

For Lear Rose, navigating accommodations at Saint Louis University has been strenuous. Diagnosed with severe dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia, Rose relies on assistive technologies like a screen reader...

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