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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 (SLU) 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...

Assisting her roomates with the fundraiser, junior Kaia Monacoe does a henna design on freshman Piya Patel’s hand on Oct. 9, 2024.

Sorority-led fundraiser raises $800 for Lebanese relief efforts

Jude Thomas, Contributor October 14, 2024

A joint fundraiser held by the Delta Phi Omega inc. sorority and Pakistani Student Association raised $806 for the Lebanese Food Bank. The Oct. 9 fundraiser was meant to raise awareness about Israel’s...

Freshman Fatima Amjed pictured wearing a keffiyeh bow and decorating a tote bag during the Middle Eastern Student Association's craft night on Oct. 10, 2024.

Craft night on SLU’s campus highlights Palestinian resistance through art

Ella Bullock, Contributor October 14, 2024

Saint Louis University’s Middle Eastern Student Association (MESA) hosted a craft night highlighting how Palestinians resist oppression through art and clothing on Oct. 10.  The two-hour event included...

DuBourg Hall houses top administrators, including the office of the president at Saint Louis University. The university must cut $20 million in expenses this fiscal year.

SLU budget reduction will total over $20 million, faculty raises delayed until January

Jack Cipfl, Contributor October 10, 2024

A budget deficit will force Saint Louis University (SLU) to cut $20 million in expenses in the 2024-25 fiscal year, a figure confirmed by Provost Mike Lewis in an interview with the University News. The...

A StormReady sign shows that Saint Louis University is certified by the National Weather Service for being weather prepared. The sign is photographed in the Busch Student Center outside the bookstore on Oct. 7, 2024.

Facing the storm: Professor urges better communication and preparedness for severe weather threats

Evelyn Maruszak, Contributor October 9, 2024

Thousands of college students must evacuate their campuses each hurricane season. Schools like Florida A&M University and Florida State University closed their doors in preparation for Hurricane Helene,...

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

SGA approves almost 4k in spot funding in first meeting back

Carlee Smith, Contributor October 6, 2024

Saint Louis University’s Student Government Association held their first senate hearing of the semester on Wednesday, Oct. 2. They passed two bills, one approving nearly $4,000 in spot funding for SLU...

Front view of De Mattias Hall at Saint Louis University on Sept. 26, 2024.

A stray bullet hit a student’s window in De Mattias Hall

Ulaa Kuziez, Katerina Super, and Fred James September 26, 2024

A stray bullet struck and partially broke a window on the sixth floor of De Mattias Hall Wednesday night, but did not injure anyone in the residence building, a department of public safety official confirmed.  The...

Two Chaifetz students engage in conversation as they keep an eye out for trash near the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center at Forest Park on Sept. 7, 2024.

Chaifetz School of Business students take “Where Mission Meets the Market” to Forest Park

Nejla Hodzic, Design Editor September 24, 2024

Trash bags in one hand and garbage grabbers in another, nearly 40 Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business students spent a recent Saturday cleaning up discarded items from the grass and trails of Forest...

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