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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 for Saint Louis University’s role in enslaving people was delayed after Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved (DSLUE) pulled their participation hours before the scheduled...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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