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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...

American-themed props were placed at the photo booth for attendees to pose with at an election night watch party at Saint Louis University’s Center for Global Citizenship on Nov. 5, 2024.

Top political science researchers at SLU discuss implications of the 2024 election

Jack Cipfl, Assistant News Editor November 22, 2024

Faculty and researchers from Saint Louis University’s political science department discussed the results and impact of the 2024 U.S. elections at a panel event on Nov. 14. They talked about how the economy...

During a period of heavy rain on Nov. 5, floodwater pools at the intersection of Skinker Blvd. and Olive St. in St. Louis, MO.  (Photo courtesy of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.)

St. Louis is stuck in a rain-drought pattern. SLU experts explain why

Evelyn Maruszak, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

The St. Louis metropolitan region saw extreme rainfall this month. In a matter of just 24 hours from Nov. 4 to 5, 7.64 inches of rain fell in the region, breaking a previous record of 6.9 inches set in...

Just after the union vote passed 352-39 on Nov. 14, American studies graduate student Emily Quartarone hugs another graduate student, in celebration.

Graduate student workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Saint Louis University

Carlee Smith, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

For the first time, Saint Louis University’s graduate student workers will be represented by a union. They voted 352-39 to unionize, hoping to secure better pay and working conditions.  After polls...

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...

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...

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.

DPS temporarily detains students at anti-genocide protest in Pius Library

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...

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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