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Communication Department Launches Care Cart

Communication Department Launches Care Cart

Lexi Kayser, Copy Editor February 28, 2022

From the outside, Xavier Hall doesn’t appear to be anything special. It doesn’t sport the glossy glass exterior of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering building, the spiffy rolling chairs...

SLU Observes Second Mental Health Day

Nora Alrashid, Staff Writer February 28, 2022

On Jan. 3, Provost Mike Lewis, Ph.D., sent an email to the SLU student body stating that Feb. 11 was to be a dedicated mental health day. The plan was to use the day as a refresher for attaining a healthy...

SLU Community Supports International Students Following Accident

Allie Rashid, Staff Writer February 28, 2022

On Jan. 24, three international SLU students from India were involved in a tragic car accident. The incident occurred on the westbound side of the U.S. Highway 40 (Interstate 64) when a vehicle made contact...

SGA diversity & inclusion Candidates

Anastasia Hanonick, Copy Editor February 28, 2022

With Black History Month coming to an end in just a couple of days, it is essential for SLU’s community to be educated and reflect on the past and present implications of the injustices our society...

The Housing and Residence Life (HRL) Staff Partakes in Suicide Intervention Training, Following the Fall 2021 Semester.

The Housing and Residence Life (HRL) Staff Partakes in Suicide Intervention Training, Following the Fall 2021 Semester.

Allie Rashid, Contributor January 28, 2022

Following a difficult fall 2021 semester, Saint Louis University began mental health awareness and suicide prevention training for Housing and Residence Life (HRL) staff.         ...

Dolphin Pond Returns To Campus

Dolphin Pond Returns To Campus

Fatema Rehmani, Staff Writer January 28, 2022

What once was a classic background for photos, a popular hang-out spot for many students and an overall SLU staple—a pond with seven ceramic dolphins—is now the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering...

Mary Bruemmer seated at far left

Mary Bruemmer and The Women’s Commission

Gabby Chiodo, News Editor January 28, 2022

In 1938, Mary Bruemmer began her first days at Saint Louis University as a student studying education and history. It was impossible to know the great impact this small, 5 feet 1 inch to be exact, young...

Omicron Variant Alters Plans for Spring Semester

Omicron Variant Alters Plans for Spring Semester

Alex Rozar, Staff Writer January 28, 2022

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 quickly spread to become the dominant variant of the virus both in the U.S. and around the world, and COVID-19 case numbers rose dramatically in the U.S. in January 2022.  ...

Missouri Minimum Wage Increases to $11.15 an Hour

Missouri Minimum Wage Increases to $11.15 an Hour

Ulaa Kuziez and Brian Guerin January 28, 2022

The new year broughtabout significant change in Missouri, as the state minimum wage was raised to $11.15 an hour.      The statewide wage raise at the start of 2022 was expected. In 2018,...

Now Independent, Sex Assault Hotline Looks to Expand

Now Independent, Sex Assault Hotline Looks to Expand

Alex Rozar, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

The student-run anonymous sexual assault hotline SAM, now in its second semester, has seen rapid growth in both volunteers and callers as pandemic restrictions ease. Now, SAM is looking to ramp up its...

SLU and the Fight Against Homelessness and Food Insecurity

Brian Guerin, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

Junior SLU student and Labre co-president Hannah Nodge remembers meeting Brian her freshman year. She was volunteering with St. Benedict Joseph Labre Ministry with the Homeless (Labre), an organization...

Photo Courtesy of Amy Le

Saucy Porka To Open in Old Kaldi’s in January 2022

Ulaa Kuziez, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

As children, Amy and Phil Le spent most days after school at their mother’s Chinese restaurant. Greeting customers, helping out with the dishes and doing their homework in between, the siblings grew...

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