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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 Doisy College of 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...

Baristas at Quarrelsome Coffee prepare drinks for customers during their last week of business on Jan. 29, 2025.

Beloved Quarrelsome Coffee shop closes suddenly after less than 2 years in operation

Andy Cullinane, Assistant Arts & Life Editor February 20, 2025

Quarrelsome Coffee, a beloved coffeehouse and roastery just minutes away from campus, permanently closed its doors on Sunday, Feb. 2.  The coffee shop posted to their Instagram on Saturday with little...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

St. Louis-based artist Cbabi Bayoc created four art panels that highlight Mill Creek Valley’s faith, business, music and sports scene. The new public art is meant to honor the historically Black community which was condemned and destroyed by city officials in the 1950s.

New art on SLU’s campus honors displaced Mill Creek neighborhood

Nour Elbeshbeshy, Contributor September 19, 2024

Students, faculty and community members gathered on Sept. 10 to celebrate new public artwork that honors Mill Creek Valley, a mostly Black neighborhood that was demolished by city officials in the 1950s.  St....

Students linking arms at pro-Palestinian protest at Washington University on April 27, 2024.

Mass arrests over attempted encampment at Washington University

Lauren Hutchens and Ulaa Kuziez April 27, 2024

Over 60 pro-Palestine protesters were arrested Saturday evening at Washington University after setting up an encampment on the east end of campus including students from Saint Louis University.  Students...

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