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Jessica Park / Chief Illustrator

The difficulty of fighting ISIS

[email protected] February 12, 2015

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has captured Western media’s attention after another round of high-profile executions, this time of two Japanese nationals and one Jordanian pilot, which...

Adnan Syed / Online Editor

Olympic reluctance in Boston

[email protected] February 5, 2015

On Jan 8, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chose Boston over San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and two-time Olympics host Los Angeles to be the bid city for the 2024 Summer Olympics. One of...

Jessica Park / Chief Illustrator

Stemming the anti-vax tide

[email protected] February 5, 2015

Since the year has begun, there have been 92 confirmed cases of measles that have originated from Disneyland, in California. These 92 cases, derived from one outbreak at the amusement park, make up...

The state of the university

[email protected] January 29, 2015

As the editorial board contemplated the State of the Union address, we decided to give our thoughts on the state of SLU.  Consider this a progress report for SLU President Fred Pestello as he enters his...

Jessica Park / Chief Illustrator

State of the Union 2015

[email protected] January 29, 2015

The State of the Union on Jan. 20 elicited so many diverse responses from the Editorial Board that we had each member write their own thoughts on the speech and the country as a whole. The State of...

How to cement a presidential legacy

[email protected] January 22, 2015

On Jan. 8, President Obama unveiled a plan to make community college free for students who maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher and make steady progress in finishing their program. Such a plan would save community-college...

Jessica Park/Chief Illustrator

A last-ditch deal to keep the Rams

[email protected] January 22, 2015

Earlier this month reports began to arise suggesting that the St. Louis Rams of St. Louis would soon become the Rams of Los Angeles. Stan Kroenke, the majority owner of the Rams, who had bought...

Rah, rah, nah? Sowing SLU Spirit

[email protected] January 15, 2015

After noticing the lack of excitement surrounding Billiken athletics this season, we – the UNews editorial board – began asking, which comes first: poor athletic performance or poor fan attendance? First,...

How free is our speech?

How free is our speech?

[email protected] January 15, 2015

On Wednesday, Jan. 7, two gunmen, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, opened fire in the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, killing 12 in total. For the next two days, Paris and the surrounding areas were put...

Sexual assault: A cultural problem

Sexual assault: A cultural problem

[email protected] December 4, 2014

On Wednesday, Nov. 19, an exposé from the Rolling Stone illuminated a particularly gruesome incident of rape on the University of Virginia’s campus, and subsequently the larger systematic issue...

Equal access and net neutrality

Equal access and net neutrality

[email protected] December 3, 2014

On Nov. 10, President Barack Obama stated that he supported net neutrality and would like to treat the Internet as a “public utility” in the United States.  Obama stated that labeling the Internet,...

We’re live: Commentary on SLU cameras

[email protected] December 3, 2014

It began with one. Overlooking the clock tower during Occupy SLU, a live-stream camera linked to SLU’s website provided a live-view of the protests last month. Then, there were more. Five cameras...

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