The University News

An Inconvenient Truth

defaultuser • February 16, 2007

On Monday, Feb. 12, 2006, a Washington University student was sexually assaulted in her own dormitory. Her assailant allegedly knocked on the door to her suite, forced his way into the room and then raped and robbed her. A Wash. U. spokesman claimed that this was the first sexual assault there by an outsider in at least seven years.

Rabbi Addresses Pro-Palestine Activists

Rabbi Mark L. Shook • February 2, 2007

To the Editor: The Saint Louis University Solidarity with Palestine group has, unintentionally I am sure, given Israel and its supporters an unfair advantage. Mark Chmiel, Ph.D., in his commentary Jan. 26, 2007 ("Palestine & Israel: Discussion-Politic, Popular or Right"), calls on the University community to "break out of the SLU bubble to become more aware of one of the more dramatic public issues of our time: how to bring justice and peace to Palestine and Israel.

February Resolutions

ROB GARTLAND • February 2, 2007

Everyone is all up in my face about New Year's resolutions, especially my lady friend. "Rob, you need a resolution! You need to be a better person!" she says. I honestly can't think of much that can make me any better than I already am. I'm in pretty good shape.

SLU Welcomes Disability Awareness

Teddie Bullock • February 2, 2007

To the Editor: Max Starkloff and President Laurence Biondi, S.J., will be speaking about disability rights and social justice issues in a combined Disability Awareness Week and OneWorld meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 7:00-8:15 p.m., in the Busch Student Center Multi-purpose Room 172.

Good vs. Evil, Or Something More?

Julia R. Lieberman Ph.D. • February 2, 2007

On the evening of Oct. 29, 2006, in the Busch Student Center, I attended the presentation by Saint Louis University alumna Magan Wiles and Washington University alumnus Sebastian Raul, entitled "Non-Violent Resistance in Occupied Palestine." Both Wiles and Raul traveled to the West Bank and Gaza Strip the previews summer with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).

Students for Life March on Washington

Colleen Marriott • February 2, 2007

To the Editor: Two weekends ago, Students for Life took a record-breaking group of 100 students to Washington DC to participate in the 34th annual March for Life. The March occurs ever year around the anniversary of the landmark Roe V. Wade case to show our lawmakers and fellow American citizens that there is a large demand for the respect of all human life from fertilization to natural death.

The Day We Swim Toward: A Four-Year Metaphor

Andrew Emmerich • February 2, 2007

I've come to the conclusion that the years one spends in college are much like running toward the water on a sunny beach. It's an adventure-a great adventure-to attend college and explore the possibilities in the world. But this adventure, as so often happens with adventures, can end in tragedy.

Up in the Gym…

defaultuser • February 2, 2007

Only one conclusion can be drawn about the newly-renovated Simon Recreation Center-it is a fabulous fitness free-for-all, and we can't think of a better use for 40,000 square feet of a former parking garage. One week has passed since the Rec Center's grand re-opening.

The Big Questions

defaultuser • February 2, 2007

Student Government Association members spent almost half of last week's meeting thanking and remembering former associate vice president of student development Phil Lyons. They even renamed the senate chambers after him. From conversation alone, it is easy to recognize Phil as friend and boon to the Saint Louis University student body.

Safety Sound-off

defaultuser • January 26, 2007

On Wednesday, Jan. 2007, Student Government Association President Evan Krauss gave his State of the Association speech. This 10-minute explication of SGA's current standing was evasive, to be sure-Krauss' thesis was actually a question, and his speech focused on what SGA hoped to achieve in the coming term rather than what it had already accomplished.

Man About Campus

defaultuser • January 26, 2007

There's a man on campus who has served Saint Louis University since 1992. They call him the oracle. He breathed new life into the Student Government Association protocol and refined debate practices. He introduced the student activity fee and instituted dry rush for fraternities.

Baghdad: Pull Out or Push Forward?

Cari Johns • January 19, 2007

lly announced his plan in response to the situation in Iraq. Contrary to the recommendation of the bipartisan Iraq Study Report and many military advisors and, most importantly, public opinion, Bush intends to increase the amount of troops in Iraq by 21,500.