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Americas Housing Shortage

America’s Housing Shortage

Steven Lum, Opinion Editor March 29, 2023

It is no secret that housing prices in the US have gone up. At the end of 2013, the average new home cost $334,400. At the end of 2022, that cost shot up to $535,800. Many factors influence this jump,...

Loving Yourself through Yoga

Loving Yourself through Yoga

Ameya Padakanti, Contributor March 29, 2023

Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Hold it in. Feel a sense of peace. Well, if you are trying that right now, I am here to say that you are doing yoga. Congratulations! But holding your breath is not...

Unlocking Consciousness

Unlocking Consciousness

MC Pavlick, Contributor March 29, 2023

If you have ever had a moment where you have just fallen asleep, yet you were  aware of the fact that you were sleeping, you were probably lucid dreaming. Whether it is for a couple of minutes at the...

Courtesy of Brooke Kenworthy.

Letter to the Editor: Brooke Kenworthy

Brooke Kenworthy, Contributor February 27, 2023

Hello Billikens! My name is Brooke Kenworthy. I’m a Junior majoring in Civil Engineering and minoring in Studio Art! After much prayer and planning, I have decided to run to serve as the 2023-2024...

Courtesy of Marquis Govan.

Letter to the Editor: Marquis Govan

Marquis Govan, Contributor February 27, 2023

Who am I?  I am a practitioner of love, a servant grounded in faith, I am fallible. Though indeed I’m also an activist, an empath who seeks to emulate the magnanimous grace of the god that I serve....

In the Wake of a School Shooting; Targets or Backpacks?

Lauren Hutchens, Contributor February 23, 2023

Senior Mikayla Sanders of Central Visual Performing Arts High School (CVPA) experienced the tragedy that killed both student Alexandria Bell and teacher Jean Kuczka who each died of a single gunshot wound. On...

The People SLU Forgot About

Katie Ross, Contributor February 23, 2023

It is no secret that the discussion surrounding student mental health at Saint Louis University has ramped up in the last year or so. After three undergraduate students died by suicide during the 2021...

False expectations of love: can we blame it on Disney?

False expectations of love: can we blame it on Disney?

Jillian Privott, Staff Writer February 23, 2023

        In the month of February, love is on everyone’s minds. Even if you do not want it to be, it is all around you. Stores start selling teddy bears, plush hearts, and chocolates as soon as they...

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February five

Calla Truschel Jacobs, Contributor February 22, 2023

Smack dab in the middle of February is Valentine’s Day, so it is unsurprising that February is consistently associated with everything romance related. Though for some, the thought of grocery store arrangements...

A proper campus pizzeria, please

Dr. Paul Bracher, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry February 6, 2023

I write to lament the unconscionable absence of a proper pizzeria on our fair campus. While it is true that a few local restaurateurs peddle menu items they call “pizza,” any reference to these establishments...

A reflection of the segregation within St. Louis

Maram Lemnifi, Contributor February 6, 2023

As someone who has started riding the Saint Louis MetroLink system for the first time this year, I have made some very stark observations. The faces of the strangers I see are many, but almost all tend...

(Ariana Magafas / The University News)

The verdict’s in

Penelope Gardner, Opinion Editor November 28, 2022

Two years ago, I wrote about my reservations toward Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett and the future I was afraid of if she was appointed to the Supreme Court. Today, many of these fears have become...

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