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Screams, Smoke Bombs and SLUnatics: Alex Smith

Mishal Mustaque, Contributor October 30, 2019

 If that sounds like you (or your ulterior persona), you are a perfect fit for SLUnatics. SLU’s very own group of superfans barrel through every barrier imaginable to hype their team into snatching...

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Get Her in the Game Keeps Diaz at SLU

Sam Glass, Sports Editor October 30, 2019

In 1972, the historic Title IX was passed, granting women equality in education and athletics. Since its implementation, female student athletes across the nation have taken advantage of their opportunities...

Swim and Dive Sweeps at home

Sam Glass, Sports Editor October 24, 2019

 The Saint Louis University swim and dive teams held their first home meet of the season on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Billikens hosted Maryville and Eastern Illinois in the Simon Recreation Center.     Garbed...

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SLU Field Hockey Looking to Improve on Losing Season

Sam Glass, Sports Editor October 16, 2019

The Saint Louis Field Hockey program has had a rough year, to put it lightly. Graduating seven seniors last year inevitably shakes up a team dynamic, and with a current 0-11 record, things are definitely...

Photo Courtesy of Jack Connaghan

Softball Racks up Academic Awards

Erin McClelland, Associate Sports Editor October 16, 2019

Not only does SLU’s softball team excel on the field during their season in the spring, they find time in their busy schedules to keep their GPA’s up pretty high. Sixth place in the nation high—and...

Photo Courtesy of Michael McGrath.

Kate Conquers Ironman

Susannah Ellis, Contributor October 10, 2019

Kate McGrath, a sophomore studying Public Health, never pictured herself completing an Iraonman triathlon, right up to the moment she signed herself up for one. She had always found biking and swimming...

The Power of Sports

Jeremiah Kirsch, Contributor October 3, 2019

Mar. 17, 2019. I’ll never forget that date. Not because of what happened, but what followed on this campus that Sunday. In the mid-afternoon at the Barclays Center, our beloved Billikens won the A-10...

Photo Courtesy of Joshua Kang.

Fair Pay to Play Act Met with Uncertainty from SLU Athletes

Sam Glass, Sports Editor October 3, 2019

On Monday, Sept. 30, California Senate Bill No. 206 (also called the Fair Pay to Play Act) was signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. The bill, passed unanimously through the California senate,...

Photo Courtesy of Trenton Almgren-Davis.

Saint Louis Basketball gets a major tech upgrade

Sam Glass, Sports Editor September 26, 2019

“Oh-for-one…oh-for-two…oh-for-three,” the beautiful sound of progress in Chaifetz Arena as Support Service Coordinator Michael Wilson demonstrated, with three missed shots, the new technology leading...

Photo Courtesy of Juliana Cortese.

Volleyball drops match to SEMO in first five set match

Erin McClelland, Associate Sports Editor September 19, 2019

 In an unusual midweek matchup, the Billikens volleyball team took on Southeast Missouri State in their first five-set match of the season. Despite the rally to send the match into the fifth set, the...

The Right to Compete

The Right to Compete

Erin McClelland, Associate Sports Editor September 14, 2019

  It has been a commonly known fact that in the United States, football is king. It’s the college sport that brings in the most revenue, and the NFL is highest grossing professional sports organization....

Photo Courtesy of Michael Place.

Murana Brothers New Dynamic Duo for Men’s Soccer

Sam Glass, Sports Editor September 5, 2019

   Wilbur and Orville Wright, Serena and Venus Williams, James and Dave Franco; these famous sibling duos have been instrumental in their respective fields, leveraging the intangible bond between blood...

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