St. Louis University News

SLU deserves more from Majerus

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Regardless of what Fr. Lawrence Biondi's February Message to Saint Louis University says, head men's basketball coach Rick Majerus' actions and comments will continue to be perceived as representative of SLU. The man is by far the University's most famous employee, and he is also one of its most highly paid.

'SLU Monologues' are a innovative approach to Eve Ensler's V-Day tradition

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Last February, Una had to perform Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" at an off-campus venue due to its controversial material, a ban that began in 2007. Most other colleges in the area allow the performance: Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Missouri-St.

Faculty Senate indicates it wants to 'move on'

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Interim-Vice President for Frost Campus Manoj Patankar and Vice President for Health Sciences Philip Alderson addressed issues concerning the administrative restructuring during the most recent meeting of the Faculty Senate on Feb. 2. Saint Louis University President Lawrence Biondi, S.

SGA candidates announced

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

UNITE TICKET President: JP Johnson "I'm running for president because I care � [and] because there are issues not being addressed by SGA or the administration. � If I didn't think I [would] do a good job crafting solutions with the administration, I wouldn't run for this job.

Call for impeachment sparks debate in SGA

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On the heels of the Student Government Association election season beginning, controversy arose during the association's Feb. 3 meeting.

The most heavily debated bill was a proposal from Vice President of Internal Affairs Andrew Miller to impeach and remove Senator and SGA presidential-candidate JP Johnson from office.

Speech to raise 'racial awareness'

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In honor of Black History Month, Great Issues Committee and Black Student Alliance have teamed up to bring the esteemed writer and activist Dr. Cornel West to campus on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Busch Student Center's Wool Ballrooms.
As the keynote speaker for Black History Month, West will be speaking about race and democracy with Barack Obama in the White House.

Let Us Introduce You to ... Steve Warchol

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Chances are pretty good that you've flown in a plane at some point in your life.

It's less likely that you've been the one in control while traveling by plane, and you probably wouldn't consider yourself able to teach someone else how to fly a plane.

But for Saint Louis University alumnus Steven Warchol, that's a daily occurrence.

Atlas Week searches for CSOs

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Saint Louis University is going a little more global in March. The Tenth Annual Sam and Marilyn Fox Atlas Week is back, and Chartered Student Organizations, as well as students and faculty, are encouraged to sign up.

"We're in the planning stage right now," Atlas Week Coordinator Michelle Lorenzini said.

New financial programs installed

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Reacting to the current economic situation, Saint Louis University implemented two new financial aid programs this year. The Emergency Scholarship Fund and Institutional Loan programs were established to help students in need of additional financial assistance.

SLU Monologues approved

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The stories have been approved, the cast has been compiled and the stage has been set for Saint Louis University's first-ever production of The SLU Monologues.

The SLU Monologues are sponsored by SLU's feminist organization, Una, and are described on the event's webpage as a "dramatic compilation of true stories, voices from within the SLU community including students, faculty, staff and alumni.

A haunting: Students hunt for supernatural

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Freshman Gretchen Weber does not really know how it happened. The new Facebook phenomenon "Saint Louis University Paranormal Investigators (SLUPI)" started out as more of a joke than anything.

SLUPI, the brainchild of freshmen paranormal explorers Weber, Amy Lutz and Victoria Romba, began almost on a whim, late at night, barely more than a week ago.

In the spirit of the Jesuits, let's forgive Mark McGwire

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Mark McGwire's recent confession of steroid use was anything but shocking. After years of speculation about the genuineness of baseball's biggest slugger's records, many people assumed McGwire's stellar career had been unfairly achieved, especially after he ambiguously refused to admit anything in a testimony before Congress five years ago.

Foreign Affairs: All roads really do lead to Rome

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

You've heard the myriad of clichés: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do," "Rome wasn't built in a day" and "all roads lead to Rome." However, the longer I study in Rome, the more I realize they are true.

For example, "When in Rome" is definitely a key piece of advice for getting the full cultural experience of Italy; the Italians have a completely different lifestyle than Americans.

Recent hate crime shows need for safe dialogue about race

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Two weeks ago, The Student Government Association's meeting received information about an alleged racial incident in campus housing between an African American and a Caucasian student. Concerned students and senators spoke how the incident made them feel and demanded that SGA and the Administration do something about it.

Networking is necessary to a successful employment search

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

According to a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, networking is an essential component to the job search. Among graduating seniors with a job offer who responded to the NACE 2009 Student Survey, networking was ranked number one as a helpful tool to their job search.

Fabulous Fox lives up to name

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Fabulous Fox Theatre has a winner on its hands.

The Color Purple is a powerful, at times almost spiritual, musical detailing the trials and tribulations of Celie, an abused and meek woman who, through the influence of a number of strong women, comes to rise above her troubles and learn to love herself.

Writer straddles line between film, faith

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

People fall into careers for a variety of reasons: convenience, the desire to work within a particular field or motivating factors related to the field. What's less common is to find your way into a career and really feel as though it is what you are meant to be doing.

Firecracker ignites at SLU

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A music venue as unique as The Billiken Club deserves advertisements that are just as unique.

Located on the art-savvy Cherokee Street, Firecracker Press has been handcrafting posters for The Billiken Club since 2006. Originally, a member of The Billiken Club committee designed the Billiken Club's posters.

Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart is among his career bests

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) sits down at a bar in The Spare Room, a bowling alley somewhere in mid-America, one cannot help but conjure up images of the Coen Brothers' cult classic, The Big Lebowski. "The Dude" has four Oscar nominations under his belt (no wins), and has worked in just about every genre imaginable.

Student string orchestra on the hunt for more members

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

When Chris Wintrode arrived at Saint Louis University, the musician had one question: Where was the orchestra?

"I was surprised that SLU didn't have a symphony," he said. "[I thought], thousands of people go here, and we don't have an orchestra?"

He decided to do something about it, and helped start the Saint Louis University String Orchestra.

Stars of new Sparks film talk love letters, military

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

With the newly formed dependence on cell phones, texting and Facebook, can young love exist via snail mail?

The newest installment of a Nicholas Sparks novel-turned-blockbuster movie, Dear John, provides a bleak look at the separation caused by a war abroad and the daily battle between the belief in true love and the innate desire for human contact.

Opening of on-campus arena has led to more empty seats

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

When thinking of successful college men's basketball programs, such as the likes of North Carolina, Duke, Louisville and Michigan State, one thing comes to mind other than their success. All of these teams have loyal, supportive fan bases that contribute to the winning ways of their programs.

Billikens snag much-needed home win

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

College basketball games don't come much stranger or more suspenseful than Wednesday night's showdown between the Saint Louis University Billikens and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies.

The Billikens won in dramatic fashion, 67-65, to improve to 13-8 overall and 4-3 in Atlantic 10 Conference play.

Chartwells employs world-class sprinter

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Saint Louis University students may have noticed that Chartwells has been serving up some fast food lately. Not fast like Pizza Hut or KFC inside Fusz Hall, but really fast, like Olympic-qualifying fast.

Chartwells employee Jermaine Myers was an alternate on the 2008 Jamaican Olympic track and field team-a team that featured the fastest sprinter of all time, Usain Bolt.

Superbowl Selections

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Chris Ackels: Now let's start by clarifying: this is not "Drew Brees is better than Peyton Manning." That discussion - hardly worthy of the label "debate" - is only a minor part of this weekend's story line. But despite the Manning advantage, I'll take Brees with all kinds of time over Manning under pressure.

Sports Shorts

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Women's basketball

Despite double-digit scoring from four separate players, the Billikens fell 61-54 to Duquesne University on Feb. 2.
The Bills also outrebounded the Dukes, 46-39, including 20 offensive rebounds. Junior Lauren Woods led the Billikens with 13 points and three others chipped in with 12 points each.

Wellness Fee criticized for being fiscally irresponsible

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Following the tragedies at Virginia Tech in April 2007, the Administration positively responded to the needs of the Saint Louis University community, specifically by increasing the services of Student Counseling. It is comforting that the Administration recognizes this student need, especially in how it relates to the Ignatian spirituality of cura personalis or care of the whole person.