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Smoke-free trend spreads nationally, nudging SLU students to make a choice

Editorial Board May 5, 2011

What kind of air do you breathe? – More than 500 colleges and universities around the nation have given serious thought to this question, adopting a smoke-free policy for their campuses. Washington...

Bin Laden’s symbolic death gives nation closure

Bin Laden’s symbolic death gives nation closure

Editorial Board May 5, 2011

On Sunday, May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced to the world that Osama bin Laden was dead. The man, who was the face of evil for our generation, will kill no more. While this is, rightfully,...

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Oath of inclusion’s positive intensions blurred by lack of needed discussion

Editorial Board April 28, 2011

While the idea of taking an oath that “will embrace people for the diversity of their identities, creating a community inclusive of race, ethnicity, sex, age, ability, faith orientation, gender,...

B*llikens for Choice’s surprise encourages sex talk

Editorial Board April 28, 2011

Students have sex. That is the message the anonymous student group B*llikens for Choice brought to light on Wednesday, April 20, as the group distributed 1,000 condom-filled eggs around campus. Although...

Lack of efficiency degrades SGA funding system hindering CSOs

Lack of efficiency degrades SGA funding system hindering CSOs

Editorial Board April 14, 2011

Student Government Association proved this weekend during the appeals process for Chartered Student Organization funding that the structure of appealing for funds needs changing. Key problems include...

Fire allows SLU to embody Jesuit mission

Editorial Board April 14, 2011

Men and women for others – Saint Louis University’s Jesuit mission was put to the test this Sunday, April 10, when more than 900 students were evacuated from SLU’s largest residence hall, the Griesedieck...

Shifting spaces may reshape students’ social spheres on campus

Shifting spaces may reshape students’ social spheres on campus

Editorial Board April 7, 2011

  Our dorms and apartments are the personalized headquarters from which we direct our lives – all vital activities start and end there (sleep, namely). Living space is a crucial part of...

Gay-marriage proponent at conference will bring a healthy perspective at this open forum

Editorial Board April 7, 2011

The Undergraduate Marriage, Family and Dating Conference, being held at Saint Louis University on April 8 and 9, should not be a field day for anger and controversy; as many hosting the event have mentioned,...

Misperceptions and barriers are  death for diversity and discourse

Misperceptions and barriers are death for diversity and discourse

Editorial Board March 31, 2011

If perception was reality, then the world would exist in nearly a million dimensions. The Socio-Economic Diversity Survey conducted by Saint Louis University for Undergraduate Socio-Economic Diversity...

We think all is not well when ‘LOL’ and ‘OMG’ enter the official English dictionary

Editorial Board March 31, 2011

We need to start learning the difference between words. There are words like “metonymical discontinuity” reserved for formal documents such as research papers. There are words that we need to recognize...

Students’ voices will be silenced under disenfranchising legislation

Students’ voices will be silenced under disenfranchising legislation

Editorial Board March 25, 2011

Disenfranchisement is the death of democracy. Four bills moving through the Missouri General Assembly could lead to the loss of voting privileges by cutting off accessibility, and it will cause the direct...

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is vital for fighting rape culture and educating students

Editorial Board March 25, 2011

There is nothing unclear about the fact that rape is unacceptable. A “Forcible Rape” report filed into DPSSS on March 7 of this year, reported as having occurred on February 26, raises the heartbreaking...

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