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Pause for Opinion Episode 3

Pause for Opinion Episode 3

Fiona Clair, Opinion Editor March 20, 2019

This episode I sat down with two lovely SLU students, Shanaya Shah and Molly Dippel, to talk about the injustices of menstruation. Give it a listen, and get yourself informed! **I apologize that I never...

Celine Reinoso - Copy Editor

Operation Streamline: An expedited prosecution to deportation and incarceration

Celine Reinoso, Copy Editor March 20, 2019

Imagine a cold, modern-designed, brightly-lit, huge courtroom. Now imagine sitting in it with your hands in shackles, in a country you have never been to and everyone around you is speaking a language...

Jakob Benedetti - Staff Writer

Climate change is no joke

Jakob Benedetti, Staff Writer March 20, 2019

In 1988, the UN created the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—or the IPCC— with the purpose of studying our understanding of climate change, how climate change itself has progressed and what...

Not a job, the job

Not a job, the job

Fiona Clair, Opinion Editor March 20, 2019

When I was in high school, I wasn’t allowed to get a job. I picked up the odd babysitting gig whenever I could, but other than that I was to put my academics first. Looking back, it’s one of those...

Let’s chat about abortion

Let’s chat about abortion

Lexi Kayser, Staff Writer March 20, 2019

My heart is in absolute tatters after reading about an 11-year-old Argentinian girl who was raped by her 65-year-old grandfather and was forced by doctors to carry the baby, despite her begging for an...

Nike, they did it

Nike, they did it

Monica Ryan, Managing Editor February 27, 2019

Within the past 12 months, Nike has released two progressive commercials. One on Sept. 7, 2018 featuring Colin Kaepernick among other athletes who have broken barriers and done something “crazy,” and...

Jakob Benedetti - Staff Writer

​Bernie Sanders, in 2020, with the social justice warriors

Jakob Benedetti, Staff Writer February 27, 2019

I know what you’re thinking: here we go again. It seems like only yesterday I was waiting up late to see the final results of Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton, and here we are now about...

Please, just get your flu shot

Please, just get your flu shot

Jacob Goyen, Contributor February 21, 2019

Dear Editor, Flu vaccinations have been a topic of debate for many years now due to a number of factors—such as skepticism towards their possible “side effects.” The speculations regarding the...

Just say no to tobacco (yes that includes vaping)

Just say no to tobacco (yes that includes vaping)

Peter Pys, Contributor February 20, 2019

Dear Editor, To many, tobacco has become the most controlling thing in their lives, and it has been since they first used it. The addictive adrenaline rush has hooked millions—and kills 480,000 Americans...

Empowering women with access to healthcare information

Empowering women with access to healthcare information

Faith Nixon, Contributor February 19, 2019

Dear Editor, In recent decades, women’s equity has been increasingly recognized as a crucial component of achieving countless health and development objectives. Disparities in educational access,...

The University News Editorial Board: One year after Parkland

The University News Editorial Board: One year after Parkland

Fíona Clair and Editorial Board February 14, 2019

Valentine’s Day is a day of love and cheesy Hallmark cards, but this year it is also an anniversary of violence. Our world is plagued with acts of violence that polarize communities and steal hope from...

Sorry, college kids shouldnt have dogs

Sorry, college kids shouldn’t have dogs

Monica Ryan, Managing Editor January 30, 2019

Walking to class every day, I see a lot of dogs on campus. This makes me extremely giddy because my most precious furry friend, Ozzie, passed away two years ago. I miss him very much, so I get excited...

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