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Oscar Romero: Like Martin Luther King Jr., Romero had a choice to struggle in solidarity with the people.
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Abandoning a privileged faith

[email protected] January 22, 2015

Today, on Martin Luther King Day, I am grateful for teachers because I have a lot to learn in this life. I am an upper-middle class, white woman and a student at a private university in the United States-...

The first days of Ferguson

[email protected] January 22, 2015

Billikens: if you or your peers still say, “I support your movement, but don’t agree with the tactics”, you likely still have a burning QuikTrip as the introduction to your Ferguson story. Understand...

Normalization and sensationalism of disease in the US

[email protected] January 22, 2015

I am sure all of you have seen those articles showing the cool infographics concerning death tolls of diseases versus the money raised to combat them.  I always find them fascinating, in no small part...

How to cement a presidential legacy

[email protected] January 22, 2015

On Jan. 8, President Obama unveiled a plan to make community college free for students who maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher and make steady progress in finishing their program. Such a plan would save community-college...

Jessica Park/Chief Illustrator

A last-ditch deal to keep the Rams

[email protected] January 22, 2015

Earlier this month reports began to arise suggesting that the St. Louis Rams of St. Louis would soon become the Rams of Los Angeles. Stan Kroenke, the majority owner of the Rams, who had bought...

Track and field gets running start

Track and field gets running start

[email protected] January 22, 2015

Saint Louis University track and field teams hit the ground running with a pair of meets to start the new year and a new season. The Billiken’s indoor season began Dec. 6, with the Saluki Fast Start...

Newbie: Freshman guard Marcus Bartley, below, has worked his way into the starting five. Ryan Quinn / Photo Editor

Men drop back-and-forth contest at rival Flyers

[email protected] January 22, 2015

In the first game of what the UNews Sports Section has unofficially dubbed as “Atlantic 10 rivalry week,” the men’s basketball team came up short against its Ohio rivals, the Dayton Flyers. The Billikens...

Women beat La Salle: A-10 record now 2-4

[email protected] January 22, 2015

The Saint Louis University women’s basketball team travelled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania., to face Conference member Duquesne University last Thursday, Jan.15.  Duquesne hit the ground running, scoring...

Dancing to win: SLU’s competitive Raas dance team debuted their routine for this year in the Refectory Hall in DeBourg at a performance on Sunday, Jan. 18, for a crowd of enthusiastic supporters. They will compete at the University of Michigan this upcoming Saturday, Jan. 24. Elizabeth Scofidio / The University News

SLU Raas team gears up to win

[email protected] January 22, 2015

On Sunday, Jan. 18,  SLU Raas, SLU’s traditional Gujarati folk dance team, performed in the Refractory Hall of DuBourg at 8 p.m. The team performed a sneak peek of their routine for a sizeable audience,...

MLK comes to life in ‘Selma’

[email protected] January 22, 2015

The film “Selma,” about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is one of the most inspirational films I have seen in a long time. This is due to the actors in the film, such as David Oyelowo (Martin Luther King...

‘Potter’ fans win battle on chocolate

[email protected] January 22, 2015

On Tuesday, Jan. 13, I received an email that included the following sentence: “By the end of 2015, and sooner when possible, all Harry Potter chocolate products sold at Warner Bros. outlets and throughout...

The Academy deciphers the best of the best

[email protected] January 22, 2015

Oscar nominations leave some unsettled  The first few months of a new calendar year are host to acceptance speeches, red carpets and acknowledgments of the previous year’s best works in the categories...

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