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Be a Leader?

Matthew Lehner September 15, 2005

During my junior and senior years of high school, I guess you could have said I was an overachiever. To gain some experience and a feel for the field I was thinking about pursuing, I took the initiative...

That SLU Instinct

defaultuser September 15, 2005

The best way to show your pride in the Billiken: Stick him in the middle of the street. Step on his face; put your feet over his mouth. And let cars drive over him. School pride at SLU can be painful....

It Is a Shrubbery!

defaultuser September 15, 2005

Two weeks ago, there appeared mysteriously on the west lawn of the Busch Student Center a gigantic, ivy bush in the vague shape of our beloved Billiken. For whom or what purpose this addition was intended...

Give Justice to That Roberts Guy…

Rex Gradeless September 15, 2005

There I was, walking through campus with a friend. We were on our way to grab some dinner at Fusz and had run out of things to talk about. And so I asked, "Hey, what do you think about the John Roberts...

Know the Mass

Silvia McLain September 15, 2005

Walking down the steps of Gries amid a throng of 10 p.m. Mass-goers, I looked out in the Quad to see several more groups of students strolling toward the College Church for their weekly dose of good music...

We Are A Community

defaultuser September 9, 2005

There is no need for elegant introduction or sentimental preface: Every one of us is deeply saddened by the disaster along the Gulf Coast and empathetic to those whose lives have been affected. So much...

Re: Katrina

Erica Rancilio September 9, 2005

Editor's note: The following is an e-mail from Erica Rancilio, a 2004 SLU graduate, who attends Tulane Law School. She sent this letter to a friend at SLU last week, and later gave it to the University...

Wear Your Own Pants

Sarah Hale September 9, 2005

Just before Labor Day, I wore a conspicuously large hole through my favorite pair of corduroys. I was repeatedly advised by family and close friends to throw them away, but a twinge of materialistic nostalgia...

A Fresh Perspective

Jen Mertens September 9, 2005

A glimpse into the mind of college freshmen would definitely reveal the wide array of emotions that accompany their first week of freedom. How much laundry detergent goes in the washer? You actually have...

Listening to Katrina’s Voice

Steven Fowler September 9, 2005

Recently, a convoy of minivans, SUVs and pickup trucks rolled into St. Louis carrying essential supplies. Dads and armies of orange shirts unloaded tons of 19-inch televisions, mini-fridges, multiple video...

The News

defaultuser September 8, 2005

Remember when your high school civics teacher would give you extra-credit just for watching the news or bringing to class a newspaper article on the latest goings-on in government or international affairs? Well,...

Working Together

defaultuser September 1, 2005

We best exemplify the unity of the SLU community at the beginning of the school year. Friends and acquaintances who were apart during the summer gather after classes and on weekends to reconnect. SLU students...

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