The Rocky Mountain Collegian

More than apathetic, less than fanatical

Staff Editorial

by Editorial Board

Last week, Saint Louis University became an incubator of political activity. Two rallies, one for each party, touched down on campus. The first was for Republican Gov. Sarah Palin at the Chaifetz Arena on Oct. 7. Nearly 10,000 people gathered to watch the vice presidential debates and catch a first-person glimpse of Palin and her family, students and St.

Stress Prep 101

Staff Editorial

by Editorial Board

The month of October is ticking away, and that means midterms are creeping around the corner at Saint Louis University. Many students will experience a great deal of stress as they study (or put off studying) for these academic halfway markers. Before they hole up in some secluded corner, plug their skulls with iPod headphones and start devouring those textbooks, however, it's important to plan to relieve that stress in a constructive way.

Foreign Affairs

On the run in the Middle Kingdom

by Ryan Gach

I am running toward the Bird's Nest in Beijing with my inhaler closely gripped and my Hail Marys whizzing away. A Range zips past with horn blaring and tinted windows glaring. The 100-foot city buses that have accordion-like expanders swerves around me with the driver swearing.

With the Band

Looking at life through the objective lens

by Adam Tamburin

The screams of delight have faded to anxious whispers. All eyes are focused squarely on the giant screens above our heads. I lean forward in my seat and click my pen nervously. Then she emerges. The quiet crowd erupts into a wall of receptive sound as Gov.

The Brevity Thing

'Just the facts' for Missouri voters come election season

by Lew Griffith

"Just the facts, Ma'am"-A line delivered by one Sgt. Joe Friday of Dragnet fame. Something before your time (even the remake starring Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd is before your time) but the phrase still rings true. Two of the presidential debates have come and gone introducing the candidate's platforms to America.

Take a You-Turn

A heartbeat away: Reexamining the roll of the vice presidency

by Samiksha Tarun

On Aug. 10, Karl Rove was interviewed on Fox News. He talked about Gov. Tim Kaine, a member of Sen. Barack Obama's shortlist for vice presidents. Rove said that Kaine was governor for only three years, and he was mayor of Richmond, VA, which is "not a big town.

Senior addresses health care

by Ashlee Beck

In all the impending election pandemonium, let us for a moment set aside our partisanship and focus on a topic deeply significant to all of us: health care. As a SLU student, you should realize that the very core of this university's mission statement is "the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity.