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On Aug. 14, BerryBox Superfood Bar, a St. A Louis-based chain serving açaí bowls, coffee, smoothies and toasts, opened its doors in Pius XII Memorial Library. The new addition occupies the space formerly held by Einstein Bros. Bagels, sparking widespread controversy among students who feel left out of the decision-making process. BerryBox is open from...
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On Sept.4, news broke that Lindsay Clancy, infamously on trial for strangling her three children in 2023 while in the midst of an alleged psychotic episode, would not be acquitted by reason of insanity due to last-minute deliberation by a single juror. Almost immediately, impassioned conversations arose questioning many aspects of Clancy’s case: the jurors’.
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“The Streak,” an independent sports comedy film directed by Steve Byrne, shot scenes on SLU’s campus from Aug. 26-28. The film follows California Institute of Technology men’s basketball team, the Beavers, overcoming its historic 30-year losing streak. After 310 consecutive losses spanning 26 years, the team finally earned an underdog win in 2011 under the..
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If you haven’t been to many SLU soccer games this season, you probably wouldn’t know one thing: SLU has a Spider-Man. Over the last few weeks, the webslinger has shown up to games in full costume, joking with fans and opposing players and occasionally finding himself caught on camera. While his appearances have become...
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For one week each summer, Saint Louis University students trade classrooms for cabins, schedules for water games, and the ordinary rhythm of college life for something much bigger: giving children affected by a parent’s cancer a place to simply be kids. Camp Kesem, a national nonprofit with chapters at universities across the country, hosts...
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The concept of thrift stores began in 1897 when the Salvation Army first modernized the idea of a nonprofit secondhand store by launching the Salvage Brigade. However the concept of secondhand clothing and trading can be traced back to the 1300s. As society developed, a trading system developed and eventually became a critical market for...
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The inaugural season of the Women’s Professional Baseball League marked the return of professional women’s baseball following the Ladies Professional Baseball League, which was founded in 1997 and suspended operations midway through the following 1998 season. The WPBL is currently on track to surpass the Ladies League’s brief run if it can maintain the...
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In 2016, nerd culture was truly mainstream. It felt impossible to not be completely keyed into everything going on with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with everyone having their favorite Avenger, learning everything about the comics and looking intensely for every single little easter egg they could find. But now, a decade later, those golden moments...
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We live in a time in which two people interacting face to face is dead. Our world, our culture and our very existence are dictated to us by algorithms so perfectly designed for our every want and desire that we see a curated world, one that gives us everything we want and nothing we don’t....
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After over 480 days of bargaining, the Graduate Workers of SLU Union finally reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with the University. Union members have spent Sept. 16 to 18 voting to approve the contract, with the results announced on Sept. 18. This comes after the Union held a picket on North Grand...
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