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I remember walking into class on a sunny Thursday afternoon last fall, the SLU homepage loaded onto the screen hanging from the Noble Center classroom. My face was on it, a picture from my summer abroad experience in Israel-Palestine, the…

In light of this week’s Thelmo meeting, I find it crucial to ask one major question for a club which has a current budget of $79,840: how do they ensure accountability and ethics for expedition trips? The question is not a direct insult or…

This past April, while attending my brother’s wedding, I found myself speaking with a family friend. She moved to the United States from Scotland, and one of her daughters was in my brother’s year at school. We discussed the Stoneman…

We were all stunned this weekend by the events that transpired at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and three handguns, Robert D. Bowers opened fire on the temple’s weekly Shabbat service as he…

I want to make one thing abundantly clear: this isn’t the end of the world. We’re just approaching it. Brazil has elected a man named Jair Bolsonaro as their president. A former army official, Bolsonaro has voiced support for lending…

How many women must come forward with allegations against a powerful, white man in order for their accusations to be taken seriously? The fact that we even have to ask ourselves this question is something that makes me absolutely sick to my…

Brett Kavanaugh proves that you can get away with anything, and still get everything, as long as you’re a rich white man. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford proves that you can accomplish anything, suffer everything, and still get nothing, as long…

Dylan Ratigan, former MSNBC talking head, has entered the New York 21st Congressional race against Republican incumbent Elise Stefanik. Though he brings celebrity to the race, his experience leaves much to be desired. Specifically, his…