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By Ian Erlichman “Anyone who says that there is a correlation between guns and interpersonal gun violence is wrong,” said Trevor Burrus of the CATO institute. The real cause of nearly two thirds of America’s gun deaths aren’t…

Days have passed since Hurricane Florence swept through the Carolinas. However, the effects of the violent storm are still wreaking havoc on East Coast communities. Prior to hitting land, the hurricane was ranked as a Category four…

President Trump may currently be engaged in a war of words with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada over international trade agreements. But not everyone north of the border is viewing the United States with a combination of confusion,…

After a sweaty, miserable first week of classes, Canton has finally cooled down to tolerable temperatures. Summer 2018 was the hottest on record, which may come as a surprise to those of us who know Canton for its long, bitterly cold…

High spirits typically characterize the start of the new academic year.  This year it was high temperatures. After breezing through syllabus week, the campus-wide optimism of the new semester was quickly undone by a vicious heat wave.  …

While many students at SLU are familiar with technological problems stemming from the old printers across campus, the beginning of this academic year was marked by a different set of issues.  Some have dubbed the campus-wide failure of the…

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the infamous patch of garbage approximately the size of France floating in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and the mainland United States, is an ever-growing ecological crisis. However, hope for…

As Earth Day finally comes to Canton again, numerous student environmental groups are preparing to show their dedication to protecting the planet. After a year they see as fraught with increasing environmental havoc, many individuals in…