Colin Thierry

Saint Louis University Provides Stimulus for Students in Need

SLU is one of more than 5,000 universities around the country who received money from the CARES Act for student aid. While many college students around the country were not directly provided with financial aid from the federal stimulus package known as the CARES Act, numerous universities around the country have been given money forContinue reading “Saint Louis University Provides Stimulus for Students in Need”

St. Louis Shoppers Stock up Without Leaving Their Homes

While St. Louis County has issued a stay at home order for over two weeks, many people have still needed to go to the grocery store. ST. LOUIS COUNTY – County Executive Sam Paige issued a stay-at-home order to fight the coronavirus that went into effect on March 23. This has forced many county residentsContinue reading “St. Louis Shoppers Stock up Without Leaving Their Homes”

Krippene Carries on Family’s College Legacy

Saint Louis University sophomore Erin Krippene comes from a big family with deep ties to the university. Krippene has aunts, an uncle, her mother, and siblings who all attended and graduated from SLU. Krippene said that her family’s strong connections to the St. Louis Catholic university had a significant influence on her perception towards theContinue reading “Krippene Carries on Family’s College Legacy”

Student Government Association Candidates for VP Discuss Their Visions for SLU’s Future

Carlo Auditorium was the site on Feb. 18 for the Student Government Association debates for President and Vice President. The candidates outlined the issues central to their respective campaigns and why they are worthy of votes from SLU students. While there was only one candidate each for three of the five positions, the Vice PresidentContinue reading “Student Government Association Candidates for VP Discuss Their Visions for SLU’s Future”

Students Push for Walk Out at Mercer County High School

A threatened walk-out to protest gun violence produced mixed results for students at Mercer County High School in Aledo, Illinois. The protest was organized by Mercer County junior Lauren Morby in response to the Parkland school shooting in Florida earlier this year. Morby and some of her fellow schoolmates first went to the school’s principalContinue reading “Students Push for Walk Out at Mercer County High School”

Local Journalists Offer Advice to SLU Communications Students

Journalists Sarah Fentem from KWMU and Lauren Trager from KMOV visited professor Jean Whatley’s news writing course at Saint Louis University on February 13 to provide students with insight into the field of journalism. Trager is an investigative journalist and member of the News 4 Investigates team while Fentem reports on sickness and health asContinue reading “Local Journalists Offer Advice to SLU Communications Students”