Saint Louis University

Pevely Dairy Site: What Will Happen to Historic Sign Sitting On Top of SLU Building? (PHOTOS)

One of the biggest St. Louis stories this week is news that Father Lawrence Biondi, president of Saint Louis University, will be stepping down after months of faculty and student protest. One controversial component of Biondi's leadership is his record on land acquisition and development -- with som ... More >>

Lawrence Biondi's Retirement Speech at SLU Gala: "It Is Time For Me to Move On" (VIDEO)

It is time for Lawrence Biondi to move on. So said Saint Louis University's president Father Lawrence Biondi in his announcement that he will be stepping down as head of the school -- a move that surprised many and sent reporters scrambling for details Saturday night. He broke the news at a priva ... More >>

Father Lawrence Biondi Is Stepping Down as Saint Louis University President

Father Lawrence Biondi, the embattled president of Saint Louis University, announced tonight that he is stepping down -- after months of protest from faculty and students pushing for him to resign as head of the Jesuit school. "Just as I helped lead SLU's transformation when I arrived here more t ... More >>

SLU: Father Biondi Says "We Share a Common Goal," Amid Renewed Calls for His Resignation

In a lengthy response to a string of controversies and negative media coverage over the last two weeks, Father Lawrence Biondi, the embattled president of Saint Louis University, sent out a campus-wide message defending his recent actions and saying, "We cannot forget that we share a common goal." ... More >>

Saint Louis University: Administration Threatens Legal Action Over Professor's Survey

Here's one way to pretty much guarantee negative publicity, courtesy of Saint Louis University officials. SLU's legal counsel, in an apparent attempt to stop a faculty survey on the embattled university president Father Lawrence Biondi, has threatened legal action against the professor drafting th ... More >>

SLU: Prof. Matthew Hall Criticizes Lawrence Biondi; Trustees Call Him Immature Liar

Over the past month, we've reported on the latest controversies of Saint Louis University, first with the high-profile resignation of the theology chair and most recently with the departure of the interim law dean over inappropriate comments. At the center of much of the conflict at SLU is Father La ... More >>

Resigned SLU Theology Chair Jay Hammond On Lawrence Biondi: "He Creates a Culture of Fear"

As we reported last week, Jay Hammond, chair of the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University, resigned in protest of Father Lawrence Biondi -- the latest high-profile case of faculty backlash against university leadership. After publishing Hammond's formal resignation letter and ... More >>

Saint Louis University: More Faculty Protest As Theology Dept. Chair Jay Hammond Resigns

More trouble this week for Father Lawrence Biondi, president of Saint Louis University -- with another high-profile resignation from someone who says that "trust at SLU has been shattered." Jay Hammond, the chair of the Department of Theological Studies, has resigned in protest of Biondi's leaders ... More >>

Pevely Dairy Site: After Long Fight, Why Doesn't Saint Louis University Have a Plan? (PHOTOS)

What's going on with the Pevely Dairy complex? Not a whole lot, it seems, much to the frustration of preservationists and other groups that fought to stop Saint Louis University from demolishing the landmark complex on South Grand Boulevard. Several university spokespeople did not respond to Daily ... More >>

Hometown Hoops

Rick Majerus: Small Act Went a Long Way for SLU Student

Editor's note: Jonathan Gold is a third-year law student at Saint Louis University. He penned this story on Sunday after learning of the death of the man he referred to simply as "Coach." It was a little less than six years ago that I had my first encounter with Rick Majerus. I was finishing my so ... More >>

March Madness Game Preview: SLU Billikens vs. Memphis Tigers

​I wrote a print edition article this week, looking at the brackets in the NCAA Tournament, doing some complaining about the selection committee's seeding choices, and previewing the road the Missouri Tigers will have to travel -- through the first couple rounds, at least -- if they want to get th ... More >>

SLU on Trial for Sex Discrimination

www.slu.eduConnie Evashwick​A former dean of Saint Louis University's School of Public Health has sued her old employer, accusing the Jesuit institution of sex discrimination. The battle has now reached the courtroom, with the fourth day of jury trial opening this morning at the Civil Courts B ... More >>

Billikens Stomp Texas Southern With Steel-Toed Defense

Albert SamahaBrian Conklin and company held Texas Southern to 39 points on 30.6 percent shooting.​The biggest lead was 37 points. When the starters were pulled with a few minutes left in the game, Saint Louis University was shooting nearly 60 percent from the floor. Last night, the Billikens did w ... More >>

Vargas Llosa Wins St. Louis Literary Award

image via​It's really hard to top a Nobel Prize, but once you've won that, what else are you going to do? Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian novelist who won the big prize last year, has elected to keep on collecting awards, notably the St. Louis Literary Award, presented by the Saint Louis Univ ... More >>

Fashionably Healthy

Shop For a Good Cause Friday

Not reality.​A lot of the blame for unrealistic expectations of how women's bodies should look gets heaped onto the fashion industry's bony shoulders. So it's really, really encouraging to see a fashionable slap back.The Escape to Reality Foundation is a group of St. Louis women who share a love o ... More >>

SLU Researcher Links Tonsil Removal to Fat Kids; Ice Cream Escapes Blame

Say goodbye to your skinny jeans, kid.​A new medical report has found that children who have their tonsils removed often gain weight disproportionally to kids who don't have the surgery. Lead author of the study, Dr. Anita Jeyakumar of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, writes in the journ ... More >>

R.I.P. Patrick Wessel, Jumbling Towers Champion and Charismatic St. Louis Advocate, 1985-2010

Patrick John Wessel, 1985-2010.​People who know someone who becomes a celebrity often say that they just "knew" that person was destined for stardom. Patrick Wessel wasn't a star - yet -- but he was on his way. And his friends, and even acquaintances, agree: Whatever "it" is, he had it in spad ... More >>

Haunted Boy: Film on St. Louis Exorcist to Premiere at Tivoli Theatre Next Month

hauntedboy.com​A film shot in St. Louis -- and based in part on a 2005 Riverfront Times feature "Hell of a House" -- will debut next month at the Tivoli Theatre. The Haunted Boy: The Secret Diary of the Exorcist tells the story of a 1949 exorcism involving Saint Louis University priests and a boy ... More >>

SNAP Protests SLU's Commencement Speaker; Vatican Rep Allegedly Called Sex Victim "Idiot"

Pietro Sambi, that's Italian for "Don't $&#@ with Me!"​The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is holding a demonstration right this very minute on the corner of Lindell and Grand, just outside Saint Louis University. The group is upset that SLU has invited the Vatican's U.S. A ... More >>

SLU Basketball Players Arrested, Questioned in Sexual Assault in Dorm

​Three Saint Louis University basketball players are being investigated for the sexual assault of a 20-year-old female student. The woman said she was attacked in between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. Saturday inside a dorm at the Grand Forest Apartments.Police have questioned three male basketball players ab ... More >>

SLU Students Rally Tonight Against Racial/LGBT/Ethnic Hatred on Campus

SLU Students for Social Justice​It's not been a good year so far for Saint Louis University's reputation as a tolerant place to go to school. Racial slurs have been scrawled on walls and a student's door was vandalized. Another student was called a nigger and threatened with a lynching. A cros ... More >>

Lorenzo Romar: The Sweet 16 Coach SLU Let Slip Away

Image via the Seattle Times These nets could've been yours, St. Louis​Full disclosure: The author is a graduate of the University of Washington, a four-year member of the school's student rooting section the Dawg Pack (aka Romarville) and one of the most rabid Husky fans on the planet. Now ... More >>

Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, October 9-11, 2009

Some weekends there are more options than others when it comes to finding something fun to do on a budget. This is one of 'em.Soulard Oktoberfest (Friday-Sunday)Look at the size of those mugs! Soulard Oktoberfest runs through Sunday and costs $5 admission.​Despite controversy over the amount of li ... More >>

Talking Loud, Saying Nothing

Billiken Club and Gargoyle Announce Initial Fall Dates: AA Bondy, Damien Jurado, Liam Finn, Dark Meat, the Cribs, Ratatat, Broken Social Scene, Land of Talk, Parts & Labor, Centro-matic, more!

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This Week's Issue

"Ask yourself: Where did the McDonald's, Wendy's and the Schnucks go? Do their owners live in the ghettos?"

Week of December 21, 2006

Also Playing: Casper and the Cookies

8 p.m., St. Louis University's Billiken Club (Busch Student Center, 20 North Grand Boulevard).

Pink Spiders

Thursday, January 19; Creepy Crawl (412 North Tucker Boulevard)

Something in the Way You Squeak

Unreal cuddles up to singing mice, sends some postcards home and praises the Grant Writer of the Year. Plus, a local blogger sidesteps Mr. Porn Man.

Hell of a House

For sale: three-bedroom Colonial in charming neighborhood. Hardwood floors. Lots of personality. And, oh yeah: Satan slept here.

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Letters

Week of September 7, 2005

Sculpture Shock

SLU president Lawrence Biondi says he leased his Trova from the city fair and square, for $10 a year. Others beg to differ.

Shooting Stars

Tommie Liddell plays tortoise to Darius Miles’ hare in the annals of East Side High basketball lore

Season on the Drink

SLU's Blue Crew lives to harangue rival ballers -- and even the guys on the home team

Feed the Beast

Everybody wants Hazelwood Central's Kalen Grimes and St. Louis' junior class of hoopsters. But recruiting in the city is a courtship dance and a high-maintenance affair.

The Defense Never Rests

St. Louis University's Billikens get the ball rolling

Father Knows Best

Lawrence Biondi radically remakes St. Louis University, leaving resentment in his wake

Penalty Kick

Faded soccer glory seen in a U.S. World Cup team without St. Louis talent

Prescription for Resignation

Upset over a new pay policy, docs are checking out of St. Louis University Hospital

Literary Larceny

Andrew Clayton stole rare books from the Jesuits. Now he's hoping they'll forgive him.

What Is Your Greatest Athletic Feat?

Letters to the Editor

The Sacred & the Profane

Father Lawrence Biondi is praised for revamping the campus of St. Louis University and boosting its endowment. But the enemies he's made along the way claim that behind the fountains, statues and donations stands a Jesuit bully who's more interested in th

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