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The NewSLU

A special section devoted to student experiences of the U.S. election

The U.S. Elections Increases Stress Amongst Non-American Students

Hannah Goodwin and Charles Mut-Tracy December 2, 2024

Tenatic Gonzalez Hernandez is originally from Jalisco, Mexico, but moved to Qatar 10 years ago for her father’s job. Though she is no longer geographically close to the United States, Gonzalez Hernandez...

SLU-Madrid Professors Reflect on the Potential Impacts of the US Election

With the 2024 US Presidential election approaching, SLU-Madrid’s faculty, including new rector Bill Johnson, are focused on its significance and what it means for not only the US, but the world.  “It...

An Analysis of the Absurd

Bella Gustafson, Staff Writer December 2, 2024

Before the world had memes, it had art. Though memes are distinct to the internet, art has been used to satirize political culture throughout history, like graffiti in the Roman Empire, and the editorial...

Students Find U.S. Presidential Debate “Too Much of a Spectacle”

December 2, 2024

This story was written by Nidal Barakat. It was reported by Abigail Amane, Colleen Dundon, James Gill, Sebastian Gines and Rose Johnson. The presidential debate in September between Kamala Harris...

Vice-Presidential Debate: “Respectful” and “Demure”

Shruti Adavelly and Caroline Fields December 2, 2024

Students at SLU-Madrid reacted with hope and satisfaction to Tuesday’s U.S. vice presidential debate, calling it a “respectful exchange of opinions.” The debate focused on key topics including the...

A student looks up at the TV screen in the Newtral news room at the beginning of the debate.

Students Channel Their Inner Insomniac to Fact Check US Presidential Debate

Caroline Fields, Staff Writer November 29, 2024
Powered only by Red Bull and sheer will, our writer describes her experience working with Neutral to fact check the 2024 U.S. presidential debates.
Representatives of SGA running the voter registration table in San Ignacio Hall's lobby.

SGA Helps Register Students to Cast Absentee Ballots Abroad

Lucia Casillas-Llavata, Contributing Writer November 17, 2024

An estimated 100 students attended a student voter registration absentee ballot request drive, hosted by the student government at Saint Louis University’s Madrid campus last Thursday. The booth was...

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