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Feminist Friday: The Things She Carries
Rape Whistle: My sister gives me her keys to carry and I hang them around my neck. I look down. The most prominent thing hanging on my chest is a huge orange whistle. The label says it’s loud. It screams at me. It tells me not to wear that…
A Reaction to “Discourse, Response, and Democracy”
By Jenny Henneberry
The words of President Fox that were once most clearly burned in my mind are those that concluded my first-year orientation. On a cool summer evening, I found myself within a circle of hundreds of my new peers - our…
Response to President Fox’s Letter to Campus
By Henry Jarvinen
As many of you probably know, there was a petition to revoke Sen. Susan Collins’ honorary degree from St. Lawrence following her recent vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh. While I stand with Dr. Ford, this petition…
SLU Advocates Demand Sen. Collins’ Response
This week has been devastating. It has left us with tears in our eyes and pits in our stomachs. It has been almost unbearable to watch.
In case you missed it, on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, the U.S. Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh, a man…
Calling All SLUts: Consent and Ethical Hookups
The term slut is usually negatively connoted, and even more commonly it is assumed female. A slut usually describes a woman that sleeps around with a lot of people. In times of pure monogamy, when there was really only one (sexual) partner…
Feminist Friday: Finding Your Place at SLU
Being in a new place is hard. It’s scary, really, especially when you’re 348 miles from home and are visibly different from everyone else. I can’t speak for all students of color on campus, but for my first weeks here I had to contemplate…
Letter from the Editor: On the 9/28 Issue
The Hill News is only successful if it represents all students across campus. However, in past publications, we have failed to do this. As your student-led newspaper, we, The Hill News, would like to formally acknowledge and apologize for…
Post UFC-229
UFC 229 was one of the most exciting nights in UFC history to date. While the feature of Conor McGregor versus Khabib Nurmagomedov was expected to be explosive given their history, no one could’ve expected the brawl which broke out at the…