"A challenging road lies ahead for University News Editor-in-Chief-Elect Paul Brunkhorst. The junior English and political science student will be tasked with running the official print voice of Saint Louis University students for the 2015-2016 academic year.
'People say that print media is in decline, but I think that is an opportunity for what remains of print media to be a voice above everything else,' Brunkhorst said..."
"More than two years after the release of his major-label debut, West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar returns with his follow-up album, 'To Pimp a Butterfly.' While his debut, 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D City,' focused on his unlikely escape from the streets of Compton, California, the sequel focuses on the way fame has affected him.
Struggling with fame is a common theme in hip-hop, and the fact that Lamar transitions to this idea in his second album for Interscope..."
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"On Dec. 31, 1972, a plane carrying aid packages for the earthquake-affected people of Nicaragua crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, almost as soon as it took off- a result of overloading.
Killed in the crash was Major League Baseball (MLB) player Roberto Clemente, a right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who was accompanying the relief packages, to ensure the packages were actually received by those who needed it..."
"Hollywood has always had a fixation on biopics, and 2014 was no exception. 'The Imitation Game' (about WWII code-breaker Alan Turing) and 'The Theory of Everything' (about theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking) are both Oscar front-runners, for Best Picture, among other awards. But the lesser known subjects of 'Foxcatcher' – gold-medal-winning Olympic wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz and benefactor and coach John E. du Pont – provide a chilling, captivating tale of their own, one equally worthy..."
"The return of HBO’s 'Game of Thrones' is much like the return of barbecue season, or the re-opening of the public pool. You’ve gone long enough without it that it’s no longer at the forefront of your mind, but as soon as someone mentions that it’s coming back in less than a month, time can’t seem to go by any slower. The wait during the week leading up to the premiere feels like an eternity, and by the time 8 p.m. on Sunday rolls around, you are so full of anticipation that you can hardly think straight..."
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Baseball slides into first in A-10 conference play
"SLU baseball is in the midst of its conference schedule and currently sits one and a half games ahead of VCU for the A-10 lead. The Billikens are 19-11 on the season, including a 7-1 in-conference record.
The team opened conference play by sweeping Rhode Island on the road and George Washington at home in three-game series before splitting a two-game road series with St. Bonaventure. SLU totaled 45 runs in those eight games, while allowing only 25..."