I could not find any information concerning prospect official visits to Saint Louis University which may have been scheduled for this past weekend, but it was not a good weekend for Travis Ford to host anyone.
80 arrests as riots grip St. Louis for 3rd day after ex-cop’s acquittal in fatal shooting (with videos) – RT News – Monday, September 18, 2017
Even before last weekend, St. Louis has had a lot of bad publicity - at home and internationally:
St. Louis usurps Detroit to become most violent city in the US: worst city for rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and murder according to FBI data - London Daily Mail - February 8, 2016
St. Louis Tops List of 25 Most Dangerous Cities in America – Fox News St. Louis – September 28, 2016
America’s 25 Most Dangerous Cities:
1. St. Louis, MO
2. Detroit, MI
3. Birmingham, AL
4. Memphis, TN
5. Milwaukee, WI
6. Rockford, IL
7. Baltimore, MD
8. Little Rock, AR
9. Oakland, CA
10. Kansas City, MO
11. Springfield, MO
12. Stockton, CA
13. Indianapolis, IN
14. San Bernardino, CA
15. Washington, DC
16. Lansing, MI
17. Hartford, CT
18. Toledo, OH
19. Atlanta, GA
20. Buffalo, NY
21. Springfield, MA
22. Anchorage, AL
23. Springfield, IL
24. Tallahassee, FL
25. Minneapolis, MN
The 50 Most Violent Cities in the World - U.K. Business Insider - April 8, 2017
14. St. Louis had 60.37 homicides per 100,000 residents.
26. Baltimore had 51.14 homicides per 100,000 residents.
34. New Orleans had 45.17 homicides per 100,000 residents.
36. Detroit had 44.60 homicides per 100,000 residents.
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Saint Louis University is having financial problems, but they are presently being addressed:
Layoffs expected as SLU looks to fix budget deficit - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - January 23, 2017
SLU to cut 4 percent of staff, administrators next week - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - March 4, 2017
ST. LOUIS • Staff and administrators at St. Louis University are expected to find out Tuesday whether they are among the roughly 4 percent who will lose their jobs. That 4 percent represents about 120 employees, according to a campus-wide email from SLU President Fred Pestello on Friday. The impending layoffs have been a much-discussed issue on campus for months as school leaders addressed an ongoing budget crisis.
SLU faces a $16 million budget deficit from this past fiscal year after a decline in enrollment and an uptick in expenses. The trend is projected to continue unless cuts are made, according to university leaders.