Many students use their J-Term study abroad for sightseeing and partying instead of studying. Opinions Editor Abby Sliva argues that students should pick their study abroad for the class, not for the destination.
News in :90 – Feb. 14, 2019
The University of St. Thomas lost power Wednesday morning due to an Xcel Energy outage, in Parkland, Florida, the community is remembering the loss of 14 students and three staff members a year ago today, and The EPA announced Thursday it will move forward with a process that could lead to creating a safety threshold for a group of highly toxic chemicals in drinking water. Opinions Editor Abby Sliva has today’s News in :90.
Kris Wammer named Professor of the Year
Kris Wammer is the St. Thomas Professor of the Year for the 2016-2017 school year.
Sports in :60 – May 12, 2017
This is Sports in :60 for Friday, May 12, 2017.
Ryan Foster elected USG president
Foster, a junior human resources management major, who beat out junior Bobby Martin for the position, looks forward to his presidency and maintaining an open connection between students and USG.
Tommies participate in Take Back the Night
Take Back the Night is a charitable foundation dedicated to helping spread sexual assault awareness and ending all forms of sexual violence. FemCom has organized a march to uphold these ideals and to show solidarity with Sexual Assault Awareness month.
Tommie first-year student takes on the Capitol
While most college students are still sound asleep, St. Thomas first-year Hazel Erickson is wasting no time in her pursuit of a tough profession: politics. She wakes up early two or three days a week and heads to downtown St. Paul before her classes as an intern for Minnesota Public Interest Research Group.
Minnesota’s flu season has likely peaked
According to the Center for Disease Control, the flu activity in Minnesota was elevated for the twelfth week in a row as of March 4 and has likely peaked.
Sports in :60 – March 7, 2017
This is Sports in :60 for Tuesday, March 7, 2017.
Bruess to teach final classes at St. Thomas this spring
Spring semester is the last semester of teaching for long time Communications and Journalism and Family Studies professor Carol Bruess.