St. Thomas named its 16th president and South Campus is being reimagined. A fatal car crash occurred on Cretin Avenue and a former St. Thomas student was charged with criminal sexual conduct. Hosts Macy Berendsen and Sam Larson cover these stories and more on Top Stories. TommieMedia’s stories: St. Thomas names its 16th president: St. …
Former St. Thomas student charged with sexual assault
A former University of St. Thomas student was charged Monday in Ramsey County District Court with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with an off-campus assault of a first-year student on March 5, 2022. Macy Berendsen, Owen Larson and Sam Larson have the story.
Men’s basketball’s Rohde named finalist for national award
St. Thomas men’s basketball’s first-year guard Andrew Rohde was announced as a finalist for the Kyle Macy Freshman of the Year Award by College Insider last Thursday.
Charges filed in Monday’s fatal Cretin Avenue crash near St. Thomas campus
A 31-year-old Minneapolis man was charged in the fatal Cretin Avenue crash that occurred Monday afternoon across from Anderson Student Center and O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
St. Thomas campus to close Thursday due to weather
The University of St. Thomas will be closed to most in-person activities on Thursday, Feb. 23, due to winter weather that has gripped the central part of the state.
OPINION: To ChatGPT, or to not ChatGPT: Is ChatGPT the new Shakespeare?
Macy Berendsen discusses ChatGPT and how it might emulate past writers such as William Shakespeare.
News in :90 – Dec. 13, 2022
Much of the central United States was braced Tuesday for blizzard-like conditions, a Minnesota prosecutor said Monday that officers will not face criminal charges in the August shooting of a man in Otsego and the University of St. Thomas is looking to hire a new neighborhood liaison. Opinions Editor Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: Everyone is a fangirl! The term ‘fangirl’ needs to stop being used in a negative connotation
Columnist Macy Berendsen dives into society’s critical view on fangirls and why she thinks fangirls deserve a better preconception than people give them.
OPINION: Destroying artwork as an activist statement is wrong
Opinions editor Macy Berendsen posits her opinion on the recent uptake of art-destroying protests by Just Stop Oil.
News in :90 – Oct. 25, 2022
Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over antisemitic remarks, a Russian court rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner and construction on the University of St. Thomas campus continued through the fall semester. Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: Where is St. Thomas’ statement on abortion?
Opinions Content Managing Editor Macy Berendsen argues that the conversation regarding St. Thomas’ involvement and resources for safe sexual health and abortions needs to remain open.
Dougherty Family College receives anonymous $10M donation
An anonymous $10 million donation was gifted to St. Thomas’ Dougherty Family College on Sept. 22 to help students obtain their associate degree, according to an article published by the St. Thomas Newsroom. The two-year college within St. Thomas opened in the fall of 2017. DFC offers an associate degree with a curriculum designed for …
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St. Thomas job rates post-graduation during a COVID-19 era
St. Thomas post-graduation job rates remain relatively high amid the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that 97% of St. Thomas graduates are employed or continuing education post-undergraduate degree, according to the university’s Career Development team, compared to the U.S. average 86% that the National Center for Education Statistics reports.
OPINION: The environmental issues and the labor issues surrounding fast fashion – why don’t we stop buying it?
Over the past year, the infamous fast fashion brand SHEIN has surpassed other major fast fashion brands, such as H&M and Zara. SHEIN is known for its insanely low prices and variety of clothing options. Although that sounds tempting enough, the issue is majorly in the low labor wages in China, as well as the extremely unsustainable measures to tailor these items. SHEIN is just one of the many fast fashion brands that has gained popularity. It seems as though everyone acknowledges how unsustainable these brands are, yet no one seems to stop buying from them. Reporter Macy Berendsen argues we need to pay more attention to the fast fashion crisis.
St. Thomas holds 29th Undergraduate Communication Research Conference
Communication students were given an opportunity to showcase their work, receive feedback and network within their field at the 29th Annual Undergraduate Communication Research Conference Friday in the Anderson Student Center, consisting of three student presentation sessions and a keynote address.