St. Thomas students studying on Grand Cayman Island were not injured after a magnitude-5.8 earthquake hit near the Cayman Islands this morning.
Student center receives final approval
St. Thomas took its final step toward building the Anderson Student Center, setting up ground breaking for as early as April or May.
Facebook changes privacy settings
Facebook is making some changes to privacy settings, allowing users to control visibility of every piece of posted information.
Students receive first doses of H1N1 vaccine
Students lined up outside the Tommie Triage Trailer, located behind Brady Hall, at 11 a.m. Monday to receive their H1N1 vaccine.
Volleyball team will compete in NCAA playoffs
The No. 9-ranked Tommie volleyball team left Wednesday morning for Oshkosh, Wis., to compete in the 2009 NCAA Division III Tournament.
Harry Potter, students charm library’s 50th birthday
The library’s “Harry Potter Room” on the second floor was filled with Hogwarts-themed treats, trivia and a showing of the “Sorcerer’s Stone” Tuesday night.
Hand sanitizer selling briskly at C-Store
Hand sanitizer is flying off store shelves around the United States as the number of H1N1 cases rises this fall. Sanitizer sales are up 70.5 percent this year over last year, Nielsen Business Media reported this week.
News in :90 – Oct. 28, 2009
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St. Thomas alumnus to succeed Sirba as vicar general
The Rev. Peter Laird, St. Thomas graduate and faculty member at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity, will be the new vicar general and moderator of the curia.
Student collapses in Scooter’s
Public Safety responded to a medical emergency in Scooter’s Friday night when a student collapsed during African Voice, an event sponsored by the African Nations Student Association.
Hundreds of high schoolers visit campus
The Admissions Office expects about 1,000 campus visitors for Fall Tommie Days Thursday and Friday. Thousands of Minnesota high school students are dismissed from classes during the MEA weekend break.
News in :90 – Oct. 5, 2009
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Knights place monument in Upper Quad
After raising more than $2,000 last semester, the St. Thomas Knights of Columbus installed a monument just north of the Murray-Herrick Campus Center.
USG elections fill nearly all vacancies
With one contested race and two write-in candidates, the Undergraduate Student Government announced election results Thursday night.
News in :90 – Sept. 21, 2009
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