St. Thomas has more confirmed deposits for next year’s freshman class than ever before.
For the 2010-2011 school year, 1,493 students have put down their class deposits to be Tommies. At this time last year, St. Thomas had 1,337 deposits.
Jordin Sparks, Phil Vassar to perform on campus May 8
STAR announced Thursday that “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks and country singer Phil Vassar will headline the spring concert Saturday, May 8.
Chuck Wicks will open for Vassar at the outdoor concert, which is from 7 to 9 p.m. on the Lot O parking lot on South Campus.
Men’s tennis aims for first MIAC title since 1988
Juniors Kevin Walker and Matt Bergstrom sat down with TommieMedia to explain how the men’s tennis team is undefeated in the MIAC (7-0) and why the team has a strong chance to win the conference for the first time since 1988.
Mitch Albom attracts a crowd, gives “truly inspirational” speech
More than 200 people filled the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium Sunday night to hear best-selling author and columnist Mitch Albom talk about his latest book and how we are “all people of God.”
Albom’s “Tuesdays with Morrie” sold more than 14 million copies and attracted junior Monica Jarvis to the event.
Baseball splits with Johnnies, improves to 16-2
As Brady Field said, “It’s always tough against the Johnnies,” and the junior catcher couldn’t be more right as the Johnnies snapped the No. 1-ranked Tommies’ 13-game winning streak Wednesday afternoon at Koch Diamond.
Two women cited for social host violation near campus
Two underage women at a residence in the St. Thomas neighborhood were cited by St. Paul police for violating the social host ordinance in the early hours of March 18.
According to the police report, four others at the Marshall Avenue house were cited for underage consumption. The two women cited for the social host violation also received minor consumption citations. The report does not identify whether those cited are St. Thomas students.
Track coach offers aspiring runners advice
With warm temperatures luring St. Thomas students to put on their running shoes and go out for jog, Tommie track and field distance coach Pete Wareham shares some pointers about maximizing workouts.
Mullee advances to finals, men’s team sits 10th overall
All-American junior Peter Mullee placed fifth in the 100-yard backstroke preliminary and will advance to Friday night’s finals at the NCAA Division III National Swimming and Diving Championships.
Tommie swimmers miss Thursday finals
No St. Thomas swimmer advanced to the finals Thursday in the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships.
Mullee finishes fifth in 50-yard freestyle
All-American Junior Peter Mullee placed fifth in the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships.
Mullee finished with a time of 20.50 seconds Wednesday evening at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.
A look inside Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex
The Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex doesn’t open until August 2010, but TommieMedia was allowed inside Wednesday on a guided tour to check out the progress.
Athletic director Steve Fritz, who was on his fifth tour of the facility, said the new field house will be about twice as big as Coughlan Field House.
Swimmer Peter Mullee shares ‘awesome’ MIAC title experience
After being named swimmer of the year and helping the Tommie men’s swim team win its first MIAC title since 1954, Shane Kitzman sat down with junior swimmer Peter Mullee to find out more about how St. Thomas was able to get coach Tom Hodgson his first championship in his 31-year career.
Men’s bball avenges sole MIAC loss, tops Gustavus
With a four-game lead in the conference and the team’s fifth-straight MIAC title already in the bag, St. Thomas men’s basketball still had some business to tend to with Gustavus Wednesday night.
Solar panels finally atop Brady Hall
One year after a group of St. Thomas students envisioned placing solar panels atop Brady Hall, their wait is finally over.
Twenty solar panels, which are intended to reduce energy costs by $500 a year, were installed on the roof of the residence hall by late Wednesday evening.
Winter weather and questions about Brady’s structural stability delayed installation, which was planned for Dec. 19, according to junior David Hackworthy, who was a part of the student group.
Football fans line up for Saturday’s game vouchers
Junior Marguerite Maginot used to be embarrassed to attend home football games.
“The team was terrible my freshman year,” she said. “We wouldn’t even stay to watch the whole game.”
But a turnaround from a 2-8 record in 2007 to now hosting a second round NCAA playoff game has changed fans like Maginot’s opinion of the team.