Sam Larson sits down with coach Glenn Caruso, defensive back Yusef Leak, and lineman Alec Rasmussen to reflect on the end of the Tommies’ season, and to look forward at what lies ahead for next year. Zachary Knapp can be reached at knap4186@stthomas.edu
Macy Berendsen sits down with visiting creative writing professor Caleb Tankersley to talk about his short story collection and success in the literary world. Zachary Knapp can be reached at knap4186@stthomas.edu
A wartime agreement that allowed grain exports from Ukraine to resume will be extended by 120 days, Republicans have won control of the U.S. House by a narrow margin and Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike. Isabelle Lynch has today’s News in :90.
Derek Badger sits down with coach Pete Wareham, senior Moe Smith, and senior Zach Haire to discuss the success of the St. Thomas Men’s Cross Country team, and how they plan to move forward into next season. Zachary Knapp can be reached at knap4186@stthomas.edu
North Korea fired at least six missiles into the sea Thursday, a gunman in Pakistan wounded former Prime Minister Imran Khan after opening fire on a campaign truck and the Houston Astros pitched the second no-hitter in World Series history on Wednesday. Callie Wing has today’s News in :90.
Air raid sirens sounded on a South Korean island and residents evacuated to underground shelters after North Korea fired more than 20 missiles Wednesday, at least one of them in its direction and landing near the rivals’ tense sea border. South Korea quickly responded by launching its own missiles in the same border area. The …
Brazilians have delivered a tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics. Bolsonaro’s campaign had made repeated unproven claims of possible electoral manipulation before the vote, raising fears that, if he lost, he …
Karl Warner sits down with coach Ashley Lucas and sophomores Molly Desotell and Ava Pankratz to discuss women’s cross country’s upcoming meets. Zachary Knapp can be reached at knap4186@stthomas.edu
Adam Mueller sits down with coach Katie Hanneman, junior Courtney Wedin, and first-year Caroline Monty to talk about what’s in store for women’s golf’s spring season. Zachary Knapp can be reached at knap4186@stthomas.edu
The University of St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus was unintentionally included in a shelter-in-place alert Tuesday morning. The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine. A man who was intoxicated when he drove his SUV into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis last year, has pleaded guilty to murder and assault just as his trial was set to begin. Mackenna Meyers has today’s News in :90.
Florida has seen an increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria this year driven largely by a surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian. The state Department of Health reports that as of Friday there have been 65 cases of vibrio vulnificus infections and 11 deaths in Florida this year. That compares with 34 …
Russian missile attacks caused a crippled nuclear plant in Ukraine to lose all external power for the second time in five days, “This increases the risk of a radiation disaster because electricity is needed to operate critical safety systems.” Ukraine’s state nuclear operator said Wednesday. The jurors who will decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas …
Russian forces strafed Ukraine with missiles and munition-carrying drones, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof which challenged his death sentence and conviction and a memorial to deceased St. Thomas students was dedicated outside the chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. Isabelle Lynch has today’s News in :90.
President Joe Biden will visit hurricane-ravaged Florida with a pledge that federal, state, and local governments will work as one to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives. More than 1 million Minnesotans have qualified for bonus checks to frontline workers to recognize their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. An anonymous $10 million donation was gifted to St. Thomas’ Dougherty Family College on Sept. 22 to help students obtain their associate degree. Addie Chryst has today’s News in :90.
Derek Badger sits down with men’s soccer coach Jon Lowery, senior defender Wes Lorrens, and first-year midfielder Oliver Bieleveldt to discuss the Tommies’ performance, and what they are looking forward to for the rest of the season. Derek Badger can be reached at dabadger@stthomas.edu Zachary Knapp can be reached at knap4186@stthomas.edu
