After students spotted a duck nesting outside Frey Hall, the University of St. Thomas found itself as the temporary home to a new batch of ducklings on May 8, just ahead of finals week. Owen Larson has the story.
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell for third straight week. For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory. A transgender woman was brutally assaulted near a light rail station in Minneapolis, suffering serious injuries including a rib fracture, collapsed lung and brain bleed.
The new Stomp and Shake cheer team at St. Thomas is celebrating Black American culture and self-love as they get ready to hype up the university this fall. Chief Video Editor Emily Rudie has the story.
St. Thomas’ McNeely Hall serves as a polling place on election days. On Nov. 2, St. Thomas students made their way to the polls and voted for Mayor, school board members and rent stabilization. Annie Terry and Emily Rudie have the story.
St. Thomas’s Hispanic Organization for Leadership and Achievement organized several Hispanic Heritage Month events that highlighted Latino culture and excellence and created space for students to feel seen. Chief Video Editor Emily Rudie has the story.
