Five St. Thomas students were victims of an armed robbery involving a firearm at around 2:56 a.m. Saturday on Cretin Avenue between Selby and Dayton avenues, approximately one block from the university’s St. Paul campus, according to an email from St. Thomas Public Safety Saturday morning. Assignment Editor Joey Swanson has the story.
“Where are they?” a Trump supporter demanded in a crowd of dozens roaming the halls of the Capitol, bearing Trump flags and pounding on doors. They — lawmakers, staff members and more — were hiding under tables, hunkered in lockdowns, saying prayers, and seeing the fruits of the country’s divisions up close and violent.
When a snow emergency is declared, residents must follow strict parking guidelines. Design Manager Maggie Stout explains St. Paul snow emergency guidelines to prevent vehicles from being ticketed and towed.
The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day.
In an election that was so highly publicized, Minnesotans proved their care for voting as the state had the highest voter turnout during the 2020 election. Reporter Scout Mason has the story.
Four St. John Vianney College Seminary students have been reported to the Dean of Students office for possibly violating a quarantine triggered by a COVID-19 outbreak that had resulted in 33 resident cases as of Thursday. Production Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
St. Thomas School of Business faculty members partnered with Lyft and the Hennepin County Medical Center in 2017 to design a software that provides transportation to medical appointments for patients in need. Reporter Josie Morss has the story.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced plans Wednesday to get children back into elementary schools and ease some restrictions on fitness centers and other businesses that were shuttered last month to curb the spread of COVID-19, though bars and restaurants will remain closed for indoor service through the holidays.
Representatives of LGBTQ groups in the St. Thomas community say they continue to struggle to advocate openly for queer identities despite increasingly tolerant university policies. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has the story.
Fifty-eight positive COVID-19 tests were reported last week by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being Monday, an increase of 11 from the previous week. Justin Amaker and Maggie Stout have the story.
St. Thomas sophomore Kyra Winslow, who died in a car crash earlier this month, helped everyone around her live life differently.
The Undergraduate Student Government general council elected its transfer and senior class senator, listened to presentations about staff online learning resources and a proposal for a new STEAM complex, and further discussed an S-D-R grading option at its Dec. 10 meeting. University Affairs Editor Angeline Terry has the update.
The largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history got underway Monday as health workers in select hospitals rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic — a day of optimism even as the nation’s death toll neared 300,000.
VitiSchedule is an app being developed for Apple and Android devices by St. Thomas senior and computer engineering major Rachel Farah to help autistic children during online school. Farah plans to release the app in early 2021. Scout Mason and Maggie Stout have the story and infographic.
From being born one minute apart to now being over 1,600 miles apart, St. Thomas first-year student Claire Bentfield and her twin Rachel Bentfield, who attends school in Washington state, are staying connected through their weekly podcast. Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe has the story.
