After a strong performance last year in the RecycleMania competition, St. Thomas is struggling to repeat similar numbers.
“I personally haven’t seen an increase,” said sophomore Lewis Segl, a recycling team member. “I know among students it’s not very popular. It’s just another flyer up.”
The Opening Doors Capital Campaign is more than $37 million short of its goal, but construction on the Anderson Student Center will begin on schedule, with the demolition of O’Shaughnessy Hall in March.
For several reasons, students and staff are excited about the new Anderson Student Center.
Students are surprised that St. Thomas is cutting December commencement exercises. From now on, students planning to graduate in December will not be able to participate in a commencement ceremony until May.
St. Thomas’ administration is eliminating December commencement ceremonies because of its proximity to Christmas, its typically lower number of graduates than in May and to tighten the budget.
When St. Thomas sophomore Solome Tibebu created AnxietyInTeens.com in high school, she had already spent three years living with anxiety problems.
Last fall, the St. Thomas campus was buzzing about H1N1, hand sanitizer was flying off the shelves at the C-Store, and students and staff were taking extra precautions to prevent further spread of the illness.
St. Thomas finished with 709 points as Gustavus tallied 701 in one of the closest finishes in conference history.
St. Thomas illustrated its increased focus on providing affordable education with the release of its annual budget Friday, Feb. 19.
St. Thomas’ Board of Trustees Thursday approved a 3.5 percent increase in undergraduate tuition and fees for next year. University administrators noted class sizes may increase at the same time.
Friends and family packed O’Gara’s Bar and Grill Wednesday for a night of music and celebration.
After senior Sarah Ritterspach’s best friend died of brain cancer a little over a year ago, she wanted to do something in her friend’s memory. So she decided to shave off all her hair.
Members of the St. Thomas theater club, Thespians Unite!, collected 1,623 student signatures in support of the program.
Some St. Thomas students wish classes were canceled today in observation of Presidents Day.
“Any more days off would be absolutely awesome, but I guess since we are a private college we wouldn’t necessarily have to have holidays off that public institutes do,” junior Katie Hubly said.
With the arrival of new Executive Chef Ken Grogg, the St. Thomas student dining room may see some changes to its menu soon.
As students found out this week, the Coffee Bené shop inside the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library will not accept flex dollars.
Parking Lot H will be closed in March in order for demolition of O’Shaughnessy Hall to take place. Some neighbors have raised concerns that with the Anderson Student Center going up, there will not be enough parking in the center of campus.
