With construction finally complete, Coffee Bené will open its independently run coffee shop on the first floor of the library.
Library coffee shop to begin brewing Wednesday morning
Zamlen case closed, mother continues investigating
St. Paul police have closed the books on the Dan Zamlen case, but his mother is continuing to investigate on her own.
Autopsy results released in June show Zamlen accidentally drowned. Police reports released yesterday say Zamlen was drinking before he went to a house party and brought alcohol.
Construction pushes students to off-campus gyms
With the relocation of the weight room to the concession area of O’Shaughnessy Stadium, some St. Thomas students are choosing alternative places to work out.
Strength coach Tyrone Stenzel said the new weight room is “really undersized.”
“It’s just that we have a space crunch, and there’s really no place we can go,” Stenzel said.
Winter storm warning for St. Paul, no emergency yet
With 3.1 inches of snow falling in a 24-hour period, the Twin Cities are under a winter storm warning until noon Tuesday and are facing record snowfall for February.
As of noon Monday, the city of Saint Paul had not declared a snow emergency.
Faculty members seek explanations for study abroad cuts
About 30 faculty members gathered Friday afternoon to learn more about the recent reduction in J-Term study abroad courses for 2011 and express their concerns.
“There are a lot of issues to discuss,” business professor Dawn Swink said. “I’m concerned because it seems like we are cutting out international study abroad opportunities.”
Joseph Kreitzer and Angeline Barretta-Herman, associate vice presidents for Academic Affairs, discussed the factors that led to the administrative decision to allow fewer J-Term study abroad courses this coming year.
Budget concerns mean fewer J-Term courses abroad
Senior Hannah Forstrom thinks other students should have the same opportunity she did to study in Italy over J-Term as part of the “Pilgrimage in Italy” theology course.
“It was such an enriching experience,” Forstrom said. “The benefits are endless.”
But students won’t have that chance in 2011 because “Pilgrimage in Italy” is one of several J-Term courses the university won’t offer for financial reasons.
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.
New campus cars up for sharing
Two brand-new Toyota Priuses arrived on campus Monday, signaling the arrival of the HOURCAR car-sharing service to St. Thomas.
Campus construction on schedule for opening, demolition
Construction on the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex remains on schedule for its August 2010 opening date.
Dance team brings home first place from nationals
The team headed down to nationals in Orlando, Fla. from Jan. 16 to Jan. 17 for a packed weekend of competing in front of friends, family and of course a panel of judges.
Coffee Bené set to serve the second week of February
St. Thomas will open its new coffee shop in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library in the second week of February, as it will drop the white curtain now hanging around the construction site on the first floor.
Moving out of O’Shaughnessy Hall
Athletic staff and Health and Human Performance faculty are moving out of O’Shaughnessy Hall to make way for construction of the Anderson Athletic Complex, which opens next August.
“People were asked to have their stuff packed up and ready to go when we returned on Jan. 4,” said Linda Halverson, scheduling manager.
Where are students spending J-Term?
While students may be surprised by the lack of on-campus activity during January, enrollment numbers show that this January Term isn’t much different from years past.
Text messages raise $4 million for Haiti relief
Disaster struck Haiti as an estimated 50,000 people were killed from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake Tuesday.
Although no members of the St. Thomas community were in Haiti on Tuesday, an estimated 45,000 Americans were in the country at the time of the earthquake.
Can’t find the weight room? Look under the bleachers
The weight room and fitness facility is now open in the concessions area under the bleachers of O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
Cardio equipment and weight sets were moved from O’Shaughnessy Hall to the new site due to the construction of the new Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex.