The goal of the campaign is to raise $500 million by fall 2012. In addition to the new athletic facility and recreation center, the capital campaign was started in fall 2007 to create more student scholarships and a list of other projects.
Oldest Mauer brother rooting for Twins victory
Many St. Thomas students may be finding creative ways to go to class and watch the game.
AFROTC freshman class largest in recent years
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program is seeing a dramatic increase in numbers over the last four years. Cadet Paul Kolars, AFROTC wing commander, said this year’s freshman class is the largest class size he has seen.
St. Thomas’ program isn’t alone as the other 273 ROTC programs across the country have also seen an increasing trend in numbers.
Ordinance would blame landlords for underage drinking
The St. Paul City Council is considering passing a social host ordinance that would make it a crime to host or allow a party where underage drinking occurs.
But this ordinance has a twist. If it passes, all adults, including landlords, who knowingly allow underage drinking parties, would be guilty of a misdemeanor and could face up to $1,000 in fines and up to 90 days in jail.
Slow start but football tops Gustavus 45-12
Ben Wartman’s four touchdowns helped St. Thomas top Gustavus 45-12 Saturday afternoon at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. The win moved the Tommies to 4-0 on the season.
‘Disturbing’ incidents around campus have increased ‘tenfold’
John Hershey, neighborhood liaison for St. Thomas, said he has received about 40 separate complaints from neighbors this semester regarding student behavior.
“I’ve received a lot more really bitter complaints from people about roving bands of students,” Hershey said. “Not just that they’re in the neighborhood but that they’re being disrespectful … who knows what’s true and what’s not, but I don’t have reason to disbelieve them.”
Number of H1N1 cases rises to 88
Additional seasonal flu-shot clinics on campus have been postponed by the Student Health Service due to delays in shipments from vaccine manufacturers.
Campus tap water temporarily unavailable
According to the Physical Plant, the St. Paul Water Department is flushing out fire hydrants in the neighborhood, causing the water to turn brown.
Banner images disappearing
Three pieces of the banners lining construction fences on North Campus have disappeared over the last week, leaving sizable gaps in the posters.
Knights place monument in Upper Quad
After raising more than $2,000 last semester, the St. Thomas Knights of Columbus installed a monument just north of the Murray-Herrick Campus Center.
Sky’s the limit for classes, community events
The dedication of the new observatory atop the Anderson Parking Facility Tuesday initiated new advances in both the science and educational programs at St. Thomas.
“The primary mission of the St. Thomas physics department observatory is science education,” physics professor Gerry Ruch said. “We want to use this facility to reach as many people as we possibly can and get them excited about science and the natural world.”
St. Thomas continues to say ‘no’ to Saudi profile
St. Thomas spokesman Doug Hennes said the university will continue to hold its B. magazine profile of alumnus Ali Al-Ahmed.
Portal users nearly double since last spring
Portal, a Web application that combines elements of Blackboard, Murphy Online and Outlook e-mail, is growing in popularity. Since its launch last spring, the number of daily visits has nearly doubled.
When Portal was initiated last semester, it averaged 1,800 visits per day, said Elizabeth Houle, Web and media services director for Information, Resources and Technologies. This fall, Portal has received an average of 3,500 visits a day and 14,000 page views per day. But IRT is unable to discern what portion of the students using Portal are undergraduates or graduates, Houle said.
H1N1 cases almost doubled since last week
According to McDermott, the number of new cases range between one and 13 per day, and the majority are from students who do not live on campus.
St. Paul Technical College locked down after gun report
St. Paul police have been searching the St. Paul Technical College campus since late this morning after a student reported seeing a man with a gun.