Voters in the St. Thomas community cast their votes in the 2021 municipal election Tuesday at St. Thomas’ McNeely Hall and the Merriam Park Recreation Center in St. Paul.
St. Thomas students join community, voting for mayor and rent proposal
Policing referendum and mayoral election draw Minneapolis residents to the polls
Many Minneapolis residents headed to the polls Tuesday to vote between 17 mayoral candidates, including incumbent Jacob Frey, and a number of questions to amend the city charter in the 2021 municipal election.
COVID-19 UPDATE: 10 new positive cases
Ten positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being during the week of October 29.
30 year anniversary of Halloween Blizzard
Whether you experienced the snow yourself or have just heard stories, the 1991 Halloween blizzard continues to live on.
What’s scarier, Halloween or Grace Hall?
Halloween isn’t the only spooky thing happening around St. Thomas. On South Campus, Grace Hall residents have experienced some mysterious scares.
Former St. Thomas football player convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in 2018 campus assault
Content warning: This story contains content surrounding sexual assault.
Nicholas Robert Schnack, a former St. Thomas football player, was convicted earlier this month of first-degree criminal sexual conduct of a then-St. Thomas student in September 2018.
Dean of Students representative speaks, council members voted, Dougherty Family College update given and finance updated reviewed at Oct. 21 USG meeting
Dean of Students faculty member Linda Baughman highlighted resources available through the Dean of Students office, USG voted on special election roles, a Dougherty Family College update was given and finance updates were overviewed at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting Thursday, Oct. 21. University Affairs Editor Natalie Hoepner has the update.
Judge in Chauvin trial to release names of jurors on Nov. 1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who oversaw the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said Monday that he will make the names of 15 jurors and alternates who sat in the courtroom public next week.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. Thomas campus prepares for midterms
Unusual October heat, crowds of prospective students and some fluffy therapy dogs visited the St. Thomas campus as leaves began to change color and students prepared for midterms during the week of Oct. 18-22.
COVID-19 UPDATE: 7 new positive cases, 88.8% vaccination rate
Seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the seventh week of classes, a decrease of 22 from the previous week.
Whistleblower Haugen says Facebook makes online hate worse
LONDON (AP) — Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told British lawmakers Monday that the social media giant stokes online hate and extremism, fails to protect children from harmful content and lacks any incentive to fix the problems, providing momentum for efforts by European governments working on stricter regulation of tech companies.
Supreme Court doesn’t block Texas abortion law, sets hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case in early November.
FBI: Remains found in Florida park ID’d as Brian Laundrie
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The FBI on Thursday identified human remains found in a Florida nature preserve as those of Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple was on a cross-country road trip.
FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.
Health promotion added to violence prevention role in Center for Well-Being restructure
The Center for Well-Being restructured positions to add the responsibility of peer education and health promotion to the pre-existing violence prevention program manager role. This position also has an explicit focus on LGBTQ+ health, making it the first position with a focus on the LGBTQ+ community in the Center for Well-Being.