Nine positive COVID-19 tests were reported by the Center for Well-Being last week, an increase of four from the previous week. Angeline Terry and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Nine positive tests marks two week increase
Table Top club still has game, sans the tables
Clue, Risk, Monopoly, Settlers of Catan, these kids have it all. Give them a game, they can beat it. The one puzzle the Table Top Gaming Club can’t solve, however, is how to go on without a physical table to gather around. Reporter Owen Larson has the story.
Four St. Thomas students Fulbright semifinalists
Four St. Thomas students, Makaio Goods, Anna Strub, Emilia Fredrickson and Kara Reardon, have been named semifinalists for the U.S. Fulbright Student Program, an international cultural and educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.
Campus Ministry to hold memorial vigil for Erika Cruz and Kailin Wang
St. Thomas Campus Ministry will hold an outdoor candlelight vigil next Wednesday for Erika Cruz and Kailin Wang, two St. Thomas students who both died the last week of February.
AP: Minneapolis to pay $27M to settle Floyd family lawsuit
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial.
AP: Walz announces major rollback of COVID-19 restrictions
Gov. Tim Walz on Friday announced he is easing several coronavirus restrictions, citing rising vaccinations and declining COVID-19 cases.
AP: Biden aims for quicker shots, virus ‘independence’ by July 4
One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1 and raised the prospect of “independence from this virus” by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope and appealed anew for their help.
St. Thomas’ step forward to reducing waste
St. Thomas Residence Life announced the addition of compost bins inside residence hall waste rooms in a campuswide email on Feb. 8th. Sydney LaBelle and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Former refugee and St. Thomas student uses degree to help other refugees
Mohamed Malim, former refugee and 2018 St. Thomas graduate, created the idea for a business called Epimonía for the 2018 Fowler Business Concept Challenge to help support refugees in the United States. Natalie Hoepner and Casey Eakins have the story.
AP: Judge OKs 3rd-degree murder charge for ex-cop in Floyd death
A judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death.
AP: Attorneys in ex-cop’s trial probe jurors’ views about police
Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death questioned potential jurors Wednesday about their attitudes toward police, trying to determine whether they’re more inclined to believe testimony from law enforcement over evidence from other witnesses to the fatal confrontation.
AP: At Chauvin trial, some in jury pool have sharp views on case
The long process of jury selection for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death began Tuesday with two jurors picked and five dismissed, including some who said they would not be able to set aside their views on what happened.
AP: More Minnesotans eligible for coronavirus vaccine
Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that Minnesota is expanding eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine after reaching its goal of inoculating at least 70% of people 65 and older.
Ethnic slur found in St. Thomas classroom building under investigation
St. Thomas is investigating an ethnic slur found on a chalkboard in an O’Shaughnessy Educational Center classroom on Monday morning, according to a statement released by the university. Director Mia Laube has the story.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Five positive tests reported at St. Thomas last week
Five positive COVID-19 tests were reported to St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being last week, an increase of four from the previous week. Justin Amaker and Lauren Dettmer have the story.