Drawing on connections she made throughout her time at St. Thomas, Studee organized a team of like-minded individuals who have helped to make her entrepreneurial visions a reality. Reporter Lauren Price has the story.
Sustainability and learning in store at St. Thomas’ Tommies Closet
Not only did St. Thomas juniors Payton Filipiak and Morgan Ronsen start a sustainability program called Tommies Closet, they’re helping St. Thomas students, faculty and staff do it too. Reporter Josie Morss has the story.
Speedway on Grand reopens after being burned down
The Speedway on the corner of Cleveland and Grand avenues reopened Feb. 1 after being burned down during protests in response to the killing of George Floyd last May. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has the story.
St. Thomas’ Wagner raises money for anti-human trafficking efforts
St. Thomas junior Josh Wagner ran 100 miles in 30 days from Jan. 6 to Feb. 6, exceeding his $500 goal by raising $700 to combat human trafficking. Reporter Sam Larson has the story.
USG speaks on Indigenous land acknowledgement, decides on outdoor Wi-Fi and gives committee updates
The importance of acknowledging that the university is on Dakota land was discussed, a proposal for more outdoor Wi-Fi on the St. Paul campus was accepted, committee and senate updates were given and the upcoming general elections were discussed at the first USG meeting of spring semester. University Affairs Editor Scout Mason has the update.
COVID-19 UPDATE: St. Thomas cases rise for first time in weeks
Nineteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported last week by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being, breaking a three week case decline. Angeline Terry and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
Doctor of Social Work graduate earns $2.3 million grant to help solve youth homelessness
Cheryl Pooler, a lecturer at Baylor University and a 2019 St. Thomas Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) graduate, was granted $2.3 million in November for her nonprofit, The Cove, which helps homeless teenagers in Waco, Texas. University Affairs Editor Scout Mason has the story.
AP: Trump acquitted: Senate votes 57-43 at impeachment trial
The Senate on Saturday acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency.
President Sullivan, USG discuss university updates at town hall meeting
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan and the St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government held a student town hall meeting over Zoom Thursday night to update St. Thomas community members on a number of upcoming campus changes. Scout Mason and Cam Kauffman have the story.
AP: Convict Trump or face dire democracy damage, prosecutors say
Dire harm from Donald Trump’s false and violent incitements will vex American democracy long into the future unless the Senate convicts him of impeachment and bars him from future office, House prosecutors insisted Thursday as they concluded two days of emotional arguments in his historic trial.
2021 Tommie Award finalists reflect on challenges, accomplishments, time at St. Thomas
St. Thomas seniors Derrick Diedrich, Pascale Kunda and Michael Sullivan were selected as the 2021 Tommie Award finalists, an annual honor given to a St. Thomas senior who, according to the university, “embodies the ideals of St. Thomas Aquinas through scholarship, leadership and campus involvement.”
AP: Police beg for help, senators flee in Trump trial video
Prosecutors unveiled chilling new security video in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Wednesday, showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol, smashing windows and doors and searching menacingly for Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as overwhelmed police begged on their radios for help.
St. Thomas artist Luke Makes Music fulfills stage name in dorm room ‘studio’
St. Thomas sophomore Luke Stene, who produces and records his own music under the name Luke Makes Music, does just that from an unfamiliar location to most artists: his dorm room. University Affairs Editor Scout Mason and Photographer Casey Eakins have the story.
Ray Ghansham Persaud sentenced to prison for St. Thomas bomb threat
Former St. Thomas student Ray Ghansham Persaud, 22, was sentenced Tuesday to one year and one day in prison for calling a bomb threat into the university on Sept. 17, 2019.
AP: 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Minnesota health clinic
A 67-year-old man unhappy with the health care he’d received opened fire at a clinic Tuesday, killing one person and wounding four others, and bomb technicians were investigating a suspicious device left there and others at a motel where he was staying, authorities said.