Exercise is Medicine — a program available to universities nationwide — has found its way to St. Thomas. Reporter Leila Weah has the story.
Exercise is Medicine encourages physical, mental health involvement
News in :90 – Feb. 20, 2020
St. Thomas College of Arts and Sciences dean Yohuru Williams steps down, Democratic presidential candidates face off in Las Vegas and a mass shooting happened in Frankfurt, Germany. Reporter Joey Swanson has today’s News in :90.
Yohuru Williams, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, to step down
Yohuru Williams, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at St. Thomas, will step down from his position at St. Thomas and begin a new position at St. John’s University New York. Emilie Cleveland, Kat Barrett and Emily Haugen have the story.
News in :90 – Feb. 19, 2020
Inspectors in protective suits went door-to-door Wednesday in the epicenter of China’s viral outbreak, Grand Meadow bus driver will be laid to rest, and firefighters continued to fight the stubborn blaze at Northern Metal Recycling plant. Director Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
TommieMedia Wins 11 Awards in College Better Newspaper Contest
TommieMedia received 11 awards in the 2018-2019 College Better Newspaper Contest in late January, including five first place finishes. Ad/PR Director Alexis Okafor recaps TommieMedia’s results.
News in :90 – Feb. 17, 2020
Britain issued five severe flood alerts Monday morning after Storm Dennis dumped weeks worth of rain in some places and break-ins and a threatening note led St. Thomas women’s transfer house residents to temporarily move out of their St. Paul house earlier this month. Videographer Owen Landrud has today’s news in :90.
St. Thomas women’s transfer house break-ins under investigation
Several break-ins and a threatening note led St. Thomas women’s transfer house residents to temporarily move out of their St. Paul house earlier this month. Director Emily Haugen has the story.
Business college suspending admissions to full-time MBA, making other structural changes
Admissions into the full-time Master of Business Administration program and Master of Science in Accountancy program have been suspended, among other cuts to staff and programming at the Opus College of Business, the college announced Wednesday. Justin Amaker, Abby Sliva and Leila Weah have the story.
News in :90 – Feb. 13, 2020
The final Tommie-Johnnie football game will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium, a fire destroyed a Lake Minnetonka home and Amy Klobuchar is fighting for the Democratic nomination ahead of Super Tuesday. Web manager Sara Thibault has today’s News in :90.
PHOTO AND VIDEO: New Center for Well Being celebrates its grand opening
The Center for Well Being had a grand opening Feb. 12 with a ribbon cutting ceremony, speeches and tours of the renovated building, formerly the Child Development Center. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the full story.
News in :90 – Feb. 12, 2020
Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary election Tuesday night and Derald Wong Sue of Columbia University presented a talk Tuesday on microaggressions at St. Thomas’ O’Shaughnessy Educational Center. Design Manager Reid Neeser has today’s News in :90.
AP PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Sanders edges Buttigieg in New Hampshire, Dem front-runners
Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary election Tuesday night, narrowly edging moderate rival Pete Buttigieg and scoring the first clear victory in the Democratic Party’s chaotic 2020 nomination fight.
Derald Wing Sue presents talk on microaggressions
On Feb. 11, Derald Wong Sue of Columbia University presented “Microaggressions: Toxic Rain on Educational Settings and Daily Life” to an audience in St. Thomas’ O’Shaughnessy Educational Center. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has the story.
News in :90 – Feb. 11, 2020
Eight buildings lost power on the St. Thomas campus, the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex flooded and Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke in New Hampshire. Reporter Joey Swanson has today’s News in :90.
An Evening of Campus Chaos: St. Thomas disconnects power outage, athletic center flooding
The Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex flooded from a sprinkler head hit by a softball and parts of St. Thomas’ North Campus lost power for 3.5 hours, disrupting campus life Monday evening. While both incidents occurred within an hour of each other, they were unrelated; despite an incorrect campus-wide alert stating that the loss of power was caused by the tripped sprinkler head.