Over the weekend, the Coronavirus death toll in China rose 15% and members of the dean of students office spoke at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting last week. Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe has today’s News in :90.
Dean of Students office speaks and bylaw changes in Feb. 6 USG meeting
Members of the Dean of Students office spoke and an amendment to a club funding bylaw was approved at the Feb. 6 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has this week’s USG update.
AP: Buttigieg, Sanders to win most national delegates in Iowa
Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders will emerge from Iowa’s Democratic caucuses with the most delegates to the party’s national convention, regardless of which one eventually wins the contest. Design Manager Reid Neeser’s graphic accompanies the AP’s story.
News in :90 – Feb. 07, 2020
Two people were shot on a Minneapolis bus, thousands of homes were without power early Friday and the St. Thomas dance team won its second straight double national championship. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 6, 2020
President Trump expressed dissatisfaction against those who tried to remove him from office, Bernie Sanders raised $25 million in January, and two pedestrians have been killed in separate crashes in Minnesota. Assignment Editor Jack Stanek has today’s News in :90.
AP: Not Guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment
President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House.
News in :90 – Feb. 5, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rips President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, Iowa Democratic Party released partial presidential caucus results, and St. Thomas responds to the outbreak of the coronavirus from China. Production Editor Kat Barrett has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas responds to worldwide coronavirus outbreak
A St. Thomas team has been formed to manage the university’s response to the outbreak of the coronavirus from China, according to an email sent by the Center for Well-Being Monday. Justin Amaker, Joey Swanson and Emily Haugen have the story.
News in :90 – Feb. 4, 2020
Democratic Iowa caucus results remain inconclusive, President Trump prepares for his third State of the Union address and the Line 3 oil pipeline is back on track. Chief Story Editor and Social Media Manager Abby Sliva has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas football raises $40,000 for St. Jude
The St. Thomas football team holds the record for most money raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital out of any collegiate team. Reporter Rae Beaner has the story.
Pad and tampon drive collecting products for women in need
With a goal of collecting 20,000 feminine hygiene products, the pad and tampon drive is collecting products for women in need until Dec. 20. Donations will go to the Department of Indian Work (DIW), a St. Paul based nonprofit working for interfaith action. Reporter Rachel Torralba has the story.
News in :90 – Dec. 13, 2019
Greta Thunberg was named Time Magazine “Person of the Year,” the House is expected to approve articles of impeachment against President Trump, and St. Thomas students presented Archbishop Hebda with a communications campaign for the Catholic church. Designer Brooklyn Madden has today’s News in :90
Provost Plumb, President Sullivan announce STEAM complex
A new Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) complex was announced in an email from Provost Richard Plumb to the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering and College of Health faculty and was announced to all students, faculty and staff in an email from President Julie Sullivan.
Tommie Thrift offering vintage streetwear at an affordable price
St. Thomas senior Jack Stanchfield is offering throwback streetwear fashion at a discounted price through his vintage clothing company, Tommie Thrift. Reporter Noah Hanlon has the story.
AP: Former St. Thomas Seminary adviser, Duluth bishop dies suddenly at age 59
The Diocese of Duluth says Bishop Paul Sirba, who served both seminaries at St. Thomas, has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 59.