The University of St. Thomas will cancel all afternoon classes on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, for a campus-wide meeting related to the recent racial incident.
Sullivan cancels Wednesday afternoon classes for forum on race
Two members sworn in, 17 clubs funded in Oct. 11 USG meeting
Two members were sworn in, 17 clubs were funded, special election candidates and two guests presented at the Oct. 11 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting.
News in :90 – Oct. 24, 2018
Students and administrators gather for an open dialogue about the racial slur incident, the battle for House and Senate majority is projected to be won by only a handful of seats, and tensions rise in Saudi Arabia. Reporter Sophia Becker has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Oct. 23, 2018
Two events have been planned on St. Thomas campus due to racial slur incident, President of Turkey believes Saudi suspects should face justice in Turkey, Dow Jones points severely plummeted early this morning and starting this year St. Thomas students can purchase goods for the impact project. Director Noah Brown has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Oct. 22, 2018
President Donald Trump announces intention to cut American aid with Central American nations, The ramp from interstate 94 to Downtown Minneapolis has reopened, and St. Thomas sophomore Katherine Mullen was found unresponsive Friday morning and pronounced dead. Public Relations Staff Member Jenna Barbari has today’s News in :90.
Club volunteer system undergoes change
Students and clubs have a new way of counting volunteer hours. Each club’s nominated volunteer coordinator will meet with the Tommies Together Volunteer Center to identify and approve a nonprofit partner with whom at least two thirds of the club will complete one group volunteer project each year.
UPDATE: St. Thomas sophomore found unresponsive, died of natural causes
St. Thomas sophomore Katherine Mullen was found unresponsive Friday morning and later pronounced dead. Authori This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
A crash course in voting
St. Thomas students will have a chance to participate in the 2018 midterm election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The offices up for election in Minnesota this year include governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, both senators and each congressional district.
Justice and Peace Studies Professor Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer is retiring
After 25 years of teaching justice and peace studies at St. Thomas, professor Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer will retire at the end of the school year. Nelson-Pallmeyer, a political activist and academic writer, focused his work on issues like hunger, poverty and faith.
St. John’s University coaching legend John Gagliardi dies
John Gagliardi, former coach of the St. John’s football team, died Oct. 7 in Collegeville. He was 91.
United States of first-year Tommies
TommieMedia previously reported that the class of 2022 is the largest first-year class in St. Thomas’ history, according to preliminary data from the Office of Student Data, Analytics, and Reporting. Designer Manager Christine Hastings maps out where the students are from.
“Presidential Alert” emergency test reaches St. Thomas phones at different times
The Federal Emergency Management Agency scheduled its first national wireless test of the emergency alert system at 1:18 p.m. CDT Oct. 3. Some St. Thomas students received the alert sporadically, or not at all.
Largest first-year class arrives at St. Thomas
With 1,643 new students on campus, the 2018 first-year class is the biggest in St. Thomas’ history, according to preliminary data from the Office of Student Data, Analytics, and Reporting.
AP: Bankruptcy court OKs settlement for clergy sex abuse victims
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has approved a reorganization plan for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis that will compensate victims of clergy sex abuse.
UPDATE: Brady Educational Center walls leak due to heavy rain
Water rushed down an inside wall of Brady Educational Center’s classroom 114 around 7 p.m. on Thursday. The ceiling’s drywall bubbled as a steady trickle of water pooled on the classroom floor behind students. This story has been updated to include weather information from the National Weather Service and the Associated Press.