The Nov. 10 and Dec. 1 Undergraduate Student Government general council meetings featured presentations from university officials and 29 club funding requests.
USG club funding update
Liturgical Choir to sing in Pope’s midnight Mass
Pope Francis will preside over the Mass in which the Liturgical Choir will be an accompanying choir to the Sistine Chapel Choir, which sings at all Masses involving the Pope.
New First National Bank sign joins energy-efficiency trend
The University of St. Thomas, and now the First National Bank, are some of many businesses taking the first step toward energy efficiency.
St. Thomas alerts students to Europe study abroad risks
St. Thomas forwarded a Europe Travel Alert last week from the U.S. Department of State to students who are currently in Europe or departing for Europe in early 2017.
Engineering research group focuses learning through play
With a passion for play, engineering professor AnnMarie Thomas’ Playful Learning Lab group researches activities like going to the circus and playing with Play-Doh and allows students to explore learning from a child’s perspective.
Protesters rally for $15 minimum wage at U of M
Protesters from the group 15 Now Coalition and other groups rallied for raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour Tuesday night outside Coffman Union in Minneapolis.
St. Paul to ease recycling process for residents
From Nov. 28 to Jan. 16, the city of St. Paul will work with Eureka Recycling to replace curbside bins with single-sort, 64-gallon recycling carts. The carts will have wheels and a lid, allowing residents to transport their recycling with greater ease. “It’s a process that (St. Paul has) been going through for several years …
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Nekima Levy-Pounds announces run for mayor of Minneapolis
Nekima Levy-Pounds, a civil rights activist, preacher, attorney and former St. Thomas School of Law professor, announced on Nov. 15 that she will be running for mayor of Minneapolis in 2017.
Pipeline protester seriously injured; conflicting accounts
A New York woman seriously hurt protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline faces multiple surgeries and could lose an arm, her father said Tuesday, and protesters and law enforcement gave conflicting accounts about what might have caused the explosion that injured her.
St. Thomas offers summer courses at half-price
The University of St. Thomas is now offering discounted summer courses to all undergraduate students 50 percent off the usual price.
A fake sword, graffiti and more in this week’s Public Safety Briefs
Read the latest Public Safety briefs from Nov. 8-15.
Minnesota officer charged with manslaughter in Castile death
A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of a black man in a St. Paul suburb, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Puppies for the purple
The fur and fluff of adorable puppies met St. Thomas students walking across campus Tuesday during convo hour on the John P. Monahan Plaza in front of the Anderson Student Center.
Campus evergreen decorated for the holidays
Decorating has begun on the Lower Quad for the coming holiday season.
Options reviewed in core curriculum upheaval
The core curriculum at St. Thomas could look very different in the next few years.