Senior forward Alyssa Wallace brought the Tommies within one goal with just under seven minutes remaining in the game, but it was not enough to give the St. Thomas women’s hockey team the win, as they lost 4-3 against Hamline University Wednesday night at Saint Thomas Ice Arena. Justin Amaker, Cam Kauffman and Olivia Paradise have the story.
Doggone cold: Twin Cities cold front hits record low temps
This week began with frigid temperatures, frosty winds and frozen eyelashes for St. Thomas community members and their furry friends who ventured outside during a record breaking cold front.
AP: Trump’s historic 2nd trial opens, first of former president
The Senate opened Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial Tuesday, the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting the deadly mob attack on the Capitol to overturn the election in what prosecutors call the “most grievous constitutional crime.”
AP: Tom Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7, Buccaneers beat Chiefs 31-9
Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to old friend Rob Gronkowski and one to good pal Antonio Brown, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City 31-9 on their home field in Super Bowl 55 on Sunday.
St. Thomas hosts fourth COVID-19 testing event
As St. Thomas students return to campus for spring semester, the Center for Well-Being offered its fourth free COVID-19 testing event on Thursday to track and limit the spread of COVID-19. Natalie Hoepner and Libby Simpson have the story and slideshow.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. Thomas women’s basketball tops Bethel 69-66 in unusual season opener
In a 69-66 season opening win for the Tommies (1-0) where new faces saw the floor for both teams, the intensity was the same between women’s basketball rivals St. Thomas and Bethel (0-1). Reporter Macy Berendsen and Director Mia Laube have the story.
AP: A gloomy Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says more winter
There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow on a snowy Tuesday morning to perform his Groundhog Day duties.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Men’s hockey dominates St. Scholastica in first game of season
A quick start for St. Thomas men’s hockey led them to defeat the College of St. Scholastica 5-1 in their season opener Saturday at Saint Thomas Ice Arena. Sports Editor Olivia Paradise and Production Editor Justin Amaker has the story and slideshow.
Remembering Kyra Winslow: not just a friend, but a best friend
St. Thomas sophomore Kyra Winslow, who died in a car crash earlier this month, helped everyone around her live life differently.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. Thomas conducts second round of COVID-19 mass testing
A second round of asymptomatic COVID-19 mass testing took place Tuesday, Dec. 8 in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex Field House. Taylor Shupe, Huda Alsomali and Joey Swanson have the story and slideshow.
AP: Police: 8 injured in Wisconsin mall shooting; suspect sought
Eight people were injured in a shooting Friday at a suburban Milwaukee mall and police said they were still seeking the suspect.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. Thomas holds free COVID-19 saliva testing on campus
Campus community members lined up Wednesday for St. Thomas’ free on-campus asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex Field House.
Biden wins Minn. presidential race; national results may not come election night
Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes, however, national results are still yet to come. This result solidifies Minnesota’s part in electing a new president in the critical 2020 election, should Biden win the national race.
2020 voting push reflected at St. Paul polls this Election Day
Voters in the community, including St. Thomas students, socially distanced at St. Thomas’ McNeely Hall and the Groveland Recreation Center in St. Paul as they voted in the 2020 election Tuesday. Reporter Scout Mason and photojournalist Emily Rudie have the story.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. Thomas students share their best face coverings
Purple, gray, white and black. These are the colors often seen on the face coverings of St. Thomas students walking around campus. Chief Photo Editor Song Johansen shows some of their favorite face coverings.