2007 “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks sang from 10 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the O’Shaughnessy Education Center auditorium, which was about 100 people below capacity.
Jordin Sparks plays for 500 students in OEC auditorium
Phil Vassar rocks a few hundred students outside on South Campus
Country singer Phil Vassar kicked off the annual spring concerts Saturday with an outdoor performance in Lot O on South Campus.
Tennis teams’ seasons end with upsets in MIAC playoffs
The men’s and women’s tennis team traveled Saturday to participate in the 2010 MIAC playoffs at Gustavus.
Women’s track and field host Tommie Twilight event
The St. Thomas women’s track team hosted Tommie Twilight Wednesday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
Students line up two hours early for Jordin Sparks tickets
Students wanting to see Jordan Sparks perform on campus waited in line Tuesday morning at the Box Office & Expeditions to get their free wristband to the concert.
Macalester Snatchers snatch women’s Mac-Tommie cup
St. Thomas’ Rainy Day Women dropped this semester’s Ultimate frisbee Mac-Tommie Cup against the Macalester’s Snatchers 15-2.
Baseball splits with Cobbers on Dennis Denning Day
St. Thomas started off its doubleheader against Concordia–Moorhead with a 12-0 shutout Saturday afternoon at Koch Diamond, but couldn’t keep the momentum going as the Tommies dropped the second game 5-1.
“The first game went well,” senior Roy Larson said. “It was nice to start out with good pitching and hitting performances.”
Relay for Life participants raise $27,600
Relay for Life was held at St. Catherine University from 7 p.m. April 30 until midnight due to inclement weather.
Dance Club lights up BEC auditorium with benefit for MS Society
The St. Thomas Dance Club held “Giving Power to the Weakness” Wednesday in the Brady Educational Center auditorium. The show benefited the MS Society.
Students fill clotheslines to portray gender-based violence
Students are hanging shirts and jeans on clotheslines this week in the Lower Quad, but they’re not doing laundry.
Tschida gets win No. 600, Tommies sweep St. Olaf
After reaching a career milestone Thursday, the only thing coach John Tschida cares about is the next game.
More than 400 attend student benefit for school in India
Many St. Thomas students attended Face Forward, a one-night celebration of humanity through art, Wednesday night at First Avenue and 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.
Women’s tennis still successful without a home
With only two matches left and the conference tournament two weeks away, the women’s tennis team (10-4, 6-2 MIAC) is hoping for a strong finish.
Tommie lunch gets impromptu Disney twist
St. Thomas students’ normal lunch routines were interrupted by a musical performance in the cafeteria at noon Wednesday.
Hundreds rally on South Campus to protest marriage forum
In protest of the Reclaiming the Culture of Marriage and Life Spring Forum, around 200 demonstrators gathered to rally for equal rights Saturday morning on South Campus.
As forum participants walked toward Brady Educational Center, where the forum was held, demonstrators held hoisted homemade signs and led chants supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.