St. Thomas men’s basketball pushed its conference home winning streak to 53 games after defeating Augsburg 77-66 Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Concordia University’s Gangelhoff Center.
This week in photos – Jan. 15, 2009
[slidepress gallery=’thisweekinphotos-1-15-09′] From the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis to the Coffee Bené construction in the library, photographers Aaron Hays and Josh Kleven captured some images from on and off-campus locations.
Men’s bball breaks record with 32 straight MIAC wins
St. Thomas men’s basketball got a 77-68 win over St. Mary’s Monday night at Concordia University’s Gangelhoff Center.
The win also broke the MIAC’s old record of 31-straight MIAC victories, held by the 1965-67 St. Thomas teams.
The first week of J-Term in photos
Photographers Aaron Hays and Josh Kleven capture the cold and snow that gripped campus this week.
Be Visible performance raises money, educates
Students escaped the cold and rushed into the seats of the Brady Educational Center auditorium for the “Be Visible” event, presented by Invisible Children on Saturday night.
PULSE and Dance Club partnered to fund raise for the Invisible Children organization’s Schools for Schools campaign, and to help the chapter on campus spread the word about war-torn Uganda.
Aqua Massages help students de-stress before finals
STAR is sponsoring free six-minute Aqua Massages in Campus Square until 5 p.m. today.
“The whole pressure, the pulsating water is really relaxing compared to getting a normal massage,” said Junior Dan Wanous.
Superior shuts out women’s hockey 3-0
Wisconsin-Superior scored a goal in each period Tuesday night in Mendota Heights and shut out the No. 10-ranked St. Thomas women’s hockey team.
Commuter Center, USG prepare students for winter
Volunteers from the Commuter Center and Off-Campus Services and representatives from the Undergraduate Student Government passed out hot chocolate, ice scrapers and snow emergency information today in Lot H and in the Anderson Parking Facility.
Wartman rolls over Kohawks for 236 yards
The Tommie defense harrassed Boyle’s freshman replacements grabbing two picks in a dominating 34-7 win over Coe College Saturday in O’Shaughnessy Stadium in the second round of the NCAA playoffs.
On the road to close the School of the Americas
I had the opportunity to travel on a packed charter bus last weekend with 40 other activists to Fort Benning near Columbus, Ga., to stand outside the fort’s gates with thousands of others, practicing a nonviolent protest of U.S. foreign policy in solidarity with the millions of Latin American people it has abused.
Offense cruises in playoff win over Monmouth
[slidepress gallery=’footballmonmouth112109′] St. Thomas got scores from all phases of the game to win handily by a score of 43-21 in Monmouth, Ill., Saturday.
Poetry slam hypes library’s new stained glass window
On Friday, Nov. 20 the St. Thomas literary club hosted a poetry slam in Scooters to raise student awareness about the February installation of a stained glass window in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library honoring author Zora Neale Hurston.
This is the first stain glass window dedicated to a female African-American author in the library.
Dance team ranked No. 1 in national prelims
It’s easy to think of St. Thomas teams that are competitive year in and year out. The basketball team has been at the top of the conference the past few years, as well as the baseball, softball and track teams.
From your fork to the farm, where your leftovers go
[slidepress gallery=’smellystoryphotos-111809′] Five days a week, Pete Barthold from Barthold Recycling Inc., comes to St. Thomas to pick up the hundreds of gallons of leftover food. The scraps from the St. Thomas cafeteria help feed nearly 3,000 pigs.
Students for Justice and Peace silently protest in Lower Quad
St. Thomas students in addition to Hamline and St. Kate’s particpants staged a “die-in” in the Lower Quad to protest the School of the Americas.