Law students from three schools, the University of Minnesota, Hamline University and St. Thomas gathered for a demonstration of justice for Amir Locke and all stolen lives at Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis Friday.
The Biden administration on Friday escalated its dire warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying it could take place within days, even as diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis continued.
A 19-year-old Shoreview man has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct for a Feb. 4 incident that occured in a St. Thomas dormitory.
Authorities searching the Minneapolis apartment where Amir Locke was killed by a SWAT team member said a no-knock search warrant was necessary to protect the public and officers as they looked for guns, drugs and clothing worn by people suspected in a violent murder, according to documents made public Thursday.
Authorities arrested Amir Locke’s 17-year-old cousin Tuesday in connection with the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Locke while conducting a search warrant.
Thirty-eight positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending on Feb. 4.
St. Thomas students’ January Term trip to Greece went from “wonderful” to “absolute chaos” when five students had to stay behind after testing positive for COVID-19 days before their flight home was scheduled, causing some to miss two days of spring semester classes.
The Minneapolis mayor on Friday imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants after Amir Locke was killed this week as a SWAT team executed a search warrant.
New Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services Pam Peterson and Interim Executive Director of Dining Services Steve Griffin discussed updates in dining services, USG open positions were talked about and USG President Adam Revoir emphasized face mask wearing at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting over Zoom on Thursday, Feb. 3.
State agents are investigating Wednesday after a Minneapolis police officer was involved in a shooting downtown.
Sixty-one positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the St. Thomas Center for Well-Being for the week ending Jan. 28. The university-wide vaccination rate is 91.2%, with 94% of employees and 90.4% of students vaccinated.
Two students were shot, one fatally, outside a suburban Minneapolis school on Tuesday, police said.
With Christmas just around the corner, carefully wrapped gifts are piling up around freshly-cut pine trees in many St. Paul homes. When the celebrations are over, however, recycling bins begin piling up with waste.
The University of St. Thomas placed in the Princeton Review’s Top Green Colleges for the fourth year in a row. St. Thomas has been scoring higher on the list in each of the last four years.
Students might know their professors’ alma maters and subsequent degrees, but limited classroom interactions obscure the scope of their instructors’ accomplishments, which often include world travels, awards and academic projects.
