ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A shootout at a busy bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, early Sunday left a woman dead and 14 other people wounded, authorities said.
1 killed, 14 wounded in shootout at Minnesota bar
Tommies beat Valparaiso 20-13, extend regular-season home win streak to 29
An interception by senior wide receiver Isaiah Hall with 4:47 remaining thwarted a fourth-quarter rally by Valparaiso, sealing the Tommies’ 20-13 victory Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
Tommies take down Valparaiso 20-13 in homecoming game
A pair of touchdowns from senior running back Tom Loeffler and a late interception by senior wide receiver Isaiah Hall helped the Tommies to a 20-13 win over Valparaiso in their first Division I homecoming game Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
Tommies lead Valparaiso 7-3 at halftime in first D1 homecoming game
An interception by junior defensive back Johnson Fallah at midfield set up a 7-yard scoring run by senior running back Tom Loeffler, giving St. Thomas a 7-3 halftime lead over Valparaiso in the Tommies’ first Division 1 homecoming game Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
INFOGRAPHIC: St. Thomas vs. Valparaiso
The St. Thomas football team will face off against the University of Valparaiso for the 2021 homecoming game at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
St. Thomas alum returns to show award-winning documentary
Thomas Simmons graduated from St. Thomas in 2005 with a degree in accounting. Now, years later, he returned to his alma mater for a showing of his film Coyote: The Mike Plant Story.
St. Thomas students’ laptop stickers tell the stories behind masked faces in the crowd
At a school with more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, St. Thomas students’ laptop stickers tell their stories to passersby if they take the time to look.
AP: Student taken into custody hours after Texas school shooting
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old student opened fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school on Wednesday, injuring four people and then fleeing before being taken into custody hours later, authorities said.
International enrollment at an all-time high as St. Thomas pushes cultural exchange
St. Thomas broke records in welcoming 62 new international students in-person this fall despite an ongoing pandemic as the university provided support to foreign applicants in an effort to keep cultural exchange a priority on campus.
Touch football kicks off homecoming week
St. Thomas’s Student Homecoming Committee hosted a 4-on-4 football event at O’Shaughnessy Stadium Monday evening as a celebration to mark the start of homecoming week.
Ceremonial “March Through the Arches” continues on during COVID-19
On Sept. 7th, the class of 2025 and the St. Thomas community gathered together to celebrate the new school year and the time-honored tradition of “March Through the Arches” after being unable to gather last year due to COVID-19. Videographer Maddy Herman has the story.
As COVID-19 restrictions relax, University officials evaluate infection rates
Though St. Thomas requires that all community members get the COVID-19 vaccine, some have opted out of the mandate for medical, religious or conscientious reasons. Even with a 88% vaccination rate as of September 29, the University Action and Response team, a group of community leaders advising St. Thomas officials on pandemic prevention protocol, is monitoring COVID-19 infections and is prepared to tighten on-campus restrictions if needed.
Chair of CEVEA and Auxiliary Services Associate Vice President speak, club financing overviewed at Sept. 23 USG meeting
Rob Aspholm, the chair of Civic Engagement Voter Engagement and Education-Advocacy, and Amy Gage, Director of Neighborhood and Community Relations, spoke about the importance of voting; Auxiliary Services Associate Vice President Mitchell Karstens noted the new public safety pillars; and the budget and club finance guidelines were discussed at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting on Sept. 23. University Affairs Editor Natalie Hoepner has the update.
St. Thomas hires 3 strength and conditioning coaches as athletes prep for DI competition
St. Thomas’ transition to Division I isn’t just a label change for student-athletes; it means facing off against bigger, faster and stronger opponents.
Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19.