Since the stay-at-home order has caused all non-essential workers to stay at home, some St. Thomas students are facing economic loss after losing or decreasing hours at their jobs. Reporter Annie Terry has the story.
While all St. Thomas students have transitioned to online classes, students taking lab courses are facing some additional challenges. Reporter Mae Macfarlane has the story.
Dr. Anthony Fauci warns Congress of “needless suffering and death” if the U.S. reopens too soon, militants stormed a maternity hospital in Kabul, and Michael Sullivan was elected as St. Thomas student body president. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90 from a distance.
St. Thomas junior Michael “Sully” Sullivan, who has served in numerous leadership roles around campus, including the Undergraduate Student Government executive board, was elected as student body president for the 2020-21 academic year. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
The cancellation of in-person activities at St. Thomas has brought a surge of interest in the create[space] activities after director Manuela Hill-Muñoz developed what she calls “creativity kits”, mailed directly to students’ doors. Reporter Joey Swanson has the story.
While campus is mostly closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rev. Lawrence Blake holds daily Mass in the basement of the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas, streamed live for the public to view online. Videographer Song Johansen has the story.
As hospitals struggle to obtain personal protective equipment to protect their staff from COVID-19, one St. Thomas student was motivated by unused materials from the engineering department to start making face shields to donate to hospitals across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Reporter Leila Weah has the story.
In TommieMedia’s fifth COVID-19 in my community report, reporter Andrés Tejeda reports from Chicago on the city’s new “Stay Home. Hit Play” initiative, designed to keep Chicago students engaged and educated during the Illinois stay-at-home order.
For students and staff alike at St. Thomas, sheltering at home may have proven to be difficult for some, having something to look forward to creates motivation for other things. Reporter Mae Macfarlane has the story.
The Trump administration has shelved a report by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team, 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, and Minnesotans should fish close to home to help curb the coronavirus pandemic when the walleye season opens this weekend. Design Manager Reid Neeser has today’s News in :90 from a distance.
In TommieMedia’s fourth COVID-19 in my community report, reporter Annie Terry reports from Greendale, Wisconsin on how residents in her community are hanging paper decorations for a neighborhood scavenger hunt, aiming to increase a sense of community amid social distancing regulations.
COVID-19 cases in the U.S. surpass 1.1 million, Frontier Airlines offers precautionary additional seating on flights, and St. Thomas plans to furlough employees and temporarily cut salaries. Chief Photo Editor Maxwell Collier has today’s News in :90 from a distance.
Students running for Undergraduate Student Government executive board positions spoke on their campaigns and platforms during an executive board candidate panel Tuesday through Zoom, moderated by Aria St. James, current vice president of academic affairs. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the update.
St. Thomas plans to furlough employees and temporarily cut salaries, among other cost-cutting measures in response to COVID-19, as preparations begin to hold classes both in-person and virtually during fall semester 2020, President Julie Sullivan said in an announcement Friday.
In TommieMedia’s third COVID-19 in my Community report, reporter Mae Macfarlane reports from her hometown of Sioux City, Iowa on how a local food truck, Heartland Coffee and Nosh, has donated over $4000 worth of meals to healthcare workers.
