Alex Hernandez-Siegel, the new director of Student Diversity and Inclusion services will begin his “year of listening” to find out what is working at St. Thomas and what he can build on in terms of student diversity and inclusion. Rachel Torralba has the story.
The University of St. Thomas will close Tuesday at 8 p.m. and remain closed through Wednesday, Nov. 27, due to winter weather, the university said in an alert.
Albania’s Defense Ministry has reported two more dead in the western port city of Durres following an early morning earthquake and TommieMedia columnist Kayla Mayer argues that patriotism is not synonymous with supporting President Donald Trump. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas Athletics Director Phil Esten said the NCAA says St. Thomas could be a Division I institution, a winter snowstorm could muddle Thanksgiving travel plans, and Mississippi residents no longer have to leave the state to buy lottery tickets. Reporter Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas Women’s Studies program is getting a name change that is not yet finalized. Women’s Studies will soon be called Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies to foster a stronger sense of inclusivity. Reporter Rae Beaner has the story.
Athletic Director Phil Esten answered questions, and three clubs were funded. University Affairs Editor Abby Sliva has the Nov. 21 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting update.
Witnesses testified in the House impeachment inquiry, Obama spoke to Democratic donors, and the MSP airport reopened a hotel checkpoint for TSA security. Chief Studio Producer Kate Nechanicky has today’s News in :90.
Ambassador of the European Union declared to impeachment investigators Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani explicitly sought a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine and several murals are located throughout the St. Thomas campus. Reporter Burke Spizale has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas is home to many different works of art, from the Multicultural celebration mural in Murray-Herrick hall to a 112-foot long fresco on the ceiling of Terrence Murphy Hall in downtown Minneapolis.
Macalester College in St. Paul announced that its board of trustees voted to remove the name of its founder from two buildings, the final plan for a billion-dollar development of the old Ford plant in St. Paul was announced last week, and Israel said it struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria in a “wide-scale” operation. Sophia Primozich has today’s News in :90.
The Trump administration said it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank a violation of international law and University of St. Thomas Doctorate of Social Work student was named United State of Women Ambassador. Opinions editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
Outside the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library, St. Thomas students had the opportunity to tell their stories about the Mississippi River in the Elm Tree Story booth. Reporter Mae Macfarlane and photojournalist Sophia Primozich have the story.
University of St. Thomas Doctorate of Social Work student, ZaDonna Slay, was named one of 80 United State of Women Ambassadors. Ambassadors are trained to lead gender equity movements in their local communities. Reporter Emilie Cleveland has the story.
Four people were killed in a backyard shooting in California, a 23-year-old Minnesota Twins prospect was found dead and the St. Thomas Provost spoke at a recent budget forum. Reporter Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas Provost Richard Plumb held a budget forum Oct. 29, stressing transparency and assuring students, faculty and staff that the university had a balanced budget last year. University Affairs Editor Abby Sliva and designer Maggie Stout.
