According to an email from the Center for Well-Being Monday morning, all students in the St. John Vianney College Seminary have been asked to quarantine for the next two weeks “as a precautionary measure” after 12 students in the residence tested positive for COVID-19 Friday.
The 33rd annual St. Thomas Christmas Concert will be released online on Dec. 18 after being recorded in November at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Brady Education Center auditorium. Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe has the story.
Britain authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for use Wednesday, greenlighting the first shot backed up by rigorous scientific review. The first vaccinations are expected within days — a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic.
Fifty-seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported last week by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being Monday, a decrease of 46 from the previous week. St. Thomas will also offer two more mass testing opportunities for students before the holidays. Justin Amaker and Maggie Stout have the story.
COVID-19 has changed nearly everything at St. Thomas, but dogs are still here to bring the community together. From intelligent service dogs to prominent labradoodles, these furry friends provide comfort and break the ice during a socially isolating pandemic. Videographer Emily Rudie has the story.
As Thanksgiving approaches, St. Thomas students face the tough decision whether to go home or stay on campus as the Minnesota Department of Health reported 282,916 total positive COVID-19 cases in the state Tuesday.
One-hundred three positive COVID-19 cases were reported last week by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being Monday, a decrease of 24 from the previous week. Production Editor Justin Amaker and Design Manager Maggie Stout have the story.
St. Thomas Athletics began a four-week no practice period on Saturday, Nov. 21 after Gov. Tim Walz implemented a four-week dial back on certain activities Wednesday to slow the spread of COVID-19. Sports Editor Joey Swanson has the story.
Tutoring departments at St. Thomas have made the most of their services since students have moved back to campus, including adding plexiglass dividers to get students back in person as well as adapting to Zoom for online tutoring. Reporter Scout Mason has the story.
As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some schools are quickly ramping up COVID-19 testing to try to keep infections from spreading further as the coronavirus surges across the U.S.
St. Thomas will continue campus operations after Thanksgiving break, but professors may choose to transition classes online and students who go home for break are encouraged to stay home for the remainder of the semester, President Julie Sullivan wrote in an email Thursday.
As St. Thomas students prepare for holiday travel, the university has begun offering test options to send students back home to their families COVID-19 free. Reporter Leila Weah has the story.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday imposed four weeks worth of new COVID-19 restrictions as the spread spiked to an all-time high, shutting down bars, restaurants and fitness centers, while pausing social gatherings and organized amateur sports.
Campus community members lined up Wednesday for St. Thomas’ free on-campus asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex Field House.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz plans to announce new COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday that will shut down indoor dining at bars and restaurants, close gyms and fitness centers, and put organized indoor youth sports on hold for four weeks.
