St. Thomas’ Undergraduate Student Government met on Oct. 20 to discuss improving the 2025 strategic plan, including new athletic facilities, and a new club proposal.
USG discusses new athletic facilities and financial plans at Oct. 20 meeting
S. Korea in shock, grief as 153 die in Halloween crowd surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of more than 150 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul.
News in :90 – Oct. 27, 2022
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, a Spanish-based non-government group Safeguard Defenders published a report accusing China of establishing dozens of “overseas police stations” and an individual was arrested outside Flynn Hall Wednesday afternoon. Adam Mueller has today’s News in :90.
Individual arrested on St. Thomas campus
The St. Paul Police Department arrested an individual Wednesday afternoon outside of Flynn Hall on St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus. Police officers worked with St. Thomas Public Safety officers to make the arrest, according to Dean of Students Linda Baughman.
News in :90 – Oct. 26, 2022
The University of St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus was unintentionally included in a shelter-in-place alert Tuesday morning. The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine. A man who was intoxicated when he drove his SUV into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis last year, has pleaded guilty to murder and assault just as his trial was set to begin. Mackenna Meyers has today’s News in :90.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Week craft fair comes to campus
To end Women’s Entrepreneurship Week on campus, the CreateSpace and the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship teamed up to host their fourth annual craft fair featuring twelve woman-owned small businesses. Elaina Mankowski has the story.
Emergency alert error includes St. Thomas
The University of St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus was unintentionally included in a shelter-in-place alert Tuesday morning while Ramsey County authorities searched for a homicide suspect in Roseville, who was later apprehended.
News in :90 – Oct. 25, 2022
Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over antisemitic remarks, a Russian court rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner and construction on the University of St. Thomas campus continued through the fall semester. Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
Campus construction update
Reporter Gwynnevere Vang updates readers on current campus construction happening at St. Thomas.
News in :90 – Oct. 24, 2022
Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s next Prime Minister after winning the Conservative leadership race Monday. Sunak will be Britain’s first leader of color and the nation’s third leader this year. He now faces the task of stabilizing the party and country in a time of economic and political turmoil. His only rival, …
Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next prime minister
Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after winning the Conservative leadership race Monday — and now faces the huge task of stabilizing the party and country at a time of economic and political turbulence.
News in :90 – Oct. 21, 2022
European Union leaders on Friday gave the green light to a plan to provide Ukraine with 18 billion euros (dollars) in financial support over the next year, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia is trying to spark a refugee exodus by destroying his country’s energy infrastructure. The City of Minneapolis will pay more than $700,000 to resolve complaints over excessive force by police during protests over the death of George Floyd. St. Thomas seminarians embody “pride and passion” during the football team’s home games by dressing up as construction workers and carrying around duct tape tools to continue the legacy known as Caruso’s Crew. Jack Taggart has today’s News in :90.
The ‘pride and passion’ of Caruso’s Crew
St. Thomas seminarians embody “pride and passion” during the football team’s home games by dressing up as construction workers and carrying around duct tape tools to continue the legacy known as Caruso’s Crew. Annabelle Wiskus has the story.
News in :90 – Oct. 20, 2022
British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday, average U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week to 6.94% and this semester marks the 45th anniversary the University of St. Thomas opening its doors to female students. Alex Lorah has today’s News in :90.
UK’s Liz Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority
British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authority.