St. Thomas’ Undergraduate Student Government met Oct. 6 to discuss residence life on campus.
USG discusses residence life updates and future plans at Oct. 6 meeting
News in :90 – Oct. 11, 2022
Russian forces strafed Ukraine with missiles and munition-carrying drones, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof which challenged his death sentence and conviction and a memorial to deceased St. Thomas students was dedicated outside the chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. Isabelle Lynch has today’s News in :90.
Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia retaliated Monday for what it claimed was a Ukrainian terrorist attack on a critical bridge by unleashing its biggest and most widespread attacks against Ukraine in months. The lethal barrage against multiple cities smashed civilian targets, knocking out power and water, shattering buildings and killing at least 11 people. Ukraine’s …
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Student Memorial Sculpture dedicated to loss of students
The Division of Student Affairs and Undergraduate Student Government dedicated the Student Memorial Sculpture to deceased St. Thomas students Sunday outside the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. Derek Badger has the story.
NKorea launches 2 missiles toward sea after US-SKorea drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Sunday, the latest of a recent barrage of weapons tests, a day after it warned the redeployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula was inflaming regional tensions. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in …
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Mayor declares state of emergency for NYC over migrants
New York City’s mayor declared a state of emergency on Friday over the thousands of migrants being sent from southern border states since the spring, saying the demand being put on the city to provide housing and other assistance is “not sustainable.” “A city recovering from an ongoing global pandemic is being overwhelmed by a …
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News in :90 – Oct. 7, 2022
President Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law. The Biden administration is taking a dramatic step towards decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color. According to the White House, the pardon could help thousands overcome obstacles like renting a home or …
Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color. Biden’s move also covers thousands convicted of the crime in the District of Columbia. …
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News in :90 – Oct. 6, 2022
A former policeman burst into a day care center in Thailand on Thursday, killing at least 37 people, North Korea flew 12 warplanes near its border with South Korea and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Fleet Farm. Gianna Broadhead has today’s News in :90.
1M Minnesotans, St. Thomas students to receive $487 in pandemic frontline pay
Minnesota will start sending out payments to more than 1 million Minnesotan frontline workers Wednesday, in an effort to recognize their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every person who applied will receive an email by Wednesday informing them of whether or not they were approved, which has left some St. Thomas students “patiently waiting” for their email and others “excited” about the result. Cam Kauffman has the story.
News in :90 – Oct. 5, 2022
President Joe Biden will visit hurricane-ravaged Florida with a pledge that federal, state, and local governments will work as one to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives. More than 1 million Minnesotans have qualified for bonus checks to frontline workers to recognize their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. An anonymous $10 million donation was gifted to St. Thomas’ Dougherty Family College on Sept. 22 to help students obtain their associate degree. Addie Chryst has today’s News in :90.
Putin signs annexation of Ukrainian regions as losses mount
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed laws that claimed four regions of Ukraine as Russia’s territory while his country’s military struggled Wednesday to control the illegally annexed areas.
News in :90 – Oct. 4, 2022
North Korea on Tuesday conducted its longest-ever weapons test, a nuclear-capable ballistic missile that flew over Japan and could reach the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and beyond, forcing the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and halt trains. Anya Capistrant-Kinney has today’s News in :90.
Power outage strikes St. Thomas, trapping student in O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library elevator
A student was briefly trapped in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library elevator after a power outage afflicted St. Thomas’s north campus Tuesday morning. Owen Larson, Anya Capistrant-Kinney, Drew Nelson and Adam Mueller have the story.
N. Korea sends missile soaring over Japan in escalation
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons designed to strike key targets in regional U.S. allies. It is the most significant missile test by North Korea since January, when it fired the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range missile capable of reaching the …
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