St. Thomas updates travel abroad policies

The St. Thomas Travel Risk Advisory Committee lifted its review process April 11 for countries that are rated at risk levels of one or two out of a scale of 1-4 per Centers for Disease Control and Department of State standards, opening the door for pre-pandemic risk assessment for students studying abroad.

News in :90 – May 11, 2022

Senate Democrats are moving quickly to try to codify the 50-year-old ruling after a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion suggesting the court is poised to overturn the case was leaked last week; President Joe Biden wants to put a spotlight on the spike in food prices from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to emphasize how U.S. agricultural exports can relieve the financial pressures being felt worldwide; and Sri Lankan authorities deployed armored vehicles and troops in the streets of the capital on Wednesday. Cam Kauffman, Angelica Franaschouk and Elijah Todd-Walden have today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – May 10, 2022

Pulitzer prize-winning news coverage and books were announced on May 9, St. Thomas post-graduation job rates remain relatively high amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and 55 positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week of May 6. Reporter Derek Badger has today’s News in :90.

St. Thomas job rates post-graduation during a COVID-19 era

St. Thomas post-graduation job rates remain relatively high amid the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that 97% of St. Thomas graduates are employed or continuing education post-undergraduate degree, according to the university’s Career Development team, compared to the U.S. average 86% that the National Center for Education Statistics reports.

News in :90 – May 9, 2022

Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday Monday to again justify his war in Ukraine, the man behind the wheel of a car that barreled through crowds of pedestrians in New York City’s Time Square is heading to trial after various delays and the Automotive Competition and Stomp N Shake Cheer clubs are the newest clubs at St. Thomas. Zachary Knapp has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – May 6, 2022

The mother of Daunte Wright said she was injured while she was briefly detained by an officer after she stopped to record an arrest of a person during a traffic stop, Jill Biden thanked U.S. troops deployed to Romania as a check against Russian aggression for their service, and St. Thomas students gathered at Summit and Cretin avenues to protest a leaked Supreme Court draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Podcast Producer Mae Mcfarlane has today’s News in :90.

Contention over Supreme Court leak reaches St. Thomas

St. Thomas students gathered at Summit and Cretin avenues Thursday to protest a leaked Supreme Court draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that established a women’s ability to choose to have an abortion as a constitutional right.

News in :90 – May 5, 2022

OPEC and allied oil-producing countries decided to gradually increase the flows they send to the world. Kyiv native, professor Paul Gavrilyuk, is dedicating his time to raising over $300,000 for Rebuild Ukraine. Gillian farinella had today’s News in :90.