Russia and the United States have carried out a prisoner exchange, Elon Musk pledged to buy Twitter for $44 billion this week and 22 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being. Angelica Franaschouk has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – April 26, 2022
Ukrainian officials say the Russian military has hit a strategic bridge linking the southern Odessa region with neighboring Romania on Tuesday, a Minnesota judge ruled Tuesday that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing will not be live streamed, and Tentative plans are in place to rebrand and reopen Scooter’s on August 21. Ad/Pr Representative Ethan Erickson has today’s News in :90.
COVID-19 UPDATE: 22 new positive cases at St. Thomas, Minnesota positive cases rise
Twenty-two positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending April 22.
News in :90 – April 25, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term Sunday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for compromise in negotiations to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund, and Organizers of a vigil for four slain family members lit up their Duluth house with Christmas lights. Jack Taverna has today’s News in :90.
Scooter’s to reopen in August
Plans are in place to rebrand and tentatively reopen Scooter’s on August 21. The on-campus restaurant originally closed in the spring of 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
First-year students’ journey described as ‘the W-Curve’
Starting college brings new expectations for academic success, campus involvement and managing life on your own, a challenging transition that can be defined by the W-Curve.
St. Thomas to require masks in classrooms for rest of semester
The University Action and Response Team announced the continued requirement of face coverings in classrooms, labs, St. Thomas’ shuttle and the Center for Well-Being for the remainder of the semester.
News in :90 – April 22, 2022
St. Thomas University Action and Response Team released a statement that the university will maintain its current mask requirements through the end of the semester, satellite photos show what appear to be rows of freshly dug mass graves on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, Polaris Inc. announced that it donated nearly $120,000 to off-road, utility-training, and all-terrain vehicles organizations across the United States. Reporter Luana Karl has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – April 21, 2022
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million in military aid to help Ukraine fight back. Five people were found dead inside a Duluth, Minnesota, home on Wednesday, after police received a report of a male experiencing a mental health crisis. Isabel Brown has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – April 20, 2022
President Emmanuel Macron and far-right contender Marine Le Pen will face off in a French presidential debate Wednesday evening, the Minnesota Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a challenge by environmentalists over portions of a lower court ruling involving a key permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine and 20 positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending April 17. Bella Bot has today’s News in :90.
COVID-19 UPDATE: 20 new positive cases at St. Thomas
Twenty positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending April 17.
News in :90 – April 19, 2022
Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland on Tuesday by intensifying assaults on cities and towns, a federal judge’s decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it’s really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Associate Vice Provost for Student Achievement Sheneeta White answered questions about St. Thomas’ faculty advising. Designer Gillian Farinella has today’s News in :90.
The Locker Room with Softball – April 14, 2022
St. Thomas softball coach Jennifer Bagley Trotter, pitcher Christina Crawford and infielder Nicole Pieper joined TommieMedia’s Ruth Moder in The Locker Room to discuss the season so far, and what the team plans to improve on going forward. This episode of The Locker Room is brought to you by ACR Homes. ACR invites you to …
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Sheneeta White joins USG to discuss advising, research opportunities and online learning
Associate Vice Provost for Student Achievement Sheneeta White answered questions Thursday about St. Thomas’ faculty advising, including plans for a new structure, research opportunities and changes to classes in terms of online, asynchronous and in-person learning at the Undergraduate Student Government General Council Meeting at Scooter’s.
News in :90 – April 14, 2022
The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that Russia’s war against Ukraine was weakening the economic prospects for most of the world’s countries. A public outdoor patio will replace the Starbucks drive-thru on the corner of Snelling and Marshall avenues. Gillian Farinella has todays News in :90.