Minneapolis teachers have approved a new contract to end the strike, Ukraine is prepared to declare its neutrality and consider a compromise and the Oscars happened Sunday. Director Scout Mason has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – March 28, 2022
St. Thomas parking issues persist during construction
Amid several construction projects on a changing St. Thomas campus, the lack of parking has affected many students’ daily lives, especially commuter students, leading some to “regret buying a pass at all.”
Minneapolis teachers reach tentative agreement to end strike
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teachers in Minneapolis reached a tentative agreement early Friday to end a more than two-week strike over pay and other issues that idled some 29,000 students and around 4,500 educators and staff in one of Minnesota’s largest school districts.
Frey family continues legacy of giving with $15M donation
St. Thomas class of 1952 alum Gene Frey donated $15 million to the university, which will help students afford St. Thomas’ two-year residency requirement.
St. Thomas expands liquor license
St. Thomas approved six new locations around campus to serve liquor, allowing those over 21 to be served alcohol at 26 spots on campus during some events.
St. Thomas lifts mask mandate
On Feb. 26 at 1 p.m., the University of St. Thomas lifted its mask mandate in many common spaces across campus, only requiring masks in classrooms, labs, the Center for Well-Being and while riding the St. Thomas shuttle. Macy Berendsen and Rori West have the story.
News in :90 – March 18, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally Friday at a Moscow stadium, Public defenders are poised to go on strike as early as Tuesday across Minnesota, where unionized attorneys say they’ve been pushed to the brink by routinely high caseloads that have become unmanageable amid the coronavirus pandemic, and Governor Tim Walz gave an updated plan on what to do with the state’s reasonably big surplus last Thursday.
World Press Institute brings global journalists to St. Thomas
The World Press Institute will resume its 57th annual journalism fellowship program on March 18, which will house journalists at St. Thomas for three weeks before the fellows travel around the United States, ending May 21.
House votes to further restrict Russian trade after invasion
The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, preparing for President Joe Biden to enact higher tariffs on more products and further weaken the Russian economy in response to its military assault on Ukraine.
News in :90 – March 17, 2022
An unspecified number of U.S.-made drones will be among the additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine. A Minneapolis man who lost an eye when he was hit by a projectile fired by police during protests that followed George Floyd’s killing will get a $2.4 million settlement. Lane Kennedy has todays News in :90.
St. Thomas students, faculty reflect on 2 years of pandemic
On March 16, 2020, all St. Thomas classes moved online for the remainder of the spring semester due to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. Two years later, St. Thomas’ University Action and Response Team is still navigating a pandemic that emptied campus, introduced mask mandates and created a shift toward online learning.
Paper catches fire in back of truck in OEC lot
Shredded documents caught fire in the back of a document destruction service six-wheel truck Wednesday in the O’Shaughnessy Education Center parking lot in front of Frey Hall.
News in :90 – March 16, 2022
Russian forces are pounding Ukrainian cities and edging closer to the capital, Kyiv, in a relentless bombardment that keeps deepening the humanitarian crisis in this war, now in its third week, the mayor of the Minneapolis suburb where Daunte Wright was killed by an officer who said she mistook her handgun for her Taser said Tuesday that a memorial to the Black motorist will stay in place, after miscommunication with staff led some to believe it would be removed and St. Thomas’ Luann Dummer Center for Women hosted Leslie Jamison, an acclaimed author and novelist, March 8. KUST host Joe LaPorte has today’s News in :90.
Zelenskyy tells US Congress, ‘We need you right now’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cited Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11 terror attacks on Wednesday as he appealed to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia, but acknowledged the no-fly zone he has sought to “close the sky” over his country may not happen.
Acclaimed author Leslie Jamison visits St. Thomas
St. Thomas’ Luann Dummer Center for Women hosted Leslie Jamison, an acclaimed author and novelist, March 8.