Three positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending on March 4; it was the first full week since the university lifted its face covering requirement in most indoor spaces on Feb. 26.
St. Thomas’ Undergraduate Student Government covered a brief list of items at their March 3 general council meeting at Scooter’s: the upcoming administrative breakfast and committee and finance updates.
Russian forces intensified shelling of cities in Ukraines center as citizens attempted to evacuate, federal prosecutors plan to appeal a ruling that overturned a death sentence, and St. Thomas eMedia staff member Oyuna Uranchimeg is competing in the Paralympics. Katie Goelz has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas emerging media department staff member Batoyun “Oyuna” Uranchimeg could never have imagined competing for Team USA in Beijing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised cease-fire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror.
Women who are pregnant when sent to jail have to deal with a healthcare system that frequently neglects and abuses patients. The Prison Policy Initiative did a survey in 2021 of the 50 states’ healthcare policies. The survey found that incarceration centers fail to meet even basic standards of care for expectant mothers, like providing screening and treatment for high-risk pregnancies. Reporter Macy Berendsen argues incarcerated mothers should not be forgotten about.
Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the government’s position on the war in Ukraine, Russian troops seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe Friday and the Minnesota senate held its first votes Thursday on a package of Republican-backed education bills promoted as a “Parents Bill of Rights.” Reporter Nkechukwu Akpati has today’s News in :90.
Vladimir Medinsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s adviser who led the Russian delegation in the talks Thursday in Belarus near the Polish border, said the parties’ “positions are absolutely clear, they are written down point by point,” including issues related to a political settlement of the conflict. He added without elaboration that “mutual understanding was found on part of them.”
Russian forces captured a strategic Ukrainian port and besieged another. Russian forces have taken over the local government in the port city of Kherson. Kare-TV morning anchor announces backing of the forward party of Minnesota. Ruth Moder had todays News in :90.
Russian forces captured a strategic Ukrainian port and besieged another Thursday in a bid to cut the country off from the sea, as the two sides headed into another round of talks aimed at ending the fighting that has sent more than 1 million people fleeing over Ukraine’s borders.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the federal reserve system will begin raising interest rates this month in an effort to restrain surging inflation, a 31-year-old with a gun held hostages at a St. Paul Speedway gas station, and President Julie Sullivan announced her decision to step down from her position at St. Thomas to become President of Santa Clara University. Angelica Franaschouk has today’s News in :90.
After data from the fall 2021 semester showed that 51% of waste on St. Thomas’ campus wasn’t sorted correctly, the university decided to participate in the Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide competition between colleges and universities to see who can have the largest waste reduction from Jan. 30 to March 26.
The View held a dinner event Tuesday in honor of Mardi Gras and the beginning of Lent that included Creole and Cajun-inspired dishes such as catfish po boy sandwiches, pork jambalaya and hushpuppies.
University of St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan’s decision to step down in favor of becoming the first female and layperson president of Santa Clara University wasn’t an easy one to make.
University of St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced she will be stepping down from her position at the end of the academic year. Sullivan will become the president of Santa Clara University on July 1, putting her closer to her husband, children and grandchildren.
