Students team up with Special Olympics for movement

Senior Kari Jo Johnson said when she hears the word “retarded,” “It kills me … It’s like the absolute sharpest knife that punches you in the gut and makes you lose your breath.” Johnson’s younger brother, Zach, is 18 and has Down syndrome.

Rowers receive honor for river rescue

St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington will honor three St. Thomas rowers who helped rescue a man from the Mississippi River last year.

Senior Kyle Smisek, junior Danielle Assie and 2009 graduate Jim Portmann will receive Chief’s Awards Wednesday afternoon.