This is News in :90 for Monday, Oct. 19, 2009.
News in :90 – Oct. 19, 2009
Proposed budget denies funding to five clubs
If the proposed funding is passed, SHINE, Rock Climbing Club, Saint Paul’s Outreach, KUST, ANSA and Volunteers in Action will be among the top recipients.
Parents take advantage of free classes
In many evening classes, especially languages and business courses, it’s not unusual to see middle-aged adults seated alongside students young enough to be their children. According to the registrar, 84 parents of undergraduates signed up for free classes this fall.
Among them were Steve and Mary Kulseth, parents of sophomore Chris and junior Diane.
The Kulseth couple is taking a third Spanish course together and the classes have already changed one part of the family’s interaction.
Student collapses in Scooter’s
Public Safety responded to a medical emergency in Scooter’s Friday night when a student collapsed during African Voice, an event sponsored by the African Nations Student Association.
Student outraged by Pepsi’s ‘sexist’ iPhone app
Several university administrators and faculty received an e-mail from senior Kathryn Pogin who was outraged by the recent release of the iPhone application “Amp up before you score.”
Minority enrollment rises to record high
Undergraduate minority enrollment jumped nearly 21 percent this fall, reaching an all-time high of 14.5 percent of the undergraduate student body. Last year, undergraduate minority enrollment was 12 percent.
New building could replace abandoned lot
Across from Davanni’s on Grand and Cleveland avenues, a development may be built where students can eat, shop and live.
“It sounds sweet,” junior Felisha Willaert said. “I think as students, we could use more commercial options in terms of restaurants and stores closer to St. Thomas.”
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Allies celebrate National Coming Out Day
The Allies Club celebrated National Coming Out Day ’09 in style Thursday afternoon by giving away T-shirts and refreshments in Murray Herrick Center. Students were able to decorate T-shirts that read, “color your perspective” with a host of different T-shirt paints while they enjoyed cookies, cider and candy provided by the club.
Students carry weight of recession
For students entering college during the recession, the question is not so much “Can I go to college?” but rather, “Can I afford it?” With banks shutting doors on families because of tighter lending restrictions and requirements, students are now struggling to afford a secondary education.
While some students luck out by finding loans through banks, state grants and scholarships, some may inevitably have to face a heartbreaking reality: dropping out of college.
Football fans warned about offensive attire
Jane Canney, St. Thomas’ vice president for Student Affairs, reminded students that anyone wearing “disrespectful” clothing to the game may not get in.
‘Connected.’ – Oct. 15, 2009
In this week’s edition of ‘Connected.’, minority student numbers are on the rise, a new bus service takes students to Northfield, a new apartment complex proposed for corner of Grand & Cleveland, the history behind the Tommie-Johnnie rivalry is explained and the Blue Ox rugby club remains undefeated.
St. Thomas alumnus named Duluth bishop
The Rev. Paul Sirba, former advisor at the St. John Vianney Seminary and a St. Thomas alum, was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth Thursday. Sirba’s promotion comes just months after he was appointed vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The 49-year-old Sirba …
News in :90 – Oct. 15, 2009
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Hundreds of high schoolers visit campus
The Admissions Office expects about 1,000 campus visitors for Fall Tommie Days Thursday and Friday. Thousands of Minnesota high school students are dismissed from classes during the MEA weekend break.