In this week’s edition of ‘Connected.’, St. Thomas H1N1 cases continue to grow, Knights of Columbus install pro-life monument, new observatory atop Anderson Parking Facility is dedicated, more students interested in on-campus interviewing and women’s soccer is tied for first place in MIAC.
Campus tap water temporarily unavailable
According to the Physical Plant, the St. Paul Water Department is flushing out fire hydrants in the neighborhood, causing the water to turn brown.
News in :90 – Oct. 1, 2009
[slidepress gallery=’nin-10.01.09′] This is News in :90 for Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
Students gather on bridge to protest war
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Banner images disappearing
Three pieces of the banners lining construction fences on North Campus have disappeared over the last week, leaving sizable gaps in the posters.
St. Thomas’ newest telescope
Knights place monument in Upper Quad
After raising more than $2,000 last semester, the St. Thomas Knights of Columbus installed a monument just north of the Murray-Herrick Campus Center.
News in :90 – Sept. 30, 2009
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.
Sky’s the limit for classes, community events
The dedication of the new observatory atop the Anderson Parking Facility Tuesday initiated new advances in both the science and educational programs at St. Thomas.
“The primary mission of the St. Thomas physics department observatory is science education,” physics professor Gerry Ruch said. “We want to use this facility to reach as many people as we possibly can and get them excited about science and the natural world.”
News in :90 – Sept. 29, 2009
[slidepress gallery=’nin-09.29.09′] This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.
St. Thomas continues to say ‘no’ to Saudi profile
St. Thomas spokesman Doug Hennes said the university will continue to hold its B. magazine profile of alumnus Ali Al-Ahmed.
Portal users nearly double since last spring
Portal, a Web application that combines elements of Blackboard, Murphy Online and Outlook e-mail, is growing in popularity. Since its launch last spring, the number of daily visits has nearly doubled.
When Portal was initiated last semester, it averaged 1,800 visits per day, said Elizabeth Houle, Web and media services director for Information, Resources and Technologies. This fall, Portal has received an average of 3,500 visits a day and 14,000 page views per day. But IRT is unable to discern what portion of the students using Portal are undergraduates or graduates, Houle said.
News in :90 – Sept. 28, 2009
This is News in :90 for Sept. 28, 2009.
St. Thomas magazine halts profile of Saudi alum
A University of St. Thomas alumnus from Saudi Arabia said Friday that the university president blocked a school publication from running a profile about him out of concern it would harm efforts to recruit Saudi students.
Ali al-Ahmed, 42, who earned his master’s in international management from St. Thomas, is director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs in Washington, which describes itself as a nonpartisan think tank on Mideast and Islamic issues. The profile was written for B., the magazine of the St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business, and had been in the works for more than a year, al-Ahmed said.
Bené in the library brings ‘good coffee to the people’
While campus is under construction with the new athletic facilities, the library will also be seeing some changes during December and January.