University of St. Thomas student Sam Luloff won a prestigious Upper Midwest Emmy Award on April 11 for a music video that he created in Peter Gregg’s videography class.

The video was designed for the song “Happy Boring Life” by the Stillwater alternative group, The Shackletons. Luloff, a communication and journalism major on the creative multimedia track, was nominated for the award by Gregg in 2018.

The video was released on The Shackletons’ Youtube channel this past March and has been viewed over a thousand times. Check here for the full story.

Sunday night, National Security Advisor John Bolton made a statement saying that the U.S. is deploying the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to the U.S. central command region in the Red Sea.

This action is in response to “a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings” relating to U.S. presence in the Middle East. The Associated Press learned from a current defense official, who spoke under conditions of anonymity, that there are “clear indications” that Iran and its proxy forces are prepared to attack U.S. interests in the region.

Bolton claims in his public statement that the U.S. wants to “send a message that unrelenting force” will meet any attack on U.S. interests or those of its allies in the region.

Monday morning, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first child into the world after Buckingham Palace announced Duchess Meghan’s pregnancy last October.

The child, a healthy baby boy, will be eligible for dual British and U.S. citizenship given Meghan’s U.S. citizenship and Harry’s British citizenship.

Their child will be seventh in line for the British Throne and is the eighth great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II.

Andre Gaubert can be reached at gaub0001@stthomas.edu.