Israeli forces took control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago early Tuesday and a Minnesota Senate ethics panel on Tuesday is expected to begin considering what to do with a lawmaker who’s charged with burglary. University Affairs CME Gwynn Vang has today’s News in :90.
Marty Fisher asks whether the Schoenecker Center and the Lee and Penny Anderson Ice Arena will shift the “heart of campus” to South Campus.
Rescuers in Taiwan are searching for those missing or stranded after a major earthquake kills 10, the Minnesota Twins play the Cleveland Guardians today in the team’s home opener and the St. Paul Police Department is actively investigating recent burglaries at St. Thomas. Eli Bieker has today’s News in :90.
Kendall Shostak explores the benefits of walkable communities, and argues that college campuses should not be the only pedestrian-focused places in the United States.
Residents of Grace and Cretin Halls were informed by email on Tuesday that the St. Paul Fire Department will conduct a training exercise from 9 a.m. until noon in the McCarthy Gym on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Managing Editor Owen Larson has the story.
A former University of St. Thomas student was charged Monday in Ramsey County District Court with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with an off-campus assault of a first-year student on March 5, 2022. Macy Berendsen, Owen Larson and Sam Larson have the story.
Numbers for the record-breaking Powerball jackpot were drawn Tuesday morning, Tropical Storm Nicole headed toward Florida’s Atlantic coastline, and Election Day comes to the St. Thomas Campus. Brooke Paine has today’s News in :90.
Starting college brings new expectations for academic success, campus involvement and managing life on your own, a challenging transition that can be defined by the W-Curve.
Campus remained quiet Tuesday after the jury announced guilty verdicts in the trial of Derek Chauvin, almost a year after the killing of George Floyd on Lake Street and 38th Avenue. Lauren Price, Macy Berendsen, Sydney LaBelle and Logan Sriharatsa has the story.
With COVID-19, college students have had to make important choices regarding housing. Columnist Macy Berendsen discusses the positives and negatives of living on or off campus, particularly during a pandemic.
Even with pandemic living, students can still celebrate Valentine’s Day. Columnist Macy Berendsen shares how St. Thomas students can make the most of the holiday.
St. Thomas will continue campus operations after Thanksgiving break, but professors may choose to transition classes online and students who go home for break are encouraged to stay home for the remainder of the semester, President Julie Sullivan wrote in an email Thursday.
St. Thomas opened a new video production studio for students at the beginning of spring semester on the third floor of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library.
As a part of St. Thomas’ Action Plan to Combat Racism, a new Intercultural Center held a grand opening on March 6 on the second floor of the Anderson Student Center.
In her first “State of the University” address on Feb. 21, St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan reflected on the fall semester and explained her vision of the university’s future to hundreds in attendance. Reporter Taylor Shupe has the full story.
