Senior Content-Managing Editor Anya Capistrant-Kinney gives her review of the Children Theatre Company’s production of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.”
OPINION: Thanksgiving is far better than Christmas
Columnist Nkechukwu Akpati argues his opinion on why Christmas is inferior to Thanksgiving.
St. Thomas kicks off Christmas season with tree lighting ceremony
St. Thomas students, faculty and staff gathered in the atrium of Anderson Student Center Monday to light the school Christmas tree in the annual tree-lighting ceremony. Miles Schiffer has the story.
As the holiday season cools down, St. Paul waste management is getting warmed up
With Christmas just around the corner, carefully wrapped gifts are piling up around freshly-cut pine trees in many St. Paul homes. When the celebrations are over, however, recycling bins begin piling up with waste.
Tree lighting ceremony kicks off the Christmas season
The St. Thomas community gathered Monday as it held the 25th annual tree lighting ceremony in the Anderson Student Center Atrium.
St. Thomas’ annual Christmas Concert marches on virtually with Dec. 18 release
The 33rd annual St. Thomas Christmas Concert will be released online on Dec. 18 after being recorded in November at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Brady Education Center auditorium. Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe has the story.
OPINION: Why Christmas is no longer about Christ
The gift wrapping and ornaments have been put away, the tree has been brought out to the curb, and Kool 108 (KQQL) is back to playing classic rock. These are the signs that say the holiday season is over and, with it, the going of Christmas. Columnist Zaid Khan argues the holiday season should be about bringing people together, not dividing them.
OPINION: Holiday waste can—and should—be reduced
During the holiday season, Americans indulge in food, drink, entertainment and gift-giving, creating more waste than any other time of the year. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters argues over-consumptive American culture doesn’t have to be wasteful.
Anderson Student Center Christmas Tree: By the numbers
Designer Christine Hastings looks at the statistics behind the Anderson Student Center’s Christmas tree.
Deck the (Dowling) Hall: Students decorate for Christmas
Photojournalist Meghan Vosbeek takes photos of student Christmas decorations in Dowling Hall.
Campus evergreen decorated for the holidays
Decorating has begun on the Lower Quad for the coming holiday season.
A St. Thomas Christmas: Jubilant Light nominated for Upper Midwest Emmy
Audiences nationwide watched as “A St. Thomas Christmas: Jubilant Light” aired on the Public Broadcasting Service last December. Now, the broadcast has been nominated for an Emmy award at the 2016 Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Lighting ceremony draws crowd
The St. Thomas community gathered Monday for the annual tree lighting ceremony.
Holiday fun facts
Did you know American adults are expected to spend an average of $720 on Christmas gifts this year? Find out some more holiday fun facts.
Students show off festive Christmas sweaters
Photojournalist Elena Neuzil searched campus to find students who were sporting their favorite Christmas sweaters.