Opinions Editor Cecilia Wallace argues that poor air quality abroad has negatively impacted her and others’ study abroad experience.
OPINION: Students face air quality challenges while studying abroad
News in :90 – Nov. 15, 2023
The British government plans to send migrants to Rwanda even though United Kingdom’s highest court says it’s against the law. President Joe Biden criticized Republican lawmakers for denying the reality of global warming. Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer, Derek Chauvin wants his conviction of George Floyd’s murder reversed. Grace Olson has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Oct. 23, 2023
Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza’s hospital generators put premature babies at risk. The upcoming U.S. winter looks likely to be low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks. St. Thomas’ large first-year class is bringing concerns to residence life. Ellie Hilber has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Oct. 4, 2023
Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders to commit to binding targets to slow climate change. Baltimore police say multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University. Kevin McCarthy ousted as Speaker of the House. Sydney Dorsey has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 18, 2023
Fox 9+ will be broadcasting St. Thomas athletic events for the 2023-24 season, marking a milestone in St. Thomas’ Division I journey. Protesters aimed their wrath at Joe Biden’s new oil and gas projects.The U.N. is pushing towards their goals to end extreme poverty, hunger and climate change. Design Lead Preston Yang has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 12, 2023
Russia is replenishing its supplies of ammunition and is expected to turn to North Korea for support, a California law will require many large companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and the Carver County Library is considering the removal of “Gender Queer: A Memoir” at a meeting today. Opinions Editor Rhynn Paulson has today’s News in :90.
Biden welcomes Macron amid friction over US climate law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron are celebrating the long-standing U.S.-French relationship, but these are friends with differences. The French leader is using his visit to Washington to sharply criticize aspects of his ally’s signature climate law as a bad deal for Europe.
OPINION: Destroying artwork as an activist statement is wrong
Opinions editor Macy Berendsen posits her opinion on the recent uptake of art-destroying protests by Just Stop Oil.
Over 120 leaders at climate talks, Egypt positive on protest
BERLIN (AP) — More than 120 world leaders will attend this year’s U.N. climate talks and requests by environmental activists to stage a rally during the event would be responded to “positively,” host Egypt said Friday.
St. Thomas addresses fossil fuels, mask waste and more with new sustainability goals
The University of St Thomas, following calls from the Catholic Church to combat climate change, introduced a number of new guidelines, tools, policies and commitments to reduce the university’s carbon footprint in a statement released Nov. 4.
News in :90 – Nov. 11, 2021
A group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black service members who fought for the nation during World War II, leaders of China’s ruling Communist Party set the stage for President Xi Jinping to extend his rule next year, and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is on “life support.” Zachary Knapp has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 2, 2021
The Biden administration has pledged to work to reduce overall methane emissions worldwide by 30% by 2030, local elections are taking place across the U.S., and St. Paul will vote on a proposal for rent stabilization. Ella Shuherk has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 1, 2021
President Joe Biden proposed a $555 billion plan for climate change spending and the University of Minnesota is participating in a new $25 million project that will reduce uncertainties in climate change projections using artificial intelligence technology. Reporter Anh Nguyen has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Oct. 28, 2021
The European Union’s chief executive called for a show of climate leadership, President Joe Biden visited Capitol Hill Thursday morning to push a domestic policy package of $1.75 trillion, and a Minnesota judge has denied a defense request against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer. Patrick Toner has todays News in :90.
News in :90 – Oct. 26, 2021
The names of 15 jurors and alternatives who sat in the courtroom for the trial of Derek Chauvin will be made public, a new survey shows that six out of ten Americans believe that the pace of global warming is speeding up, and a judge has ordered two Twin Cities rental companies to pay $736,000 to nearly two dozen women. Elizabeth Neil has today’s News in :90.