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.
Charges filed in Monday’s fatal Cretin Avenue crash near St. Thomas campus
A 31-year-old Minneapolis man was charged in the fatal Cretin Avenue crash that occurred Monday afternoon across from Anderson Student Center and O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
OPINION: To ChatGPT, or to not ChatGPT: Is ChatGPT the new Shakespeare?
Macy Berendsen discusses ChatGPT and how it might emulate past writers such as William Shakespeare.
News in :90 – Dec. 13, 2022
Much of the central United States was braced Tuesday for blizzard-like conditions, a Minnesota prosecutor said Monday that officers will not face criminal charges in the August shooting of a man in Otsego and the University of St. Thomas is looking to hire a new neighborhood liaison. Opinions Editor Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: Everyone is a fangirl! The term ‘fangirl’ needs to stop being used in a negative connotation
Columnist Macy Berendsen dives into society’s critical view on fangirls and why she thinks fangirls deserve a better preconception than people give them.
The Medium – Thanksgiving
Opinions Editor Macy Berendsen joins Photo and Video Editor Rori West to discuss why Jason Derulo is an integral part of Thanksgiving, the Taylor Swift Ticketmaster fiasco, and other pop culture moments.
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.
PODCAST: The Medium – Fall Fashion
In this episode of The Medium, Opinions Editor Macy Berendsen and Photo and Video Editor Rori West discuss current fashion trends, top styles of 2022 so far and the release of Midnights, the tenth studio album by Taylor Swift.
News in :90 – Oct. 25, 2022
Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over antisemitic remarks, a Russian court rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner and construction on the University of St. Thomas campus continued through the fall semester. Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: Where is St. Thomas’ statement on abortion?
Opinions Content Managing Editor Macy Berendsen argues that the conversation regarding St. Thomas’ involvement and resources for safe sexual health and abortions needs to remain open.
PODCAST: The News Brief
Macy Berendsen and Owen Larson go over TommieMedia news stories posted during the week of May 6 through May 13. Owen Larson can be reached at Lars6521@stthomas.edu. Macy Berendsen cab be reached at macy.berendsen@stthomas.edu. Mae Macfarlane can be reached at Macf7507@stthomas.edu.
St. Thomas job rates post-graduation during a COVID-19 era
St. Thomas post-graduation job rates remain relatively high amid the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that 97% of St. Thomas graduates are employed or continuing education post-undergraduate degree, according to the university’s Career Development team, compared to the U.S. average 86% that the National Center for Education Statistics reports.
OPINION: The environmental issues and the labor issues surrounding fast fashion – why don’t we stop buying it?
Over the past year, the infamous fast fashion brand SHEIN has surpassed other major fast fashion brands, such as H&M and Zara. SHEIN is known for its insanely low prices and variety of clothing options. Although that sounds tempting enough, the issue is majorly in the low labor wages in China, as well as the extremely unsustainable measures to tailor these items. SHEIN is just one of the many fast fashion brands that has gained popularity. It seems as though everyone acknowledges how unsustainable these brands are, yet no one seems to stop buying from them. Reporter Macy Berendsen argues we need to pay more attention to the fast fashion crisis.
News in :90 – April 28, 2022
Putin’s demand to pay for gas in rubles would violate western sanctions imposed over the war, a Minneapolis Police Department investigation found patterns of race discrimination, and a TommieMedia columnist takes first place in contest. Ella Shuherk has today’s News in :90.
First-year students’ journey described as ‘the W-Curve’
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.