St. Thomas Public Safety Sgt. Reginald Wright, commonly known as Reggie, has made positive connections with students over his career at St. Thomas, but especially with this class of first-year students, prompting the creation of the Reggie Fan Club Instagram page.
New members were sworn in, Vice President for Student Affairs Karen Lange discussed updates from Student Affairs and a Dougherty Family College update was given at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting Thursday, Oct. 7 at Scooter’s. Affairs Editor Natalie Hoepner has the update.
A student sustained a knife wound while practicing self-defense maneuvers in Flynn Hall on Sunday night, according to a university statement.
Stickers linked to a white supremacist movement were posted on campus yesterday, Pfizer submitted data to the FDA to have the vaccine approved for children between 5 and 11 years old, and today is National Voter Registration Day. Caroline Hansen has today’s News in :90.
Signs were posted last night on campus that referenced a known white supremacist group, according to an email from the Diversity Action Response Team that was sent to the St. Thomas community this afternoon.
Kathlene Campbell, Dean of the School of Education, spoke and answered questions about the universities Executive Vice President and Provost search, which she heads the search committee for. Harry Potter Club was unanimously approved, and changes to Public Safety uniforms were discussed at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting on April 8. University Affairs Editor Scout Mason has the update.
St. Thomas is investigating an ethnic slur found on a chalkboard in an O’Shaughnessy Educational Center classroom on Monday morning, according to a statement released by the university. Director Mia Laube has the story.
Former St. Thomas student Ray Ghansham Persaud, 22, was sentenced Tuesday to one year and one day in prison for calling a bomb threat into the university on Sept. 17, 2019.
Five St. Thomas students were victims of an armed robbery involving a firearm at around 2:56 a.m. Saturday on Cretin Avenue between Selby and Dayton avenues, approximately one block from the university’s St. Paul campus, according to an email from St. Thomas Public Safety Saturday morning. Assignment Editor Joey Swanson has the story.
A St. Thomas student was arrested for third degree assault, a wallet was snatched from a St. Thomas student and a St. Thomas student accidentally struck a university vehicle with a baseball. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Oct. 30-Nov. 10.
A number of bicycles were stolen around campus, a guest of a St. Thomas student violated the visitor policy and a St. Thomas employee failed to enforce the mask mandate. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Oct. 16-29.
Vice President of Inclusive Excellence Kha Yang spoke about her role at St. Thomas, special elections were announced and a budget committee was formed to delegate extra activity fees at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting Thursday, Oct. 15. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has the update.
A person handing out inflammatory materials was trespassed, two individuals rode scooters inside the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex and a St. Thomas employee cut a finger. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Oct. 1-15.
Four Tommies. One stricken philosophy professor. The story, by TommieMedia’s Sawyer Rutan, Burke Spizale and Justin Amaker, of how four community members — a professor, a lab manager and two students — saved the life of Stephen Laumakis.
Five new members were sworn in, Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services Mitch Karstens spoke on dining changes and the committee debriefed the recent St. Paul Police Department and Public Safety Zoom call at the Thursday, Oct. 1 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has the update.
