TommieMedia director Sophie Carson shines light on three fairly unknown international news stories that St. Thomas political science students said the campus must know.
OPINION: St. Thomas students should care about international news
News in :90 – March 13, 2018
President Donald Trump fires Rex Tillerson and St. Thomas students organize a March for Our Lives walk out. This and more on News in :90 for March 13, 2018.
News in :90 – March 9, 2018
TommieMedia’s second Top Stories show, a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, regulations on self-driving cars in Minnesota, and a city council ruling on student renters are all part of today’s News in :90. Director Sophie Carson reports.
Campbell trial underway in Hennepin County
The trial of Michael Laurence Campbell began Monday. Campbell, 21, was charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide after the September car crash that resulted in the death of St. Thomas junior Ria Patel, 20.
News in :90 – Feb. 19, 2018
The St. Paul teachers union is expected to vote on a tentative contract, and the president discusses a bipartisan bill to help improve the federal background check system for gun ownership. Director Sophie Carson has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Jan. 29, 2018
An ongoing situation at the University of Minnesota leads to the evacuation of a campus hotel, Facebook and other social media platforms face mounting criticism, Bruno Mars wins big at the Grammy Awards, and two senators caution Trump to remain public silent on an ongoing investigation. Director Sophie Carson has today’s News in :90.
Sports in :60 – Dec. 13, 2017
St. Thomas athletes share their Division I to Division III stories, women’s hockey squares off against Wisconsin-River Falls, and men’s basketball tries to get back to .500. Production Editor Sophie Carson has today’s Sports in :60.
Talks on transgender issues see high turnout, few problems
After weeks of looming concern, St. Thomas simultaneously hosted two series of events, Man, Woman and the Order of Creation and Trans Solidarity, Monday with high turnout and low hostility.
Transgender rights protesters picket OEC conference
Security was tight as protesters picketed on Monday morning outside the O’Shaughnessy Education Center, where two opposing conferences were being held.
St. Thomas community reacts to Franken’s resignation
The St. Thomas professor who lost to Minnesota Sen. Al Franken in the 2008 Democratic-Farmer-Labor Senate primary said Thursday that he believed Franken was not resigning for the right reasons.
St. Thomas Christmas Concert to air nationally on PBS
The St. Thomas Christmas Concert Sunday evening at Orchestra Hall was a made-for-television spectacle.
News in :90 – Nov. 20, 2017
A second woman brings forth allegations against Sen. Al Franken, and Zimbabwean leaders are confident in a movement to impeach the country’s president. Production Editor Sophie Carson has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 17, 2017
The House tax bill, Al Franken, the St. Thomas scholarship initiative, and the Zimbabwe president are all part of today’s News in :90.
Sports in :60 – Nov. 2, 2017
St. Thomas men’s soccer shutout Hamline, and women’s soccer lost to Gustavus in a shootout. Production editor Sophie Carson has today’s Sports in :60.
News in :90 – Oct. 13, 2017
A high-speed car chase, University of Minnesota tuition hikes, wildfires in California and a Dougherty College dedication ceremony are all part of today’s News in :90. Production editor Sophie Carson reports.