Negotiations between Hamas and Israel are likely to reach terms, Taylor Swift’s tour in Rio ends and Thanksgiving travel records are expected to be broken this week. Jensen Richard has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 21, 2023
OPINION: Thanksgiving is far better than Christmas
Columnist Nkechukwu Akpati argues his opinion on why Christmas is inferior to Thanksgiving.
St. Thomas Land Acknowledgement lays the ground to address the myth of first Thanksgiving
Legend has it that in November of 1621, English settlers in Plymouth and the Indigenous Wampanoags celebrated their newfound friendship with a feast: America’s first Thanksgiving. History, however, tells a story of massacre, war and violence between the Native Americans and the English — that story is much harder to feel ‘thankful’ for.
News in :90 – Nov. 23, 2021
The Minnesota National Guard will deploy 400 members to reinforce nursing staff at long term care facilities, an email from the university stated St. Thomas will have a nursing program beginning in the fall of 2022 and this Thanksgiving, Target will no longer open its stores after the pandemic forced it to close on the holiday and extend its seasonal sales. Nicole Gutierrez has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 19, 2021
Minnesota farmers will benefit from higher prices this year, U.S. regulators on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and St. Thomas will be offering an LGBTQIA+ literature course this spring. Ad/PR representative Mirana Gottlieb has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: Missing family, missing friends, missing the point
The Transportation Security Administration had screened 4 million people in airports the weekend before Thanksgiving, and many traveled in other ways. Chief Photo Editor Song Johansen asks the American people to make health and safety the top priority during the holiday season.
News in :90- Nov. 25, 2020
Students choose between going home or staying on campus for Thanksgiving, surging COVID-19 cases in Minnesota forced the state to send the National Guard to help, applications for unemployment benefits rose in the U.S. Ad/Pr Representative Kyra Winslow has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: We can still celebrate Thanksgiving amid COVID-19
With a spike in COVID-19 cases, states are imposing stricter pandemic restrictions, putting a damper on Thanksgiving celebrations. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters argues the restrictions are for the best, and the holiday is not entirely eliminated.
St. Thomas students consider options as Thanksgiving approaches
As Thanksgiving approaches, St. Thomas students face the tough decision whether to go home or stay on campus as the Minnesota Department of Health reported 282,916 total positive COVID-19 cases in the state Tuesday.
St. Thomas stays open amid tightened Minnesota COVID-19 restrictions
St. Thomas will continue campus operations after Thanksgiving break, but professors may choose to transition classes online and students who go home for break are encouraged to stay home for the remainder of the semester, President Julie Sullivan wrote in an email Thursday.
News in :90 – Nov. 13, 2020
Federal and State officials have found no evidence of compromised votes, public health officials prepare for the biggest vaccination effort in U.S history and St. Thomas is offering free on-campus COVID-19 testing. AD/PR representative Alaina Schoenfelder has today`s News in :90.
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.
News in :90 – Dec. 2, 2019
The Medium hosts talk with St. Thomas student Kayley Isaacson about her art and St. Thomas’ theater club, new director of SDIS will begin his “year of listening,” and heavy snow is expected in the East. Assignment Editor Kat Barrett has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: Black Friday is consuming Thanksgiving
Black Friday is no longer just Black Friday. The shopping craze is oozing into the Thanksgiving, as more and more stores expand their sales. Columnist Kayla Mayer argues the spirit of Thanksgiving has been overrun by American consumerism.
INFOGRAPHIC: Avoiding Thanksgiving food waste
In the U.S., 40% of all food goes to waste. During the holidays, people are confronted with more food than they can eat, meaning a lot of food is wasted. Designer Maggie Stout has an infographic on how people can reduce food waste over Thanksgiving.