TommieMedia, the student-run news publication at the University of St. Thomas, has been awarded an Online Pacemaker Award in the four-year schools category from the Associated Collegiate Press.
TommieMedia Wins National Online Pacemaker Award
The Locker Room with football- Oct. 31, 2019
Football coach Glenn Caruso, junior quarterback Tommy Dolan, and first-year defensive back Julian Cavin visit The Locker Room with TommieMedia’s Carly Noble to talk about their upcoming game against St. Olaf and the player’s new roles on the team.
News in :90 – Oct. 30, 2019
Wildfires and a power outage ravage Northern California, Taylor Swift is set to receive an Artist of the Decade award and TommieMedia’s Grace Hallen argues the Minnesota Twins’ rebranding efforts influenced fan excitement. Columnist Kayla Mayer has today’s News in :90.
Top Stories – Sept. 26, 2019
A St. Thomas student was charged for making three hoax bomb threats over the last six months and the St. Thomas Center for the Common Good founded Tommie Shelf in an effort to address food insecurity. Join anchors Emily Haugen and Kat Barrett for those stories and more on this edition of Top Stories.
News in :90- Sept. 27, 2019
St. Thomas junior Ray Persaud has his second court appearance at 1 p.m. Friday, evacuations of houses in Lawrence, Massachusetts were underway this morning due to a natural gas leak, and a 28-year-old woman in California crashed into a semi-truck on a highway while skydiving Thursday. Reporter Taylor Shupe has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 26, 2019
For the entire month of September, St. Thomas sophomore Wyatt Amdahl is walking shoeless, acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire began his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, and a homeless man in Duluth pleaded guilty to starting a fire that destroyed the Adas Israel Synagogue. Reporter Mia Laube has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – May 15, 2019
St Thomas’ Black Empowerment Student Alliance held their annual Black Excellence Gala Sunday in the Anderson Student Center. Three Muslim workers at an Amazon warehouse in Minnesota accuse the company of discrimination and retaliation for denying them time and space to pray. The U.S. on Wednesday ordered all nonessential government staff to leave Iraq. TommieMedia has a new arts and entertainment podcast called The Medium, hosted by ad/PR rep. Reid Neeser and columnist Maddie Peters. Reporter Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – May 8, 2019
Two high school students used at least two handguns in the shooting at a charter school that killed one of their classmates and injured eight others in a Colorado community. Drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft turned off their apps to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dollars from investors. University of Minnesota students were evacuated from The Marshall apartment in Dinkytown Tuesday afternoon after a Ricin poisoning. Reporter Rae Beaner has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – May 7, 2019
Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signs legislation banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will declare “case closed” on the Russia probe and potential obstruction by President Donald Trump, Kentucky Derby winner Maximum Security’s co-owner says he will not run the horse in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, and St. Thomas sophomore Matthew Farho travels for seven days with the choir group, Common Ground Voices. Columnist Kayla Mayer has today’s News in :90.
2019 undergraduate commencement speaker announced
Abby Heller has been chosen as the speaker for the 2019 undergraduate commencement ceremony.
News in :90 – April 9, 2019
St. Thomas is the first institution in the Twin Cities to obtain digital cadavers, Attorney General William Barr said he will release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation, and a 23-year-old man faces a U.S. magistrate Tuesday on a charge that he lied to federal agents about being a missing child from Illinois. University Affairs Editor Kat Barrett has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – April 1, 2019
Cholera breaks out in Mozambique, rapper Nipsey Hussle is killed and the St. Thomas community gathers for International Women’s Day. Director Solveig Rennan has today’s News in :90.
TommieMedia seeks student opinions on racism at St. Thomas
The St. Thomas community has experienced hate crimes, protests and multiple conversations about racism at our school. We wish to provide a platform for any St. Thomas student to be heard.
News in :90 – March 12, 2019
A construction crew in Winston-Salem, North Carolina prepares to take down a Confederate statue, some airlines cited worried customers for grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 after the Ethiopian plane crash, and TommieMedia’s columnist Kayla Mayer discusses prison reform and the First Step act signed by President Trump. Columnist Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – March 11, 2019
An Ethiopian Airlines jet crashes, singer R. Kelly faces more abuse allegations and St. Thomas administration responds to TommieMedia’s recent article. Ad/PR Rep. Sarah McCarthy has today’s News in :90.