Robin Thicke’s hit, “Blurred Lines,” says if a man claims to know that a woman wants “it,” then any lines she draws (for example, lack of consent) are just an irritation. To the men out there who might hate those lines, I say too bad.
Students push for fair trade coffee vendor
Students for Justice and Peace have been working to get dining services to contract with Peace Coffee.
Study shows students interested in displayed nutritional facts at The View
The students in one of communication and journalism professor John Cragan’s Communication Theories and Methods classes created a survey and administered it to 100 of their peers.
News in :90 – May 3, 2013
This is News in :90 for May 3, 2013.
Xcel Energy honors St. Thomas
St. Thomas is Xcel Energy’s largest Windsource program customer, receiving 82 percent of its electricity from wind power despite not having a turbine on campus.
Seniors display artwork at St. Kate’s
Maggie Clemensen, Andrea Greamba and Alexandra Wenberg not only created the art that will be on display April 13-May 25, they matted, framed and promoted it.
Students decorate bags to honor loved ones with cancer
Students gathered to honor their loved ones in a mini-luminaria ceremony put on by the St. Thomas chapter of Colleges Against Cancer.
Dining Services looks for new contract with coffee provider
Dining Services is searching for a company to help St. Thomas students get their caffeine fixes on campus because the university’s contract with Starbucks expired in January.
Sleeptexting affects snoozing habits
A new phenomenon, dubbed “sleeptexting” has started affecting habitual texters, especially young people, who text almost automatically, according to a CNN article.
Philosophy professor argues beauty is objective
Beauty is “not easy to understand or discover,” but it is objective, philosophy professor Matthew Lu argued in “Can Beauty Be Objective” talk Tuesday.
News in :90 – March 12, 2013
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, March 12, 2013.
Professors discuss fate of papal elections
Michael Hollerich, Massimo Faggioli and Gerald Schlabach covered the history of past papal elections, the upcoming papal conclave and the chance that the next pope might not be European Wednesday.
Mary the Sandwich Lady starts new business
Students who have spent the past nine months missing the culinary talents of Mary Duffy, the Sandwich Lady, might still have way to satisfy their cravings.
Writing intensive courses on the rise
Writing a paper can be a painful experience for some students, and in the last four years, it’s a task that has become harder to avoid at St. Thomas.
Sports in :60 – Feb. 12, 2013
This is Sports in :60 for Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.