Keg rolls on the quad, Oktoberfest celebrations, all-you-can-drink beer – St. Thomas dances and events were different in the past.
“We always used to have a big Halloween party in the field house,” said Carrie Cleary, who graduated in 1987. “The drinking age was 19, and we had beer served right there.”
This is News in :90 for Monday, Oct. 25, 2010.
A man’s body was discovered Friday night along the Mississippi River bluffs near Summit Avenue.
Rabbi Will Berkovitz worked as a journalist for a number of years after graduating from St. Thomas in 1991.
But when he was sent to Guatemala to write a story, Berkovitz realized he wanted to do something completely different with his life.
Cell phone use could increase your chances of getting cancer, according to the recent book “Disconnected” by epidemiologist Devra Davis.
Davis analyzed results of past studies on cell phone radiation and said she found the risks are greatest for younger phone users who use their phones often. She wrote that radiation from cell phones could damage DNA and contribute to brain tumors.
[slidepress gallery=’101014_ninkendall’] This is News in :90 for Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010.
Protesters gathered on sidewalks in front of the St. Thomas School of Law Thursday afternoon to voice their disapproval of panel discussion participants who they say condone torture.
The first meeting for the senior class gift committee was held Tuesday night, and Kristen Lucius, development gift officer, said one of her goals this year is to include as many seniors as possible in the process.
Even after the bans on party buses and inappropriate T-shirts at the Tommie-Johnnie football game, some students still rode party buses at least part of the way to the game, and some students snuck forbidden T-shirts into the stadium.
[slidepress gallery= ‘100929_ninbroadwell’] This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010.
[slidepress gallery=’100908_ninbroadwell’] This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.
Saturday was a busy day on campus as the majority of the freshman class moved into new residence halls.
“It’s been hectic and crazy,” said freshman Peter Lindahl, who moved into his new dorm in Brady Hall Saturday. “But even though it’s tough with the lines and stuff, I’m enjoying it.”
This fall, student clubs will have to say goodbye to Davanni’s pizza, Noodles and Company dishes and Chipotle burritos at weekly convocation hour meetings.
The biggest change in the new purchasing regulations, and the change that will affect students most, is that food for any campus function will have to be ordered through campus catering services instead of from off-campus vendors.
This year’s incoming freshman class is on track to be the largest in St. Thomas history, with 1,522 students currently enrolled. The record class size is already posing challenges to university officials.
Campus Ministry staff will begin the process this fall of transforming the current hall chaplain program into a peer ministry program, and when the new program is fully implemented by the fall of 2011, undergraduates serving as peer ministers will entirely replace live-in hall chaplains.
