St. Thomas students’ YouTube video parodies have been attracting lots of attention recently. Senior Amanda Schultz and two of her friends crafted a Minnesotan response to Katy Perry’s hit single, “California Gurls,” and their parody currently has more than 404,000 views and has been featured on many local news outlets and radio stations.
Chamber Singers receive ‘highest honor’
The St. Thomas Chamber Singers will perform at the 2011 American Choral Directors Association National Conference, and it’s the first time any St. Thomas choir has been invited to the national conference.
“This invitation is the highest honor a choir in the United States can receive,” Director of Choral Activities Angela Broeker said.
Six St. Thomas sports teams rack up record win totals
Many colleges and universities would be happy to have one or two standout sports teams with high win totals. But at St. Thomas this past year, six teams achieved that level of success.
Men’s and women’s track and field stars shine at nationals
The St. Thomas men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Berea, Ohio this past weekend for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Baldwin-Wallace College. The men sent seven athletes and the women sent eight to the meet, including a number of All-Americans on both teams.
Cleveland and Grand building proposal pulled
A proposal has been pulled for a six-story mixed residential and commercial building on the corner of Grand and Cleveland avenues after the plans for the building were met with opposition from neighborhood residents.
With new privacy changes, Facebook takes advantage of users
If you’re one of the many college students who use Facebook, good luck keeping your personal information private.
News in :90 – May 12, 2010
[slidepress gallery=’nin51210′] This is News in :90 for Wednesday, May 12, 2010.
After 13 years of vacancy, greenhouse gets renovations
Masked workers are removing caulking containing asbestos from the greenhouse near the John Roach Center to help prepare extra greenhouse and lab spaces for the growing biology department.
Controversial pamphlet mailed to faculty, students’ families
Some parents of St. Thomas students have received a pamphlet in the mail addressing the university’s Catholic identity. But the pamphlet is not from university administrators or anyone affiliated with St. Thomas.
Baseball splits with Cobbers on Dennis Denning Day
St. Thomas started off its doubleheader against Concordia–Moorhead with a 12-0 shutout Saturday afternoon at Koch Diamond, but couldn’t keep the momentum going as the Tommies dropped the second game 5-1.
“The first game went well,” senior Roy Larson said. “It was nice to start out with good pitching and hitting performances.”
Keep e-mails professional, avoid Harvard student’s misfortune
The “forward” e-mail option makes passing information on to others easy, but can also make it possible for controversial e-mails to end up in the inboxes of way more people than originally intended, as in the case of one unfortunate Harvard Law student.
More students should use school’s counseling services
This past year, 30 percent of college students have been so depressed that they had difficulty functioning.
Green groups must come together to see real results
Sustainability at St. Thomas is one of the administration’s strategic goals. But tracking efforts to “go green” is hard because many different groups are devoted to sustainability.
Rowers receive honor for river rescue
St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington will honor three St. Thomas rowers who helped rescue a man from the Mississippi River last year.
Senior Kyle Smisek, junior Danielle Assie and 2009 graduate Jim Portmann will receive Chief’s Awards Wednesday afternoon.
Ash clouds disrupt travel plans for Tommies in Europe
As ash clouds blanket Europe in the aftermath of the Icelandic volcanic eruption, some St. Thomas students are experiencing transportation difficulties abroad.
More than two-thirds of scheduled flights in Europe were still grounded Monday morning due to worries that the ash in the air could damage planes.