Alex Hernandez-Siegel, the new director of Student Diversity and Inclusion services will begin his “year of listening” to find out what is working at St. Thomas and what he can build on in terms of student diversity and inclusion. Rachel Torralba has the story.
Kha Yang, the first Associate Vice President of Inclusive Excellence for the University of St. Thomas, joins TommieMedia’s Rachel Torralba in this edition of In Depth to discuss what she is working to accomplish in her role.
Women’s hockey coach Tom Palkowski and senior forwards Allison Parnell and Sarah Moy visit The Locker Room with TommieMedia’s Rachel Torralba to talk about team goals this season.
Donald Trump’s impeachment hearing begins today, more than half of Minnesota’s lakes, rivers and streams do not meet state pollution standards, and Dr. Dish, a basketball machine, has arrived at St. Thomas. Rachel Torralba has today’s News in :90.
The No. 1 St. Thomas volleyball team defeated No. 4 Augsburg in a MIAC semifinal match Thursday, St. Thomas men’s soccer team defeated Carlton in the MIAC semifinals Wednesday, and the No. 2 seed St. Thomas women’s soccer defeated No. 6 seed Bethel Royals 3-0 Wednesday. Reporter Rachel Torralba has today’s Sports in :60.
Keg and Case, a marketplace located on Seventh Street on the historic grounds of Schmidt Brewery, provides a space for people to gather and eat. Craig Cohen, Keg and Case founder, hopes this venture serves as a destination for art and fun.
Along with electing city council members, Saint Paul residents voted on a garbage referendum to keep or remove Ordinance 18-39.
Kevin Sauter, communication and journalism professor at St. Thomas, will retire after the fall 2019 semester, capping off his 37th year teaching at the university. Reporter Rachel Torralba has the full story.
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Yohuru Williams announced in July the reconstruction of the Communication and Journalism (COJO) department.
In an effort to address food insecurity, St. Thomas students and the surrounding community will be able to receive a bag of groceries at the new Tommie Shelf every month.
Young people are leading the global climate change protests, the death of a Minnesota woman is being investigated as a homicide, and St. Thomas Air Force ROTC students won full ride scholarship to medical school. Reporter Rachel Torralba has today’s News in :90.
Through a statewide conference in March titled Truth and Transformation: Changing Racial Narratives in Media, ThreeSixty Journalism hopes to change the representation of racial narratives in local news. The project is funded by the Kellogg Foundation and involves a number of partners but is spearheaded by Minnesota Public Radio.
In response to recent hate crimes and racial incidents on campus, St. Thomas a cappella groups collaborated to create a music video project called We Stand For. Cadenza and the Summit Singers recorded the song “If You’re Out There” by John Legend and then invited students, clubs and other community members to come to OEC auditorium and write on a sign what they stood for.
O’Gara’s Bar & Grill may be under construction, but the original building isn’t gone forever. Former patrons can buy a brick from the building to support the Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota.
A tap house on wheels has started making its way around the Twin Cities. The Tiny Tap was co-founded in October 2017 by St. Thomas alumni Colin Mihm and Trevor Pearson.
