This is Sports in :60 for Friday, May 8, 2015.
Sports in :60 – May 8, 2015
Sports in :60 – May 6, 2015
This is Sports in :60 for Wednesday, May 6, 2015.
Student loans loom large after graduation
Approximately 67 percent of St. Thomas seniors will graduate with some form of debt, according to Financial Aid Associate Director Paula Benson.
Hope, family sustained American journalist imprisoned in North Korea
The United States is considered the land of the free, but American journalist Laura Ling had to experience the loss of her freedom a world away before she truly appreciated its value.
Love Your Melon reaches milestone
The organization, which started in a St. Thomas entrepreneurship class, announced it has sold enough hats to donate one to every child with cancer in America.
Brown bag luncheon facilitates discussion of diversity, mission
Vice President for Mission the Rev. Larry Snyder and Diversity and Inclusion Officer Calvin Hill held a brown bag luncheon to discuss how their new roles will contribute to the university.
‘Orange is the New Black’ author talks race, class and gender
Piper Kerman gave a speech on her experience while incarcerated and her work as an advocate for prisoners on Wednesday night at the Woulfe Alumni Hall.
News in :90 – March 20, 2015
This is News in :90 for Friday, March 20, 2015.
Allegations against Keating no longer heard as a lawsuit
The sexual abuse allegations against the Rev. Michael Keating will no longer be heard as a lawsuit in the state court because of the Archdiocese’s bankruptcy declaration.
Sports in :60 – March 2, 2015
This is Sports in :60 for Monday, March 2, 2015.
Students participate in ‘die-in,’ raise awareness for social movements
St. Thomas’ Black Empowerment Student Alliance and Muslim Student Association held a ‘die-in’ Thursday in the Anderson Student Center.
Legislation could lower legal drinking age in Minn.
Rep. Phyllis Kahn has submitted two bills to the Minnesota legislature that, if passed, would lower the legal drinking age to 18 in bars and restaurants in Minnesota.
Wellness Center holds meditation classes to reduce stress
The Wellness Center’s Project for Mindfulness and Contemplation is giving students, staff and faculty a chance to take a break from their stress by offering meditative sessions.
News in :90 – Feb. 9, 2015
This is News in :90 for Monday, Feb. 9, 2015.
University hires Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Calvin Hill, the university’s new Diversity and Inclusion Officer, began working in the St. Thomas Office of Institutional Diversity on Jan. 26.