Senior running back Colin Tobin’s four rushing touchdowns powered the Tommies’ win. St. Thomas has a 2-0 record.
Tommie football beats River Falls 45-22
New school year, new technology
Learn about new technologies on campus such as new computers with Windows 7 and the latest Microsoft Office programs.
Tommie football wins opener 20-7
St. Thomas took on the St. Norbert College Green Knights at Palmer field.
Tommies lead Green Knights 13-7 at half
Two touchdowns put the fifth-ranked Tommies ahead of St. Norbert in the season opener at Palmer Field.
Tommie football team ready to prove itself this season
After a perfect 10-0 regular season for Tommie football last year, sports editor Alex Keil looks ahead at the 2011 the season and Saturday’s home opener.
Students absent as neighbors discuss city proposal limiting housing
The moratorium, which the council voted to support on Aug. 9, extends around the St. Thomas campus from I-94 to St. Clair Avenue and from Mississippi River Boulevard to Fairview Avenue.
S&P’s competency among the issues
As the president fires back, some lawmakers and economists have questioned whether the ratings agencies have the competence to evaluate the country’s finances, based on their own performance before the 2008-09 financial crisis.
Giffords’ vote the most memorable of all
Seven months after she was shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House on Monday to cast her vote. Thunderous applause and emotional hugs from her Republican and Democratic colleagues greeted her.
Former Tommies take the field in the Twins minor leagues
Roy Larson and Matt Schuld have moved from MIAC play to the minors league, joining some all-star players on the field.
Noisy quad nothing new at St. Thomas in summers
St. Thomas professors are competing with jackhammers and bulldozers for students attention this summer, but distracting noise during summer classes is nothing new.
FBI terrorist profile merges two identities
The FBI’s most-wanted list shows a dated black-and-white photograph for the man wanted in connection with the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya. Saif al-Adel, reads the glaring red banner, alias Muhammad Ibrahim Makkawi. But an Associated Press investigation found that they are two different men.
Survivors describe horrific Amtrak crash
Passengers tell of their escape from the smoke-filled Amtrak passenger train — some by jumping through windows — to avoid a tower of fire sparked when a big rig plowed into a double-decker car at a rural highway crossing about 70 miles east of Reno on Friday. WITH VIDEO
A decade on, no clear answers in Afghanistan
The U.S. has had victories and setbacks during its 10-year war in Afghanistan. Observers have seen evidence of a more stable, safer Afghanistan and frequent, obvious evidence to the contrary. The story of the past decade is difficult to tell in a single, concise statement. VIDEO: Journalists debate withdrawal
Obama: Surge troops to leave Afghanistan
Beginning to wind down a long and devastating war, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday night he was pulling home 33,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by next summer, withdrawing the “surge” of forces he had sent to rescue a flailing effort. “The tide of war is receding,” Obama said.
Quad landscaping hard on trees, students
Students and trees alike are scarce as the university deals with the construction, expected to be completed by the start of fall semester.