Due to financial pressures, Archbishop John Neinstedt wrote letters to eight dioceses telling them that the seminary could not take their candidates for the priesthood, said the Rev. Michael Becker, SJV rector.
A modest stone building holy to Jews in the midst of Nablus, an Arab city in the West Bank, is becoming an increasingly volatile friction point, drawing growing numbers of pilgrims on nighttime prayer visits, unnerving Palestinian residents and putting Israel’s military into conflict with some of the worshipers it is meant to protect.
The St. Thomas undergraduate class of 2011 graduated Saturday in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation field house. The ceremony was held indoors because of rainy weather; however, the sun came out just as the undergraduate candidates processed into the field house.
[slidepress gallery=”110518_BIKE_SAFETY”] In the midst of a recent bicycle death near the University of Minnesota campus, Bike Enthusiasts at St. Thomas, also known as BEAST, is repairing bikes to keep students safe.
Kris Roach, St. Thomas’ director of admissions and financial aid, said 1,330 first-year students are currently planning to attend St. Thomas this fall, although she said this number can change throughout the summer.
Gavin DeGraw performed at the spring concert May 14 in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex field house. About 800 people attended the concert, said STAR programming intern Mo Berkowitz.
St. Thomas trailed 7-5 in the sixth inning of the second game when freshman Tim Kuzniar and senior Tim Kahle led a Tommie rally to score three runs and take the lead. St. Thomas added three more runs in the ninth inning for a total of 11.
Home runs by J.D. Dorgan and Nick Reichert were not enough for the Tommies.
Longtime assistant coach John Tauer has been named interim head men’s basketball coach for the 2011-2012 season after Steve Fritz retired as head coach Thursday. Tauer is entering his 12th season as a coach, spending the past 11 years as Fritz’s right-hand man.
Fritz was the head basketball coach for 31 years. He has coached 16 MIAC regular-season championship teams and has led St. Thomas to the conference playoffs 23 of the last 24 seasons.
Coach Steve Fritz announced his retirement as the head coach of the men’s basketball team. He will continue as the athletic director, and assistant coach John Tauer will step up as the interim head coach for the 2011-2012 season.
Some St. Thomas seniors won’t be entering the work force after graduating but will be giving back to the community through volunteer work.
Scooter’s chef Tom Herschbach joined TommieMedia reporter Alex Keil in the studio to discuss what the food will be like when Scooter’s moves to the new student center.
Softball assistant coach Brad Horstman and senior Sydney Marquardt join senior reporter Jordan Osterman in The Locker Room.
Tschida was inducted into the Saint Mary’s University Hall of Fame in August and will be inducted into the 2011 class of Mancini’s Hall of Fame, which honors those who started their sports careers in St. Paul.
