The Tommies won the MIAC playoff championships for the eighth consecutive year after beating the Gustavus Gusties 10-2 Saturday afternoon. The Tommies advance to the NCAA tournament for the 14th time in the last 15 years.
Senior pitchers Cassie Smith and Biz Sitzmann allowed only one combined run over a two-game span as the top-seeded St. Thomas softball team (38-4) defeated fourth-seed Hamline 7-0 and second-seed Gustavus 3-1 at home Friday afternoon in the MIAC playoffs.
Tennis coach Terry Peck, senior Kevin Walker and senior Madeline Gail join senior reporter Brian Woitte in The Locker Room.
Typically anywhere from two to five professors retire each year, said Joseph Kreitzer, vice president of academic affairs. But this year 21 professors are retiring due to a special retirement option.
The class was similar to a C1 entry-level class at CorePower, designed around a Vinyasa style of yoga. Vinyasa yoga is one of the most commonly practiced styles in the West.
Sophomore Andrew Kjos was worried after hearing that Apple could track users’ locations through their iPhones. Other St. Thomas faculty and staff give their opinions on the issue.
Forty teams registered for the event, which lasted from 7 p.m. April 30 to 7 a.m. May 1, to raise money for cancer research. About 350 students helped raise $28,520, an increase from last year’s $28,000.
Women’s track and field coach Joe Sweeney and freshman Emily Van Heel joined reporter Hannah Anderson in The Locker Room to talk about the season and the team’s trip to the Drake Relays this weekend.
Elizabeth Smith, a St. Thomas instructional process analyst, said Blackboard needed improvements after 10 years of existing relatively unchanged.
Library Director Dan Gjelten hosted the event, which included readings from senior Tommie Award winner Daniel Carr, sophomore Joe Docter and staff member Laurie Dimond.
One course is called the Middle East and North Africa in global perspective. The other class, East Asian civilizations in global perspective, will be an in-depth look at China, Japan or Korea, depending on when the course is offered.
The St. Thomas softball team used 24 hits to propel itself to an 8-0, 10-3 sweep over Gustavus Thursday, April 21.
Coach Chris Olean and senior Bryce Gapinski joined reporter Dan Cook in The Locker Room.
The change will push the original Study Monday to Thursday, Dec. 15, instead. Classes will end Wednesday, Dec. 14, and finals will begin Thursday night and continue Friday. Finals week will finish the following Wednesday, Dec. 21.
Sophomore Gabriel Benedict said he started the service-oriented club with professor Elizabeth Wilkinson to create a greater Native American presence on campus.
