College Democrats and College Republicans participated in a public policy debate Monday. Check to see what students had to say about Minnesota’s budget deficit.
Fewer women in student government positions
Of the 50 colleges ranked highest by the U.S. News & World Report, less than a third of student presidents are women, according to The Washington Post. The trend exists at St. Thomas, too.
Strong pitching helps softball sweep Carleton
The Tommies beat Carleton 9-1, 6-5 in the team’s season-opening doubleheader at home, thanks to strong pitching by senior Cassie Smith. St. Thomas’ next game is against Augsburg Tuesday on the road.
The Locker Room with Steve Fritz – March 31, 2011
[slidepress gallery=”110331_LOCKER_ROOM”] Coach Steve Fritz and senior Tyler Nicolai joined sports editor Ryan Shaver in The Locker Room to talk about the team’s national championship run.
Sweet project: Biology students tap trees for maple syrup
Senior Albert Kertho, a biology major, said the students are trying to find differences in sugar content in the sap of different trees for a biology project.
St. Thomas celebrates men’s basketball national championship
The men’s basketball team presented its NCAA Division III national championship trophy Tuesday afternoon in Schoenecker Arena.
Some professors want improved pay system
Despite a pay increase on par with previous years, some professors, such as psychology department chair Ann Johnson, think faculty should have more say in salary decisions.
Dan Carey dies after battle with cancer
Carey had been fighting cancer since February 2010 after the discovery of a malignant brain tumor. Doctors found the tumor after he was in a car accident and had CT scans for injuries.
Men’s basketball wins NCAA Division III championship
The Tommie men’s basketball team beat the College of Wooster 78-54 to claim St. Thomas’ first national title in school history.
Men’s basketball beats Middlebury, advances to NCAA championship
The Tommies will play the College of Wooster Saturday in Salem, Va. It is St. Thomas’ first time in an NCAA Division III national championship game.
Men’s basketball takes on Middlebury College in Final Four
St. Thomas will take on Middlebury College, which won the New England Small College Athletic Conference championship and is 28-1 this season, Friday in Salem, Va.
The Locker Room with Steve Fritz – March 15, 2011
Assistant coach Don Johnson and senior Alex Healy joined sports editor Ryan Shaver in The Locker Room to talk about the team’s Final Four game against Middlebury College Friday in Salem, Va.
Tauer makes rare second trip to Final Four
John Tauer, assistant men’s basketball coach and psychology professor, is making his second appearance in the NCAA Final Four. His first, as a junior on the men’s basketball team, was in 1994.
Future university presidents won’t have to be priests
The Board of Trustees voted at its February meeting to allow Roman Catholic religious or Roman Catholic lay people – Catholics who aren’t priests or members of religious orders – to be hired as president in addition to priests.
Men’s basketball on to Final Four after defeating Augustana
The St. Thomas men’s basketball team is headed back to the Final Four for the first time in 17 years.
The Tommies, led by senior Tyler Nicolai’s 28 points, beat Augustana 72-56 Saturday in the NCAA Division III Elite Eight in Rock Island, Ill.