With the highest voter turnout in recent years, 948 students voted in last week’s Undergraduate Student Government elections.
Anderson elected USG president by 1.3 percent margin
40 students partake in second annual day of service
The students were split in to groups and helped out at four locations in the Twin Cities area. The Christian leaders on campus sponsored the annual day of volunteering.
USG candidates hope students take interest in elections
With Undergraduate Student Government elections underway, this year’s candidates are finding out something many students already know.
More than 400 attend student benefit for school in India
Many St. Thomas students attended Face Forward, a one-night celebration of humanity through art, Wednesday night at First Avenue and 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.
Rowers receive honor for river rescue
St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington will honor three St. Thomas rowers who helped rescue a man from the Mississippi River last year.
Senior Kyle Smisek, junior Danielle Assie and 2009 graduate Jim Portmann will receive Chief’s Awards Wednesday afternoon.
No plastic, no complaints: Concert choir making sacrifices
Sophomore Becca Legatt said she used two plastic bottles a day before the challenge and has difficulty sticking to the challenge.
Ash clouds disrupt travel plans for Tommies in Europe
As ash clouds blanket Europe in the aftermath of the Icelandic volcanic eruption, some St. Thomas students are experiencing transportation difficulties abroad.
More than two-thirds of scheduled flights in Europe were still grounded Monday morning due to worries that the ash in the air could damage planes.
Forum protestors strive for dialogue with university
Activists from the St. Thomas and St. Paul community gathered on the corner of Summit and Cretin avenues Saturday, April 17, to protest the Reclaiming the Culture of Marriage and Life Spring Forum that took place on campus.
Mitch Albom attracts a crowd, gives “truly inspirational” speech
More than 200 people filled the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium Sunday night to hear best-selling author and columnist Mitch Albom talk about his latest book and how we are “all people of God.”
Albom’s “Tuesdays with Morrie” sold more than 14 million copies and attracted junior Monica Jarvis to the event.
Hundreds rally on South Campus to protest marriage forum
In protest of the Reclaiming the Culture of Marriage and Life Spring Forum, around 200 demonstrators gathered to rally for equal rights Saturday morning on South Campus.
As forum participants walked toward Brady Educational Center, where the forum was held, demonstrators held hoisted homemade signs and led chants supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.
Students plan protest of marriage forum
St. Thomas students are organizing a protest in response to the Reclaiming the Culture of Marriage and Life Spring Forum, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in Brady Educational Center.
Wednesday, the students presented the dean of students office with a notice of intent to demonstrate including an outline their plans to rally peacefully outside the forum. Some of the rally organizers then met with the dean’s office to discuss the event.
St. Thomas community reacts to Catholic Church scandals
St. Thomas students, faculty and staff have wide-ranging reactions to the sex-abuse scandal that has put the Catholic Church at the center of news headlines for the past few weeks.
Freshmen Nina Ricceri and Brianne Reeves would like to see the Catholic Church apologize for alleged incidents of child molestation and sex abuse.
Average time for graduation declining at St. Thomas
As the end of the year approaches, many seniors are busy preparing to graduate. Although most students graduate after four years, 20 percent return to St. Thomas for more classes after their senior year.
Still, the average time for a student to graduate at St. Thomas has been steadily decreasing.
Observatory to invite public, classes after summer upgrades
With the help of a few students, physics professor Gerry Ruch hopes to have St. Thomas’ observatory fully functional by the end of summer.
After spring semester, he will program the observatory’s computer system and integrate the observatory, which opened in September, into physics classes and other programs.
USG event aims to raise safety awareness on campus
To promote the usage of the emergency blue lights on campus, the Undergraduate Student Government will host an event during convocation hour Tuesday in the Upper Quad.