With the American Cancer Society estimating that more than 1,500 people die each day from cancer, it is no wonder that students like senior Jennifer Nielsen and freshman Alexis Rodarmel want to find a cure any way possible.
A little more than 100 St. Thomas students filled the OEC auditorium Friday night for the United for Haiti benefit. The event shared a message of “brotherhood, friendship and hope,” sophomore emcee Sarah Tinsman said.
KENOSHA WIS. – The No. 3-ranked men’s basketball team was upset Friday night 73-71 by No. 24-ranked Anderson University in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis.
The Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex doesn’t open until August 2010, but TommieMedia was allowed inside Wednesday on a guided tour to check out the progress.
Athletic director Steve Fritz, who was on his fifth tour of the facility, said the new field house will be about twice as big as Coughlan Field House.
The financial difficulties stem from a ongoing decline in enrollment, a decrease in the contributions from both the parish and other donors and an increase in the need for financial aid.
Twenty-six percent of American adults get news from their cell phones, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
The statistic is part of a larger trend. More people are checking the news on their laptops or phones with Internet access, and the numbers of people watching traditional television broadcasts or reading print newspapers are dropping.
The ever-present foam cups that have been a staple of St. Thomas eateries are becoming extinct in favor of a newer, more environmentally friendly model.
The men face Anderson University (Ind.) in Kenosha, Wis., in the opening round Friday as the women play Wisconsin-Whitewater Friday at Whitewater.
During a time of budget cuts, St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business and College of Arts and Sciences are hiring new faculty members.
Make some room in the trophy case, because the women’s basketball team is coming back from the MIAC championship game with some hardware.
It took an overtime period to decide it, but St. Thomas is the new MIAC champion.
Residence Life released the plan for a new laundry program Wednesday that will pull revenue from students’ room and board rates in 2010 to update laundry facilities and improve sustainability throughout campus.
Residence Life Director Aaron Macke said the new laundry program will allow machine repairs and improve sustainability.
After a strong performance last year in the RecycleMania competition, St. Thomas is struggling to repeat similar numbers.
“I personally haven’t seen an increase,” said sophomore Lewis Segl, a recycling team member. “I know among students it’s not very popular. It’s just another flyer up.”
The Opening Doors Capital Campaign is more than $37 million short of its goal, but construction on the Anderson Student Center will begin on schedule, with the demolition of O’Shaughnessy Hall in March.
For several reasons, students and staff are excited about the new Anderson Student Center.
Students are surprised that St. Thomas is cutting December commencement exercises. From now on, students planning to graduate in December will not be able to participate in a commencement ceremony until May.
St. Thomas’ administration is eliminating December commencement ceremonies because of its proximity to Christmas, its typically lower number of graduates than in May and to tighten the budget.
When St. Thomas sophomore Solome Tibebu created AnxietyInTeens.com in high school, she had already spent three years living with anxiety problems.
