Ben Wartman’s four touchdowns helped St. Thomas top Gustavus 45-12 Saturday afternoon at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. The win moved the Tommies to 4-0 on the season.
Slow start but football tops Gustavus 45-12
‘Disturbing’ incidents around campus have increased ‘tenfold’
John Hershey, neighborhood liaison for St. Thomas, said he has received about 40 separate complaints from neighbors this semester regarding student behavior.
“I’ve received a lot more really bitter complaints from people about roving bands of students,” Hershey said. “Not just that they’re in the neighborhood but that they’re being disrespectful … who knows what’s true and what’s not, but I don’t have reason to disbelieve them.”
Number of H1N1 cases rises to 88
Additional seasonal flu-shot clinics on campus have been postponed by the Student Health Service due to delays in shipments from vaccine manufacturers.
Campus tap water temporarily unavailable
According to the Physical Plant, the St. Paul Water Department is flushing out fire hydrants in the neighborhood, causing the water to turn brown.
Banner images disappearing
Three pieces of the banners lining construction fences on North Campus have disappeared over the last week, leaving sizable gaps in the posters.
Knights place monument in Upper Quad
After raising more than $2,000 last semester, the St. Thomas Knights of Columbus installed a monument just north of the Murray-Herrick Campus Center.
Sky’s the limit for classes, community events
The dedication of the new observatory atop the Anderson Parking Facility Tuesday initiated new advances in both the science and educational programs at St. Thomas.
“The primary mission of the St. Thomas physics department observatory is science education,” physics professor Gerry Ruch said. “We want to use this facility to reach as many people as we possibly can and get them excited about science and the natural world.”
St. Thomas continues to say ‘no’ to Saudi profile
St. Thomas spokesman Doug Hennes said the university will continue to hold its B. magazine profile of alumnus Ali Al-Ahmed.
Portal users nearly double since last spring
Portal, a Web application that combines elements of Blackboard, Murphy Online and Outlook e-mail, is growing in popularity. Since its launch last spring, the number of daily visits has nearly doubled.
When Portal was initiated last semester, it averaged 1,800 visits per day, said Elizabeth Houle, Web and media services director for Information, Resources and Technologies. This fall, Portal has received an average of 3,500 visits a day and 14,000 page views per day. But IRT is unable to discern what portion of the students using Portal are undergraduates or graduates, Houle said.
H1N1 cases almost doubled since last week
According to McDermott, the number of new cases range between one and 13 per day, and the majority are from students who do not live on campus.
St. Paul Technical College locked down after gun report
St. Paul police have been searching the St. Paul Technical College campus since late this morning after a student reported seeing a man with a gun.
Hundreds gather to celebrate end of Ramadan
More than 250 St. Thomas students and community members gathered Thursday evening in Murray-Herrick Campus Center to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fast.
“It’s been a great event. This year is the largest turnout they’ve ever had partially because they’ve decided to invite more people,” theology club president Bridget Kapler said. “They’ve started to ask all of the clubs [and] all of the religious organizations on campus [to attend].”
Coffee Bené to set up shop in OSF library
Starting in February, library-goers will be able to take a caffeine break with Coffee Bené. Dan Gjelten, director of libraries, has arranged with the local coffee vendor to add a shop on the first floor of O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library.
Yellow Ribbon Program cuts private school costs for vets
Though in its infant stage, the newest edition of the G.I. Bill stands to make quite an impact at St. Thomas and other private colleges and universities in the future.
University prepares for H1N1 outbreak
In June, the World Health Organization declared H1N1 the first global influenza pandemic in 41 years and St. Thomas has spent months preparing policy on the topic.