The St. Thomas men’s club lacrosse team has wrapped up their fall practice season, but they are more than ready to pursue a sixth Men’s Collegiate LaCrosse Association national title in the spring. The team is consistently ranked as a top program in the MCLA and has produced 13 MCLA first-team All-Americans in the past two years.
A tap house on wheels has started making its way around the Twin Cities. The Tiny Tap was co-founded in October 2017 by St. Thomas alumni Colin Mihm and Trevor Pearson.
Nearly 55 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home this weekend for Thanksgiving. Designer Jason Ortiz breaks down some of the best numbers from the holiday.
In episode 10 of Keep the Ball Rolling, Brady, Noah and Althea talk about NCAA football, men’s soccer and Tommie hoops with special guest Carly Noble. Phil Esten, deputy athletics director at Penn State and future St. Thomas athletics director, joins the crew over the phone.
The university announced plans for two new dorms, which will be built where John Paul II and Faculty Residence currently sit. The projects are expected to be complete in 2020 and will not use tuition money.
A group of local volunteers took a road trip to North Carolina Oct. 18 to provide relief for animals affected by Hurricane Florence, providing over $1,500 and nearly 2,000 pounds of food and other supplies to two shelters in the area.
Thursday and Friday are the only days off for Thanksgiving break. Opinions Editor Anna Hoffman argues that an extra day of break would show support for out-of-state students by providing a much-needed travel day.
The St. Thomas men’s soccer team lost Saturday at the University of Chicago to No. 13 Luther College 1-0 in the NCAA Division III Sweet 16. The Tommies end their season with a 16-4-2 record and graduated four seniors: Will Kidd, Aidan Hogan, Andrew Stuempfig and Walter Alvarado.
St. Thomas Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion Artika Tyner released her third children’s picture book, “Joey and Grandpa Johnson’s Day in Rondo.”
The St. Paul City Council passed a $15 minimum wage ordinance Wednesday afternoon. Large businesses, including the University of St. Thomas, will increase minimum wages to $11.50 by July 1, 2020 and reach $15 an hour by 2023.
St. Thomas plans to renovate and expand the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel in an effort to establish it as the new spiritual center of campus. Construction of the new Iversen Center for Faith is set to begin in May 2019 and will be completed and ready for use by fall 2020.
St. Thomas Public Safety issued an all-clear alert midafternoon Thursday after an email suggested a potential threat on campus.
In episode nine of Keep the Ball Rolling, Brady, Noah and Althea vent their frustrations with the end of the football season before diving into Tommie basketball. Sports Medicine Assistant Andy Jacoboski joins the crew in studio.
St. Thomas announced plans in September to form a new School of Nursing. The university will also form a College of Health by combining the School of Social Work, Graduate School of Professional Psychology and the School of Nursing.
Despite two late goals from Kate Heimer, the women’s soccer team was eliminated from the NCAA tournament Saturday with a loss in penalty kicks to Wisconsin La Crosse.
