In the final Keep the Ball Rolling episode of the semester, hosts Gamiel Hall and Brady Halbmaier, joined by producer Lauren Andrego, sit down with KCAU9 Sports Anchor Jesse Krull to discuss everything from Tommie-Johnnie football to the “Yodeling Kid.” Noah Brown, the upcoming director of TommieMedia, is announced as the next co-host.
2018-2019 Undergraduate Student Government representatives announced
Nineteen students were elected April 26 to serve on next year’s Undergraduate Student Government, but almost every candidate ran uncontested.
AP: Trump declares US leaving ‘horrible’ Iran nuclear accord
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the U.S. is pulling out of the landmark international nuclear accord with Iran, declaring he was making the world safer but dealing a profound blow to allies and deepening his isolation on the world stage.
Baseball splits doubleheader, clinches No. 4 seed in MIAC tournament
The St. Thomas baseball team split a doubleheader against Gustavus Adolphus and earned the No. 4 seed in the MIAC playoffs.
Brukhis awarded Fulbright scholarship
Senior Valerie Brukhis was awarded a Fulbright scholarship, a prestigious international relations award, to study abroad Israel.
New president sworn in, budgets approved at USG meeting
Bisrat Bayou was sworn in as student president and budgets were approved in the May 1 USG general council meeting.
St. Thomas celebrates color-filled Holi
The Diversity Activities Board and Asian Students in America organized St. Thomas’ second-annual Holi celebration on May 4. Photographer Esmee Verschoor captured the colorful sights of the event.
Dance team hires new coaching staff for next season
Former Tommie dancer Morgan McGowan is returning to St. Thomas as the new assistant dance team coach for the 2018-2019 season.
Kentucky Derby by the numbers
The Kentucky Derby is the longest-running sporting event in the United States. Design Manager Christine Hastings breaks down some of the stats from the event.
Baseball splits doubleheader, stays close in race for MIAC
Baseball split a doubleheader series Thursday against Bethel and are one game back in the MIAC going into the final weekend of the regular season.
Four students named finalists in Hult Prize for water filter business
Four St. Thomas undergraduate students advanced in March to the final round of the Hult Prize competition, a social innovation and entrepreneurship contest in San Francisco, for their water purification business Solacqua.
OPINION: St. Thomas students should care about international news
TommieMedia director Sophie Carson shines light on three fairly unknown international news stories that St. Thomas political science students said the campus must know.
2 seniors plan new off-campus housing
Two St. Thomas seniors are working on plans for an apartment complex near campus to serve as student housing. The planned building would hold around 60 residents with rent starting around $900 per month.
St. Thomas hosts 2nd annual Under-Told Stories forum
The Under-Told Stories Project, a PBS news program, held a forum April 30 to highlight some of the stories told on the program. Photographer Sophie Ringold captured some of the moments from the Monday evening event.
OPINION: Remembering the Fall of Saigon
On this day 43 years ago, the capital city of South Vietnam fell to communist powers. Reporter Samantha Hoanglong details her family’s own escape from Vietnam and explains why it is paramount that people still remember the importance of the day that has become known as “Black April.”