Junior Alexandra Howard has spent her year balancing a full load of classes for a marketing major, swimming and her love for fashion.
St. Thomas student artfully juggles school, sports, fashion
Tax season: How new Trump policy affects students
President Trump’s new tax policy goes into effect for the 2018 tax season. With this, some college students may see an increase in their tax returns.
First-year tennis player receives first MIAC award
First-year tennis player Catherine Lindsay received the first MIAC Athlete of the Week honor of her collegiate career April 4 after she won all five of her spring break matches in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
St. Thomas graduate publishes second novel
St. Thomas graduate Peter Stenson recently released his second novel, “Thirty-Seven,” a story about a cult that dies off and is restarted by its only surviving member.
Playful Learning Lab, OK Go collaboration debuted
OK Go Sandbox, an educational website created by St. Thomas’ Playful Learning Lab and rock band OK Go, was debuted last month at the National Science Teacher Association conference in Georgia.
OPINION: Minnesota Daily right to publish story of alcohol-related student death
The Minnesota Daily, a student-run news organization based at the University of Minnesota, posted an editorial April 5 about the alcohol-related death of a U of M student. Web Manager Anne Kopas argues that this was a necessary and commendable action by the publication.
AP: Trump claims success in Syria, but chemical weapons remain
A U.S.-led allied missile strike on Syria’s chemical weapons program was deemed a success by President Donald Trump, but the Pentagon said the attack left enough facilities intact to enable the Assad government to use banned weapons if it chooses.
AP: Storm blasts central US with snow, ice and wind
A winter storm has moved into the Twin Cities and is projected to drop upward of 18 inches of snow.
Softball sweeps Gustavus in home-opening doubleheader
Pitcher Hayley Dunning allowed four earned runs over 10 innings in two games Thursday as the softball team swept Gustavus in a doubleheader to open the home season.
PODCAST: Keep the Ball Rolling with Japel Hook
In the fourth Keep the Ball Rolling episode, hosts Brady Halbmaier and Gamiel Hall, joined by producer Lauren Andrego, recap the Masters and talk NBA Playoffs. Potenza Sports CEO Japel Hook, a St. Thomas graduate and former Eden Prairie High School football coach, visits the studio.
ANIMATED GRAPHIC: Neural networks
Neural networks are computer algorithms modeled after the human brain. Designer Jon Westerberg shows some of the more impressive features of these networks.
Spring election information released, clubs funded at April 5 USG meeting
Nine clubs received funding and spring election information was released at the April 5 meeting of the St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government.
Tschida surpasses 900 wins in 24th season
Over the span of 24 seasons, softball coach John Tschida has accumulated 902 wins, 694 of which came at St. Thomas.
AP: Alleged chemical attack strikes rebel-held Douma in Syria
An alleged gas attack killed at least 40 people in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, local responders said on Sunday. Syrian state media, meanwhile, reported that rebels there have agreed to give up their last foothold in the area.
USG names LaCroix as new Student Veteran Representative
Joseph LaCroix, a first-year student and former U.S. Army sergeant for nine years, was named Student Veteran Representative in USG, a position created this semester.