The No. 24-ranked St. Thomas softball team, upon returning from their trip to Arizona with a 3-3 record, head to Clermont, Florida on Friday for an eight-game stand.
Softball team gears up for Florida games
March Madness by the numbers
The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament kicked off on March 13. Design Manager Christine Hastings looks at the statistics behind March Madness.
Instagram by the numbers
More than 40 billion photos have been shared on Instagram to date. Design Manager Christine Hastings looks at the numbers behind the popular social media app.
Alpine ski club close to revival
It’s been two years since St. Thomas has had an alpine ski club, but two students are working to bring it back.
State Department warns spring break tourists to Mexico after local violence
The U.S. State Department issued on March 7 a security warning to American travelers headed to Quintana Roo, Mexico, a state with popular spring break destinations like Playa del Carmen, Cancun and Cozumel.
St. Paul celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
Revelers flooded the streets of downtown St. Paul Saturday to watch the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Photographer Davis Narey captured the sights of the day.
St. Thomas launches TV advertising campaign
For the first time since the early 2000s, St. Thomas launched a new TV marketing campaign. The commercials, running under the “We are Tommies” campaign, will air from mid-February to the first week of May.
10 clubs funded, new member sworn in at March 8 USG meeting
Ten clubs received funding, a new member was sworn in and President Julie Sullivan visited during the March 8 meeting of the St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government.
St. Patrick’s Day by the numbers
About 122 million Americans say they participate in some sort of St. Patrick’s Day festivities every year. Learn more as Designer Keely Gregory breaks down some of the numbers behind the holiday.
St. Thomas professor named finalist for Minnesota Book Award
English professor Heather Bouwman was named a finalist in the Middle Literature category for the 2018 Minnesota Book Award for her book “A Crack in the Sea.”
Pedestrian bridge collapses at university; several hurt
A new pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a highway at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing at least five vehicles under massive slabs. No deaths were immediately reported.
Despite cancer diagnosis, Rachael Caruso keeps family, confidence close
Rachael Caruso, wife of football coach Glenn Caruso, was diagnosed with Stage III colorectal cancer last November. Through the process, Rachael and her family have found ways to use the cancer as a valuable lesson in positivity in their lives.
PODCAST: Keep the Ball Rolling with Steve Fritz
In the third Keep the Ball Rolling episode, hosts Gamiel Hall and Brady Halbmaier, joined by producer Lauren Andrego, recap the St. Thomas women’s basketball trip to Waverly, Iowa, and talk March Madness and Kirk Cousins. St. Thomas Athletic Director Steve Fritz visits the studio.
More than 500 participate in St. Thomas March For Our Lives demonstration
About 550 St. Thomas students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on J.P. Monahan Plaza as part of a March For Our Lives demonstration in response to the Florida school shooting a month ago.
3 Tommies work out for Bears, Vikings scouts
Tommie quarterback Jacques Perra, tight end Matt Christenson and linebacker Blake Weber spent the morning and early afternoon of March 9 working out for scouts from both the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears in an effort to garner NFL interest.