After Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton suggested a 17-percent increase to state grant funding, St. Thomas students spent their annual Day at the Capitol lobbying and showing support for the budget increase.
Poland confirms Minnesota man as Nazi commander
Poland will seek the arrest and extradition of a Minnesota man exposed by The Associated Press as a former commander in an SS-led unit that burned Polish villages and killed civilians in World War II, prosecutors said Monday.
Minnesota’s flu season has likely peaked
According to the Center for Disease Control, the flu activity in Minnesota was elevated for the twelfth week in a row as of March 4 and has likely peaked.
Dorsey Way promotes campus unity
Opinions editor Letizia Mariani discusses how the university’s recent renaming of Campus Way to Dorsey Way promotes unity on campus.
Final Four Bound! Women’s basketball team thumps Whitman
No. 2-ranked St. Thomas set a school record for victories with Saturday night’s 65-48 win over No. 16 Whitman to advance to the Final Four.
Freedom is an avenue for betterment, not belittlement
Columnist Samantha Miner discusses the true definition of freedom and argues we aren’t expressing it equally or fully.
Women’s hockey loses to Plattsburgh State in NCAAs
The St. Thomas women’s hockey team lost to Plattsburgh State 4-2 Saturday afternoon in the NCAA quarterfinals.
Tommie Spotlight: Kathryn Larson
Leading the women’s hockey conference in points and goals and second in assists for regular season games, it came as no surprise when senior forward Kathryn Larson was chosen as the MIAC player of the year — again.
Should St. Thomas offer more online classes?
St. Thomas seemed to be on the cutting edge in the 1990s when music professor Christopher Kachian developed its first completely online course. Since then, however, the university’s online course offering has been relatively stagnant.
Tommies Unspoken project promotes campus-wide solidarity
Small black boxes can now be found scattered around campus for St. Thomas community members to submit anonymous secrets or confessions.
Seniors’ last shot
The St. Thomas women’s hockey team traveled to Plattsburgh, New York Thursday to compete in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday against No. 1 Plattsburgh State at Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena.
Warhawks sweep Tommies at U.S. Bank Stadium
St. Thomas hitters struck out 18 times in 14 innings as the Tommie baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader against fifth ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater Thursday at U.S. Bank Stadium 5-2 and 10-1.
Winter Lights exhibition comes to Minnesota
Photojournalist Natalie Hall captures the colors and lights of the Winter Lights exhibit at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
St. Thomas allows customized graduation stoles for international, study abroad students
For $45, students can purchase a stole with up to two flags from countries they are from or have studied abroad in during their undergraduate career.
A realistic approach to mortality would benefit humankind
Opinions editor Letizia Mariani discusses mortality and how being realistic helped her gain a better sense of her present life and an appreciation for personal values.