Undergraduate Student Government announced Friday that Diedrich, a philosophy and marketing double major, won the seat after a race against four other first-year students.
Freshman class president wins election with hope to unite campus
Electric fire prompts Grace Hall evacuation
A small electrical fire forced all students in Grace Hall to evacuate Monday morning, according to a report released by university officials.
USG holds forum for executive vice president candidates
The Undergraduate Student Government held an open forum Tuesday afternoon in Scooters for executive vice presidential candidates.
News in :90 – Sept. 13, 2017
The shooting at St. Kate’s, deaths from Irma and Target recalling dressers are all part of today’s News in :90. Mary Brickner reports.
St. Thomas sophomore launches app to combine social media accounts
St. Thomas sophomore Daniel Everist has successfully launched Sprouter, an app that allows people to add each other on social media all at once.
AP: Trump orders end to program protecting immigrant ‘dreamers’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday began dismantling Barack Obama’s program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children.
Several positions eliminated in registrar consolidation
The office of the University Registrar and other departments are being consolidated to form a new entity called the Student Data and Compliance Office, which officials said will streamline student support practices and use technology to report and synthesize student data.
Reed Flood named undergraduate commencement speaker
Catholic studies and philosophy major Reed Flood was chosen to be the undergraduate student speaker at this year’s commencement ceremony. Flood was roommates with Eric Nielsen, who died tragically in 2014 of a brain aneurism.
Pepper spray, a bike theft, a dislocated shoulder and more in this week’s public safety briefs
Check out this week’s public safety briefs.
Mental health needs soar at St. Thomas, administration looks to new options
TommieMedia Director Simeon Lancaster’s investigation reveals how St. Thomas is trying to cope with mental health needs.
Minnesota students outraged, united after fake racist note
A racist note left on a student’s car at St. Olaf College has been deemed a hoax, but some students at the southern Minnesota school say the incident resulted in action toward addressing minority student concerns.
Trump defends Comey firing, says both parties will thank him
Trump did not mention any effect the firing might have on the probe into contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia.
PODCAST: BrightSide Produce fights Minneapolis food deserts
Following their shared passion to combat food deserts, St. Thomas professor Adam Kay and youth intern Adam Pruitt created BrightSide Produce to serve Minneapolis communities.
News in :90 – May 3, 2017
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, May 3, 2017.
Students protest racism at liberal arts college in Minnesota
One black student, Samantha Wells, found an anonymous note on her car windshield Saturday calling her a racial slur.