When first-year Dylan Barrett came to St. Thomas, he fell in love with the school. To him, though, there was just one thing missing: a pep band.
Pep band makes a comeback at St. Thomas
Students pitch business ideas in Tommie Tank
Professor Jay Ebben’s Entrepreneurial Finance class will be thrown to the sharks on Oct. 11 and Oct. 13 as they face a panel of investors in Schultz Hall, recreating their own version of the TV show “Shark Tank.”
Tommies Together Volunteer Center provides service opportunities for students
The newly-opened Tommies Together Volunteer Center offers a wide range of opportunities for St. Thomas students and faculty to make a difference in their community this year.
Petition rallies students for Stewardship Garden
A petition to preserve the green space on South Campus began circulating over the past week making it clear that the St. Thomas community does not take this small dose of nature for granted.
By the numbers: Clinton vs. Trump
The poll numbers are in after Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s first debate. See who’s winning right now.
Owner of Snuffy’s Malt Shop dies
Mike Mueller, the owner of Snuffy’s Malt Shops and prominent member of the Twin Cities community, died on Sept. 12 due to heart failure.
Humor based campaign leads to a win for the new freshman class president
Ryan Sustacek barely set down his suitcases in his new dorm room before launching his campaign for freshman class president.
St. Thomas hopes to bring social innovation to Twin Cities
The winds of social change are blowing, and St. Thomas has been swept up in the gusts.
St. Thomas, St. John’s unite to ban offensive T-shirts from Tommie-Johnnie game
For this year’s Tommie-Johnnie game, St. Thomas faculty discouraged students attending the game not to wear any offensive shirts or other clothing following a statement by officials at St. John’s explicitly saying that anyone wearing offensive shirts would not be allowed into the stadium.
Bernardi campus hosts first non-Catholic studies students
St. Thomas’ Bernardi campus in Rome welcomed its first group of non-Catholic Studies students at the beginning of September, marking the start of the CORE Semester program.
Discover Islam event celebrates festival, promotes interfaith dialogue
The Diversity Activities Board kicked off its first semester at St. Thomas with an open house to celebrate the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha on Sept. 15
Cleveland Avenue parking lost, bike path added
A new bike lane running down Cleveland Avenue gives bikers a shortcut across the city but also eliminates a large swath of street parking used by St. Thomas students and community members.
Blast injures 29, rocks New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday a blast that injured 29 people in Manhattan was caused by some kind of bomb, but the attack didn’t appear to be linked to international terrorism.
Students working internships earlier in college career
St. Thomas students are now transitioning from summer internships back to classes on campus — and of 2015 graduates, over half had made that shift at least once during their college career, according to the Career Development Center. Career counselor Kristen Murphy has noticed employers making openings to younger students, putting pressure on those who …
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St. Thomas senior carves out a future in woodworking
The signs are all there. Austin Luecke isn’t the average college senior. For him, being a student isn’t just a chance to get an education but a chance to put his passion, woodworking, into practice.