According to a study conducted by a St. Thomas 2014 alumna, students who spend more time each week working out vigorously are more likely to have higher GPAs.
Study shows physical activity improves GPA
Blackboard updates its system
Blackboard began rolling out new changes and improvements this summer to combat user complaints, focus on the learner and make the system more user-friendly.
Symposium opens discussion of challenges in agriculture industry
The Faith, Food and the Environment Symposium featured more than 70 leaders who discussed farming and food industry practices from a faith-based perspective.
Street sweeping likely to cause parking problems
St. Paul has begun its semi-annual street sweep, which lasts through November and will affect student parking around campus.
University sees high percentage of women engineers
At St. Thomas, 23 percent of full-time engineering faculty are women, and female student enrollment in the program is about 15.6 this year.
Franken, Dayton re-elected in midterms
Sen. Al Franken defeated his Republican opponent Mike McFadden, and Gov. Mark Dayton beat Republican Jeff Johnson in a five-candidate race.
Minnesota Democratic Gov. Dayton wins second term
Democrat Mark Dayton won a second term Tuesday as Minnesota governor in the capstone race of his long political career.
Local polls open for students
The 2014 midterm elections prompted St. Thomas students to vote at one of two local polling locations Tuesday.
Governor, Senate, state House are Minnesota prizes
Minnesota joins the rest of the nation Tuesday in a midterm election for everything from governor to local school board seats.
Rolling Stone features St. Thomas law professor
St. Thomas School of Law professor Mark Osler was profiled in Rolling Stone magazine about his advocacy for the elimination of mandatory drug sentencing minimums.
Haunted Cretin scares more than 500 students
Shrieks could be heard coming from Cretin Hall on the eve of Halloween as 512 students made their way through the residence hall’s annual haunted house.
IRT working to improve Wi-Fi on campus
Information Resources and Technologies began upgrading St. Thomas’ wireless network this month in response to frequent Wi-Fi outages this semester.
University hopes to boost out-of-state enrollment
Because of a recent decline in Minnesota high school graduates, St. Thomas is looking to ramp up out-of-state recruitment.
In Depth – Drunken driving
Wells Farnham, Public Safety crime prevention officer, joins Sports Editor Tom Pitzen to discuss the repercussions of drunken driving.
Love Your Melon celebrates 2 years, stops by campus
Fourteen cities and states declared Oct. 22 Love Your Melon Day in honor of the non-profit that two St. Thomas seniors founded in an entrepreneurship class in 2012.