Caribou Coffee lovers may need to look a bit further for their caffeine fix.
Student pursues boxing career
Senior Josh Pollock rolls with the punches in more ways than one. He started boxing nine months ago and hasn’t looked back.
Nikki Giovanni to speak at BESA gala
Giovanni is an activist, poet, professor, speaker and writer whose work has focused on civil rights, equality, love and the empowerment of the black community.
Johnnies, Bennies plan to protest against campus concert cancellation
Just days after announcing rapper Sammy Adams as the act for 13 Pines or Pinestock, the Joint Events Council and CSB/SJU’s administrators released a written statement canceling the event.
Students create accessories for UGG boots
Sophomores Carson Tomsche, Sam Ziegler and Kirby Parson started Summit Avenue Apparel and created their first product, Summit Boot Straps, designed for women’s UGG boots.
Minnesota GOP lawmaker says he’ll push civil unions
A Republican state lawmaker is introducing a bill to establish civil unions for Minnesota gay couples as an alternative to legalizing same-sex marriage.
Public Safety briefs
In this week’s briefs, Public Safety responds to vomit, property damage and theft.
Sifting of Sept. 11 debris for remains begins anew
Jim Riches pulled his son’s mangled body out of the rubble at the World Trade Center, but the phone calls still filtered in years afterward. The city kept finding more pieces of his son.
Colorado prosecutors seeking death penalty for Holmes
Prosecutors on Monday said they will seek the death penalty against the man accused in last year’s movie theater attack that killed 12, wounded 70 and spurred new gun control laws in Colorado.
2 escape from low-security federal prison in Minn.
Authorities say two men convicted for fraud have escaped from a low-security federal prison camp near Duluth.
Police amp up party prevention in April
If you’re planning on throwing a huge party with underage drinking, expect it to be busted before it begins.
Nev. crash kills 5 in Calif. family; teen arrested
Five members of a Southern California family were killed in southern Nevada when their van was rear-ended by an 18-year-old driver who was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, authorities said.
Dining Services looks for new contract with coffee provider
Dining Services is searching for a company to help St. Thomas students get their caffeine fixes on campus because the university’s contract with Starbucks expired in January.
Campus Ministry creates YouTube series to help students
St. Thomas Campus Ministry launched a YouTube series so that the answers to students’ questions about life, God or the Catholic church could be just a click away.
Relay for Life founder to speak at St. Thomas
Colleges Against Cancer announced Dr. Gordon Klatt will serve as St. Thomas’ Relay for Life’s keynote speaker in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex April 19.