Catholic identity is a hallmark of St. Thomas. Yet, for the first time, the university has named a layperson as president and less than half of current students surveyed chose to identify themselves as Catholic.
While many students use spring break as a time to unwind with friends, it can quickly turn dangerous when excessive alcohol consumption is involved.
Here is a list of the popes from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Pope Francis is the first ever from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernized Argentina’s conservative Catholic church.
Tens of thousands of people who braved cold rain to watch the smokestack atop the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City jumped in joy when white smoke poured out, many shouting ‘Habemus Papam!’ or ‘We have a pope!’
The Senate Judiciary Committee and House Civil Law Committees endorsed the bills Tuesday on party line votes, with all Democrats in favor and all Republicans opposed.
Beauty is “not easy to understand or discover,” but it is objective, philosophy professor Matthew Lu argued in “Can Beauty Be Objective” talk Tuesday.
Junior Annie Kezar said the idea to start a student-run quintet came from her horn teacher. She later talked to senior Alexandra Gobell, and the quintet became a reality.
Seemingly contradicting themselves, some gas stations have taken to posting QR codes, matrix barcodes scannable by smartphones, near pumps.
The Undergraduate Student Government initiative that would make St. Thomas a tobacco-free campus is “inevitable,” USG president Mike Orth said.
St. Thomas’ Green Team and Physical Plant are working together to make St. Thomas a greener place, but the university’s ranking in the RecycleMania competition suggest otherwise.
Students will be jamming to the sounds of Belladiva at STAR’s spring dance Saturday in the James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall.
Ryan Lyk told The Associated Press he wants people to know that not just Democrats support gay marriage.
Up to a foot of snow is expected to fall in southeastern Minnesota as a slow-moving storm overstayed its welcome for winter-weary residents.
The program is designed to encourage students to attend Tommie games and engage with the athletic teams through social media.
