TommieMedia reporter Kayla Bengtson writes about her last day in New York after superstorm Sandy.
In Depth — Why Vote?
College-aged voters helped put President Obama in the White House in 2008. Gallup’s early-October polling predicted a similar number of likely voters among young people in the upcoming election.
News in :90 – Nov. 1, 2012
This is News in :90 for Nov. 1, 2012.
$10M in gifts go toward new arts center
Two estate gifts from the Opening Doors capital campaign and a grant match will go directly toward funding a new performing and visual arts center.
St. Thomas graduate enrollment shrinks 9 percent
The St. Thomas graduate school’s enrollment shrank almost 9 percent from last year.
Students turn their ‘swag on’ for Thursdays
Flynn Apartment Coordinator senior Muhdi Sharif turns on his swag every Thursday at St. Thomas.
Northeast air travel resumes as JFK, Newark reopen
Air travelers stranded in the Northeast are a little closer to getting home.
A Tommie perspective of superstorm Sandy
TommieMedia reporter Kayla Bengtson is in New York, writing about superstorm Sandy and its effects, describing the city that never sleeps as a dead zone.
News in :90 – Oct. 30, 2012
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.
“Know Your Vote” event gets students discussing marriage amendment
“Know Your Vote: A Panel on the Marriage Amendment” was held in the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium Monday, to enlighten students on what’s at stake with the marriage amendment.
Sandy strands St. Thomas community members
Tropical storm Sandy, demoted from its hurricane status Monday, has stranded some St. Thomas community members on the East Coast and put others living in the storm’s path in danger of flooding and extended power loss.
Augsburg student struck and killed in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS – The victim struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Minneapolis has been identified as an Augsburg college student.
Sandy causes $20 billion in property damages
Gaining strength and threatening 50 million people, Hurricane Sandy chugged north Monday, raking ghost-town cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts.
15 clubs on probation shocks student organizations
Fifteen St. Thomas clubs are on probation for failing to meet minimum membership and service hour requirements set by the university.
Political signs get snatched near campus
Political signs have disappeared or been damaged in the area surrounding St. Thomas in the past month, and neighbors have been placing blame on St. Thomas students.