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News in :90 – Oct. 6, 2009
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
AFROTC freshman class largest in recent years
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program is seeing a dramatic increase in numbers over the last four years. Cadet Paul Kolars, AFROTC wing commander, said this year’s freshman class is the largest class size he has seen.
St. Thomas’ program isn’t alone as the other 273 ROTC programs across the country have also seen an increasing trend in numbers.
Volleyball just doesn’t lose in the MIAC
The St. Thomas volleyball team is riding a 34-game winning streak in the MIAC conference. The women haven’t lost to a MIAC foe since 2007.
St. Thomas cruises over Gustavus to remain undefeated
Slow start but football tops Gustavus 45-12
Ben Wartman’s four touchdowns helped St. Thomas top Gustavus 45-12 Saturday afternoon at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. The win moved the Tommies to 4-0 on the season.
News in :90 – Oct. 2, 2009
[slidepress gallery=’nin-10.02.09′] This is News in :90 for Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
New physical education courses keep students ‘on their toes’
Physical education used to be a mandatory zero-credit course, but St. Thomas has revised the program by offering it as an optional two-credit course that students can pay for.
‘Connected.’ – Oct. 1, 2009
In this week’s edition of ‘Connected.’, St. Thomas H1N1 cases continue to grow, Knights of Columbus install pro-life monument, new observatory atop Anderson Parking Facility is dedicated, more students interested in on-campus interviewing and women’s soccer is tied for first place in MIAC.
News in :90 – Oct. 1, 2009
[slidepress gallery=’nin-10.01.09′] This is News in :90 for Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
Students gather on bridge to protest war
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Women’s soccer tops St. Ben’s, pushes winning streak to six
Seniors Erin Sprangers and Kirsten Moran both scored a goal and led the women’s soccer team to a 2-0 win against St. Ben’s at home Wednesday. The victory ran St. Thomas’ win streak to six games and its conference unbeaten streak to 17.
Strong defensive play by the Tommies led to its fifth shutout of the year. But it still took a while for St. Thomas to get things going Wednesday afternoon.
St. Thomas’ newest telescope
News in :90 – Sept. 30, 2009
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.
Sky’s the limit for classes, community events
The dedication of the new observatory atop the Anderson Parking Facility Tuesday initiated new advances in both the science and educational programs at St. Thomas.
“The primary mission of the St. Thomas physics department observatory is science education,” physics professor Gerry Ruch said. “We want to use this facility to reach as many people as we possibly can and get them excited about science and the natural world.”