‘Connected.’ – Sept. 24, 2009

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In this week’s edition of ‘Connected.’: St. Thomas H1N1 numbers rise to 60, St. Paul College students return to class after campus lock down, new tuition billing system causes confusion, pinhole sized camera is watching students in the Grill and volleyball team starts season with a win.

New billing system causes confusion

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The day comes every semester. Students line up in Aquinas Hall, write out a check, and pay their tuition bill.

University of St. Thomas sophomore Lauren Uhl processes payments at the Career Development Center, but one payment she forgot about, was her tuition bill.

“I’m mad about it because it’s not like I couldn’t pay this installment, I just forgot,” said Uhl.

Now she wonders how much of a late fee she will have to pay.

“Which is money I didn’t need to pay,” said Uhl.

Intramural football kicked off with Thompson’s 45-yard boot

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For many sports fans, the kickoff between the Pittsburg Steelers and Tennessee Titans marked the beginning of their favorite time of the year: football season. At St. Thomas, the real start to the season isn’t the NFL’s first game or even the opening game for the Tommie varsity football team.

The real season started Monday, Sept. 21 with the field goal kicking contest that “kicked off” the annual intramural football league. Freshman Jeff Thompson won the contest with a field goal of 45 yards.

Heart procedure can’t keep Ricky Margarit off the field

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After a six-overtime defeat at St. Olaf last season, the Tommies are looking to avenge that loss this Saturday at home against the Oles (2-0).

Two players who are excited to play together for the first time in front of the home crowd are brothers Tony Margarit, a fifth-year senior, and sophomore Ricky Margarit.

“We have always played backyard football, backyard basketball and stuff, but we never got to play in a competitive environment with each other,” Tony Margarit said.

Construction: alarm clock and distraction

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[slidepress gallery=’construction-noise’] The construction of the new Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex is making progress, but it’s also giving some on-campus residents more than they’ve bargained for. “I can hear jack hammers and the crane going up, and a bunch of hammering,” said Brady Hall resident Peter Anderson. “Then I try to go back to …

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‘Connected.’ – Sept. 17, 2009

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In this week’s edition of ‘Connected.’, possible H1N1 cases are growing on campus, construction noise proves to be a problem for residents and classes, Campus Life says ‘no’ to homecoming dance, ‘yes’ to more fall concerts and two brothers share the football field this season.