St. Thomas students voted in McNeely Hall, democrat Tim Walz is Minnesota’s new governor, and democrat’s see a house majority after the elections. University Affairs Editor Samantha Hoanglong has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 7, 2018
St. Thomas students help boost 2018 midterm turnout
St. Thomas students flooded to McNeely Hall and the Groveland Community Center on Nov. 6 in St. Paul to cast their votes in the 2018 midterm election.
News in :90 – Nov. 5, 2018
President Donald Trump looms large over Tuesday’s election, young driver inhaling chemical vapors strikes and kills three girl scouts and a mother and critically injures fourth girl, and Governors race in Georgia devolves into new chaos. Advertising Director Amanda Gasow has today’s News in :90.
UPDATE: First-year student dies in fall from apartment complex
First-year student Joia Simpson died early Thursday morning after falling from a 10th-floor balcony at The Bridges apartments in Dinkytown near the University of Minnesota campus. This story has been updated to include information from a Hennepin County Medical Examiner report.
News in :90 – Nov. 1, 2018
One of the largest crowds in St. Thomas history gathered to discuss a collective commitment to a new action plan to combat racism on campus Wednesday, the truck driver accused of gunning down 11 people in Pittsburgh Synagogue pleads not guilty Thursday, President Donald Trump says the number of military troops deployed to US-Mexican border could reach 15,000. Chief Story Editor/Social Media Manager Solveig Rennan has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Oct. 31, 2018
The St. Thomas community joins for a discussion following last week’s sit-in, another round of funerals following the shooting in Pittsburgh starts, and the suspect in last week’s pipe bomb mailings faces a maximum of 48 years in prison. Production Editor Emily Sweeney has today’s News in :90.
Tensions rise at St. Thomas community discussion after sit-in
Tensions rose when more than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members joined administration members in a three-hour discussion following the sit-in demonstration against racism on campus. The Oct. 25 meeting in the Anderson Student Center’s Dorsey Way focused on President Julie Sullivan’s “Action Plan to Combat Racism.”
News in :90 – Oct. 30, 2018
All afternoon classes on Wednesday have been canceled due to a university wide meeting to discuss the recent racial slur on campus and 5,000 US troops have been deployed to the Southern border. Designer Jason Ortiz has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas community expresses outrage, anger during sit-in
More than 500 students, faculty and staff sat in the Anderson Student Center atrium for a BESA-organized protest on Oct. 25. Protesters sat in silence for about 20 minutes before five speakers presented.
Students, administration react to third racial slur on campus in three years
Students and faculty attended an open dialogue Tuesday in response to a racial slur incident that happened last week. This is the third incident regarding the same racial slur in the last three years at St. Thomas.
Students, clubs discuss racial slur in open dialogue meeting
St. Thomas students gathered at the Black Empowerment Student Alliance and ASIA club general meeting Tuesday to discuss the racial slur written on a first-year student’s door in Brady Hall. The Twitter thread below was tweeted live by Chief Story Editor and Social Media Manager Solveig Rennan during the event.
University community responds to racial slur
Two events responding to the use of a racial slur last week on campus have been planned for Tuesday and Thursday during convo hour this week.
A new way to make an impact on campus
The Impact Project will be a year-long annual project that focuses on fundraising for different areas of campus each year. This year, students will be able to participate in the Impact Project by purchasing items that focus on sustainability initiatives.
News in :90 – Oct. 19, 2018
A man has died from Wednesday’s fire in St. Paul, florida residents are still trying to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, a US Navy crash occured earlier today and Afghans prepare for a vote on the corruption of their government on Oct. 20. Senior PR Rep. Kleio Vrohidis has today’s News in :90
News in :90 – Oct. 18, 2018
Registration for the midterm elections is due, the Taliban claim responsibility for an attack, a fatal shooting happens outside a St. Paul bar, and a student at Northern University is found dead. Reporter Jack Stanek has today’s News in :90.