Students and staff gathered in the Anderson Student Center’s Hearth room to hear the St. Thomas community share their stories in celebration of International Women’s Day.
St. Thomas students and faculty gather to celebrate International Women’s Day
News in :90 – March 22, 2019
New Zealand held a prayer service, Jimmy Carter became the oldest living chief executive and judge to rule if R.Kelly can travel to Dubai to perform. Graphic Designer Mae MacFarlane has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – March 21, 2019
St. Thomas’ Undergraduate Student Government approved a new Denouncing Hate Resolution, St. Paul is bracing for a spring flooding as the Mississippi River rises with rapidly melting snow, the Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the United States and 40 people were killed when a ferry sank in the Tigris River. Ad/PR Representative Kyla Krohn has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – March 20, 2019
For the first time in university history, St. Thomas’ dining services will offer halal options for students, faculty, and staff beginning in Fall 2019. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is continuing its work on repairing potholes on I-35W starting today. California will call in the National Guard to help protect communities from devastating forest fires starting in April. President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan announced that he plans to step down from his position on Tuesday after three decades in power, raising uncertainty over the future course of the Central Asian country. Ad/PR representative Alexis Okafor has today’s News in :90.
News In :90 – March 19, 2019
New Zealand Prime Minister vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman, Bernie Sanders focuses his campaign on electability and the White House releases a long term economic forecast.
News in :90 – March 18, 2019
Midwestern states see massive flooding, people mourn those killed in a New Zealand shooting, one Blockbuster store remains worldwide and Dick Dale has died at 81. Reporter Rae Beaner has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – March 15, 2019
The Minnesota House expands a vaping ban, 78 Thousand pounds of raw ground turkey is recalled nationwide following reports of Salmonella, and St. Thomas opens a video production studio in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey library. Ad/PR Rep. Bjorn Anderson has today’s News in 90.
Vandals strike Virgin Mary statue in Ireland Hall
Vandals shattered a statue of the Virgin Mary last week in St. Thomas’ Ireland Hall.
News in :90 – March 13, 2019
The Opus Group will begin construction on the Iversen Center for Faith on April 1, 2019. Many cities in Minnesota and Wisconsin are under flood watch after a winter of heavy snows. Hollywood actors Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among those caught up in a $25 million college entrance exam cheating scheme. The women’s basketball team is currently en route to Salem, Virginia, to compete in the Final Four tournament. Ahna Clark has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas holds community forum about campus construction
St. Thomas, Opus and Ryan construction companies hosted a community forum Wednesday, March 6 to address neighborhood concerns about St. Thomas’ three upcoming construction projects.
Administration responds to photos of blackface in archives
St. Thomas administrators released a statement calling for “teachable moments” after TommieMedia published a story about photos of blackface and racist events found in The Aquin newspaper and Aquinas yearbook.
Undergraduate Student Government fills nine open positions
St. Thomas students voted on Feb. 12 and 13 in a special election to fill nine open positions on the Undergraduate Student Government general council.
News in :90 – March 4, 2019
President Trump speaks out against the New Green Deal, SpaceX launches its first commercial spaceship and harsh weather hits the U.S. Reporter Lexie Nustvold has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – March 1, 2019
The Saudi Arabian government revoked the citizenship of Osama Bin Laden’s son, President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un fail to make a trade deal, Bryce Harper landed the largest contract in baseball history after signing with the Philadelphia Phillies, and Samantha Hoanglong and Kat Barrett host this week’s episode of Tommie Media’s Top stories. Reporter Rae Beaner has today’s News in 90.
News in :90 – Feb. 28, 2019
President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen testified before Congress Wednesday casting Trump as a racist and a con man, the Minnesota House opened a hearing with Democrats pushing for new gun control laws, Walmart has decided to remove its blue-vested “greeters” from nearly 1,000 stores nationwide, and President Sullivan gave her first state of the University Address on Feb. 21. Reporter Tina O’Malley has today’s News in :90.