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INFOGRAPHIC: 10 ways to get your car ready for winter
In cold-weather states, it’s important to have your car ready for the snowy and icy roads ahead. Designer Lia Saari has 10 ways for people to prepare their cars for winter.
New SDIS director Alex Hernandez-Siegel to begin “year of listening”
Alex Hernandez-Siegel, the new director of Student Diversity and Inclusion services will begin his “year of listening” to find out what is working at St. Thomas and what he can build on in terms of student diversity and inclusion. Rachel Torralba has the story.
University of St. Thomas closed late Tuesday, Wednesday for winter weather
The University of St. Thomas will close Tuesday at 8 p.m. and remain closed through Wednesday, Nov. 27, due to winter weather, the university said in an alert.
News in :90 – Nov. 26, 2019
Albania’s Defense Ministry has reported two more dead in the western port city of Durres following an early morning earthquake and TommieMedia columnist Kayla Mayer argues that patriotism is not synonymous with supporting President Donald Trump. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
INFOGRAPHIC: Avoiding Thanksgiving food waste
In the U.S., 40% of all food goes to waste. During the holidays, people are confronted with more food than they can eat, meaning a lot of food is wasted. Designer Maggie Stout has an infographic on how people can reduce food waste over Thanksgiving.
News in :90 – Nov. 25, 2019
St. Thomas Athletics Director Phil Esten said the NCAA says St. Thomas could be a Division I institution, a winter snowstorm could muddle Thanksgiving travel plans, and Mississippi residents no longer have to leave the state to buy lottery tickets. Reporter Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
The Women’s Studies program name faces change
The St. Thomas Women’s Studies program is getting a name change that is not yet finalized. Women’s Studies will soon be called Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies to foster a stronger sense of inclusivity. Reporter Rae Beaner has the story.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Tommie women’s soccer falls short of Final Four after penalty shootout
The No. 19 St. Thomas women’s soccer team drew No. 15 Carnegie Mellon University 0-0 after double overtime, but fell just short in a penalty shootout Saturday, losing 6-5 to the Tartans in the Elite Eight of the Division lll NCAA Tournament.
Future of athletics discussed, campus climate survey promoted in Nov. 21 USG meeting
Athletic Director Phil Esten answered questions, and three clubs were funded. University Affairs Editor Abby Sliva has the Nov. 21 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting update.
Esten: NCAA says St. Thomas could be a Division I institution
St. Thomas Athletics Director Phil Esten said Thursday that the NCAA agrees that St. Thomas “look(s) like we could be and operate like a Division I institution” and the university will know more about its fate after the NCAA convention. Reporter Justin Amaker has the story.
News in :90 – Nov. 22, 2019
Witnesses testified in the House impeachment inquiry, Obama spoke to Democratic donors, and the MSP airport reopened a hotel checkpoint for TSA security. Chief Studio Producer Kate Nechanicky has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 21, 2019
Ambassador of the European Union declared to impeachment investigators Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani explicitly sought a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine and several murals are located throughout the St. Thomas campus. Reporter Burke Spizale has today’s News in :90.
The story of the St. Thomas murals
St. Thomas is home to many different works of art, from the Multicultural celebration mural in Murray-Herrick hall to a 112-foot long fresco on the ceiling of Terrence Murphy Hall in downtown Minneapolis.
News in :90 – Nov. 20, 2019
Macalester College in St. Paul announced that its board of trustees voted to remove the name of its founder from two buildings, the final plan for a billion-dollar development of the old Ford plant in St. Paul was announced last week, and Israel said it struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria in a “wide-scale” operation. Sophia Primozich has today’s News in :90.