The 2014 U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings released Tuesday placed St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business down six spots from last year and the School of Law up 11 spots from its highest ranking two years ago.
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio elected pope; chooses name Pope Francis
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and chose the papal name Francis, becoming first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium.
News in :90 – March 13, 2013
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, March 13, 2013.
Black smoke from chapel chimney: No pope yet
Black smoke has poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that cardinals have failed to elect a pope on their first try.
Papal names are rich with meaning
Every time a new pontiff is chosen in a conclave, a senior cardinal goes up to him and asks: “And by what name do want to be called?”
News in :90 – March 12, 2013
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, March 12, 2013.
Conclave to elect new pope begins
The heavy wooden door to the Sistine Chapel has been closed and locked, signaling the start of the conclave to elect a new pope to succeed Benedict XVI following his stunning resignation.
Student creates play based on ‘Living Stations of the Cross’
After a year of work, senior seminarian Andy Thuringer’s self-written play came to life Sunday in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas.
News in :90 – March 11, 2013
This is News in :90 for March 11, 2013.
Academic Affairs combines mid-term and Easter breaks
Michael Jordan, Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Advisement, said the university picked the dates because Easter is in the middle of the semester this year.
News in :90 — March 8, 2013
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News in :90 – March 7, 2013
This is News in :90 for Thursday, March 7, 2013.
USG advances tobacco-free initiative
The Undergraduate Student Government initiative that would make St. Thomas a tobacco-free campus is “inevitable,” USG president Mike Orth said.
St. Thomas ranks low in recycling competition
St. Thomas’ Green Team and Physical Plant are working together to make St. Thomas a greener place, but the university’s ranking in the RecycleMania competition suggest otherwise.
New sound and venue for STAR’s spring dance
Students will be jamming to the sounds of Belladiva at STAR’s spring dance Saturday in the James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall.