The U.S. Supreme Court decided that the most controversial aspect, the individual mandate requiring Americans to have health insurance, was ruled valid as a tax; the decision affects how people will receive health care and medicine.
High court upholds key part of Obama health law
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the vast majority of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul.
Health care ruling may not sway Minn.’s direction
With the Supreme Court’s healthcare overhaul decision due Thursday, Gov. Mark Dayton talks about how it will impact Minnesota.
Senate leaders say they have student loan deal
The senate has found a way to stop student loan rates from doubling.
Tommie senior wins prestigious Boren Scholarship
Kayden Bui is the first St. Thomas student in seven years to receive this honor. He will travel to China and Southeast Asia to help with HIV prevention and other health-related issues.
New building boosts Dining Services’ summertime expectations
Limited hours at The Binz, Food for Thought, Summit Market Place, and T’s have not deterred students from buying food on campus.
13-member presidential search committee named
The committee is made up of nine trustees, three faculty members and one administrative staff member.
Sunny skies means bike theft on the rise
Warm weather is one of the factors leading to more bike thefts on campus.
Festival Choir creates harmonies and memories in Ireland
The music ensemble, which included about 60 students, performed five concerts and sang at a mass in Dublin over a nine-day span. Check out the slideshow here.
Walker to mend political divide with brats, beer
Tuesday’s recall election resulted in current Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker keeping his position.
Wisconsin holds recall more than a year in making
Wisconsin voters cast ballots Tuesday on whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
Pope’s butler formally questioned in leaks probe
Vatican prosecutors formally questioned the pope’s butler as the investigation into the leaks of papal documents moved into a new phase that could result in a public trial.
Science students hope to benefit from summer research projects
Junior Tim O’Connor is one of several students conducting research with grant money that allows such academic work without worries about finding a summer job. In O’Connor’s case, the Young Scholars Grant is providing $4,000 and free on-campus housing while he works.
Defense of Marriage Act heads to US Supreme Court
battle over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman appears headed for the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Thursday that denying benefits to married gay couples is unconstitutional.
In a unanimous decision, the three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said the 1996 law deprives gay couples of the rights and privileges granted to heterosexual couples.
The federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman appears headed for the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Thursday that denying benefits to married gay couples is unconstitutional.
NYC proposes ban on large sodas at restaurants
NEW YORK (AP) — Want to super-size that soda? Sorry, but in New York City you could be out of luck. In his latest effort to fight obesity in this era of Big Gulps and triple bacon cheeseburgers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing an unprecedented ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks …
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