Tracking the St. Thomas shuttle may become easier for students in the future, but someone is going to have to pick up the bill first.
St. Thomas shuttle track app hits speed bump
News in :90 – April 10, 2012
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
Brian Dunn resigns as Best Buy CEO
Best Buy Co. CEO Brian Dunn has resigned from the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer, which has been struggling to rebound amid growing competition and changing shopping habits.
Senior believes Stewardship Garden will continue to grow community and vegetables
With no experience in gardening or biology, senior Aaron Hays took on The Stewardship Garden project by organizing, coordinating, energizing and involving on-campus groups.
St. Thomas club offers sessions on social media and other technology skills
The Computer Science Club has offered its first consulting session to the Selim Center for Learning in Later Years, a St. Thomas community outreach program.
Best Buy closings happen close to home, students remain optimistic
The announcement, however, did not faze some St. Thomas students who are former or current employees of the company.
Tauer lands spot on the Minneapolis/St. Paul ‘2012 40 Under Forty’ list
John Tauer, St. Thomas’ interim men’s basketball coach and psychology professor of 12 years, said being named to the list was a tremendous honor.
Harry Potter event not a wand-length short of expectations
St. Thomas Hall Council sponsored a Yule Ball last Saturday night as a wrap up to a week of Harry Potter-themed events.
SIFE, Sam’s Club team together to help improve Eagan business
The Students in Free Enterprise club and Sam’s Club have financially helped three St. Thomas students implement process improvements and sustainable tools in an Eagan gas station and deli. The students worked to decrease customer wait time and improve unnecessary bottlenecks from forming around register areas.
News in :90 – April 5, 2012
This is News in :90 for Thursday, April 5, 2012.
NFL dreams: student hopes book, website will land him dream job
This year, the book contains analysis on 255 players participating in the draft and took him nearly nine months to complete. Zobel hopes his work will help land him his NFL dream job.
Student’s England trip leads to published research
St. Thomas junior Sara Diener’s research was published in a scholarly journal. She spent the last year studying abroad at the University of Leeds in England. After months of research on chemical complexes, her work was submitted and eventually published in Dalton Transactions, an international journal of inorganic chemistry.
Caution: running on Mississippi River Boulevard could be dangerous
Spring is officially here, and Mississippi River Boulevard is bustling with students who venture out to run, bike, rollerblade or relax by the river. However, there may be more than just runners on the boulevard.
News in :90 – April 4, 2012
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
Students trade golf clubs for a frisbee
St. Thomas students are dropping their golf clubs to pick up frisbees as a new hobby. Watch the video story here.