St. Thomas students have started to look for housing during the last weeks of school to find accommodations for the 2012-2013 school year. Some students are still trying to move on campus, while others are looking for off-campus housing.
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
Seventeen professors from seven departments are having their students submit papers through Blackboard, where the papers will automatically run through the software.
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
The St. Thomas Physical Plant’s grounds department has posted signs on the Lower Quad to help keep the spring grass greener, but some students continue to blaze their own trails. “Having the signs up actually makes me want to walk on the grass more,” freshman Brooke Hill said. “It’s like a challenge.”
This is News in :90 for Monday, March 26, 2012.
St. Thomas junior Luke Nolby received the award because of his project that looked at the abundance and usage of wildlife sanctuaries.
St. Thomas Public Safety has collected 135 “abandoned” bikes that were locked up on campus and tagged for removal between September and February of this school year.
St. Thomas plans to enroll 1,350 first-year students for the 2012-2013 school year, and the Anderson Student Center is one way the university plans to achieve that goal. The majority of campus tours take place in the student center.
The percentage of St. Thomas graduates accepted into medical schools decreased from 57 percent in 2010 to 34 percent in 2011.
St. Thomas is in the earliest stage of a new partnership with Operation HOPE, a nonprofit organization seeking to increase financial literacy among the underprivileged.
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, the strong Irish presence felt on campus and in St. Paul is largely due to the historical efforts of Archbishop John Ireland, founder of St. Thomas. He was a dominant figure in religious, social and political spheres for more than half a century.
[slidepress gallery = 120316_NIN_Roche] This is News in :90 for Friday, March 16, 2012.
The St. Thomas chess club uses basketball phenomenon, Jeremy Lin, to promote its club through a YouTube video produced by freshman David Zosel.
This is News in :90 for Thursday, March 15, 2012.
