This is News in :90 for Tuesday, March 8, 2011.
News in :90 – March 8, 2011
Author to help celebrate Women’s History Month at St. Thomas
New York Times columnist and author Gail Collins will speak at the 18th annual Luann Dummer Lecture Series in celebration of Women’s History Month.
News in :90 – March 7, 2011
This is News in :90 for Monday, March 7, 2011.
Piles of junk mail in campus mailboxes
Some students are sick of seeing junk mail in their campus mailboxes, but the university says it has to distribute each piece of mail to students.
New club to bring more concerts to campus
The Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association is a new club that teaches music business students how to work with musical performers.
Dust increase bad news for students with allergies
According to a recent study, twice as much dust is in the atmosphere as a century ago, and the particles are upsetting people with allergies.
USG approves spring budgets, discusses student’s memorial fund
The University Student Government approved spring budgets for two clubs and discussed working on a memorial fund for Michael Larson, a St. Thomas student who died last December.
University names new director of diversity
St. Thomas named Mari Ann Graham, a professor in the graduate program at the school of social work, as the new director of diversity.
Practice tests more effective than other methods, research finds
Research shows that retrieval-memory testing methods help students learn more effectively than studying material repeatedly and “concept mapping.”
News in :90 – March 4, 2011
This is News in :90 for Friday, March 4, 2011.
Ken Auletta discusses digital media’s influence
Ken Auletta, media writer for The New Yorker and bestselling author, talked about how digital media is influencing the world.
News in :90 – March 3, 2011
This is News in :90 for Thursday, March 3, 2011.
More Muslim students at St. Thomas
St. Thomas’ Muslim enrollment has increased by 15 students each year for the past five years, according to the St. Thomas Office of Institutional Research and Analysis.
Anonymous donor matches $25 million grant
St. Thomas reached its $25 million match grant just before the March 1 deadline. It’s the largest match grant in St. Thomas’ history.
Student printing increases
One of the main reasons students are having to print more is because faculty members are putting class readings on Blackboard that were once purchased in the bookstore or handed out in class.