Down goes O’Shaughnessy Hall

Some St. Thomas students spent their Thursday morning gawking at the demolition of O’Shaughnessy Hall.

“I heard a rumor that the building was going to get demolished at 7:15,” sophomore Dominic Bouck said. “I thought it was pretty cool. I imagined a round ball so the claw was a little surprising.”

Demolition begins on O’Shaughnessy Hall

A giant claw started tearing down the walls of O’Shaughnessy Hall at 7:30 a.m. Thursday to make way for the new Anderson Student Center.

“We’ll pull the exterior walls down, expose the bearing structure, and start taking the structure down,” Construction Manager Jim Brummer said. “That will take about a week to complete and then they’ll start hauling out the debris, which will take about another week.”

Cretin-Derham Hall on partial lockdown

Cretin-Derham Hall was on partial lockdown this morning, after an e-mail threat that said something would happen Wednesday at the Catholic high school in St. Paul. The school received an e-mail Wednesday morning about a “vague threat on the Internet,” Principal Richard Engler wrote in an e-mail alert to parents.

Two Pringles flavors recalled

Procter & Gamble recalled two versions of Pringles chips because of concerns about potential salmonella exposure.

The Cincinnati-based consumer products maker said Cheeseburger and Taco Night versions of the snack are recalled. The company is offering replacement coupons or refunds.

Yearbook to keep paper edition, add digital copies

Some colleges around the country have decided to scrap their traditional yearbooks, blaming the age of Facebook and budget cuts.

The University of Virginia is the most recent school to join a growing group of colleges that no longer publish yearbooks as more students have decided to share memories through social networking.

Crossing bridges: 11 women join international celebration

Eleven women gathered at the South Campus grotto bridge Monday afternoon in honor of International Women’s Day. The event was one of many “Join Me at the Bridge” demonstrations sponsored by Women for Women International across the world. The peaceful gatherings are ways for men and women to bridge messages of hope to women in need.