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News in :90 – March 8, 2010
USG to give clubs and organizations more than $88,000
Among the top recipients of USG funding are Hana, the Rock Climbing Club, GMSA, SHINE and KUST.
Keeping up with times, library offers new texting service
With more than 250 electronic resources at St. Thomas libraries, finding what you’re looking for might be a struggle.
Students rally donations, spirit for cancer awareness event
With the American Cancer Society estimating that more than 1,500 people die each day from cancer, it is no wonder that students like senior Jennifer Nielsen and freshman Alexis Rodarmel want to find a cure any way possible.
News in :90 – March 5, 2010
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Talking Tommie Award with Steve Broszko
With senior Steve Broszko to receive the Tommie Award March 6 at the St. Thomas Day celebration, TommieMedia sat down with Broszko to find out what winning the award meant to the thespian.
A look inside Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex
The Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex doesn’t open until August 2010, but TommieMedia was allowed inside Wednesday on a guided tour to check out the progress.
Athletic director Steve Fritz, who was on his fifth tour of the facility, said the new field house will be about twice as big as Coughlan Field House.
News in :90 – March 4, 2010
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Summer renovations will increase ‘well-being and safety’
The clinking and clanking of construction at St. Thomas will continue through the summer, aside from the completion of the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex and the start of the Anderson Student Center.
After 119 years, local Catholic high school faces closure
The financial difficulties stem from a ongoing decline in enrollment, a decrease in the contributions from both the parish and other donors and an increase in the need for financial aid.
Post office may halt Saturday mail services
Sunday may no longer be the only day to skip the walk to your mailbox.
With the number of handled items dropping and financial losses rising, the U.S. Postal Service is pushing Congress to allow it to cut Saturday deliveries.
News in :90 – March 3, 2010
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
More people gathering news online, Tommies included
Twenty-six percent of American adults get news from their cell phones, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
The statistic is part of a larger trend. More people are checking the news on their laptops or phones with Internet access, and the numbers of people watching traditional television broadcasts or reading print newspapers are dropping.
Mary Robinson helps celebrate Women’s History Month
Mary Robinson, Ireland’s first female president and former United Nations high commissioner for human rights, delivered the 17th-annual Luann Dummer lecture Monday night in OEC.
News in :90 – March 2, 2010
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