The St. Thomas Knights of Columbus chapter not only passed out hot chocolate but started its coat drive to help warm the homeless this winter.
Even in a recession, Mike Brandell said that there’s only been a slight decrease in the amount of winter items donated this year when compared to last year’s numbers.
This is News in :90 for Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.
Junior Camri Walton knows from experience that it’s difficult to find balance between being a full-time college student and being a mother.
When Walton started college at St. Thomas three years ago, she was already five months pregnant with her son, Cameron. She remembers that while pregnant, one of the most difficult things was finding resources like financial aid and grants to help pregnant students.
More than 300 St. Thomas students rang in the holiday season with the 22nd annual Christmas concerts.
The concerts, entitled “Tis Love That’s Born Tonight,” were held Sunday evening at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis.
“It was very festive and energetic,” said junior Jeffery Stocker, who has sang with Liturgical Choir since his freshman year.
For those who aren’t fans of needles, St. Thomas’ Student Health Services is providing the H1N1 vaccination in a nose-spray form.
[slidepress gallery=’nin-12.04.09′] This is News in :90 for Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.
St. Thomas business law students have written a book of haiku that is being sold in the St. Thomas bookstore.
“While it may appear at first impression that collegiate business students have little connection with poetry, the offerings in this book show a collection of creative people who write about contemplative and humorous themes through the haiku form,” said John Del Vecchio, professor of the class.
In this week’s edition of “Connected.”, H1N1 vaccine arrives on campus, new federal law will make it tougher for students to get credit cards, college students using dangerous weight control methods, mild temps keep construction ahead of schedule, men’s basketball looks for another successful season.
Little snow and relatively mild temperatures is keeping construction on the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex on time.
[slidepress gallery=’nin-12.03.09′] This is News in :90 for Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
Volunteers from the Commuter Center and Off-Campus Services and representatives from the Undergraduate Student Government passed out hot chocolate, ice scrapers and snow emergency information today in Lot H and in the Anderson Parking Facility.
Students can run their hands over textured silk scarves, browse through displays of intricately beaded jewelry and examine handmade cards at the 12th annual Holiday Fair Trade Sale that features one-of-a-kind gifts from all over the world.
“I got a cool ring here last year,” junior Meghan Durkin said. “Now I’m looking for a gift for my mom.”
Facebook is making some changes to privacy settings, allowing users to control visibility of every piece of posted information.
[slidepress gallery=’nin-12.02.09′] This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
With no snow on the ground and the temperature at a relatively mild 44 degrees, St. Thomas brought a little bit of Christmas spirit to its St. Paul Campus Tuesday evening.
