First-years create sea of purple
News in :90 – Sept. 10, 2009
[slidepress gallery=’news-in-:90—sept.-10,-2009′] This is News in :90 for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.
University prepares for H1N1 outbreak
In June, the World Health Organization declared H1N1 the first global influenza pandemic in 41 years and St. Thomas has spent months preparing policy on the topic.
Students ‘raid’ Roseville’s Super Target
[slidepress gallery=’target-video-090609′] Hundreds of students filed into buses leaving from Flynn Hall Sunday night for a trip to Roseville’s Target. The store opened its doors from 10 p.m. to midnight just for Tommies.
Obama will visit Twin Cities to talk health care
President Barack Obama will visit the Twin Cities this weekend, according to Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s spokesperson. Obama will discuss his health insurance reform plans Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at the Target Center.
News in :90 – Sept. 9, 2009
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.
Tommies’ cuppa joe now served by Starbucks
A familiar face will be arriving this fall on campus: the green logo of Starbucks Coffee. Full espresso bars, featuring all of Starbucks’ hot and cold drinks, will now be available at Scooters and Beakers. Seattle’s Best, a Starbucks-owned company, will be brewed daily everywhere else, including The Grill and Food for Thought on the …
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Spending stimulus money difficult for departments
Students who may be struggling to pay for college have been thrown a life preserver by the federal government, but only for the 2009-2010 school year.
St. Thomas icon missing
Priest, scholar and statesman, Archbishop John Ireland founded St. Thomas as a Catholic seminary in 1885.
Currently he is not a visible campus presence, due to construction of the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex.
Early this summer, the statue was taken down, disassembled, placed in a crate and secured in a storage unit near McNeely’s underground parking ramp.
Cars in the Upper Quad but no traffic jam
This year, the construction of the new Anderson Athletic Center presented a challenge to on-campus traffic for the move-in weekend.
Purple bags still all the rage
The Minnesota State fair is known for showcasing agriculture, wildlife, and tasting all of the unusual foods on a stick. But the University of St. Thomas has its own tradition that fairgoers look forward to year after year.
Men take over Murray Hall
The first women’s residence hall at St. Thomas has been converted into a men’s hall. Murray Hall opened as a female dorm in 1977, the same year St. Thomas began admitting women. This year’s incoming freshman class, which is made up of 56 percent men and 44 percent women, has made the housing situation more …
TommieMedia.com launches
Student-oriented St. Thomas news can now be found on one Web site: TommieMedia.com.
The all-digital student-run news organization launched Wednesday, Sept. 9, with a focus on visuals and daily updates.
Video, slideshows and audio pieces will be commonplace. So will text stories on everything from news to sports to variety stories.
Campus now a hard-hat zone
[slidepress gallery=’a-glance-at-construction’] Foundations of construction projects greet UST students and faculty returning to campus for fall semester. As soon as the initial surprise of the changing appearance of campus wears off, students and faculty may wonder how long campus will be under construction and how much progress has been made over these past few …
Sam Simon conquers English Channel
It was 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 17 and sophomore swimmer Sam Simon was about to attempt a feat she had spent the entire summer preparing for.