English professor Heather Bouwman was named a finalist in the Middle Literature category for the 2018 Minnesota Book Award for her book “A Crack in the Sea.”
St. Thomas professor named finalist for Minnesota Book Award
Pedestrian bridge collapses at university; several hurt
A new pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a highway at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing at least five vehicles under massive slabs. No deaths were immediately reported.
News in :90 – Mar. 15, 2018
President Donald Trump was included in a rare joint statement, Governor Mark Dayton gave his final state of the state address, St. Thomas faculty, staff and students gathered yesterday for a March for our Lives demonstration. University Affairs Editor Solveig Rennan has today’s News in :90.
Despite cancer diagnosis, Rachael Caruso keeps family, confidence close
Rachael Caruso, wife of football coach Glenn Caruso, was diagnosed with Stage III colorectal cancer last November. Through the process, Rachael and her family have found ways to use the cancer as a valuable lesson in positivity in their lives.
More than 500 participate in St. Thomas March For Our Lives demonstration
About 550 St. Thomas students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on J.P. Monahan Plaza as part of a March For Our Lives demonstration in response to the Florida school shooting a month ago.
News in :90 – March 13, 2018.
The death of Stephen Hawking, three men charged with the bombing of a Minnesota mosque and a 500 pound British bomb excavated from an Italian Adriatic town are all part of today’s News in :90 with Carolyn Meyer.
News in :90 – March 13, 2018
President Donald Trump fires Rex Tillerson and St. Thomas students organize a March for Our Lives walk out. This and more on News in :90 for March 13, 2018.
Students organize campus walkout to end gun violence
Five St. Thomas students organized a walkout on March 14 as part of March for Our Lives, a national movement dedicated to student-led activism around ending gun violence.
News in :90 – March 12, 2018
A helicopter crash in New York, a charter bus crash in Minnesota, tweets from President Trump about gun control, and a St. Thomas petition for safer crosswalks are all part of today’s News in :90 with designer Jon Westerberg.
Spring forward into Daylight Saving Time
For most of the country, the shift from standard to daylight saving time officially comes at 2 a.m. March 11.
News in :90 – March 9, 2018
TommieMedia’s second Top Stories show, a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, regulations on self-driving cars in Minnesota, and a city council ruling on student renters are all part of today’s News in :90. Director Sophie Carson reports.
Student petitions for pedestrian sign at Cleveland, Ashland
St. Thomas junior Alice Ready created a petition in January to install a pedestrian crosswalk sign at the intersection of Cleveland and Ashland avenues.
Top Stories – March 8, 2018
A St. Thomas student lands an internship in Poland and ROTC wins a national award. Plus an update on the Michael Campbell trial. Join anchors Carolyn Meyer and Gamiel Hall for the latest on those and more on Top Stories, a rundown of TommieMedia’s top content from the past two weeks.
News in :90 – March 8, 2018
This is News in :90 for Thursday, March 8 with photographer Esmee Verschoor.
Senior lands US embassy internship in Poland
St. Thomas senior Erin Engstran is spending her spring in Warsaw, Poland interning for the U.S. State Department. Her internship comes as Poland has passed Holocaust legislation that has drawn international condemnation.