This is News in :90 for Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017.
News in :90 – Feb. 16, 2017
Immigrant workers, families to protest by staying home
Organizers in cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, miss work and not shop on Thursday as a way to show the country how important they are to America’s economy and way of life.
Video: Cadenza serenades students’ loved ones for Valentine’s Day
In honor of the day of love, St. Thomas’ all-female a cappella group Cadenza showered campus with Valentine’s Day messages in the form of song.
Many liquor law violations in this week’s public safety briefs
Check out this week’s public safety briefs.
Budgets, club interaction discussed in first spring USG meeting
In its first meeting of the spring 2017 semester, the Undergraduate Student Government approved club budget requests, worked on ways to get on-campus clubs to interact with each other and discussed several in-house management issues.
St. Thomas, Sexual Violence Center team up to support sexual assault survivors
St. Thomas will work with the Sexual Violence Center, a local nonprofit, to form a closed support group for victim survivors of sexual violence later this month on Feb. 23.
News in :90 – Feb. 15, 2017
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017
Recycling bins with tracking chips hit the streets of St. Paul
Since mid-January, St. Paul residents and off-campus Tommies have used new blue recycling bins as a new city-wide initiative. Inside the bins, however, is more than just plastic and cardboard.
Minnesotans have mixed feelings about the lack of snow
A prolonged thaw at the end of January left residents of central and southern Minnesota shedding their parkas, bewildered by bare ground at the beginning of February.
Bruess to teach final classes at St. Thomas this spring
Spring semester is the last semester of teaching for long time Communications and Journalism and Family Studies professor Carol Bruess.
News in :90 – Feb. 14, 2017
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017.
Thousands support refugees, immigrants in Minnesota Caravan of Love
Thousands incorporated the upcoming Valentine’s Day theme of love into a march through Minneapolis Saturday to show their support of refugees and immigrants in the United States.
Silencing protests won’t solve problems
Columnist Samantha Miner discusses the potential issues of proposed legislation to charge demonstrators involved in protests.
News in :90 – Feb. 13, 2017
This is News in :90 for Monday, Feb. 13, 2017.
AP: 2 North Dakota college students killed in Minnesota crash
Two North Dakota State University students were killed and a third was injured in a crash on a snowy and icy interstate in Minnesota, authorities said Sunday.