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Class of 2020 makes inaugural march through the arches
News in :90 – Sept. 9, 2016
This is News in :90 for Friday, Sept. 9, 2016.
News in :90 – Sept. 8, 2016
This is News in :90 for Sept. 8, 2016.
St. Thomas law team leads to freedom for six men
Six men are tasting freedom thanks to the work of St. Thomas law professor Mark Osler and his team of alumni.
St. Thomas razes buildings, opens green space option
St. Thomas began razing five buildings along Grand Avenue, including four houses and an office building, on Aug. 15.
Tommies at the Minnesota State Fair
Natalie Hall can be reached at hall0224@stthomas.edu.
Confession in boy’s death solves case that haunted Minnesota
For nearly 27 years, one man knew where Jacob Wetterling was. Late last month, Danny Heinrich agreed to confess to killing the 11-year-old boy — setting in motion a flurry of difficult negotiations between defense attorneys, investigators and prosecutors that would put him behind bars for decades and finally unlock the secrets to a mystery …
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News in :90 – Sept. 7, 2016
This is News in :90 for Sept. 7, 2016.
Tommies roll in season-opener at Eau Claire
Fourth-ranked St. Thomas defeated the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds 42-6 behind the passing of quarterback Alex Fenske and a stingy defense in the season opener Saturday night at Carson Field.
Officials: Remains of Minnesota boy missing since 1989 found
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement that “Jacob Wetterling’s remains have been located” and that the Ramsey County medical examiner and a forensic odontologist identified them Saturday.
Meet Canvas, Blackboard’s potential replacement
For the first time, Information Technology Services is launching a pilot called Canvas to potentially replace Blackboard, a virtual classroom that has been used by St. Thomas faculty and students since 2002. About 100 students this fall and 400 students this spring will test Canvas.
As St. Thomas applications increase, deadlines change
The University of St. Thomas is changing its admission process this fall by introducing early action and regular decision deadlines.
New St. Paul police chief St. Thomas grad
St. Thomas graduate school alumus Todd Axtell has been appointed as St. Paul police chief.
Alexandria man killed by BCA agents identified
A man who died earlier this week after he was shot by agents from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension had apparently charged at authorities with a knife while they were working an undercover investigation into underage prostitution, police said Thursday.
Rebranded orientation in full swing
On July 11, St. Thomas welcomed the next generation of Tommies by kicking off the Orientation and Registration program for first-year students. Over the next couple of months, around 1,350 freshmen will go through O&R with about 150 students attending each of the ten sessions — and that’s not including transfer and international students.