According to Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services Mitchell Karstens, the Binz could be closing for the 2020-2021 school year. The move could come in unison with the shutting down of Cretin and Grace halls.
The 13 MIAC presidents will consider whether to expel St. Thomas from the conference on April 18 and dining services announced multiple changes coming to on-campus dining next fall. Join anchors Althea Larson and Emily Haugen for those stories and more on this edition of Top Stories.
Changes coming for St. Thomas dining services, a teenager is treated for injuries following an encounter with a boulder and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigns. Ad Director Kleio Vrohidis has today’s News in :90.
Dining Services announced multiple changes coming to on-campus dining next fall, including expanded hours in The View, more variety in the dining menu and most notably, an unlimited meal plan.
St. Thomas’ Undergraduate Student Government approved a new Denouncing Hate Resolution, St. Paul is bracing for a spring flooding as the Mississippi River rises with rapidly melting snow, the Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the United States and 40 people were killed when a ferry sank in the Tigris River. Ad/PR Representative Kyla Krohn has today’s News in :90.
For the first time in St. Thomas’ history, Dining Services plans to offer halal food options for Muslim students, staff, and faculty beginning in fall 2019. Reporter Zekriah Chaudhry has the full story.
Scooter’s removed cream cheese wontons from its menu at the beginning of the fall semester, spurring sophomore Elizabeth Stephenson to start a Change.org petition to bring them back.
COJO student Carmen Carballo argues that Dining Services’ meal donation program should be expanded and promoted more.
Dorothy “Dottie” Piper, the grandmother-like dining services employee who worked at St. Thomas for 16 years, died Wednesday at age 94.
A new policy at The View, Meatless Mondays, is part of Dining Services’ efforts to foster a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly dining program.
Dietitian Andrea Cossetta was hired to help The View update its allergen and special diet program and provide nutritional information for the food offered.
The Food Recovery Network at St. Thomas joined the fight to end hunger in November by saving unserved food from The View and donating it to the Dorothy Day Center.
Long lines for snacks and beverages at the Summit Marketplace caused Dining Services managers to eliminate espresso drinks from the selection.
Dining Services is planning two walking tours through The View led by a St. Thomas nutritionist to educate students on how to make healthy eating choices.
The “Your Call” station in the View is a popular food destinations on campus, and one chef’s work helps manage the high demand.
