Gov. Mark Dayton expects to be home before Thanksgiving after a month of hospitalization, stocks fell and the market was pushed back into the red, and St. Thomas announced plans to build two new residence halls and renovate two more. Director Noah Brown has today’s News in :90.
The university announced plans for two new dorms, which will be built where John Paul II and Faculty Residence currently sit. The projects are expected to be complete in 2020 and will not use tuition money.
The St. Paul city council passes a $15 minimum wage ordinance, St. Paul Chipotle reconsiders firing restaurant manager, and St. Thomas Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion releases book series. Photographer Davis Narey has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas plans to renovate and expand the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel in an effort to establish it as the new spiritual center of campus. Construction of the new Iversen Center for Faith is set to begin in May 2019 and will be completed and ready for use by fall 2020.
St. Thomas officials to announce a renovation and expansion of St. Thomas Aquinas chapel, St. Thomas plans to add new school of nursing, Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for five suspects in Jamal Khashoggi killing. Reporter Rachel Torralba has today’s News in :90.
Firefighters struggle to put out wildfires in Southern California, US colleges are attracting fewer students from abroad, and the university announced Monday that St. Thomas alumnus Phil Esten will be the next vice president and athletics director. Reporter Carly Noble has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas basketball team heads to New York to compete against the Brooklyn Bulldogs Thursday, Hugh Jackson is hired by the Cincinnati Bangles, and the Japanese team widens the gap in their series against the MLB All-Stars team. Reporter Jack Stanek has today’s Sports in :60.
St. Thomas’s 2018 first-year class is the biggest in history which leads to renovations on campus, St. Paul expects to vote to raise the minimum wage, and more deaths are being discovered as wild fires rage on both ends of California. Reporter Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas students flooded to McNeely Hall and the Groveland Community Center on Nov. 6 in St. Paul to cast their votes in the 2018 midterm election.
More than 500 students, faculty and staff sat in the Anderson Student Center atrium for a BESA-organized protest on Oct. 25. Opinions Editor Anna Hoffman argues that as citizens of a free country, it is our duty to support those discriminated against with protest and action.
One of the largest crowds in St. Thomas history gathered to discuss a collective commitment to a new action plan to combat racism on campus Wednesday, the truck driver accused of gunning down 11 people in Pittsburgh Synagogue pleads not guilty Thursday, President Donald Trump says the number of military troops deployed to US-Mexican border could reach 15,000. Chief Story Editor/Social Media Manager Solveig Rennan has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas community joins for a discussion following last week’s sit-in, another round of funerals following the shooting in Pittsburgh starts, and the suspect in last week’s pipe bomb mailings faces a maximum of 48 years in prison. Production Editor Emily Sweeney has today’s News in :90.
Halfback Josh Parks found the end zone twice Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium, guiding the St. Thomas football team to a 60-0 win against St. Olaf. Parks was one of five running backs to score for the Tommies (5-1 MIAC, 7-1 overall). The senior tailback rushed for 74 yards and the two scores on nine carries. …
St. Thomas students gathered at the Black Empowerment Student Alliance and ASIA club general meeting Tuesday to discuss the racial slur written on a first-year student’s door in Brady Hall. The Twitter thread below was tweeted live by Chief Story Editor and Social Media Manager Solveig Rennan during the event.
Two events have been planned on St. Thomas campus due to racial slur incident, President of Turkey believes Saudi suspects should face justice in Turkey, Dow Jones points severely plummeted early this morning and starting this year St. Thomas students can purchase goods for the impact project. Director Noah Brown has today’s News in :90.
