For more than two decades, St. Thomas students have spent their J-Terms and spring breaks giving back to communities in need through the student-led organization, VISION. This year was no different. Students who attended VISION trips this J-Term had the opportunity...

Reporter Matt Linden sat down with senior Molly Hanten to get an in-depth look into her experience with the VISION program. Hanten spent her January Term in South Africa with VISION. ...

Drawing influences from the likes of Girl Talk and RJD2, freshman Anthony Kasper, aka “Kasper,” started mixing, sampling and being a disc jockey only a few years ago. But he’s already turning heads in an industry where only the highly...

For the second year in a row, St. Thomas received an overall grade of ‘C+’ on the college sustainability report card. Meanwhile, the University of Minnesota, Carleton College and Macalester College each received an 'A-'. The grade is calculated through...

After the Minnesota mayoral elections Nov. 3, paper residue remains in the streets, where the literature will probably stay until the spring thaw. The night before Election Day, I walked back to my apartment a few blocks from campus to find...

On Oct. 22, Microsoft released its new, sleek and much-improved operating system, Windows 7, in hopes of curing any disdain left by its predecessor, Windows Vista. Where Windows Vista tried to splash unnecessary features into the mix, Windows 7 looks to...

In 2000, Tracy Ertl made a trip to Rome for a special purpose. Throughout her childhood she had lived in a broken, disruptive home; a home where she was a victim of sexual abuse by her own father. For years,...

The Blue Ox rugby club clinched the championship Sunday afternoon after edging out Viterbo University (3-0) in the Minnesota Division III tournament at the Eagan Community Center in Eagan, Minn. The undefeated Blue Ox had defeated St. Olaf in the semi-final...

For students entering college during the recession, the question is not so much “Can I go to college?” but rather, “Can I afford it?” With banks shutting doors on families because of tighter lending restrictions and requirements, students are now...

Coming off of an undefeated (3-0) fall season in the North Central League, the Blue Ox rugby club is hoping to continue its success this weekend at the Division III tournament at the Eagan Community Center in Eagan, Minn....

Between making it to class, getting homework done and working jobs, St. Thomas junior Jim Brenk and his four band mates still find time to play their own brand of highly technical melodic death metal in their band, Northsky....

We aren't going “Back to the Future," but in one way it might seem like it. Vinyl records, the retro audio format, have made their way back into the mainstream and sales are gaining momentum. For the past decade, record industry...

“The Cosmic Drama” is a journey through the tangled, foggy mind of Brian Warren: a deep space, introspective, time-traveling indie-rock fantasy. Warren, who handles vocals, guitar and lyrics, is Weatherbox and Weatherbox is Warren. Every note, every word, every...

People who visit the Grill at St. Thomas may have noticed a small, six-inch cylinder tape on the far wall of the dining area. But what they may not know is that all who enter the Grill, whether they know...