This is News in :90 for Thursday, March 11, 2010.

Some St. Thomas students spent their Thursday morning gawking at the demolition of O’Shaughnessy Hall.

“I heard a rumor that the building was going to get demolished at 7:15,” sophomore Dominic Bouck said. “I thought it was pretty cool. I imagined a round ball so the claw was a little surprising.”

With the semester in full swing, students are busy with everything from homework to finding jobs.

Senior Lynn Lieser is no different. One of the last things on her mind is the upcoming 2010 census.

A giant claw started tearing down the walls of O’Shaughnessy Hall at 7:30 a.m. Thursday to make way for the new Anderson Student Center.

“We’ll pull the exterior walls down, expose the bearing structure, and start taking the structure down,” Construction Manager Jim Brummer said. “That will take about a week to complete and then they’ll start hauling out the debris, which will take about another week.”

As part of a new program, undergraduate students will no longer need to submit Law School Admissions Test scores in order to apply to the St. Thomas School of Law.

This is News in :90 for Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

Cretin-Derham Hall was on partial lockdown this morning, after an e-mail threat that said something would happen Wednesday at the Catholic high school in St. Paul. The school received an e-mail Wednesday morning about a “vague threat on the Internet,” Principal Richard Engler wrote in an e-mail alert to parents.

As new building construction prevails on campus, students may see yet another project begin next fall with a current proposal to install a small wind turbine as soon as this summer.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has canceled the air pollution health alert it issued for the Twin Cities and Rochester areas Tuesday.

But some St. Thomas students were left in the dark about the alert in the first place.

Procter & Gamble recalled two versions of Pringles chips because of concerns about potential salmonella exposure.

The Cincinnati-based consumer products maker said Cheeseburger and Taco Night versions of the snack are recalled. The company is offering replacement coupons or refunds.

Some colleges around the country have decided to scrap their traditional yearbooks, blaming the age of Facebook and budget cuts.

The University of Virginia is the most recent school to join a growing group of colleges that no longer publish yearbooks as more students have decided to share memories through social networking.

This is News in :90 for Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

Saying farewell to the Metrodome also meant saying goodbye to the much-loved Dome Dogs.

But the Minnesota Twins will serve new hot dogs at Target Field. The team announced Monday that it signed a contract with Schweigert Meats, a subsidiary of Cargill Inc.

Eleven women gathered at the South Campus grotto bridge Monday afternoon in honor of International Women’s Day. The event was one of many “Join Me at the Bridge” demonstrations sponsored by Women for Women International across the world. The peaceful gatherings are ways for men and women to bridge messages of hope to women in need.

This is News in :90 for Monday, March 8, 2010.