The St. Thomas women’s basketball team kept rolling Monday night with a decisive 68-50 win over the injury-riddled Hamline Pipers at Concordia University’s Gangelhoff Center.
Former Johnnie now wears Tommie purple
St. Thomas men’s basketball won in overtime against St. John’s 70-69. Sophomore Noah Kaiser is familiar with the Tommie-Johnnie rivalry, but this is his first game playing against his old team.
B-96 folds, pop music playing 96.3 NOW takes over
Hip-hop radio station B-96 is no longer all hip-hop, much to the disappointment of St. Thomas music fans and others across the state. “We are shifting to a more mainstream pop/hip-hop mix of music, which reflects both what listeners across the U.S. are responding to, as well as the music that’s being produced today,” said …
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Chris Olean named interim baseball coach for 2010
After assistant coaching for nine years, Olean will take over for Dennis Denning, whose 15-year tenure at St. Thomas included 522 wins and national championships in 2001 and 2009.
Tommie grad, budding hip-hop artist balances dual life
St. Thomas 2008 graduate Malik Watkins is inadvertently cementing his own legacy, adding a modern-day twist to the traditional superhero paradigm by living his own kind of dual life.
Tommie Award elections create buzz with voters
Every year, the St. Thomas community sifts through a multitude of candidates in hopes of finding just the right person to win the prestigious Tommie Award. While naming a “Tommie of the Year” is one of St. Thomas’ oldest traditions, it seems that this year’s well connected group of candidates might bring a little more buzz to the process.
“Comparing it to my freshman through junior year, it’s definitely more amped up,” candidate John Busch said.
New look but same result so far for men’s bball
It’s a new look for the St. Thomas men’s basketball team this season.
Gone are B.J. Viau’s big smiles, Al McCoy’s trademark dreads and Lonnie Robinson’s lock-down defense. In statistical terms that means 2,109 minutes, 791 points and 93 games worth of experience have vanished.
News in :90 – Nov. 30, 2009
This is News in :90 for Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.
Presidents’ pay climbs; Dease earns about $300K
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that some private college presidents are shaking off the recession and are on their way to becoming millionaires.
Campus question: Are too many students going to college?
Reporter Ben Katzner asked some St. Thomas students the same question to get Tommies’ opinion on the issue.
Review: Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ misses it
Director Kenny Ortega turned “This Is It” into more of a courtyard jester than a documentary fit for a king.
News in :90 – Oct. 23, 2009
This is News in :90 for Oct. 23, 2009.
Igo grabs second at regionals, now onto nationals
St. Thomas senior Charlie Igo sails as much as possible during the summer and is part of St. Thomas’ sailing club, which competes in regattas in the fall.
College-aged chewing tobacco users on the rise
While cigarettes hog the limelight, college students find a different way to get their nicotine fix: smokeless tobacco.
Kamal’s Kitchen turns little idea into big business
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