This is Sports in :60 for Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014.
Sports in :60 – Oct. 22, 2014
Cultural norms influence views on academic integrity
Lori Friedman, director of International Student Services, said many foriegn countries value collaboration, which can lead to unintentional cheating.
Protections don’t stop rape
University Affairs Editor Grace Pastoor argues that taking extra anti-rape precautions needs to stop.
USG approves 2 clubs, elects 2 members
USG approved two new clubs, Leadership and Management and the Society of Hispanic and Professional Engineers, and swore in Sarah Schuler and Zay Aden.
St. Thomas community reacts to gay music director resignation
A longtime music director at the St. Victoria Catholic Church stepped down last week after Archbishop John Nienstedt requested his resignation.
Strategic plan draft outlines university themes, priorities
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan released a draft of the university’s strategic plan Tuesday, outlining goals and a plan to achieve them.
News in :90 – Oct. 1, 2014
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014.
Sullivan ‘even more excited’ for second year
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan said she is excited about what she and her leadership team have accomplished in the past year and what they will achieve looking forward.
Lawsuit filed against archdiocese
A woman who filed suit against the Rev. Michael Keating last October is now suing the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for negligence related to the abuse.
The Rev. Michael Keating resigns
The Rev. Michael Keating, a St. Thomas faculty member who worked in the Catholic studies department, resigned Tuesday.
Members of theology department send letter to Nienstedt
Twelve tenured faculty members of the St. Thomas theology department sent a letter to Archbishop John Nienstedt Monday criticizing the archdiocese’s handling of sex abuse by priests.
News outlets, priests pressure Nienstedt to resign
The New York Times, the Star Tribune and other priests have suggested that Archbishop John Nienstedt step down from his position.
St. Thomas adopts new sexual misconduct policy
The biggest changes to the new policy focus on stalking, dating violence, sexual coercion and exploitation, according to the Dean of Students office.
University holds undergraduate commencement ceremony off campus
The St. Thomas undergraduate commencement ceremony was held off campus at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
University works to end discrimination against transgender students
As part of the university’s Title IX compliance, St. Thomas will begin reporting hate crimes against transgender students