This is Sports in :60 for Monday, Nov. 21, 2016.
Sports in :60 – Nov. 21, 2016
T-shirts for tigers and turtles
The Hawksbill Sea Turtle and the Sumatran Tiger are endangered in the wild, but they are rising in popularity on T-shirts in Minnesota.
St. Thomas, Christo Rey lead study on first-generation students
Thirty percent of all undergraduate students in the U.S. are the first in their family to attend college, putting them at a higher risk of dropping out, taking classes part time and not finishing their education in four years.
News in :90 – Nov. 7, 2016
This is News in :90 for Monday, Nov. 7, 2016.
St. Thomas senior bringing class project to Standing Rock pipeline protest
St. Thomas senior Cari Monroe, an environmental studies major, is using what she has learned in the classroom to take a stand against the Dakota Access pipeline, which has been the subject of intense protests for months.
English professor’s ode to Filipino heritage wins award, $10,000
St. Thomas English professor Christopher Santiago wrote a poetry manuscript called “Tula” to honor his family and heritage, and was awarded an honor of his own, the Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry.
News in :90 – Oct. 21, 2016
This is News in :90 for Friday, Oct. 21, 2016.
Summit Singers, engineering collaboration brings color to sound
The voices of the Summit Singers will be seen as colors, shapes and lights thanks to a collaboration between the a cappella group and engineering students.
SALT offers financial training to St. Thomas students
The partnership is intended to educate students about such financial decisions by using online media resources such as articles, videos and courses to teach them.
Sports in :60 – Oct. 7, 2016
This is Sports in :60 for Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.
Dorm expansions, a new engineering building and more in St. Thomas’ $300 million campus master plan
The new plan includes new and renovated spaces for academic and administrative purposes as well as additional housing and parking.
News in :90 – Sept. 27, 2016
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.
Bernardi campus hosts first non-Catholic studies students
St. Thomas’ Bernardi campus in Rome welcomed its first group of non-Catholic Studies students at the beginning of September, marking the start of the CORE Semester program.
Sully’s Crew lugs furniture, creates community
More than 250 students gave up their last day of summer to help new students get situated at St. Thomas for the first time.
Sports in :60 – Sept. 13, 2016
This is Sports in :60 for Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016.