The death toll from a mining tragedy last week has risen to 13 people. The Biden administration sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine. Derek Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in prison. AP Wire Editor Grace Sutton has today’s News in :90.
University of St. Thomas Alumna Maddie Peters discusses the idea of feminism, fashion and gender norms in our society.
Senior Program Manager for St. Thomas’ Center for the Common Good Casey Gordon discusses her journey to find her own form of feminism congruent with today’s societal needs.
On March 1, St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced her decision to step down from her position at the university to become the president of Santa Clara University at the end of this academic year. In this Q&A-style guest editorial, Sullivan reflects on her achievements at St. Thomas and shares her experience as the first female and layperson president of the university.
In the ninth “Life in Isolation” feature, St. Thomas senior Spencer Polk describes how he found music within nature during a casual visit to the river.
In the eighth “Life in Isolation” feature, Lori Haugen, Director Emily Haugen’s mother, gives her perspective as a mother of four in the small, COVID-19 infected community of Fairmont, Minnesota.
A group of international faculty members at St. Thomas argue the negative bias against international factulty is contradictory to the inclusive climate the university is striving to achieve.
St. Thomas student Bizzy Stephenson argues university administration did not consider the negative effects the chapel expansion construction would have on students.
In the United States, 1,250 calories of food goes to waste per day. Communication and journalism student Miranda Herz argues that educating oneself on date labels, signing up for composting and buying imperfect foods will help to reduce food waste.
MacGroveland neighborhood resident Anne Brandrud calls on university administration to follow up on the protocol for hate crimes. She argues that a lack of concrete action could discourage future students of all races from attending St. Thomas.
St. Thomas student Grace Wallin suggests it’s time to redefine how we communicate in this TommieMedia Letter to the Editor.
