St. Thomas junior Mohamed Malim recently founded DreamRefugee, a nonprofit that uses storytelling to combat negative attitudes and change the refugee narrative.
Concerns about refugee narrative prompts university student to start nonprofit
We can’t forget about the arts
In light of Poetry Month, opinions editor Letizia Mariani discusses the importance of the arts, particularly poetry, and how it can appeal to beauty to make a connection, and create a relationship between creator and consumer, like no other profession can.
PHOTOS: Healthy seasonal meals
Photojournalist Natalie Hall captured some healthy seasonal meals.
Should married men be allowed into the priesthood?
Opinions editor Letizia Mariani discusses Pope Francis’ consideration of allowing married men to become priests and why maintaining celibacy is an important part of priesthood.
St. Thomas uses Arrupe College as model for two-year program
Arrupe College, Loyola University’s two-year college, is the model for St. Thomas’ Dougherty Family College opening this fall. TommieMedia’s Lauren Andrego and Mary Brickner traveled to Chicago to tell Arrupe’s story in words and video.
USA Hockey contract agreements a game changer for women’s sports
On March 28, USA Hockey and the women’s national hockey team came to a contract agreement that had been under negotiation for 15 months.
Slideshow: St. Thomas Cru shares stories of faith
Photographer Caroline MacKeen was at Cru’s MyStory event to document student’s faith stories.
USG elections kick off with candidate forum
Candidates for the Undergraduate Student Government Executive Board election made their debuts at a public debate on Tuesday over convo hour in Scooters.
Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez hangs himself in his prison cell
His death came less than a week after the 27-year-old athlete was acquitted in a second murder case.
Suspect in Facebook video killing shoots himself to death
CLEVELAND (AP) — The man who randomly killed a Cleveland retiree and posted video of the crime on Facebook shot himself to death on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, police said.
Land surrounding campus likely not at play in Archdiocese bankruptcy
The land that makes up the university campus will likely not be affected by the Archdiocese’s bankruptcy case because the Archdiocese owns no land related to the school, said Sara Gross Methner, St. Thomas’ general counsel.
Smith’s bats lead to Tommie sweep over St. Mary’s
Outfielder Jake Smith went 5-7 at the plate with two RBIs as the St. Thomas baseball team swept the St. Mary’s Cardinals 5-3, 8-1 in Thursday’s doubleheader at Koch Diamond.
Let’s make time for nature
Last year, a Yale climate change research program found that on average 70 percent of Americans believe that global warming is happening. However, only 40 percent believe that it will harm them personally. The way we talk about climate change versus the way we actually think about its effect on us are disconnected.
PHOTOS: Tommie Spotlight: Amy Meuwissen
Sophomore Amy Meuwissen teaches a yoga sculpt class in the AARC. Chief photo editor Meghan Vosbeek captured some of her poses.
Many fire department calls in this week’s public safety briefs
Check out this week’s public safety briefs.