The Campus Engagement Election Project awarded a grant and assistance to St. Thomas to help encourage students to vote. CEEP is a national nonpartisan project that connects with students from colleges and universities and engages them in federal, state and local elections.
The women’s soccer team won its first outright conference championship in 10 years, downing Augsburg 3-1 Saturday at South Field.
Backup quarterback Ronnie Jones led a scoring drive late in the fourth quarter to help the St. Thomas football team escape with a 14-13 win against Gustavus Saturday at Hollingsworth Field. The win maintained a tie for second in the MIAC with Bethel.
Gustavus racked up 239 yards of total offense in the first half Saturday, giving the Tommies only their second halftime deficit this season.
The university issued its first “Bias-motivated Incident Report” after a poster declaring “It’s OK to be white” was found on the southeast corner of Cretin and Summit avenues.
First-year student Joia Simpson died early Thursday morning after falling from a 10th-floor balcony at The Bridges apartments in Dinkytown near the University of Minnesota campus. This story has been updated to include information from a Hennepin County Medical Examiner report.
One of the largest crowds in St. Thomas history gathered to discuss a collective commitment to a new action plan to combat racism at the university Wednesday afternoon in the field house of the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex. All afternoon classes were canceled in order for students, staff and faculty to attend.
In episode eight of Keep the Ball Rolling, the crew talks all things Tommie soccer before breaking down the football team’s upcoming road trip to Gustavus. TommieMedia sports reporters Carly Noble and Jacob Schneider join the crew in studio to provide their analysis on the soccer teams.
Tensions rose when more than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members joined administration members in a three-hour discussion following the sit-in demonstration against racism on campus. The Oct. 25 meeting in the Anderson Student Center’s Dorsey Way focused on President Julie Sullivan’s “Action Plan to Combat Racism.”
Both St. Thomas soccer teams secured top-five conference playoff berths with wins Saturday against the Bethel Royals. Reporter Jacob Schneider has both game recaps from the doubleheader.
The St. Thomas football team won its last home game of the regular season Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium, downing St. Olaf 60-0 on Senior Day and obtaining a perfect home record.
More than 500 students, faculty and staff sat in the Anderson Student Center atrium for a BESA-organized protest on Oct. 25. Protesters sat in silence for about 20 minutes before five speakers presented.
Student, staff and faculty have spoken to protesters in the student center.
Director Noah Brown reports that speakers continue to address protesters at the student center.
TommieMedia Director Noah Brown reports that the silence has ended and speakers are now addressing protesters at the student center.
