Four St. Thomas undergraduate students advanced in March to the final round of the Hult Prize competition, a social innovation and entrepreneurship contest in San Francisco, for their water purification business Solacqua.
OPINION: St. Thomas students should care about international news
TommieMedia director Sophie Carson shines light on three fairly unknown international news stories that St. Thomas political science students said the campus must know.
2 seniors plan new off-campus housing
Two St. Thomas seniors are working on plans for an apartment complex near campus to serve as student housing. The planned building would hold around 60 residents with rent starting around $900 per month.
St. Thomas hosts 2nd annual Under-Told Stories forum
The Under-Told Stories Project, a PBS news program, held a forum April 30 to highlight some of the stories told on the program. Photographer Sophie Ringold captured some of the moments from the Monday evening event.
OPINION: Remembering the Fall of Saigon
On this day 43 years ago, the capital city of South Vietnam fell to communist powers. Reporter Samantha Hoanglong details her family’s own escape from Vietnam and explains why it is paramount that people still remember the importance of the day that has become known as “Black April.”
St. Thomas to improve bike-friendliness with student research
A group of graduate students have conducted research in an effort to help St. Thomas improve its bike infrastructure.
9 clubs funded, special meeting called at April 19 USG meeting
The St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government approved funding for nine clubs and the formation of a new club at their April 19 general council meeting.
Three alumni win fellowship to develop leadership skills
Three St. Thomas alumni were among 24 people chosen out of 751 applicants to receive the 2018 Bush Fellowship, which offers up to $100,000 to further develop leadership skills and learning experiences.
PODCAST: Keep the Ball Rolling Live at Scooter’s
Hosts Gamiel Hall and Brady Halbmaier are joined by former Tommie and Viking defensive back Neal Guggemos and 1500 ESPN host Shawn Zobel to talk about the NFL Draft on the first live episode of Keep the Ball Rolling.
Baseball rallies, completes doubleheader sweep over Hamline
Pitcher Ryan Zimmerman fanned 13 through six innings in Game 2 of a doubleheader as the Tommies beat Hamline in both games Wednesday.
Softball sweeps Hamline, extends win streak to 18
Hayley Dunning earned her MIAC-best 18th win and picked up her first save of the season over two games as softball won twice against Hamline Wednesday at home.
St. Thomas to start new health care innovation Masters program
Beginning in the fall of 2018, St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business will add a new Masters in Health Care Innovation, a one-year program that will allow more people to enter the booming health care industry in Minnesota.
Students march in ‘Take Back the Night’ event
FemCom hosted the annual “Take Back the Night” march April 19 in an effort to bring the severity of sexual assault to the forefront of the minds of the campus community.
First-year student develops VR system geared toward elderly
First-year student Enzo Vinholi developed a virtual reality system for the elderly and people with limited mobility that allows users to revisit old memories of places they’ve been.
Host houses back out of ‘Tour de Franzia’ after talks with administration
The four houses that planned to host the Tour de Franzia, a St. Thomas senior drinking tradition, on April 28 will not participate this year, despite students’ efforts to reach out to administration and address issues of last year’s event.
