More than 55,000 people sleep on the streets of New York City every night, according to the Coalition for the Homeless.
SHINE heads to New York to serve over break
Class of 2014 graduation to be held at Minneapolis Convention Center
The class of 2014 will not walk through the arches to O’Shaughnessy Stadium on its graduation day, but will instead celebrate at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Senior to serve in Haiti on break
For senior Emily Schmitz, spring break is more than relaxing on the beach. She is taking advantage of her week off to make a difference in the world.
Lululemon pulls yoga pants that were too revealing
Lululemon has yanked its popular black yoga pants from store shelves after it found that the sheer material used was revealing too much of its loyal customers.
UST Allies aims to eliminate slurs
“That’s So Slur,” a semester-long campaign that targets the unnecessary use of words that imply sexist, homophobic or racist slurs, is launched at St. Thomas.
New app erases past relationships
Why burn a box of things that remind you of your past relationship when you can eliminate them from your life with a simple application?
USG swears in Spiritual Committee Chair
The Undergraduate Student Government swore in sophomore Megan Fisher as the new Spiritual Committee Chair at its meeting Sunday.
Seminarians organize parade to celebrate Pope Francis
Photojournalist Whitney Abrahamson captured the seminarian celebration of Pope Francis on campus Thursday.
In Depth – Catholic Identity at St. Thomas
Catholic identity is a hallmark of St. Thomas. Yet, for the first time, the university has named a layperson as president and less than half of current students surveyed chose to identify themselves as Catholic.
Health officials: spring break sun, alcohol not a good mix
While many students use spring break as a time to unwind with friends, it can quickly turn dangerous when excessive alcohol consumption is involved.
Popes of the 20th and 21st centuries
Here is a list of the popes from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Francis is first pope from the Americas
Pope Francis is the first ever from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernized Argentina’s conservative Catholic church.
Raw video: crowd ebullient as pope announced
Tens of thousands of people who braved cold rain to watch the smokestack atop the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City jumped in joy when white smoke poured out, many shouting ‘Habemus Papam!’ or ‘We have a pope!’
Minnesota House, Senate panels pass gay marriage bills
The Senate Judiciary Committee and House Civil Law Committees endorsed the bills Tuesday on party line votes, with all Democrats in favor and all Republicans opposed.
Philosophy professor argues beauty is objective
Beauty is “not easy to understand or discover,” but it is objective, philosophy professor Matthew Lu argued in “Can Beauty Be Objective” talk Tuesday.