Face to Face lip balm planned to start selling its products starting Monday for $3.99, but it has yet to pass the final two stages of approval from the university.
Alumnus helps sell lip balm for a good cause
Record numbers for students at job fair
Becky Durham, Career Development Center specialist, said 650 St. Thomas students signed up for this year’s job fair, and she is very happy to have exceeded her goal for student attendance.
A look at Catholic college presidents in the US
TommieMedia creative designer Bailey Jordan compiled information for an infographic to demonstrate collegiate presidents in the U.S.
9 a.m. Mass discontinued
The 9 a.m. Mass in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas was added in February 2012 on a trial period.
St. Thomas will spend $2 million for new turf fields
The project will begin in May after the softball team finishes its current season and is scheduled to end Aug. 1 in time for pre-season soccer practices.
Girl Scout cookies still popular despite price increase
Girl Scout cookie prices have increased to $4 this year. Political science professor and Girl Scout troop leader Angela High-Pippert said boxes of cookies were sold for $3.50 in 2012.
Tuition to increase 4.5 percent next year
The Board of Trustees approved a 4.5 percent increase on undergraduate tuition for the 2013-2014 academic year at Thursday’s budget meeting, Doug Hennes, vice president of university and government relations said.
Ireland Hall director Nate Peterson takes job at University of Minnesota
Peterson informed Ireland Hall residents Feb. 6 that he would be taking a promotion as an assistant director of a student services office at the University of Minnesota.
Senior creates Great Lakes Collection clothing line
The Lacoste crocodile or the Polo Ralph Lauren horse logos are recognizable brand names that some college students spend money on, but one St. Thomas student wanted to give a new option.
USG approves new junior class senator
The Undergraduate Student Government elected Kelly Higgins as junior class senator Sunday.
Seniors create Purple Gloves club
Zach Huberty and Charlie Luckie started the mixed martial arts group with little equipment and no funding.
Sullivan calls her appointment ‘a sign of the times’
University of San Diego provost Julie Sullivan was announced as St. Thomas’ first female and lay president-elect Thursday at a press conference in the Anderson Student Center.
Sullivan: ‘Yes, I am a woman, and I am a Catholic lay person’
Sullivan, 55, will serve as the university’s 15th president and will succeed the Rev. Dennis Dease. She will take office July 1.
Eyo Ekpo is 2013 Tommie Award recipient
Eyo Ekpo was announced as the winner of the 2013 Tommie Award, director of student engagement Vern Klobassa said Thursday.
Students react to president-elect announcement
Many students vocalized their support for the president-elect, who will succeed the Rev. Dennis Dease who will step down June 30.