St. Paul police have released the name of a man shot dead by police after he allegedly robbed a grocery store. He was identified Tuesday as 20-year-old Melvin Duane Fletcher Jr. of Brooklyn Park.
USG approves International Business, Chinese Cultural Associations
Junior Kayla Gardner was elected elections and credentials chair and junior Heather Clayton was sworn in as the student organizations chair of the Undergraduate Student Government at the council’s final fall semester meeting.
Southside Deli to open spring 2013
The Binz Refectory on South Campus has revamped last year’s sandwich line with the Southside Deli, which will have make-to-order sandwiches, burgers and salads starting spring semester 2013.
Love Your Melon donates hats to children with cancer
Sophomores Brian Keller and Zachary Quinn sold their first batch of 200 Love Your Melon hats in four days after starting sales Nov. 23.
27 dead, including gunman, at Conn. school
A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police.
Meet your 2013 Tommie Award Finalists
Eyo Ekpo, Rae Horton and Shalaw Mohammed were voted finalists by students, faculty and staff for the 2013 Tommie Award.
The Locker Room with John Tauer — Dec. 13, 2012
Basketball coach John Tauer and guards John Nance and Will DeBerg join reporter Jesse Krull in The Locker Room to talk about the upcoming came against Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Students worship together for Our Lady Guadalupe Mass
Students gathered for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass Wednesday in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas, worshiping in both English and Spanish to honor the saint.
Tommie Award winners then, part of campus heartbeat now
After winning the Tommie Award and graduating from St. Thomas, five past recipients now work at the university and continue to leave their mark.
Maher sisters set high bar, leave legacy in volleyball program
Playing in someone’s shadow is never easy, especially when that person is your sibling.
Library plans updates for Leather Room
A large moveable bookcase will now allow the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library to place its collection of special edition books in the public eye and out of the library’s environmentally controlled room.
News in :90 – Dec. 12, 2012
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Students attend first student-run comedy event
Students poked fun at prank calls, Olympic athletes and Thanksgiving dinner during the student-run comedy event “The Lemonade Stand-Up” Tuesday in South Campus’ 3M Auditorium.
INFOGRAPHIC: Snow dump slows commute
Hundreds of plows continue to spew tons of salt across Twin Cities roads and highways in an effort to improve driving conditions, but the effort can only go as far as the weather allows.
News in :90 – Dec. 11, 2012
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