Cholera breaks out in Mozambique, rapper Nipsey Hussle is killed and the St. Thomas community gathers for International Women’s Day. Director Solveig Rennan has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – April 1, 2019
New app encourages students to be active, earn rewards
A new application, Plyo, rewards students who spend time at their colleges’ recreation centers with discounts from local businesses.
News in :90 – March 22, 2019
New Zealand held a prayer service, Jimmy Carter became the oldest living chief executive and judge to rule if R.Kelly can travel to Dubai to perform. Graphic Designer Mae MacFarlane has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – March 20, 2019
For the first time in university history, St. Thomas’ dining services will offer halal options for students, faculty, and staff beginning in Fall 2019. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is continuing its work on repairing potholes on I-35W starting today. California will call in the National Guard to help protect communities from devastating forest fires starting in April. President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan announced that he plans to step down from his position on Tuesday after three decades in power, raising uncertainty over the future course of the Central Asian country. Ad/PR representative Alexis Okafor has today’s News in :90.
News In :90 – March 19, 2019
New Zealand Prime Minister vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman, Bernie Sanders focuses his campaign on electability and the White House releases a long term economic forecast.
In Depth with Adam Kay – March 18, 2019
Biology professor Adam Kay joins TommieMedia’s Althea Larson to discuss climate change and student activism on this edition of In Depth.
Sports in :60 – March 18, 2019
St. Thomas women’s hockey places fourth in the nation, women’s basketball falls in the Final Four and men’s tennis improves its record to 6-1. Ad/PR Rep. Andre Gaubert has today’s Sports in :60.
News in :90 – March 18, 2019
Midwestern states see massive flooding, people mourn those killed in a New Zealand shooting, one Blockbuster store remains worldwide and Dick Dale has died at 81. Reporter Rae Beaner has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas community demands climate action
In solidarity with the Youth Climate Strike, the St. Thomas community walked out of class to demand climate action on March 15. Reporter Emily Haugen, Videographer Drew Bouman and Chief Video Editor Jack Stanek have the full story.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Women’s hockey loses to Hamline, plays Adrian for third
The No. 1 St. Thomas women’s hockey team lost to No. 4 Hamline University 3-0 Saturday in the Frozen Four at a sold out St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Women’s basketball falls short of the National Championship
The St. Thomas women’s basketball team’s journey ended just shy of the NCAA Division III National Championship game after losing 71-60 to Bowdoin College at the Cregger Center on Friday.
News in :90 – March 15, 2019
The Minnesota House expands a vaping ban, 78 Thousand pounds of raw ground turkey is recalled nationwide following reports of Salmonella, and St. Thomas opens a video production studio in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey library. Ad/PR Rep. Bjorn Anderson has today’s News in 90.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Women’s basketball NCAA Final Four preview
The St. Thomas women’s basketball team, which faces Bowdoin (Maine) on Friday, dedicated an hour of a busy Final Four experience to visit, read and play games with third graders at West Salem Elementary School on Thursday.
News in :90 – March 14, 2019
Republican-led Senate sets deal to rebuke President Donald Trump on his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border, William Singer pleads guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges in federal court, former Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke announces he’s running for president in 2020, and vandals shatter a Virgin Mary statue in St. Thomas’ Ireland Hall. Photographer Drew Bouman has today’s News in :90.
PODCAST: Keep the Ball Rolling with John Tauer and Tom Palkowski
In episode two of Keep the Ball Rolling, host Carly Noble and Alex Panos talk Tommie basketball and hockey in the NCAA playoffs and sit down with men’s basketball coach John Tauer and women’s hockey coach Tom Palkowski.