Three positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending on March 4; it was the first full week since the university lifted its face covering requirement in most indoor spaces on Feb. 26.
St. Thomas men’s hockey ended its inaugural Division I season with two losses over the weekend. St. Thomas softball lost three road games this weekend, falling twice to Bradley and once to Missouri in its third tournament of the season. The St. Thomas women’s tennis team fell to the University of Denver by a score of 7-0 in its summit league opener in Denver. Olivia VanGrinsven has today’s Sports in :60.
St. Thomas emerging media department staff member Batoyun “Oyuna” Uranchimeg could never have imagined competing for Team USA in Beijing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised cease-fire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror.
The St. Thomas baseball team lost 12-0 to the University of Minnesota Wednesday, the Minnesota Wild broke a four game losing streak Wednesday to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Minnesota Timberwolves won against the Golden State Warriors and the MLB lockout continues to its 92 day. Reporter Elijah Todd-Walden has today’s Sports in :60.
Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the government’s position on the war in Ukraine, Russian troops seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe Friday and the Minnesota senate held its first votes Thursday on a package of Republican-backed education bills promoted as a “Parents Bill of Rights.” Reporter Nkechukwu Akpati has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas assistant women’s hockey coach Marty Sertich, junior forward Maija Almich and senior forward Anna Erickson joined TommieMedia’s Natalie Hoepner in the Locker Room to talk about their recent 2021-2022 season and incoming recruits for next year.
Vladimir Medinsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s adviser who led the Russian delegation in the talks Thursday in Belarus near the Polish border, said the parties’ “positions are absolutely clear, they are written down point by point,” including issues related to a political settlement of the conflict. He added without elaboration that “mutual understanding was found on part of them.”
Russian forces captured a strategic Ukrainian port and besieged another. Russian forces have taken over the local government in the port city of Kherson. Kare-TV morning anchor announces backing of the forward party of Minnesota. Ruth Moder had todays News in :90.
Russian forces captured a strategic Ukrainian port and besieged another Thursday in a bid to cut the country off from the sea, as the two sides headed into another round of talks aimed at ending the fighting that has sent more than 1 million people fleeing over Ukraine’s borders.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the federal reserve system will begin raising interest rates this month in an effort to restrain surging inflation, a 31-year-old with a gun held hostages at a St. Paul Speedway gas station, and President Julie Sullivan announced her decision to step down from her position at St. Thomas to become President of Santa Clara University. Angelica Franaschouk has today’s News in :90.
Fifth-year ace Graham Laubscher was tagged for eight earned runs over two innings as the St. Thomas baseball team lost 12-0 to the University of Minnesota at U.S. Bank Stadium on Tuesday.
After data from the fall 2021 semester showed that 51% of waste on St. Thomas’ campus wasn’t sorted correctly, the university decided to participate in the Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide competition between colleges and universities to see who can have the largest waste reduction from Jan. 30 to March 26.
The View held a dinner event Tuesday in honor of Mardi Gras and the beginning of Lent that included Creole and Cajun-inspired dishes such as catfish po boy sandwiches, pork jambalaya and hushpuppies.
Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT, Russian forces bombarded the central square in Ukraine’s second-largest city, and St. Thomas Campus Ministry and the Office for Mission held an ecumenical prayer Friday for justice and peace in Ukraine. Ad/Pr Rep. Ethan Erickson has today’s News in :90.
