Ten people died in a mass shooting this morning at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado. The end of the jury selection is in sight for the Chauvin trial. All 15 jurors have been selected and now the judge is interviewing for backup jurors. St. Thomas Center for Well-Being has reported 15 positive COVID-19 cases from last week. This makes the third week in a row of cases increasing. Designer Molly Heimel has today’s News in :90.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Fifteen positive COVID-19 cases mark third week of increases, linked to day parties
Fifteen positive COVID-19 tests were reported last week according to the Center for Well-Being, an increase of 6 from the previous week. Elijah Todd-Walden and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. Thomas softball sweeps Wisconsin-Stout in doubleheader
St. Thomas captured their 12th straight victory against Wisconsin-Stout dating back to 2015 Saturday at South Field, winning by an eight-run mercy rule in both games.
PODCAST: Cold Facts Hot Takes – The Amityville Horror
In episode three of Cold Facts Hot Takes, co-hosts Mae Macfarlane and Elijah Todd-Walden discuss the Amityville Horror hauntings, lies and origin story behind the infamous case.
Top Stories – March 18, 2021
The MIAC clears fall and spring sports to compete this semester, and Minnesota governor Tim Walz eases COVID-19 restrictions. TommieMedia’s Emily Haugen and Justin Amaker have those topics and more on this episode of Top Stories.
News in :90 – Mar. 18, 2021
Concern is fading over a massive settlement for George Floyd’s family and its impact on the trial of Derek Chauvin, Asian-Americans are grieving after an Atlanta-area shooting on Tuesday that killed eight people and many U.S. schools are preparing to do summer school to help kids make up for lost time due to the pandemic. Ad/PR representative Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
PODCAST: Keep the Ball Rolling with Piper Shaw
In season six episode two of Keep the Ball Rolling, hosts Cam Kauffman and Andrés Tejeda interview sports broadcaster Piper Shaw, review recent St. Thomas games and discuss NCAA basketball brackets.
News in :90 – March 17, 2021
A judge this morning dismissed a juror who had been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police office in George Floyd’s death. This year, St. Patrick’s Day was held mostly virtually in New York. Supporters for the University Survivors Movement, a group that advocates for the end of sexual assault on college campuses, is seeking changes for title nine.
News in :90 – March 16, 2021
For the second week in a row, COVID-19 cases on campus have increased from one to nine. With COVID-19 cases rising in many places, governments are facing a hard choice of pushing on with the cheap and easy to use AstraZeneca vaccine or suspending it due to high reports of dangerous blood clots. Minnesota men’s basketball coach, Richard Pitino was fired on monday. Designer Max Osborne has today’s news in :90.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Nine positive tests marks two week increase
Nine positive COVID-19 tests were reported by the Center for Well-Being last week, an increase of four from the previous week. Angeline Terry and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Tommie women’s hockey win in senior-less game
Junior goalie Eryn Cooley kept the St. Thomas women’s hockey team with the lead throughout the game, propelling the Tommies to win 3-0 against St. Mary’s University Sunday afternoon at Saint Thomas Ice Arena in their last home game of the season and as a Division III school.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Tommie men’s hockey overpowers Bethel on the road
Senior forward Spencer Zwiener’s empty net goal for the St. Thomas men’s hockey team, and Josh Maucieri’s goal with 2.3 seconds left in the third period sealed the deal for the Tommies win against Bethel on the road 5-1 Friday at the National Sports Center’s Super Rink.
PODCAST: The Medium – Fandom Wars
In the third episode of The Medium, Maddie Peters and Irene Shin discuss the world of fandoms and the tensions that build within them and catch up on the latest arts and entertainment news.
In Depth with Madonna McDermott – March 11, 2021
Executive director of the Center for Well-Being Madonna McDermott joins TommieMedia’s Angeline Terry on In Depth to discuss COVID-19 on campus and the rollout of the vaccine.
St. Thomas’ step forward to reducing waste
St. Thomas Residence Life announced the addition of compost bins inside residence hall waste rooms in a campuswide email on Feb. 8th. Sydney LaBelle and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
