The first Presidential Debate took place Tuesday night, Walt Disney Co. announced that it plans to lay off 28,000 employees and the St. Thomas Center for Well-Being reported 56 positive COVID-19 cases last week. Ad/PR Director Grace Hallen has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 29, 2020
St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being reported 56 positive COVID-19 tests last week, the Minnesota Vikings and Tennessee Titans are suspending in-person activities, and Donald Trump and Joe Biden will face off in a debate. Reporter Sawyer Rutan has today’s News in :90.
INFOGRAPHIC: St. Thomas reports 56 positive COVID-19 tests last week
Fifty-six positive COVID-19 tests were reported last week by the University of St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being Monday, an increase of 20 from the previous week. Production Editor Justin Amaker and Design Manager Maggie Stout have the story.
Sports in :60 – Sept. 28, 2020
The Vikings were defeated by the Titans 31-30, the Minnesota Lynx were swept by the Seattle Storm in the WNBA semifinals and the Minnesota Twins are your 2020 American League Central Division champions. Reporter Andrés Tejeda has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 28, 2020
President Donald Trump paid 750 dollars in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, Minneapolis is applying for a grant to cover a shortfall for election costs due to coronavirus precautions and a St. Thomas student was assaulted. Business Manager Mae Macfarlane has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 25, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lie in state in the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump receive blowback from both parties and Adam Charles Weeks has been found dead in his home. Chief Studio Producer Kayla Mayer has today’s News in :90.
In Depth with April Eichmeier – Sept. 24, 2020
April Eichmeier, strategic communication professor and TommieMedia adviser, joins TommieMedia’s Emily Haugen in this episode of In Depth to discuss her perspective on and approach to teaching strategic communication.
News in :90 – Sept. 24, 2020
Protesters gathered outside of the Minnesota State Capital in response to the Louisville, Ky. grand jury’s decision to not indict the officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor, some St. Thomas students participated in voting education events and St. Thomas club sports have been cleared to start practices this week. Design Manager Maggie Stout has News in :90.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Voter Registration Day at St. Thomas kicks off series of election events
Voter registration information checkpoints were at St. Thomas promoting National Voter Registration Day Tuesday to remind citizens to vote. Reporter Andrés Tejeda and Chief Photo Editor Song Johansen have the story.
News in :90 – Sept. 23, 2020
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 200,000, Johnson & Johnson is beginning a final study to prove if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect against the virus and former St. Thomas student Ray Ghansham Persaud pleaded guilty to phoning a hoax bomb threat against St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
BREAKING: Loras Hall namesake found to have been slave owner
Bishop Mathias Loras, the namesake of Loras Hall on South Campus, was found to have enslaved a woman named Marie Louise for 16 years, President Julie Sullivan wrote in an email to the St. Thomas community Tuesday.
News in :90 – Sept. 22, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a virus restriction order, 36 COVID-19 cases were reported at St. Thomas and Jomoy Lee was charged for the killing of Andre Conley and the wounding of another man. Chief Photo Editor Song Johansen has today’s News in :90.
INFOGRAPHIC: St. Thomas reports 36 positive COVID-19 tests last week, President Sullivan responds
Thirty-six positive COVID-19 cases between Sept. 12-18 were reported by the University of St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being Monday, a jump from last week’s count of 9.
Sports in :60 – Sept. 21, 2020
The Minnesota State High School League is holding a special meeting to reconsider holding fall seasons for football and volleyball, Game 1 of its best-of-five semifinal series between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx will be played on Tuesday and The Minnesota Vikings fell to 0-2 after losing to the Indianapolis Colts 28-1. Production Editor Justin Amaker has today’s Sports in :60.
News in :90 – Sept. 21, 2020
President Donald Trump expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday, the United Nations officially marked its 75th anniversary Monday and St. Thomas dining locations Scooter’s, Beaker’s Coffee Shop and Stacks Café closed for the remainder of the semester. Director Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
