Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz put himself into quarantine Monday after a member of his security detail tested positive for COVID-19, while U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said her husband has been hospitalized with COVID-19.
Sports have been impacted worldwide by the spread of COVID-19. Designer Maggie Stout shows what sports at St. Thomas have been affected by the pandemic.
A University of St. Thomas Law School student has tested positive for COVID-19 and is recovering, the university announced in an email on Friday after receiving confirmation from the Minnesota Department of Health.
University of St. Thomas undergraduate classes are moving to a flexible grading policy for spring 2020, according to an email sent Friday from Executive Vice President and Provost Richard Plumb. Director Emily Haugen and Assignment Editor Jack Stanek have the story.
The St. John’s athletic department announced Thursday that 2020 Tommie-Johnnie football tickets, originally supposed to go on sale March 13, will not be available to the general public until a later date, due to COVID-19. TommieMedia’s Abby Sliva and Carly Noble have the story.
St. Thomas sophomore Zach Schuster posted a petition asking the University of St. Thomas to offer a pass/fail learning option Wednesday after the university’s recent transition to online learning. Reporter Annie Terry has the story.
After being sent home from the Rome Bernardi campus March 6, St. Thomas sophomore Julia Lindell was told, along with 47 other St. Thomas students, to not be on campus. This is a part of the 14-day quarantine and self-monitoring period Bernardi returners are required to follow. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
The St. Thomas Athletics Department closed the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex at 1 p.m. Tuesday because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will remain closed through March 27, or until further notice.
The University of St. Thomas will remain online for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester, university President Julie Sullivan wrote in an email Monday. Students living on campus are encouraged to move out as early as possible before leaving for spring break.
All St. Thomas classes will move online beginning Monday, March 16 until Tuesday, April 14 and St. Thomas Public Safety and St. Paul Police Department continue to investigate robberies that occurred within minutes of one another on Selby Avenue this past Wednesday. Production Editor Kat Barrett has today’s News in :90.
After the MIAC Presidents Council cancelled the 2020 conference regular season and postseason championships, St. Thomas cancelled the remainder of the spring sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this, the NCAA Division III Administrative Committee is granting an additional season of eligibility for those participating in spring sports.
The NCAA canceled all remaining winter and spring championship games, including this Saturday’s matchups between the St. Thomas and St. John’s men’s basketball teams and the St. Thomas and Lake Forest men’s hockey teams, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement from NCAA president Mike Emmert Thursday. TommieMedia and the Associated Press have the story.
General spectators will not be allowed to attend Saturday’s Tommie-Johnnie men’s basketball game, universities switch to online classes, Trump restricted passenger travel for a month between the United States and all European nations, and stocks tumbled. Ad/PR Representative Olivia Zipperer has today’s News in :90.
All St. Thomas classes will move online beginning Monday, March 16 until Tuesday, April 14, according to an email announcement from university President Julie Sullivan on Thursday.
General spectators will not be allowed to attend Saturday’s Tommie-Johnnie basketball game in Collegeville, Minnesota, following an NCAA announcement Wednesday afternoon that was driven by concerns over COVID-19. TommieMedia’s Justin Amaker and Emily Haugen have the story.
