Britain issued five severe flood alerts Monday morning after Storm Dennis dumped weeks worth of rain in some places and break-ins and a threatening note led St. Thomas women’s transfer house residents to temporarily move out of their St. Paul house earlier this month. Videographer Owen Landrud has today’s news in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 14, 2020
Complications arise with Florida’s red flag law, Hong Kong’s leader unveiled a 25 billion Hong Kong dollar ($3.2 billion) fund on Friday, and the St. Thomas Opus College of Business suspends their Master of Business Administration program and Master of Science in Accountancy program. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas women’s transfer house break-ins under investigation
Several break-ins and a threatening note led St. Thomas women’s transfer house residents to temporarily move out of their St. Paul house earlier this month. Director Emily Haugen has the story.
Business college suspending admissions to full-time MBA, making other structural changes
Admissions into the full-time Master of Business Administration program and Master of Science in Accountancy program have been suspended, among other cuts to staff and programming at the Opus College of Business, the college announced Wednesday. Justin Amaker, Abby Sliva and Leila Weah have the story.
News in :90 – Feb. 13, 2020
The final Tommie-Johnnie football game will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium, a fire destroyed a Lake Minnetonka home and Amy Klobuchar is fighting for the Democratic nomination ahead of Super Tuesday. Web manager Sara Thibault has today’s News in :90.
PHOTO AND VIDEO: New Center for Well Being celebrates its grand opening
The Center for Well Being had a grand opening Feb. 12 with a ribbon cutting ceremony, speeches and tours of the renovated building, formerly the Child Development Center. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the full story.
St. Thomas community reacts to Tommie-Johnnie at US Bank Stadium
St. John’s University announced Wednesday that the final Tommie-Johnnie football game will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium. Students and faculty react to the announcement in a video by Studio Producer Samantha HoangLong and reporter Leila Weah.
News in :90 – Feb. 12, 2020
Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary election Tuesday night and Derald Wong Sue of Columbia University presented a talk Tuesday on microaggressions at St. Thomas’ O’Shaughnessy Educational Center. Design Manager Reid Neeser has today’s News in :90.
BREAKING: Final Tommie-Johnnie set for US Bank Stadium
The final Tommie-Johnnie football game will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis in the fall, St. John’s announced Wednesday.
AP PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Sanders edges Buttigieg in New Hampshire, Dem front-runners
Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary election Tuesday night, narrowly edging moderate rival Pete Buttigieg and scoring the first clear victory in the Democratic Party’s chaotic 2020 nomination fight.
Derald Wing Sue presents talk on microaggressions
On Feb. 11, Derald Wong Sue of Columbia University presented “Microaggressions: Toxic Rain on Educational Settings and Daily Life” to an audience in St. Thomas’ O’Shaughnessy Educational Center. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has the story.
News in :90 – Feb. 11, 2020
Eight buildings lost power on the St. Thomas campus, the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex flooded and Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke in New Hampshire. Reporter Joey Swanson has today’s News in :90.
An Evening of Campus Chaos: St. Thomas disconnects power outage, athletic center flooding
The Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex flooded from a sprinkler head hit by a softball and parts of St. Thomas’ North Campus lost power for 3.5 hours, disrupting campus life Monday evening. While both incidents occurred within an hour of each other, they were unrelated; despite an incorrect campus-wide alert stating that the loss of power was caused by the tripped sprinkler head.
News in :90 – Feb. 10, 2020
Over the weekend, the Coronavirus death toll in China rose 15% and members of the dean of students office spoke at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting last week. Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe has today’s News in :90.
Dean of Students office speaks and bylaw changes in Feb. 6 USG meeting
Members of the Dean of Students office spoke and an amendment to a club funding bylaw was approved at the Feb. 6 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has this week’s USG update.
