Construction of the new Iversen Center for Faith begins, man accused of Christchurch attacks faces 50 murder charges, and a federal hearing is scheduled on whether a government watchlist violates the Constitution. Assignment Editor Ava Diaz has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas swim and dive teams ended their regular seasons on February 17 when the women claimed a MIAC title and the men placed second in the MIAC.
Chicago’s first black and lesbian woman mayor is elected, a new Center on Race, Leadership and Social Justice comes to St. Thomas and LAPD arrest a suspect in the shooting of Nipsey Hussle. Sports Editor Matt Curry has today’s News in :90.
Artika Tyner, the current Associate Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, will lead a new center for students to expand the ways they look at race, leadership and social justice opening in the fall of 2019.
Jurors answer written questions for the case of a former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman, President Donald Trump suggests he will defer until after 2020 to push for a Republican health care plan, and New Zealanders vote in favor of new gun restrictions. Chief Story Editor Samantha HoangLong has today’s News in :90.
Cholera breaks out in Mozambique, rapper Nipsey Hussle is killed and the St. Thomas community gathers for International Women’s Day. Director Solveig Rennan has today’s News in :90.
A new application, Plyo, rewards students who spend time at their colleges’ recreation centers with discounts from local businesses.
Students and staff gathered in the Anderson Student Center’s Hearth room to hear the St. Thomas community share their stories in celebration of International Women’s Day.
New Zealand held a prayer service, Jimmy Carter became the oldest living chief executive and judge to rule if R.Kelly can travel to Dubai to perform. Graphic Designer Mae MacFarlane has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas’ Undergraduate Student Government approved a new Denouncing Hate Resolution, St. Paul is bracing for a spring flooding as the Mississippi River rises with rapidly melting snow, the Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the United States and 40 people were killed when a ferry sank in the Tigris River. Ad/PR Representative Kyla Krohn has today’s News in :90.
Five clubs were funded, a dining services representative presented and the Denouncing Hate Resolution was approved at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting on March 7.
For the first time in university history, St. Thomas’ dining services will offer halal options for students, faculty, and staff beginning in Fall 2019. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is continuing its work on repairing potholes on I-35W starting today. California will call in the National Guard to help protect communities from devastating forest fires starting in April. President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan announced that he plans to step down from his position on Tuesday after three decades in power, raising uncertainty over the future course of the Central Asian country. Ad/PR representative Alexis Okafor has today’s News in :90.
New Zealand Prime Minister vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman, Bernie Sanders focuses his campaign on electability and the White House releases a long term economic forecast.
St. Thomas’ Feminist Community performed the Vagina Monologues in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8 in the O’Shaughnessy Education Center auditorium. Reporter Lexie Nustvold has the full story.
Biology professor Adam Kay joins TommieMedia’s Althea Larson to discuss climate change and student activism on this edition of In Depth.
