The California wildfires claim at least 63 lives, St. Thomas announces plans to renovate the Aquinas Chapel, and St. Thomas Public Safety investigates a potential threat to campus. Ad/PR Representative Zoe Carlson has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas announces chapel renovation, expansion
St. Thomas plans to renovate and expand the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel in an effort to establish it as the new spiritual center of campus. Construction of the new Iversen Center for Faith is set to begin in May 2019 and will be completed and ready for use by fall 2020.
UPDATE: All-clear alert issued after potential threat investigated
St. Thomas Public Safety issued an all-clear alert midafternoon Thursday after an email suggested a potential threat on campus.
News in :90 – Nov. 15, 2018
St. Thomas officials to announce a renovation and expansion of St. Thomas Aquinas chapel, St. Thomas plans to add new school of nursing, Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for five suspects in Jamal Khashoggi killing. Reporter Rachel Torralba has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas will form School of Nursing, College of Health
St. Thomas announced plans in September to form a new School of Nursing. The university will also form a College of Health by combining the School of Social Work, Graduate School of Professional Psychology and the School of Nursing.
News in :90 – Nov. 13, 2018
Firefighters struggle to put out wildfires in Southern California, US colleges are attracting fewer students from abroad, and the university announced Monday that St. Thomas alumnus Phil Esten will be the next vice president and athletics director. Reporter Carly Noble has today’s News in :90.
Esten named athletics director, vice president
St. Thomas alumnus Phil Esten was announced in a press conference Monday as the next athletics director for the university. He will begin his role in January.
News in :90 – Nov. 12, 2018
St. Thomas’s 2018 first-year class is the biggest in history which leads to renovations on campus, St. Paul expects to vote to raise the minimum wage, and more deaths are being discovered as wild fires rage on both ends of California. Reporter Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
Hogan, defense lift men’s soccer to NCAA second round
Goalkeeper Aidan Hogan maintained a shutout to help the men’s soccer team defeat Pacific Lutheran 1-0 Saturday at South Field in the first round of Division III NCAA playoff.
Expanded housing required for first-year students
The 2018 first-year class is the biggest St. Thomas’ history. To accommodate the class, multiple areas on campus have been renovated into housing for the first-years, including basements and common areas.
News in :90 – Nov. 9, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out of office Wednesday as the Country’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer, a fast-moving wildfire struck a Northern California town and Republican Brian Kemp resigned as Georgia’s Secretary of State. Reporter Ava Diaz has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 8, 2018
Hooded gunman kills 12 Wednesday night, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in hospital with fractured ribs, Democrats prepare to use house power over President Trump with financial claims. Web Manager Esmee Verschoor has today’s News in :90.
AP: Trump forces out Jeff Sessions as US attorney general
AP: Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out Wednesday as the country’s chief law enforcement officer after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks from President Donald Trump over his recusal from the Russia investigation.
News in :90 – Nov. 7, 2018
St. Thomas students voted in McNeely Hall, democrat Tim Walz is Minnesota’s new governor, and democrat’s see a house majority after the elections. University Affairs Editor Samantha Hoanglong has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas precincts 6 and 7 voting results
The 2018 election results for the two precincts on or near the St. Paul campus, where many St. Thomas students live and vote.
