The St. Thomas football team currently has four former players from a Minnesota seven-on-seven team called Potenza, started by a St. Thomas graduate.
Minnesota jumps into no-tackle, seven-on-seven football craze
AP: 2nd woman accuses Sen. Al Franken of improper conduct
A second woman has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of improper conduct, saying he put his hand on her bottom as they posed for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010 — after he had begun his career in the Senate.
News in :90 – Nov. 20, 2017
A second woman brings forth allegations against Sen. Al Franken, and Zimbabwean leaders are confident in a movement to impeach the country’s president. Production Editor Sophie Carson has today’s News in :90.
The best coffee shops around campus
Designer Christine Hastings looks at the best coffee shops around the St. Thomas campus.
News in :90 – Nov. 17, 2017
The House tax bill, Al Franken, the St. Thomas scholarship initiative, and the Zimbabwe president are all part of today’s News in :90.
Sullivan announces $50 million scholarship gift, $200 million initiative
With confetti cannons and a 28-by-26 foot banner, St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced a goal of infusing $200 million into scholarship support for students over the next eight years.
AP: Radio anchor says Franken groped, kissed her without consent
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken apologized Thursday after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour.
News in :90 – Nov. 16, 2017
A Leonardo da Vinci painting sold for a record price, and President Trump calls for North Korea to drop its nuclear weapon supply. University affairs editor Emily Sweeney has today’s News in :90.
Marine veteran, St. Thomas diver hopes to spread fitness, healing with new gym
Marine veteran and St. Thomas diver Kyle Reid is finishing out his final year of school with the goal of opening up his own family-run CrossFit gym post-graduation.
News in :90 – Nov. 15, 2017
Impeachment papers are filed against President Trump, and Tampa police search for a suspect in the killing of four people. Reporter Benton Johnson has today’s News in :90.
Veterans hope new center boosts campus military community
The center aims to provide a place for veterans to come in and do their homework, connect with other veterans and hang out.
AP: Suspect in Mall of America stabbing had past mental issue
The man charged with stabbing shoppers at the Mall of America was charged last year with stabbing two staff members with a pen at an in-patient psychiatric unit.
AP: Series of California shootings kill 5, wound child at school
A gunman killed four people and wounded a number of others at random Tuesday at multiple locations in rural Northern California, including an elementary school, before police shot him dead, authorities said.
News in :90 – Nov. 14, 2017
This is News in :90 for Nov. 14, 2017.
Administrators see OneStThomas platform as internal hub for students, faculty
St. Thomas launched the new OneStThomas intranet platform on Oct. 30. This cumulative resource changes how students and faculty navigate through the previous university homepage.