The Minnesota Department of Health recently announced that the number of reported sexually transmitted diseases in Minnesota increased ten percent in the past year.
In Depth – STDs on the rise in Minnesota
News in :90 – April 18, 2013
This is News in :90 for Thursday, April 18, 2013.
New layperson president won’t change seminary status on campus
University president-elect Julie Sullivan will be the first layperson in St. Thomas’ history to head the university, and her promotion will leave the St. John’s Vianney Seminary and the St. Paul Seminary and School of Divinity unchanged.
St. Thomas reacts to STD increase in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health reported on April 11 that the state saw a 10 percent increase of sexually transmitted diseases in 2012.
News in :90 – April 17, 2013
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, April 17, 2013.
Number of veterans at St. Thomas on the rise
Within the last five years, the number of veterans attending St. Thomas has doubled, according to Registrar Office records coordinator Chiara Babcock.
Boston bombs said to be made from pressure cookers
The bombs at the Boston Marathon were fashioned out of pressure cookers and packed with metal shards, nails and ball bearings to inflict maximum carnage, a person briefed on the investigation said Tuesday.
News in :90 – April 16, 2013
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
Students react to Boston Marathon bombing
Not only did the event shock the nation, but it caused St. Thomas students to reflect and think about the future.
Witnesses describe Boston Marathon blasts
An Associated Press reporter and two witnesses near the twin blasts that rocked the Boston Marathon finish line Monday describe what they heard and saw.
2 explosions at Boston Marathon finish line
Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring at least 23 others in a terrifying scene of broken glass, smoke and severed limbs, authorities said.
News in :90 – April 15, 2013
This is News in :90 for Monday, April 15, 2013.
Development official explains how St. Thomas raised $515M
Since the Opening Doors Capital Campaign began in 2005 and went public in 2007, a total of 43,539 individuals, companies and organizations contributed to the $515 million raised before it came to a close in October 2012.
Tommie Shop struggles to sell fair trade apparel
The Anderson Student Center’s Tommie Shop is struggling to popularize fair trade apparel on campus, despite collaborating with Students for Justice and Peace, according to store manager Colleen Utecht.
Students prepare to say farewell to the Rev. Dennis Dease
As of Monday afternoon, more than 700 students had signed up to attend the farewell celebration in honor of the Rev. Dennis Dease Tuesday, April 30, on John P. Monahan Plaza.