Despite a Chronicle of Higher Education article reporting that women are more likely to study abroad than men, St. Thomas’ study abroad program has seen an increase in male participants over the last three years.
The St. Thomas English department hoped to end student complaints by introducing a new core curriculum in the fall of 2011. The main change is how the literature is presented.
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
Check out a slideshow of campus after the first major snowstorm of the season.
An expansion of the tunnel system is not planned for the walk between the Anderson Student Center and the Anderson Athletic Recreational Complex because of underground barriers and cost limitations.
A study by the Pew Research Center found that interracial marriage is on the rise and so is its acceptance. Students on campus in interracial relationships also talk about the challenges and respond to the research.
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
St. Thomas graduate Jeff Sevaldson and senior Joey Nesbitt started their own business last year called iW Drums, which creates affordable LED light kits that can be installed inside a drum set.
This is News in :90 for Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
St. Thomas juniors Lucas Werner, Charlie Luckie and Drew Lindholm, under the team name “Lady Luck,” competed against 27 other teams at Buck Hill’s Red Bull Schlittentag Sled Day.
The money saved will be used for things that the university can’t normally afford, such as landscaping and repairing sidewalks.
USG elected Louis Sand as freshman class president, Joseph Stoll as the junior class president and sophomore Sean Ness as the elections and credentials chair.
A study published by The Huffington Post states that teenagers and young adults prefer checking email on mobile phones over checking it on the Internet, a trend that some St. Thomas students said they agreed with.
Two St. Thomas students, one who lived on campus and one who lives off campus, have had problems with bed bugs. However, Director of Residence Life Aaron Macke said it has not been an issue at the university.
The new group is open to anyone who is aware of a current or previous unhealthy relationship with food, eating or body image.
