As St. Thomas students return to campus, neighbors have definitely noticed an increase in local traffic.
“I personally look forward to the energy and vitality of students in the fall,” neighbor Scott Banas said. He said he enjoys the sound of students cheering at football games while raking his lawn.
Sophomore Jerry Hills started using the popular website, ratemyprofessors.com, when he was a freshman.
“I had a few friends let me know what it was all about, and I thought it was really interesting to see how others thought my professors were like,” Hills said.
This is News in :90 for Friday, Sept. 10, 2010.
[slidepress gallery= ‘100909_instudio’] St. Thomas neighborhood liaison and WSNAC co-chair, John Hershey has been answering calls from unhappy neighbors for several years now. Now, he sits down with TommieMedia to discuss what students can do to improve relationships with our local community.
The newly renovated John R. Roach Center greenhouse held an open house Friday, Sept. 10. The biology department will use the updated building, which had not been occupied since 1997.
The class of 2010 will be the last class to receive a printed yearbook, as the Aquinas staff will launch an all-digital yearbook for the 2010-11 school year in early October.
Although many college students try to stay as far away from academic endeavors as possible during the summer, one St. Thomas student used his summer as an opportunity to improve his writing skills.
[slidepress gallery= ‘100909_ninosterman’] This is News in :90 for Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010.
The residence hall renovations that began last spring were finished in time for the new and returning students this semester. In addition to the lengthy list of construction projects around campus, parts of the residence halls underwent facelifts to make dorm life a little easier and more comfortable.
[slidepress gallery=’100908_ninbroadwell’] This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.
Saturday was a busy day on campus as the majority of the freshman class moved into new residence halls.
“It’s been hectic and crazy,” said freshman Peter Lindahl, who moved into his new dorm in Brady Hall Saturday. “But even though it’s tough with the lines and stuff, I’m enjoying it.”
The new Anderson Athletic Center was officially opened Tuesday, August 31 after 15 months of planning and construction.
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A man who railed against the Discovery Channel’s environmental programming for years burst into the company’s headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said.
FORT BLISS, Texas — President Barack Obama says the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq is not a time for a victory lap.
Speaking with troops in a dining hall on an Army base in El Paso, Texas, Obama said there is still much work to be done before Iraq can be an effective partner for the U.S. But he also said that Iraq has an opportunity to create a better future for itself.
The 20 solar panels on Brady Hall’s roof have been producing energy non-stop after being installed in February.
