St. Thomas students may experience a significant change in the way they enjoy the annual free fall and spring on-campus concerts. STAR is considering selling tickets in exchange for hosting more current, bigger-name bands.
New laundry program to limit use but improve machines
Residence Life released the plan for a new laundry program Wednesday that will pull revenue from students’ room and board rates in 2010 to update laundry facilities and improve sustainability throughout campus.
Residence Life Director Aaron Macke said the new laundry program will allow machine repairs and improve sustainability.
O’Shaughnessy Hall time capsule offers glimpse of 1939
Students, faculty and staff recently caught a glimpse of life at the College of St. Thomas in the 1930s. At a ceremony Wednesday, a time capsule that had been housed in O’Shaughnessy Hall for more than 70 years was opened, revealing items from the time of the building’s construction.
News in :90 – Feb. 25, 2010
This is News in : 90 for Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.
St. Thomas to follow trend banning plastic water bottles?
Along with 20 other U.S. universities, the University of Portland bans disposable plastic water bottles on its campus. Could St. Thomas be the next school to stop using or selling the bottles?
School recycling down from last year, fourth place in contest
After a strong performance last year in the RecycleMania competition, St. Thomas is struggling to repeat similar numbers.
“I personally haven’t seen an increase,” said sophomore Lewis Segl, a recycling team member. “I know among students it’s not very popular. It’s just another flyer up.”
2005 engineering graduate dies of cancer in Japan
St. Thomas graduate Daniel Shinozaki died Sunday, Feb. 21, in Nagoya, Japan.
Shinozaki, who attended Rosemount High School and graduated from St. Thomas in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, was battling colorectal cancer and undergoing chemotherapy while in Japan.
News in :90 – Feb. 24, 2010
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010.
Coach Carter entertains some, while others left uninspired
Besides bringing a message of thinking positively, coach Ken Carter, the man behind Samuel L. Jackson’s movie “Coach Carter,” didn’t just send his message from behind the podium.
Excitement building over Anderson Student Center
The Opening Doors Capital Campaign is more than $37 million short of its goal, but construction on the Anderson Student Center will begin on schedule, with the demolition of O’Shaughnessy Hall in March.
For several reasons, students and staff are excited about the new Anderson Student Center.
News in :90 – Feb. 23, 2010
[slidepress gallery=’nin-2.23.10′] This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010.
Looking for announcements? Old campus TVs can’t help
The display television near the student mailboxes in Murray-Herrick Campus Center was built in 1990, making it nearly the same age as students in St. Thomas’ freshman class.
Demise of December commencements surprises students
Students are surprised that St. Thomas is cutting December commencement exercises. From now on, students planning to graduate in December will not be able to participate in a commencement ceremony until May.
St. Thomas’ administration is eliminating December commencement ceremonies because of its proximity to Christmas, its typically lower number of graduates than in May and to tighten the budget.
Student-run Web site helps teens with anxiety disorders
When St. Thomas sophomore Solome Tibebu created AnxietyInTeens.com in high school, she had already spent three years living with anxiety problems.
Star Tribune Web site reopens to on-campus computers
Access to the Star Tribune’s Web site has reopened after St. Thomas’ IRT blocked it this morning to fend off a malware infection that infiltrated multiple computers on campus.