Health care debate, Kanye West, balloon boy and “You lie!” all produced some of this year’s top quotes.
Fred Shapiro, associate librarian and lecturer in legal research at Yale Law School, released his fourth annual list of The Yale Book of Quotations.
The original Yale Book of Quotations was published in 2006. Since then, Shapiro releases an annual list of the top 10 quotes, which he said will be incorporated into the next edition of the book in a few years.
St. Paul’s new social host ordinance was expected to send shock waves through the St. Thomas party scene this weekend when the law went into effect Friday, Dec. 11 at midnight.
As the fall semester comes to an end, many students will be heading to the bookstore to sell their textbooks back. But this semester, St. Thomas sophomores Michael Ed and Joe Prescott have created a student-run book buyback as an alternative to going through the bookstore for students to sell back textbooks.
Instead of joining the crowds of shoppers at the mall, some St. Thomas students have decided to take a more creative approach to holiday gift giving.
“I wanted to give something special to my parents so that when they see it, they think of me,” senior Lori Mowry said.
Students escaped the cold and rushed into the seats of the Brady Educational Center auditorium for the “Be Visible” event, presented by Invisible Children on Saturday night.
PULSE and Dance Club partnered to fund raise for the Invisible Children organization’s Schools for Schools campaign, and to help the chapter on campus spread the word about war-torn Uganda.
The Invisible Children group has only nine core members, no budget and is not even an official St. Thomas club.
But the group is slowly starting to attract students’ attention.
This January, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, St. Thomas’ premiere instrumental band ensemble, will travel to Italy to perform five concerts in 11 days.
This is News in :90 for Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
Construction on the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex is progressing ahead of schedule, as Opus Northwest work crews continue building the structure and its exterior.
In this week’s edition of “Connected.”, St. Paul’s social host ordinance starts Dec. 12, two students start textbook exchange program, study abroad causes distance between relationships and parking changes take place over holiday break.
STAR is sponsoring free six-minute Aqua Massages in Campus Square until 5 p.m. today.
“The whole pressure, the pulsating water is really relaxing compared to getting a normal massage,” said Junior Dan Wanous.
This is News in :90 for Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
Students next fall might have to pay to do laundry in residence hall machines under a plan St. Thomas is considering.
Every year, the St. Thomas community sifts through a multitude of candidates in hopes of finding just the right person to win the prestigious Tommie Award. While naming a “Tommie of the Year” is one of St. Thomas’ oldest traditions, it seems that this year’s well connected group of candidates might bring a little more buzz to the process.
“Comparing it to my freshman through junior year, it’s definitely more amped up,” candidate John Busch said.
The president of Bike Enthusiasts at St. Thomas, also known as BEAST, has a passion for biking but said he feels the club is missing one important part – racing.
