Some St. Thomas e-mail accounts were compromised yesterday when phishing e-mails were sent from legitimate St. Thomas accounts.
The e-mail included a link that looked similar to that of St. Thomas’ Web application called Portal. When clicked on, the link brought users to a fraudulent site that was designed to look like the application.
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009.
The City of St. Paul has issued a snow emergency effective 9:00 p.m. tonight.
Included are all streets posted with signs that say “NIGHT PLOW ROUTE” and one side of all north-south residential streets posted with signs that say “NIGHT PLOW ROUTE-THIS SIDE OF STREET”. Parking is banned until streets are plowed full width to the curb. There will be tagging and towing ahead of the plows.
The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act will employ new credit card regulations that will require people under the age of 21 to have a co-signer or provide proof they have the resources to repay their potential debt before they can even have a credit card.
The social host ordinance will go into effect this Saturday, Dec. 12, in St. Paul and it may change weekend plans for some students in the St. Thomas area.
John Hershey, St. Thomas’ neighborhood liaison, explained that the social host ordinance is intended to hold people responsible for hosting events where underage people are drinking, even if they don’t provide the alcohol.
“It’s to help close the responsibility loophole in hosting parties, and basically to hold people responsible who create the atmosphere for underage drinking and/or disruptive events,” Hershey said.
Even though this is only the 13th year of the annual St. Thomas tree lighting ceremony, it’s a tradition not even a weak economy can dim.
St. Thomas switched to new LED lights two years ago to save money and energy.
The National Weather Service expects heavy snow across southeastern Minnesota tonight.
The Twin Cities could see as much as 2 inches of snow by late Tuesday afternoon, according to the Weather Service. By Wednesday morning, 5 to 8 inches of snow could accumulate around Minneapolis and St. Paul.
[slidepress gallery=’nin-12.08.09′] This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.
Author J.K. Rowling not only brought the magical story of Harry Potter to millions of readers and viewers through seven novels and six motion pictures. She was also able to introduce a sport that has taken college campuses by storm.
The St. Thomas Knights of Columbus chapter not only passed out hot chocolate but started its coat drive to help warm the homeless this winter.
Even in a recession, Mike Brandell said that there’s only been a slight decrease in the amount of winter items donated this year when compared to last year’s numbers.
This is News in :90 for Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.
Junior Camri Walton knows from experience that it’s difficult to find balance between being a full-time college student and being a mother.
When Walton started college at St. Thomas three years ago, she was already five months pregnant with her son, Cameron. She remembers that while pregnant, one of the most difficult things was finding resources like financial aid and grants to help pregnant students.
More than 300 St. Thomas students rang in the holiday season with the 22nd annual Christmas concerts.
The concerts, entitled “Tis Love That’s Born Tonight,” were held Sunday evening at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis.
“It was very festive and energetic,” said junior Jeffery Stocker, who has sang with Liturgical Choir since his freshman year.
For those who aren’t fans of needles, St. Thomas’ Student Health Services is providing the H1N1 vaccination in a nose-spray form.
[slidepress gallery=’nin-12.04.09′] This is News in :90 for Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.
