Despite ten kills by first-year outside hitter Lauren Galvin, the St. Thomas volleyball team fell to Oral Roberts in three sets Thursday at Schoenecker Arena.
Court again lets Texas continue banning most abortions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas can continue banning most abortions after a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Biden administration’s latest attempt to undo a novel law that has become the nation’s biggest curb to abortion in nearly 50 years.
News in :90 – Oct 14, 2021
Gov. Tim Walz is asking ICE to stop deportation proceedings for a woman who claims she stabbed her husband in self-defense, inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% in September compared to a year ago, and at least 46 people died in a fire in Taiwan. Isabel Crosby has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas Dining Services spread thin during national labor shortage
St. Thomas was not immune to nationwide staffing shortages at the start of the 2021-22 school year, and food service operations have experienced the brunt of the stress.
News in :90 – Oct. 13, 2021
The U.S. will reopen its borders to nonessential travel, Gustavus Adolphus college renamed its arboretum, and nineteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being. Lauren Stanton has today’s News in :90.
New members sworn in, Vice President for Student Affairs speaks, Dougherty Family College update given at Oct. 7 USG meeting
New members were sworn in, Vice President for Student Affairs Karen Lange discussed updates from Student Affairs and a Dougherty Family College update was given at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting Thursday, Oct. 7 at Scooter’s. Affairs Editor Natalie Hoepner has the update.
HOLA celebrates culture and community during Hispanic Heritage Month
St. Thomas’s Hispanic Organization for Leadership and Achievement organized several Hispanic Heritage Month events that highlighted Latino culture and excellence and created space for students to feel seen. Chief Video Editor Emily Rudie has the story.
News in :90 – Oct 12, 2021
Two men were charged in connection with a weekend shootout, a U.S. based economist won the Nobel prize, and St. Thomas faculty, staff, and students stood in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community on National Coming Out Day. Lauren Price has today’s News in :90.
Faculty stands in solidarity on National Coming Out Day
The corner of Summit and Cretin avenues was active as the LGBTQIA+ Faculty and Staff Association took to the sidewalk to celebrate National Coming Out Day on Monday. Jonathan Rosario and Jos Morss has the story.
COVID-19 UPDATE: 19 positive cases, St. Paul Seminary isolation protocols continue
Nineteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being during the fifth week of classes.
University responds to uninvited individual
The Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion sent an email addressing an individual who stood near campus distributing harmful materials aimed at a St. Thomas faculty member Monday morning.
Student suffers knife wound in Flynn Hall
A student sustained a knife wound while practicing self-defense maneuvers in Flynn Hall on Sunday night, according to a university statement.
News in :90 – Oct. 11, 2021
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators to authorize its pill against COVID-19, a Southern California beach reopened after an undersea pipeline leaked crude oil into the waters and a shootout at a busy St. Paul bar left a woman dead and 14 injured. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
Omaha blanks St. Thomas women’s soccer 1-0
The St. Thomas women’s soccer team fell short to University of Nebraska-Omaha due to an early corner kick goal 12 minutes into the game by first-year forward Marissa Gohr leaving the score 1-0 Sunday at South Field.
1 killed, 14 wounded in shootout at Minnesota bar
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A shootout at a busy bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, early Sunday left a woman dead and 14 other people wounded, authorities said.
