Seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the fourth week of classes.
COVID-19 UPDATE: 7 new cases last week, 88% vaccination rate
News in :90 – Sept. 28, 2021
Stickers linked to a white supremacist movement were posted on campus yesterday, Pfizer submitted data to the FDA to have the vaccine approved for children between 5 and 11 years old, and today is National Voter Registration Day. Caroline Hansen has today’s News in :90.
University declares ‘Hate Has No Place Here!’ after white supremacist signs posted
Signs were posted last night on campus that referenced a known white supremacist group, according to an email from the Diversity Action Response Team that was sent to the St. Thomas community this afternoon.
News in :90 – Sept. 27, 2021
The recommendation from federal authorities about children receiving the COVID-19 vaccine could cause the first significant jump in vaccinations seen in months, Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids’ version of Instagram and the University of Minnesota is taking action to curb violent crimes in Dinkytown.
Fans return to football for St. Thomas’ first DI home game
St. Thomas community members packed O’Shaughnessy Stadium Saturday for their first home football game in 97 weeks. The recorded attendance of 5,051 was the highest number of fans at a home opener for the Tommies since 2014. Owen Larson and Nate Schneiderhan have the story.
AP: College GOP chair pleads not guilty in sex trafficking case
A former University of St. Thomas student accused along with a prominent Minnesota GOP donor of child sex trafficking pleaded not guilty to numerous charges Thursday in federal court.
News in :90 – Sept. 24, 2021
Derek Chauvin intends to appeal his conviction and sentence, James Blue was charged with third-degree murder in Hennepin County and China’s central bank declared Bitcoin transactions illegal. Photographer Nate Schneiderhan has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 23, 2021
The Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti has resigned, the U.S. is one step closer to offering booster shots Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and the Minnesota Timberwolves fired president Gersson Rosas on Wednesday. Emily Rudie has today’s News in :90.
New members sworn in, SDIS director speaks, class titles changed at Sept. 16 USG meeting
New members were sworn in, Student Diversity and Inclusion Services director Alex Hernandez-Siegel discussed action steps regarding the Dakota Land Acknowledgement and the change of class year titles were considered at the Undergraduate Student Government general counsel meeting Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Iversen Center for Faith’s Schoenecker Hall. University Affairs Editor Natalie Hoepner has the update.
AP: FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk
The U.S. moved a step closer Wednesday to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk from the virus as the Food and Drug Administration signed off on the targeted use of extra shots.
News in :90 – Sept. 22, 2021
Sequoia National Park’s massive trees survived wildfires Tuesday, President Joe Biden is set to announce that the United States will be doubling its purchase of Pfizer vaccines, and a judge found Jerome Spann guilty of shooting and injuring others. Casey Eakins has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 21, 2021
Minnesota reached 757 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, world leaders returned to the United Nations for the first time in two years, and the St. Thomas Center for Well-Being reported 18 positive COVID-19 cases during the second week of classes. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
COVID-19 UPDATE: 18 new cases last week, 87.6 vaccination rate
Eighteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the second week of classes.
News in :90 – Sept. 20, 2021
President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November, Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and fire restrictions have been lifted for the entire Superior National Forest in Northern Minnesota. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
Tommies fall 44-3 to Northern Iowa in their first official DI football game
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa– Sophomore kicker Louis Hyde scored the lone points for the Tommies as they fell 44-3 to Northern Iowa on Saturday at the UNI-Dome.