Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, saying Thursday that another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant.
Five St. Thomas students found one another in 2018 on campus and formed the band Melkshake. Now, the band is poised to release its debut album, “At the Drive In,” this summer.
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations.
St. Thomas’ University Action and Response Team followed up to its June 16 announcement Wednesday with details on the university’s COVID-19 vaccine incentive program.
St. Thomas will reinstate its women’s tennis program after team members threatened to file a Title IX lawsuit against the university, an athletics department statement said Thursday.
St. Thomas will not require community members working or learning on campus to get the COVID-19 vaccine “at this time,” a Wednesday email from the University Action and Response Team to St. Thomas community members said. However, all students and employees will be required to report their vaccination status to St. Thomas before the fall semester.
The Minnesota State Fair is back. The fair was canceled last year amid COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and social distancing recommendations. But fair officials announced Friday the beloved event will return on Aug. 26 and run through Labor Day, which falls on Sept. 6.
St. Thomas community members and friends and family of Charlie Johnson gathered Monday at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas to remember his life after it was cut short hours before he was set to graduate. Justin Amaker has the story.
On April 28, St. Thomas community members participated in Denim Day, an annual day to stand in solidarity with victim-survivors of sexual violence by wearing denim. Emily Rudie and Angeline Terry have the story.
The intersection where George Floyd took his final breaths is to be transformed Tuesday into an outdoor festival on the anniversary of his death, with food, children’s activities and a long list of musical performers.
Charlie Johnson, a member of the St. Thomas Class of 2021 and a mechanical engineering major, died early Saturday morning in a downtown Minneapolis shooting, a St. Thomas Newsroom article said.
St. Thomas sophomore Penny Groethe has racked up over 200,000 streams on SoundCloud and signed a record deal under the stage name Penny Mae, which all started in an attempt to prove her dad wrong. Scout Mason has the story.
After officially separating from St. Thomas in late Summer of 2020, Brightside Produce, an organization that distributes fresh fruits and vegetables in low-income Twin Cities neighborhoods, faced new challenges and had to adapt its business model to survive. Luana Karl has the story.
St. Thomas seminarians got back outside for a shortened annual wiffle ball tournament after last year’s spring 2020 tournament was canceled because of COVID-19. Cam Kauffman has the story.
The St. Thomas Board of Trustees approved new university principles on renaming last week, according to a Thursday morning email from President Julie Sullivan. Angeline Terry has the story.
