The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd on Monday paused jury selection for at least a day while an appeal proceeds over the possible reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge.
Demolition of the south campus structure at the center of recent controversy began last Wednesday. While some are reflecting on the building’s historical and community value, others are optimistic about what the decision means for STEAM at St. Thomas. Chief Video Editor Emily Rudie has the story.
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) party Rep. Ryan Winkler presented the adult-use cannabis bill to the Minnesota House of Representatives that would legalize recreational marijuana, and on Feb. 23, the bill passed through its second round of House committee meetings. Scout Mason and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
Minneapolis and Hennepin County officials will spend at least $1 million to put up barricades before Derek Chauvin’s trial, and St. Thomas students await the Travel Risk Advisory Committee’s decision on several study abroad programs. Reporter Leila Weah has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas students await the Travel Risk Advisory Committee’s decision on the Rome Empower and London Business study abroad programs after they were canceled during the 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19. Reporter Josie Morss has the story.
Democrats approved an act late Wednesday to overhaul policing nationwide, Minnesota health officials celebrated the arrival of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and St. Thomas officials hope to turn the university into a COVID-19 vaccination site. Reporter Elijah Todd-Walden has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas’ hopes to become a COVID-19 vaccination site, decisions on Global Learning Center renovations and a memorial for St. Thomas students who lost their lives was discussed at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting on Feb. 26. University Affairs Editor Scout Mason has the update.
The MIAC said fall and spring sports will compete this semester, President Biden said that all adults will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine by May and a journalist in Myanmar was charged with violating a public order law. Ad/PR representative Isabel Crosby has today’s News in :90.
One positive COVID-19 test was reported to St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being last week, down eight from last week and the lowest case total since St. Thomas began reporting COVID-19 cases on campus last fall. Justin Amaker and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
St. Thomas international student Kay-Lin Wang, also known as Calvin, was found dead in his off-campus apartment Friday, Feb. 26. One positive COIVD-19 case reported by the Center for Well-Being; the lowest count since the university began reporting cases. Vernon Jordan, champion of civil rights in the south has passed away. Columnist Logan Sriharatsa has todays News in :90.
St. Thomas international student Kailin “Calvin” Wang, 20, was found dead in his off-campus apartment Friday, Feb. 26, the St. Thomas Newsroom reported. Emily Haugen and Mia Laube have the story.
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan unveiled the 2025 Strategic Plan at the State of the University address Thursday, where she revealed a number of changes to the university involving expanding access and diversity over the next five years.
Police fired tear gas at crowds in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, and four St. Thomas School of Education faculty and staff have sewed and distributed over 1,200 masks. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.
When the pandemic set in last spring, four faculty and staff members in the St. Thomas School of Education, Anne Howard, Debbie Monson, Ea Porter and Bridgette Smith, took it upon themselves to spread joy by sewing and distributing over 1,200 masks for homeless shelters, medical workers, grocery clerks, librarians, and others within the Twin Cities and beyond.
