Minnesota voters decide between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, COVID-19 cases rise on campus for the first time in a month and St. Thomas students can vote today using their student I.D. AD/PR representative Lauren Price has today’s News in :90.
After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 people, cost millions their jobs and reshaped daily life.
Twenty-two positive COVID-19 tests were reported last week by the University of St. Thomas’ Center For Well-Being Monday, an increase of five from last week. Justin Amaker, Joey Swanson and Maggie Stout have the story.
A number of bicycles were stolen around campus, a guest of a St. Thomas student violated the visitor policy and a St. Thomas employee failed to enforce the mask mandate. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Oct. 16-29.
Several European countries are tightening COVID-19 restrictions, President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden have one last day of campaigning and many St. Thomas students chose to vote by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Designer Kristin Pearson has today’s News in :90.
Many St. Thomas students have chosen to vote by mail instead of voting in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but for out-of-state students, that has always been the only option. Reporter Scout Mason has the story.
Minnesota’s secretary of state said Thursday it’s too late for voters to mail back their absentee ballots if they want to make sure their votes count, after an appeals court ruling indicated that mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day are at risk of being invalidated.
Hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party, a petition challenges Minnesota’s seven-day extension for absentee ballots and seasonal affective disorder affects around 10% of St. Thomas students. Ad/PR representative Cole Slocum has today’s News in :90.
As temperatures drop and days shorten, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is once again on the rise. Designer Lauren Dettmer explains what SAD is, which symptoms to watch for and what can be done to combat SAD.
A University of Minnesota study found that an air purifier reduces PRCV concentration in the air, Hurricane Zeta is expected to landfall as a Category 2 hurricane and the time to vote is nearing. Photojournalist Grace Hahn has today’s News in :90.
Because of COVID-19, voters are encouraged to vote early, either in-person or by mail. Design Manager Maggie Stout shows where Minneapolis and St. Paul residents can vote early for the 2020 election.
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed, Darnella Frazier will be honored for her role in reporting George Floyd’s death and COVID-19 cases dropped at St. Thomas for the fourth consecutive week. Reporter Josie Morss has today’s News in :90.
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.
Carleton College became the first MIAC school to cancel in-person athletic competition for the winter sports season after Carleton’s athletics department released a statement Friday.
Seventeen positive COVID-19 tests were reported last week by the University of St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being Monday, a decrease of one from last week. Justin Amaker, Joey Swanson and Maggie Stout have the story.
