Due to COVID-19 guidelines, availability for students to work out has been limited by the Anderson Athletics and Recreation Complex’s capacity limits. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has the story.
News in :90 – Oct. 8, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris discussed issues such as the Pandemic, Systematic Racism and more in last night’s Vice Presidential debate, former Minneapolis Police Officer, Derek Chauvin, posted bail Wednesday and was released from jail and St. Thomas men’s hockey coach Jeff Boeser will retire at the end of the 2020-21 season, St. Thomas Athletics announced Monday. Videographer Nate Schneiderhan has today’s News in :90.
AP: Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate
Republican Mike Pence firmly defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned “the greatest failure of any presidential administration” in a Wednesday night debate dominated by the coronavirus.
News in :90 – Oct. 07, 2020
Former police officer Derek Chauvin was released from prison, rock legend Eddie Van Halen died, and former St. Thomas coach Mark Dowdle ran 160 miles for pancreatic cancer. Director Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
AP: Ex-cop charged in Floyd’s death freed on $1 million bond
The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison.
Former St. Thomas football player, coach, runs 160 miles for pancreatic cancer
Former St. Thomas football player and coach Mark Dowdle completed a 160-mile run in 43 hours from the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota to St. Thomas’ O’Shaughnessy Stadium Sunday, with former teammate Blake Weber joining him for the final 58 miles, in an effort to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer. Sports Editor Joey Swanson has the story.
News in :90 – Oct. 06, 2020
President Trump returns home from the hospital, Fairview health closes locations and reduces workforce and St. Thomas reports 51 positive cases of COVID-19. Web Manager Sara Thibault has today’s News in :90.
AP: Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask
President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans — and then he entered the White House without a protective mask.
INFOGRAPHIC: St. Thomas COVID-19 numbers drop after Brady Hall second floor quarantine
Fifty-one positive COVID-19 cases were reported last week by the University of St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being Monday, five less than the previous week. Joey Swanson, Justin Amaker and Maggie Stout have the story.
New members sworn in, Mitch Karstens spoke, Saint Paul Police department and Public Safety meet-and-greet discussed at October 1 USG meeting
Five new members were sworn in, Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services Mitch Karstens spoke on dining changes and the committee debriefed the recent St. Paul Police Department and Public Safety Zoom call at the Thursday, Oct. 1 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has the update.
News in :90 – Oct. 5, 2020
President Donald Trump hopes to be released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center today, the Supreme Court began its new term and three Minnesota Congressman face backlash after flying on a commercial plane from Washington, D.C. just two days after being in contact with Trump.
AP: Notre Dame’s president tests positive for coronavirus
The University of Notre Dame’s president announced Friday he tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week after he attended a White House event without wearing a mask.
AP: Trump has COVID-19, going to military hospital
President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19, the White House said Friday, as the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans spread to the highest reaches of the U.S. government. Trump “remains fatigued,” his doctor said.
News in :90 – Oct. 2, 2020
President Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19, America’s employers added 661,000 jobs in September and residents in a St. Thomas first-year dorm will be tested for COVID-19 after multiple students were confirmed positive. Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe has today’s News in :90.
AP: President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday.
