Voter registration information checkpoints were at St. Thomas promoting National Voter Registration Day Tuesday to remind citizens to vote. Reporter Andrés Tejeda and Chief Photo Editor Song Johansen have the story.
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 200,000, Johnson & Johnson is beginning a final study to prove if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect against the virus and former St. Thomas student Ray Ghansham Persaud pleaded guilty to phoning a hoax bomb threat against St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas club sports have been cleared to begin practice Wednesday, Anderson Student Center director Kevin Manson, who oversees club sports, said. Reporter Andrés Tejeda has the story.
Former St. Thomas student Ray Ghansham Persaud pleaded guilty to phoning a hoax bomb threat against St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus on Sept. 17, 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Production Editor Justin Amaker and Sports Editor Joey Swanson have the story.
Bishop Mathias Loras, the namesake of Loras Hall on South Campus, was found to have enslaved a woman named Marie Louise for 16 years, President Julie Sullivan wrote in an email to the St. Thomas community Tuesday.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a virus restriction order, 36 COVID-19 cases were reported at St. Thomas and Jomoy Lee was charged for the killing of Andre Conley and the wounding of another man. Chief Photo Editor Song Johansen has today’s News in :90.
The group that oversees high school sports in Minnesota voted overwhelmingly Monday to restart football and volleyball, after deciding earlier to delay both sports until the spring because of the coronavirus.
Thirty-six positive COVID-19 cases between Sept. 12-18 were reported by the University of St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being Monday, a jump from last week’s count of 9.
President Donald Trump expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday, the United Nations officially marked its 75th anniversary Monday and St. Thomas dining locations Scooter’s, Beaker’s Coffee Shop and Stacks Café closed for the remainder of the semester. Director Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
USG approved new club funding regulations amid COVID-19-related guidelines, posted fall election candidate packets and approved its budget for the semester at its meeting Thursday, Sept. 17. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has this week’s USG update.
Thousands of COVID-19 cases have emerged as college campuses begin opening up in the U.S. St. Thomas’ COVID-19 Preparedness Plan was put in place to keep the community healthy and continue to stay open through the semester. Design Manager Maggie Stout shows how students can safely navigate around campus.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87.
St. Thomas dining locations Scooter’s, Beaker’s Coffee Shop and Stacks Café are closing for the remainder of the semester after Friday, a Dining Services message posted on OneStThomas said.
Dr. Mahendra Amin was linked to allegations of unwanted procedures, President Donald Trump and Joe Biden campaign in Minnesota and Public Safety released its brief for the first week of classes. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has today’s News in :90.
A St. Thomas employee suffered a medical emergency, a St. Thomas student was robbed by an unknown suspect on Cleveland Avenue and a liquor law violation occurred in Tommie North Hall. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Sept. 1-16.
