The University of St. Thomas has closed its Bernardi campus in Rome following an outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in northern Italy, and the university has urged students to return to the U.S. as soon as possible.
This closure will affect all students and faculty on the Rome campus, including 45 students involved in the Catholic Studies and Saint John Vianney programs in Rome. The closure was confirmed to the students Friday morning, and the campus will officially close March 6. There are no known cases of the virus in Rome.

Muslims in a northeastern neighborhood of India’s capital returned for weekly prayers at fire-bombed mosques on Friday, two days after a 72-hour clash between Hindus and Muslims that left at least 40 dead and hundreds injured.
Five days after the riots started, authorities have not said what sparked the worst communal violence in New Delhi in decades. Hospitals were still trying to identify the dead as the toll continued to rise, and residents of the areas affected by the riots were still seeking loved ones.

Three members were sworn in, a candidate for sophomore class senator spoke to the council and 31 clubs were funded at the Feb. 20 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting.

Newly elected members sworn in included spirituality committee chair Lucas Baker, neighborhood senator Spencer Polk and legislative affairs senator Adam Revoir. In the executive board, Michael Sullivan will replace Joshua Crespo-Arreola as Vice President of Public Relations.

Emilie Cleveland can be reached at emcleveland@stthomas.edu