A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia’s Northernmost coast on Wednesday. Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy. The demolition of McCarthy gym on St. Thomas’ south campus began Wednesday morning. Elaina Mankowski has today’s News in :90.
Closing arguments have begun at the murder trial of former Police Officer Derek Chauvin and family members of St. Thomas students and staff are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through the university. Production Editor Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas is optimistic it will be able to hold in-person outdoor commencements this May and has updated its COVID-19 policy after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz eased restrictions last week, according to a university statement Wednesday.
St. Thomas will continue campus operations after Thanksgiving break, but professors may choose to transition classes online and students who go home for break are encouraged to stay home for the remainder of the semester, President Julie Sullivan wrote in an email Thursday.
