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News in :90 – Nov. 12, 2014
St. Thomas ROTC honors Veterans Day
Members of the St. Thomas ROTC program celebrated both National Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day and Veterans Day Tuesday.
1st snowfall slows traffic for commuter students
St. Thomas commuter students trudged through about 3 inches of snow Monday in this fall’s the first snowfall.
Blackboard updates its system
Blackboard began rolling out new changes and improvements this summer to combat user complaints, focus on the learner and make the system more user-friendly.
Minn. ranked 10th for energy efficiency
St. Thomas is doing its part to contribute to Minnesota being ranked as the 10th best state in the nation for energy efficiency.
Symposium opens discussion of challenges in agriculture industry
The Faith, Food and the Environment Symposium featured more than 70 leaders who discussed farming and food industry practices from a faith-based perspective.
EPA grant funds biology students’ research
The $15,000 grant given this summer allowed biology students to analyze Lake Como, which has an excess amount of phosphorus stored in the lake’s sediment.
Street sweeping likely to cause parking problems
St. Paul has begun its semi-annual street sweep, which lasts through November and will affect student parking around campus.
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Senior loses state representative race
Senior Andy Brown, a Republican, ended Election Day with 18.52 percent of the vote, but he said Tuesday’s results didn’t surprise him.
University sees high percentage of women engineers
At St. Thomas, 23 percent of full-time engineering faculty are women, and female student enrollment in the program is about 15.6 this year.
New position fights sexual misconduct, mobilizes students
The St. Thomas Dean of Students Office created a new position to focus solely on addressing sexual misconduct prevention, education and training at the university.
Republicans fall short in Minnesota
Republican candidates Mike McFadden and Jeff Johnson couldn’t turn the tide against incumbent Democrats Sen. Al Franken and Gov. Mark Dayton.
Franken, Dayton re-elected in midterms
Sen. Al Franken defeated his Republican opponent Mike McFadden, and Gov. Mark Dayton beat Republican Jeff Johnson in a five-candidate race.
Students develop online platform to sell, purchase items
Three St. Thomas entrepreneurship studnets recently created U-Exchange 13, an online business that allows students to sell gently used school apparel and various items.