“Suitcase schools” nationwide are defined by vacant campuses, Friday afternoon to Sunday evening, as students head home for the weekend. Opinions CME Cecilia Wallace asks the question: Is St. Thomas a “suitcase school?”
St. Thomas students have raised concerns about the water quality in Grace Hall and Brady Education Center while the University has assured students that the water is safe. Senior CME Anya Capistraint-Kinney, AP Wire CME Kevin Lynch and Daniela Kopřivová have the story.
Residents of Grace and Cretin Halls were informed by email on Tuesday that the St. Paul Fire Department will conduct a training exercise from 9 a.m. until noon in the McCarthy Gym on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Managing Editor Owen Larson has the story.
Grace Hall residents expressed frustration after construction on the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena suddenly diverted walking paths to the dorm Tuesday morning. AP Wire CME Kevin Lynch, University Affairs CME Gwynn Vang and reporter Elaina Mankowski have the story.
The first-year class of the Fall 2023 semester is the second largest first-time first-year class, with a total of 1,526 students. 1,485 of those students are students from the United States, while the rest are international students. Madeline Mussay has the story.
The Undergraduate Student Government invited Aaron Macke to discuss residence life and approved a dance club on Oct. 12. University Affairs editor Gwynnevere Vang has the story.
St. Thomas’ Undergraduate Student Government met Oct. 6 to discuss residence life on campus.
The Twin Cities metro area will be at risk for fast-moving storm lines that have the potential to bring high winds and possible tornadoes, according to an email from the Department of Public Safety to the St. Thomas community this afternoon.
The MIAC clears fall and spring sports to compete this semester, and Minnesota governor Tim Walz eases COVID-19 restrictions. TommieMedia’s Emily Haugen and Justin Amaker have those topics and more on this episode of Top Stories.
St. Thomas Residence Life announced the addition of compost bins inside residence hall waste rooms in a campuswide email on Feb. 8th. Sydney LaBelle and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
With COVID-19, college students have had to make important choices regarding housing. Columnist Macy Berendsen discusses the positives and negatives of living on or off campus, particularly during a pandemic.
One-hundred twenty seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported last week by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being Monday, the highest weekly total seen all semester. Justin Amaker, Joey Swanson and Maggie Stout have the story.
St. Thomas residential students are now allowed to visit other residents’ dorm halls between 10 a.m. and 2 a.m., Residence Life wrote in an email to on-campus residents.
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.
Campus livened up Saturday as St. Thomas students began moving in their belongings to campus housing, in a different fashion than usual amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Production Editor Justin Amaker and Chief Photo Editor Song Johansen have the story.
