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Struggles with the St. Thomas online bookstore have students looking for alternative textbook sources

April 30, 2026

Challenges students encounter with the St. Thomas bookstore, including automatic billing and textbook costs, is a national trend among colleges, and inhibits students’ ability to…
The history of May Day and May Day baskets

April 30, 2026

When the snow melts, the flowers start to bloom and the sun begins to shine longer each day, we know that spring is here. Students…
News in :90 – April 29, 2026

April 29, 2026

Skeptical Democrats confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Wednesday for the first time since the Trump administration went to war with Iran, touching off tense exchanges…
St. Paul high school senior creates “event Tinder” app for UST students

April 29, 2026

A new University of St. Thomas-specific app will help students find events and parties on and off campus, as the going-out scene changes for Tommies.
UST gets the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off going forward thanks to advocacy from student government

April 28, 2026

The University of St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government announced Wednesday that an additional day will be added to Thanksgiving break going forward.
Canoe race at Tommie Civil Symposium canceled, sinking engineering students’ hopes

April 28, 2026

One of the most anticipated events at St. Thomas’ three-day-long civil engineering symposium was cancelled after over a year of planning. As students were preparing…
Gen Z goes analog at St. Thomas, one craft at a time

April 27, 2026

TikTok users are ditching their Google calendars for paper planners, snapping pictures with digital cameras instead of their iPhones and picking up their long-forgotten crafting…
News in :90 – April 27, 2026

April 27, 2026

The St. Paul Police Department said that an investigation is ongoing in connection to a reported conflict between a St. Thomas student and a separate…
Rev. Daniel Griffith hopes to expand community and restorative justice initiatives as new VP of Mission

April 22, 2026

The Rev. Daniel Griffith was announced to be St. Thomas’ new vice president for mission in February, but that does not mean he was expecting…
News in :90 – April 22, 2026

April 22, 2026

Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s, when author Rachel Carson’s 1962 book “Silent Spring,” about the pesticide DDT…