UST in the news

Here’s a roundup of recent St. Thomas mentions of interest in various media. Read the stories by clicking on the links. Links do expire and change as papers move stories to “archive” status, and if links have expired, you’re welcome to purchase access to the stories or use a search engine such as Lexis Nexis, available on the UST Libraries’ Web site. In some cases, you’ll need to register on the publication’s Web site in order to access full text.

The list below is by no means exhaustive.   If you see a story about St. Thomas and would like us to include mention of it, be sure to drop us a note at bulletin@stthomas.edu

The search for Dan Zamlen

• "Search crews use dogs to search for missing St. Thomas student," KSTP-TV, April 24, 2009. http://kstp.com/news/stories/S898066.shtml

• "Police confirm missing Eveleth teen Dan Zamlen found" Duluth News Tribune, May 1, 2009. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/119187/

• "Body pulled from river is missing student," KARE-TV, May 1, 2009. http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=666405

• "Body of Dan Zamlen recovered," WDIO-TV, Duluth, May 1, 2009. http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S910073.shtml?cat=10335

• "Search for Dan Zamlen Over, Body Found," KMSP-TV, Fox 9, May 1, 2009. http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/Dan_Zamlen_Body_Found_Mississippi_River_Ford_Plant_May_1_2009

• "Zamlen’s body found in Mississippi River, KBJR-TV, Duluth, May 1, 2009. http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/44202577.html

• "Body pulled from river near Ford plant is that of missing St. Thomas student," St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 1, 2009. http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_12273647   

• "Search for missing Eveleth student ends in the Mississippi," Duluth News Tribune, May 2, 2009. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/119248/

• "Missing St. Thomas student found in river," Star Tribune, May 2, 2009. http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/44185117.html

• "Missing St. Thomas student’s body pulled from Mississippi River in St. Paul," Grand Forks Herald, May 2, 2009. This story was distributed by the Associated Press and appeared in many other media throughout the region. http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/117275/

• "Family of college student grateful their son’s body was found," Rochester Post-Bulletin, May 2, 2009. This story was distributed by the Associated Press and appeared in many other media as well. http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=397620

• "Body of missing St. Thomas student found in Mississippi River," City Pages, May 4, 2009. http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/05/body_of_missing.php

• "UST president: Prayers requested for Dan Zamlen and family," The Catholic Spirit, May 4, 2009. http://thecatholicspirit.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1673&Itemid=27

• "Friends prepare to say goodbye to Zamlen," Minnesota Public Radio, May 5, 2009.http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/05/05/zamlen_funeral/

• "Friends prepare to say goodbye to St. Thomas student found in river," St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 5, 2009. http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_12297676  

• " Remembering Dan Zamlen, Funeral Set," WDIO-TV, Duluth, May 5, 2009.http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S913607.shtml?cat=10335

• "Funeral in Eveleth Set for Dan Zamlen," KMSP-TV Fox 9, May 5, 2009. http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/minnesota/Dan_Zamlen_Funeral_Eveleth_May_5_2009

• " Friends prepare to say goodbye to Zamlen," WQOW-TV, Eau Claire, Wis., May 5, 2009. http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=10303589&nav=menu1364_2

• "Zamlen’s friends prepare to say goodbye on the Iron Range," Duluth News Tribune, May 5, 2009. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/119434/

Other news

• "When coaching and teaching achieve the same goal," NCAA Champion Magazine, spring 2009. Here’s a nice profile of UST faculty member and coach Dr. John Tauer. http://catalog.proemags.com/publication/5b35b269#/5b35b269/44

• "Former University of St. Thomas business professor sentenced in hacking case," St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 24, 2009. http://www.twincities.com/ci_12214458    

• "St. Thomas employee sentenced for defrauding school," Star Tribune, April 28, 2009. http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/43896097.html

• "Woman sentenced for embezzlement from St. Thomas U," Brainerd Dispatch, April 28, 2009. This story, distributed by Associated Press, appeared in many other outlets as well. http://ap.brainerddispatch.com/pstories/state/mn/20090428/434412408.shtml

• "Blue Cross Names Two New Senior Vice Presidents, Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, April 28, 2009. Jim Eppel ’78 has been appointed as senior vice president of health management. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/prnewswire/press_releases/Minnesota/2009/04/28/DC06818

• "Swine Flu: Expert Separates Fact From Fiction," WCCO-TV, April 29, 2009. "University of St. Thomas psychology professor John Tauer said while the swine flu is dangerous, we likely fear it more than we need to. ‘We feel the need to control things that often we can’t control. It’s the same reason why people fear airplane crashes far more than they fear car crashes,’ Tauer said." http://wcco.com/health/expert.swine.flu.2.997876.html

• "Six Ave Maria law students receive fellowships," Naples (Fla.) Daily News, April 29, 2009. "Elizabeth Kosel, of Minneapolis, a 2004 graduate of Marquette University, will serve at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in St. Paul, Minn., where she will assist faculty with research on various appellate cases." http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/apr/29/six-ave-maria-law-students-receive-fellowships/

• "Good Question: How Bad Is An Automaker Bankruptcy?" WCCO-TV, April 30, 2009. "Maybe so but news that one of America’s iconic corporations is forced to file for bankruptcy, can’t be good.   Dr. David Vang chairs the finance department at the University of St. Thomas. ‘If you look at airlines, they go through this every couple of years, it seems almost to be built into their business plans that they go bankrupt,’ said Vang. Northwest, Sun Country and United Airlines all went into bankruptcy and came out stronger. Not the catastrophic, shut the doors, Chapter 7 bankruptcy. They all filed for Chapter 11 like Chrysler." http://wcco.com/seenon/automaker.bankruptcy.chrysler.2.998612.html

• "Heid E. Erdrich and national monuments," MNArtists.org for MinnPost, May 1, 2009. Here’s a review of Heid Erdrich’s poetry collection, National Monuments, which won the 2009 Minnesota Book Award for poetry. Erdrich formerly taught in the St. Thomas English Department. http://www.minnpost.com/from_our_partners/2009/05/01/8482/mnartistsorg_heid_e_erdrich_and_national_monuments