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President-Elect Julie Sullivan Goes Viral as Next #USTPresident
19 Feb 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
The St. Thomas Board of Trustees has elected a new president and people are taking to social media to weigh in.
The Scroll: It’s Take a Tommie to Lunch Time!
19 Feb 2013 by Diane Kulseth '11 / No Comments
When Diane Kulseth graduated from St. Thomas in 2011, she decided not to get over-involved with activities for a year. Then she saw the Take a Tommie to Lunch invitation and couldn’t resist, having been mentored by an alumna during her senior year. Diane writes about that experience today in The Scroll in hopes that you – students and alumni alike – will sign up for the program by March 5.
Hooked
18 Feb 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
Michaela Anderson ’15 is ready to show the fishing world that success on the water has no gender bias.
South Field Will Receive Artificial Turf This Summer
18 Feb 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
St. Thomas will replace grass with artificial turf on the entire South Field this summer to provide an improved and more durable surface for the university’s soccer and softball teams as well as students who use the field for recreational purposes.
Undergraduate Tuition Will Increase 4.5 Percent Next Year
15 Feb 2013 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Tuition rates will increase 4.5 percent for undergraduate students and an average of 3.3 percent for graduate students beginning this summer, the St. Thomas Board of Trustees decided Thursday. The board approved the increases as part of the university’s 2013-2014 budget, which also calls for a 2.5 percent increase in overall funding for the faculty and staff salary pool.
Welcome, President-Elect Sullivan
14 Feb 2013 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
The St. Thomas Board of Trustees elected Dr. Julie Sullivan, executive vice president and provost of the University of San Diego, as the first woman and the first lay person to serve as president of the University of St. Thomas in its 128-year history.
The Weigh-In: Joseph Ratzinger’s Lasting Legacy as the ‘Scholar Pope’
13 Feb 2013 by Don Briel, Ph.D. / No Comments
Pope Benedict XVI maintained a calm and prayerful expression of the papacy in a time of extraordinary turbulence, a time for which in some ways he was ill-equipped to respond but in other ways for which his papacy has been uniquely providential. We asked Don Briel to reflect on Benedict’s legacy.
Who’s Afraid of the Dodd-Frank Act? Not Wall Street
13 Feb 2013 by Wulf A. Kaal / No Comments
Although compliance with Dodd-Frank Act requirements has increased costs for the hedge-fund industry, the industry is adjusting well to the new cost structure.
The Scroll: Hail to the Seniors!
13 Feb 2013 by Dr. John Tauer / No Comments
Over the last four years, Dr. John Tauer has had the pleasure of coaching five outstanding student-athletes who will be honored Wednesday at “Senior Night” when the men’s basketball team takes on St. Olaf in Schoenecker Arena. In The Scroll today, Tauer reflects on the special character of these men, who have contributed to a 98-15 record and four consecutive MIAC championships.
The Politics of Purple: Focusing on Dialogue, Not Partisanship
12 Feb 2013 by Megan A. Casadecalvo, 2L and Henry D. Long, 2L / No Comments
When the presidential election was in full swing and political tempers were flaring, a new student organization at the University of St. Thomas School of Law was formed to resist the partisanship and vitriol. The Public Discourse group focuses on quite the opposite: open, nonpartisan debate about how public policy issues intersect with law.
Depth of Field: Cardinal Ratzinger on Campus
11 Feb 2013 by Mike Ekern '02 / No Comments
Before he became Pope Benedict XVI, he was known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger — and he visited St. Thomas in 1984 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of St. John Vianney Seminary.
Sugarhouse: Turning the Neighborhood Crack House Into our Home Sweet Home.
11 Feb 2013 by Dr. Matthew Batt / No Comments
Author and assistant professor of English Matt Batt offers an excerpt from his debut book, Sugarhouse, and answers a few questions about his writing.
The Scroll: One Gone, One Gained
11 Feb 2013 by Carol Bruess / 3 Comments
St. Thomas junior Rachel Murray didn’t think she would have anything in common with Cierra, a Cristo Rey High School student, when they began working together last fall as part of a St. Thomas class. But then Cierra stepped up and comforted Rachel as she dealt with the death of a friend, and Rachel’s impression of the teenager changed dramatically. Carol Bruess writes about their encounter today in The Scroll.
Climate-Change Expert Bill McKibben Coming to UST and Macalester Feb. 20-21 for Programs ‘Celebrating and Preserving Winter’
06 Feb 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
What’s happening to our winters? McKibben will speak at both schools on his way to ski the Birkebeiner in Wisconsin. The lectures are free and open to all.
The Fastest Game on Ice
06 Feb 2013 by Valerie Turgeon '13 / No Comments
University of St. Thomas alum Jon Palmeri ’07 straps on his skates for Red Bull Crashed Ice, a competition that makes the X-Games look like a kiddie ride.
The Scroll: Observations From the ‘Peanut Gallery’
06 Feb 2013 by Dave Nimmer / No Comments
Dave Nimmer has some suggestions – he calls them “obstreperous observations” – that he wants to share about what’s going on at St. Thomas, and he hopes people take him seriously. Read about what’s on his mind today in The Scroll.
The Scroll: Myth or Fact?
01 Feb 2013 by Susan Alexander / No Comments
(Mis)information drives Susan Alexander crazy, regardless of whether the issue is as global as the effectiveness of the gold standard or as local as whether St. Thomas has special programs to recruit and support veterans. She addresses those issues today in The Scroll and also offers a quiz!
Final Thoughts: The Importance of National Championships
01 Feb 2013 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
I will never forget the looks on the faces of three St. Thomas coaches when their teams won national championships.
Anderson Student Center – a Year by the Numbers
30 Jan 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Early plans for the student center focused on ways to bring the community together – to meet, eat and play. Is the building a success? Well, the numbers are in and it’s clear that Tommies love a good meal and new UST swag. Check out all the impressive numbers from the first year.
Trustee Profile: A Voice of Reason
29 Jan 2013 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Marianne Short considers herself fortunate to have been counseled by brilliant lawyers and wise judges throughout her career, but she believes the best advice she ever received was from her father when she was a child – and it had little to do with her chosen profession.
Post-Election Reflections on Civility
28 Jan 2013 by Father Dennis Dease, president / No Comments
One evening, I noticed a framed photo of the late Vaclav Havel, former president of the Czech Republic. He’s standing next to a painting depicting a Gospel writer with an angel whispering in his ear. Havel, with a sheepish grin, is cupping his ear as if to eavesdrop for a little “inspiration.”
St. Thomas Dance Team Earns Sixth National Championship
20 Jan 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
The Tommie dancers finished in first place in the Open Jazz Division at UDA College Nationals in Orlando, Fla., earning its sixth national championship since 2007 and its first back-to-back win in the jazz category.
Depth of Field: Black and White World
17 Jan 2013 by Mike Ekern '02 / 2 Comments
The first “real” photos I took, with even a bit of photo knowledge in my head, were on T-Max 400 black and white film for The Aquin and The Aquinas yearbook. For the next three years black and white was all I shot as I learned how not to make a complete fool of myself with a camera.
On Meaningful Work and the Good Life
14 Jan 2013 by Christopher Michaelson / 4 Comments
Before my grandfather died, I said to him that someday I would write a book about our family. I’m not sure that the book on meaningful work that I recently began will turn out to be the book he was expecting, but I would like to think he would recognize its origins.
St. Thomas’ Next Asmat Art Exhibition to Feature Works of Their Best Carvers, the Wowipitsj
14 Jan 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The exhibition, free and open to the public, runs from Feb. 4 to Aug. 4 with a reception March 14.