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Tommie Traditions: March Through the Arches

Kate Metzger
Current Students, Multimedia, News, Our Community, Tommie Traditions, Top News
On Tuesday, Sept. 4, the University of St. Thomas class of 2016 was welcomed by the campus community at the 12th March Through the Arches. Members of this year's freshman class gathered on Summit Avenue, passed through the Arches and were met with applause from administrators, faculty, staff and upperclassmen as they made their way to Schoenecker Arena for the interfaith blessing for the new school year.

Bruce Van den Berghe Announces Retirement

St. Thomas Newsroom
News, Our Community, Staff, Top News
After 30 years of service to the University of St. Thomas, Bruce Van den Berghe, associate vice president for auxiliary services, will retire effective Oct. 5. “Bruce has been a key player in this institution for a long time,” said Mark Vangsgard vice president for business affairs and chief financial officer. “Most people do not realize that he is responsible for so many things."
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The Weigh-In: Lance Armstrong and the Complex World of Anti-Doping Arbitration

John T. Wendt, J.D., M.A.
Academic News, Commentary, News, Opus College of Business, The Weigh-In, Top News
Armstrong claims the system was biased, and chose to no longer fight the doping charges leveled against him. “There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough,’" the seven-time Tour de France winner and Olympic bronze medalist said in his announcement. "For me, that time is now.” John Wendt sheds some light on the arbitration process and why Armstrong may have made his decision.
Matthew Schmidtbauer

An Apiarist’s Sweet Summer

Kate Metzger
2011 Fall, Academic News, Current Students, News, Our Community, Publications, School of Engineering, St. Thomas Magazine, Top News
St. Thomas junior Matthew Schmidtbauer is an electrical engineering student with aspirations of someday working for a high-performance electric car manufacturing company. The subjects of his pastime, however, are not motors or revolutions per minute, but tens of thousands of honeybees that he cares for each summer.

Fair Game

Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A.
2010 Fall, Alumni, News, Our Community, Publications, St. Thomas Magazine, Top News
Jerry Hammer’s earliest recollection of the fair is fleeing from it when he was three years old. “We were watching a [midway attraction] … where a man sits in a cage, and a light bulb above his head turns off. When it turns back on, there [was] a guy in a gorilla suit standing in the cage where the man used to be. I remember looking out the window to see if the gorilla was chasing us home. … My 6-year-old brother [Robert ’74] just laughed.”

Opinion: Immigration Debate – Lessons From the Gospel and Catholic Social Teaching

Virgil Wiebe
Academic News, Commentary, Faith, Front Page, News, Publications, School of Law, St. Thomas Lawyer
Immigration will never cease to be a hot-button topic. In times of economic crisis, xenophobia often rears its head. Unauthorized migrants get painted with broad strokes – labeled as terror- ists, job stealers and criminals. But a counter narrative must be told – one of inclusion, democracy, family values and fairness.

Welcome to the Newsroom

Kate Metzger
News, Top News
Welcome to your new source for the latest news and information about the University of St. Thomas and the people who live, learn and work here. The Newsroom tells the university's story through honest, trustworthy and up-to-the-minute coverage of breaking news, feature stories and notifications that impact the entire community.

Anderson Student Center Wins ‘LEED Gold’ From Green Building Council

Jim Winterer '71
Anderson Student Center, News, Sustainability, Top News
The University of St. Thomas’ new Anderson Student Center has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The university in 2008 adopted a policy of pursuing green, sustainable and energy-efficient strategies for all new building projects; this marks the first time, however, that it submitted a building for LEED certification.