Depth of Field: Signs of Spring
The winter of 2013-14 was the coldest in 35 years according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. But with temperatures for the next 10 days predicted to be above freezing, it’s only a...
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St. Thomas said thank you to a special group in May – more than 90 people who worked a collective 2,000 years at the university and influenced generations of students.Two thousand years! When stretched...
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When Anni Stringini wrote an essay as part of her enrollment application to St. Thomas in 2009, she acknowledged she had gone through “many challenging periods” in her young life as a result of an...
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It’s April Fool’s Day 2014, and the community room of the Lutz Wing Nursing Home in the Mayo Medical Clinic in Fairmont, Minn., is full of laughter. The large room is festooned with colorful helium...
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Tina Wu dips her soft writing brush into a plastic cup filled with black ink and makes three short horizontal strokes and two curved vertical lines, followed by shorter vertical lines and a couple of...
View Article‘Take Care of Your Customer’
A bright yellow pickup truck is parked on the third floor of a downtown Minneapolis office building, and to a stranger it doesn’t fit into the maze of cubicles that stretch as far as the eye can see....
View ArticleHey, Nice Ride!
For junior geography major Nick Ronnei, the hallmark of a sustainable city is a thriving bike share program. In fact, Minneapolis was named the most bike friendly city in the United States by Bicycling...
View ArticlePain Is A Battlefield
On Feb. 21, 2011, U.S. Air Force Capt. Mitch Kieffer ’07 was riding in the third SUV of a four-vehicle convoy when it was ambushed on the outskirts of Baghdad Province. The explosive that ripped...
View ArticleDepth of Field: Signs of Spring
The winter of 2013-14 was the coldest in 35 years according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. But with temperatures after today predicted to be above freezing, it's only a matter of...
View ArticleUp Front: Extraordinary Tommies
St. Thomas said thank you to a special group in May – more than 90 people who worked a collective 2,000 years at the university and influenced generations of students.
View ArticlePoised For What Comes Next
In fall 2010, this magazine profiled seven incoming freshmen with a story to tell. We find out how things have changed as they prepare for a world of opportunities.
View ArticleA Witness To Our History
Bob Hilgers '32--a former student, teacher and adviser--celebrates 105 years of a life well-lived.
View Article‘Take Care of Your Customer’
A bright yellow pickup truck is parked on the third floor of a downtown Minneapolis office building, and to a stranger it doesn't fit into the maze of cubicles that stretch as far as the eye can see....
View ArticleHey, Nice Ride!
Two geography students find out what makes those distinctive lime green bikes so ubiquitous around the Twin Cities.
View ArticlePain Is A Battlefield
Three years ago, Mitch Kieffer’s military SUV was attacked in Iraq. After dozens of surgeries and procedures, he is still dogged by chronic, debilitating pain. But that hasn’t stopped Kieffer ’07 from...
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