Stow your carry-on luggage and pocket your knife for liftoff
“If you haven’t already done so, please stow your carry-on luggage underneath the seat in front of you or in an overhead bin. Stow all electronics, make sure seats are in an upright position with trays...
View ArticleHowever court rules, gay marriage debate won’t end
NEW YORK— However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many years to come. In oral arguments Tuesday and...
View ArticleLosing our religion: Churches seek relevance as many Americans turn away from...
God may be alive in the hearts of most Americans, but the church is not doing so well. The fact is, fewer Americans are going to church or affiliating with an organized religion — especially the...
View ArticleCheaper college for immigrants in Minn.?
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Lawmakers are considering extending Minnesota’s resident tuition rates for public colleges to illegal immigrants. Sen. Sandy Pappas, a St. Paul Democrat, is leading the push to make...
View ArticleStudents reflect on spring break
TommieMedia talked to students about where they traveled during spring break and asked them what the most interesting thing they did or saw.
View ArticleSeminarians are important at St. Thomas
While walking back from lunch on South Campus one Wednesday afternoon, I heard a friend of mine call my name. As I turned to see who it was, the crosswalk light switched to white. He and another...
View ArticleTrendy foods for 2013
Drinking your beer is so last year. Among other specialty foods, beer-laced hors d’oeuvres flooded the “food runway” at the 2013 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, Calif., this past January. More...
View ArticleWe have the power to redefine Vogue
Opinions Editor Carly Samuelson used the same photoshop software as many high fashion publications to manipulate a photograph of Alex Goering. The extreme alterations illustrate just how powerful...
View ArticlePause before you post
Would you invite the chief financial officer of the company of your dreams to Tiffany’s Sports Lounge on a Thursday night? I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that observing a potential job...
View ArticleThe allure of brands
Nike or Adidas? Caribou or Starbucks? Apple or Microsoft? Target or Whole Foods? We make brand decisions every day, almost instinctively. It’s normal for people to opt for certain brands over others....
View ArticleWhy I won’t make a mockery of Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un just might be the most famous face on the Internet. He’s a fixture on social media feeds, often depicted as characters like Russell from the animated kid’s movie “Up” and a wrestler named...
View ArticleReality behind the beer belly
Infographic by Design Manager Jenna Cossette As college students, we can all acknowledge that we are here to earn a degree and prepare ourselves for the “real world.” But there’s also a part of...
View ArticleSegregation is not tradition
Last week, I was listening to the radio on my way to class when a news station reported that a small high school in Rochelle, Ga., would be breaking tradition by hosting its first-ever integrated prom....
View ArticleOnline privacy is evolving. Does it matter to you?
WASHINGTON — Online privacy rules are changing. The question now is how much you’ll care. America’s tech industry is finalizing voluntary disclosure standards on the sensitive information being sucked...
View ArticleWhere does Parise’s loyalty lie?
Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes. Each year when the water turns to ice, it becomes the land of 10,000 hockey rinks. For players, this is where the passion for hockey begins. Whether they barely...
View Article2013 summer concerts you should consider
Have your flip-flops and Ray-Ban sunglasses ready. Summer weather is just around the corner and that means shorts, the lake and a boatload of outdoor concerts to savor. Here are my top picks for this...
View ArticleLulu app trades dating for ratings
TommieMedia reporter Zach Zumbusch was unaware of his profile on the Lulu app. Facts and figures were reported by TechCrunch.com. (Infographic by Carly Samuelson) “He’s cute, but he has terrible...
View ArticleDon’t be fooled by ‘healthy’ smoothies
Infographic by Design Manager Jenna Cossette What if I told you there are three-and-a-half Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts in the smoothie you just guzzled? That’s 700 calories. Many of us choose...
View ArticlePractice what you preach
“I’m just expressing some Christian values,” Dean Sexton said in a YouTube video he posted on his blog. Sexton is a student at the University of Arizona who spends his free time open-air preaching on...
View ArticleRay-Ban: More than sunglasses
If you’re looking for someone wearing Ray-Ban sunglasses, you don’t have to go farther than the St. Thomas Upper Quad. If the sun’s out, someone’s wearing Ray-Ban glasses. But, we may not all be aware...
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