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Open Carry Legislation Open to Discussion

An armed gunman shot and killed nine people and wounded nine others. Even more recently, shootings occurred at Texas Southern University in Houston and Northern Arizona University on Oct. 9, only a week after the Oregon shooting. The nation is shocked to hear of more shootings on college campuses. In […]

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HOUSTON POLICE ARREST TWO ARMED SUSPECTS ON UST CAMPUS

The UST Emergency Alert System notified students, faculty and staff on Oct. 22 at 12:07 p.m. that two potentially armed men had crashed a stolen vehicle into a parked car on Yoakum Blvd. around 11:20 a.m. The alert stated, “possibly two armed suspects near campus. Two Hispanic males seen running […]

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Community Assistants Join RAs in Guinan Leadership

This year, Guinan Residence Hall instituted the new position of Community Assistants, also known as CAs. The residence hall has a plethora of leadership positions to help students, ranging from Resident Assistant, Area RA to CA.  The CAs are in charge of organizing large-scale community-wide events. Every Wednesday at 10 […]

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New Police Chief Begins Transition Process

The University of St. Thomas plans to step up the presence of on campus security by hiring several new officers for the university’s newly-formed police force, according to UST Police Chief James Tate. Tate, who was hired to lead the department in February, is among three peace officers currently on […]