Severe winter weather shut down the campus on Thursday, Feb. 7 when the event was to happen.
Contemporary Writers Series: Novelist’s reading may be rescheduled
Student Senate: Vacancies are typical, nominees elected
What happens when a student representative is not able to complete their term during the academic year? Reporter Anna-JO Stuart shows us the process.
Family Promise provides shelter for families at Fulton Manor
The Fulton Manor Holland Home, perhaps best known by Aquinas students as the large building across the street from Family Fare, will be fulfilling a new purpose this year.
Grand Rapids Women’s March coordinator hopes energy continues after January event
Hundreds gathered at Calder Plaza on Jan. 19 to participate in the 2019 Grand Rapids Women’s March. The local march — organized by Raina Cook — gave local women an opportunity to share their experiences and invited those in attendance to join the work of community organizations.
Mary Robinson visits Grand Rapids as part of local college series
Mary Robinson, the seventh president of Ireland, held office from 1990-1997. After leaving Office, she served as the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, a UN special Envoy for climate change, and a founding member of The Elders.
FAFSA unaffected by government shutdown
The Aquinas Financial Aid department functioned as normal during the government shutdown. Darcy Kampfschulte, director of Financial Aid, confirmed that loan disbursements have been coming in on time for this semester.
Campus Ministry hoping to grow bilingual masses offered on campus
On December 12, Aquinas featured a bilingual mass to celebrate Our Lady Guadalupe. Campus Ministry hopes to have more bilingual masses in the future.
Funding awarded to Ireland study away host community
Tullycross, the rural Irish village that hosts Aquinas’ Study Away program, was recently awarded a grant for 2 million U.S. dollars from Ireland’s Rural Regeneration and Development fund.
Tension at southern border escalates as processing lags
The San Ysidro port of entry already had a list of 3,000 migrants awaiting their asylum claims to be processed when the migrants arrived, and the center was processing fewer than 100 claims a day, according to the Associated Press.
Aquinas increases tuition rates, follows national trend
The Board of Trustees recently approved a 4 percent increase in tuition rates and a 2.9 percent increase in the cost of room and board. This increase follows the trend of public and private schools across the country, in keeping with rising inflation and the rising cost of running any well-maintained, technologically up-to-date institution.
