To date, all the presidents of St. John's University have come from the adjacent Abbey. That may change now that the university has hired a search firm to find the successor to the Reverend Robert Koopman.
One of the statues is of George Washington.
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A man in his 20s was fatally shot.
The squirrel was immediately cut off after nearly tipping over.
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Many major retailers will be open Black Friday, some for extended hours.
Staveonte El Brown died in the shooting.
The money will be used for marketing efforts to attract people to Minnesota's hard-hit tourist spots.
A COVID-19 update will not be provided on Thanksgiving Day.
The fried chicken and smoked meat maestros are moving to St. Louis Park.
The Catholic St. John's University in Collegeville announced Michael Hemesath as the institution's first full-time lay president. Hemesath is an economics professor at Carleton College and a 1981 graduate of St. John's. The Rev. Robert Koopmann announced he will step down at the end of this academic year.
Saying the allegations must first be investigated, a St. John's Abbey spokesman won't comment on the central claim in a new lawsuit that accuses abbey officials of allowing a member to continue teaching long after he was accused of sexual abuse. A St. John's prep student claims in a suit filed in Stearns County that he was abused by the Rev. Allen Tarlton in the 1980s.
The church designed by architect Marcel Breuer has come to symbolize the abbey and university in Collegeville. Architecture Minnesota's editor says "It's hard to believe anything so thoroughly modern could be a half-century old."
After 22 years, Father Dennis Dease plans to retire on June 30, 2013. He says, "I will turn 70 next May, and I have other interests I would like to pursue."
A lawsuit filed by a former student claims St. John's Abbey knew of sexual abuse allegations against a priest but allowed him to continue teaching for another 32 years. The plaintiff says he was sexually abused by the Rev. Allen Tarlton while attending prep school in the 1980's. He says St. John's knew of abuse allegations against Tarlton as far back as the 1950's.
St. John's University football coach John Gagliardi will reach a milestone Saturday when he coaches his 600th college game. The game against rival St. Thomas is expected to draw 15,000 fans for Gagliardi, who has won four Division 3 National Championships during his legendary career.
The St. Cloud Times reports the abbey isn't opposed to the request for the documents -- but wants the order so that the information on the accused Rev. Francisco Schulte won't be released to the public.
U.S. Rep John Kline chided President Barack Obama in an e-mail to supporters Friday over the president's decision to spare young illegal immigrants deportation. Kline wrote that Obama "breached faith with the American people by granting amnesty to potentially millions of illegal immigrants." The White House estimates the policy won't effect nearly as many.
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