Conservative Student News

Mission Statement

The St. Thomas Standard is an independent journal of news and opinion that was published at the University of St. Thomas for the campus and local community from 2003 through 2008. The St. Thomas Standard was founded August 20, 2003 by a group of students dedicated to providing the means through which conservative thought could be presented, discussed and debated by the student population. The St. Thomas Standard was written and edited by a volunteer staff of St. Thomas students. We welcomed a wide range of perspectives, recognizing that there is no single “conservative view.” In general, the editorial board of the St. Thomas Standard shares the following beliefs:

• We believe that a spirit of volunteerism is necessary for free and open dialogue unhindered by ulterior motives.
• We believe in promoting and creating a forum for respectful debate grounded in reason in the university community.
• We believe that all students should have the opportunity to voice their political views on campus regardless of their affiliation, political or otherwise. Diversity of ideas is the weapon against intellectual totalitarianism.
• We believe in the importance of exercising our constitutional rights and civic responsibilities by openly communicating with both our university and government leaders.
• We believe in personal and institutional fiscal responsibility, free enterprise, economic growth and equal opportunity.
• We believe that freedom, peace, justice, honesty, honor and rationality should be guiding principles for both individuals and institutions.

The Logo

Are you curious about the symbolism behind the St. Thomas Standard’s logo? Well, here’s a brief rundown: 

A gold sun in splendor with the eye on a black field is the coat of arms of St. Thomas Aquinas. St. Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of the University of St. Thomas. He is a doctor of the Catholic Church and a great theologian and philosopher who lived in the 13th century.

St. Thomas Aquinas attributed his greatest theological work, the Summa Theologica, to divine inspiration. Thus, the shining sun in splendor with the eye at its center refers to God the Father. The eye represents the all-seeing eye of God and the sun represents the intellectual light God grants to humans.