Newt seems to have figured out early on that Thomas has a crush on Minho and instead of just listening compassionately when Thomas rambles on about how smart Minho was in Econ today and how dare he not ever wear a shirt and then letting it go, Newt instead assigns Thomas to pumpkin carving duty. Right outside the Maze entrance, where Minho will indubitably exit from his daily jog and take off his shirt.