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The 289 available spots in the new townhouses may have been filled during this year's room selection day on Saturday, April 12, but the housing procedure could not escape controversy. Students complain that a points requirement for the townhouses was enforced during the beginning of the day, but as other on-campus accommodations filled to capacity later that day, students who would previously have been deemed ineligible were able to gain rooms in the townhouses because building space needed to be filled.
The Torch was recently recognized by the American Scholastic Press Association, one of many national organizations for college newspapers. The newspaper received perfect scores for content coverage and art, advertising and illustrations. It also had very high scores in editing and creativity, giving it a score of 965 out of a possible 1000 points.
In celebration of Earth Day, St. John's University launched a new Web site to announce the enhancements made to its recycling program. Although the program first began in 2002, the University has recently set up new requirements and has hired student "sustainability coordinators," who will help to survey the campus and prepare new recycling containers for placement in areas in need of a more vigorous recycling program.
Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to the United States is inspiring young Catholics to take a more active role in their faith. After spending April 15 - 17 in Washington D.C., The Pope arrived at John F. Kennedy airport on April 18 to begin the New York leg of his U.
St. John's Entrepreneur Night, an event that allows students to gain insight from St. John's alumni on what steps to take in order to start businesses of their own, occurred on Thursday, April 17. This year marked the second occasion the event was presented by the Management Society.
The St. John's chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives held their first healthcare panel in Council Hall on Saturday, April 19. The purpose of the event was for students interested in a future career in health care to gain more insight on the field.
Coming off the heels of a suspension, Haraya, the Pan-African Students coalition, will be holding elections for a new executive board today at 4:30 p.m. in the UC commons. According to Reggie Barnes, director of Multicultural Affairs, the student organization was deactivated briefly in March after "one of their leaders was accused of allegedly entering into an unauthorized contractual agreement to book artists for an event.
St. John's is taking part in a cell phone drive, sponsored by national non-profit organization, "Cell Phones for Soldiers." The goal of this group is to collect used cell phones, chargers and batteries and exchange them for prepaid calling cards for soldiers stationed out of the country.
Various student groups of St. John's, including the Asian, Korean, and Taiwanese Students Associations, the Vietnamese Cultural Organization, the Chinese Cultural Association and others, banned together to host a number of events throughout the week in honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
In accordance with New York City's fifth annual Immigrant Heritage Week (April 14-20), St. John's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) organized an event to discuss the positive impact of Caribbean and Latin American immigrants in the city and the issues that affect their community.
Best known for his appearance on season three of BRAVO's "Project Runway," the German born and Atlanta based fashion designer, Mychael Knight, shared with St. John's students his journey to success and the fashion business through his eyes on Thursday April 24, 2008 in the Little Theatre.
Fashion and sports, two topics that are usually located at opposite ends of the spectrum, came together when David Cummings of ESPN the magazine and Delora Jones of InStyle magazine were featured for a panel discussion on Monday, April 14 in Marillac Hall.
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