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Rebuilding lives

The Habitat for Humanity STJ Chapter raises awareness for program

By Carolyn Wargula, Assistant Features Editor

The St. John's chapter of Habitat for Humanity knows what it means to give back to the community. This year, with the devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, the organization is doing more than ever to support the global relief efforts in these countries.

Climbing the ladder

Debate Society ranks number two in the Northeast

By Anuradha Byagari, Staff Writer

St. John's Debate Society has gone from a relative unknown on the debate circuit to second in the Northeast in just a year. After competing at regional, national and even international conferences, through the devotion of its dedicated members and their hard work, the Debate Society, which was established in the fall of 2007, also ranks amongst the Top 150 Debate Societies in the world.

STJ Alum pens opera based on Pilate

Composer Bernard Kennedy brings religious story to St. Thomas More Church on campus

By Sara Cahill Marron, Staff Writer

Amidst the quietness that surrounded the Queens campus during spring break, a unique, musical event took place at the St. Thomas More Church on Saturday, March 6. The Long Island Masterworks chorus performed the opera, written by Bernard D. Kennedy, a 1954 alumnus of St.

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