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Members of Congress Call Out President Shanley

On Thursday, March 19, members of Congress Grace Meng and Gregory W. Meeks addressed a letter to St. John’s University ...
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Language Learning as a College Student

According to a 2019 United States Census Bureau report, nearly one out of every five households in the United States spoke a ...
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St. John’s Students Frustrated Over Faulty WiFi Connections

Students and faculty at St. John’s University expressed frustrations last week as intermittent Wi-Fi connection to the ...
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Brown Takes Down St. John’s Men’s Lacrosse, 13-8

The St. John’s men’s lacrosse team fell to the Brown Bears on March 21. This loss follows a streak of five straight losses ...
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St. John’s Survives Kansas, Advance to the Sweet 16 For the First Time Since 1999

That kid [Dylan Darling] has balls the size of church bells,” said Rick Pitino after their extraordinary come-from-behind ...
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You’re Not Making the Most of Your Library Resources

Most students venture to the library at some point during their educational journeys to study in a quiet space or to check ...
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Pitino vs. Self Headlines St. John’s–Kansas Round of 32 Showdown

Bill Self. Rick Pitino. A heavyweight bout between two legendary college basketball programs. Where else would you be on a ...
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St. John’s Dominate Northern Iowa in the Round of 64

Different year, same expectations.  St. John’s controversially entered the NCAA Tournament as the fifth-seeded team in the ...
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The Pros and Cons of Greek Life, According To SJU Students

For decades, fraternities and sororities have controlled many social aspects of universities nationwide. The first fraternal organization was founded as a secret society in 1776 at the College of ...
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Lawyer, professor speak about Omesh Hiraman

Omesh Hiraman, the 22-year-old St. John’s University student accused of carrying a loaded weapon onto campus September 26, was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia, ...
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Hands Off St. John’s Faculty Unions Rally Held on Campus

After Rev. Brian J. Shanley’s announcement to unrecognize the St. John’s University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), union members took it upon themselves to ...
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Solly Walker dies at age 85

Solly Walker, the first African-American basketball player in St. John’s program history, died last Friday at his home in Brooklyn. He was 85. A native of Brooklyn and an alumnus of Boys High School, ...