For some St. John’s University students, reaching out to the elderly has expanded their family. The Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare and Rehabilitation teamed up with students to highlight residents and patients’ individuality. The event, called Parker: Discovering a New Family, took place Sunday, May 5. “These are individuals,” said Ron Shafran, associate vice president [...]
St. John’s University’s long-time president will resign this summer, according to an internal memo to the school. Father Donald J. Harrington said in a letter to the school’s community that he plans on retiring effective July 31. Harrington, who took over at St. John’s in 1989, has been wrapped up in a series of investigations [...]
Now that surviving Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev has been captured and charged with using a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, some of the motivations behind the attack are becoming clearer. Other questions about security and how to prevent future attacks at similar events are under heated debate. “Thinking about the football season [...]
Students are in talks with administration after a petition to replace Congressmember Peter King as St. John’s University’s commencement speaker surpassed 1,000 signatures, The Courier has learned. An online protest against the Long Island representative hit headlines last week, when students called for the school to dump King as this year’s key note speaker. “Congressman [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then overcast. High of 59. Breezy. Winds from the SE at 10 to 20 mph. Thursday night: Overcast with a chance of rain. Fog overnight. Low of 54. Winds from the South at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%. EVENT OF THE DAY: Let’s Make a [...]
BY JON PEREZ St. John’s sophomore Amir Garrett announced his intent to transfer from the men’s basketball program over Twitter on April 2. “After a long thought process of speaking with my family, I will be leaving the St. John’s Basketball Program,” Garrett said. “It was a well thought-out decision that didn’t just pop out [...]
BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Borough President candidates are blazing through Queens, participating in forums and allowing the community to hear their positions. The six Democrats hoping to replace current Borough President Helen Marshall most recently gathered at the Hollis Hills Jewish Center in Fresh Meadows and attended the Ridgewood Democratic Club’s monthly meeting. State Senators Tony [...]
BY CRAIG GIAMMONA If the 2013 Big East tournament was a funeral for what had been one of the nation’s best college basketball conferences, then a Wednesday, March 20 press conference announcing a 12-year television deal between Fox Sports and the new Big East could be called a rebirth. St. John’s and the other so-called [...]
BY LIAM LAGUERRE With the odds were against the St. John’s women’s basketball team this season, they were normally able to overcome. The season began under a rookie head coach, had a slow start and lost a starter from an early injury, but the Red Storm battled its way into the NCAA tournament for the [...]
BY ANTHONY O’REILLY More than 50 people from St. John’s University participated in the fourth annual St. Baldrick’s and Locks of Love fundraiser to benefit childhood cancer research. The participants included students, administrators and coaches from the school who either shaved their heads in solidarity of those undergoing chemotherapy, or donated 10 inches or more [...]
