Red Storm Sprinter Opts For A Service-Oriented Spring
Break
While most St. John’s students are spending their spring
break somewhere warm and relaxing, tropical and free from work,
junior sprinter Johana Kernizan will
spend her time amidst poverty and devastation as she travels to New
Orleans to help rebuild the Big Easy after the disaster of
Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Read
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St. John’s Student-Athletes Participate in Annual Blood
Drive
On Thursday, Jan. 25 St. John’s
student-athletes volunteered at the Athletic Department sponsored
blood drive held in Carnesecca Arena. Athletes from various
sports assisted New York Blood Center workers with registration and
at the fueling station, as well as donating. Read More
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105 Red Storm Student-Athletes Named BIG EAST Academic
All-Stars For 2005-06
On Sunday, Jan. 21, St. John’s University
acknowledged its 105 student-athletes who received BIG EAST
Academic All-Star accolades for the 2005-06 academic year. The
athletes, who were recognized during halftime at the men's
basketball game against Syracuse, span across the majority of St.
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St. John’s Men’s and Women’s Tennis Lends A Helping Hand
At The Bayside Senior Center
The St. John’s men’s and women’s tennis
teams have spent much of their time off the courts this season
serving the community. The squads participated in the University’s
annual Service Day, the fifth annual Fun Run, the Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer walk and most recently visited the Bayside
Senior Center to paint a couple of classrooms. Read More
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Red Storm Men’s Basketball Team Serves Brooklyn
Community At St. John's Bread And Life Soup Kitchen
The Red Storm men's basketball team made its
10th-annual Thanksgiving trip to the St. John's Bread and Life Soup
Kitchen on Wednesday, serving turkey dinners to nearly 650 Brooklyn
area residents. Read More
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Student-Athletes Raise Breast Cancer
Awareness With Fifth Annual Fun Run
The St. John’s athletic department, in
conjunction with campus ministry and university community
relations, held the fifth-annual campus Fun Run for Breast Cancer
Awareness. Student-athletes from all Red Storm varsity teams
participated in the walk around campus to help promote this
Sunday’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Walkathon.
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St. John’s Athletics Lends A Hand At Fifth
Annual University Service Day
St. John's held its fifth annual University
Service Day on Saturday, Sept. 23, and Red Storm athletes, coaches
and athletics department personnel came out to lend a helping hand.
Members of St. John's athletic teams reached out to several area
groups as part of a day dedicated to helping others and giving back
to the community.
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St. John's Softball Named Storm Tracker
Champions
The St. John's softball team was named the Storm Tracker Champion
for the 2005-06 academic school year. The team finished with 3,466
points, narrowly defeating the women's golf team who had 3,380.
Storm Tracker Points Board
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Lambertson Hosts Annual Teach To Fight
ALS
Sophomore women's golfer Brittany Lambertson (Northport, N.Y.) will
host the fourth annual "Teach To Fight ALS" fundraiser at the
Indian Head Golf Park in Kings Park, N.Y., on Saturday, June 3 from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fundraiser will feature golf lessons from
Lambertson, as well as other local golf professionals, with
proceeds going to the ALS research foundation and the SaveDaveNow
Foundation.
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Thirteen Red Storm First-Year
Student-Athletes Inducted Into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor
Society
Last week the St. John's Student Development for Athletes unit, in
conjunction with the University Freshman Center, inducted 13
first-year student-athletes into the University's chapter of Phi
Eta Sigma national freshman honor society. The freshmen received
the honor after earning a grade point average of 3.5 or better in
their first semester at St. John's.
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Student-Athlete Reflections From New
Orleans
Unlike most college students who head for warm weather and sunny
shores during their spring break, three Red Storm student-athletes
along with more than 200 St. John's students traveled to the
Hurricane Katrina devastated region of New Orleans. The students
volunteered their time and efforts with Campus Crusades, a
Christian organization.
Sophomores Ben Shuleva and Jeff Stepan of the men's soccer team,
along with Caitlin Rimgaila of the women's volleyball team spent
the week cleaning out and tearing down houses that could not be
salvaged. They also spent time with the survivors and others who
have devoted their time to help rebuild New Orleans.
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SAAC and Student Development for Athletes
is sponsoring its annual "Wash Your Mouth Out Week"
The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Student
Development for Athletes is sponsoring the fifth-annual "Wash Your
Mouth Out Week" in accordance with the University's weeklong
dedication to civility. This year's slogan is "Remember...Little
Ears Are Listening."
"I think it is a wonderful opportunity for our athletes to
support important initiative," said Dr. Nancy Kaplan, Associate
Vice President for Academic Services. "Their participation in this
event shows a true understanding of the values of our
university."
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Red Storm Spirit Extends
Overseas
With help from the St. John's Athletic Department and University
Freshman Center, troops deployed overseas have been able to show
off their Red Storm pride. Drew Lyons and his medic platoon, the
Charlie Company Conquerors, were sent athletics shirts and hats
just in time for the men's basketball game against Duke (Dec.
21).
"My guys get excited about stuff like this," said Lyons.
"They're from the Syracuse area and that's all they talk about, so
I love when I get the chance to talk about St. John's."
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St. John's Softball Participates In
Midnight Run
Members of the St. John's softball team took a short break from
practicing for the upcoming season to take part in a Midnight Run.
On the evening of Feb. 2, the team braved the frigid weather and
hit the streets of Manhattan, giving out food and clothing to the
needy. "I am proud of our girls for the extensive lengths they go
to in helping the community," said assistant coach Kathy Freaney.
"This is a group that recognizes how fortunate they are and have an
awareness of how many people go without."
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Student Athletes Participate in Annual
Blood Drive
Athletic Department donates 114
pints to New York Blood Center.
On Wednesday, Jan. 25 St. John's student-athletes volunteered at
the Athletic Department sponsored blood drive held in Carnesecca
Arena. Athletes from various sports assisted New York Blood Center
workers with registration and at the fueling station, as well as
donating. The blood drive gave the St. John's community the
opportunity to help the less fortunate. St. John's more than
doubled its donations from last January's drive and surpassed the
events goal, which was 85 pints. At the end of the day, 114 pints
of whole blood were donated.
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Red Storm Basketball Serves Brooklyn
Community At St. John's Bread And Life Soup Kitchen
Scenes of the day to appear on NBC 4 news
at 5 p.m.
The Red Storm men's basketball team made its annual Thanksgiving
trip to the St. John's Bread and Life Soup Kitchen on Wednesday,
serving turkey dinners to nearly 450 Brooklyn area residents. Head
coach Norm Roberts, the Red Storm team and coaching staff were
joined by University benefactors Eleanor and Donald Taffner, and
also Bruce Beck of NBC 4 and his family. "It is always good to come
out and support the community, and to give back to others that are
less fortunate," said Roberts.
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Student-Athletes Play BINGO at Local
Nursing Home
Before the Thanksgiving holiday, St. John's student-athletes from
men and women's tennis, women's soccer, softball, women's golf and
men's fencing teams visited the Ozanam Nursing Home for a night of
bingo. The athletes assisted the residents with filling in their
cards in the friendly competition.
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Night In Solidarity
Patrick McClay, a freshman member of the St. John's Lacrosse team,
participated in a Campus Ministry sponsored program during
November's Hunger Awareness Month. "A Night in Solidarity with the
Homeless" was the name of the program and it allowed the students
to experience a glimpse of what it meant to be homeless and live on
the streets. McClay's teammate Drew Schanen and Danielle Estrada, a
member of the women's softball team, participated as well. Here is
a reflection written by McClay following the event.
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Men's Lacrosse Team Visits Momma's
House
Seven members of the St. John's men's lacrosse team
volunteered their time and services at Momma's House on Long Island
this past October. Sophomores Kyle Brant, Felix Forbes, Michael
Luyster, Ryan Milford and Dave Saccente along with freshmen Patrick
McClay and Drew Schanen spent the day painting the exterior of the
house and moving heavy items. Momma's House is a charitable
organization designed to help young mothers and their babies.
Momma's house places young mothers and their children into homes
for approximately one year, giving those mothers the opportunity
and support needed to continue to care for their children.
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St. John's Softball Gives Back To
Community
The team did several activities during the
month of October.
The St. John's University softball team has been giving back to the
community in a big way. In the last month, the Red Storm has taken
part in three charitable events. To kick off the month's community
service outreach, the softball team helped raise $200 for the St.
John's Breast Cancer Walk. The entire team was on hand to take part
in the walk on Oct. 16., along with other members of the St. John's
community. The team closed out October with its annual trip to the
St. Mary's Children Hospital. Each year the Red Storm visits the
children of St. Mary's in hopes of giving them a true Halloween
experience.
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Student-Athletes Raise Awareness With
Fourth Annual Campus Fun Run
Students, staff and support groups march
through campus to help in the fight against breast
cancer.
On Tuesday, Oct. 4 student-athletes from all Red Storm varsity
teams, including the cheerleading and dance teams, participated in
the fourth-annual campus Fun Run. The walk around campus was
established to promote awareness of St. John's University's annual
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walkathon.
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St. John's And The Baseball Community Help
Fight Crohn's & Colitis
Team participates in "Mets Strike Out
Crohn's & Colitis" event to help raise awareness for the
illness.
When a player falls to injury, or in this case, illness, the
reaction of his friends, family and teammates can be a very special
thing. For St. John's baseball player Matt Tosoni, his supporters
and about 40,000 others gathered in recognition of him and the over
140,000 other young people in America who suffer from Crohn's
disease and ulcerative colitis. They met at Shea Stadium before the
New York Mets and Atlanta Braves game last month for the "Mets
Strike Out Crohn's & Colitis" event.
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St. John's Student-Athletes Help Make
University Service Day A Success
Several athletic teams take part in
University initiative to benefit the community.
St. John's held its fourth annual University Service Day on
Saturday, Sept. 24, and Red Storm athletes, coaches and athletics
department personnel were out in full force to lend a hand.
Student-athletes representing many of St. John's athletic teams
reached out to several area groups as part of a day dedicated to
helping others and giving back to the community.
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Amazing Orientation Educates New
Student-Athletes
By William Herr, Graduate Assistant for
Student Development
The St. John's University Department of Student Development for
Athletes hosted New Student-Athlete Orientation, August 29. The new
student-athletes experienced a day-long program that helped them
become accustomed to the life of a St. John's student-athlete. The
student-athletes were assigned to orientation teams, different from
their athletic squads, in an attempt to ensure social development
among the new student-athletes. Each orientation team was led by
two upper-class student-athletes who volunteered his or her time to
help out the incoming class.
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Women's Soccer And Volleyball Teams Host
GoGirlGo! Nights
National initiative designed to promote
physical activity in young women.
The St. John's women's soccer and volleyball teams participated in
the national GoGirlGo! initiative in September in an effort to help
promote physical fitness among girls between the ages of 8 and 18.
Red Storm volleyball hosted a GoGirlGo! Night for its Sept. 6 game
against Manhattan College, and women's soccer for its Sept. 30
conference showdown with Georgetown. GoGirlGo! is a national
initiative designed to help girls make physical activity part of
their lives. The mission of the GoGirlGo! campaign is get one
million girls between the ages of 8 and 18 physically active over
the next three years.
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