V.P. of Institutional Adv. Robert Wile Leads in Salary
Nicole Valente, Managing Editor, Emeritus
April 10, 2013
Robert Wile, in his role as senior Vice President of institutional advancement and chief of staff to the president, was compensated significantly more than administrators in comparable roles in seven other Catholic schools, a Torch investigation found. In 2010, the last year for which tax statements... Read more »
Report: ‘Catholic 7′ Will Take Big East Name
Matthew Wolfson, Assistant Sports Editor
March 6, 2013
The Catholic 7—the seven schools in the Big East that plan to break off and form their own conference—have planned to add two more universities, and keep the Big East name, according to ESPN. Butler University and Xavier University will be the eighth and ninth teams added to the conference, and it... Read more »
Gearing for the postseason: Host of Johnnies qualify for Big East championships in Geneva, Ohio
Stephen Zitolo, Staff Writer
February 13, 2013
The St. Johns Track and Field team competed in the Lafayette-Rider Winter Games on Friday at the New York City Armory. It was the Red Storm’s last meet before the Big East Indoor Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio on Feb. 16. “I feel as the season progressed so did our team and... Read more »
Catholic Schools Announce Big East Departure
Kieran Lynch, Features Editor
December 15, 2012
The Big East’s seven Catholic schools have announced their decision to break away from the conference in a press release Saturday afternoon. The seven schools involved are St. John’s, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall and Villanova. “Earlier today we voted unanimously to pursue... Read more »
Lav Lends Thoughts On Big East
Kieran Lynch, Features Editor
December 11, 2012
According to reports, the seven Big East Catholic schools met with Big East commissioner Mike Aresco on Sunday to discuss the future of the conference and the possibility of other options for the schools. St. John’s, as one of the seven schools and an original founding member of the Big East, finds... Read more »
Q&A: Father Harrington: Torch talks Big East, Future of STJ and SGI with University Pres.
Torch Editorial Board
November 14, 2012
Torch: In a normal period, what does your daily schedule look like? Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M.: I spend a lot of time working with my direct reports so that’s the chief academic officer, the provost [Robert Mangione], it’s the chief operating officer [Martha Hirst]. Dealing with Joe [Oliva]... Read more »
Career High From Harrison Not Enough as St. John’s Falls to Villanova
Mike Cunniff, Sports Editor
January 21, 2012
On paper, the St. John’s men’s basketball team’s matchup with Villanova was a battle between two sub-.500 Big East teams with little to play for. On the court, however, it didn’t turn out that way. The two young teams – with no seniors on the court at all – staged a back-and-forth overtime... Read more »
