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 »
Flames of the Torch: STJ needs to get with the times
Torch Staff
February 13, 2013
It’s 2013. Same-sex marriage is legal in New York, as it is in eight other states and the District of Columbia. Openly gay and lesbian soldiers are now free to openly serve in the United States military. The LGBTQ community is making inexorable progress to equality in all facets of life. Unfortunately,... 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 »
