The spotlight on women’s basketball lately has sadly come with a surge of racist and sexist comments aimed at the players. To top it off, she is an NCAA national champion who is forever etched in NCAA ...

With awards season in full swing, there’s no better time to speculate and predict which talented people will be taking home which esteemed awards. For some of those talented people, they’ve reached a ...

After the latest Grammys, not only are people celebratory when watching their favorite artists perform and receive their first trophy, but many also express outrage at the wins, losses and etiquette.

After the buzzer sounds and the clock runs out on his life on earth, Mel Davis hopes to reunite with his old friend. By then, he may have an answer to a question he has asked himself for years. “Why” ...

To truly understand everything our country imposes on the island just 90 miles off the coast of Florida, one must first understand the history of the wedge between the two. Directly after the ...

A quote from a Sankofa Cinema Club poster on St. John’s campus. Torch Photo / Malak Kassem Founded in 2023, the St. John’s University Sankofa Cinema Club, founded in 2023, is a virtual space where ...

About 75% of St. John’s students commute to the Queens campus. According to a Forbes report, about 80% of the student body are New York state residents. Additionally, 80% of living alumni reside ...

As anticipation grows for the debut of Rick Pitino and the new look Red Storm Men’s Basketball team, St. John’s University launched a pre-season docuseries titled “Rising Storm.” Much like HBO’s “Hard ...

Remnants of what once was St. John’s University Staten Island campus located in Grymes Hill. Torch Photo / Isabella Acierno St. John’s University President Rev. Brian J. Shanley sealed the future of ...

Professional wrestling is great. The combination of athletic feats and top-notch storytelling consistently makes for fantastic entertainment. WWE, the largest company in the industry, recently ...

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