2008 Woodie Awards
Huge freshmen class causes class congestionIn order to accommodate the oversized class of 2012, the administration has been forced to enhance Saint Joseph's student facilities.
In addition to negotiating with the Crowne Plaza Hotel to provide additional student residences, the Dean's office was pressed to find a supplementary means of educating the 1,492 incoming freshmen.
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Lighting up the stage: Diwali celebration on campusOn Nov. 15, families, students, and couples made their way to an upstairs classroom in Post Hall to a feast of different Indian foods. Four long tables stretched out as people from different cultural backgrounds sat and shared Gulab Jamun, vegetable cutlets, cauliflower, and fried chicken marinated in Indian spices.
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Student groups push for political speakers on campusAmidst the excitement of the presidential campaign season this year, students from the two partisan groups-the College Democrats and College Republicans-have had to adapt their strategies to the evolving university policy on political activism and public speakers on campus.
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Students and seniors celebrate an early ThanksgivingOn Thursday, Nov. 13, nearly 200 senior citizens and 100 Saint Joseph's students celebrated Thanksgiving two weeks early with the 32nd annual Thanksgiving Dinner Dance.
The theme of this year's dance was "Barnyard Ball," made complete by the cowboy and cowgirl who posed for Polaroid pictures with many of the guests.
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Saint Joseph's plans to add option for communications minorCommunications is one of the fastest growing college majors in the country.
It's on every top 10 'Most Popular Majors' list available. It's being emphasized in high school classrooms. It's been glamorized in the media.
And while it's not currently an option at Saint Joseph's University, the possibility of a communications minor is looming on the horizon.
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