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Controversial events

Recent News

2007 - A student with a history of psychiatric problems brought a rifle onto the St. John's University campus. He was restrained, arrested and charged with weapons related crimes.[1][2][3] St. John’s was awarded and recognized for the effectiveness of its campus emergency notification system, which aided in apprehending the suspect and protecting students at the university.[4]

2007 - St. John's, along with several other universities, settled among allegations of receiving kickbacks from student loan corporations. New York State attorney general Andrew Cuomo (son of former NY Governor, and St. John's University Alum, Mario Cuomo) and St. John's agreed to settle for $80,000.00. [5]

2007 - St. John's discussed showing the Vagina Monolgues, but hesitations from administrators put the project on hold pending an endorsement from an academic department.[6]

2007 - It was discovered that St. John's University was in plans to have a dormitory facilities in Jamaica Queens, after it made a pledge not to build dorms in the neighborhood [7]. St. John’s attested that the pledge was not technically broken because the dorms are being built by another group and will be leased by the university [8].

2008 - Former St. John's University Professor and Baseball Team member Brian McNamee accused Roger Clemens of using sports enhancing drugs. [9]

Controversy

1961 - Gambling charges caused 37 arrests of players from 22 colleges including Columbia, St. John's, New York University, North Carolina State and Connecticut. [10]

1983 - An 19 year old St. John's University student Kathleen Habeeb was stabbed in the heart [11] while entering her off campus home in Jamaica Estates Queens. [12]. St. John's University is currently planning on building off campus dorms in Jamaica, Queens. [13]

1990 - The St. John’s Lacrosse Rape Case involved several members of the St. John's University lacrosse team (Walter Grabinowitz, Adam Gerber, Michael Calandrillo, Matthew Grandinetti, and Andrew Draghi) who were acquitted of gang rape charges of an African American female [14] [15][16]. One student, Joseph Reilly, plead guilty to second degree sexual abuse. [17]. Another, Adam Gerber, plead guilty to sexual assault [18] and a third Michael Calandrillo to two counts of sexual misconduct and unlawful imprisonment. [19]. Law and order made an episode based off that case [20]

1991 - A 17 year old St. John's University female student stated that she was raped [21] by Keith Howie, an individual unaffiliated with St. John’s, at [Alumni Hall] [22] .

1997 - Justin Volpe, an NYPD police officer and St. John’s alum, was arrested for sodomizing Abner Louima [23].

1997 - A St. John's University professor was attacked and left for dead in her car at a St. John's University parking lot. [24].

2000 - St. John's was criticized by the NCAA for misrepresent facts in an NCAA investigation [25].

2001- March - Two St. John's students were shot on a campus parking lot by another man. Cory Prince, a St. John's University football player, was left paralyzed by the attack.[26]

2002 - St. John's University stated that it would eliminate 6 athletic programs (of which 5 were men's teams and one women's team), and added a men's lacrosse team, in order to comply with Title IX gender equality rules. [27] which had been closed since the 1990 St John's Lacrosse Team Rape Case.

2003 – November - Willie Shaw, a senior guard, and former star Marcus Hatten were arrested for smoking marijuana as while sitting outside the St. John’s off-campus players’ residence. Three weeks later, Mike Jarvis, the Storm coach who had led the team to twenty-win seasons in four of five years, was fired."[28] St. John's hasn't had only 1 winning basketball season since with a 16-15 record in 2006-2007. [29]

2003 - St. John's basketball player, Grady Grady Reynolds [30] was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment against a member of the St. John's University Women's Swim. Grady contended that the accuser was a stalker [31]. He was represented by St. John's University Professor and Lawyer Oscar Holt (which may have been a conflict of interest due to his ties to the university). [32] He received an ACD and was ordered to undergo anger management. [33]

2003 - Captain of the St. John's University basketball team, Shareef Fordham, was arrested for cocaine and eventually convicted. He is currently serving a prison sentence. [34]

2003 – It was revealed that Keita, a St. John's basketball player, was being given a $300 monthly allowance and free school books to be on the team, which is illegal according to NCAA standards. In response to the incident, expecting NCAA penalties, St. John’s announced a self-imposed two-year ban on postseason play. [35]

2004 – Members of the St John’s basketball team were accused of gang raping a woman in Pittsburgh. It was later revealed they hired the prostitute for $1000 to perform sexual acts on them, but after only payer her $6 the woman made false accusations that she was raped. Several players were expelled after the incident. [36][37] Grady Renolds was expelled from the school[38] , Abe Keita was banned from the team, and suspended for a year [39] , Mohamed Diakite and Lamont Hamilton were suspended for the rest of the season, [40], freshman Tyler Jones was suspended for the rest of the season, freshman Tyler Jones [41], while leading scorer Elijah Ingram withdrew from the university. [42] Team manager Eric Garnier was suspended indefinitely.[43]

2004 - Four St. John's University students of Pakastani descent were detained by Times Square while seated in a burgundy van. [44] Police sources say two of those students were on the FBI watch list [45]

2005 – September - A woman was allegedly raped in the dorms at St. John's University. The accused, Rodney Syndor, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years probation. [46]

2006 - A St. John's University attendee Mohammed Junaid Babar was convicted for aiding al-Qaeda and conspiracy to assist al-Qaeda between January 2004 and May 2006. [47]