Bernarda Delgado, third year human rights and international relations student at St. Thomas University from Ecuador. (Brianna Lyttle/AQ) A pilot food security initiative has begun at St. Thomas University, in collaboration between the Campus Ministry, the STU Food Bank, and Sustainability Services. The program involves a designated student food security coordinator who manages volunteers to recover leftover food from Aramark events to be safely stored and frozen. This food

STU students giving back to their community through hearty meals starting this winter semester. (Credit: Bernarda Delgado) On Thursday, Jan. 15, STU students stormed into room G7 of Holy Cross House to enjoy the wintery vegetable soup made by Ty McCluskey along with Ecuadorian crown donuts, made by Bernarda Delgado. Hearty STU is an initiative led by Claire Morrison, STU’s campus minister, to enjoy a weekly meal with the community. Ty McCluskey, a third-year student majoring

Guests fill the dance floor at the Barley Ball, celebrating with swing music and community spirit to support the STU Food Bank and Hearty STU program. (Credit: Sabrina Zabatiero) On Nov. 1, students, staff and community members gathered in the Great Hall at George Martin Hall for the first-ever Barley Ball, a formal fundraiser supporting the STU Food Bank and the Hearty STU program. The evening paired live swing music, dance lessons and student-led service, offering a celebr

President Nauman Farooqi cooked alongside students from Hearty STU, Kaitlyn Hamming, Rebecca Osmond, and STU’s Campus Minister Claire Morrison. (Credit: Gisele Gallibois) Students at St. Thomas University swarmed Holy Cross House (HCH) to get a taste of President Farooqi’s Pakistani homeland cooking on Oct. 23. The lunch menu offered Tahiri, a rice dish with potatoes; raita, a yogurt-based side with vegetables; and Chicken Karahi curry. Farooqi said he “loves to cook,” and

Reverend and Professor Marek Słomka presented “God’s creation in the light of the Christian tradition and the scientific worldview” to...