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