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25. See Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. wallmartcanadasucks.com, Case No. D2000-1104, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation
Center, Nov. 23, 2000; Diageo plc v. John Zuccarini, Case No. D2000-0996, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, Oct.
22, 2000. In the Zuccarini case and an earlier case involving a number of variations on "Wal-Mart sucks," the WIPO
judges found the corporate critics guilty of harassing the company rather than genuinely wanting to exercise free-speech rights.
But a dissenting judge argued, in a case involving "vivendiuniversal sucks.com," that bad behavior should not be a relevant
consideration where the result of a mandatory domain name transfer is to allow corporations to acquire and then suppress "sucks.com"
Internet addresses, which are well-known for political commentary. Vivendi Universal v. Mr. Jay David Sallen, Case
No. D2001-1121, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, Nov. 7, 2001
. Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. v. Faber, 29 F. Supp.2d 1161, 1166 (C.D. Cal. 1998).
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Is St John's for you?
Why is St.Johns University not for you? Well if you like a new, technologically
advanced campus, then St. Johns is not for you. If you like attending class in buildings that dont look like your elementary
school, then St. Johns is not for you. -- annoymous
St. John's has been called a place where average people shine
because there are so many stupid dumbass people that make anyone else look smart. annoymmous
If you're looking for a good place to blow $120,000 in four years, St. John's University
is the place! annonymous
Do you like to swim?
Well than St. John's isn't for you. St. John's closed down it's swimming
fascilities which is alleged to have been due costs, but around the same time (Fall 2005) built the new Taffner fieldhouse
next door to help it's recreational and collegiate sports programs. So where can a St. John's University student
go to swim? How about Cuny Queens College. It's less than 3 miles away! Think St. John's Think!
St. John's Mission Statement includes "we commit ourselves to academic excellence
and the pursuit of wisdom which flows from free inquiry, religious values and human experience", "
We strive to provide
excellent education for all people, especially those lacking economic, physical, or social advantages", and "We pledge to
foster those qualities required for anticipating and responding to the educational, ethical, cultural, social, professional,
and religious needs of a dynamic city in a dynamic world." As you read tihs website, take an honest assessment as to
whether or not you think this is actually the case.
After spending nearly 25,000 in tuition, St. John's does give it's students the pleasure
of 300 free prints on the printers in the computer lab. After this the cost is 8 cents per copy.
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==Controversial events
===Recent News===
*In 2006, a St. John's University attendee Mohammed Junaid Babar convicted for aiding [[al-Qaeda]], conspiricy to assist
al-Qaeda between January 2004 and May 2006. [http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370041]
*In 2007, a student with a history of psychiatric problems[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2007/09/26/2007-09-26_man_with_rifle_nabbed_on_st_johns_univer.html]
brought a rifle onto the St. John's University campus. He was restrained, arrested and charged with weapons related crimes.
[http://www.wnbc.com/news/14211196/detail.html?dl=mainclick][http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5679783]
*In 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. [http://articles.news.aol.com/business/_a/universities-resolve-kickback/20070403063709990003]
*In 2007, St. John's University banned the showing of the Vagina Monolgues due to it's not being in the teaching of the
catholic teaching. [http://media.www.torchonline.com/media/storage/paper952/news/2007/01/17/News/Would.You.Want.St.Johns.University.To.Host.The.Vagina.Monologues-2651137.shtml].
This caused a controversy amongst students who were concerned about their first amendment rights [http://media.www.torchonline.com/media/storage/paper952/news/2007/01/17/News/Would.You.Want.St.Johns.University.To.Host.The.Vagina.Monologues-2651137.shtml]
*In 2007, It was discovered that St. John's University was in plans to have a dormitory facilities in Jamaica Queens. This
was after it made a pledge not to build dorms in the neighborhood [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2007/09/18/2007-09-18_st_johns_university_leases_sixstory_site.html].
This pledge wasn't technically broken because the dorms are being built by another group and will be leased by St. John's
University [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2007/09/18/2007-09-18_st_johns_university_leases_sixstory_site.html].
"This is not a St. John's development," said university spokesman Dominic Scianna. "We're just leasing the property." [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2007/10/28/2007-10-28_dorm_foes_challenge_zoning_law_over_site.html]
===Controversy ===
*In 1983 an 19 year old St. John's University student Kathleen Habeeb was stabbed in the heart [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0A13F63C5D0C778CDDA80994DB484D81]
while entering her off campus home in Jamaica Estates Queens. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10914FF395D0C778DDDA80994DB484D81].
St. John's University is currently planning on building off campus dorms in Jamaica, Queens. [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2007/09/18/2007-09-18_st_johns_university_leases_sixstory_site.html]
*In 1992 two priests were robbed near St. John's University [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE3DE1738F930A25754C0A964958260]
*'''[[1990 St John's Lacrosse Team Rape Case]]'''
*The campus was shaken during the [[1990 St John's Lacrosse Team Rape Case]] which was a racially charged case involving
the sexual assault of an black [[Jamaican]] American female by various [[white]] male members of the Athletic community. *In
1961, gambling charges caused 37 arrests of players from 22 colleges including Columbia, St. John's, [[New York University]],
[[North Carolina State]] and [[Connecticut]]. [http://espn.go.com/classic/s/basketball_scandals_molinas.html]
*In November 2003, basketball players Willie Shaw and Marcus Hatten were arrested for smoking marijuana near the St. John’s
off-campus players’ residence. Three weeks later, Mike Jarvis, St. John’s coach, who had led the team to twenty-win
seasons in four of five years, was fired."[http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/sports/features/11080/index1.html]
*In 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. http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/sports/features/11080/index1.html]
In the 1961 gambling charges caused 37 arrests of players from 22 colleges including Columbia, St. John's, [[New York University]],
[[North Carolina State]] and [[Connecticut]]. [http://espn.go.com/classic/s/basketball_scandals_molinas.html] In July 23,
1990, several members of the St. John's University Lacrosse team (Walter Grabinowitz, Adam Gerber, Michael Calandrillo, Matthew
Grandinetti, and Andrew Draghi) were acquitted of gang rape charges of an African American female [http://newsday.typepad.com/sports_lacrosse/2006/03/index.html]
[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7D9133DF935A35754C0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all][http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n15_v43/ai_11162544].
One student Joseph Reilly pleaded guilty to second degree sexual abuse. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7D61E3BF93AA15756C0A967958260].
Another Adam Gerber pleaded guilty to sexual assault [http://media.www.torchonline.com/media/storage/paper952/news/2005/10/05/News/A.History.Of.Violent.Events.On.Campus-1998658.shtml]
and a third Michael Calandrillo to two counts of sexual misconduct and unlawful imprisonment. [http://media.www.torchonline.com/media/storage/paper952/news/2005/10/05/News/A.History.Of.Violent.Events.On.Campus-1998658.shtml]
In 1997, A St. John's University professor was attacked and left for dead in her car at a St. John's University Parking lot.
[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/st_johns_university/index.html?query=MURDERS%20AND%20ATTEMPTED%20MURDERS&field=des&match=exact].
In March 2001, Two St. John's University students were shot on a campus parking lot by another man. One man Cory Prince,
a St. John's University football player, was left paralyzed by the attack. [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/st_johns_university/index.html?query=MURDERS%20AND%20ATTEMPTED%20MURDERS&field=des&match=exact]
In 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) in order to comply with Title IX gender equality rules. It than added a men's lacrosse team. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E2DE1E3AF937A25751C1A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1]
which had been closed since the [[1990 St John's Lacrosse Team Rape Case]]. . This would allow for St. John's to fully comply
with title IX regulations.
"In November 2003, Willie Shaw, a senior guard, and former star Marcus Hatten—in what can only be called a serious
lapse of race-profile-defusing street smarts—were busted for smoking pot as they sat in a white Caddy with Maryland
plates 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."[http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/sports/features/11080/index1.html]
St. John's hasn't had only 1 winning basketball season since with a 16-15 record in 2006-2007. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/schedule?teamId=2599&year=2005]
In 2003, St. John's basketball player, an African American, Grady Grady Reynolds [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E2D7153EF931A25750C0A9659C8B63]
was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment against a member of the St. John's University Women's Swim
team Rachel Seager, a white female. Grady contended that the accuser was a stalker [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03EFDA1138F937A35751C0A9659C8B63].
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) [http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/undergraduate/professionalstudies/departments/cjls/faculty.stj]
He received an ACD and was ordered to undergo anger management. [http://www.queensda.org/Press%20Releases/2003%20Press%20Release/07-July/07-30-2003b.htm]
Around 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. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2003/07/27/2003-07-27_hardwood_to_hard_time_ex-st_.html]
In 2004 the St Johns basketball team were accused of gang raping a woman in the locker room. It was later revealed they hired
the prostitute for $1000 to perform sexual acts on them. They then paid her $6 which caused her to go to the police and make
false accusations that she was raped. The several players involved were expelled. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=2930&purchase_type=ITM&item_id=0286-6133561]
[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=1729921]
In September 2005, a woman was allegedly raped in the dorms at St. John's University. The accused, Alleged rapist Rodney
Syndor, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years probation. [http://media.www.torchonline.com/media/storage/paper952/news/2005/12/23/News/Alleged.Rapist.Accepts.Plea.Bargain-1998219.shtml]
[http://media.www.torchonline.com/media/storage/paper952/news/2005/12/23/News/Alleged.Rapist.Accepts.Plea.Bargain-1998219.shtml]
A player was being given a monthly allowance to be on the team, which is illegal according to NCAA standards, along with free
tuition and school books. "Fearful of impending NCAA penalties regarding alleged under-the-table payments to Keita, a six-ten
Ivory Coast native, St. John’s announced a self-imposed two-year ban on postseason play, taking itself out of the Big
East tournament."[http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/sports/features/11080/index1.html]
