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Default Categories Topics Posts Last Post    The College Community     Alumni: Jesse Kraai Clicking on this link will take you to the Free New Mexican article "Santa Fe's own 'grandmaster'" about Jesse Kraai, a former tutor at St. John's College in Santa Fe who recently became the first new American chess grandmaster in over 10 years.   Alumni: Jesse Kraai Jesse Kraai, a former tutor at St. John's College in Santa Fe, in April 2007 became the first new American chess grandmaster in over ten years. 0 0     Alumni: Sky News's Interview of Tony Lagouranis Clicking on this link will take you to a Sky News interview of Tony Lagouranis.   Alumni: Tony Lagouranis Tony Lagouranis graduated from the Santa Fe campus of St. John's College in 1997. Subsequently, he became an interrogator for the U.S. military. He worked in several places in Iraq, including Abu Ghraib. He eventually came to regret his actions and now publicly speaks out against torture and the treatment of Iraqi prisoners. 1 3 2006 May 05 17:53:39 by: Frederick Douglass    Alumni: Tony Lagouranis Interview for Fox News Clicking on this link will take you to the You Tube Video: Tony Lagouranis Interview about Abu Ghraib.   Alumni: Tony Lagouranis Interview with Amy Goodman Clicking on this link will take you to a youtube video of a section of Amy Goodman's interview of Tony Lagouranis.   Alumni: Tony Lagouranis Where US Torture Came From Clicking on this link takes you to another section of the Amy Goodman interview where Tony Lagouranis discusses where U.S. torture came from.   Alumni: Tony Lagouranis Who the US Interrogates Clicking on this link will take you to another section of the Amy Goodman interview in which Tony Lagouranis discusses who the U.S. Military interrogates and the results of the interrogation.   Alumni: Tony Lagouranis: Confessions of a Torturer Clicking on this link will take you to John Conroy's article on Tony Lagouranis.   Alumni: Tony Lagouranis: Patricia Sharpe's article Clicking on this link takes you to an article exploring how it is possible for a St. John's College education to lead Tony Lagouranis to become a torturer.   Alumni: Tony Lagouranis's New York Times article Clicking on this link will take you to a preview of Tony Lagouranis's article in the New York Times, Tortured Logic. To read the entire article, it must be purchased from the New York Times.   Security and Admin.: Attacks and Their Aftermath There have been multiple charges of attacks on students. Students are sometimes punished after being attacked. Does anyone have information on these attacks? What steps should be taken to prevent the administration from accepting the word of staff over students? Is it reasonable for students to defend themselves against such attacks? What constitutes excessive punishment? 7 10 2007 January 04 09:28:58 by: The Great Pumpkin    Security and Admin.: Miscellaneous Dismissal This forum is to discuss dismissal from the college in general or other cases of dismissal. 2 3 2009 June 19 09:04:52 by: Vlad    Security and Admin.: Responsibility and Honesty The 2006-2007 Annapolis student handbook on page 32 states, " Responsibility ... For the good of the community, it [the college] also expects all students, regardless of consequences, to report their own misdeeds, to try to persuade others to report their own misdeeds, and to report the misdeeds of those who cannot be persuaded. Failure or refusal to report misbehavior may lead to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion." On page 33 the student handbook continues, "Honesty The college expects community members to be honest. The college expects students never to lie and never to withhold information, either about themselves or about their fellow students. Dishonesty may lead to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion." Is it fair to define silence as dishonesty? Should students be required to face disciplinary action for failing to turn in their fellow students? How does the administration live up to the principles of responsibility and honesty? 1 1 2006 December 07 18:11:37 by: FearOfReprisal    Security and Administration: Attacks Clicking on this link will take you to appollodorus's blog, which contains more information about Webster Ye.   Security and Administration: Cocaine Clicking on this link will take you to Daniel deVise's Article about the drug investigation on campus, Students Punished in Drug Probe.   Security and Administration: Cocaine The Annapolis campus decided to deal with cocaine use by calling students rumored to be cocaine users in to see Judy Seeger, Annapolis assistant dean. Judy Seeger falsely claimed to have eyewitness testimony that the accused students were involved in cocaine. Students were told that the college would come down hard on them unless they named others who were using drugs. The named students were then subjected to the same treatment. Many were suspended for a year or expelled. Several seniors had their degrees withheld for a year, sometimes damaging their graduate school plans. One student was expelled who refused on principle to co-operate with the investigation; he would neither name names nor tell Judy Seeger if he had ever used illegal drugs. Is it fair for students to be coerced into accusing other students? Is it reasonable for students to be punished for keeping their suspicions of other students to themselves? How should the college deal with drug use on campus? 5 14 2007 March 06 17:43:51 by: Chucksville    Security and Administration: Crime How safe are the two campuses of St. John's College? How frequent is crime? How does security and the administration deal with crime on campus? 1 1 2007 January 15 09:18:14 by: tumnus    Security and Administration: Expulsion for Alcohol The Fiske Guide to Colleges says about St. John's, "Although no one under 21 can be served under strict campus rules that include expulsion if caught, students admit that underage undergrads can easily tip their share of the brew." The Insider's Guide to the Colleges says, "...underage drinking, if caught, is dealt severely." Has anyone ever heard of an underage student getting expelled for alcohol use? If this penalty seems harsh, what should the appropriate penalty (if any) be for underage drinking? 1 4 2006 December 20 14:16:12 by: tumnus    Security and Administration: Mark St. John St. John's College fired Mark St. John, the athletic director of the Santa Fe campus. Many students showed up at an all-college meeting to protest this. Does anyone have more information on this? How much should the administration take student views into account in personnel matters? Should the administration be more open with students in their reasons to dismiss employees? 12 13 2006 August 16 17:00:03 by: moderator    Security and Administration: Phil Milstein What is Phil Milstein's relationship to St. John's College? 2 5 2006 July 25 19:07:59 by: The Great Pumpkin    Security and Administration: Roxanne Seagraves St. John's fired Roxanne Seagraves, the Alumni director for the Santa Fe campus, during croquet week-end. How much warning should the college provide when they feel unhappy enough about an employee's performance to seek dismissal? Is it fair to fire an employee for a minor violation? 2 3 2007 November 30 19:54:35 by: roberta_c    Security and Administration: Student Handbook Page 53 of the 2006-2007 Santa Fe student handbook states, "The college reserves the right to dismiss at any time a student who in our judgment is undesirable or whose continuation in the school is detrimental to the student or his or her fellow students. Such dismissal may be made without specific charge. Students who are suspended or dismissed will receive no refund of fees." Students have been dismissed without being given a reason. This clause in the student handbook eliminates all real authority of the student review board. If no reason is given, how can the college justify the arbitrary dismissal of a student? Why wouldn't the college give a reason for a student's dismissal? What kind of student does the college consider undesirable? 1 7 2006 July 28 16:33:30 by: The Great Pumpkin    Student Body: Diversity St. John's College claims 8% minority enrollment. Others dispute this figure, claiming the college has as little as 1% minority enrollment. What efforts are the college making to recruit a more diverse student body? Should the college make more of an effort to seek out and admit more minorities? 1 5 2006 July 23 23:46:46 by: Frederick Douglass    Student Body: Gay Students In the comments section of wikipedia, David Vidaurre wrote, "...St. John's also does not try to hide the fact that they are included in the Princeton Review--in fact on the homepage of the website you could see the Princeton Review rankings proudly displayed. (however, in the press release from the college, two lists were ommitted: the 'Accepting of Gays' list and the 'Different Races Mingle' list...I found this disturbing)..." What problems does the college have with the treatment of gay students? 3 5 2009 March 11 13:30:10 by: Publius    Student Body: Virtue Are St. John's students virtuous? Should the college try to teach students virtue? Can virtue be taught? What is virtue? 2 2 2011 April 21 10:31:44 by: Socratonic    Students: Joan Hastings Joan Hastings, a former student, was declared persona non grata from the Santa Fe campus for staying at her boyfriend's apartment on campus. Does anyone have more information on this? What are the appropriate reasons for declaring someone persona non grata? 2 2 2006 February 04 00:22:57 by: tumnus    Students: Laleh Dayenny Laleh Dayenny was accused of plagiarism by Thomas Scally, her sophomore seminar tutor, and dismissed from the college. How much power over students is it appropriate for tutors to have? 2 7 2006 September 12 12:14:47 by: Frederick Douglass    Students: Patrick Deuley Patrick Deuley ran into difficulty with the refund of his tuition after he withdrew. Does anyone have more information on this? 1 1 2006 April 11 03:39:37 by: tumnus    Students: Stephen Jablon Stephen Jablon has been openly critical of the administration and has complained to people both inside and outside the college. What has been the college response to this? If someone has a problem with the administration, what is the best way to pursue a complaint? 6 15 2007 February 22 15:48:20 by: moderator    Students: Travis Pittman Travis Pittman, currently a sophomore in the Santa Fe campus, lives off campus but passed out in upper commons. Security woke him up and told him that he could not stay there. They gave him a ride halfway to his house. He slept the remainder of the night on the steps of a nearby church. What steps should the college take to ensure that inebriated students get home safely? 1 1 2006 February 04 00:31:21 by: tumnus    Tutor Evaluations This forum is to evaluate tutors' performances inside and outside of class. 0 0     Tutors: Rate My Professors-Annapolis Clicking on this link will take you to the St. John's College in Annapolis's section of ratemyprofessors.com.   Tutors: Rate My Professors-Santa Fe Clicking on this link will take you to the St. John's College in Santa Fe's section of ratemyprofessors.com.   Tutors: Strauss TheFormOfTheGood refers to Straussianism at St. John's. What is the Straussian philosophy, and which tutors adhere to it? Is Straussianism good or bad? 0 0     Tutors: Tenure and Reappointment Decisions Which tutors currently up for tenure should or should not receive tenure? Which past tenure decisions were right, and which were wrong? What criteria should be used in the decision whether to award tenure? 1 2 2007 December 01 14:23:46 by: roberta_c    Statistics   77 of 504 Members have made 104 posts in 23 forums, with the last post on 2011 April 21 10:31:44 by: Socratonic. There are currently 54 topics. Please welcome our newest member: daviddfbook. Contains new posts since last visit. No new posts since the last visit.

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