By: Jarreau Freeman
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Tell me this. How many of us can actually say that we left the country for a day? Or can say that we were in two places at one time? Well, I CAN! And so can the other thirty-two Global Studies students who spent the day at the United Nations.
Background: For those of you who need a refresher, the United Nations (UN) is a place where representatives from different countries come together and discuss their concerns about global issues. They particularly focused on hunger and extreme poverty, universal education, gender equality and the empowerment of women, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating HIV/AIDs and other diseases, ensuring environmentally sustainability, and global partnership. The UN’s members consist of 192 countries. Members range from Great Britain and China to smaller countries like Fiji and Yemen. The UN was established on the twenty-fourth of October 1945.
By: Andréa Fernandes
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Chestnut Hill College is grounded in more than 85 years of history and traditions of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill and their schools in Philadelphia. The school’s past is rife with fascinating tidbits and funny anecdotes.
A few of my favorite historical notes:
► All the buildings on campus, from St. Joseph’s Hall through to Martino Hall, were designed to match the buildings in the town of Le Puy, France, where the Sisters of St. Joseph began their order.
► The original Collegiate Institute, which is today St. Joseph’s Hall, collapsed right after it was built.
“On the night of November 20, 1900, the quiet of Chestnut Hill was broken by the sudden collapse of the whole building. Portion by portion it continued to fall until it was a mass of rubble. The blow seemed greater than could be borne.”
The sisters recovered, though, raising funds through a public appeal. Within three years, the building was rebuilt and opened to staff and students.
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By: Katie Harmon
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The Chestnut Hill music department is slowly but surely making its way up in the world, as my fellow blogger Andréa has stated in one of her previous blogs. However, one just doesn’t realize how many options there are besides the already established performing groups if he or she is having trouble finding their niche in the music community.
