Entries by Walter Villa

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Honors College Going Beyond the Classroom

By Walter Villa – Special to STU Surrounded by scholars. Motivated by mentors. Those are just two reasons why Cameron Williams is a proud member of St. Thomas University’s Honors College, but there are plenty of others as well. Williams, a Psychology major from Miami Palmetto High School, said there have been numerous noteworthy events […]

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First-Year Bobcats Move-In Day, 2023

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Move-in Day 2023 brought us, among other things, Anthony Oliver, a first-year student from Vermont who arrived at St. Thomas University on Thursday morning holding luggage and a scholarship for his skill playing the “League of Legends” video game. Move-in Day also gifted us Alexandra Fernandez, a first-year lacrosse […]

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Godspell Helps Build a Beautiful STU City

BY WALTER VILLA Special to STU Adam Perez-Pinon, who was three years old when he was put back together by doctors following a horrific car accident, recently did his own construction and rebuilding effort as the set designer for St. Thomas University’s Musical Theatre rendition of Godspell. Adrian Lopez, the lead singer of the rock […]

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Bonding Over Law: Mother & Son Both Graduates of STU Law

By Walter Villa – Special to St. Thomas University The bond between Martha L. Arias and Felipe Cabrera is exceptionally close. Cabrera graduated from St. Thomas University’s Benjamin L. Crump College of Law this year. Arias graduated from STU’s College of Law in 2002. But it is more than just sharing the same alma mater. […]

STU Law Student Drives Impactful Change

By Walter Villa – Special to St. Thomas University One class changed her life. Now, she is changing the lives of others. St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law student, Karla V. Aponte, who was inspired by STU professor Dr. Siegfried Wiessner’s “Rule of Law” seminar, used what she learned in that class […]

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STU Benjamin L. Crump College of Law Naming Ceremony

Thu 2/9/2023 3:19 PM BY WALTER VILLA – Special to St. Thomas University View Photo Gallery from the Event Goosebumps. How else to explain the ceremony held on Wednesday afternoon to name St. Thomas University’s College of Law after famed attorney Benjamin L. Crump? It does not happen often if ever, but even A-list actor […]