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COMPILED BY: Liv Bielawski ’27, Sophia Galante ’26 and Grace O’Meara ’27 / THE HAWK | GRAPHIC: Stephanie Savela ’25/THE HAWK | PHOTOS Courtesy of Lesley Carey, St. Joe’s Archivist | PHOTO OF CHERYL MCCONNELL: Madeline Williams ’26/THE HAWK
Tracing the history of women at St. Joe’s
March 26, 2025
Fulbright fellow Madde Guerke '21 at La Malinche in Mexico, where she served as a English teaching assistant for the 2022-2023 academic year. PHOTO COURTESY OF MADDE GUERKE '21
Future of federally funded study abroad remains uncertain amid freezes
March 26, 2025
GRAPHIC: LUKE SANELLI ’26/THE HAWK
St. Joe’s remembers Burt Douglas
March 26, 2025
Jeff Wasch, Ed.D. ’28, coordinator for the St. Joe’s-Gompers partnership, on the playground at Samuel Gompers School. PHOTO: LUKE SANELLI ’26/THE HAWK
Meet Jeff Wasch: St. Joe’s Gompers partnership coordinator
March 26, 2025
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN '25/THE HAWK
University maintains Jesuit mission in face of federal DEI decrees
March 19, 2025
Editorial: The fight for women’s rights is ongoing and necessary
March 26, 2025
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK
Zeldin pollutes the EPA
March 26, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
Sports gambling is getting a little out of hand
March 26, 2025
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK
Classrooms are more than just a room
March 26, 2025
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK
Trump’s second try at 100 days
March 26, 2025
The Guangdong Tigers placed first in International Society’s talent show, March 21. PHOTO COURTESY OF MASSAMBA DORSEY ’26
Talent show a ‘last hurrah’ for UCity students
March 26, 2025
Eddie Dolan ’25 gazes at a tree searching for birds. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK
Birding with AI ears
March 26, 2025
ILLUSTRATION: LEXI KAIN ’27/THE HAWK
Hear me, see me
March 26, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
Donatella Versace
March 26, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
CineHawk: ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’
March 26, 2025
The women’s basketball team photo from 1975, when Cathy Cosgrove ’75, Kathy Garvin ’75, Kathy Langley ’78 and Mary Sue Simon ’78 were on the team. PHOTOS COURTESY OF LESLEY CAREY, ST. JOE’S ARCHIVST
‘We’re made from our history’
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Junior pitcher Colton Book’s is currently one of the most dominant pitchers in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Next chapter in the Book
March 26, 2025
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK
Runners chase new shoe trend
March 26, 2025
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK
Game changers
March 19, 2025
SJU Club Dance after performing at the 76ers game, Nov. 20, 2024. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOFIA BONGIOVANNI ’27
Club dance makes the right moves
March 19, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
Get to know the candidates on the Pennsylvania ballot
October 30, 2024
Baylee Fingerhut ’26 speaks on behalf of NETWORK Advocates for Catholic Social Justice. PHOTO COURTESY OF BAYLEE FINGERHUT ’26
Students advocate for voter registration on campus
October 30, 2024
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK
What you should know as a first-time voter in Pennsylvania
October 30, 2024
Editorial: Voters have power; use it responsibly
October 30, 2024
Letter to the Editor
October 30, 2024
Sydney Taylor ’26, Katy Viveiros ’26, James Miller ’26 and Alex Wojciak ’26 ask questions about the Apartments at Penn at the housing fair. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK
Students scramble to secure off-campus housing for 2024-25
October 25, 2023
WYSK: Leases
WYSK: Leases
October 25, 2023
GRAPHIC: ALLY ENGELBERT ’25/THE HAWK
Q & A with Crystal Morris
October 25, 2023
GRAPHIC: MINDY CHOI ’25 /THE HAWK
Where to shop for housing supplies
October 25, 2023
GRAPHIC: GABRIELLA GUZZARDO ’23 /THE HAWK
Setting down new roots
October 25, 2023
Muniera Hassen (right), SBC dialysis and cataract administrator, speaks to Mr. Martin, a patient who has been receiving dialysis treatment at Sabera's Dialysis clinic for two years. PHOTO: MAXIMUS FISHER ’25
‘They saved my life’
September 6, 2024
Joash Paul said education should be one of the government's top priorities: "The education system is in shambles." PHOTO: KILEY O'BRIEN '25.
‘The youth are tired’
August 31, 2024
The family home of Rochelle Smith, Yolanda Spalding and Siritta Varnicker is on a street close to a tailing mountain in Riverlea. On windy days tailing dust ends up on top of and inside houses like theirs. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK '26/THE HAWK
Mine dumps expose community to health issues
August 28, 2024
Phumzile Nkosi, curator and manager of the Phansi Museum, plays an accordion, one of many musical instruments in the museum's collection. PHOTO: LILLI DELLHEIM, M.A. '25/THE HAWK
‘Down below’ museum preserves southern African art
August 5, 2024
Jodi Lawerence, an administrator at the Sophiatown Heritage Centre, tells visitors about Sophiatown's history during a tour of the museum's rooms. PHOTO: SHAILA BHAYROO/THE HAWK
Sophiatown museum shares history of struggle, resistance
August 4, 2024
WYSK: Juneteenth
WYSK: Juneteenth
June 19, 2021
A clip from the media program’s “I Have a Dream” video. PHOTOS COURTESY OF TONY ROCCO
Photography Without Borders: Through the lenses of Philadelphia youth
March 23, 2021
Violence against the Asian American community
Violence against the Asian American community
February 23, 2021
No celebration without representation
No celebration without representation
February 16, 2021
Following through on our promises
Following through on our promises
February 16, 2021
St. Joe’s offers ally training
April 26, 2018
Spiritual practice helps those in recovery
Spiritual practice helps those in recovery
April 26, 2018
Philadelphian raises awareness of epidemic
Philadelphian raises awareness of epidemic
April 26, 2018
Learning to save lives
Learning to save lives
April 26, 2018
10th annual Recovery Speak Out
April 26, 2018
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Tracing the history of women at St. Joe’s

Liv Bielawski ’27, Sophia Galante ’26, and Grace O’Meara ’27
March 26, 2025
COMPILED BY: Liv Bielawski ’27, Sophia Galante ’26 and Grace O’Meara ’27 / THE HAWK | GRAPHIC: Stephanie Savela ’25/THE HAWK | PHOTOS Courtesy of Lesley Carey, St. Joe’s Archivist | PHOTO OF CHERYL MCCONNELL: Madeline Williams ’26/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s Enrollment by Gender

SOURCE: NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS’ INTEGRATED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM
COMPILED BY: GRACE O’MEARA ’27/THE HAWK
GRAPHICS: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

 

Update: The women’s history timeline graphic was updated March 28, 2025 to correct a graphical error that caused the text of the 1975 entry to be cut off.

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