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In Remembrance: Mairéad McInerney McAteer ’06

Hannah Pajtis April 24, 2024

Nearly a hundred family, friends and community members came together to honor the life of Mairéad McInerney McAteer ’06 in the Chapel of Saint Joseph April 21.  McInerney McAteer passed away...

Photo from front Zoe Rhoads, a student taking Chinese, doing work at a desk in a study space on her laptop

Language department battles declining student numbers

Hannah Pajtis April 17, 2024
‘It’s going to be a survival struggle’
graphic of the tripshot application logo over various buildings at the St Joe's University City Campus

UCity on-demand ride request feature remains unused

Hannah Pajtis April 10, 2024

An on-demand ride request feature that launched March 1 within St. Joe’s transportation application, TripShot, has, so far, had no users, with students finding the feature to be buggy and confusing. Since...

Participants walking as part of the Magis for Maji Walk, March 22.

Student-led walk spreads awareness about water inaccessibility in Kenya

Hannah Pajtis March 27, 2024
‘Just being here is able to really spark transformative change’
A mix of posters on the wall of Hannah Pajtis' ’26 apartment.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HANNAH PAJTIS ’26/THE HAWK

Save money with style 

Hannah Pajtis March 20, 2024
Four budget-friendly tips on decorating your dream apartment
zoom chat from "Hair Politics in the Workplace" with messages reading "the guy looks like a space ship", "gg" and "anything not neat, aka textured hair"

Students leave disrespectful comments in Day of Dialogue webinar

Hannah Pajtis February 28, 2024

A webinar for St. Joe’s Feb. 13 Day of Dialogue was disrupted by several students making disrespectful comments in the chat. The session “Hair Politics in the Workplace” was hosted by Megan V....

Katie MacTurk ’09, M.S. ’11 and Megan MacTurk ’09 with their children.
PHOTO: TARA BETH PHOTOGRAPHY/COURTESY OF MEGAN MACTURK ’09

Hawkmate heteronormativity raises inclusion concerns

Hannah Pajtis February 21, 2024

While the university’s Feb. 4 Hawkmates Mass was a celebration for some, for others it was a painful reminder of how LGBTQIA+ couples who also met at St. Joe’s are not always included in such events. At...

Hannah Pajtis ’26 describes herself as a failed TikTok star.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Two weeks in the life of a failed TikTok star

Hannah Pajtis February 14, 2024

At 19 years old, viral TikTok influencer Charli D’Amelio has a house in Hollywood, a reality TV show and her own clothing brand. At 19 years old, I have a list of assignments to complete, a campus dining...

Don’t choose drinking over discussion

Hannah Pajtis February 14, 2024
Stop disrespecting Day of Dialogue
GRAPHIC: MINDY CHOI ’25/THE HAWK

Day of Dialogue 2024

Hannah Pajtis February 7, 2024

GRAPHIC: MINDY CHOI ’25/THE HAWK Register for Day of Dialogue 2024

Joe Moore ’20, M.S. ’22 proposes to Hannah
Lobley ’19, M.S. ’21 outside Gabriel Hall in 2023.
PHOTO COURTESY OF EMMY MOORE

Love soars between alumni

Hannah Pajtis February 7, 2024

When Hannah Lobley ’19, M.S. ’21 and Joe Moore ’20, M.S. ’22 stepped onto campus during their first years at St. Joe’s, they had no idea they’d also be finding their future spouses. Lobley...

GRAPHIC: HANNAH PAJTIS ’26/THE HAWK

Low Starfish use prompts administrative feedback

Hannah Pajtis January 31, 2024

When students are struggling — missing class, not handing in or turning in subpar work, for example — instructors have the option to alert administrative staff in support areas through Starfish, St....

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