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Patrick Kennedy ’17, M.S. ’19 in the Radio 1851 studio. PhotoS by: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22 / THE HAWK

Hawks on air

Joseph Panichelli January 22, 2019

What it takes to be a Radio 1851 host Becoming a DJ or radio personality at St. Joe’s is as simple as having the desire to be one. No experience is required. “Anybody who wants to be involved in radio...

Marc Cozzarelli ’22 plays Fortnite Battle Royale PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22 / THE HAWK

The Fortnite fandom

Joseph Panichelli November 27, 2018

St. Joe’s students join the video game trend Fortnite Battle Royale, an animated third-person shooter video game released by Epic Games in  September 2017, has been downloaded millions of times on a...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20.

Say goodbye to the chili pepper

Joseph Panichelli October 30, 2018

RateMyProfessors removes hotness rating With registration for spring 2019 classes approaching and students turning to the website RateMyProfessors.com to help decide which courses to take, they will no...

Sorority sisters rush to welcome new pledges on Bid Day (Photo by Kristen Babich ’20).

Combating fraternity stigmas

Joseph Panichelli October 2, 2018

Improvements made to fraternity recruitment St. Joe’s Interfraternity Council (IFC), along with the three fraternities on campus, Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Sigma Pi, are implementing...

Le’Veon Bell’s pursuit of pay

Le’Veon Bell’s pursuit of pay

Joseph Panichelli September 17, 2018

A battle between organization and athlete The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently caught in a strong--arm battle of wills with star running back Le’Veon Bell. Bell believes that the Steelers should be...

Would Nike sacrifice everything

Would Nike sacrifice everything

Joseph Panichelli September 11, 2018

The dubious nature of Nike’s deal with Colin Kaepernick What has made the actions of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, much more important to civil rights movements than any other...

The Hawks will get to March Madness

The Hawks will get to March Madness

Joseph Panichelli April 24, 2018

Expecting a strong 2019 men's basketball season Although the National Championship was over two weeks ago, I continue to hear bad-mouthing of Villanova University  in the hallways, online and within my...

Media frenzy quells

Media frenzy quells

Joseph Panichelli April 16, 2018

Markelle Fultz’s rise against media pressure The Philadelphia 76ers have become one of most exciting and fascinating stories in all of professional sports. They have received both criticism and praise...

The new professional athletes?

The new professional athletes?

Joseph Panichelli April 9, 2018

The mainstreaming of eSports and video games The 2017 International eSports Tournament consisted of 18 teams from around the world, each with five players. Each member of the winning team went home with...

Their fight and grit stole my heart

Their fight and grit stole my heart

Joseph Panichelli March 19, 2018

How I became an avid fan of a smaller school The St. Joe’s men’s basketball team recently finished out their season with a loss to the first seeded Rhode Island University Rams. St.Joe’s held the...

The King comes to Philly?

The King comes to Philly?

Joseph Panichelli March 6, 2018

Breaking down rumors about LeBron James joining the Sixers It is every professional sports team’s dream to bring in a generational player like LeBron James. With six NBA Finals appearances, 13 consecutive...

Seeing through the vapor

Joseph Panichelli February 19, 2018

E-cigarettes popular despite health risks The JUUL is an electronic smoking device designed to help long-time smokers kick their cigarette habits. A ‘pod’ is a small replaceable container for vape...

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