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GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

Dialogue is fundamental to our democracy

Jake Richfield ’27, Copy Editor November 20, 2024

On the morning of Nov. 6, after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory was declared, I saw messages across social media with a similar sentiment shared en masse: “If you voted for Trump, do not associate...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

Loyalty over experience

Caroline Trimble ’26, Hawk Columnist November 20, 2024

On Nov. 12, Donald Trump announced Elon Musk, billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X (formerly Twitter), will head the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside former Republican...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Trump’s victory sends clear message to women

Caroline Trimble ’26, Hawk Columnist November 13, 2024

Kamala Harris, although imperfect, was the most qualified candidate in the 2024 presidential election. She has legal experience, including over 20 years working as a district attorney across California...

Editorial: The election is over, now what?

Editorial Board November 13, 2024

It’s official: The most contentious and bitterly contested election of our lifetimes has come to a merciful end. For supporters of Donald Trump, the newly-elected 47th president of the United States,...

The dream of safety

Ann Green, Guest Columnist November 13, 2024

“Now, it is true that the nature of society is to create, among its citizens, an illusion of safety; but it is also absolutely true that the safety is always necessarily an illusion.” — James Baldwin,...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

Hawk Hill reacts to the 2024 presidential election

Luke Sanelli ’26, News Editor November 8, 2024

Three days after winning the 2024 election, President-elect Donald Trump has started to assemble his team, appointing his campaign co-manager Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff. Trump was...

Members of the Puerto Rican Student Association (PRSA) pose. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK AND ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK,
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Hispanic voters considered a critical voting demographic

Lisbeth Urena '27 and Ariana Zablah '26 November 6, 2024

On a warm Sunday in early September, Eva Hernandez ’25 and about 25 other Puerto Rican students met for lunch. They enjoyed the sunny day and shared chorizos, burgers and barbecue chicken. Later that...

The cast of SJU Theatre Company’s fall 2024 production of “Mary Poppins,” Oct. 31. PHOTOS: MELISSA KELLY PHOTOGRAPHY

SJU Theatre Company performs magical family musical

Gavin Kuebler ’25, Assistant Features Editor November 6, 2024

The SJU Theatre Company is performing “Mary Poppins” — a show for all ages — in Bluett Theatre. The cast and crew had their opening night Nov. 1 and two additional performances Nov. 4 and 5. The...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Which candidate will do the most to address climate change?

Ben Vanelli '25, Guest Columnist November 6, 2024

You may have noticed Halloween was strangely warm this year — 79 degrees and sunny, 20 degrees over the average daily high for Oct. 31 in Philadelphia. Additionally, as of Nov. 4,  Philadelphia hasn’t...

Editorial: Don’t take democracy for granted

The Editorial Board November 6, 2024

Note from the Editor: All content featured in the Nov. 6 issue of The Hawk was written, edited and sent to print on Nov. 4, prior to Election Day, Nov. 5.  On Nov. 5, millions of Americans stood in...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

America should stand with its allies

Jake Richfield ’27, Opinions Copy Editor November 6, 2024

Foreign policy was relegated to the sidelines for many voters this election season, despite the United States’ growing interdependence on other nations. I believe it is important to analyze how both...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

Racist comedian inspires voter mobilization

Caroline Trimble ’26, Hawk Columnist November 6, 2024

Recently, the Trump campaign took an interesting approach to encourage Americans to vote for the former president: allowing a comedian to hurl racist insults at several marginalized communities under the...

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