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GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

Art Club collaboration supports children battling illnesses

Gavin Kuebler ’25, Assistant Features Editor November 20, 2024

A chance to join children and teens in the fight against chronic illness is available for a short time at St. Joe’s. Until Nov. 26, Art Club on the Hawk Hill campus is providing an opportunity for students...

CROSSWORD: Season of thanks

Kiley O'Brien '25, Assistant Features Editor November 20, 2024

Across 6. A blend of bread, herbs and spices that can serve as turkey filling. 8. A Thanksgiving celebration with non-relatives. 9. Gobble gobble. 10. Holiday classic red condiment or side dish. Down 1....

The inside cover of the book, “A Mechanical Account of Poisons in Several Essays,” located in the St.
Joe’s Archives. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Archives Unboxed: ‘A Mechanical Account of Poisons’

Tess Margis '26, Features Reporter November 20, 2024

In 1702 prominent English physician Dr. Richard Mead published “A Mechanical Account of Poisons in Several Essays,” a book that laid the groundwork for the future of the field of toxicology. “A...

Four Philly breweries that are first-draft picks

Kaitlyn Tran '25, Special to the Hawk November 20, 2024

For the avid beer enthusiast who appreciates the fine art and craft behind a perfect glass, Philadelphia’s neighborhoods are rich with local breweries unique to the city. In fact, Philly is home to over...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

On The Beat: ‘The Crossroads’

Parker Hayden '25, Hawk Staff November 20, 2024

Rap has experienced an interesting release radar this year. While huge names in the scene have dropped albums, it seems to me that the substance of their work is starting to fly out the window. Some may...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Taking off the training wheels

Olivia Gasparro '27, Features Columnist November 20, 2024

The years can seem like they go by in a blink of an eye. As we navigate through life, the training wheels that once held us upright are slowly removed, putting us face-to-face with the world around us....

PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

The Hawk Rap: Sheridan Leak

Helena Sims '25, Special to the Hawk November 20, 2024

Sheridan Leak ’25 is a biology major from Burlington, New Jersey. As president of the Black Student Union, Leak spends a lot of her time in the Center for Inclusion and Diversity (CID) office in Campion...

PHOTO COURTESY OF JORDAN GOUGE ’25

The Hawk Rap: Jordan Gouge

Luke Sanelli ’26, News Editor November 13, 2024

Jordan Gouge ’25 is the president of the Student Nurse Association of Pennsylvania’s (SNAP) chapter on St. Joe’s Lancaster campus, where she organizes monthly meetings for SNAP members, public events...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

CineHawk: ‘The Substance’

Tayla Evans ’27, Distribution Manager November 13, 2024

Splattered with gore and psychological thrills, the sci-fi horror film “The Substance” is incredibly uncomfortable in all the right ways. The movie follows Elisabeth Sparkle, who, on her 50th birthday,...

A “pinnacle,” the stone top of one of the columns on Barbelin Hall’s bell tower, located in
the St. Joe’s Archives. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Pinnacle of Barbelin Hall

Helena Sims '25, Special to the Hawk November 13, 2024

Barbelin Hall, or Barb as it is affectionately known on Hawk Hill, was the first building on St. Joe’s new-at-the-time City Avenue campus in the late 1920s.  The university was originally located...

CROSSWORD: Philly sports icons

Tess Margis '26, Features Reporter November 13, 2024

Across 5. Holds the most wins of any manager in Philadelphia Phillies history. 7. Former MLB first baseman also known as “The Big Piece.” 8. Current executive for the Flyers who played on the...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN '25/THE HAWK

Dreamgaze autumn

Zach Podolnick '26, Sports Reporter November 13, 2024

With loud guitars and heavenly dreamscapes, this unusually warm autumn reverberates with the sounds of shoegaze and dream pop. Shoegaze (noisy guitars laden with pedal effects) and dream pop (spacious...

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