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Philly-based, “Golden Girls”-inspired drag queen B.E.A. (Beatrix Eglantine Aurthurson) works the crowd at the the annual drag show co-hosted by
SJUPride and Hawk Hill Productions.

‘We will never stop dancing’

Hannah Pajtis, Features Editor April 16, 2025

When entering The Perch the evening of April 11, students didn’t come across the typical ping pong tables and yellow-toned lights. Instead, they found themselves greeted by shimmering rainbow streamers,...

CROSSWORD: Easter word hunt

Kiley O’Brien ’25, Assistant Features Editor April 16, 2025

Across 2. The Easter Bunny’s favorite snack. 3. The day of the week Easter always falls on. 4. You might do this to decorate eggs as an Easter activity. 5. An animal traditionally eaten on Easter...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

CineHawk: ‘Hundreds of Beavers’

Ben Vanilli ’25 April 16, 2025

Something you can’t do in Hollywood is pitch a story about an applejack salesman stuck in the frigid Canadian winter who must fight — wait for it — hundreds of beavers, without expecting to be laughed...

Carter Karpinski ’25 and a young child play a U.S. mint-themed
game at the Philadelphia branch of the U.S. Mint. PHOTO: THE HAWK

Saving the penny doesn’t make cents

Carter Karpinski ’25, Columnist April 16, 2025

Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “A penny saved is two pence clear” — in other words, a penny saved is a penny earned. While this saying may have been true in the 18th century, when the U.S. GDP was...

Derek Rodriguez ’27, co-president of BeCivil, speaks to the Alpha Phi sorority on the importance of diversity,
equity and inclusion. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK

A voice for inclusion

Bella Privitera ’26, News Reporter April 16, 2025

As a first-year student, Derek Rodriguez ’27 found himself guided by mentors who pushed him outside of his comfort zone — pushes that ultimately led him to become an advocate for social justice and...

The program cover from the 1916 production of “The Passion Play.”

‘The Passion Play’ 1916 program

Clare Yeatman ’26, Special to the Hawk April 16, 2025

Audiences poured into Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House in April 1916 to experience St. Joseph’s College’s production of Clay Greene’s critically acclaimed show, “The Passion Play.”  This...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Women take on outer space

Olivia Gasparro ’27 April 16, 2025

The countdown is on for an all-woman space crew as they plan to blast off April 14. Six influential women, including singer-songwriter Katy Perry and CBS Morning talk show host Gayle King, will board the...

Jayla Stephens ’28, Delaney Shur ’27 and Meghan Clark ’27 star as Annie Cannon, Henrietta Leavitt and Williamina Fleming in the department of music, theatre & film and the SJU Theatre Company’s production
of “Silent Sky.” PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK

‘Silent Sky’ takes center stage

Kiley O’Brien ’25, Assistant Features Editor April 9, 2025

The department of music, theatre & film and the SJU Theatre Company will be performing their production of “Silent Sky” April 10-April 13. “Silent Sky” is a play written by Lauren Gunderson...

A photo of a beach in the Dominican Republic Allie Harrer ’27 took using her aunt’s point-and-shoot camera. PHOTO: ALLIE HARRER ’27

Refocusing on old technology

Monica Sowinski ’26, Sports Reporter April 9, 2025

Generation Z’s preference for old technology is helping boost sales of point-and-shoot cameras. After being decimated by the smartphone market, camera sales have risen steadily in the last three years,...

Tayla Evans’ ’27 sourdough loaf sits on the stove of her Rashford apartment.
PHOTO: TAYLA EVANS ’27/THE HAWK

Rising to the occasion

Tayla Evans ’27, News Reporter April 9, 2025

My social media Explore pages are full of bread-making content. I could scroll for ages through posts and accounts dedicated to this carbohydrate.  Some of that popularity still seems to be riding...

CROSSWORD: Cinema city

Gavin Kuebler ’25, Assistant Features Editor April 9, 2025

Across 2. “Muppets Take _______,” a 1984 classic family film where the Muppets gang tries to debut their stage act in the big city. 3. “Viva _______ _______,” a rock ’n’ roll musical...

Shannon Tonetta ’26 presents her research on artist Pieter Bruegel’s portrayal of peasants in art at the fourth
annual Philadelphia-area Undergraduate Art History Research Symposium.
PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK

Students present art history research at annual symposium

Kiley O’Brien ’25, Assistant Features Editor April 2, 2025

Students gathered to present their research at the fourth annual Philadelphia-area Undergraduate Art History Research Symposium, hosted at the Frances M. Maguire Art Museum on March 29.  Martha Easton,...

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