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A demonstrator holds up a sign at the Philadelphia “No Kings” rally, Oct. 18. PHOTO: LUKE SANELLI ’26/THE HAWK

Demonstrators in Center City call for ‘No Kings’

Liv Bielawski ’27, News Editor October 22, 2025

An estimated 15,000 demonstrators gathered outside Philadelphia’s City Hall Oct. 18, chanting “No Kings” as part of a nationwide protest against President Donald Trump and his administration. Demonstrations...

GRAPHIC: BLADIMIR LEMUS ’26/THE HAWK

Sale leaves ELS program housing, classroom space in limbo

Grace O’Meara ’27, Assistant News Editor October 22, 2025

Housing and classroom space for ELS Philadelphia, which serves about 83 international students on the University City campus, faces uncertainty after the recent sale of the Living and Learning Commons...

Jeffrey Barg, clerk of Merion Friends Meeting's Beliefs Into Action Committee, participates in the weekly silent vigil. PHOTOS: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK

Weekly vigil for migrants works to raise consciousness

Hannah Pajtis, Editor in Chief October 22, 2025

On Saturday mornings at the intersection of Montgomery Avenue and Meeting House Lane, passing drivers break the quiet with a chorus of honking horns in support of a silent vigil advocating for just and...

GRAPHIC: JORDAN SHARER ’25/THE HAWK AND HANNAH PAJTIS ’26/THE HAWK

UCity students voice concerns about real estate sales

Grace O’Meara ’27, Assistant News Editor October 8, 2025

About 25 students gathered Oct. 2 in Griffith Hall on the University City campus to discuss concerns over the recent sale of 15 UCity properties that were announced Sept. 12.  Carly Robinson ’26,...

GRAPHIC: HANNAH PAJTIS ’26/THE HAWK

Campus initiates lockdown protocol

Bella Privitera ’26 and Luke Sanelli ’26 October 8, 2025

St. Joe’s issued a Hawk Hill campus lockdown alert at 11:35 a.m. Oct. 3, after the Philadelphia Police Department informed the Office of Public Safety and Security of an armed robbery near the Hawk Hill...

Brandy Schillace, Ph.D., answers questions about her book, “The Framed Women of Ardemore House,” at
an Oct. 1 event in Cardinal Foley.
PHOTO: DEE ALABEDE ’26/THE HAWK

Q&A with Brandy Schillace

Liv Bielawski ’27, News Editor October 8, 2025

Brandy Schillace, Ph.D., is a writer and historian. Growing up near an abandoned coal mine in an underground house beside a cemetery, Schillace was no stranger to more “taboo” topics like death and...

Meet the Class of 2029 Student Senators

Sophia Galante ’26, News Reporter October 8, 2025

  Name: Alexandra Elam Pronouns: She/Her Major: Political Science Hometown: Powell, Ohio “I hope to raise the voices of all the students on campus and allow them to feel comfortable...

GRAPHIC: ANASTASIA KUNICKA ’28, LUKE SANELLI ’26 AND CARA SANTILLI ’24, M.A. ’26/THE HAWK

‘Be more humanistic to each other’

Cara Santilli ’24, M.A. ’26, Copy Chief October 8, 2025

The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting brought together journalists, gun violence survivors, public health professionals and advocates for a conference Oct. 2-3 in Center City, Philadelphia,...

Tylenol-autism claims frustrate many

Liv Bielawski ’27, News Editor October 1, 2025

For Emily Sokolowski ’20, the recent controversy over Tylenol and autism following President Donald Trump’s Sept. 22 press conference isn’t just political — it’s deeply personal. Sokolowski’s...

From left to right: Dr. Khizar Hayat, Josh Frantz ’26, retired nurse Mary Jo and Ean Hudak ’26 discuss the procedure for wound treatment in Mother of Mercy House. Formerly a spare room, the space was transformed into a medical office for the Institute of Clinical Bioethics at St. Joe’s.

Students provide critical wound care at ‘the epicenter of the opioid crisis’

Hannah Pajtis, Editor in Chief October 1, 2025

Located alongside rowhomes and businesses in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Mother of Mercy House may pass for an ordinary red brick building. But to community members battling life-threatening...

GRAPHIC: MOLLY DETTLINGER ’27/THE HAWK
COMPILED BY: SOPHIA GALANTE 26/THE HAWK

University recognizes National Hazing Prevention Week

Sophia Galante ’26, News Reporter October 1, 2025

This year, St. Joe’s formally recognized National Hazing Prevention Week, with Michael Busch, assistant director of the Community Standards, spearheading the initiative alongside St. Joe’s own anti-hazing...

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