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University announces sale of multiple UCity buildings

Liv Bielawski ’27 September 17, 2025

The university announced the sale of multiple properties at the University City campus in a Sept. 12 email to students from Jill Dougherty Cleary, B.S. ’00, Ed.D. ’23, vice president of administration...

GRAPHIC: SATINA SACKIE ’27/THE HAWK

New covid-19 vaccine guidelines cause confusion, delay access

Cara Santilli, Copy Chief September 17, 2025

As the 2025-26 vaccine season approaches, new covid-19 vaccine eligibility guidelines issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Aug. 27 have created confusion across Pennsylvania, with many unsure...

Steve Donahue was appointed the 16th head coach of St. Joe’s men’s basketball program Sept. 10 following Billy Lange’s departure. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

Steve Donahue appointed head coach of St. Joe’s men’s basketball program

Hannah Pajtis September 17, 2025

Steve Donahue was officially named the 16th head coach of St. Joe’s men’s basketball program Sept. 10 following the departure of former head coach Billy Lange, who accepted a player development position...

GRAPHIC: BLADIMIR LEMUS ’26/THE HAWK

WYSK: Shadow docket

Grace O’Meara ’27 September 17, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court issued the decision in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo (2025) to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume raids in California, in which immigration officers may “interrogate...

Construction crews work on the Kelly Academic Plaza outside Cardinal Foley Center, Sept. 13. PHOTOS: DEE ALABEDE ’26/THE HAWK

Q&A: Kelly Academic Plaza

Sophia Galante ’26 September 17, 2025

  The Hawk spoke with Kevin Mueller, MBA ’22, senior director of construction and planning, via email Sept. 12 to confirm details regarding the new Kelly Academic Plaza located in front of Merion...

GRAPHIC: BLADIMIR LEMUS ’26/THE HAWK AND BELLA PRIVITERA ’26/THE HAWK

Public transportation changes leave community members distressed

Luke Sanelli ’26, Digital Content Editor September 10, 2025

Joseph Bergkoetter ’29 has used SEPTA to travel from his home in Northeast Philadelphia ever since he was a toddler. But the instability that affected his first-week commute, caused by cuts to SEPTA’s...

GRAPHIC: BLADIMIR LEMUS ’26/THE HAWK

New ID entry required for all campus buildings

Sophia Galante ’26, News Reporter September 10, 2025

The Office of Public Safety & Security announced the implementation of a new access control system for all university buildings. Starting Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. all university buildings will require a valid...

The exterior of Sister Thea Bowman Hall undergoes construction, Sept. 5.
PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK

Largest campus residence hall opens its doors to first-year students

Liv Bielawski ’27 and Grace O’Meara’ 27 September 10, 2025

Sister Thea Bowman Hall officially opened its doors Aug. 21. The new first-year residence hall, which houses more than 500 students, also includes a new office for Counseling and Psychological Services...

One of the first exhibits at the Durban  Holocaust and Genocide Centre explains the origin of the word "genocide." PHOTO: MAXIMILLIAN MURPHY

South African Holocaust and genocide centers aim to promote awareness, reflection

Cara Santilli ’24, M.A. ’26, Copy Chief August 9, 2025

DURBAN, South Africa – At the Durban Holocaust and Genocide Centre, visitors are invited to bear witness to the lives of victims of genocides that span continents and centuries.  The center, which...

Daniel Joyce '88, S.J., presides over the July 23 funeral mass for 
Nicholas S. Rashford, S.J., 25th president of St. Joe's. The mass was held in the Chapel of St. Joseph. PHOTO: SAHR KARIMU/THE HAWK

In Remembrance: Nicholas S. Rashford, S.J.

Hannah Pajtis, Editor in Chief July 25, 2025

Several hundred people gathered July 23 in the Chapel of St. Joseph for a funeral mass for former university President Nicholas S. Rashford, S.J. Rashford, who died July 14 at age 85, served as president...

Nicholus Mashioane (left) and Abongile Malusi (right) are nurses at Anova Health Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on treating HIV. The two explain the importance of screening for prostate cancer at a June 16, 2025, Youth Day event to a group of men. PHOTO: SAHR KARIMU/THE HAWK

US funding cuts devastate HIV prevention efforts in South Africa township

Cara Santilli, Copy Chief June 19, 2025

ORANGE FARM, South Africa – Rose Thamae was once able to employ 30 people in the men’s division of Let Us Grow, a community organization she founded in 1996 to provide support for human immunodeficiency...

Pope Francis made a stop at St. Joe’s to bless the “Synagoga and Ecclesia in Our Time” statue, Sept. 27, 2015.
PHOTO: MATTHEW HAUBENSTEIN, M.A. ’17/THE HAWK

Community reflects on pope’s legacy

Vincent Kornacki ’25, Managing Editor April 30, 2025

Just under a month after the 12th anniversary of his papacy, Pope Francis died April 21 at the age of 88. Francis made history for a number of reasons: as an Argentinian, he was the first pope from the...

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