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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: MOLLY DETTLINGER ’27/THE HAWK

New faces, same goal for men’s basketball

Nicole Franz ’27, Guest Columnist September 10, 2025

After a long offseason of transfer portal activity and noteworthy signings, the St. Joe’s men’s basketball team is finally set to ramp up for the 2025-26 season. The 16-man roster will showcase six...

GRAPHIC: BELLA PRIVITERA ’26/THE HAWK

Spread your wings beyond the library with these local cafe spots

Sometimes, studying in the library gets a little repetitive. When the same four walls start closing in and you need a change of scenery, why not fuel your study sessions with a snack or drink from some...

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...

Ziyaad Ally sits next to a homemade figurine of Reigus, a character in his fantasy novel, “Myth Shadow: The Glowing Gate,” that he constructed with his daughter. In the book, Reigus serves as an introductory challenge to the main character, Cassandra. PHOTO: MAXIMILIAN MURPHY/THE HAWK

Q&A with Ziyaad Ally

Sahr Karimu July 12, 2025

Born in 1984, Ziyaad Ally is a self-defined child of the ’80s, a creator influenced by the books he read and the TV he watched in the ’80s and ’90s. “‘Lord of the Rings’ was a big influence....

Eve Fairbanks, an American author and journalist who now lives in Johannesburg, discusses her 2022 book, “The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning" July 6 at De Baba Eatery in the Melville neighborhood of Johannesburg. PHOTO: FINNEGAN CROWLEY/THE HAWK

Q&A with Eve Fairbanks

Cara Santilli, Copy Chief July 10, 2025

Eve Fairbanks, 42, is an American journalist and author based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally from Virginia, Fairbanks moved to South Africa in 2009 after working as a political writer for The...

Melusi Mashawana, co-owner of the skate brand Hidden Junk and a cashier at Durban Skate Park, performs a skate trick called grinding. Photo: FINNEGAN CROWLEY/THE HAWK

Veteran skater pushes forward new generation of skateboarders

Sahr Karimu July 5, 2025

DURBAN, South Africa – Durban Skate Park used to be the stomping grounds of some of the most gifted skateboarders to hail from the Durban area.  Thalente Biyela, Khule Ngubane and Dlamini Dlamini,...

Malik Cassim, using what his wife Sadia Cassim calls the “gift in his hands,” presses on a patient’s back to show his assistants where cups should be placed. Cassim lost his ability to speak following a stroke in 2022. PHOTO: CARLINA HERSHOCK/THE HAWK

‘Still serving his purpose’

Helen Monek July 4, 2025

DURBAN, South Africa – Malik Cassim is alive. Although a stroke took his ability to speak, Cassim is still using what his wife Sadia Cassim calls the “gift in his hands” to help patients in the...

Crispin Hemson (left), organizer of the Pigeon Valley Nature Reserve’s June 21 cleanup event, instructs a group of volunteers on the afternoon’s tasks. PHOTO: CARA SANTILLI/THE HAWK

Volunteers pitch in to clean up Durban’s ‘green lung’

Helena Sims July 3, 2025

DURBAN, South Africa – On a chilly winter’s day in mid-June, a dozen volunteers gathered inside the entrance to the Pigeon Valley Nature Reserve, clad in rubber boots and garden gloves and carrying...

Latte art champion Vincent Majola pours steamed milk into a cup of coffee at The Bean Green Coffee Roastery where he has begun training aspiring baristas in the craft of coffee design. PHOTO: HELENA SIMS/THE HAWK

Double shots and dreams

Carlina Hershock July 2, 2025

DURBAN, South Africa – Latte champion Vincent Majola took his first sip of coffee at the age of 18. At the time, he was cleaning tables at a South African coffee chain, Mugg & Bean, and said he knew...

May Maoko, Upcycle's community trainer and store manager, stands outside the Johannesburg-based organization's store, which promotes sustainability through upcycled products. PHOTO: HELENA SIMS/THE HAWK

Company teaches community to turn trash to treasure

Carlina Hershock June 22, 2025

RANDBURG, South Africa – Amid a well-known stretch of antique shops that line Long Road is the storefront for a company called Upcycle that makes the old new again.  Upcycle creates and sells a wide...

Lorreal De Lange, founder of ELDOS-FM, sits in the front of a portrait of Jonathan Butler, a South African guitarist and singer-songwriter whose music is frequently played on the station. PHOTO: FINNEGAN CROWLEY/THE HAWK

Tuning into people

Helena Sims June 22, 2025

ELDORADO PARK, South Africa – Say “Eldorado Park” in the Johannesburg area, and many people will think of drugs, crime and poverty.  In fact, poverty, crime and gang violence are significant...

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