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Pope Francis made a stop at St. Joe’s to bless the “Synagoga and Ecclesia in Our Time” statue, Sept. 27, 2015. PHOTOS: SHANNON ADAMS ’16, MATTHEW HAUBENSTEIN, M.A. ’17, AND JOEY TOCZYLOWSKI ’17 / THE HAWK
A handshake with the pope
April 22, 2025
St. Joe’s students hold a sign reading “Bienvenido Papa Francisco” as they await Pope Francis’ arrival at St. Joe’s, Sept. 27, 2015. PHOTOS: SHANNON ADAMS ’16, MATTHEW HAUBENSTEIN, M.A. ’17, AND JOEY TOCZYLOWSKI ’17 / THE HAWK
St. Joe’s prepares for papal visit
April 22, 2025
Banners in Center City Philadelphia welcome Pope Francis to the city in September 2015. PHOTO: MADELINE KUNTZ ’17/THE HAWK
No holds barred
April 22, 2025
2025 University Student Senate Elections
April 16, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
University receives grant to support parenting students
April 16, 2025
The hunt for spumoni
April 16, 2025
Editorial: Participation in University Student Senate elections ensures student representation
April 16, 2025
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK
Who’s really winning?
April 16, 2025
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK
Prioritizing mental health
April 16, 2025
Criminalizing grief
April 16, 2025
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’
April 16, 2025
CROSSWORD: Easter word hunt
April 16, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
CineHawk: ‘Hundreds of Beavers’
April 16, 2025
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
April 16, 2025
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
April 16, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
Sports media platforms for women ‘create a community and a sense of belonging’
April 16, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
This Week’s Scores: April 9-13
April 16, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
This Week’s Athletic Schedule: April 16-22
April 16, 2025
Senior infielder Kayla Tauber returns to first base after a single during the game against Fordham, April 9. PHOTOS: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK
Composed and competitive
April 16, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
Men’s basketball prepares for key departures and new additions
April 16, 2025
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
Get to know the candidates on the Pennsylvania ballot
October 30, 2024
Baylee Fingerhut ’26 speaks on behalf of NETWORK Advocates for Catholic Social Justice. PHOTO COURTESY OF BAYLEE FINGERHUT ’26
Students advocate for voter registration on campus
October 30, 2024
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK
What you should know as a first-time voter in Pennsylvania
October 30, 2024
Editorial: Voters have power; use it responsibly
October 30, 2024
Letter to the Editor
October 30, 2024
Sydney Taylor ’26, Katy Viveiros ’26, James Miller ’26 and Alex Wojciak ’26 ask questions about the Apartments at Penn at the housing fair. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK
Students scramble to secure off-campus housing for 2024-25
October 25, 2023
GRAPHIC: GABRIELLA GUZZARDO ’23 /THE HAWK
Setting down new roots
October 25, 2023
Mia Messina ’25 crosses off a number on her Red October countdown following a Phillies postseason win. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIA MESSINA ’25
Barbie life in the clubhouse: Putting the ‘home’ in home-team
October 25, 2023
GRAPHIC: SADIE HENZES ’24 / THE HAWK
How to make the most out of your college home: A satire on off-campus housing
October 25, 2023
GRAPHIC: MINDY CHOI ’25/THE HAWK
What to look for in off-campus housing
October 25, 2023
Muniera Hassen (right), SBC dialysis and cataract administrator, speaks to Mr. Martin, a patient who has been receiving dialysis treatment at Sabera's Dialysis clinic for two years. PHOTO: MAXIMUS FISHER ’25
‘They saved my life’
September 6, 2024
Joash Paul said education should be one of the government's top priorities: "The education system is in shambles." PHOTO: KILEY O'BRIEN '25.
‘The youth are tired’
August 31, 2024
The family home of Rochelle Smith, Yolanda Spalding and Siritta Varnicker is on a street close to a tailing mountain in Riverlea. On windy days tailing dust ends up on top of and inside houses like theirs. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK '26/THE HAWK
Mine dumps expose community to health issues
August 28, 2024
Phumzile Nkosi, curator and manager of the Phansi Museum, plays an accordion, one of many musical instruments in the museum's collection. PHOTO: LILLI DELLHEIM, M.A. '25/THE HAWK
‘Down below’ museum preserves southern African art
August 5, 2024
Jodi Lawerence, an administrator at the Sophiatown Heritage Centre, tells visitors about Sophiatown's history during a tour of the museum's rooms. PHOTO: SHAILA BHAYROO/THE HAWK
Sophiatown museum shares history of struggle, resistance
August 4, 2024
WYSK: Juneteenth
WYSK: Juneteenth
June 19, 2021
A clip from the media program’s “I Have a Dream” video. PHOTOS COURTESY OF TONY ROCCO
Photography Without Borders: Through the lenses of Philadelphia youth
March 23, 2021
Violence against the Asian American community
Violence against the Asian American community
February 23, 2021
No celebration without representation
No celebration without representation
February 16, 2021
Following through on our promises
Following through on our promises
February 16, 2021
St. Joe’s offers ally training
April 26, 2018
Spiritual practice helps those in recovery
Spiritual practice helps those in recovery
April 26, 2018
Philadelphian raises awareness of epidemic
Philadelphian raises awareness of epidemic
April 26, 2018
Learning to save lives
Learning to save lives
April 26, 2018
10th annual Recovery Speak Out
April 26, 2018
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Class of 2021 facts and figures

Class of 2021 facts and figures

Cara Smith
June 8, 2021
GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD '23/THE HAWK

Increase in anti-Asian hate crimes impacts community

Cara Smith
March 16, 2021
GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD ’23/THE HAWK SOURCE: ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE

Anti-Semitic graffiti found in Barbelin bathroom

Cara Smith
February 23, 2021
Constantino is wearing a red hoodie and a white mask and is holding his ID up in the foreground. He is in Post Learning Commons, sitting at a table.

Preferred names now allowed on university documents

Cara Smith
February 3, 2021
Attendees in the Chapel of Saint Joseph are stationed six feet apart in a modified Mass layout. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Students connect with their faith virtually amidst COVID-19 restrictions

Cara Smith
November 10, 2020
Protesters gather in Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia for a demonstration and march against police violence and the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Solidarity and protest

Tayler Washington, Kaylah Hernandez and Cara Smith, Tayler Washington, Kaylah Hernandez, and Cara Smith
November 3, 2020
A sanitation station, equipped with disinfectant wipes, on the second floor of the Post Learning Commons. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Early COVID-19 cleaning and sanitizing inconsistent

Carly Calhoun & Cara Smith, Cara Smith, and Carly Calhoun
September 1, 2020
A medical worker at a drive-thru testing facility run by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 17. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA '20/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s releases free COVID-19 testing plan

Ryan Mulligan and Cara Smith, Cara Smith, and Ryan Mulligan
August 14, 2020
What you should know: changes to course formats

What you should know: changes to course formats

Ryan Mulligan and Cara Smith, Ryan Mulligan, and Cara Smith
August 7, 2020
Pride and Trans flags are displayed at the "Queeries" panel, held by SJUPride in the fall of 2019 PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Despite racial marginalization, Black transgender women “at the front” of the LGBT movement

Cara Smith
June 30, 2020
GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD '22/THE HAWK

Students struggle to find summer employment

Cara Smith
June 3, 2020
A sign the children of Kristen Grimes, Ph.D. made so that they know when she is teaching in her home office. PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTEN GRIMES, PH.D.

Staff and faculty juggle work from home and childcare

Cara Smith
April 18, 2020
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

International students decide: return home or remain in U.S. as virus spreads

Cara Smith
March 24, 2020
An empty campus on March 18 as students have been asked to remain or return home due to the spread of the coronavirus. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA '20/THE HAWK

Virtual teaching to continue for remainder of semester

Cara Smith
March 19, 2020
INFOGRAPHIC: LUKE MALANGA ’20/THE HAWK

University discusses cuts to 2020 Summer Scholars Program

Cara Smith
February 11, 2020
PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA '20/THE HAWK

Community Standards attempts to implement restorative justice

Cara Smith
December 10, 2019
PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA '20/THE HAWK

Student experiences religious intolerance in the classroom

Emily Graham & Cara Smith, Emily Graham, and Cara Smith
December 3, 2019
Escort services are the main "touch points" between students and Public Safety officers on campus, according to Grover. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Students target Public Safety officers with racial slurs

Carly Calhoun & Cara Smith, Carly Calhoun, and Cara Smith
November 19, 2019
PHOTO: DANIEL REMISHEVSKY '23/THE HAWK

Flyers linked to white supremacy

Cara Smith
November 12, 2019
From left to right: Ann Green, Ph.D., professor of English, Pádraig Ó Tuama and Marie Howe. PHOTO: The Hawk

Poets link Catholicism to poetry

Anthony D’Angelico and Cara Smith, Anthony D’Angelico, and Cara Smith
November 5, 2019
Former assistant director for music and worship sues St. Joe’s

Former assistant director for music and worship sues St. Joe’s

Cara Smith
October 29, 2019
In response to the most recent racist incident on campus, BSU organized a silent march. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s racial bias incidents reflect nationwide trend

Cara Smith
October 29, 2019
Jordon Constantino ’22 has a piece of tape on his ID to cover up his legal name which the university says he can’t change. PHOTO: Mitchell Shields '22

Students unable to use preferred name on university documents

Cara Smith
October 1, 2019
PHOTO: Mitchell Shields '22

Sediment discovered in Science Center water

Cara Smith
September 24, 2019
PHOTOS: Luke Malanga '20 and Mitchell Shields '22

External review to examine Greek Life

Cara Smith
September 17, 2019
Condoleezza Rice, Ph.D., spoke to a sold out crowd on Sept. 11. PHOTO: Mitchell Shields '22

Condoleezza Rice visits campus on 9/11

Cara Smith
September 12, 2019
A student uses an e-cigarette device on campus. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: Mitchell Shields ’22

Health officials urge students to stop using electronic cigarettes

Cara Smith
September 10, 2019
Peter Joseph Cassidy, a priest with The Missionaries of Africa, leads a mass at Saint Kizito Catholic Church in Lenasia. PHOTO: The Hawk

Priest returns to country he loves that’s now grappling with ‘economic apartheid’

Cara Smith
August 20, 2019
News organization offers solutions approach to health reporting

News organization offers solutions approach to health reporting

Cara Smith
July 17, 2019
Hundreds march in the 9th annual Pride parade in Durban, South Africa. PHOTO: Ryan Mulligan '21

Hundreds march for LGBT rights at Durban Pride parade

Cara Smith
July 1, 2019
Lack of sanitary products limits young women

Lack of sanitary products limits young women

Kaila Mundell-Hill & Cara Smith, Kaila Mundell-Hill, and Cara Smith
June 20, 2019
Alpha Phi Alpha is one of the seven Divine Nine chapters at the University of Pennsylvania. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONTELL BROWN.

Creating a community on campus and beyond

Alex Hargrave and Cara Smith, Alex Hargrave, and Cara Smith
May 1, 2019
Jujubee said her father always told her to love herself, which pushed her to perform Drag. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

The Royal Drag Show breaks gender norms

Cara Smith
April 30, 2019
Ryan Scanlan ’20 and Jeff Hunt ’20 sell their donations to St. Joe's students outside Wolfington Hall. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Ending fast fashion

Cara Smith
April 16, 2019
Students experience racism in the classroom

Students experience racism in the classroom

Cara Smith
April 10, 2019
Michael Brooks, the Francis A. Drexel Library technology support coordinator, has published three books since 2012. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Telling stories and fixing computers

Cara Smith
April 9, 2019
Representation in media: language inclusivity

Representation in media: language inclusivity

Cara Smith
April 3, 2019
GRAPHIC BY KELLY SMITH '19

Spring concert 2019 playlist

Cara Smith
April 2, 2019
Feeney speaks at the Gerard Manley Hopkins event on March 5. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Joseph Feeney on his time at St. Joe’s

Cara Smith
March 19, 2019
Kerry Dowd '20, president of SJUPride, Rachel Cox '19, the resident life chair for the Student Senate, and Jordan Costantino '22, are involved in the discussion about gender-inclusive housing on campus. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Gender-inclusive housing to be implemented next year

Cara Smith
March 5, 2019
Cantave sits in the commuter lounge attached in Simpson Hall. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Looking for change

Cara Smith
February 26, 2019
(From left to right) Brett Tillotson ’19 as LeFou with ensemble members Kerri Greco ’21, Kaleb Fair ’22 and Julianna Julia ’21. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Beauty and the Beast welcomes new faces on stage

Cara Smith
February 19, 2019
Morris stands in the Office of Inclusion and Diversity where she said she feels most at home on campus. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Making a home here

Cara Smith
February 12, 2019
Kathleen Sprows Cummings, Ph. D. discusses sexual abuse in the Catholic Church with fellow panelists. PHOTO: DIMETRI WILLIAMS '19/THE HAWK

Panel breaks silence about church sexual abuse

Alysa Bainbridge and Cara Smith
February 7, 2019
Valerie Galette '22 (left), Daniela Lugo '22 (center), and Jeasmine Ebessa '22 (right) play Factuality. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Factuality board game used to teach about structural inequality in America

Cara Smith, Alysa Bainbridge, and Sam Britt
January 31, 2019
PHOTO COURTESY OF NAT GALLEN '20

Hawks fly home

Cara Smith
January 29, 2019
Marina Maida '19 after winning the title of Miss Wilkes Barre/Scranton. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARINA MAIDA '19

A touch of sparkle

Cara Smith
January 29, 2019
The new all-gender facility, located on the first floor of the Francis A. Drexel Library. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

All-Gender restroom available in library

Cara Smith
January 22, 2019
Bishop Edward K. Braxton, Ph.D., takes the podium in the Chapel of Saint Joseph. PHOTO: JUL HANKINSON '19/THE HAWK

MLK Day lecture addresses ongoing racial injustice

Alysa Bainbridge and Cara Smith
January 22, 2019
Alexis Mignogna ’21. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Students and faculty explain what feminism means to them

Cara Smith
January 22, 2019
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Hate crimes on the rise in the United States

Cara Smith
December 5, 2018
A helium tank in the Office of Student Activities. PHOTO BY ROSE BARRETT '20 / THE HAWK

What goes up, must come down

Cara Smith and Gavin O’Reilly
December 4, 2018
Meredith O'Reilly '20 in her current St. Joe's residence hall. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA ’20/ THE HAWK

Transgender student faces isolation

Cara Smith
November 27, 2018
Robert Gentilucci ’21 as Dr. Madden and Catherine Ogden as Diana (Photo courtesy of SJU Theatre Company).

Normalizing mental health

Cara Smith
October 23, 2018
Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20

Young voters’ role in the midterm elections

Cara Smith
October 9, 2018
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