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Joey Kowal '27, Shannon Tonetta '26, and Mary LaRosa '25 pose next to the signage for am exhibit featuring Japanese woodblock prints from the late 18th century through the 20th century, was curated by students in the Curating an Exhibition course. PHOTO GRACE O'MEARA '27.
Students curate Japanese woodblock art exhibition
December 10, 2024
Seamus McBride ’26, who works at the front desk in the Success Center, and also uses the academic coaches at the Success Center as a resource talks with Anthony Barnes ’27 who said using the resources at the Success Center improved his study habits. PHOTO TRICIA NICOLETTI '27.
Students use Success Center resources ahead of finals week
December 10, 2024
University Student Senate hosted its annual Christmas Tree Lighting event Dec. 4 on the lawn outside Villiger Hall and Campion Student Center. PHOTO THE HAWK.
Student Senate rings in holiday with tree lighting
December 10, 2024
Kimberly Johnson ’25, Lauren Merlino ’25, Jessica Rago ’25 and Camille Bertin ’25 record observations about how plastics are made. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK
Public trust in science inches back up after recent decline
December 4, 2024
A worker wheels a wooden pallet outside the Athletic/Recreation Center (ARC), Nov. 25. PHOTO: LUKE SANELLI ’26/THE HAWK
‘Increased volatility of weather’ impacts campus HVAC
December 4, 2024
Editorial: Don’t demonize expertise
December 4, 2024
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK
Radicalized, alt-right content in today’s culture
December 4, 2024
Ad Hawk: Ukraine deserves our support
December 4, 2024
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
Stop using ‘woke’ wrong
December 4, 2024
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
‘Watchdogs’ under siege
December 4, 2024
Nicole Williams (center) with Mt. Airy Fridge and Pantry volunteers at the fridge and pantry, located at the Unitarian Univeralists church in Mount Airy. PHOTO COURTESY OF NICOLE WILLIAMS
Community fridges embrace mutual aid to fight food insecurity
December 4, 2024
CROSSWORD: Winter wonderland
December 4, 2024
William Procter Jr.’s metal medicine canister, located in the Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK
William Procter Jr.’s metal medicine canister
December 4, 2024
Five study spots you’ll want to keep to yourself
December 4, 2024
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
On The Beat: Top 50 albums of 2024
December 4, 2024
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK
What you should know: The 2024 Big 5 Classic
December 4, 2024
PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. JOE’S ARCHIVES
Archives Unboxed: 1970s track photo
December 4, 2024
Bridget Carter ’25 returns a serve in a pickleball game, Dec. 2. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK
Game, set, match
December 4, 2024
54th Airborne’s Big 5 Classic Predictions
December 4, 2024
St. Joe’s field hockey players console each other following a 5-0 loss to Northwestern in the national championship Nov. 24. PHOTO: MIA MESSINA ’25/THE HAWK
Field hockey’s historic season comes to heartbreaking end
November 24, 2024
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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Four years in review

Jackie Collins
June 8, 2021
Ting Wan is the owner of EMei Restaurant. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Chinatown weathers pandemic and anti-Asian sentiment

Jackie Collins
April 27, 2021
Lynette Medley said The SPOT delivers approximately 275 feminine product packages per week. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Menstrual hub generates awareness on period poverty

Jackie Collins
March 30, 2021
Elizabeth Lee, Ph.D., teaches her Social Research Methods class over Zoom on Feb. 22. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Privacy and equity: Zoom camera policies in online classes

Jackie Collins
February 23, 2021
Students walk through campus on Sept. 28. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Working groups plan ahead for an on-campus spring 2021 semester

Jackie Collins and Devin Yingling, Jackie Collins, and Devin Yingling
November 29, 2020
Ariana Bucciarelli bags a baked good during her shift. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

GET Café in Narberth fosters an accepting environment

Jackie Collins
November 17, 2020
Teagan McCarthy ’22 put together activity kits in March. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MCCARTHY

Project Sunshine engages with isolated pediatric patients

Jackie Collins
November 10, 2020
Katerina Calvo ’24 looks out from her window in Moore Hall, where she isolated. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Stories from quarantine and isolation

Jackie Collins
September 15, 2020
Letter from the editor

Letter from the editor

Jackie Collins
September 8, 2020
Students, faculty and staff check in for COVID-19 testing on Sweeney Field on Aug. 24 2020. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

From highly recommended to mandatory: University pivots on testing

Jackie Collins and Ryan Mulligan, Ryan Mulligan, and Jackie Collins
September 1, 2020
Students work out in O'Pake Recreation Center on a Monday night. PHOTO: Mitchell Shields '22

The Department of Athletics releases campus recreation updates

Jackie Collins
August 7, 2020
The Kinney Center sent campers boxes filled with supplies they will need for the camp’s weekly activities. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE KINNEY CENTER

Camp Kinney makes unprecedented transition to virtual format

Jackie Collins
June 30, 2020

Educational tools to be actively anti-racist

Jackie Collins
June 15, 2020
Students gather on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the Class of 2022 orientation in 2018. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Orientation for the Class of 2024 goes virtual

Jackie Collins
May 18, 2020
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Admission transitions to virtual recruitment

Jackie Collins
April 13, 2020
PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA '20/THE HAWK

Natasha Cloud speaks on identity, faith and using her WNBA platform for social change

Jackie Collins
February 5, 2020
St. Joe’s and Jefferson partner to improve autism healthcare

St. Joe’s and Jefferson partner to improve autism healthcare

Jackie Collins
February 4, 2020
Encouraging men to be feminists

Encouraging men to be feminists

Jackie Collins
January 28, 2020
No progress towards equal pay

No progress towards equal pay

Jackie Collins
January 21, 2020
Deirde Taft-Lockard ’20 (right), co-president of SJU Green Fund, helps students dispose of leftover food and plastic packets in respective garbage bins before sending plates, utensils and cups to the dish pit during the “Weight of the Waste” event in Campion Dining Hall on Nov. 21. PHOTOS: Jackie Collins '21

Green Fund creates awareness of food waste through “Weigh the Waste”

Jackie Collins
November 28, 2019
Radiant Bloom Productions told the story of feminism in the U.S. PHOTO: Raven Smith ’20

The f-word is Feminism — a history of the controversy

Jackie Collins
November 19, 2019
Delaney Watson ’22 checks the blood pressure of a parish member at Victory Harvest Fellowship in West Philadelphia during a health screening on Nov. 17. PHOTOS: LUKE MALANGA ’20/THE HAWK

Institute of Clinical Bioethics provides healthcare for immigrants

Jackie Collins
November 19, 2019
Net Impact with faculty advisors. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA '20

Action teams provide sustainability for Net Impact

Jackie Collins
October 22, 2019
Articles of clothing at this Fall Semester's Pop-Up Shop. PHOTO: Jackie Collins ’21

Pop-up shop attendance spikes with Target sponsorship

Jackie Collins
October 1, 2019
Assagay Coffee Farm, a 100-acre farm in Harrison Valley, in the KwaZulu-Natal province, is one of only two established coffee farms in South Africa. PHOTO: Rose Barrett '20

Farmer helps brew change in coffee culture in South Africa

Jackie Collins
August 6, 2019
Pulling at straws in South African restaurants

Pulling at straws in South African restaurants

Jackie Collins
June 24, 2019
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