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Letter to the Editor: Interreligious dialogue is necessary

Letter to the Editor: Interreligious dialogue is necessary

Campus Ministry December 10, 2019

To the Editor, The St. Joe’s Campus Ministry staff is grateful for The Hawk Newspaper’s Dec. 4 editorial responding to religious bias. Campus Ministry desires to be an ally to students who face religious...

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Student experiences religious intolerance in the classroom

Earlier this semester Sehar Macan-Markar ’22 was surprised to hear offensive comments about Islam made by one of her classmates in her Islam class, one of 13 GEP religious difference courses offered in...

Responding to religious bias

Responding to religious bias

The Hawk Staff December 3, 2019

The need for religious tolerance at a Jesuit institution Education seems to be the knee-jerk reaction people have when asked how racism, sexism, religious discrimination or homophobia can be addressed....

Community Conversations: Racism at St. Joe’s

Community Conversations: Racism at St. Joe’s

Introduction Since the start of the fall 2019 semester, there have been three reported racial bias incidents on campus. In response to these reports, the St. Joe’s administration hosted a University...

How to use white privilege

How to use white privilege

Regina Schliep November 5, 2019

White St. Joe’s students have an obligation I’m from a small town on the Jersey Shore, I’m white and I went to high school with not a single black person in a population just short of 400 students. One...

Letter to the Editor: Masking racism doesn’t diminish its effects

Letters to the Editor December 16, 2018

To the Editor, Naming racism when you see it is crucial for St. Joe’s to begin effectively countering it on our campus. In “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Dr. King writes, “Injustice anywhere is...

Letter to the Editor: Reexamining our commitment to an ‘inclusive and diverse community’

Letters to the Editor December 8, 2018

To the Editor: We members of the Department of History wish to express solidarity with the students who have been made to feel marginalized by actions taken by their peers and the university, as reported...

Letter to the Editor: History of a racist slur

Letters to the Editor December 8, 2018

To the Editor, On Nov. 28, The Hawk reported a racist incident that had occurred in the Villiger Residence Center in September and the university’s response. A white male student had rearranged the...

Letter to the Editor: Not an isolated incident

Letters to the Editor December 8, 2018

An open letter to St. Joe’s students and colleagues: We are writing on behalf of the Faculty Senate in response to The Hawk’s coverage last week of the racist incident that took place on our campus...

Letter to the Editor: Expressing support for students of color

Letters to the Editor December 8, 2018

To the Editor: We are proud to be Hawks. It means that we strive to be greater, serve our communities and maintain the value and humanity of each other. When our fellow Hawks are targeted by people...

Re: Message of Justice

Re: Message of Justice

Taicha Morin December 4, 2018

Dear Mr. President, what are we tolerating? On Nov. 29 at 6:07 p.m., I was backstage getting ready to sing my heart out at The Perch with my gospel choir, as I and the rest of our institution received...

A Time for Compassion and Care

A Time for Compassion and Care

Jack Convery December 4, 2018

Coming together as a community through love In reading and learning of the disgusting event that took place on Sept. 28, I was troubled and overwhelmed with anger and disgust. Anger towards the students...

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