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Chacko Shabalala operates a clothing business using business management and sewing skills he acquired during his time at the Napier Centre, a residential after-care facility. PHOTO: HANNAH PAJTIS '26/THE HAWK

‘A voice for the voiceless’

Kiley O'Brien, Assistant Features Editor July 18, 2024

Durban, South Africa – Chacko Shabalala’s story is one that keeps staff at the Denis Hurley Centre focused on their mission to help men living on the streets in Durban. Growing up in a relative’s...

Heasley speaks about what can be done to combat racism as an academic community. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Students, faculty and staff discuss the importance of equity and inclusion during ‘A Prayerful Call to Action’

Nenagh Sheehan June 15, 2020

30 Mindful Minutes: A Prayerful Call to Action, held on June 3, was a virtual discussion for faculty, staff and students in response to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests and the death of George Floyd.   The...

Daniels-Sykes talks to students about the importance of diversity. PHOTO: Shannon Pepe '20

Guest speaker encourages open conversation about racism

Carly Calhoun October 1, 2019

Shawnee Daniels-Sykes, Ph.D., spoke to St. Joe’s faculty and students during the Day of Learning on Catholic Social Teaching and Racism on Sept. 26. Daniels-Sykes, an associate professor of theology...

A student bows her head during the closing blessing at mass in the Chapel of Saint Joseph on Sept. 2 (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

St. Joe’s reacts to priest abuse

Alex Mark and Luke Malanga September 4, 2018

St. Joe’s community responds to grand jury report Luke Malanga ’20 co-wrote this story.  The Pennsylvania grand jury released a report revealing decades of sexual abuse of minors by more than...

St. Joe's women's basketball head coach Cindy Griffin (left) next to Notre Dame women's basketball head coach Muffet McGraw when the Hawks hosted the Irish in 2015 (Photo by Sideline Photos LLC).

A winning mentality

Luke Malanga April 9, 2018

St. Joe’s alumna Muffet McGraw earns NCAA Championship On Easter Sunday, the University of Notre Dame women’s basketball team took the court against Mississippi State University in the 2018 NCAA Women’s...

Franki Rudnesky, ’18, reads the new translation of the testament of Joan of Arc (Photo by Joey Toczylowski, ’19).

Joan of Arc in a new light

Franki Rudnesky March 20, 2017

New translation of famed testimony hits bookshelves Anyone who has ever taken a history course has most likely either learned about or heard references to Joan of Arc, a teenage girl who became one...

The Catholic vote: Influential or insignificant?

Molly Grab November 1, 2016

The Catholic vote: Influential or insignificant? Lara Miller, ’17, is facing a major dilemma in the upcoming presidential election. “I always say that as a Catholic, I feel politically homeless,”...

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