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Photo of the front of Griffith Hall, UCity's oldest building

UCity campus sale plans spark discussion among neighbors

Vincent Kornacki February 28, 2024

Representatives from St. Joe’s updated members of the Spruce Hill Community Association (SHCA) about plans for the University City campus at the SHCA’s Feb. 13 monthly meeting.The 24-acre UCity campus...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

A conversation about Public Safety is necessary

Jimmy Janco ’25, Guest Columnist February 21, 2024
Setting expectations, reconciling trust
Charisse McGill prepares French Toast Bites for St. Joe's students at the 2023 Day of Dialogue.
PHOTO: NATALIE BRISLIN ’23/THE HAWK

In Remembrance: Charisse McGill ’21 MBA

Hannah Madeya January 31, 2024

At least a hundred family, friends and community members gathered in the Chapel of St. Joe’s Jan. 26 to remember and honor the life of Charisse McGill ’21 MBA. McGill, who died unexpectedly at...

GRAPHIC: ALLY ENGELBERT ’25/THE HAWK

Q & A with Crystal Morris

Vincent Kornacki October 25, 2023

Crystal Morris has served as president of the Wynnefield Residents Association since June 2019, a nonprofit organization established in 1957 providing a variety of services from advocating for zoning...

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy students recite the Oath of a Pharmacist during their Sept. 30 White Coat Ceremony held in Morgan Arena at the UCity Campus.
PHOTO: THE HAWK

2023 White Coat Ceremony

Zach Podolnick October 4, 2023
Pharmacy students pledge to serve their community
A PSIP 2.0 group making birdhouses for the Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden.

A PSIP 2.0 group at Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden.
PHOTO: HANNAH MADEYA ’24/THE HAWK

Planting a community at the Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden

Tess Coary September 20, 2023

The Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden, located in Kensington, North Philadelphia, has become a frequent service spot for St. Joe’s students participating in the university’s Philadelphia Service Immersion...

Daniel De Lude ’25 speaks to new members at the first Hawks for
Just Employment meeting, Sept. 6, in Wolfington Hall’s Pope Francis Room.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26 / THE HAWK

Student-led initiative fights for employment rights

Hannah Madeya September 13, 2023

Advocacy for just employment, a raise in minimum wage and basic employee rights, is a topic of conversation that students like Daniel De Lude ’25 encourage others to have, both on- and off-campus. Hawks...

Alex Given ’24. SJU Pride President PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON ’24/THE HAWK

Hawk Rap: A Q & A with Alex Given

Keira Flaherty October 26, 2022

Alex Given ’24, an international relation major from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is the president of SJU Pride. Given, who identifies as transgender queer, said SJU Pride has provided him with a space...

Why LGBTQIA+ stereotypes are harmful

Leslie Quan February 8, 2022

When freedom to love is reduced to appearance Identifying as LGBTQIA+ is more than how someone presents themselves. Gender identity and/or sexual orientation is not a physical characteristic, nor is...

GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD ’23/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s community reflects on social media usage

Niyada Birch November 16, 2021

Like many students at St. Joe’s, Saraiah Ferguson ’25 spends an estimated 10 hours per week scrolling through social media apps such as Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, checking these accounts...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro with LEAD members in October 2019

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAMARIS GIMENEZ ’23

LEAD Program supports students of color pursuing law

Don Sullivan November 9, 2021

Damaris Gimenez ’23 was in middle school when she first began to consider a career in law. “I thought that if I wanted to make a difference it would be in terms of law and fighting for people...

Junior guard Dahmir Bishop goes for a layup. Bishop finished the contest with five points. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Dancing with the Devils: St. Joe’s vs. USciences

Mitchell Shields November 9, 2021

On Nov. 4, St. Joe’s and the University of the Sciences squared off on the hardwood at Hagan Arena. The Hawks defeated the Devils in the exhibition contest 83-54.

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