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GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

The benefits of calisthenics

Sahr Karimu ’26, Hawk Columnist April 9, 2025

Including physical exercise in your life is a wise way to preserve your health for the future. In college, many of us are doing this by using our on-campus gyms, participating in club sports or taking...

Bridget Carter ’25 returns a serve in a pickleball game, Dec. 2. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK

Game, set, match

Rebecca Romito ’26, Special to the Hawk December 4, 2024

Here’s the thing: There are no pickles involved in pickleball. There is a ball, yes, plastic and with holes, slightly bigger than a tennis ball. There are two to four players and rackets for each....

PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON

Raising the Bar

Lauren Lodge February 2, 2022

Examining the relationship between women and weights The metal dug into my back as my legs quaked. “One more, Lauren, just one more,” I told myself. Deep grunts bounced off the concrete walls at...

AnnE Potter ’25 doing goat yoga at Hellerick’s Family Farm. PHOTO: ANNE POTTER ’25/THE HAWK

Guess ‘hooves’ doing yoga?

AnnE Potter November 16, 2021

Student tries out goat yoga for the first time As the goat climbed onto my back in the middle of a downward dog yoga pose, I remembered what the instructor, Donna Pastorok, told us before the class started:...

PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Open spaces on campus

Ryan Mulligan February 3, 2021

Where can I study or take a Zoom Class? 25 reservable spaces Bellarmine Hall, Barbelin Hall, Mandeville Hall, Post Learning Commons (PLC), Campion Student Center and the Science Center. PLC...

The exterior of a popular SoulCycle gym 
(Photo by Morgan Jensen ’18).

Spin on a budget

Stephanie McCarthy December 5, 2017

How to afford the SoulCycle fad SoulCycle, a New York-based fitness company that offers indoor cycling classes, is addicting–until it breaks the bank. Each 45-minute class costs $34, well beyond the...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson, '20.

Getting in shape for summer

Alyssa LaMont April 10, 2017

Fitness apps and techniques for warmer weather Working out allows you to release pent up aggression and stress, and let’s be honest, college students have a lot of energy built up. By implementing...

Patrons did yoga with rescue puppies at SWEAT Fitness (Photo courtesy of Alex Hargrave ’20).

Chilling with canines

Alex Hargrave April 10, 2017

A first-timer’s trip to puppy yoga As college students, some of our biggest problems stem from trying to stay healthy while maintaining a busy schedule, and from missing our family and friends back...

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