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Mia Messina ’25 high fives herself in the mirror as part of the Mel Robbins morning routine. PHOTO: MIA MESSINA ’25/THE HAWK.

Viral TikTok routine (not quite) a bust

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor Emeritus June 10, 2025

I’ve always been a routine-oriented person. I was the type of kid who felt anxious to get back to school after a long summer break because I craved the routine and structure of it.  My Google Calendar...

Julia Kingsbury ’25 posts a note of encouragement to herself as she tries to avoid constantly evaluating her appearance. PHOTO: JULIA KINGSBURY ’25

Mirror, mirror, on the wall

Julia Kingsbury ’25 May 30, 2025

Out of habit, I probably glance at my reflection at least 15 times a day. Whether it’s catching my face in the glass doors of Merion Hall or checking my phone’s front-facing camera, it all adds up....

Maximus Fisher ’25 explored the life of a stoic in the final weeks before his graduation from St. Joe's. PHOTO: LANDON ONA ’25/THE HAWK

Living the life of a stoic

Maximus Fisher ’25, Sports Reporter May 27, 2025

My mother named me after Russell Crow’s character in the 2000 Ridley Scott film “Gladiator” — quite the fictional character to live up to. Thankfully, in the film, Maximus had the guidance of...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

CineHawk: ‘The Graduate’

Ben Vanelli ’25, Photographer April 30, 2025

In the spring semester of my sophomore year, I took a class called Re-Reading the Sixties with the now-retired Owen Gilman, Ph.D., professor of English. This was easily the best class I’ve taken throughout...

Vincent Kornacki ’25 at the Live! Casino in Philadelphia. PHOTO: VINCENT KORNACKI ’25/THE HAWK

Ending the big blind

Vincent Kornacki ’25, Managing Editor April 30, 2025

Gambling always seemed pretty unreasonable to me. Maybe it’s just because I’m a sore loser, but the idea that you could lose real money always made me avoid this pastime. The one part that did interest...

CROSSWORD: Pieces in places

Gavin Kuebler ’25, Assistant Features Editor April 30, 2025

Across 5. A neighborhood adjacent to 2 Down. 6. A street in Northeast Philadelphia stretching from Galloway Street to Route 13. 7. A real town in Illinois (and a fictional one in Indiana known for...

Philly-based, “Golden Girls”-inspired drag queen B.E.A. (Beatrix Eglantine Aurthurson) works the crowd at the the annual drag show co-hosted by
SJUPride and Hawk Hill Productions.

‘We will never stop dancing’

Hannah Pajtis, Features Editor April 16, 2025

When entering The Perch the evening of April 11, students didn’t come across the typical ping pong tables and yellow-toned lights. Instead, they found themselves greeted by shimmering rainbow streamers,...

CROSSWORD: Easter word hunt

Kiley O’Brien ’25, Assistant Features Editor April 16, 2025

Across 2. The Easter Bunny’s favorite snack. 3. The day of the week Easter always falls on. 4. You might do this to decorate eggs as an Easter activity. 5. An animal traditionally eaten on Easter...

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