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Five campus statues and their stories

Clare Yeatman '26, Special to the Hawk November 6, 2024

There are many statues on the Hawk Hill campus, both old and new. Some have held their place on campus since the early days of the university, while others are no more than 10 years old. Each statue tells...

The St. Joe's College baseball hat worn in the 1968 season PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON ‘24/THE HAWK

Hawk History: St. Joe’s baseball cap

Mia Messina April 4, 2023

In 1968, the St. Joe’s Hawks baseball team had a record season, while each player wore a crimson-colored baseball cap, embroidered with a gray St. Joe’s College logo.  One of the Wilson Sporting...

Nelson’s jersey is kept at the Saint Joe’s archives. PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON ’24/THE HAWK

Hawk History: Jameer Nelson’s basketball jersey

Sarah Puzone January 31, 2023

Covered in tissue paper and nestled at the bottom of a box in the St. Joe’s Archives Collection is a cream-colored basketball jersey, its neck and sleeves ringed with crimson and gold ribbing. The...

The 2008 NCAA St. Joe’s men’s basketball March Madness Trophy resides in the Saint Joe’s archives.
PHOTO COURTESY P.J. O’HARA ’23

Hawk History: 2008 NCAA St. Joe’s men’s basketball March Madness trophy

P.J. O'Hara December 7, 2022

The 2008 St. Joe’s men’s basketball trophy for their March Madness appearance tells a story of triumph and dedication. That year, the team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after finishing...

Italian Neo-Renaissance library table in the SJU Archives.
PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON ’24/THE HAWK

Hawk History: Italian Neo-Renaissance library table

Mackenzie Allen November 2, 2022

One of the largest items in the St. Joe’s Archives Collection, located in the Drexel Library, is an Italian Neo-Renaissance library table. Made of walnut wood with hand carved details, the table...

A blueprint from Sweeney Field prior to its construction.
PHOTO: AARON TULLY ’23/THE HAWK

Hawk History: Sweeney Field Blueprint 

Aaron Tully October 5, 2022

On Oct. 12, 1929, Sweeney Field, known then as Finnesey Field, hosted its first intercollegiate athletic event: a football game. The Hawks lost 7-6 to Pennsylvania Military College, now known...

One of Moser’s illustration from the Pennyroyal Caxton Bible. PHOTOS: SHENID BHAYROO/THE HAWK

Hawk History: Pennyroyal Caxton Bible

Vincent Kornacki September 21, 2022

Since 1865, only one artist has attempted to illustrate every book of the Bible by himself: Barry Moser. Over the course of four years, Moser crafted 232 wooden engravings for his Pennyroyal Caxton edition...

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