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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...

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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