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Jodi Lawerence, an administrator at the Sophiatown Heritage Centre, tells visitors about Sophiatown's history during a tour of the museum's rooms. PHOTO: SHAILA BHAYROO/THE HAWK

Sophiatown museum shares history of struggle, resistance

Maximus Fisher ’25, Staff Writer August 4, 2024

Sophiatown, South Africa – Behind a white cement wall splashed with a colorful mural, a brick house on Toby Street in the Johannesburg suburb of Sophiatown tells the story of resilience.  The house,...

Selvan Naidoo, director and curator of the 1860 Heritage Centre in Durban, discovered evidence that his family had been among the first indentured laborers from India who were transported by the British colonial government to South Africa in the 1860s. PHOTO: KILEY O'BRIEN '25/THE HAWK

Durban museum highlights history of indentured labor

Maximilian Murphy '26, Special to the Hawk July 29, 2024

Durban, South Africa – When Selvan Naidoo takes visitors on a tour of the 1860 Heritage Centre in Durban, which he directs, he recounts a story about searching archives for information about his ancestors.  In...

St. Joe's released a newly updated version of the Hawk to social media on August 25.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

The iconic St. Joe’s Hawk gets a makeover: New look, same history

Mia Messina September 13, 2023

Flapping its wings on the sidelines for nearly 70 years, the St. Joe’s Hawk has become a staple in college athletics, and now has an updated look. St. Joe’s debuted the Hawk’s makeover via social...

Alexander, Bergen, and Schmidt speak during the lecture.

Reckoning with “Untold Stories”

Tayler Washington March 2, 2022

According to Randall M. Miller, Ph.D., professor emeritus of history, Georgetown was not the first, or only, university to research and acknowledge its historical role in slavery.  “Brown University...

Russia’s Ukraine gamble

Patrick Adams January 26, 2022

How NATO backed Russia into a corner In 1984, during a time of heightened tensions between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Soviet Union in the Cold War, former U.S. President...

St. Joe's and USciences announced a potential merger on Feb. 10. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Pennsylvania higher-ed mergers

Christine Disanti February 16, 2021

St. Joe’s announced on Feb. 10 that the administration signed a letter of intent to evaluate merging with University of the Sciences, adding to a growing list of universities across the U.S. who are...

The 1932 St. Joe’s football team picture taken on Finnessey Field. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE HAWK ARCHIVE

A moment in SJU Athletics: St. Joe’s football

Riley Frain October 13, 2020

Since The Hawk is unable to bring our readers typical sports coverage due to the coronavirus pandemic, we want to reflect on sports highlights from years past. This week’s edition highlights important...

Moyer is the only St. Joe’s baseball player to ever have their number retired by the university. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

A moment in SJU Athletics: Jamie Moyer

Tyler Nice October 6, 2020

Since The Hawk is unable to bring our readers typical sports coverage due to the coronavirus pandemic, we want to reflect on sports highlights from years past. This week’s edition highlights important...

“Dr. King wants the same thing I do, Freedom”

Hadassah Colbert January 28, 2020

End demonization of Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party Oftentimes Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. are taught almost as opposing forces. There are undertones that MLK's protests methods are the...

Letter to the Editor: Response to "Celebrating genocide"

Letter to the Editor: Response to “Celebrating genocide”

Elizabeth Linehan November 12, 2019

To the Editor: Thank you for publishing Dumonde (Slam) Dunkley’s “Celebration of Genocide.” It is an eloquent wake-up call. I had the privilege of visiting the National Memorial for Peace and Justice...

Archer warriors on display at the Franklin Institute (Photo by Melissa Bijas '18).

From the emperor to the Franklin

Melissa Bijas February 6, 2018

The Terracotta Army protects Philadelphia. The Terracotta Warriors, from Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, made the long voyage across the Pacific Ocean to visit Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute....

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