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The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

The Hawk News

The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

The Hawk News

Photo from front Zoe Rhoads, a student taking Chinese, doing work at a desk in a study space on her laptop

Language department battles declining student numbers

Hannah Pajtis April 17, 2024
‘It’s going to be a survival struggle’

Why LGBTQIA+ stereotypes are harmful

Leslie Quan February 8, 2022

When freedom to love is reduced to appearance Identifying as LGBTQIA+ is more than how someone presents themselves. Gender identity and/or sexual orientation is not a physical characteristic, nor is...

Lindsay Norton ’20 teaches a lesson to two university employees. PHOTO: Leslie Quan ’22

Students host English conversation group for university staff

George Steinhoff October 22, 2019

Program part of advocacy efforts for workers Este artículo es disponible en español aquí. Lindsay Norton ’20 stood at the front of a conference room in Campion Student Center, pointing to a whiteboard...

Letter to the Editor: Response to comment on inappropriate language

Letter to the Editor: Response to comment on inappropriate language

Michael Brooks October 22, 2019

To the Editor: Regarding a Letter to the Editor response in the Oct. 9, 2019 issue of The Hawk Newspaper by George P. Sillup, Ph.D., I concur that the topic of gun violence and mass shootings in the United...

Racism persists through language

Racism persists through language

Lizzy Franciosa October 8, 2019

The dangers in linguistic gatekeeping The last area in which racism will be able to exist is in language. For example, there is discrimination toward those with non-white names. Whether it be applying...

Letter to the Editor: Language used in article was inappropriate

Letter to the Editor: Language used in article was inappropriate

George Sillup and Letters to the Editor October 8, 2019

To the Editor: In regards to The Hawk Newspaper, Sept. 11 Edition, Article: Global Perspectives: Gun Violence and Mass Shootings, p. 4. While I feel this is a very relevant topic and important to get...

Black or African American?

Black or African American?

Camille Lodugnon April 3, 2019

A perspective of how to address black people and why Black or African American? Some people prefer to be called African American, others prefer to be called black, and some people don’t mind at all....

Representation in media: language inclusivity

Representation in media: language inclusivity

Cara Smith April 3, 2019

The role of language in journalism is critical to ensuring that news stories accurately reflect and represent the issues and people in the stories. The Associated Press (AP), a news wire service created...

What is your cancellation policy?

What is your cancellation policy?

Devin Yingling April 2, 2019

Discussing the prominence of “cancelled culture” “Nope, that’s it, he’s canceled” or “That’s it, they are officially canceled” are statements I hear in conversations just about everyday...

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