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Clarke Pennsylvania relocated to St. Joe’s from La Salle in August 2024. PHOTO: SAHR KARIMU ’26/THE HAWK

Hearing and speech school faces break-ins

Alex Andahazy ’25, News Reporter September 18, 2024

The Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech, which opened a branch on the Hawk Hill campus in August, was broken into and vandalized during the first week of the semester. Two tablets were stolen in an...

SOURCE: 270TOWIN
GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

What you should know: The U.S. Electoral College

Liv Bielawski ’27, News Reporter September 18, 2024

What is the Electoral College? The Electoral College is the process by which the president and vice president of the United States are elected. There are 538 electors who make up the “college”...

What you should know: Haitians in America

Luke Sanelli ’26, News Editor September 18, 2024

Are Haitians in the U.S. “illegally?” According to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), there were approximately 731,000 Haitian immigrants residing in the U.S in 2022. About two-thirds are naturalized...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

What you should know: Voter registration

Alex Andahazy ’25 and Sophia Galante ’26 September 11, 2024

When is Election Day? Election Day is Nov. 5 this year. Polls in Pennsylvania will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and mail-in ballots can be sent in earlier.   Who is on the ballot? This...

Summer sustainability program prompts building closures

Hannah Pajtis and Max Kelly May 1, 2024

Thirty-six buildings across the Hawk Hill and University City campuses will be closed July 2024 as part of a Summer Sustainability PILOT Program, according to a list sent in an email to faculty from Human...

Women faculty who were recognized as “Pink Pioneers” were honored at the opening of the “Virgins, Goddesses and Barbie” exhibit at the Frances M. Maguire Art Museum, April 25. PHOTO: LEAH CATLYN ’27/THE HAWK

Pink Party empowers women through art and speech

Sophia Galante ’26 May 1, 2024

The Frances M. Maguire Art Museum partnered with the St. Joe’s Women’s Center to host its first-ever Pink Party April 25. About 200 people attended the opening of the “Virgins, Goddesses and Barbie”...

Daniel Paradise ’25 transferred to St. Joe's from Cabrini in fall 2023.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Tuition match: ‘A layer of security’ for Cabrini transfers

Vincent Kornacki, News Editor May 1, 2024

Students who want to transfer from Cabrini University to St. Joe’s this coming academic year will again be guaranteed admission and a tuition match as long as they are in “good standing” at Cabrini,...

Source: The Nest course registration database. Percentages are estimates based on courses in The Nest with the “On-Line” campus tag or the “OL” section code, divided by the total number of classes with the “Undergraduate” attribute for each year.
GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

More summer courses offered online since 2016

St. Joe’s undergraduate summer classes are increasingly being offered online. The Hawk compiled course listings from The Nest from 2016 through 2024 and found that in 2016, only about 39% of undergraduate...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

FAFSA delays stress incoming students

Luke Sanelli, Copy Editor May 1, 2024

As the May 1 National College Decision Day approaches, delays and errors pertaining to the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) have forced students nationwide to evaluate their higher...

Post Hall pipes pose problems

Catherine Shuron May 1, 2024

Moisture has been disrupting the activities of faculty and staff who occupy the part of the the first floor of Post Hall facing Overbrook Avenue, for several months.  Building occupants believed this...

Photo of lower merion police responding at the crime scene on the corner of Cardinal and City Ave, Villager Hall in background

City Avenue shooting raises concerns about university safety alert protocol

Ally Engelbert and Max Kelly April 24, 2024
‘We didn’t think it would take that long to say something’
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