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The restaurant front of Jersey Kebab, located in Haddon Township, New Jersey, covered with supportive notes,
March 30. PHOTO: GRACE O’MEARA ’27/THE HAWK

Community celebrates Jersey Kebab reopening after immigration raid

Grace O’Meara ’27, News Reporter April 9, 2025

Hundreds of people lined up outside Jersey Kebab, a restaurant in Haddon Township, New Jersey, to celebrate the release of owner Emine Emanet after she and her husband, Celal Emanet, were arrested by Immigration...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

We can’t afford to eliminate the Department of Education

Bianca Talarico ’27, Columnist April 9, 2025

The Department of Education was created in 1980 to improve educational access and quality across the nation. Its core mission has always been to ensure all students, regardless of their background, have...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

The ground under their feet fell

Anastasia Kunicka ’28, Columnist April 9, 2025

The world was shocked March 28 when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand, killing over 3,000 people and displacing thousands. The usual global responders, such as India, Russia and the United...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

The song of environmental justice

Nicole Bowen ’26, Columnist April 9, 2025

“The sedge has withered from the lake, and no birds sing.” Environmentalist and writer Rachel Carson quotes this line from a poem by John Keats in her monumental 1962 book “Silent Spring.” I...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Cory Booker takes a stand

Preston Thomas ’28, Columnist April 9, 2025

On March 31, Sen. Cory Booker began his over 25-hour Senate speech “with the intention of getting in some good trouble.” The speech was the senator’s way of criticizing America’s current state,...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

What’s going on with our northern neighbor?

Jake Richfield ’27, Opinions Editor April 2, 2025

The Trump administration has had a profound effect on our northern neighbor: Canada. For starters, President Donald Trump’s actions in the first months of his second administration have completely changed...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

From job cuts to EVs: How Musk’s actions have sparked protests across America

Taylor Stech ’25, Columnist April 2, 2025

Since Tesla CEO Elon Musk was appointed to be in charge of the newly-formed Department of Government Efficiency in President Donald Trump’s administration, the U.S. has seen growing protests surrounding...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Zeldin pollutes the EPA

Nicole Bowen ’26, Guest Columnist March 26, 2025

On Jan. 29, Lee Zeldin was sworn in as the 17th administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. After being inaugurated, Zeldin stated, “Under President [Donald] Trump’s leadership, we will...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Trump’s second try at 100 days

Anastasia Kunicka ’28, Columnist March 26, 2025

The United States has reverted to its favorite pastime of hating other country’s politicians, especially those who can’t find it in themselves to wear a suit in the Oval Office. Do we expect Ukrainian...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Fly, Eagles, fly!

Jared Nachimson ’27, Columnist March 19, 2025

The Philadelphia Eagles’ resounding victory against the Kansas City Chiefs at the 2025 Super Bowl was a testament to the meticulous cooperative effort that the team had undergone to establish themselves...

Editorial: DEI initiatives align with the Jesuit mission

The Editorial Board March 19, 2025

Eliminating the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs has been a top priority for the administration of President Donald Trump, but what really is DEI?  By definition, DEI...

Customers line up to purchase multiple cartons of eggs at another farm stand located in Clark Park. PHOTO: SOPHIA GALANTE ’26/THE HAWK

Eggs-treme prices: What’s behind the costly cartons?

Sophia Galante ’26, News Reporter March 19, 2025

Wholesale prices of eggs may have finally begun to drop after cracking open the wallets of business owners and consumers since mid-December last year when they began to rise rapidly in cost, according...

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