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ILLUSTRATION: CASEY WOOD '23/THE HAWK

Try it: Brooks Hyperion Tempos sneaker review

Owen Moelter November 23, 2020

Back in early 2015, I laced up my Nike Free 3.0s for my first day of middle school track. All that mattered then was that the shoes on my feet were light and comfortable. As I progressed through middle...

Marie Giacobbe ’22 incorporates her designs into her wardrobe. PHOTOS: Mitchell Shields ’22

Student turns craft into custom shoe business

Emily Graham September 24, 2019

One night in LaFarge Residence Center, Marie Giacobbe ’22 and her suitemates broke out some acrylic paint and started painting random items around their suite. Giacobbe found an old pair of Birkenstock...

Reggie Xaba, founder and managing director of the ZETU footwear company, designs African-themed shoes now sold in South Africa, Europe and North America. PHOTO: Sarah Harwick '21.

Shoe designer taps into traditional African design

Durban, South Africa — Tucked away on the second floor of a four-story shopping center in the Windermere suburb of Durban is a two-room office space lined with shoes.  This is the heart and sole of...

Men's basketball coaches, Phil Martelli and Geoff Arnold wear matching sneakers to spread cancer awareness. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Coaches step out for cancer awareness

Ryan Mulligan January 29, 2019

For one week of each college basketball season, coaches across the country ditch their dress shoes in favor of sneakers, taking part in the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week to draw attention...

Redshirt sophomore Charlie Brown Jr. wore a shoe with the message "stop gun violence" on Nov. 12 against Monmouth University. PHOTOS: LUKE MALANGA ’20 / THE HAWK

Hawks handwrite messages on shoes for gameday

Nick Karpinski November 13, 2018

Redshirt sophomore forward Charlie Brown Jr., graduate transfer guard Troy Holston and sophomore forward Taylor Funk coordinated their shoes to match what’s important to them: family members, classmates...

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