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GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

Hawk Hill counseling services moving to new residence hall

Vincent Kornacki ’25, Managing Editor April 9, 2025

St. Joe’s Counseling and Psychological Services is moving to Sister Thea Bowman Hall in the fall 2025 semester, bringing the CAPS space to a more centralized location on the Hawk Hill campus compared...

Jayla Stephens ’28, Delaney Shur ’27 and Meghan Clark ’27 star as Annie Cannon, Henrietta Leavitt and Williamina Fleming in the department of music, theatre & film and the SJU Theatre Company’s production
of “Silent Sky.” PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK

‘Silent Sky’ takes center stage

Kiley O’Brien ’25, Assistant Features Editor April 9, 2025

The department of music, theatre & film and the SJU Theatre Company will be performing their production of “Silent Sky” April 10-April 13. “Silent Sky” is a play written by Lauren Gunderson...

New head coach and former St. Joe’s goalkeeper Tim Mulqueen ’88 returns to coach at his alma mater.

St. Joe’s alum returns to coach men’s soccer

Tess Margis ’26, Features Reporter April 9, 2025

St. Joe’s men’s soccer named Tim Mulqueen ’88 the new head coach in December 2024 after finishing their season 4-12-1. Mulqueen, who was a goalkeeper during his time as a Hawk, has more than three...

Fifth-year Richie LaCalandra is currently the leading scorer for the team with 38 points through 10 games.

Men’s lacrosse excels with transfer’s ‘tremendous vision’

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor April 9, 2025

Before the start of this season, fifth-year attack Richie LaCalandra hadn’t played a full season of college lacrosse since 2022. Now, he’s the second leading scorer for St. Joe’s with 38 points through...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

The new era of St. Joe’s women’s basketball

Evan Theoharis ’27, Special to the Hawk April 9, 2025

The 2024-25 season marked the end of an era for the St. Joe’s women’s basketball team, and a successful one at that. The Hawks finished with a 24-10 record, placed second in the Atlantic 10 Tournament...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

University offers buyouts, voluntary separations ahead of reorganization

Ally Engelbert ’25, Editor-in-Chief April 2, 2025

St. Joe’s is offering voluntary tenure buyout and voluntary separation programs to full-time employees ahead of “more significant changes” for the university in the near future, according to a March...

Shannon Tonetta ’26 presents her research on artist Pieter Bruegel’s portrayal of peasants in art at the fourth
annual Philadelphia-area Undergraduate Art History Research Symposium.
PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK

Students present art history research at annual symposium

Kiley O’Brien ’25, Assistant Features Editor April 2, 2025

Students gathered to present their research at the fourth annual Philadelphia-area Undergraduate Art History Research Symposium, hosted at the Frances M. Maguire Art Museum on March 29.  Martha Easton,...

Disabled Student Union co-founders Lilly Cancellieri ’27 and Megan Eastman ’25 speak at the club’s first
meeting, March 28. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Disabled Students Union promotes accessibility, advocacy and allyship

Zach Podolnick ’26, Sports Reporter April 2, 2025

When Megan Eastman ’25 came to the Hawk Hill campus for the first time as a first-year, the hilly campus and lack of ways to circumvent stair-laden buildings raised the question: How can St. Joe’s...

Women’s lacrosse started their season 1-6 before going on a four-game winning streak to start Atlantic-10 Conference play.
PHOTO COURTSEY OF SJU ATHELTICS

Women’s lacrosse players ‘flip the switch’ on season’s rocky start

Tess Margis ’26, Features Reporter April 2, 2025

After starting the season 1-6, St. Joe’s women’s lacrosse pieced together a four-game win streak to start Atlantic 10 Conference play before falling to University of Massachusetts 14-11 March 26. A...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN’25/THE HAWK

Men’s lacrosse replaced production

James Kemp ’27, Special to the Hawk April 2, 2025

The men’s lacrosse 2024 season was among the most successful in program history. The team won their third conference championship — their first as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference — and took...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA '25/THE HAWK

Leaked meeting recording ‘violates a sense of trust’

Hannah Pajtis, Features Editor April 2, 2025

A video recording of a private Zoom meeting between University President Cheryl McConnell, Ph.D., and members of the university that was leaked to a reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer has raised questions...

Tinamarie Stolz, M.A. ’24, assistant director of Campus Ministry, opens the door to the drop-in space in the
Wolfington Center for Ministry, Faith and Service, March 31. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK

CAPS partnership supports students’ mental and spiritual wellbeing

Vincent Kornacki ’25, Managing Editor April 2, 2025

Since the fall 2024 semester, St. Joe’s Counseling and Psychological Services has partnered with Campus Ministry to host drop-in counseling hours for students, with a focus on religious and spiritual...

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