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The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

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A medical worker at a drive-thru testing facility run by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 17. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA 20/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s releases free COVID-19 testing plan

St. Joe’s will provide a “campus arrival” COVID-19 test at no cost to all students, faculty and staff who plan to live, work or learn on campus this semester, as outlined in an Aug. 13 university...

Free pads and tampons have been availible in the Student Health Centers lobby since fall 2019. PHOTO: LESLIE QUAN 22/THE HAWK

Free period products available in Student Health Center

Charley Rekstis December 10, 2019

University Student Senate (USS) is currently working on an initiative to provide free pads and tampons in bathrooms across campus. Their goal is to have products available in all gender neutral bathrooms...

Morgan explains that accessories should be taken off during a seizure. PHOTO: Mitchell Shields ’22

Student Health Center brings awareness to epilepsy with training event

Mitchell Shields December 3, 2019

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 116,100 people over the age of 18 have epilepsy in Pennsylvania. Across the U.S., at least 3 million adults and almost half a million children have active...

From left to right: Sara Hoffman ’19, Molly Mullen ’19 and Catherin Geruson ’19, who brought forward their concerns about the lack of women’s health resources on campus
(Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

Petition created to hire OB/GYN

Natalie Drum October 23, 2018

Students voice anger over Health Center staffing A University Student Senate (USS) petition to hire a full-time OB/GYN at the Student Health Center has over 750 signatures as of Oct. 22. The former...

Students wait to enter the Health Center (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

Female healthcare limited on campus

Erin Breen October 10, 2018

After this summer’s changes in staffing, the Student Health Center is without a director or anyone with women’s health care experience. Kiersten White, assistant vice president of Student Life, has...

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