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In Remembrance: Mairéad McInerney McAteer ’06

Hannah Pajtis April 24, 2024

Nearly a hundred family, friends and community members came together to honor the life of Mairéad McInerney McAteer ’06 in the Chapel of Saint Joseph April 21.  McInerney McAteer passed away...

First-year guard Xzayvier Brown attempts a jump shot against the George Washington defense, Feb. 21. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

‘There’s nothing like a Philly guard’

Mia Messina April 17, 2024
How Philly native Xzayvier Brown made an impact in his first season at St. Joe’s
Graphic illustration of sophomore housing options in campus: Moore Hall, Merion Gardens, Lannon and Rashford Hall, Ashwood Hall and the Morris Quad Townhouses

Limited on-campus housing availability stresses rising sophomores

Vincent Kornacki April 10, 2024

Confusion erupted among the Class of 2027 after the Office of Residence Life sent an email March 21 claiming that “at this time, it is very likely that there will not be enough current housing spaces...

Audience members watch various films created by local student filmmakers, March 22.
PHOTO: SAHR KARIMU ’26/THE HAWK

Art and Film Clubs host first annual film festival

Tess Coary March 27, 2024

Students packed the Great Hall of the Frances M. Maguire Art Museum March 22 for the first annual St. Joe’s Film Festival.  St. Joe’s Art Club and the Film Club collaborated to host the festival,...

photo of a cutout of women's basketball player, which have been placed around Hawk Hill campus

Women’s basketball shines, student support falls short

Mia Messina February 28, 2024

The women’s basketball team is in the midst of a historic season, racking up many accolades, setting program records and continuing to pile on wins. But, there is an area out of their control that seems...

Dorothea Gamble poses at her gift shop, Trunc, located in the heart of Northern Liberties, Philadelphia.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Hawk Spotlight: Trunc

Hannah Madeya February 21, 2024

Back in 1974, Dorothea Gamble dreamed of one day opening her very own boutique. In 2018, that dream became a reality alongside her business partner, Dagmar Mitchell. Gamble spent most of her early...

LaNyah Sabb-Toombs ’27 presents her writing at
Slam Poetry Night, Feb. 9. PHOTO: MAURITZ
WILSHUSEN ’27/THE HAWK

Campus organizations host slam poetry session

Liv Bielawski ’27 February 14, 2024

The Black Student Union (BSU) partnered with the SJU Writing Center and Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, to host the second annual Slam Poetry Night in the Center for Inclusion...

Alannah Vazquez poses with her rubber duck collection in her office on the third floor of
Campion Student Center.
PHOTO: ALLY ENGELBERT ’25/THE HAWK

Q&A with Alannah Vazquez

Ally Engelbert February 7, 2024

Alannah Vazquez was appointed associate director of Student Leadership and Activities in November 2023. Vazquez has bachelor degrees in middle level education and American studies from La Salle University,...

Guitarist Cale Hoeflicker, Ph.D., poses after performing at the Memorial Concert for Jeremy Harting at the
Frances M. Maguire Art Museum, Jan. 25. PHOTO: BEN VANELLI ’25/THE HAWK

Music department honors former faculty member with memorial concert

Gavin Kuebler January 31, 2024

The Frances M. Maguire Art Museum hosted the Jeremy Harting Memorial Concert Jan. 25, honoring the life of Jeremy Harting, Ph.D., who was a guitar instructor at St. Joe’s from 2013-2017. Sponsored...

St. Joe's land acknowledgment plaque near Alumni Hall on the UCity campus, Nov. 27.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s land acknowledgment in limbo

While St. Joe’s has yet to publish an official land acknowledgment statement recognizing the Lenape land the university is built upon, a plaque on the University City campus does just that. The...

Allie Miller ’24 on 13th Street Oct. 20.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLIE MILLER ’24/THE HAWK

‘Deep-seated racism in the Gayborhood’

Allie Miller November 29, 2023
Neighborhood history ignores queer people of color
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