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St. Joe’s annual Christmas tree lighting was hosted Dec. 1 by University Student Senate and Hawk Hill Productions. Follo...
12/02/2025

St. Joe’s annual Christmas tree lighting was hosted Dec. 1 by University Student Senate and Hawk Hill Productions. Following the lighting and a performance by Hawkapella, St. Joe’s all gender a capella group, students enjoyed hot chocolate, a holiday market, cookie decorating, ice skating and raffles.

📸 Zach Podolnick ‘26

Sophomore transfer guard Jill Jekot couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2025-26 basketball season. In her firs...
12/02/2025

Sophomore transfer guard Jill Jekot couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2025-26 basketball season. In her first game as a Hawk Nov. 4, Jill Jekot scored 20 points, which is the second-most points scored by a player during their first game as a Hawk.

Prior to transferring, Jill Jekot already knew the thrill of Hagan Arena. Growing up, Jill Jekot watched her older sister — Katie Jekot ’23 — play for the Hawks and attended family events hosted by the team.

St. Joe’s was always more than just a program. Jill Jekot always felt like she was part of a “family,” even before she was part of the program.

“The family atmosphere here is unreal,” Jill Jekot said. “I walk in every day excited to see these people and work for them.”

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📝 Monica Sowinski ‘26
📸 Courtesy of Sideline Photos/SJU Athletics

Club baseball ended its fall 2025 season with a perfect 8-0 record and is the No. 27 ranked Division 1 club team in the ...
12/01/2025

Club baseball ended its fall 2025 season with a perfect 8-0 record and is the No. 27 ranked Division 1 club team in the country.

Senior captain Colin Kind was recognized by the National Club Baseball Association after batting .409 with nine hits, 12 RBIs, six runs and six walks. Kind commended his teammates for the level of commitment they’ve put in throughout the season.

“I think [the season] shows how much our team cares and wants to win, especially after we lost in our regionals last year,” Kind said. “Everyone on the team wants to come back and win this year.”

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📝 Tess Margis ‘26
📸 Joe Mancini ‘28

If you have ever thought about playing Clash Royale, you might want to put a time restriction on your phone because you ...
11/30/2025

If you have ever thought about playing Clash Royale, you might want to put a time restriction on your phone because you just may fall victim to playing for hours on end.

Made by mobile game powerhouse Supercell, Clash Royale can be played on iOS or Android and offers a fun strategy game for card lovers. You can play online one-on-one battles, team up with a friend to play two-on-two, draft a deck and more.

The game is free but offers a $12 Pass Royale that gives the user rewards.

Originally released in 2016, the game has made a surge back to the No. 1 spot in strategy games in the iOS App Store. It currently has over 640 million downloads in the App Store alone, according to ActivePlayer, a game statistics website.

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📝 Adam Hartman ‘27
🎨 Bladimir Lemus ‘26 and Hannah Pajtis ‘26

St. Joe’s announced in mid-October that in the following months, Manresa Hall, a facility that has provided community an...
11/29/2025

St. Joe’s announced in mid-October that in the following months, Manresa Hall, a facility that has provided community and nursing care for retired Jesuits on the Hawk Hill campus for many years, will be closing its doors. This decision was made by the Jesuits of the USA East Province.

Three retired Jesuits, the Rev. Vincent Joseph Genovesi, S.J., the Rev. Anthony Berret, S.J. and the Rev. Joseph Godfrey, S.J. reflected on their years at St. Joe’s prior to their departures.

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📝 Luke Sanelli ‘26 and Sophia Galante ‘26
📸 Luke Sanelli ‘26

The Hawk asked members of the St. Joe’s community about their Thanksgiving memories and traditions. 📝 and 📸 Patrick Bray...
11/27/2025

The Hawk asked members of the St. Joe’s community about their Thanksgiving memories and traditions.

📝 and 📸 Patrick Bray ’27, Olivia Gasparro ’27,
Connor Hoffman ’26, Alivia Oreo ’27, Nick Palmisano ‘26, David Ruiz ‘26 and Brynn Tague ’26

The chicken Caesar wrap may not have as clear of an origin story as the Caesar salad — first created in Tijuana, Mexico,...
11/26/2025

The chicken Caesar wrap may not have as clear of an origin story as the Caesar salad — first created in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1924 by an Italian-American chef — but it has cemented itself as a staple comfort food among college students.

The wrap shares a lot of the salad’s classic ingredients: chicken, crispy romaine, Parmesan cheese and a creamy Caesar dressing. The difference, of course, is that they come tucked inside a flour tortilla.

Fortunately, there are a lot of options near Hawk Hill. So, whether you’re craving something warm and hearty or lighter and fresher, these spots will not disappoint.

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📝 Carly Gordon ’27
📸 Carly Gordon ’27

Tailgating is a staple for Philadelphia sports fans. On game day, the lots surrounding Lincoln Financial Field are packe...
11/25/2025

Tailgating is a staple for Philadelphia sports fans. On game day, the lots surrounding Lincoln Financial Field are packed full of grills, coolers and enthusiasm from sunrise until kickoff. There is nothing like it — Eagles chants, music and games bring the city together around one team.

Not having a ticket doesn’t mean missing the game, though. It just means moving the tailgate indoors. The Linc, located right in South Philly, is within reach of plenty of fan-packed options to keep that tailgate energy alive. Here are three to check out.

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📝​​Zane O’Rourke ’26
📸 Joe Mancini ‘28, Courtesy of Zane O’Rourke ’26

One year after fielding a team again, women’s club rugby is taking control of the pitch. Following a season of foundatio...
11/24/2025

One year after fielding a team again, women’s club rugby is taking control of the pitch. Following a season of foundation building and ending the 2024 season with one victory, the Hawks have blanked out competition they previously fell to.

With a larger roster than last season, the Hawks ended the 2025 developmental season with multiple wins and tight finishes at the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference Nov. 8.

Head coach Greg Ebersole said the best satisfaction was seeing improvement as players “grew into their roles.” After assigning positions, Ebersole said the players worked hard to understand the game. The Hawks caught on quickly, allowing them to learn and compete in multiple positions.

“It’s easy with these girls because this year — specifically this semester — [they] put it all out there,” Ebersole said.

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📝​​Monica Sowinski ’26
📸Courtesy of Kiki Malomo-Paris/Full Send Photography

Preparing for study abroad is an equally nerve-wracking and exciting experience.Before I left, I had so many questions: ...
11/23/2025

Preparing for study abroad is an equally nerve-wracking and exciting experience.

Before I left, I had so many questions: How do I prepare? What should I pack? What do I actually need to know?

While there’s no one-size-fits-all guide — every study abroad experience is unique — here are a couple of do’s and don’ts you should keep in mind before and during your experience.

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📝Lisbeth Urena ’27
📸Lisbeth Urena ’27

As community members enter the second floor of the Frances M. Maguire Art Museum, they are greeted with a gallery showca...
11/22/2025

As community members enter the second floor of the Frances M. Maguire Art Museum, they are greeted with a gallery showcasing 20th century Japanese woodblock prints, Indonesian shadow puppets and Tibetan Buddhist thangka paintings. These art pieces are part of the museum’s first permanent Asian Art Gallery.

The Maguire Art Museum, in collaboration with the Nealis Program in Asian Studies, held an opening reception Nov. 14. For Amber Abbas, Ph.D., associate professor of history and director of the Nealis Program, the gallery represents a permanent location for Asian Studies in the St. Joe’s community.

“My goal as director has always been to use the Asian Studies Program to create connections throughout the institution and the community, and the events that we’ve hosted in the last few years have really highlighted that... To have the gallery as a permanent manifestation of the work that we’ve done really shows that it matters to us,” Abbas said.

The Asian Art Gallery is not just for visitors and students but also for faculty to incorporate into their curriculums, said Jane Allen, education and community engagement coordinator of the Maguire Art Museum.

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📝 Bryan Balmores-Jumarang ’27
📸 Preston Thomas ’28

The Women’s Center announced Nov. 6 it has been rebanded as the Alumnae Center for Leadership. The Alumnae Center will c...
11/21/2025

The Women’s Center announced Nov. 6 it has been rebanded as the Alumnae Center for Leadership. The Alumnae Center will continue to support the Women’s Center’s initiatives, like Operation Tampon and the Career Closet, through Cura Collective, an initiative under the Alumnae Center.

The center’s name change reflects the university’s desire to engage more with St. Joe’s alumnae, who make up over half of the university’s 112,000 living alums, wrote Becki Scola, Ph.D., associate provost for the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Institutional Effectiveness, in an email to The Hawk.

The center’s inaugural year will be directed by Mary Lou Quinlan ’75, H ’07.

Cura Collective serves as “the service and resource arm” of the Alumnae Center, Scola said. In addition, HawkHUB, St. Joe’s food and basic needs resource center, will also now fall under Cura Collective’s umbrella.

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📝Liv Bielawski ’27
📸 Luke Malanga ’20

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