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According to a Sept. 30 CIRCLE poll related to youth civic engagement, 66% of people ages 18-34 talk to their friends ab...
07/11/2025

According to a Sept. 30 CIRCLE poll related to youth civic engagement, 66% of people ages 18-34 talk to their friends about politics. The study also found that 8% of young people would talk to their friends about politics if the subject came up and 26% would not.

The day after the Nov. 5 election, Hawk reporters asked students at Hawk Hill whether they engage in political discussions with their close friends.

📝 and 📸 by Tayla J. Evans ’27, Carly Gordon ’27, Adam Hartman ’27, Connor Hoffman ’26, Zane O’Rourke ’26, Alivia Oreo ’27, Nick Palmisano ’26 and Bella Privitera ’26

In the spring 2025 semester, the R**e Education and Prevention Program, an advocacy group for survivors of sexual violen...
07/11/2025

In the spring 2025 semester, the R**e Education and Prevention Program, an advocacy group for survivors of sexual violence, changed its name to Prevention, Advocacy, Trust and Healing.

R.E.P.P. began as a student-faculty program, offering a crisis hotline and serving as a confidential resource for survivors of sexual violence. While there has been a sexual violence prevention group at St. Joe’s for over 30 years, a $300,000 federal grant in 2017 helped fund training for peer advocates, provided support via the hotline and connected survivors with various services.

Now under a new name, the program continues its same mission of advocacy, focusing on education, awareness and access to resources.

The motive behind the name change was to promote inclusivity, according to Mayva Pierre Louis ’26, president of P.A.T.H.

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📝 Bella Privitera ’26 & Liv Bielawski ’27
📸 Zach Podolnick ’26

The Dean’s Leadership Program hosted its 10th annual Out of the Darkness Walk Nov. 2, which started at Sweeney Field and...
06/11/2025

The Dean’s Leadership Program hosted its 10th annual Out of the Darkness Walk Nov. 2, which started at Sweeney Field and ended at Barbelin Beach. The event was attended by around 150 people.

The Out of the Darkness Walk’s purpose is to raise awareness about mental health and su***de prevention. The DLP first initiated this walk at St. Joe’s in 2015 to honor a member of the St. Joe’s community who died by su***de.

Michael McNicholas ’27, co-chair for the event alongside Felicia Carroll ’27, said the 10-year anniversary is a testament to the community St. Joe’s has built.

“Knowing that we’re able to hit 10 years and have 10 years of support, it just reminds us of the purpose and that it’s something bigger than ourselves,” McNicholas said.

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📝 Grace O’Meara ’27
🎨 Bladimir Lemus ’26

The Hawk’s front page this week features resources compiled by HawkHUB, St. Joe’s food and basic needs resource center, ...
05/11/2025

The Hawk’s front page this week features resources compiled by HawkHUB, St. Joe’s food and basic needs resource center, to support members of the community impacted by recent SNAP changes. Swipe to learn more.

📝Compiled by HawkHUB
🎨 Luke Sanelli ‘26 and Cara Santilli ‘24, M.A. ‘26

Feeling like he needed “something different,” first-year Davi Carlos traveled from São Paulo, Brazil, to Boca Raton, Flo...
03/11/2025

Feeling like he needed “something different,” first-year Davi Carlos traveled from São Paulo, Brazil, to Boca Raton, Florida, to further his tennis career. Carlos learned about the Puhan Personalized Tennis Program through a family friend and decided to join.

Through the program, Carlos met the current St. Joe’s women’s and men’s tennis head coach, Jeffrey Puhan. With daily morning practices, Carlos trained under Puhan while completing high school online.

Having formed a connection with Puhan, Carlos decided to reach out for recruitment. Carlos’ decision to come to St. Joe’s was confirmed after he visited campus and experienced great practices with the team.

Puhan said Carlos’ consistent positive mindset and work ethic has made him a great addition to the team.

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📝 Monica Sowinski ’26
🎨 Hannah Pajtis ‘26
📸 Courtesy of SJU Athletics

St. Joe’s field hockey snapped a four-game losing streak after earning a hard-fought win against Davidson Oct. 24. Fifth...
02/11/2025

St. Joe’s field hockey snapped a four-game losing streak after earning a hard-fought win against Davidson Oct. 24. Fifth-year forward/midfield Ava Smith scored two goals, adding to the impressive season she’s had.

“We’ve had a few tough losses in the conference especially, but sometimes you need those losses to make you think how much that winning means to you and the team,” Smith said.

Smith, who came to St. Joe’s from Scotland, tied the record for goals scored in a single game with four and set a new program record for most points in a single match with nine Oct. 3 against Lock Haven. She has 14 goals on the season.

“I didn’t really know [the record] was a thing because back home, points and goals, you just go out and play,” Smith said. “It was really nice getting on the bus and all the girls telling me about it. It was pretty cool to do it away from home as well.”

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📝 Tess Margis ’26
📸 Courtesy of Matt Busch/SJU Athletics

Safety concerns resulted in the university canceling an Oct. 27 viewing of a livestreamed lecture that was part of Georg...
01/11/2025

Safety concerns resulted in the university canceling an Oct. 27 viewing of a livestreamed lecture that was part of Georgetown University’s “The Gaza Lecture Series.”

Kevin Gfeller ’20, associate director of public relations, said the screening was canceled because of the “likelihood of serious outside disruption.’’

“The decision was made solely by university and academic leadership in response to safety concerns — not the content of the lecture — and should not be interpreted as limiting academic freedom,” Gfeller wrote in an email to The Hawk.

The lecture, titled “A Legacy of Genocide,” was delivered by Jason Stanley, a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto. Stanley is the son of Holocaust survivors and a supporter of a “just resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict.” According to Georgetown’s online description of the event, Stanley would discuss “the legacy of genocide for this fraught moment in American politics and what the crisis in Gaza portends for the future of international affairs.”

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📝 Hannah Pajtis ’26
📸 Luke Sanelli ’26

The Philadelphia Regional Institute for STEM Educators (PRISE) held its annual educator conference Oct. 25 in the TGR Le...
01/11/2025

The Philadelphia Regional Institute for STEM Educators (PRISE) held its annual educator conference Oct. 25 in the TGR Learning Lab at the Cobb’s Creek Golf & Education Campus in Philadelphia.

About 120 educators, high school students and college students attended the conference to learn how innovative teaching methods and equitable access to science, technologically, engineering and mathematics education can inspire a new generation of educators.

PRISE is composed of 11 higher education institutions in the greater Philadelphia region, including St. Joe’s, and is dedicated to the “recruitment, retention and ongoing development of diverse and highly effective teachers,” according to the organization’s website.

This year’s conference was created in partnership with the TGR Foundation, founded by Tiger Woods to build and support community-based programs empowering students to pursue their passions through education. While the general focus of each PRISE conference is connecting STEM to the real world, the theme for the Oct. 25 conference was “Real Work in the Real World: Empowering Students to Impact the Community Through STEM.”

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📝 Cara Santilli ’24, M.A. ’26
📸 Preston Thomas ’28

As the Lancaster and University City campuses continue to undergo changes following its mergers with St. Joe’s, one ongo...
31/10/2025

As the Lancaster and University City campuses continue to undergo changes following its mergers with St. Joe’s, one ongoing challenge for both locations is on-campus dining options.

At the Lancaster campus, there is collective agreement that the lack of food available for purchase poses a significant challenge to members of the community.

Lancaster’s on-campus cafeteria closed in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic and never reopened. Rosa’s Cafe, another option, closed at the beginning of the semester after the owner chose to not renew the lease, according to Peter Norberg, Ph.D., senior associate provost for academic and faculty support.

Now, students on the Lancaster campus either rely on the C-Store, a convenience store with grab-and-go items, leave campus for meals or order DoorDash.

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📝 Grace O’Meara ’27
📸 Luke Sanelli ’26

With Halloween right around the corner, the annual costume panic has set in, along with a scramble to find something cre...
30/10/2025

With Halloween right around the corner, the annual costume panic has set in, along with a scramble to find something creative that isn’t too basic or costs more than a trip to the grocery store.

While elaborate costumes might look impressive on social media, the reality is not everyone has the time or money to plan weeks in advance. That doesn’t mean you can’t still turn heads with items you already own. Sometimes, the best costumes come straight from your closet.

“I like to keep it simple and cheap,” said Benjamin Rodgers ’27, who is dressing up this year as Dipper Pines from the TV show, “Gravity Falls.” “Occasionally, I’ll splurge, like every five years, but I like to keep it simple.”

Owen Abbott ’26 suggested quick options like dressing as a referee or a player with your favorite jersey. Abbott himself saves money by dressing up as an egg every year.

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📝 Alyssa Yannantuono ’26
🎨 Hannah Pajtis ’26 and Sophia Galante ’26
📸 Zach Podolnick ’26

Philadelphia’s only r**e crisis center, Women Organized Against R**e (WOAR) – Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violenc...
29/10/2025

Philadelphia’s only r**e crisis center, Women Organized Against R**e (WOAR) – Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence, announced staff layoffs Oct. 6 and a pause of essential services as a result of the state budget impasse.

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a $51.5 billion state budget proposal Feb. 4 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. After months of debate among state legislators, the deadline to pass the budget, June 30, passed without a resolution.

Senate Republicans released a $47.6 billion counter-budget in August, prolonging the process. Two months later, WOAR announced its staff layoffs. There has not yet been a resolution to the state budget, and, consequently, WOAR has now gone without state funding since July.

Without access to all of WOAR’s services, survivors of sexual violence have few places left to turn

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📝 Bella Privitera ‘26 and Liv Bielawski ‘27
🎨 Luke Sanelli ‘26

Currently sitting 10-2-0, the St. Joe’s men’s club ice hockey team is continuing a strong start to the 2025-26 season. T...
26/10/2025

Currently sitting 10-2-0, the St. Joe’s men’s club ice hockey team is continuing a strong start to the 2025-26 season. The Hawks are sitting ranked No. 1 among the competition, according to an Oct. 9 Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League Instagram post of the M2 Elite Power rankings.

The 10-game winning streak and high ranking is just the start of the season for the Hawks. Former player and head coach Dean Keeney ’16 said the team is using the ACC ranking as something to “build off of ” to achieve its goal of making the American Collegiate Hockey Association national rankings.

Peter Boarman, senior defenseman and assistant president of the team, said it’s the first time in three years the team has ranked No. 1. Boarman said “continuing this momentum” will help prepare the team for one of its biggest games this season: the
ACC Fall Showcase.

The key to the successful first half of the season is the team quickly settling into a “buy-in” mentality. Keeney emphasized playing the right way, even if the outcomes don’t occur right away during a game. Straying away from individually making plays and staying patient throughout games have helped secure wins.

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📝 Monica Sowiniski ’26
📸 Joseph Mancini ’28

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