Board of Trustees approves Mitchem, Pepper as 2010 commencement speakers

According to Lannon's email, Arnold Mitchem, Ph.D., President of the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), will address graduate students during this year’s commencement ceremony. Mitchem will also be honored with a Doctor of Public Service degree. John E. Pepper, Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and Chairman of the Board of the Walt Disney Company, will address undergraduates and receive a Doctor of Commercial Science. Full story

Admissions officials look towards 2010-2011

As Saint Joseph’s University continues to expand advertisement across the country, the Office of Admissions reports moderate decreases in the student acceptance rate this year. In 2008, the class of 2012 became the largest class in St. Joe’s history as the university accepted an unprecedented 85. Full story

University mail room employee’s song featured on WMMR’s Preston & Steve radio show

A Saint Joseph’s University mail services employee was featured on WMMR’s “The Preston & Steve Show” during their annual “Black Listna Party” last Friday. “You know, it’ll have a lot of fried chicken and watermelon,” Craig Liggeons joked as he described the event. Full story

“And the Oscar goes to...”

John Mullany, ‘11, Will Jacobson, ‘11, and Frank McDevitt, ‘12, pick winners; see the fans' choices

Check out our staff picks, plus the results of what you the readers said in our online poll. Full story

Mix it up!

Stop chasing Vladi with Gatorade and catch up on some Bartending 101

The Hawk's crash course in Bartending 101 will help you escape your bargain-brand booze habits while still saving money and calories. Full story

Men's Basketball | Players may have eyes elsewhere for next season

Basketball team focused on remaining games, decisions to come after season’s end

The prospect of change after this year’s disastrous men’s basketball season may seem appealing to some, but there may be changes in the offing that could set the team back further. For now at least, the team is focused on what they have ahead of them in George Washington and La Salle, and head coach Phil Martelli is convinced that his team hasn’t given up despite five straight losses. Full story