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Carla Rodriguez ’20 of LSA serves students at Taste of the World. PHOTOS: Mitchell Shields ’22

St. Joe’s celebrates diversity at Taste of the World amid racial incidents

Zach Dobinson November 5, 2019

Taste of the World, a biannual feast catered by student diversity organizations on campus, returned to St. Joe’s once again on Oct. 31. Gathering in The Perch, nine student cultural organizations brought...

Students in attendance got to enjoy fresh, handmade sushi. PHOTO: Daniel Remishevsky ’23

St. Joe’s comes together for a DIY sushi event

Casey Wood October 29, 2019

The Asian Student Association (ASA) and the Japanese Culture Club held their annual Sushi Night on Oct. 28 in Doyle Banquet Hall South. The event consisted of students not only making and eating sushi,...

Cultures are not costumes

Cultures are not costumes

Hadassah Colbert October 8, 2019

Why some Halloween costumes are offensive It is not uncommon for me to scroll down my Twitter feed every mid-to-late October and squint in distaste at my phone screen. Nine times out of 10, it is because...

Tenaya Darlington, M.F.A, always thought she’d be a fiction writer growing up. Little did she know that one day she’d be known as Madame Fromage, her cheesy alter ego. PHOTO: Daniel Remishevsky ’23

A hunk of cheese and a whole lot of love

Zach Dobinson October 8, 2019

St. Joe's professor turned her love of cheese into her life's work Tenaya Darlington, M.F.A., associate professor of English, never thought her world would revolve around a ball of cheese. However, what...

What is your cancellation policy?

What is your cancellation policy?

Devin Yingling April 2, 2019

Discussing the prominence of “cancelled culture” “Nope, that’s it, he’s canceled” or “That’s it, they are officially canceled” are statements I hear in conversations just about everyday...

A night of fashion and culture

A night of fashion and culture

Marly René April 24, 2018

As the Treasurer of the Caribbean Students Association (CSA), I along with the rest of the E-board strive to spread the awareness of the Caribbean and its culture to those who are of Caribbean descent...

Students at the premiere of Black Panther (Photo by James McCloskey Jr. ’20).

The importance of representation

Emily Graham February 20, 2018

Campus groups come together for “Black Panther." St. Joe's students had the opportunity to see "Black Panther" the day it premiered. Residence Life, Student Inclusion and Diversity and the Black Student...

Members of the Asian Student Association at the Rocky steps (Photo courtesy of Megan Hartwell ’18).

Striving for diversity

Emily Graham February 13, 2018

The Asian Student Association celebrates culture. The Asian Student Association (ASA) is a Student Inclusion and Diversity organization which strives to celebrate Asian culture and educate students through...

2017: Year in Review

Brittany Swift, Ann Marie Maloney, and Franki Rudnesky December 5, 2017

Events that made 2017 history Keeping up with the news in 2017 was like running a never-ending marathon. Some days, it felt like every time we stepped out of class, there was another major news story we...

Steven Hammer, Ph.D., shows the three tattoos he got at Olde City Tattoo
(Photo by Sami Nigro 20).

City of brotherly ink

Sami Nigro November 28, 2017

The best places for tattoos in Philly Many college students like to take advantage of newfound freedoms and new experiences to get their first tattoos. For St. Joe’s students looking to get inked,...

Photo by Amber Denham 18.

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden

Amber Denham October 16, 2017

Exploring Eastern culture in West Fairmount Park. _______________________________________________________________________ Tucked away down a winding road in West Fairmount Park stands the Shofuso Japanese...

Students from Changsha Normal University perform traditional Chinese songs (Photo by Jeanmarie Egan, 20).

A collaboration of culture

Jeanmarie Egan and Matthew Tamarin September 25, 2017

Traditional Chinese Music and Dance Recital hits Bluett Theatre Saint Joseph’s University played host to a collection of Chinese artists at the Traditional Chinese Music and Dance Recital in Bluett...

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