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The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

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The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

The Hawk News

Editorial: Safety alert protocol needs to change

The Hawk Staff April 24, 2024

As reported in The Hawk in this week’s issue in “City Avenue shooting raises concern for university safety alert response time,” on April 14, around 10:45 p.m., a man was shot on City Avenue just...

Editorial: The importance of language education (Apr. 17th)

The Hawk Staff April 17, 2024

As noted in this week’s issue of The Hawk, “Language department battles declining student numbers,” there has been a noticeable decline in the language department at St Joe’s, with fewer chances...

Editorial: Harm reduction saves lives

The Hawk Staff April 10, 2024

After learning their Kensington storefront’s lease would not be renewed, Savage Sisters Recovery, a harm reduction treatment site for individuals struggling with substance abuse, is facing a significant...

Editorial: A call for clarity on safety protocol (March 27)

The Hawk Staff March 27, 2024

As we approach one year since St. Joe’s false shooter alert on the Hawk Hill campus March 30, 2023, we reflect on the “gap in our protocol” that Ross Radish, JD, vice president of Student Life and...

Editorial: Empowering St. Joe’s Women

The Hawk Staff March 20, 2024

On March 16, St. Joe’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) celebrated its 10th annual Professional Development Day, a day-long event dedicated to fostering professional development and growth as prospective...

Editorial: Respect Day of Dialogue (Feb. 28th)

The Hawk Staff February 28, 2024

As The Hawk reported this week in “Students disrupt Day of Dialogue webinar with disrespectful comments,” we are extremely disheartened by the behavior of some student attendees at the university’s...

Editorial: A call for concrete LGBTQIA+ support (Feb. 21st)

The Hawk Staff February 21, 2024

The Feb. 4 Hawkmates Mass brought to light a lack in St. Joe’s efforts to be more inclusive and welcoming towards the LGBTQIA+ community. One of the blessings for the attending couples used exclusive...

Editorial: Call for more study abroad support (Feb. 6th)

The Hawk Staff February 7, 2024

The fact that the university’s study abroad office is now managed by a single person is a travesty. As of December 2023, the staff at St. Joe’s Center for International Programs (CIP) is down to...

Editorial: A call for transparency (Jan. 31st)

The Hawk Staff January 31, 2024

St. Joe’s plan to vacate Wilson Student Center and Joseph W. England Library on the University City campus by the end of the 2024-25 academic year has brought the need for better communication and transparency...

Editorial: Call for a land acknowledgment (Dec. 6th)

The Hawk Staff December 6, 2023

University land acknowledgment statements are intended to honor and respect the Indigenous tribes that have lived on the land on which institutions and universities are built, oftentimes as a byproduct...

Editorial: Addressing food insecurity

The Hawk Staff November 29, 2023

Beginning Nov. 27, St. Joe’s meal plan holders will have the ability to donate one of their leftover meal swipes each semester to fellow students in need thanks to a remarkable initiative led primarily...

Editorial: Facilitate discourse on war

The Hawk Staff November 15, 2023

The latest deadly chapter in the decades-long struggle between Israel and Palestine has sparked protests, discussions and debates all over the world, including on college campuses. In Philadelphia, the...

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