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The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

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Should cities bite the bullet on gun laws?

Grace Heller April 24, 2024
Pennsylvania may need to reevaluate the Uniform Firearms Act
graphic illustration of Pennsylvania divided in two, blue side reading Casey 50%, red side reading McCormick 42%

The misleading swing state: Pennsylvania

Jake Richfield March 27, 2024
Bob Casey Jr. poised to win reelection 
GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD ’23/THE HAWK

SOURCES: THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, PENNSYLVANIA DEPTARMENT OF STATE

Pennsylvania’s 2021 Municipal Elections

Eddie Daou October 26, 2021

Pennsylvania’s Municipal Election will be on Nov. 2. Pennsylvania residents can vote on different positions for Pennsylvania’s government positions, as well as deciding on four ballot questions. Here...

SJU Green Fund’s solar panels on the roof of Hagan Arena.
PHOTO: SPENCER RAIN ’22/THE HAWK

Pennsylvania and St. Joe’s take action on climate change

Jocelyn Brad October 19, 2021

The St. Joe’s community has increased efforts on campus to take action against climate change.  The Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021 calls for all sectors of the state to respond to the threat...

Bentley has written op-eds about youth incarceration for the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Patriot News and the Stoneleigh Foundation. PHOTO: MARK STRANDQUIST/ PEOPLES PAPER CO-OP AND PERFORMING STATISTICS

Organizer leads movement against youth incarceration

Ryan Mulligan April 13, 2021

Twenty-year-old Will Bentley wants to make sure kids don’t suffer at the hands of the criminal justice system the same way he did. At 14, Bentley found himself incarcerated at Philadelphia Industrial...

St. Joes and USciences announced a potential merger on Feb. 10. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

Pennsylvania higher-ed mergers

Christine Disanti February 16, 2021

St. Joe’s announced on Feb. 10 that the administration signed a letter of intent to evaluate merging with University of the Sciences, adding to a growing list of universities across the U.S. who are...

PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

Remembering lives lost

Mitchell Shields October 27, 2020

Carol Lewis, M.H.A. ’91, and her brother Jeff Green lost their father, Hiram Green, in April to COVID-19. Lewis, a clinical research associate, said she often has to travel for her work and thus stays...

GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD 23/THE HAWK

Preparing to participate in the 2020 Election

Christine Disanti September 29, 2020

When is Election Day? Election Day will be on Nov. 3 this year. But, with the increase in mail-in voting because of COVID-19, many voters will be casting their votes earlier than Nov. 3. Who is on the...

GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD 22/THE HAWK

Students adjust to reopening counties

Christine Disanti June 15, 2020

Since Governor Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order expired on June 5, all 67 counties in Pennsylvania began reopening. For Sophie Escario ’21, beginning to reopen means she and her four of her roommates...

A sign directs voters to the 2018 midterm voting location in OPake Recreation Center on Nov. 11 2018. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

Pennsylvania prepares for mail-in voting

Christine Disanti May 18, 2020

Pennsylvania has postponed its April 28 primary election until June 2 and is promoting voting by mail and by absentee ballot.  Pennsylvania is one of 16 states and one territory that have postponed their...

PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA 20/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s prepares for potential coronavirus exposure

Alex Hargrave March 9, 2020

St. Joe’s is preparing for the possibility of an outbreak of the novel coronavirus on campus amid 10 presumptive positive cases in Pennsylvania. There are currently no confirmed cases of coronavirus...

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