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Jay Wise ’25 wears a mask while walking through campus on April 11. 
PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON ’24/THE HAWK

University reinstates indoor mask mandate

Sarah Puzone and Eddie Daou April 12, 2022

Recorded covid cases spike at St. Joe's This story has been updated from the April 13 print edition to reflect the most recent developments. St. Joe's will reinstate its indoor mask mandate beginning...

SuedeLace plays at The Bayou Jazz Club on Oct. 29.

A look inside a Philly jazz club

Devin Yingling November 2, 2021

I heard The Bayou Bar and Jazz Lounge before I saw it. Pre-recorded jazz music floated out from the front door of the lounge at 5025 Baltimore Ave. in West Philadelphia. The door to the lounge was tucked...

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni walks off the field following their preseason contest against the Pittsburg Steelers. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

Eagles fans: are you concerned? ; Even in Week 2 loss, there is room for optimism

AnnE Potter September 21, 2021

The Eagles had a bit of a reality check after their 32-6 Week 1 win against the Atlanta Falcons. After their Week 2 home opener against the San Francisco 49ers, there are many issues that need to be sorted...

GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD 23/THE HAWK

Faculty and students share reflections on 20th anniversary of 9/11

Devin Yingling and Kaylah Hernandez September 15, 2021

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Joseph DiAngelo ’70, dean of the Haub School of Business, was in a weekly university cabinet meeting with other top level administrators in Regis Hall.   There was a...

Philadelphia children are getting hit hard

Caren Teague September 14, 2021

Under-served and lower-income Philadelphia public schools have finally made the transition to an in-person learning format, months after other districts throughout the state and country had already done...

Nina Bryan holds her signature classic banana pudding at her storefront in Reading Terminal Market on Sept. 10. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Reading Terminal Market

Elise Welsh September 14, 2021

Located in the heart of Philadelphia is one of America’s oldest public markets, Reading Terminal Market. Whether you’re looking for fresh produce, dinner with a friend or even handcrafted jewelry,...

GRAPHIC: GABRIELLA GUZZARDO ’24/THE HAWK

CineHawk Review: Candyman

Jaylen Dotson September 14, 2021

Directed by Nia DaCosta from a script she wrote with producer Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld, “Candyman” is the inspired sequel to the 1992 landmark film of the same name. Picking up 27 years after...

GRAPHIC: GABRIELLA GUZZARDO ‘23/THE HAWK

CineHawk Review: BlackStar Film Festival

Jaylen Dotson August 17, 2021

Founded in 2012 and named for the shipping line of the pan-Africanist activist Marcus Garvey, the BlackStar Film Festival is an annual global celebration of the cinematic endeavors of Black, brown and...

Ting Wan is the owner of EMei Restaurant.
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Chinatown weathers pandemic and anti-Asian sentiment

Jackie Collins April 27, 2021

Ting Wan, owner of EMei Restaurant located on Arch Street in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, remembers when her restaurant was fully booked months in advance for the Chinese New Year on January 25, 2020. But...

Ethics of vaccine distribution

Ethics of vaccine distribution

The Hawk Staff March 23, 2021

Our role as part-time Philadelphia residents The national rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has disproportionately benefited white Americans, despite Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) being disproportionately...

Pasqualina Defeo ’23 holds her vaccination card.
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s students receive COVID-19 vaccines

Christine Disanti March 23, 2021

Some St. Joe’s students have started receiving COVID-19 vaccines, both in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and in their hometowns.  Many college students in Pennsylvania are currently ineligible...

Philadelphians waited hours in the cold to receive their COVID-19 vaccination from the Black Doctors COVID-19 consortium. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

Hundreds bear freezing temperatures and snow for their chance at the COVID-19 vaccine

Mitchell Shields February 25, 2021

Hundreds waited in the falling snow for the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium 24-hour “vaxathon” at Temple University’s Liacouras Center on Feb. 19. Philadelphians who reside in areas in the city...

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