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THE HAWK Oct. 7, 2015

The Student Newspaper of Saint Joseph’s University | Volume XCIV | Est. 1929 | www.hawkhillnews.com

Provost prepares to say goodbye Interim provost Reichard reflects on her time at Saint Joseph’s KATRYNA PERERA ’16 News Editor

Photo by of Matthew J. Haubenstein, M.A. ’17

LGBTQ alliance symbol vandalized

Safe Zone stickers torn down in Barbelin Hall STEPHANIE MIGNOGNA ’19 Special to The Hawk Amidst the energy of summer on Hawk Hill, Barbelin Hall was the location of several silent crimes involving the removal of stickers that support LGBTQ life on campus.

A single hallway in Barbelin was the focus of the vandalism. Safe Zone signs attached to doors with tape were taken down, according to Kim Allen-Stuck, Ph.D., assistant vice president of student success and educational support.

There were five reported incidents on July 9, July 16, July 31, Aug. 5, Aug. 31, and Sept. 5, according to Mark Lemon, public safety investigator. When the crimes were regularly occurring, public safety assigned an hourly watch in the targeted hallway of Barbelin, Lemon said.

Safe Zone stickers are a part of the Saint Joseph’s Alliance movement. The Saint Joseph’s University Alliance organization is a volunteer committee comprised of students, staff, faculty and administrators who support tolerance and respect for the LGBTQ community within the contexts of the Roman Catholic Church and the mission of the university as a Jesuit educational institution.

Safe Zone stickers and signs are given to individuals that complete a two-hour training course qualifying them as a “safe zone” member. The stickers and badges one receives upon the completion of the program signal to others that these people can be trusted to discuss issues concerning homosexuality or sexual orientation without judgment.

The Safe Zone program, which has been active at St. Joe’s for 13 years, has never had a comparable incident to the recent vandalization, said Allen-Stuck.

“Having run this for thirteen years, I’ve never had anyone

say they needed their safe zone placard replaced because it had been defaced,” Allen-Stuck said, adding, “No one has the right to take away someone else’s right to support people.”

There seemed to be little to no pattern in terms of the removal of the stickers, Allen-Stuck said. If there were twenty doors in a hallway and ten of those doors had Safe Zone signs, roughly half of the signs were removed, leaving some doors untouched.

“I do believe that [public safety] knows who the person is,” said Allen-Stuck, in regards to the crime. She also said she believes the individual is currently going through a judicial process at the university.

According to Lemon, public safety has come up with a few leads as to who the individual is and the Office of Public Safety has been in communication with the Office of Community Standards.

Lemon also said that in his time at St. Joe’s, he has never experienced anything similar to this situation.

“All seven [incidents] are being classified as vandalism, because the stickers were all removed, torn up, and discarded in a trash can on that floor,” Lemon said.

There are numerous Safe Zone signs and stickers throughout campus but the only reported removal of the signs was in the hallway in Barbelin, Lemon said.

Lemon says that he expects to have more information on the developments of public safety’s leads on the matter within the next few weeks.

There has been no reported destruction of safe zone stickers in recent weeks, public safety officials said.

“I’m certainly very ready to go back to my retirement,” said Interim Provost Rosalind Reichard, about her imminent departure from her position as chief academic officer of Saint Joseph’s University.

Reichard, who became interim provost in June of 2014, is expected to leave at the end of this academic year once a permanent provost is chosen.

Reichard said that when she accepted the position of interim provost, she was already retired, but she chose to come back to academia because of the institutional values that St. Joe’s embodies.

“It’s a wonderful school, and I was retired, and they needed some help,” Reichard said. “I really believe strongly in institutions like this one with a religious affiliation of some sort. I think that gives it a strength and a focus on serving the community that I really, really appreciate, [and] our way of working so closely with students.”

Reichard, who has strong past experience with university adminstration, believes she was originally chosen for the her work with faculty and university governance. Before arriving at St. Joe’s, Reichard was the president at Emory and Henry College in Virginia, and the provost at Meredith College in North Carolina. She was also an academic dean at Elon University in North Carolina.

Reichard arrived at St. Joe’s during a time of confusion and unrest for the university, and said she knew she had work to accomplish while here.

“It was pretty clear when I came on campus what I was needing to do,” said Reichard. “[But] I think we have made great progress, we now have a Continued PROVOST, pg. 3

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Department of Public Safety reports (Sept. 25-Oct.1) Sept. 25 Public Safety was notified of a student possessing alcohol in Rashford Hall. Public Safety Officers responded and confiscated the alcohol. Residence Life was notified.

Public Safety was notified of an unknown person posting Facebook pictures on a student’s door inside LaFarge Hall. Residence Life and Community Standards were notified.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to another student removing some of his personal property from his room inside of Rashford Hall. Residence Life and Community Standards were notified.

Sept. 26 Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to an unknown person removing her clothing from the washing machine in the basement of LaFarge Hall. Residence Life was notified.

Sept. 27 Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student of an unknown person removing some of his personal items from his room in McShain Hall. Residence Life was notified.

Sept. 28 Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside the Morris Quad Townhouses. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary

investigation revealed the alarm was activated accidentally. Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified of a student possessing alcohol in Rashford Hall. Public Safety Officers responded and confiscated the alcohol. Residence Life was notified.

ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS

Sept. 29 Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside of LaFarge Hall.

Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated due to a student using the microwave oven. Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside of Villiger Hall. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated accidentally. Facilities Management was notified.

Sept. 30 Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student of an unknown person damaging the sign on the front lawn of Sullivan Hall. Residence Life and Facilities Management were notified.

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Oct. 1 Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside of LaFarge Hall.

Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated due to a student using the microwave oven. Facilities Management was notified.

NEWS BRIEFS Coast Guard searches for missing cargo ship

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to search for survivors after concluding the missing cargo ship El Faro sank after it was caught in Hurricane Joaquin. The Jacksonville-based ship holding 33 people, including 28 Americans, lost contact on Oct. 1. As of press time, the Coast Guard was only able to find debris from the ship near its last known position in the Caribbean. (CNN)

Global scholars win Nobel prize in medicine

World leaders announce groundbreaking trade pace

Trade ministers from 12 countries have announced the largest trade-liberalizing pact in many years. Leaders from the U.S., Australia, and Japan announced Oct. 5 that they would move forward with the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The deal could reshape industries and eliminate taxes for involved countries, and is expected to set common standards for 40 percent of the world’s economy. (The Guardian)

Three scientists have won the Nobel prize in medicine for discoveries that helped doctors fight malaria and infections. Youyou Tu, 84, of China, discovered one of the most effective treatments for the infection while working on a secret military project during China’s Cultural Revolution. Satoshi Ōmura, 80, of Japan, and William Campbell, of Ireland, share the other prize for the discovery of avermectin, a treatment for roundworm parasites. (The Guardian)

Airstrike on Doctors Without Borders hospital kills 22

A Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan was struck accidentally on Oct. 3, killing 12 medical staff members and at least 10 patients. Another 37 people were wounded, and all killed were Afghan. Doctors Without Borders has called the bombing a war crime, and is demanding a full and independent investigation is . (CNN)

Over the weekend, 7 slain in Philadelphia violence

Between Friday, Oct. 2 and Sunday, Oct. 4, seven people ranging from the ages of 17 to 52 were killed in violent incidents in Philadelphia. The weekend deaths bring the number of homicides this year to 202, 10 more than the same period last year. The killings include shootings, a stabbing, and a beating.

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Interim provost reflects on her time at Saint Joseph’s Continued from PROVOST Pg.1 new president. [But] there’s still always work to do, there’s no question about it, and especially on communication and governance because that was the real shakiness,” she said.

“It takes time to rebuild trust fully, which is what that’s all about but…I think people are very optimistic,” she continued.

Ann Green, professor of English and president of the university senate, spoke on the great assistance Reichard has provided the university.

“She’s come in and she’s helped us fix some things that needed to be addressed,” Green said. “[And] I’ve been personally grateful that she’s brought years of experience both as a president and a provost elsewhere to the job.”

Reichard said that not being embroiled in the university helped when first starting her job.

“I was looking at it objectively,” she said. “I’ve also visited a lot of colleges and seen their work with finances and their practices with communication and government, and I could bring that to the conversation.”

Reichard is not directly involved with the search process for the new provost, but she explained that her position is responsible for all student and academic programs.

“It’s the heart of the academic institution…and I think finding the right person is a key to the success of the institution,” she said.

She also urged students to get involved with the search process, as the new provost will have a direct role in the lives of students both inside and outside of the classroom.

“I hope that students will go to whatever forums they might have, especially when they get down to the candidates, because the impact that the provost has on student experience is enormous and it needs to be someone that relates well to students,” Reichard said.

Reichard said that she will miss her colleagues and the daily thrill of academia, but that she is ready to return to her permanent home in Virginia and focus on other things.

“I want to travel and of course, I have grandchildren and they’re little… so I want to focus on spending time with them,” she said.

And would she take on a position like this again?

“I don’t know,” she said. “It would have to be something like this in the sense that it just resonated,” said Reichard. “So I don’t think so, but if somebody like St. Joe’s calls me and I believe in [the] mission and they seem to really need my assistance and I can contribute, it would be hard to say no to something like that. But right now, I’m ready to retire.”

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Entering the virtual world End-of-semester course evaluations go online ANA FAGUY ’17 Assistant News Editor Many Saint Joseph’s University students are familiar with the end-of-the-semester process of filling out course evaluations. A professor hands out evaluation forms and yellow sheets, exits the classroom, and the student chatter bubbles up.

This semester will see an end to that familiar system, though. St. Joe’s students will now complete all course evaluations online. An ad hoc committee, comprised of faculty members from the university, was formed in order to move course evaluations to an online platform.

“It is the exact same evaluation form, it is the same questions, everything’s the same; the only difference is the delivery method,” said Maureen O’Mara Carver, executive director of student records and financial services, and member of the ad hoc committee. “We knew that eventually we would be moving to an online survey.”

The old paper system required collecting the evaluations from each individual class and sending them to be tabulated by Summa, the online provider currently used

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by St. Joe’s.

The 2015-2016 academic year will serve as the transition year for this process. St. Joe’s will use Summa as an online survey provider for the next year, and after that they will switch to IDEA as the online survey provider, according to Simmers.

According to Jason Mezey, associate professor of English, through the paper system professors would not receive the results of the survey until the next academic year.

By switching to IDEA, faculty will be able to receive results much more quickly, potentially within a time frame of ten days.

Kaitlin Neinstedt, ’17, likes the idea of an online system, as she thought the paper evaluations were not as effective since the professors would not get the results until the next year.

“I [also] really appreciate the opportunity to state our opinions anonymously,” Neinstedt added.

Thani Jambulingam, Ph.D., associate professor of

pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing, reminded that in today’s world almost everything is virtual.

“The paper system was good, but it was incomplete,” he said. “Students are more online, everything is these days. We are in an environment of interactive technology.

This is the starting point for comprehensive feedback.”

Simmers explained that this year is a test year for the online course evaluation program as the ad hoc committee wanted to run a yearlong pilot in order to figure out how the online process will work. Simmers also added that there will be a faculty training in the spring to facilitate the fall role-out of IDEA. “We want to have an easy process,” Simmers continued. “We want to have a robust process, we want to cover all the courses that we have, and we want it to be timely.”

St. Joe’s students can look to the end of the upcoming semester to see how the transition from paper to online course evaluations will unfold.

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Oct. 7, 2015

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Editorial

A wake-up call for campus

Local threats kickstart more open dialogue about violence EDITOR IN CHIEF Cat Coyle ’16 MANAGING EDITOR Shannon Adams ’16 COPY CHIEF Ashley Cappetta ’17 FACULTY ADVISER Jenny Spinner NEWS EDITOR Katryna Perera ’16 ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Ana Faguy ’19 OPINIONS EDITOR Angela Christaldi ’17 LIFESTYLE EDITOR Katie White ’17 ASSISTANT LIFESTYLE EDITOR Kelly Wittman ’17 SPORTS EDITOR Christy Selagy ’16 PHOTO EDITOR Matthew J. Haubenstein M.A. ’17 ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Joey Toczylowski ’19 DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER Gianna Melendez ’16 The Hawk welcomes letters to the editor (400-600 words). They can be emailed to hawk.editorial@gmail.com.

Last week, a man entered Umpqua Community College in Oregon and began shooting, killing ten people and injuring nine others before later shooting himself in a confrontation with police.

But this incident is only one of several school shootings that have occurred in 2015, and one of countless incidences of gun violence that have happened over the course of this year.

On Sunday, Oct. 4, the FBI issued a warning to area universities about a potential threat of violence to a “university near Philadelphia.” In the wake of the Oregon shootings, this threat was something that needed to be taken seriously.

However, we as a society seem to be desensitized to violence. The second that something as horrific these shootings happen, everyone is up in arms on social media for a few hours. But, quickly, life moves on, and we forget about the victims and the horrible tragedy that has occurred.

As a nation, we talk about how we fix these issues, but as soon as they’re no longer breaking news, it seems as though all discussion comes to a stop.

School shootings are far too common.

We shouldn’t have to fear facing violence in the place we call home. We come to school to learn, and we should never have to fear our lives while walking to class. No one should.

As a university and as a country, we need to create a more open dialogue about what causes these tragedies rather than speculating after they happen.

Everyone is quick to point fingers. It’s easy to write these crimes off as isolated, and say that the perpetrators were bullied, or felt like outcasts, or suffered from mental illnesses. And it’s easy to stand behind a political party and say that this is an issue of gun control. But there are undoubtedly several factors that lead to large amounts of young people needlessly losing their lives, and trying to explain it in the simplest possible terms can cause more harm than good.

And while threats against schools in our area are obviously frightening, we need to take a step back and recognize that earth-shattering violence occurs every day.

We live in West Philadelphia. Over 1,000 violent crimes have been committed in our campus’ area over the past six months, according to the Philadelphia Police. These crimes include homicide, rape, assault, and robbery.

But still, Hawk Hill seems to exist in a bubble. Major incidents on the Saint Joseph’s University campus seem so infrequent that it is easy to forget about the problems that people throughout our city face every day.

The panic in the wake of threat to Philadelphia universities should serve as a wake-

up call.

Destructive and fatal violence can and does happen around us nearly every day.

Mothers grieve young sons just blocks away from St. Joe’s dorms. We might walk around our campus only worrying about tomorrow’s philosophy paper, but in the city that surrounds us, people worry if their family members will be coming home that night.

We need to keep these things in mind.

We only concern ourselves with violence when there’s a chance that it might affect us directly, but this is simply not enough. Let the sinking feeling you had when considering attending your classes Monday be the reminder of this.

We need a more continuous dialogue about how these crimes can be prevented and how we can better wrap our minds around them.

As college students we challenge ourselves to question the world around us every single day. Take this devastatingly ‘normal’ aspect of our lives, gun violence, and attempt to examine it. Try to understand why it seems normal, and what we should be doing about it.

We must take action now, rather than retroactively lamenting that we did not do enough.

-The Hawk Staff

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Fall break

It’s almost here. We’ve survived a hurricane, Pope-a-palooza, midterms, crazy deadlines, Mad River Thursdays, and everything else the semester has thrown our way, and it’s time for a well-deserved break. Time to head home, hang out with your dog, and relax for a few days. We’ll come back well rested and ready to continue kicking this semester’s ass.

Proactive Halloween planning

The month of Halloween is finally here. Everyone knows that October means sweater weather, pumpkin everything, and—best of all—Halloween. From planning movie marathons of Halloweentown and Hocus Pocus, to scouring Pinterest and Instagram for costume ideas, prepping for Halloween is the most fun part of this month. Whether you’re going for something cute, pop-culture related, or scary, getting a jump on planning by starting now means you’ll have the best costume of all come Oct. 31.

Fall View Campion brunch

We complain about campus dining 99 percent of the time. But that one percent, those days when campus is filled with hopeful high-schoolers searching for their dream school and trailed by their anxious parents, are filled with the food of our dreams. Fall View brunch is a gift from the gods. There’s delicious fare in Campion Dining Hall. And the possibilities seem endless: muffins, donuts, chicken Caesar wraps, desserts galore… it’s a college student’s dream. We get free food and St. Joe’s gets to show off for the day. It’s a win-win situation that needs to happen more often.

Christmas decorations

Dear world: It is October. This is the month of Halloween. Give those of us who want to watch scary movies a break. You can have November, sure, but let us enjoy fall for one month. Christmas decorations are out in almost full force, anywhere from CVS to Macy’s. We don’t need tiny elves or bell ornaments yet, we need candy corn and pumpkin-shaped candy. Let Halloween have its time; we will be ready for Christmas on Nov. 1. We promise.

Midterms

Why must we endure midterms? At this point in the semester, we already just want to be done. Why torture us more? We’re all looking forward to Fall Break, which is the bright, shining light at the end of the hell that is midterms. Why do this, though? We deal with enough on a day-to-day basis, and slogging us down with tests doesn’t’t help our health at all. We’re stressed enough. Please just let us be.

Miley Cyrus hosting snl

Oh, Miley. What a faraway time Hannah Montana seems. SNL’s 41st season kicked off this past weekend, and what was otherwise a great show was just dragged down by Cyrus’ presence. Her edginess has become forced and awkward, and she simply was not a good host, let alone a good enough host to start off the season. While the rest of Saturday’s episode was strong—especially the sketch featuring Hillary Clinton—Cyrus’ appearances just were not up to par.

-The Hawk Staff

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From Paris, with Love: This Land Is Your Land SARA LEONETTI ’17 Hawk Staff Hopefully when you study abroad, you learn more than just what is being taught in your classes, or what you could have learned had you stayed home in the States.

The goal is pretty much to become a more complete person, with a different perspective on life.

New experiences are the only way we can grow as people, and at this point in our lives it’s important that we start making more of an effort to grow.

When I first arrived in Paris, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I’d never travelled anywhere on my own before; I’d never lived outside of Philly. The first day here, I felt so out of place, and everyone around me just seemed so different from anyone I had ever met. I’m not going to lie, I was pretty intimidated.

All our program leaders are native to France, so now that we all know each other better, we are constantly making fun of the strange idiosyncrasies that separate our nationalities.

However, as time went on, I came to realize that we’re not as different as we think. They make fun of us for eating processed food, while they all smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. We criticize them for never going to the gym,

but they are all much thinner than us. Truth is, we’re all hypocrites. I’ve been here for 27 days, and now half the time I forget I’m even in France until I have to order food or ask someone for directions. I have to remind myself to speak in French. It’s nice to know that most day-to-day things are pretty universal.

Being here has made me realize that there’s so much more to life than what I had always experienced.

You never really question your reality until someone asks you about it. In addition to joking about our American ways, the program leaders are always asking us questions like, “Why do Americans always talk about religion?”

“Why are you obsessed with being politically correct?” or “Do pumpkin spice lattes taste good?”

Having to answer so many questions about things I never think about makes me realize that not everyone lives their life the same way I do. I’ve come to realize that we should embrace the fact that everyone has different opinions, rather than being afraid to hear what other people have to say.

We recently went on a weekend-long trip to Omaha Beach. I can honestly say I have never been more moved by any sight in my life: 9,387 crosses stood before me, each

representing an American soldier who died fighting for the freedom of others. So many of these soldiers were younger than I am right now. It’s honestly terrifying to realize how incredibly lucky you have been your entire life.

People have this misconception that French people hate Americans and that certainly is not true. While I have realized this fact upon arriving in Paris, it was never more evident to me than when speaking to French natives about World War II. For Americans, World War II seems like such a long time ago. So much of the war was fought on French soil, and many of them can remember the horror it unleashed in their towns.

I can honestly say that to this day they are so incredibly grateful to the American people for everything they sacrificed in order to help France regain its freedom.

Just because we are different does not mean we are enemies. Over the last four weeks, I have come to realize that we truly are all friends; we are all simply human. More than ever, I’m learning to be more tolerant and accepting of different ideas. Just because something is different does not mean it is wrong, which is one of the most important lessons to learn in life.

Defunding Planned Parenthood: A step in the wrong direction for American politics?

JORDAN HEIL, M.A. ’16 Special to The Hawk You may have heard a great deal about Planned Parenthood in recent days. It’s been a mainstay of conversation for Republican and Democratic presidential nominees.

Not surprisingly, the parties are divided in their views of this organization.

While the mission of Planned Parenthood has been the subject of debate between pro-life and pro-choice advocates for years, the organization has recently come under fire after allegations surfaced in the media that Planned Parenthood sells fetal tissue from abortions to medical research organizations. These allegations have been propagated by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), a California-based anti-abortion group.

In July, the CMP released the first in a series of “undercover” videos that fostered this claim, which prompted former Speaker of the House John Boehner (Rep.) to call for an investigation into the practices of Planned Parenthood. In a press release, he stated: “When an organization monetizes an unborn child—and with the cavalier attitude portrayed in this horrific video—we all must act.”

The contested matter is not whether Planned Parenthood collects fetal tissue, but rather if they use said tissue to turn a profit, which is illegal under current law.

The president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, said the following in an official video response: “The allegation that Planned Parenthood profits in any way from tissue donation is not true. Our donation programs, like any other high-quality healthcare providers, follow all laws and ethical guidelines. Over our hundred-year history we’ve continually engaged in leading medical experts to shape our practices, policies, and high-standards, and we always will. Our top priority is the compassionate care that we provide.”

Richards continues in her statement to apologize for the remarks of the Planned Parenthood employee featured in the CMP videos, stating that the comments do not accurately reflect the culture of compassion that Planned Parenthood seeks to provide.

The CMP videos that sparked this inquiry are now

facing scrutiny themselves. Findings from Fusion GPS, an independent group commissioned by Planned Parenthood to investigate the CMP videos, suggest that they were highly edited and in turn, misrepresented the practices of Planned Parenthood.

The CMP Analysis conducted by Fusion GPS concludes: “[the videos] do not present a complete or accurate record of the events they purport to depict…the manipulation of the videos does mean (sic) that they have no evidentiary value in a legal context and cannot be relied upon for any official inquiries unless supplemented by CMP’s original material…The videos also lack credibility as journalistic products.”

The question before us is this: If the videos have been discounted within a legal context, why have efforts to defund Planned Parenthood continued in Congress?

Only one percent of Planned Parenthood facilities are involved in fetal tissue research. Under the National Institute of Health Revitalization Act of 1993 it is legal for organizations like Planned Parenthood to collect fetal tissue, and even to be reimbursed for the cost of transporting and maintaining the tissue so it remains viable. The fact that at least six states, including Pennsylvania, have found, as of this writing, that Planned Parenthood did not violate the law—our government has continued to imply through its aggressive actions to defund the organization that Planned Parenthood is a morally debased, freewheeling institution of fetal doom.

According to the organization’s 2013-2014 annual report, abortions only accounted for three percent of the total services the organization provided. Beyond that, the other 97 percent of the organization’s services were dedicated elsewhere. Forty-two percent of the services were dedicated to STI/STD testing and treatment, and 34 percent for contraception, which included some 4,166 vasectomies. Eleven percent consisted of other women’s health services, nine percent for cancer screenings and prevention. One percent fell under the category of other, which is said to include nutritional support for low-income women and children.

If Congress succeeds in their campaign to defund

Planned Parenthood, where will the nearly 10,262,780 people who employ Planned Parenthood’s services for reasons other than abortion go?

Congress has yet to offer a plan to accommodate this segment of the American population, should Planned Parenthood be forced out of the market as a result of decreased governmental funding.

Planned Parenthood has been historically miscast in this country, and the power of the American political complex is apparent in the portrait of Planned Parenthood it perpetuates. Only one aspect of its mission, namely providing abortion services to women who have a legal right to them, is recognized because of its opposition to much of the Christian ideology that is prevalent throughout our culture.

More alarming than the ghoulish façade Congress has painted of Planned Parenthood, is what it insinuates about women by continuing the campaign against it.

Since no evidence has been found to confirm the reports that Planned Parenthood broke the law by profiting from the collection of fetal tissue, it follows that the efforts to defund Planned Parenthood are not about the matters initially raised by the CMP video, but are rather about the issue of abortion in a broader sense.

When abortion is the subject of debate, not the law surrounding its practice, and Congress attempts to defund a major provider of those services, it could be seen as a strategic move by the government to exercise power over the female body.

If this is the case, Congress must believe that they can better manage the reproductive health of women than women can themselves, which would undermine the autonomy of the female person.

To suggest that Planned Parenthood abused their power and ignored the legal guidelines that govern abortion in our country is wrong.

To imply that women are incapable of anything, most of all managing their health, is beyond reprehensible.

To capitalize on an opportunity to defund Planned Parenthood under false pretenses would be a huge step backwards for women’s rights and politics in America.

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MARIA SPIRK ’17 Special to The Hawk

This semester, I left Hawk Hill to participate in The Washington Center program in Washington D.C. Saint Joseph’s University works with The Washington Center to send students to D.C. for a semester-long internship. Along with my internship, I take a night class and have professional programming and career building workshops. I’ve been incredibly busy during my first month here, both with work and all of the things this new city has to offer.

So far I am in love with D.C.!

However, I have encountered one challenge that almost all of my peers down here face: money. Most internships in any city are unpaid.

When we’re on campus there is time for work-study jobs.

Here, my internship, class, and other programming eat up all of my time. Summer savings are dwindling quickly and the budgeting that worked on campus doesn’t cut it here.

Let me explain some of the bigger expenses that I’ve encountered, so that when you inevitably take on an unpaid internship you have an idea of what you are walking into.

Food, transportation, and exploration gave me the biggest surprises.

I miss Campion brunch. I never thought I would ever admit this, but on Sunday mornings I find myself scavenging for a piece of toast to go with my coffee instead of spending a swipe to gain unlimited access to breakfast foods for as many hours as I want.

This is the first time I have been off the meal plan completely, and I definitely feel the burn in my wallet. Any big-city grocery store will be overpriced, so it’s important to watch for items on sale in order to stretch your dollar. It’s also incredibly tempting to eat Chipotle every day for lunch because there’s one right across from my internship site. However, brown-bagging it to save for a splurge once a week is worth it.

Another expense is transportation.

The Metro is the easiest way to navigate the city. I utilize it on my way to work every morning with all of the other young professionals in the city. While it’s crowded almost every day, I can’t complain. It’s the fastest route and is fairly extensive, so I can get anywhere in the city for my free events, free museums, and restaurants.

However, Metro fare adds up quickly. During peak hours when I am commuting, it costs almost three dollars for a one way trip. It’s about $22 a week just to go to work. Add in trips to other events around the city over the course of 15 weeks and the cost accumulates quickly. An alternative is taking the bus when possible. D.C. runs a bus called the Circulator, which only charges a dollar per trip. The only downsides are that it only stops in a few places and is not always on schedule because of traffic patterns. And if the President’s motorcade drives by forget it, you are definitely going to be late.

Finally, all college students know that fun on the weekends can be very expensive in any city. Luckily, D.C., like Philadelphia, has tons of free things to do on the weekends. It’s as easy as checking up on blogs that list free events on the weekends which can help you come up with a lot of different activities.

I’ve seen free shows at the Kennedy Center, gone to the National Book Festival, and been to a few street festivals. Free fun is the best kind of fun.

Hopefully with some strategic saving, bus riding, and free events I will be able to enjoy the rest of my semester and unpaid internship until returning to Hawk Hill next semester.

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I get by with a little help from my friends Finding sisterhood outside of a sorority ANGELA CHRISTALDI ’17 Opinions Editor When you think of sisterhood in college, you probably think of either one of two things: your blood-related sister, or sorority sisters.

I have a younger brother, but not a sister. And I’m not in a sorority, regardless of how many times I’ve briefly considered it.

However, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t found a family here at Saint Joseph’s University. During my freshman year, in spite of my awkward self, I met a group of incredible women that I’m still proud to call some of my best friends.

The day of freshman move-in, everyone was frantically going around trying to meet people and make friends. I met a ton of people, half of whose names I didn’t actually learn for about a month.

Freshman year was difficult for me. I was homesick for most of first semester, I didn’t get along as well with my roommate as I had hoped, and I was constantly anxious about doing well in classes. But I eventually found my home on the fourth floor of McShain Hall, and found a family in some of the people that lived just down the hall.

We did everything together, for the entire year. We were that group of freshmen girls that went to Campion en masse for dinner every night, we went to the library together, and we showed up at all of each other’s events; from the first Night of Scenes for Followed by a Bear, to Relay for Life.

We were each other’s support system, and that first year required a lot of support.

From smaller things like roommate issues, to more major problems like breakups and losing family members, we always knew we each had someone to turn to if we needed help.

Sophomore year, we all ended up living together, in one way or another. Four of us— myself included—had an apartment in Lannon Hall, and that was the gathering place for the group, every weekend. Almost every Friday night, we could be found sitting on the living room floor, watching movies, eating ice cream, or doing absolutely nothing at all.

Regardless of what we were or weren’t doing, it was always great.

Fast-forward to this year: The squad has gone international. One of my best friends is in Galway for the semester, and one is in Paris (and agreed to write about it for The Hawk—see page five). Another is in Washington, D.C. for an internship (She also wrote

Grinds My Gears

this week, it’s on page six), so luckily I’ve been able to see her since she left for the semester.

Three of us are living in the Morris Quad Townhouses, holding down the fort and occasionally hating it. But we’ve survived through a bug infestation, a few mental breakdowns—mostly mine—and way more work than should be legal.

It’s been a difficult semester with everyone being split up—especially because, in addition to so many of my best friends leaving, my boyfriend is also in Washington, D.C. for the semester, and one of my favorite professors (who was also my friend and mentor) died right before the semester started. But regardless of all the things life has thrown my way this fall, I’ve always known that I’ve had the best people in the world to fall back on.

People always expect female friendships to be catty and full of drama. Our group—as well as several other friend groups on campus, I’m sure—can demonstrate that that is not the case. Sure, we’re not as glamorous as Taylor Swift’s squad (which is the ultimate goal, always), but we’re also not as much of a mess as the Sex in the City crew.

We’re just the right balance between hot mess and boring. Not average, but perfect in our own way. We might disagree sometimes, but there’s never been any knock-down blow-out fights between any of us. I’d say that’s pretty awesome for a friendship that’s been going for this long.

We’re not related at all. We’re all from different places, and (in most cases) didn’t know each other at all before we arrived on Hawk Hill. We’re not “officially” sisters, at least not in terms of any sorority.

But there are six people that I met here that I love more than anything. We’ve survived everything together, from ice skating to accidental drunkenness to freshman year, and we’re still going strong. There’s six other closets to choose from, six other people to frantically interpret texts with, six other people to lean on, and six other people to give advice.

Our group chat is going strong, regardless of the time differences between Philadelphia, Galway, and Paris, and we share everything from clothes to guacamole at Chipotle to pretty much every last detail of our lives. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

To the six that complete our seven—you know who you are—thanks for being the best ever. I love you guys, always.

What do you do with a B.A. in English?

Why other people’s majors are none of your business KATHERINE GRYGO ’16 Hawk Staff

“What’s your major?”

If I had a nickel for every time I have been asked that question, I could probably purchase a small island in the Caribbean.

Like the well-oiled machine I am, I automatically respond, “I’m an English major.”

This answer is typically met with a person raising his or her eyebrows and asking me what I plan on doing with that English degree.

But I know that question is a more polite way of saying, “Why the hell did you waste four years getting a major with no practical value?”

I give some vague answer about grand plans and how I definitely won’t be living on a street corner, and said person nods politely but doesn’t buy it. Honestly, a lot of people don’t buy it.

Majors such as theology, philosophy, classics, sociology, and art are a few of the many areas of study within the humanities that people scoff at when they hear about those who have devoted their academic careers to those areas. Because these students are not learning how to make business decisions, engineer buildings, or build super computers, they are thought of as having limited skills in a real world setting.

We make these grand claims as to what majors put people on the fast track for success.

If someone is not in a science, technology, engineering, or a business field, they can forget about being able to put food on the table. We, as a society, have made judgments as to what academic fields are valuable and which ones are pointless.

It all comes down to practicality. Instead of seeing education as a way to expand our minds and become more knowledgeable about the world around us, we only see what can help us get the best career, what will help us make the biggest paycheck, and what will be

seen as the most impressive job in society. These factors cause some people to take on an academic course load that has no interest to them whatsoever.

Even in our own little world here on Hawk Hill, we have our judgments as to which majors are “good” and which majors are just plain dumb.

For example, I have heard on numerous occasions that food marketing and leadership, ethics, and organizational sustainability are the joke majors of the Haub Business School.

I am not proud to admit this but I have also questioned many a time the value of a communications studies degree. But, when I sat down and really thought about these things, I began to realize that all majors offer something important and unique to their students.

Each program offers students different opportunities, while giving students a time to think and explore a subject, and we do not have the authority to question those who choose to study it.

We should choose our majors based on subjects that interest us.

Yes, I know that we should be thinking about how these degrees can help us in our future endeavors, but any major you select will teach you valuable skills that will be put to use after you walk across the stage with your diploma in hand.

Also, we need to stop thinking that we know which majors are solid and which are not just because we might not personally see the value of a degree in gender studies or business administration.

The people who made the decision to study these majors know why they picked it and they should not feel as if they need to justify or explain it to anyone.

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Fall for Fashion Daring trends to try this season NICOLE MATOS ’17 Hawk Staff

Well, folks, whether we like it or not, fall is officially among us. As we wave “bye-bye” to bikini season and swap out those swimsuits for sweaters, we also welcome in new trends fresh off the catwalk; some are classic, while others are bold—but one thing’s for sure: none of these trends will ever be boring.

Bling It, Baby Bling was outshining any and all of the accessories featured during 2015 Fashion Week. Shows such as Balenciaga, Prada, and Miu Miu debuted giant crystalized brooches, necklaces, and earrings. Whichever one of these accessories you choose, there’s no doubt this trend will have you looking (and feeling) absolutely dazzling.

Sky-High-Thigh-Highs You know what they say—“The higher the heel, the better you feel.” And it looks like designers really took this trend to heart this season since sky-high-thigh-high boots dominated the catwalks of Marc Jacobs, Burberry, and Versace. Forgo the pants here, and wear this trend with a mini skirt or shorts, and you’ll be sure to reach new fashion heights.

Go Glove or Go Home We can all thank Amal Alamuddin (aka nvm George Clooney) for this trend. The British beauty is in love with gloves, and the major fashion houses such as Balenciaga, Margiela, and Lanvin have definitely taken notice, which is evident in their shows. And mittens won’t suffice here. Designers want you wearing gloves so long, they’re practically

sleeves (think Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s). This trend is certainly very classy and perfect for any special occasion, like a wedding or Sunday tea (pinkies up!).

Sleeves for Days A trend to try this season is the oversized sleeve. This idea is a rather interesting one; it consists of a longline sweater, coat, or jacket with exaggerated, oversized sleeves—taking hyperbole to a whole new level. Designers who took hold of this trend included Nina Ricci, Kenzo, Chloe, and Celine. And although not the most practical, this trend can be a lot of fun for all of the fashion-risk takers out there. But just be sure to wear it with subtle bottoms—after all, the sleeves practically speak for themselves.

High Hemlines Hemlines were significantly hiked up this season. Shows produced by Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, and Marc Jacobs debuted their own versions of the mini skirt. Some designers put a new twist on an old classic by adding eyelet details, while others went for a full-on leather look. No matter the materials, this is trend is flirty, feminine, fun, and most importantly, wearable.

Dorm Room Recipes Save money and calories with these three ingredient recipes MADELINE KUNTZ ’17 Hawk Staff As the semester progresses, college students may find their schedules becoming more and more crammed. Between studying, classes, extra-curricular activities, a social life, and sleep, it can be hard to find the time to fit in a nutritious meal. It’s easy to pick up fast food for dinner, swing by Starbucks or Dunkin’ for breakfast, or buy a couple frozen pizzas and instant mac-and-cheeses at the grocery store. However, these habits can take a toll on your wallet and on your body. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to make a good meal in your dorm room that are quick, easy, inexpensive, and healthy.

Photos by Madeline Kuntz ’17

Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie Ingredients: 1 frozen banana 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup milk Directions: Blend all ingredients until smooth.

Greek Yogurt Fruit Smoothie Ingredients: 1 cup frozen strawberries 1 cup raspberry or blueberry Chobani Greek Yogurt 1/2 cup orange juice Directions: Blend all ingredients until smooth.

Greek Yogurt Parfait Ingredients: 1 cup vanilla Chobani Greek Yogurt 1/2 cup Kashi Whole Grain Flakes cereal 1/4 cup blueberries Directions: 1. Empty the Greek yogurt into a separate bowl or cup.

2. Add the cereal and blueberries to the Greek yogurt and mix.

3. Optional: add cinnamon and/or almonds for extra flavor and crunch.

Tuna Salad Ingredients: 1 packet StarKist Low Sodium Chunky Light Tuna Fish 1 tablespoon Miracle Whip or light mayonnaise 1 tablespoon sweet relish Directions: 1. Mix the tuna, miracle whips, and sweet relish in a bowl.

2. Enjoy plain or add to two slices of toast to make a sandwich.

Mini Pizzas Ingredients: 1 Pepperidge Farm Whole Wheat Deli Flat 1/4 cup tomato sauce 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese Directions: 1. If you have access to a toaster, toast the deli flat for two minutes before putting the deli flat on a plate.

2. If you do not have access to a toaster, lay two paper towels beneath the deli flat on a plate.

3. Spread the tomato sauce on both slices of the deli flat.

4. Sprinkle the cheese on top of the tomato sauce.

5. Microwave for 45 seconds.

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Saint Joseph’s University Freshman Survival Guide Images courtesy of Ceative Commonss

HALEY FISCHER ’17 Hawk Staff Attention freshmen! Your first year can be tough for many more reasons than we realize. Moving away from home seems to be the largest adjustment you’ve made in these first three months and I suspect that some of you

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cannot wait to go home for fall break. If you feel yourself drowning in work, falling short of teacher expectations, and juggling extracurricular activities, you are not alone! A HUGE part of coming to college is learning how to manage

Class attendance Go to class. Go to every class, every day of the week, even if it’s -20 degrees and your professor does not take attendance. Professors still notice when you aren’t there. Your parents are paying for tuition, not your tab at Mad River! Go to class!

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New Band, Classic Sound Death Weather’s new album spins back in time MELISSA BIJAS ’18 Hawk Staff Courtesy of Creative Commons

No Need to Dodge and Burn this album, The Death Weather’s third studio album is a keeper.

On Sept. 25, 2015, rock band The Dead Weather released their third studio album. The Dead Weather is a super-group composed of Alison Mosshart (The Kills and Discount), Jack White (The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs, The Greenhornes and City and Colour) “Dodge and Burn” is the band’s first release in five years. Their first album, “Horehound,” was released in 2009 ,and their second album, “Sea of Cowards,” was released in 2010. All three albums consist of haunting vocals, superb guitar solos, and meaningful lyrics.

The album’s opening track, “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles),” sets the tone for the record; reminiscent of “Treat Me Like Your Mother” from “Horehound;” Mosshart provides evocative vocals while Fertita, Lawrence, and White provide edgy riffs.

Out of the 12 tracks, “Impossible Winner” is the highlight of the album, because it is fabulously unexpected. The song begins a tad slower than usual, with impressive keyboard stylings courtesy of Fertita. Mosshart doesn’t sound as angsty as usual in this song either. String instruments such as violin, cello, and viola, in the background add a welcome whimsical tone to the song, and accentuate Mosshart’s voice.

As per usual, the four members of the band wrote the album in its entirety. All three records truly benefit from the artists’ hard work. Between Mosshart’s Ginsberg-esque howls and the boys’ infallible guitar skills, listeners can sense the band’s raw emotion.

On this album, one of the songs written by all members was “Lose the Right.” Starting off with a gothic sound, the listener gets a taste of the band’s slightly darker side, similar to “Die By The Drop” from “Sea of Cowards.” The song picks up the pace fairly quickly and leads into impecca-

ble guitar solos and impressive wails from Mosshart, who sounded somewhat like Led Zeppelin’s frontman, Robert Plant.

Lovers of Classic Rock bands like Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones would appreciate this album because The Dead Weather provides its listeners with edgy guitar solos and vocals. “Paint It Black” and “Immigrant Song” are fastpaced classics that emulate a golden era of music and The Dead Weather’s new album is following in Classic Rock’s footsteps.

Overall, “Dodge and Burn” is a knockout album that does not fail to disappoint its listeners. Each member of the band provides his or her own personal flair to the album, accentuating the uniqueness that the band has established since day one. Old and new fans alike will revel in this album’s eerie lyrics, and will without a doubt tap their feet along to the sweet sounds of guitar shreds.

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Local biking organization promotes affordable housing LINDSAY HUESTON ’16 Hawk Staff Ask Amanda Carson, ’16, what she did this summer, and she’ll tell you outright.

“I biked across the country.”

At first, Carson may seem like she’s joking, but she’s not at all. Carson rode from Charleston, South Carolina to Santa Cruz, California with Bike & Build, a nonprofit organization that raises funds and awareness for affordable housing nationwide.

Bike & Build seeks to promote affordable housing because many people across the country do not have the “financial means to rent or own an affordable home,” according to the Bike & Build website. That’s almost 40 million households, according to 2011 statistic from the U.S. Census Bureau.

While biking across the country, participants raise money for affordable housing projects in communities across the country, and stop and work at these sites at various points along their cross-country trek.

Bike & Build is geared towards younger adults (ages 18-26) who have the stamina and enthusiasm to embark on such a quest; they run eight cross-country trips and two regional rides a year, according to Carson, so approximately 300 peo-

ple get the Bike & Build experience each summer.

Carson and her 30-member team biked an average of 70 miles a day, stopping each night in churches or schools— in towns ranging from a population of one, to bigger cities across the country. In the 83 days it took her trip to complete, Carson would bike as little as 29 miles a day, or up to 110.

“Bike & Build was easily the most incredible thing I have ever done,” Carson said. “There are some days where you just want to pull over and take a nap on the side of the road and cry a little—yes, this happened more than once— but you have even more days where you cannot even begin to fathom the beauty you are experiencing, within the scenery, the people you serve with along the way, and the relationships you have with your teammates.”

This trip may seem like an overly strenuous journey for the average college student; however, Carson claims that she was in terrible shape and had never biked long distances before embarking. She also mentioned that the training was really manageable, as each rider is required to do 500 training miles before the trip starts.

“Upon acceptance, each rider gets a manual that tells

you about everything you need to know about the summer,” she said. “Although some days were hard, there was nothing that I couldn’t physically do. I swear that literally anyone can bike across the country.”

Each major stop in the Bike & Build journey has a Build Day, in which the group assists in building an affordable home. Such sites may be partnered with Habitat for Humanity, or another similar organization. Carson and her crew biked across multiple states and helped to build homes in South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and California.

“Not a minute goes by where I don’t think about the experiences I had and the relationships I’ve formed this summer. I think anyone who is looking to challenge themselves, to grow in unimaginable ways, and just wants to have the best summer of their lives, should do Bike & Build,” Carson said.

To learn more about Bike & Build, visit their website, www.bikeandbuild.org, or follow @bikeandbuild on Instagram to get an incredible visual glimpse into promoting affordable housing by bike.

Photo courtesy of Amanda Carson ’16

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Journey to success Entrepreneur and bestselling author of ‘The Connection Algorithm’ shares his story RACHEL QUINN ’16 Hawk Staff

Jesse Tevelow is the ultimate advocate and role model for all those who dream of turning their passion into their career.

Tevelow, 32, co-founder of online gaming start-up PlayQ and bestselling author, encourages his readers to “take risks, defy the status quo, and live your passions,” has consistently ranked among the top business books on Amazon, ranking as high as 867 out of about 12 million books available. He has also been featured in Businessweek Magazine and forbes.com for his work.

Tevelow’s entrepreneurial past dates back to his college years at the University of Michigan.

Tevelow studied architecture for the majority of his college career. However, midway through his senior year, Tevelow realized he wanted a change.

He knew one thing for sure—business was his game, and “startup” was its name.

“I was really interested in trying to create something new, create something from scratch,” he said.

Tevelow ended up finding a program in the University of Michigan’s sociology department that had concentrations in business and economics. He knew he didn’t have time to go to the actual business school at Michigan and still graduate on time.

“That ended up being a great program for me.

I just kind of got a base knowledge of things like marketing and just general business principles,” he said.

After graduation, Tevelow began working at a start-up company called Seamless Web (now known as Seamless), an online food-ordering business similar to GrubHub. The company wasn’t the typical small Silicon Valley garage startup that people might envision, but it was still very much a startup environment, Tevelow explained.

After six months, he was recruited by Keynote, a technology consulting company that specialized in usability and user experience.

Although this new job at Keynote gave Tevelow a huge pay raise, it was the learning experience that made it exponentially worthwhile.

Keynote helped Tevelow gain the knowledge he would need to eventually start his own company.

“I was very interested in the Internet and building my own company from the Internet. I thought learning about usability and user experience would help me with that,” Tevelow said.

The significant turning point in his career at Keynote was when he met the eventual co-founder of his startup PlayQ, Joe Aigboboh. After interning at the company and becoming friends, Tevelow and his future business partner decided to apply to the accelerator program, Techstars, which builds companies by helping them with fundraising and getting partnerships.

Upon being accepted to TechStars, Tevelow and his team already had a concept of the company they wanted to create, which was a site similar to Digg or Reddit. However, their plans soon changed.

“It ended up being something that we couldn’t figure out what to do and how to make it work, no one really understood it,” Tevelow said. “We

Photo courtesy of Jesse Tevelow

ended up ditching that idea and were like, ‘This isn’t going to work.’”

They then ended up building products for Facebook, which proved to be their first big gold mine. At this time, the Facebook platform was just opening up, and they took full advantage of this opportunity.

“We got really lucky just building on this new platform that was really fresh. There were a ton of YouTube users on there just ready to kind of click on things and check things out,” he said.

“One of the things I preach a lot about is getting in early,” Tevelow said. “This means be opportunistic with things when you see something new coming onto the scene, or when you can sense that a trend is on the rise—I think this is the biggest piece of advice I could give to any aspiring entrepreneurs.”

Tevelow and his partner did just that when they looked at Facebook—with only 40 or 50 million users at the time compared to the current one billion plus users—they saw it as what he calls a “rocket ship.”

While Tevelow credits a lot of his success to luck and timing with the Facebook boom, it’s clear to see how smart and savvy he was in his decisions.

“I would call Jesse a self-starter,” said Andrewy Kudievsky, a friend of Tevelow’s and CEO of digital marketing and professional app design company, Weezlabs. “He comes up with ideas all the time and is not afraid to execute them. He knows what needs to be done to get those things executed, and he knows how to ask for help in order to get his ideas up in the air.”

Upon completion of the Techstars program, their apps were already creating revenue from the advertisements being displayed on their Facebook. From this, Tevelow and his partner went on to launch their online gaming startup company, PlayQ. Tevelow worked at PlayQ , from 2007 to 2014.

It was good, consistent work that he was deeply invested in, but after a substantial amount of time, he realized it was time for a change.

“I wasn’t really fitting in at that company after

a while so after a couple of years I sort of sensed that. In 2014 it was sort of this mutual thing that my partners were like, ‘Hey man, I think you should move on. This isn’t really working.’ I was sort of like ‘I agree,’ and I ended up leaving.”

While this wasn’t any easy decision for Tevelow, who considered his first company to be his baby, a twist of fate occurred when he left PlayQ: The company ended up buying back some of his shares and left him with some extra cash in hand. This allowed him to move on to his next big project: becoming a bestselling author.

“Writing a book was sort of something I always knew that I wanted to do,” Trevelow said. “So when I had some cash to just live off of, and with that I kind of thought, ‘If ever there was a time to write a book, it’s now. So then I was launched into the book writing process soon after that.’”

Of course, this book-writing process was not a conventional one. Tevelow funded the entire project through Kickstarter, gathered his own team comprised of a book designer, an editor and printers, and produced the entire project himself—because that’s what Tevelow does.

“It was very much so a personal project,” he said. “I looked around at all the different options for how I would do it…As I kind of dug deeper I realized that self-publishing was probably the best way to go for me—and that’s what I ended up doing.”

“The success of the book has blown me away. I really thought I was just going to put the book out and it was going to be a just like a fun project and then I would go and do something else,” he said, “But I was pleasantly surprised by the results.”

So what’s the next advantageous move for Tevelow?

We’ll have to wait to find out.

“As an entrepreneur you kind of always have a handful of things just always floating around in your head. So I could never really answer that question in a concrete way,” he said. “I have some different ideas for some software and different things like that, but at the same time I’m just kind of continuing to explore being an author.”

Photo courtesy of Jesse Tevelow

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Horoscopes Aries

One of the most important keys to success is having the discipline to do what you know you should do, even when you don’t feel like doing it. Even though all of your friends have been filling their glasses with wine, you’ve been filling your time with books and notes. Stay close to your books—they will never give you a hangover.

Taurus

The full moon around the sixth will illuminate your fears and challenges. They will not only cross your mind throughout your day, but revisit you in your dreams.

Cure restless nights and stress with a “treat yo self ” day.

Make it a weekly occurrence.

Gemini

You will get a surprise visit from your significant other.

Take this time to embrace the 80’s film that is your love life. The two of you need this time together to work on your long distance relationship.

Cancer

Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop. With Neptune in retrograde all month, all sectors of your life have been suffering—love, work, and school have all been taking a hit to this cosmic challenge. Embrace the bad times to allow for the positives to develop.

Leo

Sagittarius

Virgo

Capricorn

As always, you know what you want. With Mars in your house all through October, your wants, needs, and desires, are even clearer. The time to act is now. Decide on that internship, “Facebook official” that relationship, or apply for that job.

Fall break could not come soon enough. You are piled in papers and ready to accept the title, “College drop-out.”

In the wise words of Wilson and Phillips, “Hold on for one more day.”

Libra

It’s hard to wait around for something you know might never happen; but it’s harder to give up when you know it’s everything you want. In this case, it’s a special someone who has been distant and mysterious with you. Timing is everything, so give him/her their space for now, but if they flake out on your next Starbucks date, it’s time to move on.

Scorpio

You’ve been working your scorpion tail off lately. Take time for happy hour or a Friday night out in the city. Put on some steady rockin booty jams and dance with no ragrets-not one single letter.

Who said this quote on Bob's Burgers?

ACROSS 2 “I’m a smart, strong, sensual woman.”

4 “No, no, no. I know when I’m being lied to. It’s like when I look at myself in the mirror and say: ‘It’s going to be alright.’”

7 “I hope this stand off ends pizza-fully!”

10 “How about the Scare-rousel? A carrousel in which you ride real horse corpses.”

11 “Are you coming to my party tonight? I’m making a three-bean salad, but it’s bring your own bean. Can I put you down for garbanzo?”

DOWN

1 “Any animal that’s not a dog is a cat to me.”

3 “Let’s release the lobster back into the supermarket from whence it came.”

5 “But if you’re going artsy, then you’re going all the way. Someone’s cutting off an ear!”

6“When I die I want you to cremate me and throw my ashes in Tom Selleck’s face.”

8 “Who wants to help me glue a wig on a cadaver?”

9 “I don’t hate them. Just your grandma. Well, I don’t hate her, just her voice. And the sounds she makes. And the things she says.”

Get up off of that thang! Time to amp up your workout regimen. Go for a group run. Take a free cycling class.

Try cat yoga. Though easily bored, you will find these new ways to sweat and a sick playlist will keep you entertained and fit.

Your wallet is feeling a little light lately, but keep calm and Capricorn on! A part time job opportunity will come your way in the form of a green robe and coffee beans. Put on the robe and start brewing! Your wallet and caffeine intake will quickly increase.

Aquarius

It’s time to swim out of your comfort zone, Aquarius.

Enough with the nights out at madriver and pumpkin spice lattes. Explore a new scene, sip on something new, and go on a city adventure.

Pisces

As a water sign, you are compassionate, loyal, and trustworthy. With Neptune in your house from Oct. 5 to 27, these traits will be put to work when a friend comes to you with a secret. Listen and hear him/her out, you will need them around the 30 when drama enters your sign.

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Oct. 7, 2015

Sports | 13

The Hawk

Photos by Joey Toczylowski ‘19

Hawks Overtake the Minutemen Saint Joe’s Secures 2-0 Win Against UMass

MEGHAN SACK ’19 Special to The Hawk The Saint Joseph’s University men’s soccer team pulled off a crucial 2-0 win in their Atlantic 10 opener. The Hawks (3-71 overall, 1-0-0 A-10) faced the University of Massachusetts Minutemen (1-10 overall, 0-1 A-10) last Saturday at home. Going in to the match, UMass was looking to break a six game losing streak.

The Hawks took the early lead after only 12 minutes of competition. An assist from junior Eric Jordan gave sophomore Matt Crawford the eventual game winning

goal down the right side, making it 1-0.

“Matt Crawford played at such a higher level the whole game and it was good for him to step up and score that first goal and set the tone for the team,” said Head Coach Don D’Ambra.

Neither team scored for the remainder of the first half.

Aggression increased in the second half, though, with the Hawks outshooting UMass 9-4. With assists from senior Tim Lazorko and junior Mike Stuski, freshmen forward Derek MacKinnon put away his first career goal, sealing the 2-0 lead for the Hawks.

“It felt good because it really secured the lead we had,” said MacKinnon. “Mike

Stuski put it right on my foot and I got to put it away.”

Lazorko was playing in his first game since he was injured early in the season.

His presence was much needed and recognized from start to end of the match.

“I hated sitting on the sideline and watching,” Lazorko said. “I wish I could’ve been out there every game with the guys, but it felt great to be back out there and a great start to the A-10 [conference play].”

The Hawks are hopeful that they have regained a strong captain on and off the field with Lazorko’s return.

“It was good to have Tim back on the field,” D’Ambra said. “He’s our leader out there. He talks to everyone and organizes

and brings confidence with our guys.”

For a team that has been struggling, the A-10 opener was a must-win. It was even more important for the Hawks to win at home; all of their wins this season have been at home. “[It’s a] huge win for us, especially being at home,” D’Ambra said. “To get that first [conference] win is really important, and hopefully this gives our young team good confidence and momentum for the rest of the season.”

The Hawks are set to play George Washington University on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Sweeney Field at 7 p.m. The team will travel to Ohio to play Dayton University on Saturday, Oct. 10.

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The Hawk

Oct. 7, 2015

Defeat on the homefront Hawk shut out by Rams ALLEN R. SMITH ’19 Hawk Staff

The Saint Joseph’s University women’s soccer team (6-5-0 overall, 0-2-0 A-10) was back in action Sunday, Oct. 4th, playing an Atlantic 10 conference game against the Fordham University Rams (8-3-0 overall, 2-0-0 A-10). The Hawls lost by a score of 1-0 The game started out with back-andforth play between the teams. Possession of the ball shifted often, and both teams had trouble getting the ball to the opposing team’s box.

“We need to get the ball in the box for us to finish,” said junior Emily Gingrich.

“We have to get ourselves those opportunities, that’s key.”

As the first half continued, both teams had some scoring opportunities in the form of shots and corner kicks, but no ball got past either goalkeeper.

About two minutes into the second half, senior Lindsay Horst suffered an injury that forced her to leave the game and not return.

Shortly after Horst exited the game, the Rams were able to dribble the ball through the Hawk’s defenders and score the first and only goal of the game.

One of the biggest problems for the Hawks was their inability to complete the

last pass throughout the game. “[That] was our real problem in the last two games,” Head Coach Jess Mannella said.

“We get the ball, we win the ball, and we are one pass away from being dangerous.”

Unfortunately, the Hawks could not get the equalizer. They had corner kicks that fell short. Their crosses were intercepted by the opposing goalie. They couldn’t break through the Rams’ defense.

“We need to score goals to win,” Gingrich said. “We started this season offensively with a spark, we were connecting passes and reading one another moving off the ball. We need to get that spark back and really work together.”

Manella did notice a bright spot, despite the tough loss.

“The defense played really well today, except on the goal,” she said. “We just need to create more chances to score.”

The Hawks will play their next two games at home. They will face the University of Rhode Island on Oct. 8th, and La Salle University on Oct. 11th.

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The Hawk

all hands on deck Men’s basketball holds first practice of season Photos by Joey Toczylowski ’19

NICK MANDARANO ’18 Special to The Hawk The Saint Joseph’s University’s men’s basketball team held their first official practice Saturday, Oct. 3. The night before, junior DeAndre Bembry was announced as team captain. Teammates voted Bembry, who was also a team captain last year, to the position.

“It’s their vote. They own it,” said Head Coach Phil Martelli. “He has to own it now. He has their respect. But I’ve been saying all along, he’s just a really, really good teammate… He treats the walk-ons and the starters, the seniors and the freshmen [the same]. He enjoys being around them. They enjoy being around him. I think it’s quite a tribute to the way he’s been raised.”

The attitude of equality and inclusion on the team is one embraced by all players.

“The guys welcomed me and welcomed all the freshmen,” said freshman Chris Clover. “They weren’t stuck-up like ‘seniors.’ They weren’t avoiding us. Everyone’s been cool. I think we’re going to be really good this year.”

Martelli as well as the players believe that the team

chemistry is very positive.

“It’s a good fit, this is a good blend. This is a good team,” Martelli said. “Now whether or not we can be a good basketball team, that’s on me. But as a team, this is a really, really good team.”

After losing Chris Wilson and Evan Maschmeyer, Martelli recruited three promising players to help improve the team—Lamarr “Fresh” Kimble, Chris Clover, and Pierfrancesco Oliva. Martelli expects the three new members to be important contributors to the team.

“There’s five of them now, if you factor in Papa Ndao coming back and Markell [Lodge] coming in,” Martelli said. “The three freshmen all have very high basketball IQs, and we need them because we want to play a certain way. We want to play a little bit faster. The only way we can do that is if we have the depth and those guys will add to that and give us that needed depth. They’re good. They’re really good additions to everything we’re doing.”

Good additions, indeed. The Hawks struggled to shoot last year. A 29.9 percent mark from beyond the arc ranked them 12 of 14 teams in the Atlantic 10 and 329th in the nation.

Clover averaged almost 22 PPG in his senior year at St. Joe’s Prep, which was good to lead the Philadelphia Catholic League, considered by many as one of the most competitive conferences in the country.

Kimble’s a strong guard who hails from local Neumann-Goretti High School. He was a key contributor on a team that won three Philadelphia Catholic League titles and three state titles.

Oliva, originally from Italy, played high school basketball at Bergen Catholic in New Jersey.

“He’s a well-rounded, interesting player,” Martelli said.

“He is a young guy who has a lot of savvy on the court. He has a good shooting form. He is a real sponge. He wants to be coached. He is going to be a really, really good player here at Saint Joseph’s.”

“When you’re a competitor and you take basketball seriously, you want to do everything in your power to change your game and improve yourself,” said sophomore Shavar Newkirk.

And in big bold letters across the top of the printed practice schedule: “ACT LIKE A CHAMPION.”

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The Hawk

Adventure time

Club takes students outside city limits CHRISTY SELAGY ’16 Sports Editor

A group of Saint Joseph’s University Hawks are planning to hike Hawk Mountain.

The group is the Adventure Club, a club team that encourages students to explore the outdoors in many different ways The club was started last year by graduate student Sarah Moss. However, the group was only able to plan two trips due to a lack of funding.

“Originally we were going back and forth,” said Jackie Boran, ’17, who has been vice president of the club since its beginning two years ago. “Are we a club sport, or are we considered through the Office of Student Leadership and Activities?”

This year, they were classified as a club sport, which means they have university funding, allowing them to plan more trips.

“When we came under the category of club sport, we were able to pinpoint on how we could get funding,” Boran said. “That was the hardest part for us. There was never really a lack of interest. I think it’s such a different club compared to what’s offered on campus right now.”

The Adventure Club believes that part of what sets them apart from other clubs is the opportunity to experience new activities. The club encompasses many different activities like rock climbing, hiking, and canoeing, to name a few.

“Our main focus is actually outdoor recreation, so we want to… provide a service where kids can get off campus for a weekend or just for a day and experience nature,” said Michael DiMuzio, ’17, president of the club.

The group had planned a canoeing trip on the Brandywine River this past weekend, but Hurricane Joaquin forced them to reschedule the trip to Oct. 17. The following weekend, they will hike Hawk Mountain, which is part of the

Appalachian Mountain chain. Other trips for the semester include more hikes and a visit to Longwood Gardens, a botanical garden in Kennett Square, Pa. DiMuzio thinks that the club will also plan snow-shoeing and skiing trips in the winter, although they are open to suggestions. Boran and DiMuzio said that they want the club’s trips to reflect the interest of their members.

“Our club is very much based on what our members want to do,” Boran said. “If there’s a big base of people that are really into hiking or watersports, we’re going to try to include that in our program layout for the semester.”

DiMuzio noted that the trips are open to whomever wants to go, although students must first fill out the paperwork required to participate in a club sport. Members of the Adventure Club are free to choose which ever trips they want to go on or don’t want to go on.

“It’s really up to them how they want to be a part of the club,” he said. “We’ll send out an email and say, ‘Hey, we’re going hiking this weekend. If you guys are interested in joining, you can come out.’ That’s our focus, to kind of get to everybody on campus.”

Because of their club sport status and increased funding, the Adventure Club sees this as an opportune time to expand. Boran and DiMuzio say they want to portray the club as a unique opportunity to connect and engage with a diverse group of Saint Joseph’s students. The club is also in contact with the Adventure Clubs at Drexel University and Villanova University in hopes of further expansion.

Another part of the club’s appeal is the spontaneity of what could happen on each trip.

“You can’t practice for adventure,” Boran said. “The adventure just is.”

Photo by Shannon Adams ’16