The Hawk (2/25/15)

THE HAWK THE HAWK September 24, 2014 February 25, 2015

Enter into the mind of an artist on pg. 12 The Student Newspaper of Saint Joseph’s University | Volume XCIII | Est. 1929 | www.hawkhillnews.com

Student use of academic content sharing raises concerns ERIN RAFTERY ’15 Editor Emeritus Course Hero, an academic content collecting website, has stirred up conversations amongst the community at Saint Joseph’s University.

Founded in 2006, Course Hero is a company that allows users to share academic course material. While the site may be considered helpful, as it provides a wealth of content that is school and course specific, some view the site as a potential source of plagiarism that is close to infringing upon copyright laws.

The site allows users to upload course content including notes, study guides, practice tests, flashcards, and essays.

According to William McDevitt, Ph.D., associate professor of management and chair of the Academic Honesty Board, posting and using notes and tests are acceptable, but using essays from the site, fully or partially, without citing them qualifies as plagiarism.

“I don’t think uploading information onto Course Hero is in and of itself a violation…

The problem I see with Course Hero is if someone were to go on Course Hero and get a term paper, and use all or a portion of that term paper for their own assignment in a

Photo by Matthew J. Haubenstein ‘15

course without citing it,” said McDevitt.

McDevitt said that there have been no academic honesty violation cases filed at the university involving Course Hero at this time.

In response to concerns about plagiarism, Terry Park, director of customer relations and compliance for Course Hero, explained in an email response that all users must agree to Course Hero’s Honor Code, which states that users should not misuse the site through the following ways: “Copying solutions directly from Course Hero resources and submitting them as your own, uploading another person’s materials to Course Hero and claiming them as your own…using Course Hero study materials or tutors to complete tests or homework assignments when instructed not to use outside help, or using Course Hero in any manner that violates your instructor or institution’s academic Honor Code.”

Further, Park said that any abuse of Course Hero’s materials could be easily identified through search engines such as Google or plagiarism-prevention sites like Turnitin.

Continued HERO, Pg.3

Bring on the sun

First solar panels installed on campus KATRYNA PERERA, ’16 News Editor

Hagan Arena received a new addition to its structure on February 18th. This project, led by the Green Fund, has been in the works for quite some time, and last week Saint Joseph’s University began generating its first kilowatts of solar energy.

Dylan Skwira, ’16, president of the Green Fund, reported that solar panels were installed on the roof of the building and all systems are currently up and functioning.

The idea for solar panels at St. Joe’s was first discussed in the fall of 2013. The concept then proceeded through various stages of approval by the Green Fund and Facilities Management. The goal of the project is to help reduce the carbon footprint of the university and to provide educational opportunities for students as well as the surrounding community. “[The project is] being used for community education and outreach efforts so that we can show others in the St. Joe’s community that St. Joe’s does care about the environment and that we’re giving back to the surrounding area,” said Skwira. “It also demonstrates to donors and friends the potential benefits of such systems on campus and the cost saving abilities that these systems have.”

The installation included 40 solar panels and a monitoring system. In the current beginning phases, the panels will be generating between two and four kilowatts (KwH) of energy, but according to Skwira, the project is scalable—

hopefully, over the next four years, the system will be upgraded to a 10 kilowatt system and will produce between 12,000-15,000 KwH annually for the arena.

To put that in perspective, Kevin Kane, director of Facilities Management, said, “That’s enough [energy] to pow-

er an average-size home in the U.S.” Initially, the annual savings for the university are estimated to be around $2,000 per year, but once the project is fully implemented and scaled, the savings could be as much as $10,000-$20,000 annually.

Continued SOLAR, Pg.3

Photo courtesy of Dylan Skwira ’16

2 | News

February 25, 2015

The Hawk

Department of Public Safety reports (Feb. 13 - Feb. 18) February 13

February 17

Public Safety confiscated alcohol from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of Rashford Hall. Residence Life was notified.

Public Safety was notified regarding water damage in Villiger Hall due to a broken pipe from the roof of the building. Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student that while leaving a bar in Manayunk, he was approached by a black male suspect who displayed a handgun and forced him to turn over his iPhone 5. The student was not injured. No police report was filed by the complainant.

February 14

Public Safety confiscated alcohol from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of the McShain Residence Center. Residence Life was notified.

February 15 Public Safety was notified regarding a damaged fence near Hagan Arena that had fallen on a parked vehicle. No injuries to report.

Facilities Management was notified.

February 16 Public Safety was notified in regards to an unknown person damaging a bathroom door on the fourth floor of Villiger Hall. Residence Life was notified. The incident is under investigation.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to an unknown person removing her unattended cell phone from a table in Starbucks. No police report has been filed at this time.

Public Safety was notified regarding water damage in Windrum Hall due to a broken sprinkler head. Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified regarding a fallen rain spout from the Barbelin/Lonergan building. Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to an unknown person removing his lockbox, which contained his medication, from his room in Sourin Hall. The incident is under investigation.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to an unkonwn person removing her jacket and purse from an unsecured locker in the O’Pake Recreation Center. No police report has been filed at this time.

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside of the Merion Gardens Apartments. Public Safety officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed that a student’s cooking activated the alarm.

Facilities Management was notified.

February 18 Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside of Lannon Hall.

Public Safety officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed that a damaged sprinkler had activated the alarm. Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to an unknown person removing his wallet from an unsecured locker in the O’Pake Recreation Center. Police were notified. The incident is under investigation.

7|0

ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS

On Campus

Off Campus

2|0

DRUG RELATED INCIDENTS

On Campus

Off Campus

Call Public Safety:

610-660-1111

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to and unknown person removing his laptop computer from a secured locker in the men’s lacrosse locker room in Hagan Arena. Police were notified. The incident is under investigation.

Accrediting agency requires St. Joe’s to submit monitoring report University works to improve compliance with Middle States Commission standards ROBERT SCHUSTER, ‘16 Hawk Staff Faculty members and administrators at Saint Joseph’s University are working to ensure that the university will continue to comply with several standards of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The Middle States Commission is an organization that accredits institutions of higher education in Mid-Atlantic states, such as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. In order to be accredited, schools must comply with the Commission’s 14 standards. These standards are meant to ensure that accredited schools have excellent educational quality and resources.

The Commission conducted a site visit at St. Joe’s in March of 2014 and reviewed the university’s self-study of its compliance with the Commission’s standards.

Soon after, in June of 2014, the Commission decided to re-accredit St. Joe’s, according to Cary Anderson, Ph.D., associate provost and vice president of Student Life.

However, the Commission’s decision, known as a Commission Action, also necessitated that the university monitor its compliance with several specific standards.

St. Joe’s must then submit a monitoring report by March 1 that explains what steps the university has taken to in order to ensure that the specified standards are being met.

According to a draft of the monitoring report dated Feb. 11, St. Joe’s must monitor five standards, which address the issues of planning and resource allocation, institutional assessment, leadership and governance, general education, and assessment of learning.

Anderson pointed out, however, that the issue is not that the university fails to comply with the standards but rather that the Commission wants to guarantee that St. Joe’s will continue to comply with those standards in the future. “[The Commission] wanted to make sure that we continue to be in compliance and so they wanted to monitor and see what we’re doing,” said Anderson.

Audre Brokes, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy, added that the Commission wanted to see more evidence that St. Joe’s practices were in accordance with the standards.

“They [the Middle States Commission] wanted to be able to verify, both in a writ-

ten report and by follow up with a smaller visiting team, that the [university] was specifically doing the things that they articulate in their Commission Action Language,” said Brokes. “It’s pretty specific what they want to see; typically, more evidence of, or evidence that we’re moving in the right direction with regard to those things.”

Anderson also noted that the Middle States’ monitoring of certain standards is not unusual for a university.

The completion of the monitoring report is being overseen by the Steering Committee, which is co-chaired by Anderson and Brokes. In addition, committees have been assigned to each of the five standards that need to be monitored. One person from each committee also represents their respective group as a member of the Steering Committee.

Anderson also explained that once the monitoring report has been submitted, another Middle States team will visit St. Joe’s at the end of March. After their visit, the team will write a report that is submitted to the Commission, who decides upon a Commission Action. According to Anderson, the final Commission Action will be decided in June.

Claire Simmers, Ph.D., professor of management, noted that the work being done to ensure that the university complies with the Commission’s standards has been an inclusive and effective process.

“It’s been an excellent example of shared governance,” said Simmers. “It’s been very methodical, very organized, and a lot of data has been collected.”

Anderson also pointed out that making sure St. Joe’s continues to meet the standards of Middle States is very beneficial for the university.

“It’s not an atypical thing,” Anderson said, “but it’s something that helps us as a university on our path for continuous improvement. And that’s really what we want to do.”

February 25, 2015

3 | News

The Hawk

Issues of plagiarism and copyright brought up with academic service website Continued from HERO, Pg.1

“In fact, we go out of our way to make sure these search engines and programs can detect resources uploaded to our site,” said Park.

In addition to the issue of plagiarism, the site may also be problematic in regards to copyright laws. In one incident last year, an anonymous source said that her friend, a St. Joe’s student interning for Course Hero, uploaded her content to the site without her consent.

The anonymous source said that her friend was interning with Course Hero and as a requirement for the internship, one must upload a certain amount of materials as part of their duties. According to the anonymous source, her friend did not have enough materials to meet the internship requirements and asked if she could use some of the source’s. The anonymous source told her friend she could use her computer, but to not upload her English papers.

Her friend interning with Course Hero then created an account under the anonymous’ source’s name and uploaded her materials.

The anonymous source did not hear about Course Hero again until a St. Joe’s faculty member contacted her.

“She made an account for me and [I] didn’t think about it for…I don’t know how long and so I got an email from Dr. Spinner, who was all about Academic Honesty... and I didn’t think I was involved but just thought I should check. [I] Googled my name [and] found out I was totally involved,” the source said.

After this discovery, the source immediately contacted Course Hero to request that her material be removed, and through filing a DMCA takedown request, it was granted on the same day as her complaint.

According to Park, if someone files a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) compliant takedown request, Course Hero will remove the content from their site and repeat offenders will have their accounts deactivated.

In regards to what could be the cause of situations such as these, the anonymous source said that Course Hero has a quota system in place through which users can upload a certain amount of material in order to gain free access to the full website. In addition, a user can upload materials in the marketplace portion of the site to get paid.

Additionally, according to the anonymous source, an intern has an additional quota to reach in which they must attempt to get as many people as possible to create accounts with Course Hero. According to the source, the situation occurred because the source’s friend needed more accounts to meet her quota and therefore created an account for her friend.

“Well no, I don’t think she was supposed to do that, she was supposed to get other people to make their own account of their own things, but…because [she] needed a quota and I said, ‘you can take my computer,’ [she] made an account in my name, with my things…It was all like my name, my stuff…Her quota was how many accounts can be made,” the source said.

Through the St. Joe’s Career Development Center’s website, a job posting for an internship with Course Hero is on the SJUCareers portal.

According to Trish Shafer, executive director of the Career Development Center, each company with a job posting on SJUCareers is thoroughly researched. At first glance, Shafer said there were no red flags raised for Course Hero.

Shafer said if Course Hero violates a St. Joe’s policy, then she will evaluate the company and job posting.

While McDevitt said that St. Joe’s does not have any specific policies in place to address the copyright issue, he said that a situation in which someone posts or uses someone else’s content is violating copyright laws. “…if somebody takes your material and uses it for commercial purposes without your consent, or posts it without your consent, they’re violating your property rights in it,” said McDevitt.

In response to the copyright issues, Park said that users are made aware of Course Hero’s copyright policy before they can post materials and by following through and uploading content, users are representing that they themselves recognize all copyright laws.

Regarding the effectiveness of Course Hero’s copyright information, the anonymous source said, “…There is something, because that’s what they referred me to, they were like, ‘We have a copyright policy,’ and I read it…They

Hagan Arena recieves new green addition Continued from SOLAR, Pg.1 “It’s a good sustainable project,” said Kane, “[and] it’s going to help to defer some costs from our utility expense.”

Green Fund members are ecstatic to see the completion of this long-term project.

Paige Norris, ’17, vice president and secretary of the Green Fund, said, “I’m so excited about it…because when it was first brought up as a possible idea it definitely…received this kind of feedback of ‘Oh, it’s never going to be able to go through, you’ll never be able to do it.’ So for us to have worked for almost two years now and have them finally being installed and have the whole system put in is really exciting.”

Hagan Arena was chosen to receive the solar panels because the building has great exposure to the sun as well as southern directional exposure, both of which, according to Skwira, are “optimal for producing solar energy.”

Additionally, Hagan uses the most energy on campus and has a fairly new roof. “By choosing that building, it’s helping to offset our reliance on traditional forms of energy.

The solar panels aren’t only helping to produce energy, but they’re also protecting the life of the roof,” Skwira said.

The project was funded through three different sources. $40,000 was given by the Green Fund, $12,000 was given by an anonymous donor, and $3,000 came from a grant from the state of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection.

The money from the grant specifically aided in funding the monitoring system that was installed alongside the panels, which will be used for educational activities in universi-

ty classes such as those in the department of environmental science.

When asked about the future of solar energy on campus, Skwira said that both Hawks’ Landing and Merion Hall are being considered for possible future installation of panels.

Kane explained that although it would be ideal to install solar panels on all the roofs on campus, the economics of that vision are impractical.

“That would be wonderful, [but] I think the economics of it don’t make it economically viable [because] the payback period for stuff like this, unless you’re getting significant grants or credits, it doesn’t necessarily make a lot of economic sense,” said Kane.

However, Kane went on to say that there is hope that projects such as these will be an inspiration for donors and friends of the university.

“It’s good for demonstration projects,” Kane said. “I think we’re hopeful that some green-minded benefactors will use it as an opportunity to donate money to the university.”

Skwira said that the Green Fund is both pleased and proud of this recent accomplishment.

“I feel like this has been one of the most successful projects that we’ve done in the past four years, said Skwira. “I could not tell you how amazing it is to finally see this work come to life. It definitely was a lot of hard work and dedication by everyone on the board, but sitting through that process and seeing the funding go through and the panels actually arriving and being put on…[it] was a huge relief to see it being put up.”

do have something up there, I don’t think it’s like strict enough that you’d be like, ‘OMG, I’m not going to do this now’…It’s one of those like to keep them legally safe kind of things.”

Dave Parry, Ph.D., chair of communications, said that students, not the site, are to blame.

“The problem is when students use it incorrectly, but that’s not a problem with the technology, that’s a problem with teaching students to use technology correctly,” said Parry.

The source agreed. “I think it’s definitely just the students,” said the source. “I mean, so in terms of the company, they probably just thought I made an account, like they wouldn’t have known…Because in their sense, if it had been me making the account, me choosing which ones I wanted to put up, then I was responsible for what I chose to put up; but because she ended up putting them up, that’s what got like sticky.”

In fact, if used properly, Parry thinks the site is academically useful.

“One thing we know from research is students learn best when they have to articulate to others what they have done…so sharing notes and sharing collaborations and sharing all that kind of intellectual production can help students,” said Parry.

Janée N. Burkhalter, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing and chair of the Academic Integrity Council (AIC), said that the AIC is currently figuring out how to educate the university community about Course Hero and other similar sites.

Burkhalter said sites like Gradesaver, SlideShare, and Prezi all have the potential to be problematic in regards to the St. Joe’s plagiarism policy and therefore the AIC is planning on informing faculty of these sites so that they can then remind students of the Academic Honesty Policy at St. Joe’s.

Course Hero has not been reported as being used in unethical ways on this campus, but several university community members remain concerned that students will retain academic integrity in their use of this site and sites like these.

NEWS BRIEFS Woman kidnaps children from foster home

Police say 33-year-old Toy Nixon-Cray has kidnapped her three daughters, aged 14, five, and six months, from their Pittsburgh foster home.

She is said to have left in a green sport-utility vehicle around 2 p.m. on Sunday. (NBC)

Couple found dead in snow

Police are investigating the case of Linda Darlene Cook and Kenneth Leroy Steffey, who were found dead by a family member. The bodies were discovered outside their home Sunday afternoon, mostly covered in snow. Autopsies and an investigation will follow. (NBC)

Cuba releases Canadian transport executive

Cuba has released Cy Tokmakjian, president of a Canadian transport company, from prison after three years. Tokmakjian was arrested in 2011 and sentenced to 15 years in jail on bribery charges. It is unclear if two other executives from the Tokmakjian group will also be released. (BBC)

Russian inmates build snow sculptures

Inmates at a prison in Siberia participated in a snow sculpture contest to mark Defenders of the Fatherland day, a public holiday in Russia.

The sculptures of life-size replicas of Russian military equipment were made by inmates in an attempt to raise morale and develop creative independence. A full-sized model of a Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile launcher won first place. (BBC)

Apple invests 1.7 billion euros

Apple is to invest 1.7 billion euros ($1.93 billion) to the process of developing data centers in the Republic of Ireland and Denmark. The centers will create work for up to 300 people, mostly in the construction phase, and will be located near Athenry in County Galway and Viborg in central Jutland. The centers will hopefully be powered by renewable energy and will be used by Apple to operate servers and provide a large amount of power.

4 | Opinions

Editorial

February 25, 2015

The Hawk

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes This week’s editorial is based on an idea from the Washington Post’s Outlook magazine. Every year, they run a feature called “Ten Things to Toss,” in which a variety of authors choose one thing that they think society would be better off without. This week, we decided to bring this feature to Hawk Hill. We asked our editorial staff what they think our campus could do without. Here are their answers:

EDITOR IN CHIEF Cat Coyle ’16 MANAGING EDITOR Shannon Adams ’16 COPY CHIEF Molly Grab ’17 BUSINESS MANAGER Emily Kelly ’18 ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Bernardo ’17 FACULTY ADVISER Dan Reimold CONTRIBUTING ADVISER Jenny Spinner NEWS EDITOR Katryna Perera ’16 OPINIONS EDITOR Angela Christaldi ’17 LIFESTYLE EDITOR Isabella Mosca ’17 ASSISTANT LIFESTYLE EDITOR Katie White ’17 SPORTS EDITOR Anthony Panvini ’16 ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Joe Liciardello ’15 LAYOUT EDITOR Sam Lukens ’17 PHOTO EDITOR Matt Haubenstein ’15 DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER Gianna Melendez ’16 DIGITAL MEDIA TEAM Gina Falcone ’16 Kayla Lane ’17 Jessica Cavallaro ’18 The Hawk welcomes letters to the editor (400-600 words). They can emailed to hawk.editorial@gmail.com.

Letter from the Editor It has been brought to my attention that an article in the Feb. 18th issue of The Hawk, “Womanifesto: Stop the abuse,” features incorrect information. The article originally stated, “According to the Clery Act, part of Title IX, campuses are required to report instances of assault or violence to the student body. However, they are not required to take action against those instigating the assaults.” However, this information is untrue; the Clery Act and Title IX are separate entities. The Clery Act deals with protection of students, while Title IX covers civil rights issues.

Universities are, in fact, required to report instances of sexual or dating violence in their annual security reports, but emergency notifications are only issued if there is an ongoing threat to campus. The text of the article has since been amended.

Angela Christaldi ’17 Opinions Editor

Cat Coyle, ’16, Editor in Chief: I (sometimes not-so-happily) sit through the 50-minute periods in which I learn, but I find it extremely frustrating when professors continue lecturing past their allotted time. I would never ask a professor to stop mid-sentence just because the clock has hit the hour, but when my lecturer has already desperately said, “Just let me finish this thought!” several times and my fellow classmates are packed and ready to go, I become infuriated. When a professor allows their class to run late, we, as the students, show up late to our next class, work shift, or pressing date with Netflix.

Shannon Adams, ’16, Managing Editor: For me, returning to Hawk Hill after Christmas break is always a rude awakening after spending a month in bed, binge-watching Netflix, and eating more popcorn than one person should consume in a lifetime.

However, last year, this already miserable time was taken to a new low while I walked past (what was formerly known as) Finnesey Field. Not only had the beloved Finnesey (to be honest, I have no idea who this name belongs to, but I have an inexplicable loyalty to them) namesake been replaced, but also two unwelcome visitors had appeared on either side of the new, shiny bleachers. These two bronze hawks, each pointing at nothing in particular with their right wing, are neither symmetrical nor necessary, and significantly dampen my mood each time they enter my field of vision. To make matters worse, I’ve heard fundraising for a third ginormous bronze fowl is in the works. There are several other causes on campus that would be better benefited by these funds.

Molly Grab, ’17, Copy Chief: St. Joe’s would be better off without overcrowding in Campion. Going to the dining hall at any normal mealtime is practically impossible. The university should be able to adequately provide for the number of students they choose to enroll. Campion needs to be made more efficient in order to handle the increase in students, or another dining hall should be constructed on campus so that students don’t have to spend their time between classes waiting in line for subpar food.

Katryna Perera, ’16, News Editor: Campus would be better off without Hawk Cash. I have never once used this feature of our ID. I don’t understand the purpose of it because most students have a separate debit or credit card when they enter college; if they don’t, that’s kind of sad on their part, because entering college is similar to entering adulthood, and if you can’t have some sort of personal bank account or access to money other than through your parents giving it you, then maybe you should rethink the whole college thing. Additionally, Hawk Cash is only accepted at certain locations in the surrounding community, and it’s not like you get a discount when you use it.. All in all, there is absolutely no point in Hawk Cash and it needs to go.

Angela Christaldi, ’17, Opinions Editor: I think St. Joe’s would be better off without the gender and race disparity in our campus leadership. The upper echelons of our campus leadership is comprised of middle-aged to older white males; while they have

done a sufficient job of being in charge, there is no doubt that they do not accurately represent the student body. The leadership of our campus should better represent the demographics of our student body, which is clearly not the current case.

Isabella Mosca, ’17, Lifestyle Editor: Campus would be better off without Aramark. The food options are limited, and there is a lack of healthy options. To be honest, I would rather starve. Also, the white yogurt is actually fruit dip. The ice cream is the only good thing in Campion. With how much we pay for meal plans, we deserve to eat better.

Katie White, ’17, Assistant Lifestyle Editor: Campus would be better off without St. Joe’s custom textbooks, or regular texts that are cut down or rearranged to fit with a professor’s plans for the course. Offering abridged editions technically shaves off some of the cost from the full version, but it also removes the possibility of buying books anywhere but the St. Joe’s Creative Services, which doesn’t even offer used or rentable copies. Custom books also have no resale value at the bookstore and aren’t accepted by online retailers, which makes them completely worthless when the semester ends.

Anthony Panvini, ’16, Sports Editor: We would be better off without Greens to Go. Students can get the same offerings in Campion or from the Saladworks down the road. Greens to Go does not appeal to a large number of students, and the space could be better used by a different business that would be more marketable to students.

Joe Liciardello, ’15, Assistant Sports Editor: I feel we would be better off without Starbucks Coffee on campus, for a few different reasons. Firstly, it is average coffee for a ridiculous price; secondly, they serve perfectly good coffee in DB and Campion that would satisfy the appetite of the daily coffee enthusiast. I feel that Starbucks only benefits a small portion of the campus. The building is a waste of space considering its size and the limited menu it offers, when there could be another restaurant or store there that could be more useful that people would go to more often.

Sam Lukens, ’17, Layout Editor: I think we would be better off without mandatory participation grades. If you want to participate in the class, good for you, but I don’t think that anyone should receive a grade based off of how talkative they are in class.

Talking more in class doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re paying attention more or even understanding the topic more, it just means that you’re willing to say whatever comes to your mind in order to fulfill some kind of “talking” quota.

Matt Haubenstein, ’15, Photo Editor: We would be better off at St. Joe’s without the current parking situation. Parking is the worst on our campus. We pay so much for a parking pass, but there is never anywhere to park. The only place I can park is a mile away from all of my classes. Just make more parking lots near Merion Hall! I’d rather see parking lots than green grass.

-The Hawk Staff

Letter to the Editor To the Editor, The members of the Saint Joseph’s University Adjunct and Visiting Faculty Association (AVFA), signed below, would like to respond to “Art Courses Tossed,” an article featured in the Feb. 11 issue of The Hawk. We agree with Dennis McNally, quoted in the article, that studio art is being arbitrarily devalued.

We strongly object to the reasoning expressed by Paul Aspan, associate provost, that “until running more adjunct sections for the variable core generates more revenue, there’s no reason to do it because the mission is [still] being served.” We believe that it should not matter that students can fulfill their GEP requirement with a film or language class. The point is that there were so many studio art classes offered because there was a demand for them. Every semester students begged to be added to classes that had to be capped at 10 or 12 because of physical space limitations and the nature of teaching art, which requires more individualized instruction than an academic lecture class. From a student’s perspective the small size of studio classes is a plus, but from the administration’s strictly financial perspective, it is a minus. We believe the studio arts teach students to explore their imaginations, emotions, and spirituality, to think critically and independently, to appreciate other cultures, to engage in positive social interactions, and to tap into their full potential. Studio art classes are not less valuable and more dispensable than other core course offerings. They are unique and therefore not interchangeable with any other type of course.

We would like to add some further points to these. As a group representing St. Joe’s non-tenure-track faculty, we believe that Aspan’s reasoning in The Hawk’s article highlights an ongoing belief

on the part of the St. Joe’s administration that its adjunct and visiting faculty (who outnumber tenured and tenure-track faculty) do not really count in the university. We understand that non-tenuretrack faculty are viewed as fungible economic entities, replaceable widgets to be used or discarded as the numbers dictate. Never mind how long the teachers have served the university or how well they have taught or how much students want to study with them.

It was pointed out to us that art adjuncts were informed so late that their contracts would not be renewed that many could not find replacement courses at other universities.

The mission of Saint Joseph’s University is supposed to be an ethical mission, but the lack of regard for the well-being of adjunct teachers is not ethical. University President C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., ’72, reported on a recent “One University” retreat that included representatives of all of the policy-making groups in the university, but none of those groups included non-tenure-track faculty representation. In other words, there was no representation of the majority of the faculty at a retreat that was billed as a “One University” gathering. Aspan’s reference to the “mission” at the end of The Hawk’s article underlines the painful reality at Saint Joseph’s that as long as adjunct and visiting faculty are treated as “extras” and not integral to the university community, there can be no mission, except in name.

-Paul P. Andrews, Cliff Baumbach, Jeanne Brody, Robert Cleveland, Donya Coldwell, Bud Drago, Joe Giuffre, Don Haldeman, Mary Henderson, Alan Iser, David Johnston, Sheila Kineke, Caroline Meline, Marta Sanchez-Dallam, Kathleen Vaccaro, and David Walls

February 25, 2015

The Hawk

5 | Opinions

More than pretty: Hollywood’s sexist side comes out ANGELA CHRISTALDI ’17 Opinions Editor I’ll admit it: like nearly everyone else in the nation, I’m fascinated with Hollywood.

There’s something intrinsically captivating about watching awards shows, where the glitz and glitter of the entertainment industry is out in full force. From the Grammys to the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, I’m up for any event celebrating Hollywood; my favorite, though, is the Academy Awards, which took place on Feb. 22. To some people, the most important and interesting part of awards season is the fashion. These ceremonies are renowned for featuring the greatest or most glamorous outfits that anyone has ever seen.

While I have absolutely nothing against people interested in high fashion, the clothes that celebrities wear should not be the focus of the night. Fashion seems to be all anyone wants to talk about, especially when interviewing female stars. If you’re watching any of the red carpet interviews, the most common question that you’ll hear is, “Who are you wearing?” However, these women are in attendance because they have done remarkable work; the Oscars are not a fashion show, they are a showcase of talent. Why, then, do we think that it’s OK to show full-body camera shots of the dresses women are wearing? Why does the ManiCam even exist? As a woman, I find it infuriating to watch other women be reduced to just a pretty face in a dress.

Why do we care so much about the clothing of these women? Why does it matter so much which designer she chose to wear? Shouldn’t we be more interested in what they have to say—about the awards, about their roles, about world events? This line of thinking is what inspired #AskHerMore, which trended on Twitter during Sunday’s awards ceremony. #AskHerMore, started by actress Reese Witherspoon, implored journalists to abandon the traditional “Who are you wearing?” line of questioning and turn instead to more pertinent questions, such as what causes the stars support or what they feel they have achieved over the course of the past year. Women in Hollywood are too often treated as objects; they are often judged solely on their appearances or how sexually attractive they

are to the men who run the industry. In interviews, they are asked about their beauty routine or their workout regimen; conversely, their male counterparts are asked questions about what they think of their roles or their opinions on current events.

This treatment of women even bleeds over into our daily lives. Women are, stereotypically, supposed to be concerned with our appearances and how we look to men; we are supposed to cater to the male gaze, and only speak when spoken to. A woman’s opinion, according to society, is never more relevant than a man’s. Obviously, none of this is actually true—I will shout my opinions on current issues from the rooftops, and tout them on every social media outlet available—but for the longest time, it was treated as fact.

Some aspects of our society are still archaic, like the treatment of women in Hollywood. While this Twitter trend is a step in the right direction, it is certainly not a cureall to awards show issues. There were several social issues brought up over the course of the broadcast—the gender pay gap, mental health, and racial issues among them—and these issues were the focus of some of the films featured. Why, then, do we still continue to place so much emphasis on fashion?

Women are still objectified as pretty things for the world to look at; we are educated and informed about what is going on in the world around us, but we are still reduced to the clothes we choose to wear. We need to push back against this to ensure that our intellect is recognized. The women of Hollywood, though they are in the public eye, are still worth more than their appearance; they deserve to have their voices heard. It is fine to take pride in your appearance, but do not let that be your sole, defining trait. We may be pretty, but we are more than our makeup and clothes. Women are also intelligent, brilliant, educated, and a thousand other things that are just as important—or even more so—than pretty.

W MEN’S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE ENCOURAGING AND EMPOWERING FEMALE STUDENTS NICOLE VAN ALLER ’17 Hawk Staff

“It’s like the ’60s never happened.”

So said Becki Scola, Ph.D., of the department of political science last Monday, when she and I were having a somber and serious conversation about the prevalence of violence against women, which has not faded in the slightest.

I hear these sentiments from Scola often. If you’ve never had a class with her, you don’t understand what a powerful voice she has – it’s impossible not to listen. It is depressing to think that such a strong voice as hers has been working for change since her own time in college, and yet the same discussion still has to be had every day, all over the world.

“Don’t rape women. Don’t abuse your wife. It’s not that hard.” More of Scola’s words of wisdom.

Unfortunately, the conversation can’t end there. That’s why Scola directs one of the newer clubs on campus—the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI). Because of its discussion and promotion of gender parity, as well as its confrontation of issues such as violence against women, WLI is a vital part of Saint Joseph’s University. As a member of WLI’s executive board, I’d like to share with readers of The Hawk the importance of WLI to the campus as well as to myself personally.

To do so, let’s go through WLI’s official mission statement, piece by piece.

First of all, most broadly, “WLI encourages and empowers female students to be leaders wherever they may find themselves.” Although female leadership is constantly on the rise statistically, it’s a slow-moving process. In fact, “slow-moving process” seems to define any program related to females. Case in point, the financial stagnation still facing the Women’s Center here at St. Joe’s.

As far as leadership goes, women in general are not often encouraged to pursue it. Women tend to undersell themselves; even educated women are much less likely to call themselves “experts” in their field in comparison with men. Women are also less likely to be assertive in the workplace and are less likely to self-promote or to negotiate their salary.

The Women’s Leadership Initiative attempts to tackle these issues through workshops and inspirational guest speakers, like Katie McGinty’s visit last semester. WLI promotes leadership in a diverse range of fields, illustrated perfectly by the combination of Scola’s influence from the political field, as well as the participation of Laura Crispin, Ph.D., from the department of economics.

Moving on: “We promote a gender-inclusive environment that fosters open conversations about relevant issues.” Gender-inclusive – yes, dudes, that means you are all invited! It also means that we support and invite people who lie anywhere on the spectrum of gender and/or sexual orientation.

What about the “open conversations” part? This is what our monthly meetings are for. So far this semester, we’ve had two meetings – one about celebrity feminism and one about Valentine’s Day and violence against women.

Last semester, one of our most successful meetings was all about gender-inclusion. We had an entire meeting focusing on the United Nation’s HeforShe movement. The discussion was so amazing and complex that several members of WLI have been prompted to create a separate HeForShe club on campus.

Upcoming, we will be having meetings focusing on street harassment and rape culture. WLI provides a forum for conversations are simply not happening anywhere else

on campus.

Now, for the last portion of our mission: “The initiative identifies and mentors female students who want to take an active leadership role.” This part of the mission statement is dear to my heart, as I feel that I myself have been identified as a potential leader. Active members of WLI are heavily involved in the organization, developing invaluable skills in regards to planning and coordinating events, and even networking.

For myself, WLI has become an ever-growing presence in my life and a source of daily encouragement. As an English major and an avid reader, I’ve grown up consuming literature filled with “he’s,” in both character form and in authorship. Last year, as a freshman, seeing examples of leaders among my peers and among faculty was and continues to be an incredible experience, just as participating in discussions with roomfuls of women with different opinions and perspectives on feminism has been. Being part of the executive board has taught me lessons about responsibility and time management as well as about sticking to your guns and to your ideals. All in all, I have never been more motivated to become involved with such a great group of people.

WLI is a force for good and for encouraging each person on campus to reach their potential; it is for making sure that college girls, just entering their professional careers, are able to see that they can have a presence on campus and really work towards changing the world they are expanding into.

6| Opinions

February 25, 2015

The Hawk

#FLAWLESS EVEN WITHOUT PHOTOSHOP DANIELLE ZABIELSKI ’17 Hawk Staff If you searched the words “Beyoncé” and “flawless” on Google prior to a week ago, you’d likely find videos of the singer performing her song, titled “Flawless,” or photos from her magazine shoots in which she did, in fact, appear to be without flaws.

Now, however, these search terms yield slightly different results.

Unretouched photos of Beyoncé from a L’Oreal campaign in 2013 were leaked onto a website called The Beyoncé World on Feb. 17. The pictures caused an uproar in Beyoncé’s fan community as they suddenly realized that their idol was, in fact, a human being with imperfections, just like the rest of us. Apparently, though, they found it unacceptable that Beyoncé is not truly “flawless” and lashed out against the singer on social media, making rude comments or laughing at the photos. Some tried to deny that the photos were real, unable to fathom that Beyoncé could have any sort of physical defect. Gossip website Gawker posted a headline simply stating “Uh-Oh: Beyoncé’s Face Is Uh-Oh.” English tabloid The Mirror went on to write an article entitled “Beyoncé leaked photos: Single Ladies star is not so ‘Flawless’ in shocking pictures from ‘L’Oreal advert.”

“Uh-oh”? “Shocking pictures”? Are laugh lines and uneven skin so horrific to actually see on a woman that we feel the need to write extensive exposés about how outraged and appalled we are after viewing them?

By doing this, we are not only demeaning Beyoncé, but also the community of women at large.

We are taught from an early age that beauty is something to strive for, and that perfection is the ultimate goal. We see celebrities, models, and socialites looking as impeccable coming from the gym or the grocery store as they do on the red carpet. We have all wondered, at least at one time or another, “Should I look like that?” or “How can I look like that?” We forget that more often than not, these people have whole crews calculating and

crafting their look, applying their makeup, styling their hair, and choosing their outfits.

Their photos, even their “candid” Instagram snapshots, are sometimes edited or Photoshopped and are almost always taken with flattering lighting. We look at these images and think, “Wow, she’s stunning, and she makes it look so easy. Why can’t I look like her?” neglecting to think about the hours she’d spent in wardrobe, hair, and makeup prior to being photographed.

What, then, are we to make of the average woman? Is she beautiful, even with her “imperfections”? What about our mothers, sisters, friends, relatives, teachers, or role models?

What about Beyoncé, in all of her un-airbrushed glory? Is she no longer beautiful without perfect lighting and retouching? What are we to make of a culture that supposedly celebrates “natural beauty” but then slams every natural photo of women that surfaces on the internet?

It’s time to start reconsidering what we perceive as beautiful. As a photographer, I appreciate the incredible and useful things Photoshop can do. I also won’t deny that I find many of the edited images of women to be extremely gorgeous. Nonetheless, I have come to understand that they are just that: edited. They are an exaggeration of real life. When we are inundated with these photographic exaggerations to the point where they surpass and replace truthful, unedited photos, we begin to confuse what is enhanced with what is real.

So no, Beyoncé’s face is not “uh-oh” and the pictures are really not “shocking”—we just haven’t seen what female celebrities truly look like in a while. Maybe if we weren’t so quick to call each other ugly as soon as the Instagram filters, airbrushing, lighting, and makeup come off, we wouldn’t be so worried about displaying what’s underneath.

Get up offa’ that thing: Battling the February funk

I genuinely believe that February is the longest month of the year. Now you may laugh and say, “Silly Katherine, it’s only 28 days (or 29 days if it’s a leap year).” But admit it: February seems to drag on forever. During this month and around this time of the semester, students tend to slip into a kind of funk. We don’t want to move from our warm, comfy beds to go to our classes, and we would certainly rather binge watch Netflix than study for tomorrow’s biology test. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way, at least

not if you’re trying to pass. So get out of bed and put some real pants on, because it’s time for us to be adults and stop shirking our responsibilities.

Of course there are days when we just want to be lazy, when we want to forget that the real world exists, and when going to class seems like the most impossible task. I am a firm believer that everyone should take a mental health day from time to time, but we cannot take an entire month off.

We are at an awkward point in our semester where work is really starting to pile up, and we begin to miss the luxuries of being at home. The stress of midterms is upon us and spring break seems like eons away. Giving in and staying in bed may seem like a good idea in the moment, but unfortunately, your lack of motivation will only hurt you in the end.

It is important to care about school and all of the other happenings that are going on in our lives. Sure, it is freezing outside and your ears may turn into icicles on the walk from your dorm to Merion Hall, but put a hat on! It may feel physically painful to get yourself to your eight a.m. on Friday morning, but as Nike says, “Just do it.” We did not come to school in order to lie in bed and sleep away our weekdays. Though we might wish that Netflix was a major, it’s time to turn off “Gossip Girl” and open your philosophy books.

The weather definitely plays a huge role in this slump.

During the long, dreary winter months, some people begin to feel a tad blue; they feel lethargic and there is a lack of pep in their step. Research has found that this is a common

trend for people during the winter months, and now doctors classify it as “Seasonal Affective Disorder.” Known by most as SAD, the disorder affects those with normal mental health who experience symptoms of depression during the winter. One explanation for this “winter depression” is that people are lacking Vitamin D, which is absorbed from the sun. A deficiency in Vitamin D can mess with a person’s circadian rhythm, resulting in interruptions of one’s sleep pattern, and when a person’s sleep routine is off, everything else is off.

I am not saying that I believe every single person that is experiencing the “February Funk,” as I like to call it, can be diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder. In general, winter can be long and these below-freezing winter days make us long for our beds and all the comforts of home. But that is impractical. We need to keep on plowing through despite the cold and keep up with our work, because even though we want to hit the pause button on life, that’s just not a reality. But never fear, for soon we will be back in shorts and lounging on the concrete steps in front of the library.

February 25, 2015

The Hawk

7 | Opinions

POTTY TRA N NG on subtle sexism at st. joe's LINDSAY HUESTON ’16 Hawk Staff Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.

I was walking past that bulletin board in Merion Hall one day (you all know the one—where every single flyer on campus imaginable is posted), the gentle breeze fluttering those rainbow-hued papers in the wake of Hawks rushing to class.

It was near this bulletin board that I noticed a pair of rather large signs pointing to one of the most important locations in Merion; no, not the Writing Center, or the classrooms, or the life-sustaining POD, but the bathrooms.

I noticed, unsuspectingly, that these signs had differing terms and consequently different meanings: One for the “men’s restroom,” and one for the “ladies’ restroom.”

You probably didn’t even notice. I didn’t either, at first.

You may be thinking, “OK, and…?” most likely accompanied with some sort of eye roll. I am not normally a hell-raiser, but I admittedly can be a little bit nit-picky—mostly when it comes to grammar and wording in the nuances of the English language.

Here’s where my grammatical vigilance comes into play.

Men : women.

Gentlemen : ladies.

Men are to women as gentlemen are to ladies.

Granted, this small difference in wording is not monumental. This is my third year at Saint Joseph’s University, and it is the first time I’m noticing this miniscule discrepancy in terminology. This is not a phenomenon specific to our campus; other bathrooms, too, use these terms. We all do, and we don’t notice it. This is, for the most part, a universal occurrence.

However, “men” are not on the same plane as “ladies,” nor are “gentlemen” the same as “women.” These terms insinuate varying degrees of existence or of behavior. The words “men” and “women” simply differentiate between genders—however, “gentlemen” and “ladies” implicate a certain standard of comportment for said genders. Interchanging these terms evokes different meanings. We’re mixing up our words and intentions, right here in Merion Hall.

It’s not necessarily about the sign or what it reads that matters—it’s how we view a person that matters, too. Be who you would like to be, be called as you feel most fits who you are—but ultimately, beneath these words, we are all equal, and even something as small as a bathroom sign should reflect it. But grammatically, it doesn’t.

It’s not much, but it’s still something. It’s something that shows us that even amidst movements such as He for She, “Like a Girl,” feminism, and gender equality—which, as a woman and a human being, I believe in—there can still exist underlying perceptions that suppose women should behave in a certain way, as a “lady,” while men are to simply just be “men.” Not in every circumstance or every action, no, but it

is still something worth noticing. It’s simply something to think about, in the midst of our over-sexualized, objectifying culture. What is the difference between man and gentleman, between woman and lady?

Even on St. Joe’s campus, these gender norms permeate insignificant daily activities. I am not insulted or outraged at being referred to as a “lady”—but what about my female peers who feel that they don’t act as “ladylike” as society expects us to be? Sometimes, when I accidentally burp out loud or when I sit a certain way, I can hear the disapproving voices of adult figures from my childhood in my head: “Lindsay, that’s so unladylike.” Yet for my male peers at that age, this behavior was laughed off and, for the most part, deemed acceptable.

I only expect, then, that every St. Joe’s man is OK with being excused to go to the “gentlemen’s restroom,” and is therefore unconsciously expected to act as a gentlemen.

Yes, I realize that in this distinction between “men” and “ladies” there is syllabic incongruence. It’s easier off the tongue to say “men” than “gentlemen.” I understand that. I don’t blame St. Joe’s. Does it matter? Will it affect my everyday life, my ability to go to the bathroom, or enjoy my day? No, probably not. However, there’s still an estrogen-fueled part of me that wants to say, “But still!”

But still—why does this matter?

I believe in the political, social, and economic equality of men and women. If you haven’t been cruising through dictionaries lately, this means “feminism.” A scary word, certainly, but one that simply reflects desires seen throughout not only our generation, but others; our fight for equality in all aspects.

I am a feminist, though not in the over-stereotyped sense of the term. I am not ready to burn my bra or stop shaving anytime soon. My intention is not to rant or to further this stereotype. I am a feminist in that I believe in the sheer power of being a woman. I believe that girls matter, that women matter. I believe in the strength and the beauty that so many women exude; I believe in them. I believe in being a woman, and I believe in other women, too.

And because of these beliefs, I believe that my female peers—or anyone, for that matter—shouldn’t have to be pigeonholed into a certain way of behaving or acting. I believe everyone has a right to act how he or she would like to act, even during a quick pit stop before class.

Maybe I am blowing this out of proportion. Maybe, ladies and men, these little words really don’t matter. Maybe I should just keep walking to the bathroom, instead of stopping to think about how it’s labeled. But maybe it takes these little words to start thinking about the greater issues to which they’re connected.

Are we truly equal?

8| Opinions

The Hawk

February 25, 2015

EDITED BY ANGELA CHRISTALDI ’17 Opinions Editor Inspired by the Washington Post’s Outlook magazine Spring Cleaning feature, these students from the Intro to Reporting and Writing class of Dan Reimold, Ph.D., assistant professor of journalism, determined what they think Saint Joseph’s University would be better off without.

We would be better off without general education requirements. Our entire schooling career, we have been taught the same general requirements: math, science, history, and English. At the age of 18 we are forced to make up our mind of what we want to do for the rest of our lives, and 80 percent of college students end up changing their major at least once. With this statistic, it would make more sense for students to know sooner rather than later what they want to do with their lives. If a student takes four general education requirements and one major course, they are more likely to stay within that major just because of one class that may not accurately portray the field of study. In addition to taking away general requirements that we have been taking our entire lives, this would leave us with more room in our schedule to take classes that pertain to our major that will later lead to a career. Taking away general education requirements leaves more room in an academic schedule to take more electives and get a feel for what you really want to do with your life if you don’t have everything planned out at age 18. At Saint Joseph’s University, we are required to take 40 courses; out of those 40 courses, about 18-20 of those are general requirements. This means that only half of our college career includes taking classes towards our major. That’s two additional years of taking courses that we have already been taking for the past 12 years.

-Taylor McGorry, ’15 We would be better off without the legal drinking age being 21. This seems like a no-brainer for incoming college students who are looking to party and buy alcohol as soon as possible, but there are underlying problems with the legal age being where it is today. Some issues with college drinkers include attempting to use a fake ID, inexperienced drinking habits, and the fact that underage drinking is always going to happen. I know at a school with a plethora of bars in the surrounding area that many students try to get ahold of a fake ID to keep the party going and be able to gain access to bars. Fake IDs are a misdemeanor charge, and if students get caught with them, it could be extremely detrimental to their futures. If the drinking age were, say, 19, then students wouldn’t be inclined spend hundreds of dollars for a fake ID when they only have a year to wait until they can legally drink. People who are under the drinking age but drink anyway are also more at risk for alcohol dependence and abuse. This can be attributed to these underage drinkers’ ignorance of how to consume alcohol in moderation, which is a result of never having consumed alcohol in a safe, legal environment before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that young people of ages 12-20 drink 11 percent of the alcohol consumed in the U.S. This shows that there is obvious exposure to alcohol at ages below 21, and underage drinking has been prevalent since before 1984, when President Ronald Reagan rose the drinking age to 21. Underage drinking will always occur in college because students want to experiment and they know that alcohol is easily accessible. The drinking age should be lowered so students don’t have to sneak around and guzzle down alcohol in an unhealthy way. If you can vote and get married, why can’t you enjoy a beer with your college buddies?

-Phil Clark, ’15 We would be better off without students that do not take college seriously. Nothing pains me more than the several students on campus who see college as a right rather than a privilege. The fact that a student on Hawk Hill can have their parents pay upwards of $57,000, not to mention be given full access to their parents’ credit cards, only to skip class and skate by on the bare minimum of work is ridiculous. Not only is this carelessness detrimental to the student himself or herself, but they also can drag down the people around them. The roommate that pushes for trips to the bars on a Monday before finals countless times infects the more studious members of the St. Joe’s family. Not only are these lackadaisical students wasting their parents’ money on tuition costs, they almost always also have access to their parents’ credit card. How else can they afford to party six days a week and order Domino’s at 3 a.m.? When a young adult is constantly given whatever they want in life, how will they ever have the motivation to get their own money? Coming from a family that values hard work, I personally enjoy the struggle to only use my own money that I make over breaks and some weekends. The fact that my dad is helping me pay for my education gives me all the incentive possible to succeed in school. The fact that some students here can take their parents’ money and use it to only party is extremely disrespectful to their parents, as well as the people around them. I move that any student here that is skating on the failure line and is showing no improvement, we can do without.

-Cory Blazer, ’17 We would be better off without mandatory attendance policies. At Saint Joseph’s University, each professor determines their attendance policy, which is better than some schools that have a university-mandated policy. However, I believe that we should just get rid of attendance policies overall. There is no direct correlation between forcing students to attend class and them receiving better grades. I don’t mean that students shouldn’t go to class—my point is that if a student is only showing up for class because of an attendance policy, the likelihood that they are getting something more out of that class because they are required to be there is questionable. I would rather be in a classroom full of students who want to be there and want to learn than a classroom of students who are only there to sign the attendance sheet. Students who are engaged in the class and want to do well will go to class without an attendance policy. I think that the classroom environment would be better with only people there who want to be there and want to contribute. Also, on the other side of the argument, if a student does better teaching themselves in a certain subject than they do in class, why should they be forced to attend? College is about learning the material, so if a student has learned all the material and does well on their own, I don’t think their grade should suffer because they didn’t attend class. I just feel that in college it should be the student’s choice and responsibility to attend the classes they are paying for. Attending classes you enjoy in college should be exciting and you should want to attend, not have to.

- Caitlin Lombardi, ’17

Graphics by Sam Lukens ’17

February 25, 2015

Lifestyle | 9

The Hawk

App Review: Dubsmash Impersonators and imitators have met their match CONNOR KERRIGAN ’17 Special to The Hawk

Photo courtesy of Creative Commons

The new app Dubsmash allows people to record videos and messages using audio clips from their favorite movies, TV shows, songs, Internet videos, and historical quotes and send them out to their friends. With thousands of audio clips from numerous categories on the main page, it is easy for the user to find a clip that is fitting to any situation or that they personally enjoy.

Dubsmash is a free app that requires the user to create a profile so that any videos made can be saved and sent to other members of the Dubsmash community.

Creators Jonas Drüppel, Ronald Grenke, and Daniel Taschik officially launched the app in November of 2014, and it has become an immediate success. This is a new and enjoyable way of communicating with friends and family that will keep you entertained.

There are multiple platforms that allow the user to send their messages and videos, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and iMessage. The user can also save their videos to their phone’s camera roll, which will allow them to post the message on Twitter and Instagram. With multiple ways of sharing videos and messages on different platforms, this app is all the more appealing to its users.

Dubsmash’s originality and creativity make it fun and easy to use. With thousands of audio bits to choose from, it is hard to be bored while using this app. A great feature of Dubsmash is that the user can create his or her own audio file through their account on the app and share it with all other Dubsmash users.

This keeps the homepage from ever becoming boring or dull; there are always hundreds of new audio clips to explore each day. For example, during the week of the Super Bowl there were about 20 new audio clips on Dubsmash’s homepage that were taken interviews with the players. One negative aspect of this app, however, is that the main menu and other features are not entirely easy to navigate.

The user will need to take some time to fully understand how to create and share videos. Once this familiarity has been established, however, Dubsmash is an entertaining—and somewhat addicting—form of communication.

With its ability to stay current and up-to-date with popular culture, Dubsmash has limitless potential for innovative communication.

Catching some Z’s How to get your best night’s sleep Photo courtesy of Creative Commons

It is common for college students to get into awful sleeping habits night after night, week after week. Between homework, exams, and social lives, students often sacrifice their need for sleep. This practice is one that many, including myself, are guilty of, regardless of the knowledge that it’s bad for your health.

Instead of staying up late every night, the first and best tip to getting a better night’s sleep is to prioritize homework and plan ahead. Figure out what is due, when it has to be completed by, and then finish the work in that order.

Since life in college is busy, however, this system may not always work; some nights are ultimately going to be longer than others. Here are some tips for nights like those.

When all your homework is done and you are about to get into bed, make sure that the room is on the cooler side—the perfect sleeping temperature is anywhere from 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit—and eliminate all noise. Make sure that the room is completely dark as well. These are the optimal goals to set for a great night’s sleep.

To calm your body down and prepare for sleep, a few

ISABELLA MOSCA ’17 Lifestyle Editor methods have proven to be effective: deep breathing, relaxation techniques, and meditation. Another tip to prep yourself for sleep is to drink a cup of melatonin or sleepytime tea; these products are helpful because the natural production of melatonin within the body can be disrupted from daily routines. Melatonin controls the body’s wake and sleep cycles, so a cup of tea with the hormone can solve this imbalance that occurs within the body and make falling asleep easier.

Another way to ensure a better night’s sleep is to put your phone on silent, do not disturb, or whatever setting is possible for the device you own. Doing this will eliminate any distractions that can inhibit sleep. The light from cell phones, computers, or any form of a tablet inhibit the melatonin production that ensures the best night’s sleep, so put all those devices away. If possible, don’t use any device within an hour of going to bed. This lack of light and activity signals to the brain that bedtime is soon.

Going to bed hungry is not easy; in fact, for some, it’s almost impossible. However, it is best to avoid foods, es-

pecially those heavy in fats, within two hours before bed.

These types of foods take a while to break down and digest, which can keep the body up longer. It is best to try to avoid too much liquid before bed, as well. This prevents constant trips to the bathroom all night long.

Sleep, for some, is the one time every day that is calm.

Since sleep offers such a respite, your bed is something special, or should be. A bed should only be used for two things: sleep and sex. If this rule is abided by, when nighttime comes and you are finally in bed, the brain knows it is time to sleep. If all the previous tips are followed to the best of your ability—and you are finally in your bed that is used solely for the two S’s—then maybe the perfect night’s sleep does truly exist. All you have to do now is test it out for yourself!

10 | Lifestyle

February 25, 2015

The Hawk

The people behind the puppets Interviewing ‘Avenue Q’s’ Monster and Bear KELLY WITTMAN ’17 Hawk Staff

Puppets and sex—the two do not seem to go hand in hand until you place them on a colorful stage with a story about coming of age. This spring, Bluett Theater presents “Avenue Q,” an “R” rated version of Sesame Street with a unique spin on adolescence.

The audience follows the play’s protagonist, Princeton, as he struggles to find his purpose in life fresh out of college. “Avenue’s” storyline is not only relatable for young adults, but for anyone of any age who has ever been braced with the impending, “What am I doing with my life?” Saint Joseph’s University actors, Molly Ledbetter, ’17, and Camille Crawley, ’18, slip off their puppets and lend a free hand to reveal some of “Avenue Q’s” characters, challenges, and of course, honey shots.

Ledbetter, who took part in St Joe’s production of “West Side Story” and is active in the Followed by a Bear Student Theater Company, plays the Bad Idea Bear, representative of Princeton’s conscience and the idea of the conflicting “good” and “bad” shoulder angels.

The fuzzy face and Care Bear facade mask the true workings of this more sour-than-sweet character as she temps the play’s lead. Though a seasoned actress, Ledbetter explained that the role was her most challenging yet. The actors are required to embody the role of their puppet while forcing themselves—though visibly seen on the stage by the audience—to fade into the background.

Ledbetter explained that the “50/50” rule was the key to a strong performance. “We had to play our role while being fully aware of our own body language and facial expressions. It was like paying two characters at once.” According to Ledbetter, it had to become second nature to the actors for the lines to “flow from your fingertips.”

Aside from being one of the most challenging roles she has been cast in, The Bad Idea Bear was the most demanding of her energy. Ledbetter revealed, “It was a really high energy role. It’s been a challenge as an actor to get myself to that level every night.”

The energy most nights, she admited, comes from beyond the stage. “We feed off the audience. We’ve drawn such great crowds and it’s so much fun to see what different jokes succeed in the different nights,” said Ledbetter. After the curtains close and the crowds leave, however, the puppet persona is not so easily slipped out of.

Performing alongside Bad Idea Bear is Kate Monster, played by Crawley. Kate is the epitome of an average girl going through average drama with a not-so-average appearance: she’s a monster. The puppet embodies the growing pains of a young woman through her encounters with boyfriends, sex, and roller-coaster emotions, all the while just trying to be a girl figuring things out in the city.

Crawley admited to identifying with her character. “I’m just like her in a lot of ways, except for the high-pitched voice,” she said. Aside from the fuzzy features and a few octaves, it is safe to say we all can relate to Kate Monster on some level.

To prepare for such a challenging performance, Crawley shared, “I run the show in my head on repeat. There’s a lot to focus on. It’s almost schizophrenic.” To keep their sanity, the cast begins every show with a group prayer before walking on “Avenue Q,” and a share a few shots of honey to keep vocal chords smooth and energy levels high.

It is the performance itself that leaves the actors on cloud nine. Ledbetter expressed her passion for the puppets, sharing, “You definitely leave the stage on a high. I love making the puppet come alive with my own imagination and we really do have free reign on who we decide to turn the characters into. We were given a script with lines and a puppet with a moveable mouth; the rest is up to us.”

The last chance to see Monster and Bear in “Avenue Q” will be at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Photos courtesy of SJU Athletics

February 25, 2015

Lifestyle | 11

The Hawk

Twitterrific

MATT MIZANIN ’18 Special to The Hawk

If you are an avid Twitter user and are looking to enhance your Twitter experience, Twitterrific is the perfect app for you.

Twitterrific is a breath of fresh air for regular Twitter users. While most Twitter apps are riddled with promoted tweets and advertisements, Twitterrific puts the focus solely on your timeline.

Twitterrific also has a very slick and clean design. With customizable features, the app allows the user to change the font, text size, image size, spacing, and even the backlight of the app. With Twitterrific, the user has full control and can easily adjust the design to fit his or her wants and needs.

The app’s innovative design and intuitive features do an excellent job of standing out and distinguishing itself from its competition.

Overall, the app runs extremely well. New content loads very quickly, tweets send instantaneously, videos and Vines seem to run well, and the app doesn’t crash all the time like some other Twitter apps.

One of the few drawbacks of Twitterrific is that the free version is somewhat incomplete. In order to get the full Twitterrific experience, you have to pay $3.99 for push notifications, removal of ads, and tweet translation.

It’s nice that they offer a free version, but unless you are fine with no push notifications and a few ads, you are going to want the upgrades. Twitterrific is also not available on Android devices.

Twitterrific is easily the best Twitter app on iOS, and is a must-have for any Twitter user. Iconfactory, the developers of the app, clearly put a lot of care into their app and update it rather frequently. The app has changed a lot through the years and does a very good job of keeping up with modern trends and technological advances. Expect Twitterrific to keep improving and advancing itself as the years go on and as Twitter remains a dominant force in the world of social media.

Image courtesy of Creative Commons

Curb your Lenten cravings The top 10 things students have given up this Lent MATTHEW BEDROSSIA ’16 Special to The Hawk As many of you know, the season of Lent is upon us. During the season, practicing members of the Catholic faith are encouraged to give up something they indulge in for 40 days and refrain from consuming meat on Fridays. This 40-day sacrifice emulates the suffering Jesus Christ endured while walking through the desert for 40 days.

Although not all members of the Saint Joseph’s University community will be participating in giving something up, I was lucky enough to survey some of the student body to see what they would be going without this Lent season. Stationed outside of the Campion Dining Hall, I was able to obtain over 100 responses.

At No. 10, our student body has chosen to give up Starbucks Coffee, a quick and easy caffeine fix for many on campus. At No. 9, Netflix is the next most popular indulge being given up. Netflix is notorious for being our best friend when the weather is lousy, or the reason we binge watch our favorite shows. I’m not sure how anyone giving up Netflix will be able to go a whole 40 days without the newest season of “House of Cards.”

The eighth most popular response I received was the genuine answer, “Nothing.” Some people decide to not give anything up at all. Coming in at No. 7 is soda. Soda, water’s unhealthy cousin, is something many people drink daily, while others just drink for the caffeine. Regardless, 40 days without soda is a smart and healthy choice. At No. 6, video games are a popular Lenten sacrifice. Video games are something a large amount of the student population plays, whether alone or with a group of friends.

The fifth most popular response is candy. Candy, a relatively affordable snack, is a treat many indulge in. With 7/11 and Hess within walking distance of campus and the P.O.D. accepting Hawk Cash as well, candy is accessible to the whole school community.

Coming in at No. 4 is, surprisingly, social media. Many people, myself included, are constantly on social media, and sometimes, enough is enough, especially during the season of Lent. I was

surprised that many people would give up some form of social media, considering how integrated it is in our society; Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are the staples of a college student’s social life.

At No. 3, the next most popular practice to give up is ordering food. Ordering fast food is something everyone indulges in once in a while at college, but sometimes we utilize the service too much. Ordering almost any food is just a tap away on a smart phone.

The second most popular response is alcohol. Consuming alcohol is something a large number of college students partake in, whether or not they are of age. In giving up alcohol for Lent, not only are some students abiding by the law, but they are also doing their wallets a favor.

Coming in at the No. 1 spot is, of course, chocolate. Chocolate is something many of us Hawks enjoy, and people stressed to me that giving it up wouldn’t be easy at all. My own mother is giving up chocolate for Lent—I can only imagine how she’ll get through these 40 days.

Personally, I’ll be giving up Chipotle for Lent. With Chipotle being close to campus as well as a stop on the university’s shuttle service, this will certainly be challenging. Although I was surprised at some of the answers I received when asking fellow Hawks what they would be giving up this season, I was more impressed that so many students actually are participating.

As we’ve grown up, it is no longer required that we give something up for Lent; the decision is up to us and it is something we do for very personal reasons. I’m very happy to see that members of our student body have opted to participate in this religious sacrifice. In some cases, the 40 days is a much needed break from something we may indulge in a little too much. In other cases, Easter Sunday is going to look or taste amazing.

Image courtesy of Creative Commons

12 | Lifestyle

The Hawk

Art and soul

February 25, 2015

Creativity and spirituality become one in Sky Kim’s Quantum One collection

KATIE WHITE ’17 Assistant Lifestyle Editor The exhibit itself is pristine, with crisp scrolls of white paper neatly lining the gallery walls. On display are perfectly-shaped petals that fan out to form clean spirals and fluid lines that twist skillfully in and out, tracing down the wall in thin waves. Altogether, it is a picture of perfect order, precision, and artistic focus.

But Sky Kim’s studio is something else entirely. And so is her creative process.

For the Pratt-trained, award-winning painter, producing something clean and exact is a surprisingly spontaneous and free-form experience, one that relies on drawing from her own surges of energy rather than adhering to any kind of structured design. These artistic expressions are currently on display at the Saint Joseph’s University Art Gallery.

Kim explained, “My art is not about planning. It’s about letting my energy flow. How can you plan that, right? You just have to be there. So when I start a new piece, I just sit there and stare at it—kind of like meditation. So I wait for things to come to me, and then they come.”

Of course, this is not as effortless as it may sound. In fact, properly expressing a vision can be a very nerve-wracking task for Kim. This is especially true given the restraints of her studio space, which only allow her to work on one third of a project at once. The rest stays rolled up, not to be seen in full until the very end when it is taken to a friend’s studio, stretched out, and photographed all together for the first time.

Accepting the uncertainty of this process is something that Kim has had to grapple with in her years as an artist.

However, she finds it necessary in creating pure, expressive works of art.

“At first, I used to take a picture [of a section of the scroll] after I finished before I rolled it up, so that I’ll remember what to do next; I wanted it to flow. That was my fear: What if I don’t remember what I did the day before?

What if I make a mistake? I had to deal with that fear for a long time and then I learned to let it go [because] I don’t want anything to come between me and the moment,” Kim explained. “I finish what I start but I never force it. When the energy does not flow naturally, I have to stop.”

This process of overcoming fear, trusting in herself, and letting meditation and energy take control is all part of a bigger spiritual experience for Kim that she describes as “very meditative but also labor intensive,” almost like being in a trance.

This sense of spirituality is not only the driving force behind her artistic motivation; it has come to influence the shape and form of the art itself.

One of Kim’s most influential spiritual beliefs is reincarnation: that a person lives many lives and is constantly reborn and reentering an endless loop of movement toward ultimate spiritual advancement.

The idea of energy constantly flowing without a beginning or end has become the focus of Kim’s latest works, coming to life through various motifs that recall what she describes as the spinning wheel of life.

“After I understood [reincarnation], my art changed,” Kim said. “I started using repetition, a lot of circles, wiggly lines; a lot of layers overlapping. That’s how I see life. Life as a wheel. There’s no beginning or end. It’s like a circle, all going around.”

This philosophy came about in reaction to Kim’s search to resolve her uncertainties about life, death, and the inner soul that have troubled her since she was young. The answers to those questions have changed both her outlook on life and the nature of her artwork, allowing her to, as she

says, “connect the dots.”

When she works, Kim said, everything begins to make sense. Though she has been to many churches and Buddhist temples and read many books on spirituality, it is finding herself through her art that has been the most healing and enlightening experience of all.

It is this same longing to seek spiritual understanding that inspired Kim’s latest collection, “Quantum One,” now on display in Merion Hall, which highlights the space where quantum physics and spirituality meet in the study of energy.

“Energy is us,” Kim explained. “When you die, you return to your original form, the spirit, the soul. So quantum physics is all about figuring out where everything comes from—where we come from. And it all comes down to this basic form, which is energy, which is oneness. So that means we are not separated from God, we are not separated from each other.”

This notion of being born again, of being multiple beings, yet also unified in an infinite cycle of being also has a lot to do with the way Kim looks at her pieces as well as her thought process behind leaving them nameless.

“I want them to speak for themselves. If I titled them—I don’t want them to be just one thing or two things because I said so. They are more than that,” Kim said.

Kim believes that art, like life, is limitless in its interpretation and boundless in its possibilities. It takes time to understand the way that everything works together, but it does. She firmly believes that in the bigger world and higher dimension, we are all together.

What does this oneness mean to Kim? Peace.

This is precisely what keeps her coming back to her cramped studio, though it’s usually messy and always without heat. It’s why she spends up to 10 hours a day working on a new piece, painting and meditating almost straight through, sometimes without taking breaks to eat.

This is all part of her method, and it’s what keeps her spirit at rest.

“I get up in the morning and I can’t wait to go back to my studio,” Kim said. “It’s my little sanctuary. That’s where I am happy.”

Kim’s “Quantum One” collection will be on display in Merion Hall until March 27.

Photos By Matthew Haubenstein ’15

February 25, 2015

Puzzles | 13

The Hawk

And the Oscar goes to...

Put your pop culture skills to the test to see how many of this year’s winners you can name

Across:

3. Winner: Animated Short Film 6. Winner: Actor in a Leading Role 8. Winner: Actress in a Leading Role 9. Winner: Live Action Short Film 10. Winner: Costume Design 11. Winner: Film Editing 12. Winner: Animated Feature Film 13. Winner: Actor in a Supporting Role 14. Winner: Actress in a Supporting Role 15. Winner: Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Down:

1. Winner: Visual Effects 2. Winner: Best Picture 4. Winner: Sound Editing 5. Winner: Foreign Language Film 7. Host of the 87th Academy Awards

SUMMER COURSES AT VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

Crack the code Tweet your answers to this coded question to @sjuhawknews for a chance to be featured in next week’s issue!

Dszg rh gsv mrxpmznv lu Qznri Mvohlm’h hlm?

Earn credits towards a degree or minor with summer courses at Villanova University. Choose from on-campus and online courses in: • Accounting

• Engineering

• Mathematics

• Business

• Humanities

• Natural Sciences

• Computer Science

• Languages

• Nursing

• Education

• Liberal Arts

• Social Sciences

Visit summersession.villanova.edu for session dates and a complete list of courses. Registration begins on March 11. If you have questions, call 610-519-4300 or email parttime@villanova.edu.

Ranked #1

by U.S. News and World Report (Regional Universities - North)

Congratulations to last week’s winner!

14 | Sports

February 25, 2015

The Hawk

‘Our game, our senior day.’

Seniors lead team in big win over Richmond JOE LICIARDELLO ’15 Assistant Sports Editor

Last Saturday, the Saint Joseph’s University women’s basketball team had a mid-day bout against the now 16-11 University of Richmond Spiders at Hagan Arena. Not only was it an amazing win for the Hawks that came down to the final possessions, it was also Senior Day at Hagan Arena.

The team celebrated all of the successes of the team leaders as well as the only two seniors, Natasha Cloud and Ashley Robinson. These two players were a major reason that the Hawks were able to hold on late in the game to secure the 61-59 victory over the Spiders.

When asked if she was pleased with the Hawks’ performance, Head Coach Cindy Griffin responded, “Yes—very, very proud of our team today. It was a close game; we came out on top because we did all the little things defensively.

When we weren’t hitting shots offensively, we were relying on our defense to get stops and we did. We have been in several close games before and our defense has failed us before, but today it was the reason we won the game.”

Down the stretch, the game was a back-and-forth match for both the Hawks and the Spiders. However, with the game resting on the shoulders of the team’s two senior leaders, Cloud and Robinson, the Hawks didn’t lose confidence. The arguably two biggest plays of the game were made by both of the seniors—Cloud had a go-ahead lay-up with 1:49 to play, and Robinson secured a huge rebound to give the Hawks possession with only seconds left in the game. Cloud ended the game with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 steal, while Robinson recorded 8 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 assists. “…There is no doubt in my mind these two [Cloud and Robinson] want go out as winners,” said Griffin. “They are winners already, but a little added incentive today and just the will to win. You heard Ashley Robinson in the huddle saying ‘We’re going to win this game.’ You know that is what we need this time of the year. That’s the kind of people and leaders that they are.”

Despite this senior leadership, the game was by no means an easy one; Richmond is one of the better teams in the Atlantic 10 this year. The game truly was a battle, with the Spiders tying the game up at 32 points at halftime. However, the Hawks responded with three quick baskets to start the second half. Griffin’s halftime words to the team proved to be a spark: “Just that they are not going away,” said Griffin. “They had a lead with those two threes to come back, I think it was eight points, and then they came back and tied it. So, we knew they weren’t going away, they are a very good team.

They have a good offensive punch from a lot of different positions. They have been in so many close games, and won a lot of close games. So we knew they weren’t going away.”

Along with this win, The Hawks were also coming off a very decisive win over George Mason University the game before. Both wins were at home, and both proved to be cru-

cial to the team as they come to the close of their regular season. “… I think this time of year you’re always trying to build momentum,” said Griffin. “You’re playing for seeding right now for the A-10 tournament. We have four games left that we have targeted, three at home, last one at LaSalle. We are taking one at a time. We know that we can compete [with] these teams and beat some of these teams. We want to be playing our best basketball this time of year, and you know this week has proved we are capable of doing it. It is not always pretty all the time, but getting it done, having the blue-collar attitude, is something that we continue to rely on.”

This win also had a little more significance for Cloud and Robinson as it was played on Senior Night and represented one of their final games at Hagan Arena.

“I think specifically, we have had a lot of games that have come down to one or two points,” said Robinson. “That last huddle we had, I said ‘We are not losing this game,’ and coach said it’s coming from us, it is showing that we believe in our teammates. Tash (Cloud) and I harp on every time to play out every single play, and she got to the lane to score that lay-up, and I was in her ear the whole game. I said ‘Tash, get to the lane, get to the lane, get to the lane,’ and then somehow I just grab a rebound out of nowhere, I mean, you know, it’s just determination.”

Cloud echoed Robinson’s statement.

Photos courtesy of SJU Athletics

“Same thing as she [Robinson] said—we were focused,” said Cloud. “As coach said, we have [a] four game stretch; we can call them all home games, because we are at LaSalle, which is basically home. So we are focused on these games and today had extra-special, you know, I guess ‘umph’ to it, but at the same time, the beginning of the game I was still telling them this had nothing to do with Senior Day. We need another win to seed our self in the A-10 tournament, but granted, at the end of the game, like A-Rob [Robinson] said she was in my ear, and I was in her ear, in foul shots.

This is our game, our Senior Day—we are taking this home.

So it did have a little more additive to it.”

Looking forward, the Hawks are scheduled to take on Duquesne on Feb. 25 in Hagan arena at 7 p.m. Coming off of a 63-54 loss the last time these two teams met, the Hawks will look for the opposite outcome this time around. This is a major game and would secure a three-game home-win streak if the Hawks can manage to pull out a victory.

Looking forward in a more general way, Cloud weighed in on her career as a whole, her Senior Night, her experience as a Hawk, and her plan for the rest of the season.

“I am very emotional person when it comes to my family and my team,” explained Cloud. “So, saying goodbye to a university that I have been blessed to attend and be a part of a family is something that is extremely hard for me. I love this school, it’s going to be hard to leave, but you know, we still have a long way to go.”

February 25, 2015

Sports | 15

The Hawk

St. Joe’s baseball heads west

Men’s baseball opens season against Loyola Marymount ANTHONY PANVINI ’16 Sports Editor The Saint Joseph’s University Hawks’ baseball team opened up their season with a three-game series against Loyola Marymount (5-2) this past weekend in Los Angeles, California. The Hawks won the first game 3-2 but dropped both games on Saturday 7-3 and 10-0, respectively.

The 3-2 victory for St. Joe’s proved to be a positive sign for the weekend, as it was a team effort that sealed the win for the Hawks.

Senior right-handed pitcher Tim Ponto started the first game for the Hawks, in which he allowed one run on three hits, walked three batters, and struck out a pair in three and two-thirds innings. This was the first time Ponto returned to Hawk Hill in two seasons, as he was out with an injury.

The one run that Ponto allowed came from Loyola Marymount’s cleanup hitter Tanner Donnels, who hit a twoout double in the latter half of the third inning.

However, just three innings later, Saint Joseph’s knotted the game at one run thanks to a team effort. Sophomore Brian Lau reached base due to an error by Loyola’s third baseman, and sophomore Taylor Boyd then singled through a hole in the left side. With runners now on first and second bases for the Hawks, senior Stefan Kancylarz stepped up to the plate and singled to center to tie the game.

An inning later, St. Joe’s junior John Brue proved to play a pivotal role as he went yard to give his team a 2-1 lead, which eventually proved to be enough for the Hawks to start off their season 1-0.

Freshman Justin Aungst and senior Lansing Veeder then

relieved and closed the game for the Hawks, respectively.

“The first ball game was a great ball game, very well pitched from both sides and we had two big hits as far as the RBI’s go; Stefan Kancylarz had a big hit and then Brue hit the solo homerun,” said Head Coach Fritz Hamburg. “I think we did a really good job of defending and pitching in the back end of the game. Justin Aungst, who is a freshman, he threw three scoreless, hitless innings in his debut, which is pretty impressive. It was a very good win—very gritty win.”

Unfortunately for the Hawks, Saturday did not prove to be as successful a day. The team lost their first game 7-3.

Brue wasted no time staying hot at the plate as he tripled down the right field line to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Freshman Dominic Cuoci followed this with a single, scoring Brue and giving the Hawks a 2-0 lead. Brue kept his foot on the gas as he hit his second home run of the season in the fifth inning, bringing the score to 3-0 for the Hawks.

“I think John [Brue] thinks it’s his time and we certainly do too,” said Hamburg. “He had a really good weekend; he was impressive offensively. That was good. He did a great job in the outfield for us.

The next two batters for the Hawks were both walked, which loaded the bases, but Saint Joseph’s managed to leave them stranded.

The Hawks left the bases loaded once again in the seventh inning and Loyola Marymount scored seven unanswered runs to win the game 7-3.

Photo courtesy of SJU Athletics

“I think it’s the nature of the game,” said Hamburg. “I think part of our approach is that we want our kids to feel the freedom to be able to swing and execute. We are talking the first time—we haven’t even come close to hitting our rhythm. It’s the first three games, we play 53 games, so it’s a long, long, season. Our job this weekend was to really try and embrace how we go about things…I think we stayed with our approach and just didn’t execute. We will have those opportunities again in the future.”

In the final game of the night, the Hawks fell to Loyola Marymount once again.

Loyola took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning and extended that lead in the fifth due to errors on three plays in a row. They tacked on an additional six runs in the inning to give them a 7-0 lead. In the seventh, they added another three runs to the one-sided affair to give them a 10-0 lead.

The Hawks will look to put these losses behind them as they return to the diamond this Friday. St. Joe’s is set to play the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Overall, Hamburg did take away some positives from the weekend. “…LMU is getting national votes, they are a very good ball club,” explained Hamburg. “They are picked to win the west coast conference. To come out of the gates and beat them at their place, I think was a very positive thing.”

Joe Liciardello, ’15, assistant sports editor, contributed to this article

Hawks can’t hang on

St. Joe’s mens basketball falls in OT ANTHONY PANVINI ’16 Sports Editor On Saturday night, the Saint Joseph’s University men’s basketball team faced off against St. Bonaventure and was dealt a tough 70-60 loss in overtime. A combination of poor free-throw shooting and 20 turnovers can be credited with the Hawks’ loss. “…we were slow. We were slow mentally, we were slow physically, and I tried to buy some time with different guys in the first half and I didn’t do enough for them in the second half and in the overtime,” St. Joe’s Head Coach Phil Martelli said.

During the course of the game, Saint Joseph’s shot a poor 8-17 from the line. Two of those crucial misses came from sophomore DeAndre’ Bembry, who missed the first shot of a one-and-one two times within the final seconds of regulation play.

Bembry recorded 15 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, and had 6 turnovers.

“Bembry is a special guy. He’s had a special year—maybe it’s fumes, I don’t know, because we saw this game last week against Fordham. I gotta do more for him, but the numbers—it’s the same as the other night,” said Martelli.

“The first thing the reporters asked him at Dayton was, ‘Wow 23 points?’ It doesn’t mean anything.”

St. Bonaventure (14-11, 7-7 A-10) went 14-of-17 from the free-throw line in the overtime period. Youssou Ndoye led the way for the Bonnies with a 6-for-6 effort from the line during the overtime alone while going 11-12 from the game.

Along with poor foul shooting, the Hawks failed to record a single field goal from 7:27 onward in the second half of play until 1:18 was left in overtime. The streak was broken thanks to senior guard Chris Wilson, who con-

nected on a three ball to pull the Hawks within four points of St. Bonaventure. Wilson strung together a nice game, leading Saint Joseph’s with 20 points. He shot 7-14 from the floor, including 4-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc. Wilson also had a team-high nine rebounds.

Despite his performance, Wilson was focused on other goals; he made it clear that the numbers mean nothing to him.

“It doesn’t matter when you lose,” Wilson said. “It’s all about the win to tell you the truth. Point guard, senior captain—it’s all about winning. I’ve got four games left and I’m trying to win games. That’s all that matters to me.”

After the game, Martelli noted that he didn’t say much to his players regarding their play.

“Not much, not much,” said Martelli. “I’m disappointed for them because they were ordinary. Ordinary guys would say, you know, ‘We really played hard in front of 13,000 people, tough weather day, not many people here’—that’s what an ordinary guy does. That’s not what a champion does, and we ask them to be champions on and off the court, and tonight we weren’t there…But were in it together, you know it’s not me, not them; it’s us.”

With this being said, Martelli explained that the offensive play was slower than he would have liked and had a “malaise” about it. “…One thing that this team is not good at, and they give me everything they have in practice but when we turnaround…we’re not really good at that quick turnaround, but we have to address it,” said Martelli.

The Hawks will look to address this issue and bounce back with a win against the University of Massachusetts on Feb. 25.

16 | Sports

February 25, 2015

The Hawk

Marz’s motivation Freshman guard shows improvement after unexpected setback ANTHONY PANVINI ’16 Sports Editor

Photos courtesy of SJU Athletics

It was Saturday, Aug. 23—two days before classes began at Saint Joseph’s University.

Freshman Avery Marz was putting the finishing touches on her dorm room. As a new member of the women’s basketball team, she had already been in her dorm for six weeks for the summer session for the team. However, Saturday didn’t go as planned for Marz; the day took an unexpected turn for the worse.

“All of a sudden my knee kind of gave out,” described Marz. “…I sat down on my bed and it was like a gust of wind hit me and I literally just fell over and collapsed right onto my side. That’s when I realized that my whole left side was paralyzed.”

Paramedics quickly arrived and rushed Marz to the emergency room at Lankenau Hospital. “…We went to Lankenau and [the doctors] said, ‘I think she had a stroke, this is what’s going on’—so they had to do an MRI and a CAT scan just to see where the stroke was, what kind of stroke it was, if I was bleeding, and then finally they decided it was a stroke on the right side of my brain—so that’s why my whole left side became paralyzed,” said Marz.

Marz suffered from an ischemic stroke that is caused by a blockage of a blood vessel to the brain. However, this stroke is not very common for young people. “…they asked my mom, and the best option came to be that I would get a t-PA [tissue plasminogen activator] drug that would break up the blood clot faster so that not as many brain cells would die,” Marz explained.

After spending the night in the intensive care unit at Lankenau, the then 17-year-old was transported to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for a week. After she was dismissed from CHOP, she began rehab at a facility in her hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania.

Marz spent her 18th birthday in the rehab facility. She explained that although it was tough, a special visit from her teammates and coach made it bearable. “…They took time out of their busy schedule to come and spend my birthday with me, which was a huge thing just because having your 18th birthday in a facility like that where everyone else is like 70 years old… I mean it’s not a very big celebration, so to have them there even for the hour and a half was a great addition to my 18th birthday,” said Marz.

After being on bed rest for about a week, Marz got the word that it was time to stand up. Despite initially feeling lightheaded and having to sit right back down, Marz explained that being able to stand up was the best feeling of her life. She enjoyed the feeling of being able to start doing something since she felt so helpless. Having to depend on her mother and five nurses wasn’t something that Marz particularly enjoyed.

The first thing that Marz focused on in rehab was restoring movement to the left side of her body. Her upper half was paralyzed for three weeks and her lower half was paralyzed on her left side. Despite having all sensations, such as the ability to feel people scratching her arm or feeling hot and cold, she was forced to dutifully focus on regaining movement. Over a six-month period, Marz has slowly progressed from movement to strength and is currently working on coordination.

“I think I have been very positive throughout,” said Marz. “I don’t know of many people that have had a stroke at this age—it’s not something that everybody can just talk about and relate to—so that’s been difficult, but I know that I am handling it in the way that I want to handle it. I didn’t want the stroke to affect my mentality in any way; yes it was horrible, but I didn’t want it to change me.”

Marz also chose an interesting way to remember the incident—she found a way to put a positive spin on it. While growing up, Marz always wanted a tattoo, but her mother would never let her get one. However, this incident made her reconsider. Marz got a tattoo of the date on her left shoulder blade.

“I wanted to remember this, obviously I would never forget it, and I wanted to be able to help people, not even just through strokes but through anything… For me, this situation really reminded me that life itself is temporary,” Marz said.

As for now, Marz is currently working on her third stage of rehab—coordination.

“I didn’t touch a basketball for about two months,” Marz explained. “I think it was hard because I mean, in one day, they literally told me you may never walk correctly again, you may never exercise, you may never play basketball again. So it was hard-hitting and I think at first I knew I had to focus on being able to shower, being able to tie my shoes, before I thought about basketball; yes, [it was] always in the back of my mind, but it wasn’t at the front just because I knew I needed to just be able to live my life.”

Although she is aware that getting back on the court during games will take time, Marz has shown progress. She has been able to shoot around on the court and get outside to jog. Marz’s motivation and drive come from a goal she’s had since she was young: to play college basketball.

“I have a goal to play again, and that’s always what my goal has been, to play college basketball,” said Marz, “and I don’t see that changing because of this.”