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Shedding feathers Why the Hawk suit must go

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April 2, 2014

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University analyzed for re-accreditation process

Middle States external review team enters in midst of university issues

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“After reviewing the most recent work study report from your department I see that you have exceeded your federal work study budget. You must therefore stop working under this program effective immediately. You may enter the hours you have worked this Payroll no later than this coming Friday.”

When students are awarded work study, they can make up to $750 per semester, totaling up to $1,500 per academic year.

In the past, students have been able to make the entire $1,500 through their work in the spring semester if the award was not activated in the fall semester.

“Apparently some other people who had only started using their work study this semester are being told that they have to stop working for some reason,” said Leonard.

Leonard said that she is unsure if she can still work, or when she will be notified of a definite decision on the matter.

“As far as I’m concerned, you just get an email [from student records and financial services] saying, ‘Stop working, you’re almost out of your hours,’” Leonard said. “I just don’t understand [how] the federal money could have been so mismanaged that they ran out of stuff that is part of financial aid that people rely on. I rely on this money to buy my food.”

s Saint Joseph’s University continues to face financial and shared governance troubles, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education conducted an external review of the university from March 23 to March 26 to evaluate St. Joe’s as a part of their accreditation process.

Middle States is an accreditation body that analyzes schools in the Mid-Atlantic region, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. Accreditation is awarded to higher education institutions to ensure that they are providing sufficient academic quality and resources to their students.

The external review team analyzes the self-study report that St. Joe’s community members conducted, as well as sees first hand if St. Joe’s is performing adequately in all 14 of their standards of excellence.

An accreditation process is done every ten years for a university.

The review team then makes both suggestions and recommendations that are submitted to the Commission. The Commission then sends a re-accreditation letter back to the university to determine if they have been reaccredited or not. A university does not have to acknowledge a suggestion, but is required to address recommendations or risk not being re-accredited, which can affect the value of an institution.

In an oral report given to faculty members, a few suggestions and recommendations were laid out.

“I think that they are addressing the issues that we are confronting right now,” said Richard Sherman, Ph.D., professor of accounting and member of the Middle States Accreditation Task Force. “I think the recommendations and suggestions I thought were valid, I thought that they were pointed, and I think that they will address the issues that we are faced with right now.”

However, some faculty members are concerned that major university decisions are going to be made before Middle States recommendations are implemented.

“I believe that one of [the] faculty’s concerns at the moment is that decisions that are already being implemented for next year are going to go through regardless of the Middle States report,” said Phyllis Anastasio, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology.

Continued WORK STUDY UPDATE, pg. 4

Continued MIDDLE STATES, pg. 3

No choice but to dance

A look into rav e culture Photo by Shannon Adams, ’16, photo editor

SAM WHITE ’16 Special to The Hawk

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eace, love, unity, and respect.

These four words constitute the belief system of a new manifesto for the rave culture that has breached the adolescent and young adult culture. Centering on the performances of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) artists, the culture involves vibrant colors, bright lights, and a wild celebration unlike any other. Sold out venues have increasingly become the norm as the popularity of electronic music increases. Artists such as Avicii, Skrillex,

and Swedish House Mafia have not only sold out arenas, but have headlined some of the most notable venues in the United States, such as the Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, and Radio City Music Hall.

Mainstream EDM’s presence emerged in the early ’90s, but in recent years, the genre is steadily booming with more recognition than it has ever seen.

The ground-shaking bass lines, catchy hooks, and up-tempo rhythms keep listeners engaged and animated throughout the artist’s performance. Using a computer and turntables for instruments, pro-

ducers utilize an array of different sounds and pre-existing song samples to create different subgenres of dance music including house, progressive, and dubstep, to name a few. The music focuses on the buildup and release of the “drop,” which is usually a loud burst of an appealing beat and a bass line that could potentially be measured on the Richter earthquake scale. The adrenaline-evoking combination can spike anyone’s blood pressure and leave a listener with no choice but to dance.

Continued RAVE, pg. 9

Issues with work study money persist Funds of some students may expire before end of the semester AMANDA MURPHY ’14 Food Editor After a barrage of messages from Student Records and Financial Services about the status of Federal Work Study (FWS), some students are again worried about the fate of their financial aid.

An email was sent to all Saint Joseph’s University FWS students on March 17 from Student Records and Financial Services, stating that work study funds were nearly depleted.

Three days later, an email to work study students notified them that additional institutional aid had been approved to rectify the lack of remaining work study funding for the rest of the spring semester.

The issue appeared to be fixed, but soon after, some students were left with confusion about how much of their federal award they were entitled.

Julia Leonard, ’16, a receptionist at the Writing Center, has been eligible for work study since her freshman year, but only began to take advantage of it this semester. However, she recently received an email from her boss, Jennifer Spinner, Ph.D., associate professor of English and director of the Writing Center, saying that she might have to stop working.

The email, sent out to several students, stated:

ERIN RAFTERY ’15 News Editor

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Department of Public Safety Reports (Mar. 21-Mar. 27) March 21 Public Safety was notified in regards to a student losing her book bag in the Drexel Library which contained her laptop computer. Incident is under investigation.

March 22

Public Safety confiscated alcohol from a Saint Joseph’s University student inside of the lobby of Pennbrook Apartments. Residence Life was notified.

Public Safety was notified in regards to person(s) unknown throwing a bag of ice through a window of the Pennbrook Apartments. Incident is under investigation.

March 23 Public Safety was notified of an intoxicated non St. Joe’s student in the 5800 block of City Avenue. Philadelphia Paramedics responded and transported the individual to Lankenau Hospital.

March 24 Public Safety was notified of a St. Joe’s student making lewd comments to another St. Joe’s student. Incident is under investigation.

Public Safety was notified in regards to person(s) unknown removing currency from a student’s bag left unattended in the O’Pake Sports Complex.

Public Safety was notified in regards to an alarm at the

Landmark Restaurant. Public Safety responded and found the building to be intact.

Public Safety was notified of a St. Joe’s student in possession of another St. Joe’s student’s ID. Residence Life was notified.

March 25 Public Safety was notified of person(s) unknown writing graffiti on the wall of Merion Hall. Facilities Management was notified.

March 26 Public Safety was notified of a found wallet inside the Alumni House. Public Safety secured the wallet. Student was notified.

Public Safety was notified of a St. Joe’s student in violation of the guest pass policy. Residence Life was notified.

March 27 Public Safety was notified in regards to a St. Joe’s student losing his wallet in Hogan Hall. Incident is under investigation. Residence Life was notified.

Public Safety was notified of a St. Joe’s student in violation of the guest pass policy. Residence Life was notified.

Public Safety was notified of a St. Joe’s employee stuck in a first floor elevator inside of Merion Hall. Public Safety Officers and Facilities Management were notified.

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Middle States official report to be released in the coming weeks Continued MIDDLE STATES, from pg. 1

In the midst of the external review team’s visit, the Faculty Senate held a meeting on March 25 in which they passed a resolution that requested Chair of the Board of Trustees, Robert D. Falese, ’69, should not... receive an existing or new position, paid or unpaid, at the university following the end of his term on June 1, 2014.

The resolution also reaffirmed the votes of no confidence against Louis Mayer, ’79, Ph.D., vice president of financial affairs, and John Smithson, ’68, senior vice president, that were originally passed in a Faculty Senate meeting on Feb. 25.

think that they are ad“ Idressing the issues that we are confronting right now. I think the recommendations and suggestions I thought were valid, I thought that they were pointed, and I think that they will address the issues that we are faced with right now.

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The Faculty Senate also voted to postpone a vote of no confidence against Falese and another one against University President C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., ’72, until the April meeting.

“I think people were wanting to see what the reaction to the Middle States report would be,” said Claire Simmers, Ph.D., chair of management. “Knowing that this was a very important time in terms of the acceptance rates for

the incoming freshman class, and being very supportive of the university, and not wanting to appear trying to be obstructionist in any way, we decided to hold that for further discussion until April.”

According to Robert Moore, Ph.D., Faculty Senate president and professor of sociology, faculty members have still not received any formal response to the resolutions against Smithson and Mayer as of March 31.

On March 24, Gillespie sent an email to all faculty members outlining six proposed guidelines, as well as target deadlines, to work towards solutions to shared governance problems at the university.

The proposals include more faculty participation in the search for an interim provost, in budgetary decisions, and while resolving additional shared governance issues.

As of March 21, Moore said there have been some positive developments since the Faculty Senate meeting passing the votes of no confidence against Smithson and Mayer. He said that there has been a Shared Governance Task Force meeting since the original resolutions.

In the March 19 Shared Governance Task Force meeting, members of the Board of Trustees interacted and listened to the concerns of faculty members. There have also been other recent meetings amongst administrators, board members, and faculty in weeks following the resolutions.

“I would say there are improvements…[the] administration…is not taking lightly the shared governance issue and the lack of communication that people have openly expressed,” said Nicholas Paolizzi, ’15, student body president. “I definitely feel like they’re trying to do more to try to close that gap, because there was a gap…but these things are not going to happen overnight.”

Other faculty members believe that there is still a “wait-and-see” period before it can truly be known if actual improvements are being made.

NEWS BRIEFS . . . . . . . .

Los Angeles shaken up Two recent earthquakes in the Los Angeles area have broken a decades-long lull of seismic activity. On March 17, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake rocked from Santa Monica Mountains to Los Angeles. On March 28, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit La Habra. (The Washington Post)

Carolin Schellhorn, Ph.D., assistant professor of finance, said she believes transparency is the key to fixing the shared governance problem at St. Joe’s.

“ It costs absolutely noth-

ing to open the books.

Let us know how we got here and where we are, put back academic budgets to where they were.

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She said she would like the administration to provide accurate financial information with organizational charts, financial models and reports, and financial statements posted on the website for faculty members to see.

“It costs absolutely nothing to open the books,” added Philip Schatz, Ph.D., professor of psychology. “Let us know how we got here and where we are, put back academic budgets to where they were.”

The Faculty Senate will reconvene at the end of April to discuss a vote of no confidence against Falese and Gillespie.

University President C. Kevin Gillespie, ’72, S.J., Senior Vice President John Smithson, ’68, University Provost Brice Wachterhauser, Ph.D, and Vice President of financial affairs, Louis Mayer, ’79, Ph.D were all unavailable for comment

Students and faculty confused over work study situation Continued WORK STUDY UPDATE, from pg. 1

Dozens still missing following Washington state mudslide 18 are dead and 30 are still missing following a massive mudslide in northwest Washington state. Rain throughout the weekend made the jobs of work crews nearly impossible as they attempted to unearth bodies. (The Washington Post)

Spanish journalists freed from Syrian captivity After six months in captivity, two Spanish journalists have been allowed to return home to Madrid. El Mundo correspondent Javier Espinosa and freelance photographer Ricardo Garcia Vilanova were handed over to the Turkish military after being seized by al-Qaeda militants in September.

Espinosa and Vilanova are just two of many journalists believed to have been kidnapped by rebel fighters in Syria. (BBC)

PATCO concerns unite customers Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) customers have taken to social media sites to discuss mechanical failures, disrupted schedules, jammed trains, and the occasional fires on their normal commuting routes. PATCO acting CEO John Hanson said that the transportation corporation is working on perfecting a new schedule and correcting issues. (Philly.com)

Heather A. Foster, M.A.I.S., administrative assistant for the Writing Center, confirmed that students who just started utilizing their work study this semester were previously under the impression that they have the opportunity to earn their full award of $1,500 by the end of the semester, but have been recently informed that they will instead max out at $750.

After examining remaining balances for receptionists, Foster said that some students will exhaust their work study funds before the Writing Center closes for the semester in May. This may leave the Writing Center without the receptionists, who are vital to the operation of the service for students.

Maureen O’Mara Carver, executive director of student records and financial services, said that there was a miscommunication somewhere between Student Records and Financial Services, faculty advisers, and stu-

dents as to why some thought they were entitled to the full $1,500 in one semester. She noted that in years past Student Records and Financial Services was able to be lenient, but due to budget constraints, this practice has been halted.

“The way the award works is it’s $750 in the fall and $750 in the spring,” Carver explained. “So it’s not like you can just use it all in one semester, so it was probably a misunderstanding on the part of the students. I think it was because we were able to be more lenient in the past and this year we couldn’t.”

Students like Leonard who work to make their $750 award before the end of the semester may be forced to stop working, or their respective departments may be forced to take them on as student workers, paying for them as employees out of their own budget.

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Are you a Glasshole?

Adjuncts reduced for next fall

New course cap policies force departments to reduce staff

Photo by Katryna Perera, ’16, assistant news editor

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KATRYNA PERERA ’16 Assistant News Editor

ith the increase of course caps for next fall, numerous course sections have been consolidated. Many sections have been cancelled due to this consolidation, which in turn has had an effect on the adjuncts of Saint Joseph’s University who would normally teach these now cancelled classes.

An elimination of adjuncts has commenced across the university, majorly affecting the art department.

Seventeen sections in the art department have been cancelled for the upcoming fall semester due to the new enrollment cap policies, and all 17 sections were taught by adjuncts.

“It feels really like we’ve been kind of targeted, and the reason is, even though the classes are really popular and the kids really want to take them, they’re not signature classes, so we can afford to get rid of them,” said Dennis McNally, S.J., Ph.D., professor and chair of the art department.

All of the sections within the art department that were cancelled were studio courses except for one art history section. Joseph Giuffre, adjunct professor of art, explained that as sections were cancelled, other sections needed to increase in size; however it is especially difficult to do this for studio courses.

“You can’t raise the caps on a lot of studio courses,” he said. “There’s just not much equipment. In a drawing class… you can’t put 30 students around a live model. The courses have to be kept small. Plus the fact that in studio courses almost all of the instruction is one on one.”

One of Giuffre’s art history survey sections for next semester was cancelled, leaving him with only one section to teach. And McNally explained that as a whole, the art department has lost approximately nine adjuncts for the fall semester.

“It’s a disgrace,” said McNally about the elimination of adjuncts, “These people are highly educated, highly dedicated, they work really hard. They stay here for years; they’re really part of the community, we know them and love them,

they’ve done really well. Their classes are always full.”

“I think there’s a lot of irony here… the university wants to increase the number of students while decreasing the amount of faculty and resources,” said Alan Iser, adjunct professor in the department of theology.

Ann McNally, adjunct professor of management, said that she feels adjuncts can be more relatable to students, changing the atmosphere of the classroom.

“I think that the adjuncts do add to the quality of education for the students,” said McNally. “They bring the real world into the classroom. It’s the reason I teach. I really want the students to gain the real world perspective.”

John Fleming, adjunct professor of management, said, “I think that when the adjunct brings a lot of value to the education is when they can bring real-life experiences into the classroom.

And I think if you take that away, if you limit that, you’re limiting another way that a student can learn.”

Some students, like Mary Kate Catalino, ’16, shared similar opinions.

“It’s not fair to them and it’s not fair to us, both sides are being hurt here,” said Catalino. “[Adjuncts] bring in the perspective of real-life experience, and [eliminating adjuncts] hurts the students because you can only learn so much from a textbook.”

“It’s beneficial to have the adjuncts in the classroom because…they’re not going to teach you stuff that’s frivolous, that you don’t need to know,” she added. “They’ve had hands-on experience.

I also find the adjuncts have a better passion for their subject. I feel their passion really shows through and I know for me, the more passionate they are towards a subject the better I want to do in that class.”

As course caps rise for the fall of 2014, the number of adjunct faculty will decrease, causing certain courses to be cancelled.

Jeanne Brady, Ph.D., interim dean of the college of arts and sciences, was unavailable for comment

LeHigh University professor presents Google Glass to St. Joe’s students

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KATRYNA PERERA ’16 Assistant News Editor

ccording to Urban Dictionary, a Glasshole is someone who constantly interacts with his or her Google Glass and ignores the rest of the world. Glassholes and wannabees alike united to discuss the Glass craze on March 27.

Jeremy Littau, assistant professor of journalism and communications at Lehigh University, visited St. Joe’s to teach students about how Google Glass is used and its relation to multimedia journalism.

Google Glass is essentially a computer that is wearable in the form of glasses. The project is still being developed, but the concept is similar to that of a hands-free smartphone. The user is able to have access to the Internet at all times, controlling the Glass with their voice.

Littau showcased how the Glass works and the different capabilities it has by snapping photos of the audience and then uploading them to social media sites, among other demonstrations. In his classes at Lehigh, Littau often allows each student to take the Google Glass for 10 days and experiment with it. Throughout the discussion, he showed several videos that his students had made with the technology.

Littau went on to explain how pertinent the Glass can be to the field of journalism as it allows one to present their own point of view or perspective and then share that in real time.

“Glass offers us a potentially new way to tell stories in the first person…to tell other people’s points of view,” he said. “[It allows us to] come up with types of stories that we

haven’t been able to tell before.”

However, Littau went on to say that he is still somewhat wary of the device and the kinds of implications it could have.

“I am still skeptical of this device. Probably as an older person I just think there are a lot of social challenges to it…[but] whether or not this thing takes off depends on your generation.”

Littau obtained the Glass through a contest by Google in which he had to tweet how he would use the device. He was chosen along with 8,000 other winners to receive the prototype and had to pay $1,500 up front.

“It was a pretty unique opportunity and we had the funding…we were one of the first journalism programs in America to do this,” he said.

When asked what they thought of the presentation, the students in attendance expressed that they felt the presentation was informative.

“I thought it was really cool,” said Kelsey Haberin, ’16. “It’s still in testing, but the possibility is just insane.”

Ellie Paparone, ’14, agreed, saying, “I don’t know anything about it, but in the future it’s going to be a huge deal and I wanted to get more information about it, especially as a communications major...I learned a lot from it.”

St. Joe’s students received a unique opportunity to understand the pros and cons of this new technology that could change the world of journalism.

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Rite Aid robbery Public Safety reminds students to take precautions when off campus ANTHONY PANVINI ’16 Hawk Staff

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ite Aid, located about a block away from campus at 5040 City Avenue, was robbed at gunpoint on March 25, 2014 at 2:50 a.m.

Public Safety released the following statement on MySJU on March 25: “On March 25, 2014 at 2:50 a.m. Rite Aid, 5040 City Avenue, was robbed at gunpoint. According to the police, the offender was described as a black male, 20 years old, 6' tall, 180 lbs., wearing blue-colored jeans, black-colored jacket and black-colored knit hat. The offender may commit another robbery in the vicinity. Robberies at commercial establishments (e.g., Rite Aid, CVS, 7-11, McDonald's, Wendy's) are either part of an on-going robbery pattern or the start of a pattern that often [occurs] during early morning hours. Therefore, students, faculty and staff should use caution when patronizing [local] area businesses. Please look through windows and doors before entering such locations. As always, please report crimes in progress or other emergencies to

Photo by Shannon Adams, ‘16, photo editor

police first by calling 911 and then to Security Headquarters at 610-660-1111.”

The incident was presented to John Gallagher, director of Public Safety and Security, by the captain of the 19th District of the Philadelphia Police.

Gallagher explained that he is on an email list from the captain of the 19th district in which he receives copies of white papers, which are reports on part one offenses that include robberies, burglaries, thefts, and shootings. Gallagher explained that if one of those reports is relevant to the safety of St. Joe’s campus, then he alerts the university community, as in the case of the Rite Aid incident.

Despite the fact that the robbery occurred early in the morning hours, Gallagher expressed that he still has concern.

“When we have things like this that happen, commercial robberies that occur in the area, even though they are occurring during early morning hours, we could have a student who goes in there at 2:30 in the

morning to buy something,” said Gallagher. “We want to make sure that everybody is aware…we do post these incidents on the website just to make sure people can read it and they can take the appropriate cautionary measures.”

Gallagher was not the only one who was alarmed.

English major Darby Rourick, ’16, voiced her opinion about the incident.

“I was a little worried, because it’s close to campus and I go to Rite Aid,” said Rourick. “I was a little concerned, but I was also glad that they told us about it so I can be more prepared in the future.”

As for being prepared, Gallagher offered some general safety advice to students.

“Always be alert, be aware of your surroundings, walk in groups constantly; if you’re going to park a car make sure you park in a well-lit area,” Gallagher advised.

“You are always better off in groups than you are walking with one or two people.

When you go into these establishments in the early morning hours, it’s always good for you to peer through the window first, look through a door, and see if there happens to be a robbery in progress, to make sure that you don’t walk in on it. Report any suspicious activity that you feel is relevant.

When in doubt, report it to the police; if you feel it’s relevant, and your instincts are kicking in and you think that you should dial 911, then you should. Trust your own instincts.”

One situation that Gallagher described as tough is understanding what a Public Safety official can and cannot do.

Gallagher explained that Public Safety is a non-sworn force and does not have forms of lethal or non-lethal weapons such as mace, Tasers, batons, handcuffs, or firearms.

When crimes happen close to campus, students are advised to be aware of their surroundings and take suggested safety precautions.

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Editorial

It’s finally time for spring cleaning at St. Joe’s Editor in Chief Garrett Miley ’15 MANAGING EDITOR Cat Coyle ’16 COPY CHIEF Molly Grab ’17 Business Director Teddy Ryan ’16 Faculty Adviser Dan Reimold News editor Erin Raftery ’15 ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Katryna Perera ’16 OPINIONS EDITOR Joseph Cerrone ’14 FEATURES EDITOR Connie Lunanova ’16 Karen Funaro ’16 A&E EDITOR Caoimhe Nagle ’15 FASHION EDITOR Gillian Murphy ’14 FOOD EDITOR Amanda Murphy ’14 HEALTH EDITOR Gianna Melendez ’16 SPORTS EDITOR C.J. DeMille ’16 ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Nate Vancil ’16 LAYOUT EDITOR Andrew Nguyen ’17 PHOTO EDITOR Shannon Adams ’16

Springtime has arrived on Hawk Hill and has brought with it not only a deluge of rain showers and slightly higher temperatures, but also an important annual tradition—spring cleaning. After a messy winter, Saint Joseph’s University is in much need of a thorough cleaning. While we should hold on to certain aspects of our community as they are, some need to be dusted off, and a few are beyond repair and should just be tossed out. So in that spirit of refreshment and renewal, here is The Hawk’s spring cleaning list! —The Hawk Staff

Hold on

Dust off

Toss out

Free period and 15-minute breaks Although it took some time to get used to, the new schedule instituted last fall has provided students and faculty with much-appreciated benefits. From the 15-minute break between classes to the preservation of our beloved free period, this change is definitely one to hold on to.

Shuttle app Waiting for the shuttle was made a little better with the implementation of the TransLoc shuttle app, as well as the new Rider app, which illustrates where the shuttles are and when they will be arriving. Although the apps continue to experience glitches and could be improved, it is a positive enhancement to this critical service.

Registration PINs for CAS juniors/seniors While juniors and seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to meet with their professors to obtain their registration PINs, upperclassmen in the Haub School of Business do not have this requirement. In the future, CAS students should be given the same freedom as their peers in the business school and have mandatory advising meetings eliminated.

The Nest/DegreeWorks The recent rollout of St. Joe’s new online portal has greatly enhanced the experience of students. With an updated design and new features, such as DegreeWorks, The Nest promises to be a keeper.

Eco-friendly water fountains Installed last year, the eco-friendly water fountains found across campus continue to help Hawks be sustainable. With a design that facilitates filling water bottles, these machines have promoted the use of reusable water bottles and are a constant reminder of our need to care for the environment.

Invisible scars still hurt Communication and relationships NAJA GRIFFIN ’16 Hawk Staff

Extended operating hours While the fall semester saw the extension of operating hours for several services across campus, a few of these positive changes have been reversed. In particular, longer hours in O’Pake and Campion Food Court should be restored to bring further benefits to students.

Emergency notifications During the series of snowstorms we experienced this winter, students greatly appreciated text message notifications about weather conditions and snow days that came from the Department of Public Safety and Security.

Texts are a useful and immediate platform for contacting the student body and should also be used to inform students of other public safety notifications throughout the year, such as when messages are posted on MySJU.

Every day of my previous relationship, I would wake up to a wonderful good morning text from my then-boyfriend. He’s in the military, so we would only have time to talk once a day on the phone. We would normally talk at night because he had training during the day. I would ask him how his day was, and he would tell me everything that happened that day. But when it came time for me to tell him how my day went, I could never tell him the truth. When I would complain about my teacher or something going on at home, he wouldn’t listen; he would always one-up me, and then abruptly change the subject.

After a while, this started to take its toll on me. I always believed it was my duty to be a supportive girlfriend and not bother him with my tiny issues. However, after our relationship ended, I realized how toxic this really was; a relationship can only work if both parties are fully supportive of one another. The worst part was that all of my friends saw it, but I was too caught up in the whirlwind of the relationship to notice for myself.

Being in a toxic relationship is tough, and just because you don’t have physical scars doesn’t mean that you weren’t hurt. For instance, in my case, the scars were more mental than anything else. When my relationship ended, I learned that you should never feel that you are hiding a part of yourself from your significant other.

Relationships can be a wonderful thing if they are healthy. When two people decide to put all their trust in one another, they must accept each other completely – flaws and all. Looking back on my relationship, I realize that this was not so when I was with my ex. It was unhealthy. But at the time I was caught up in the whirlwind excitement of the moment and ignored all of the signs that were there. Always try to be aware of what’s going on in the relationship as well as your own feelings. Remember to do what is best for you, even if that means leaving a relationship behind. Once the relationship ends, you may begin to question your decision. You must remember that

Mysterious smoke by Bellarmine Most St. Joe’s students have had the unpleasant experience of holding their breath and wincing their eyes as they walk through the cloud of mysterious smoke that seeps from the ramp between Bellarmine and the Campion courtyard. The exact nature of these fumes is not known, but they are definitely something Hawk Hill could do without.

ID replacement fees Even worse than the feeling of losing your ID is the one you get when paying $20 to buy a new one. There is no way that a new ID costs this amount and students should not be forced to pay this exorbitant price to replace a small piece of laminated plastic.

you are d o ing what is right for yourself. No one should be in a relationship that makes him or her unsure of who they are.

So if your friends confront you about your relationship, remember that they are looking out for your well-being.

Certain people enter your life for a reason; I know that if my ex didn’t enter my life, I would not be as strong as I am now.

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Don’t be afraid to share JOSEPH CERRONE ’14 Opinions Editor

As I walked down the sand-strewn sidewalk in Barcelona, my eyes quickly darted between the plethora of scenes that unfolded before me. With the Mediterranean Sea on one side and countless shops, restaurants, and street vendors on the other, I was overwhelmed with a variety of sights, sounds, and smells. Yet separate from these exciting and inviting views, my attention was drawn to a cold gray concrete wall that stood apart from the otherwise pleasant atmosphere. It had no distinguishing features that should have drawn me in, but I approached and quickly noticed a bit of graffiti. Scrawled across the drab surface in thin, black spray paint were words so simple, yet poetic, that they struck me deeply and have reverberated in my mind ever since: “Even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to share.”

This short phrase seemed to embody a shocking and uncomfortable truth that we often try to avoid. It spoke of values beyond those promoted by our materialistic culture and forced me to think deeper about the great socioeconomic disparities that exist in our society. Although many of us have goodwill towards the less fortunate, we are simply too afraid to share our abundance of wealth. The prospect of giving up what is ours, and potentially endangering our own well being, is a crippling mindset that allows us to live our daily lives with supposedly clean consciences. But when we stop to think about the ever-increasing gap between the haves and the have-nots, both in our society and around the world, it is difficult to not be moved to action.

While not promoting some sort of radical leftism or unrealistic idealism, this realization can change the ways we live and encourage us to make a small difference in our daily experiences.

Even as college students, there are many steps we can take to shed our selfishness and begin to share. For example, take some time every week to do service in the local community. From programs organized

by Weekly Service to service-learning classes, Saint Joseph’s University offers countless opportunities for students to share their time and skills with others. Whether you tutor at Gompers, work at a soup kitchen, or visit people at hospitals and homeless shelters, this experience will open your eyes to our privileged lifestyle and make evident the contrasts that exist within our society.

If you are seeking to extend your influence beyond the Philadelphia region, a great place to start is online. One of the newest trends in tech philanthropy is UNICEF’s Tap Project, an application that measures how long individuals go without using their cell phones. A coalition of donors have promised to donate enough money for one day of clean water for every 10 minutes someone goes without their phone.

With UNICEF calculating that 768 million people across the world do not have regular access to clean water, this is an easy and important way to make a difference in someone’s life.

All too often, we become so focused on what is happening in our own lives that we forget to take a step back and appreciate all that we have. While our lives are not perfect, we do benefit from many luxuries, such as an education and clean water, which are rare when viewed in the context of the entire world. Despite our natural inclination to self-preservation, we must take the vital first step of rejecting the fear that prevents us from sharing more fully all that we have. We might not change the world, but we can at least try.

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BuzzFeed blues Why the popular site sucks

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The notion that BuzzFeed has taken strides into becoming a journalistic source ... is a lie. Their content is dictated by money and a specific audience, rather than true journalistic principles.”

GARRETT MILEY ’15 Editor in Chief

It’s an epidemic. Listicles, quizzes, strange numbers, and the same recycled GIFs over and over to the point of insanity. I’m talking about BuzzFeed, and if you can’t tell, I hate it.

BuzzFeed has transformed our culture’s intake of “news” in disastrous fashion. We’ve trained ourselves to be averse to political articles that are not just glorified Storify posts—pictures taken from other places with one sentence captions that instantly go viral. It’s sickening. Investigative journalists are continuing to be phased out by the unoriginal, content-stealing, attention-whoring, community of BuzzFeed. The qualifications to be a BuzzFeed staffer can’t be above the run of the mill, high school emo kid’s blog posts on Tumblr (I would know—I was one of them).

The aim of capturing the hearts of bored, lonely 20-somethings coming off of a caffeine binge in the wee hours of the morning is old and tired. It’s time to get off the bandwagon of the nostalgia of being a “’90s kid.” Don’t get me wrong, the ’90s were cool. I’ve watched every episode of “Doug,” “Hey Arnold!,” “7th Heaven” (c’mon, we all watched it), “Boy Meets World,” etc. But BuzzFeed has saturated the market and our brains with useless lists and GIFs of our favorite ’90’s TV scenes.

I should clarify, however, that I don’t mind the majority (okay, some) of BuzzFeed’s entertainment posts. There’s a market for it, and it’s often witty and well thought out. The BuzzFeed entertainment staffers add legitimate thoughts and chides into the conversation. “24 Mesmerizing Live Performances By Fleetwood Mac” is timely (given their tour announcement with Christine McVee), useful, and serves as pure entertainment.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with mindless Internet surfing. We all do it when we can’t find anything to binge watch on Netflix while trying to put off reading “Moby Dick” or working on Policy. The problem with BuzzFeed is when it becomes your go-to “source” for breaking news, like the government concealing photos of Osama Bin Laden.

The article “U.S. Military Leaders Tight-Lipped On Destruction Of Osama Bin Laden Death Pics” has no original quotes or photos, but got an ungodly amount of clicks because our generation is addicted to the “article” vomiting machine that is BuzzFeed.

The difficulty in distinguishing the divide between BuzzFeed and BuzzFeed community posts are evidence enough for the lack of legitimacy that BuzzFeed carries. Anyone with a computer, enough free time, and a large collection of GIFs from Nicholas Sparks films can publish things and end up on the front page.

And the quizzes. Oh, the fucking quizzes. If you’ve ever wondered which Hot Pocket you should make love to, BuzzFeed has you covered. That wasn’t a joke, either. And this is because BuzzFeed is selling your boredom to advertisers. Mattel, HBO, and others sponsor quizzes to promote their products without users being aware of it. The next time you are seeing which Game of Thrones family you belong to, Buzzfeed is whoring you out for a boatload of money from a big time corporate advertiser.

In addition to the quizzes, corporations can also post their own content on BuzzFeed without much editorializing by the BuzzFeed staff.

The notion that BuzzFeed has taken strides to become a journalistic source since Ben Smith took over as Editor in Chief in 2012 is a lie. Their content is dictated by money and a specific audience, rather than true journalistic principles.

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The Scottish question As Scotland debates independence, the UK ponders its future EVAN MCKERNON ’16 Hawk Staff

Do you believe Scotland should be an independent country?

Check: [ ] Yes [ ] No That’s the question every Scot will have to answer on Sept. 18. That day, Scotland will hold a referendum that will determine whether or not it remains within the United Kingdom or becomes an independent nation. The effects of this move for independence, in a nation rich with history dating back to the days of the Roman Empire, will resound around the world.

Now before people start thinking of “Braveheart,” blue and white face paint, and William Wallace bludgeoning an English foot soldier, we have to keep a couple of things in mind.

The historic and cultural rivalry between England and Scotland does go back as far as the early Middle Ages, when a variety of ethnic and political groups frequently clashed.

Nevertheless, the relationship between England and Scotland has been generally friendly since early modern history. Scotland has played a part in the history of Europe and a major part in British history. Scotland has benefited greatly from England, and England has benefited from Scotland.

In the 2011 election, the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) became the majority party in the Scottish Parliament. After this victory, in 2012, British Prime Minister David Cameron and

Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, signed what is known as the Edinburgh Agreement, which allows for an independence referendum to occur in a legal and fair fashion.

Currently, the “Yes Campaign,” the pro-independence campaign by the SNP, is competing against “Better Together,” the pro-union campaign to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom. There has even been public betting on the outcome of the vote, with recent polls suggesting that support for independence is at 40 percent, 45 percent against, and 15 percent undecided. Many polls have come out each month, but we will not know where the residents of Scotland actually stand until the vote.

The Yes Campaign argues that the revenue generated in Scotland should go directly back into Scotland, instead of being spread throughout the United Kingdom. It claims that Scotland should not have to answer to the British Parliament in Westminster, and that Scotland has the potential for a thriving economy, particularly due to the natural resources it has within its borders.

The Better Together campaign desires that Scotland stay in the UK because it believes that Scottish independence will cause both nations to lose the first class power they enjoy as a benefit from being in the Union. Likewise, it argues Scotland will not be able to have a successful economy if it severs ties with London.

Scotland leaving the United Kingdom may potentially

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interfere with Great Britain’s status in the world. The adverse effects felt through the union of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland could include a decline in power, lower tax revenue, and a rise in poverty levels due to less money being circulated in the remaining parts of the United Kingdom. Furthermore, other communities might also seek greater autonomy or independence, such as Plaid Cymru, the nationalist party of Wales.

Scottish independence would not only affect residents of the island, but also people around the world. For example, foreign travelers, such as students studying abroad, may find the United Kingdom to be a cheaper place to visit due to the potential for the British Pound to decline in value. Currently, each U.S. dollar is worth £0.61. Living in the United Kingdom is expensive in general, but it is especially so for students in the United States, where the currency rates are so widely gapped; therefore, the break-up may spell good news for future students traveling abroad, financially speaking.

Nothing can be said for certain yet, and if the Scots do achieve independence, the world will have gained its newest sovereign state. The world will hold its breath when the official vote count is announced that will determine the fate of the United Kingdom. Until then, we can only watch and wait.

Scotland is not the only sub-state region that has sought independence. Here are some of the top independence seekers in Europe.

After hundreds of years of union with England, Scotland may once again become an independent state following a Londonbacked referendum on the issue on Sept. 18.

Despite its small size, Belgium is home to several distinct ethno-linguistic communities whose differences have threatened to split the country on several occasions. At the center of the debate is the desire by some citizens of the northern Flemish-speaking community to separate from the French-speaking Walloons in the south.

These two autonomous communities of Spain each possess a unique language and culture distinct from the Castillian Spanish majority of the country. As such, they have both attempted to gain independence from Spain, with some groups such as the Basque ETA using violence to attain their goals. Both movements have been peaceful in recent years, and Catalonia has planned a referendum on independence for this fall, despite the objections from the government in Madrid.

As one of Italy’s most prosperous regions, Veneto, including the city of Venice, has grown frustrated with the political and economic turmoil in the country. Many citizens believe the province would be better off by itself, and a movement to reestablish the old Venetian Republic has recently gained popularity. A non-binding referendum in March 2014 revealed that 89 percent of residents support independence from Italy.

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ANDREW NGUYEN ’17 Layout Editor

Snap! You take a beautiful picture with your phone, but are then forced to delete photos in order to make more space to save your snapshot. With the limited storage on less expensive 8 or 16 GB phone models comes the hard decision of what music, pictures, and other media are worth keeping. It’s terribly inconvenient and hurts a little inside to have to delete special memories captured in your photo album. Luckily, Google’s Cloud music service for desktops and mobile devices allows iPhone and Android users to keep their music on a cloud server for free—leaving space on users’ devices for other things like more apps, videos, or photos.

The Google Play Music app is free and doesn’t require any extra fees or subscriptions. The only requirements are a Google account, such as a YouTube or Gmail account, as well as Google’s Music Manager application for your computer. This desktop application uploads songs from your hard drive’s music library and stores them in your Google account’s cloud server. Users of the free version of Google Play are given a maximum of 20,000 stored songs that can be played by any web browser or by the Google Play Music mobile app.

Google Play Music’s entire interface is responsive and snappy, making it easy to use for anyone picking it up for the first time. The opening screen displays the cover art of recently added and played songs once you begin using the app. A menu can be accessed that displays playlists pulled from your computer, or those made in the app, as well as all music (browse by genre, artist, album, or song) and instant mixes—a service much like the intuitive radio apps like Pandora. When you don’t exactly know what you want to listen to, the app even has an “I’m feeling lucky” button on the home page that creates a playlist based on the music you’ve listened to most recently.

For $9.95 a month, users can upgrade to an All Access account, which allows you to browse Google’s entire online music library of over 20 million songs fully available to stream. So not only will your own library be accessible on the fly, but virtually any song you want to play from your device is at your fingertips as well. Additionally, instant mixes can be played ad-free with unlimited skips.

The app is not yet available for iPads, which is unfortunate, because the purpose of the app is to save space on your device. Also, since your library is stored in an online cloud, data or Wi-Fi is required to play music. However, this is not a significant inconvenience – the app almost

Rave on Photo by Shannon Adams, ’16, photo editor

instantly plays your songs as if they were saved to your phone’s actual storage. For no cost, why not try Google Play Music? Download it from the App Store or Google Play (formerly known as the Android Market) for free and try it out.

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EDM music scene sweeps the collegiate demographic Continued RAVE, from pg. 1 For some, the new genre can be quite hard to enjoy or understand; however, artists such as Skrillex are outspoken about their music, insisting that the unique experience and emotions the music captures are what makes it so special.

Within the scene of young adults that regularly attend these shows, a new family-oriented group has arisen. This group espouses the belief of treating one another with the intentions of “PLUR,” or peace, love, unity, and respect.

“PLUR is an acronym for peace, love, unity, respect,” said Eric Owens, ’15, who frequently attends raves. “So they use a handshake to trade [kandi] and for respect, they link their hands to slide their “kandi” off onto the other person’s arm.”

Accessories referred to as “Kandi” adorn the vibrant neon outfits worn by ravers. This homemade beaded jewelry can be worn as bracelets, necklaces, cuffs, or even masks.

The Kandi is then traded amongst the masses as a gift to show equality.

“It’s important because it creates a bond between people who have never met before to compare and share [experiences] and in a sense become part of a rave family,” said Owens.

Like many other music cultures, the use of psychoactive drugs is viewed as a commodity within the attendance of a performance. However, many ravers believe that this is a misconception perceived from the guests looking only for a fun night out.

“I’m there for the music,” Owens agrees. “Most times I choose people [that] I truly want to see, rather than to just party [to]. But, I definitely think it’s easy to go to shows sober... if you are there for the music, you already have some sort of openness about you. So seeing others with the same mindset as you makes it easy to relate and have a good time with people that you have never met before. It’s a great bonding experience just dancing and having fun.”

Every generation has a fresh, different sound it can cling to and claim as its own—the ’60s had the Beatles, the ’70s had disco, and the ’90s had punk rock and hip hop. EDM is this generation’s innovative genre of music, and its popularity is nowhere near its peak, indicating that it will persist for years to come.

An increasing number of students from St. Joe’s appear to be taking part in the rave culture by attending shows.

When asked if most St. Joe’s students seem to be fans of EDM, Owens said, “A lot more kids are getting into it. I always see a bunch of kids from school at shows now. Kids that I would expect [to attend raves] and kids that I would have no idea about [would not expect to attend raves].”

Because of its elasticity with the use of new technology, the possibility for new noise is virtually endless, leaving the horizon of the genre very unknown, yet thoroughly bright.

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Welcome to the elite #TopProfSJU ’s Elite Eight

It was tough to get in, and it’s even more difficult to stay in. Major upsets happened on the college of arts and sciences side, with number one seed, Joseph Feeney, S.J., was beat by number four seed, Brian Forster, Ph.D. Number two seed Peter Norberg, Ph.D. was also beat out by number 11 seed, Patricia Zaleski-Kramer, Ph.D. Want to see your favorite professor earn the title of Saint Joseph’s University Top Prof? Tweet your votes this week through April 5, at our Twitter handle, @SJUHawkNews.

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11. Patricia Zaleski-Kramer, Psychology

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You can dance, you can jive...

But can you do it on ice?

LEIGH ANNE TIFFANY ’15 Special to The Hawk

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icture the glide of a waltz, the sway of a mambo, and the swing of a jive…all while skating across glass-like ice. For Theodora “Teddy” Malison, ballroom dancing on ice, or ice dancing, is second nature – she is a former member of the Ukrainian Olympic Ice Dancing Team. “Ice dancing is different than pair skating,” explained Malison. “We do not have the jumps, but we do have the most difficult elements of each of the different fields of skating, from the spins to the lifts.”

Malison discovered her love of ice skating when she went public skating with her dad when she was five years old.

“After that I signed up for group lessons, but I just hated them,” Malison revealed. When she was seven, her mother suggested she take up private lessons instead. “I picked up skating right away; my coach said I was like a sponge!”

Malison made the switch to ice dancing five years later, finding her coach and mentor in two-time Olympic gold ice dancer Evgeny Platov.

“He’s extremely intimidating, with piercing blue eyes that stare right into your soul,” said Malison. “Evgeny doesn’t just take anyone, you have to try out for him. I was convinced he’d not take me seriously compared to the hundreds of girls trying out for four spots on his team. But then he chose me, took me in, and made me skate in ways I

never imagined.”

After a couple of failed pairings, Malison found her ice dancing soul mate in Ukrainian Pasha Khimich.

“Coach said we just kind of clicked from the start,” Malison said. “We had one of those partnership stories that you see on TV, where everyone is smiling and crying tears of joy.”

Malison and Khimich had a friendship both on and off the ice, often laughing hysterically at some inside joke until seconds before a performance.

“Off the ice, we acted like children half the time; I don’t think anyone took us seriously,” said Malison.

Once they hit center rink, though, Malison and Khimich were nothing but focused. “We were never nervous; we were so confident in ourselves and our routines,” Malison said. “It’s relaxing and terrifying at the same time, but those two feelings harmonize perfectly in that moment. At the end of your performance, you think ‘I can’t believe I just did that!’” By 2010, Malison and Khimich were set to be a part of Team Ukraine at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Becoming Olympic-level athletes was anything but easy. Malison spent six hours a day on the ice, two more hours practicing ballet and weight training, and ended her day with homeschooling. This grueling schedule took its toll on Malison physically, who suffered from extensive back pain by her senior year of high school.

“I realized I had a choice, I could get surgery and pursue the dream I had my heart set on since I was a little girl, or I could let my back heal and start out on a whole new adventure in college,” Malison said. “It was not an easy decision. I was considering leaving my entire life behind and starting out on a blank piece of paper with no idea where to start.”

Malison chose to retire from skating at age 18. Now a junior Communications major at St. Joe’s, she spends her time writing for To Dragma, Alpha Omicron Pi’s magazine, and surfing in her hometown of Surf City.

“I actually hate the cold,” Malison said. “I love everything about summer, especially going to the beach on my street, which is a big surfing street, to unwind with my nine-foot long board.”

Though she no longer competes, skating is an integral part of Malison’s life.

On the weekends, she teaches beginner classes for adults and kids, encouraging the dreams of future ice dancers.

When asked if she regrets her decision, Malison says she would not have done anything differently.

“I skated because it made me happy, and it turned into something I didn’t expect,” said Malison. “I am so grateful for everything skating has taught me, but life has so many possibilities.

You can’t limit yourself. For every new chance in your life, I just say ‘Go try it, why not?’”

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For this week’s edition of “Over Under,” The Hawk interviewed Ryan Musso, ’14. Ryan is very involved on campus, serving as a Hawk Host, a placement liaison in the Faith Justice Institute, a chapel choir member, the former President of NET Impact, and a committee member of the senior gift campaign. Ryan has also led Koinonia, PSIP, and APEX groups. The Hawk was lucky enough to be able to share this leader’s opinions on reclining chairs, suntan lotion, and Taco Bell’s new breakfast menu.

KAREN FUNARO ’16 Features Editor

Recliner chairs- “Definitely underrated, extremely comfortable, and they give you a sense of relaxation that normal chairs don’t.

Backpacks- “Definitely underrated I feel. I find myself using my backpack all the time, whether it is both in schoolwork or even traveling home or on a trip.

St. Joe’s housing- “Overrated I would say. I moved off my junior year, and it was probably my most favorite thing that I did…Being able to be in the Philadelphia community – that I really enjoyed.

Suntan lotion- “Underrated. I find myself not putting it on as much as I should which is why I always get burnt.”

The beach- “Probably underrated for me, because I don’t go as much as I would like, but I think there’s just something about the waves hitting the shore, having it around 67-68 [degrees], got a nice book – that could be a perfect day.”

Taco Bell breakfast- “Overrated. That just sounds absolutely disgusting and I will not be getting that.”

Ramen Noodles- “Definitely overrated. I think especially as you get older, I’m not trying to have all that sodium intake.”

Sandals- “Overrated. I don’t get it. For me, closed-toe shoes are just fine, there’s nothing appealing about having the breeze hit my toes as I walk through campus.”

Crocs- “Overrated, you will not catch me wearing them. One of my friends actually told me you can eat the material in a Croc, which I thought was absolutely disgusting, so that’s going to make me stay away from them.”

Jump rope- “Underrated, I think it’s a great way to exercise.”

Ukuleles- “Underrated, I don’t think you see the ukulele utilized as much as it should. I know I enjoy Twenty One Pilots when they perform with the ukulele.”

Socks- “Definitely underrated. I think there’s nothing worse than having wet socks; that can ruin your day. So I would say having a dry pair of socks is underrated.”

Timberland Boots- “I think underrated. I think you see them a lot, but at the same time, I’m not going to hate on comfortable footwear during the wintertime.”

Stickers- “Overrated, I don’t know.”

THIS OR THAT: Donuts or Munchkins- “Probably munchkins, because I can eat more; I don’t realize how many of them I am putting in my body.”

Ben & Jerry’s or Hagen Daz- “Definitely Ben & Jerry’s, I love the creative flavors. My roommate – every other day I feel like – comes home with another pint of Ben & Jerry’s, so it’s always around, so definitely Ben & Jerry’s.”

Flintstones or the Jetsons- “For me, Flintstones. I still have the Flintstone gummy Vitamins, so that keeps the Flintstones in my life.”

Xbox One or PS4- “I really don’t play video games, but I never owned a PlayStation so I guess I’ll say Xbox One.” The Beatles or Grateful Dead- “Definitely the Beatles. I’m a big Beatles fan, just timeless records and you can’t deny how much they’ve influenced everyone else.”

Bacon or sausage for breakfast- “Definitely bacon. If you start the day off with bacon, you’re going to have a great day.”

Broom or vacuum- “Probably I guess vacuum, it will be less time consuming and you get those tough to reach spots.”

Photo by Shannon Adams, ’16

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Hawk hill Horoscopes Aries (March 21 to April 19) You have been feeling gloomy recently, Aries, but luckily that’s about to turn around. A change in the cosmos is going to cause a change in your mood as well. And things are looking up. Be sure to take advantage of this happy time in your life. Smile a lot and enjoy time with the people you love. Remember, happiness is contagious, and as long as your are a positive presence for those around you, things will be great.

Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You tend to hold on to things for too long, and think too deeply into them, Libra. The time has come for you to move on. Perhaps a bad past relationship is hanging over your head and you just can’t seem to get it off of your mind. If you spend your time dwelling on this, you will never be able to let yourself love again. It’s important that you just take a deep breath and let it go. As hard as it may be now, you will feel much better afterwards.

Taurus (April 20 to May 20) You tend to be a very selfless person, Taurus. Although this is a very admirable and redeeming quality, it can take a toll on you. Helping people is always great, but make sure that you are focusing on yourself as well. Take a moment out of each day to make sure everything you have to get done for yourself is being completed, as well as to treat yourself to some “me” time. If you’re a female, go and treat yourself for some pampering, and if you’re a guy, give yourself an hour to play a video game. It’s okay to do something that makes you happy.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) It’s time to do some cleaning up this week, and there’s no better time than spring. Organization is not one of your stronger suits, but as long as you take your time, you will get things in order. Start by making a list of everything you have to do, and cross something off each time you complete a task. This will help you keep on track, as well as make you feel good about getting stuff done. As long as you stay on top of what you have to do, things will be back in order in no time!

Gemini (May 21 to June 21) You are a very strong minded, independent person, Gemini, but someone in your life keeps walking all over you. It’s important to remember that they are not the boss of you, and that they cannot tell you what to do. Although you don’t like confrontation and are a relatively compliant person, there comes a time in everyone’s life when you just have to say “No.” Hold your ground, Gemini, and speak your voice.

Cancer (June 22 to July 22) One of the worst things that anyone can be in this world is a liar, Cancer, and someone in your life is lying to you. Once you discover this, it’s important you confront them immediately and call them out on it. They of course will deny it, but a long as you are persistent, the truth will come out. Keep in mind that it’s never wise to hold grudges and that it is important to forgive. It will take some time, but you will work through it.

Leo (July 23 to Aug. 22) “Never judge a book by its cover.” This is a phrase that you’ve probably heard many times in your life, Leo. It’s really important to always remember this, especially when you meet new people. Someone new is coming into your life and you are a little skeptical about them. But fear not Leo, they are a good person; as long as you give them a chance and get to know them you will see that, too.

Virgo (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) With a shift in the cosmos, Venus has moved right in you path, Virgo, which could only mean one thing – love is in your near future. Someone will most likely come forward within in the week to let you know his or her feelings for you. It’s up to you to see if you feel the same. Do not give this person an answer right away; think it over, Virgo, and listen to your heart. As long as you put a decent amount of thought into the situation, you will know what to do.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You are going to be forced to work with a group this week, Sagittarius, which might test your patience. It’s vital that you remain calm and do whatever it is you need to get done as quickly as possible. Although it’s in your nature to just do things alone, you will not have a choice in this situation, Sagittarius. Do your best to take charge and be a leader, while maintaining a tranquil demeanor. As long as you do this, you will not be as stressed.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) A bright financial opportunity is in your future, you just need to keep your eyes out and seize it once it appears. Perhaps you nailed that promotion, or someone is going to give you a very generous gift. It’s important that you do not become greedy, and remember to always give back. Donate some money to a charity, or spend some of it buying something for someone who has been good to you in your life. You will feel very good about this decision, Capricorn – just be sure to not spend too much!

Aquarius (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This week you have got your eye on someone. Little do you know, Aquarius, that they have their eye on you, too. Now’s the time to be bold and make plans with them. Perhaps you can go get dinner with them, or a movie. If you’re feeling exceptionally brave ask, them on a date. If you just take a little leap of faith, the possibility of a great outcome is probable. So go for it Aquarius, you won’t regret it.

Pisces (Feb. 19 to March 20) You may have been feeling really anxious this past week, Pisces, but that’s understandable. You have a lot going on in your life and it seems to be taking its toll on you. Reach out to those you love, especially when you find yourself getting overwhelmed or upset.

If you just take some time to talk to someone, you will instantly feel better about what’s going on, and a weight will be lifted off of your shoulders.

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Steep for Spring

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A round-up of teas to drink in warmer weather

AMANDA MURPHY ’14 Food Editor

The cold weather might refuse to go out without a fight, but that doesn’t mean you can’t drink your way to spring—by drinking tea, of course! To prepare for the beautiful weather, you’ll need to start planning what you want to sip in the spring.

Tea is popular all year round, with chai and heavy, nutty black teas for the winter months. But in the spring, there are much lighter, floral, citrus options to compliment the warmer weather. Most grocery stores have an acceptable selection of bagged teas, but loose leaf is the way to go if you want to get serious about tea. Philadelphia has more than what meets the eye when it comes to tea. So this spring, skip the tea bags and buy an infuser for a fuller, bolder tea experience. It might cost you a few more dollars, but quality tea is money well spent. Hop on a bus or train and stop by a teahouse or tearoom and see what the experts say.

Sarah Kodish-Eskind, assistant manager of House of Tea, a teashop just off of South Street, recommended three teas for spring. It might be surprising that a black tea can fit into the spring tea category, but Kodish-Eskind says it is very possible.

Blue Lady is a blend of “black tea with corn flowers, violets, rose, and grapefruit. It’s just really fresh, really bright. It’s wonderful hot but it’s also really nice iced,” said Kodish-Eskind.

When brewed, this tea is a light amber color and tastes closer to a herbal tea than a black tea, making this a perfect tea for those who might not like strong black tea but appreciate the caffeine content.

The third tea is a green tea blend with green rooibos, ginger, orange peel, and peppercorns.

“This has been popular all winter and really maintains its popularity in the spring and summer because it’s got a nice fresh spice to it, little bit of sharpness to it,” Kodish-Eskind explained. “People want things that are fresh; not as cozy and spicy but a little more fresh, a little more brightness to the flavor. And personally, I like to recommend things that are a little bit more ice-able and that can go both ways; iced and hot.”

Icing tea is completely up to personal preference, but generally, stronger, heavier teas will ice more easily.

The second tea on the list is Fruits of the Forest, an herbal blend.

“This is a fruit blend, hibiscus, raspberry, rose tips, apple, and some other berries.

It’s just fruit, so it’s totally decaf,” Kodish-Eskind said.

This tea is also sometimes made with fresh mint for an invigorating effect.

Another place to find quality tea and space to enjoy it is the Random Tea Room and Curiosity Shop, a tearoom in Northern Liberties. Emily Busch, otherwise known as Birdie, is one of the tearoom’s tea specialists. Busch also recommended some tea to drink as the temperature rises.

First Flush, a Darjeeling tea from India, is first on the list. Its flavor is subtle and almost looks like nothing when brewed, but this tea is layered with delicate hints of citrus.

“It’s similar to a tree’s leaves in the spring; very young, fresh.

Darjeelings come from India, they tend to be lighter, fruiter.

Some consider Darjeelings the champagne of tea. [They are] lighter and brighter.” Busch personally recommends them.

Moroccan Mint, the third tea Busch recommended, is always a crowd pleaser at Random Tea Room.

“Our Moroccan Mint is a blend of gunpowder green tea – a Chinese green, but the style is a northern African tradition – which is kind of like a slightly smoky green, and peppermint. Then we put a little bit of raw sugar in it.”

They add very little sugar, just enough to round out the taste. The aroma has enough kick to liberate sinuses stricken with a lingering cold, possibly due to the recent fluctuation of cold and warm weather.

Busch recommended a little chocolate on the side when sipping this tea for a mint chocolate treat. It is also a healthy substitute for an energy drink during a long night of studying. A little bit of caffeine, a pinch of sugar, the antioxidants from the green tea, and its invigorating smell can go a long way after 2 a.m.

Pi Lo Chun is second on the list.

This Chinese green tea is almost fuzzy, like moss, and has earthy undertones.

“It’s really light, bright, and fluffy… reminiscent of the first yawns of spring.”

Busch continued, “For spring, we tend to pick teas that are a little more light on their feet, then some of the black teas, which are really dark and smoky. The green and white teas, the Darjeeling…all have a slightly floral taste.”

Busch advised to keep an eye on the brew time to prevent getting a bitter and burnt taste with some of these lighter teas, especially green and white teas.

Only a couple of minutes are needed to release the tea’s flavors. House of Tea’s Kodish-Eskind recommended tasting a new tea at each minute to see how you like that tea brewed.

Along with Kodish-Eskind’s Blue Lady, Busch briefly recommended Rose Congou, a floral and earthy black tea with dried rose petals. Though black teas have not been too popular for spring, a blend with fruit might lighten the taste. Milk and honey is a perfect companion to this black tea blend without covering up the rose and cedar taste.

Just as you begin to swap sweaters for t-shirts and rain boots instead of snow boots, swap out heavy, smoky teas for lighter, citrus teas this spring.

Photos by Amanda Murphy, ’14

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April 2, 2014

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In the bag Homemade ice cream simplified Abby Riviello ’14 Hawk Staff In the middle of the very snowy winter we had this year, most people probably craved warm comfort foods - soup, chili, hot chocolate - you get the drift.

Not me.

In fact, all of our snowstorms gave me a craving for something cold, icy, creamy.

Something exactly like the weather that swirled around outside. I wanted ice cream.

I know this seemed completely unusual during the second snowiest winter in Philadelphia’s history. I myself thought I was slightly crazy – masochistic, even. Why would I have wanted to eat something that would make me even colder?

Because as I lay in bed under a heap of blankets, staring at the snow piling up outside my window, I remembered one of my favorite books from my childhood: “The Little House on the Prairie.” I had read every book in that series as a child, and often liked to pretend I was Laura Ingalls Wilder. And Laura and her family made ice cream when it snowed.

Of course, they actually made it from snow, and collecting fresh snow would have required me to leave the warm cocoon I had built around myself with blankets. So I searched the Internet, looking for ways that I could turn my favorite summertime treat into a year-round dessert, without leaving my apartment and using only what I already had in the fridge.

The results at first were daunting. Recipes for ice cream that would take six hours, eight hours, even overnight showed up at first. They were complicated and involved special ingredients (because obviously everyone has condensed milk and vanilla bean lying around the house). They required hours of stirring and refreezing. Many of them told me just to use an ice cream maker. I had no such machine.

I did learn that there are two styles of ice cream: French custard and Philadelphia. The French-style custard is smoother, but usually involves egg yolks that remain uncooked.

Philadelphia-style is more solid and based on just milk and cream; it’s what I usually eat.

Only fitting for a girl who lives in Philadelphia, I thought.

After three summers of waitressing at an ice cream parlor with a long menu of homemade flavors, I already knew that making ice cream was an extensive process. With these search results, I was about to admit that making ice cream was just not possible for a broke college student, and I would be left braving the weather with my wallet to search for a pint of Ben and Jerry’s. Giving it one last shot, I entered the words “how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker” into the search bar.

That’s when I discovered you can make ice cream in a bag.

Brilliant, I thought. This I can do. I found a recipe on Spoonful.com that was simple, and even better, all of the ingredients called for were already in my kitchen – and most likely in every average college student’s kitchen as well.

Make your own ice cream in a few easy steps

I came home from class one night and enlisted the help of my roommate, Val. She held the bags open as I filled a quart-sized Ziploc bag with two tablespoons of sugar, ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract, and one cup of French vanilla coffee creamer. I then taped the zipper on the bag shut, and placed it in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag filled halfway with ice and ½ cup salt. I sealed that and started shaking.

Shaking a bag full of ice is a lot harder than you might think and the recipe called for five to 20 minutes of shaking. “We’re burning the calories before we eat them!” Val cheered me on. I had to get a pair of gloves from my room when my hands got too cold. Even though it was exhausting, Val and I were laughing the whole time.

After about 20 minutes, we had a solid white blob of ice cream. The bag just looked like an off-white squishy mess, but when I opened the zipper, it smelled like I had just opened an ice cream freezer and poked my head in – cold, fresh, and sweet like a flower.

The ice cream was smooth and creamy, almost custard-like, despite the fact that it was Philadelphia-style and did not use any egg yolks. It tasted homemade, as it was more frozen in some places than in others. It wasn’t too cold or too solid, and didn’t give me a brain freeze. The initial bites were delicious and tasted clearly of the vanilla bean I couldn’t afford, courtesy of the vanilla extract. However, the more I ate, the more artificial the vanilla taste became. The combination of the French vanilla creamer, the actual sugar, and the vanilla extract became overpoweringly sweet, and I found myself scrunching up my face against the taste. Overall, though, Val and I were so excited that we actually made ice cream in a bag that the taste didn’t matter.

A few days later, I decided to give chocolate ice cream a try. Val had gone grocery shopping, so I asked her to pick up some regular half-and-half to see if that made a difference. The basics of the recipe were the same, substituting a cup of half and half for the French vanilla creamer and a teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder for the vanilla extract. The shaking process went much quicker this time around, and after about 10 minutes I had a pretty solid bag of chocolate ice cream.

The chocolate froze a lot quicker than the vanilla did, but the texture was less consistent. It was harder and had many more uneven ice clumps initially, but as soon as it hit my tongue the ice cream broke apart and melted completely into chocolate milk. Not quite what I was going for, but tasty nonetheless. The chocolate was also much less sweet, but had the perfect hint of bitter cocoa that did not overwhelm the entire concoction. This result was definitely more Philadelphia-style ice cream and seemed very similar to what you can buy at the store.

Overall, I preferred the texture of the vanilla ice cream, but the taste of the chocolate ice cream. Both attempts, however, were fun and easy, especially when shaking and dancing around your kitchen with your roommate. While neither was perfect, the sheer experience of making something as complicated as ice cream in such a simple way made it all worth it. Final verdict? Ben and Jerry’s might still be a college girl’s best friend, but making ice cream in a bag is a lot more exciting.

Ingredients: Vanilla

Ice cubes (enough to fill each gallon-size bag about half full) 1 cup French vanilla coffee creamer (or half and half) 1/2 cup salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 pint-size Ziploc bag 1 gallon-size Ziploc bag

Chocolate

Ice cubes (enough to fill each gallon-size bag about half full) 1 cup half and half 1/2 cup salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder 1 pint-size Ziploc bag 1 gallon-size Ziploc bag

Directions

Combine the sugar, half and half, and vanilla extract in the pint-size bag and seal it tightly.

Place the salt and ice in the gallon-size bag, then place the sealed smaller bag inside as well.

Seal the larger bag. Now shake the bags until the mixture hardens (about 5 minutes). Feel the small bag to determine when it’s done.

Take the smaller bag out of the larger one, add mix-ins, and eat the ice cream right out of the bag. Easy cleanup too!

Spoonful.com http://spoonful.com/recipes/homemade-ice-cream-bag Photo by Abby Riviello, ’14

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Photo by Abby Riviello, ’14

I found a recipe on Spoonful.com that was simple, and even better, all of the ingredients called for were already in my kitchen – and most likely in every average college student’s kitchen as well.”

April 2, 2014

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College budget culture Melodie’s Café

Student spotlight ................. Julie Polanski

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his week’s edition of Student spotlight features Julie Polanski, ’14. Studying marketing with a minor in managing human capital, this New Jersey native has more than just book smarts – she is also a musician. I chatted with Julie to gain some insight into her history with music and her passion for playing.

When did you first start playing music?

“I started playing harp in third grade. I actually play a Celtic harp, which usually are about four or five feet tall. I’m used to people being surprised when they see it, because when most think of harps, they think of the eight-foot tall classical harps you see in orchestras. Harps actually come in all different sizes, from the eight-foot tall ones to lap harps that are about one and a half to two feet tall.”

Photo by Caoimhe Nagle, ’15

CAOIMHE NAGLE ’15 Arts and Entertainment Editor

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he city of Philadelphia is one of the best in the country for live music, with performance venues ranging from stadiums to intimate local theaters.

An aspect of this city that is often overlooked in terms of culture and the arts is how far into the suburbs the city’s affinity for entertainment spreads. One such suburb is Ardmore, a part of Philadelphia’s Main Line that is emerging as a suburban alternative to Manayunk, catering to the young and old alike with music venues, bars, and restaurants.

One stop that can’t be missed in Ardmore lines Lancaster Ave and combines live music with good food: Melodie’s Café. A recent addition to the Ardmore community, Melodie’s Café offers a lot more than locally grown food and decadent coffee, although both of those are a plus. It goes beyond a corner café, doubling as a live music venue featuring acts that range from bluegrass to a capella.

One of the most noteworthy aspects of this music café is its respect for the artists that perform within its decorated walls. Tuesday night serves as a weekly open mic night, which is usually crowded, and cacophonous noise tends to come with a large crowd. However, the crowd is asked to respect those brave enough to take to the stage by keeping their conversations to a minimum and their attention on the artist. It is a viable alternative to the tightly packed, raucous crowds that often fill other venues within the city.

The varied genres of musical performances at Melodie’s Café offer visitors numerous opportunities to discover new music from lesser known acts and local artists. One may expect such opportunities to come with a hefty price tag. Fortunately, many live music nights are free, which is the ideal price for anyone in college.

Furthermore, this author has yet to encounter any ticket price that exceeded $10. With its growing popularity, it is important to arrive to any act early, because while a ticket guarantees admission, it does not necessarily guarantee a seat!

Melodie’s Cafe is not only an outlet for musicians to share their talent with audiences, but also an attractive spot to meet up with friends or finally get some schoolwork done. It is located a quick train ride away from St. Joe’s and is only a one block walk from the station in Ardmore. It serves as a rare venue where people who have not yet reached the prime age of 21 can see live musical performances, something not widely offered within the city limits. Of course, for those who are 21 and over, Melodie’s Café is B.Y.O.B., so you can enjoy the live music even more.

A space that offers live music and a setup that allows for dining and hanging out is not necessarily hard to come by, but what sets Melodie’s Café apart is the wide range of acts offered, from artists with niche appeal to some with the potential for widespread mass appeal. This is a spot with a great atmosphere. The décor is not overwhelming, distracting, or too abstract to be appealing. An escape from the typical college landscape is nary minutes away, and this is one escape that should definitely be taken advantage of.

CAOIMHE NAGLE ’15 Arts and Entertainment Editor

How did you first get started?

“My dad is very into music. He can play just about any string instrument and many wind instruments as well. He loves music, and it’s a huge part of his life. His favorite instrument to play is a mandolin, which is kind of like a mix between a guitar and banjo. It’s a beautiful instrument. Because of this, he always wanted one of his children to play harp. I’m the youngest of four, so not only was I his last hope, but with my bright orange hair, I definitely looked the part more than any of my siblings.”

Why the harp?

“When I was six, my parents took me to a concert to see a harpist. I loved it so much that after the concert, I ran up and decided I wanted to try then and there. I’m pretty sure they invented those kid leashes because of kids like me. Too bad my mom didn’t have one. Luckily for me, the harpist was nice enough to let me try to pluck a few strings.”

Do you find it difficult to balance time for playing with other aspects of your life (i.e., schoolwork)?

“It is difficult to play with the balance of school. Fortunately, I have a secondary harp in my room at school. In high school, it was a little easier. Now I feel slightly apprehensive bringing my harp out at my home on campus because it can be heard throughout the entire house. I usually play at the eight o’clock night mass on campus, but with schoolwork and the weather, it’s a struggle to always get it

Photo by Julie Polanski, ’14

there. The harp is around 35 pounds – great workout carrying it around– and it’s too expensive to risk carrying it to the chapel when the weather was not ideal. But it’s truly wonderful whenever I can get the chance to play it.”

What kind of music do you play?

“Mainly I play Irish melodies, love songs, and popular show or movie songs. I mean, it is a harp. My favorite song to play is Beauty and the Beast. It is the most relaxing thing ever. But technically, I am professional harpist, so I actually have been hired to play at corporate events and, most recently, I played at a wedding last summer. I even played Beauty and the Beast for the bride walking down the aisle.

Therefore, I do need to know classic love songs and Irish lullabies. Christmas is my favorite season because all of the songs sound so amazing on harp. My dad and I play together the most around Christmastime. We both also play for mass at home with some other musicians and the cantor.

My dad loves to make me play the same song over and over while he figures out the right pairing instrument for him to play.”

Do you want to pursue music in your future?

“Music will always be a part of my future. Even if I do not get paid for playing, music is my connecting factor. It relaxes me, and can help me express things in ways that words never will. It also is my way to really feel connected to mass.

For me, if there is a religious service with no music, I can pay attention to it, but I do not feel particularly connected to it. With music, even if I am not playing, I feel as if I am a part of the service. My playing only heightens that connection.”

Shakespeare on screen

National Theatre Live’s Coriolanus

CAOIMHE NAGLE ’15 Arts and Entertainment Editor

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sually, seeing a London production of a Shakespearean work requires not only the price of admission, but also the price of a transatlantic flight.

However, through National Theatre Live, a division of the United Kingdom’s National Theatre, a recent London production of Coriolanus was broadcast in cinemas throughout the world. The broadcast was a live performance from Jan. 30, 2014, featuring Tom Hiddleston in the title role, Hadley Fraser as his sometimes-enemy Aufidius, and Mark Gatiss as Menenius, the clever patrician and father figure to Coriolanus.

For those unfamiliar with Coriolanus, the play is one of Shakespeare’s later works and perhaps one of his most graphically violent. Based on the life of Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus, the play follows Coriolanus’ brutality in war, his attempted career in politics and his eventual betrayal of his home city.

Full of biting wit and visceral imagery, the play is also a profound portrayal of the dynamics of society and disparity between social classes. This disparity is no new revelation, seeing as it was written over 400 years ago. Remaining relevant throughout the centuries, Coriolanus is unfortunately an accurate depiction of the corruption and self-service prevalent throughout modern politics.

The downfall of a warrior once venerated by the public due to his own pride and the ministrations of others is a story that appears time and time again.

This production warrants praise for several of its aspects. First and foremost deserving of accolades is the cast. For a play depicting huge battles, ravenous crowds, and packed marketplaces, the limited cast, only 14 members, was able to convey the fluctuating emotions of the

Roman commoners and of the enemy Volscians. The creative team behind this production also deserves praise for using every inch of the intimate Donmar Warehouse stage. Utilizing sound effects and modern costumes, the team behind the show created a realistic visual setting for this ancient play performed in the modern age. The special effects, more specifically the blood and scarring, which play pivotal parts in the work, were absolutely gruesome. The reappearance of Coriolanus after his solo venture into enemy territory, drenched in blood – his own or his enemies’ – with clothes and flesh torn was a haunting image, perhaps foreshadowing a similar appearance at the end.

If there is fault to be found with this broadcast it is with the length of the broadcast itself. Obviously a Shakespearean play is not a quick endeavor, but the broadcast included an introduction, an intermission, and an interview with the director. The behind-the-scenes look into the development of the production and its relevancy in today’s world provided interesting insight into the characters, staging and performances. However, the length, exceeding three hours, was not for the faint of heart – or those with weak bladders.

This production of Coriolanus quite wisely remained loyal to its source material, as it would not be advisable to try to outdo Shakespeare’s own writing. Modernizing only the costume and staging, the show was able to communicate the important thematic elements of the work, such as downfall through pride and the difference between friend and enemy, while also holding the audience’s attention. Shakespeare’s meticulous writing sometimes has the reputation of being inaccessible, but director Josie Rourke and her cast succeeded in making the work not only accessible, but meaningful.

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April 2, 2014

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Feathers have fallen

Athletics must replace the Hawk suit

C.J. DEMILLE ’16 Sports Editor While “The Hawk Will Never Die,” Hawk has been St. Joe’s men’s basketball’s this suit did… a couple million flaps back. most loyal fan, not having missed a game The hand-stitched Hawk suit may since he made his debut in the Palestra on have once had over 360,000 black and Jan. 4, 1956. crimson feathers, but with each flap, each Over the last 58 years, the Hawk has figure eight, each passing game, more and become one of the most highly acclaimed more feathers fall to the hardwood floor mascots in the nation, with awards of Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena. After too from Sports Illustrated and Philadelphia many years of service, this current rendiMagazine after the ’03-’04 season. Most tion of the Hawk suit needs to be hung up recently, NCAA.com named the Hawk the next to Jameer Nelson’s jersey.

“Best College Basketball Tradition” in the The mascot originated during the ’54nation. ’55 season when cheerleader Jim Brennan The Hawk mascot is the most iconic and discussed symbol of St. Joe’s, yet its rallied the student government to raise the $120 needed for the original suit. The feathers, instead of gleaming to reflect our

Photo by Shannon Adams, ’16, photo editor

students’ pride, look outdated, decrepit, and sparse.

Every time the St. Joe’s basketball teams take the court on television, the Hawk is one of the first topics of discussion. The commentators discuss the tradition that the Hawk never stops flapping its wings, and without fail, the camera turns to the Hawk. The mascot gets more airtime than any university official, but does not convey the prestigious history of St. Joe’s.

The Hawk is steeped in tradition and deserves a suit that better portrays this prestige to the rest of the world. Its cur-

rent unsightly appearance certainly leaves something to be desired.

St. Joe’s unveiled their new logo in 2002, which prominently featured a Hawk that was not to be reckoned with. The crimson and gray Hawk in the logo may insight fear in the hearts of Wildcats everywhere, but the Quakers laugh at the sight of this disheveled suit.

The Hawk basketball teams and the university deserve a better representation to depict our renowned and beloved mascot.

3 years in the making West Philly Hawks become first collegiate club Gaelic football team CAT COYLE ’16 Managing Editor

The Saint Joseph’s University Gaelic football team is the first in the nation to gain official club status at the collegiate level.

After operating as an unofficial sport for close to three years, “The West Philly Hawks” have worked with St. Joe’s club sports for quite some time to gain the club sport classification.

Some senior members of the team are witnessing the sport achieve university recognition, but the original proponents of a St. Joe’s club Gaelic football team graduated last spring.

“They were a huge part while they were here,” said senior Michael Ryan. “Those kids put a lot of work in, and they didn’t get to see club status. We’re lucky—we owe a lot to them.”

This fall, the nearly 30-member team was informed that they would be a club sport effective Jan. 1.

The Irish sport consists of two teams of 15 players on the field at all times. The objective of Gaelic football is to pass the ball through the other team’s goals, which gives the scorer three points. The scorer can also win by getting the ball through a set of two posts separated by a crossbar around eight feet

above the ground.

The news of the sport reaching club status has excited both those on campus and those abroad.

“The whole Irish community in Philadelphia was pumped,” said senior Brian Mahoney. “We’re the first collegiate football team to ever be recognized in the United States.

People are very excited.”

There are other aspects of the St. Joe’s Gaelic team that make it stand out. The team, along with Boston College’s, is one of very few U.S. university teams to have both male and female members.

Mahoney and junior John Westermann believe that the team’s co-ed roster was a selling point to the university as they attempted to gain club status.

“Sue Moran, the women’s assistant basketball coach, talked to us very early on; that was probably three years ago now,” said Mahoney. “She was like, ‘If you guys do this, you should make it co-ed. I think it would be a really cool thing to have girls come out and play.’ She didn’t want to see them get left out.

We obviously welcomed them.”

Westermann began playing his freshman year, when the team was still unofficial.

The food marketing major had no interest in the sport until he took a trip to Ireland to visit family the summer before his freshman year of high school. Westermann’s uncle took him to his first Gaelic football game while in the country, and after that experience he brought an interest in the Irish sport back with him to the states.

Although the sport is wildly popular in Ireland, it is not yet the trendiest sport in the U.S. The sport is picking up steam at the university, however.

As the team begins to make its mark at St. Joe’s, team organizers are attempting to create a routine for both practices and games.

The St. Joe’s team meets to practice one or two times a week, depending on the players’ schedules and the weather that week.

Although they have no regular season or set game schedule, the team hopes to increase the amount of games they get to play in the future.

Despite the new emergence of the team’s club status, they have already gained some valuable game experience. Although competition can be limited, Gaelic football teams have sprung up at several East Coast schools, such as Villano-

va University, Iona College, Fordham University, King’s College, Immaculata University, and Boston College.

These other unofficial teams provided the St. Joe’s team opportunity to play in tournaments and games, despite the previous lack of an official status. One such tournament took place in New York over the 2013 Memorial Day weekend with Manhattan College, BC, Fordham, Iona, and King’s.

Although they have attained club status, the Gaelic football team does not get the benefit of school funding. This can make travel to tournaments difficult; despite this, Westermann says that the team is just happy to play, even if they have to pay.

“We just really want somebody to play against, so we don’t really mind,” said Westermann.

Now that the St. Joe’s team has gained club status, players say they hope to see more U.S. university teams join them in the rankings.

“We set the example for everybody else,” said Ryan. “Other schools need a precedent, and we were able to give them that.”

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Left to right: Robbinson Cano of the Seattle Mariners (Keith Allison/Flickr), Yasiel Puig of the Los Angles Dodgers (Dustin Nosler/Flickr), and Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees (Keith Allison/Flickr).

Booms, busts, and sleepers, oh my!

A look at Fantasy Baseball

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NATE VANCIL ’16 Assistant Sports Editor

he Major League Baseball season is finally upon us, and we all know what that means: Fantasy Baseball. Fantasy Baseball season is the best time of the year, not only for me, but for millions of other people who are eagerly awaiting the spring. However, the time period prior to the start of the season poses a variety of problems for Fantasy Baseball owners. Here are a few tips to help you get through this limbo period and strengthen your roster before the season begins. The idea of Boom/Bust is simple: boom players are players that are being drafted low and will end up having big years, and bust players are players that are being drafted high and will not live up to their potential. Boom/Bust players are generally higher ranked players on draft boards; they are usually in the top 75 overall picks. Sleepers are players that are usually outside the top 100 overall picks, have a big upside, and could make a vast improvement on their production last year. It is irrelevant if a player had an outstanding or miserable 2013 season – there are many different variables that could alter a player’s draft stock and misplace them on owners’ draft boards.

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Robinson Cano – It has been a big offseason for Cano, who left the Yankees to travel to Seattle for a 10 year, $240 million contract. Cano has been a model of success in his nine-year MLB career: with a .309 batting average, .355 on base percentage, and .504 slugging percentage, he is the perfect combination of getting on base, scoring runs, and hitting for power.

With Kyle Seager hitting in front of him and Justin Smoak right behind him, Cano is in the perfect spot at third to drive in at least 100 runs and score another 100.

Cano is also practically guaranteed a decent homerun total as well. Cano has had at least 25 per year over his last five seasons, and has been unbelievably solid throughout his entire career.

Cano is drafted at an average position of ninth, but if you are looking for the model of consistency with significant potential in a new city, Robinson Cano is the player to draft.

Jose Fernandez – Fernandez had a remarkable rookie season last year. Despite being on the Marlins, Fernandez had a 12-6 record with a 2.19 ERA. He also had a staggering 187 strikeouts in 172.2 innings.

Fernandez is undervalued in his draft stock. He is taken at an average position of 47th. Fernandez is only 20 years old, and although he will have minimal run support from his struggling Marlins offense, he may not need it with a 2.19 ERA and a 0.979 WHIP. Fernandez can be a steal if you are looking for a young pitcher that will be a workhorse for Miami and rack up a lot of strikeouts.

Carlos Gomez – It took Carlos Gomez a few years to get into the groove of playing in the Major Leagues, but as he enters his eighth season in MLB, it seems as though he’s hitting his stride. Gomez had an all-around great season last year, hitting .284 with a .338 on base percentage and a .508 slugging percentage. He also hit 24 homeruns, had 73 RBIs, stole 40 bases, and scored 80 runs last year. Gomez will be batting first in the order this year in front of Jean Segura, Ryan Braun, and Aramis Ramirez.

This will give him the opportunity to steal plenty of bases while still being driven in very frequently by some of the best power hitters in the league. Gomez has not reached his full potential yet – if you are looking for a hitter who can do everything at the plate and still has room to grow, draft Carlos Gomez.

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Brandon Phillips – This will be Phillips’ 13th year in the league, and it seems as though his age may finally be catching up to him. He is expected to bat second in the order this year, but after only batting .261 with a .310 on-base percentage last year, it seems as though his runsscored total will continue to decline. Phillips also used to be an impressive base-stealer. But last year was Phillips’ first year with single-digit stolen bases (five) since his first full year starting in the league.

Phillips’ is ranked as the eighth-best second basemen and is drafted 58th overall on average, but as he continues to age and his speed declines, be cautious if you put a lot of stock in an aging player at the top of the order.

Yasiel Puig – After such a small sample of games, Puig is a very risky player to take early in the draft. He is expected to be taken 27th overall in the draft, and although Puig is an unbelievably skilled player, there are a variety of issues that should make fantasy owners wary of taking him so early. The off-field issues are apparent; between multiple speeding tickets and questions about his work ethic, Puig has a variety of reasons to make drafters think twice about choosing him. There’s a level of uncertainty in drafting Puig and the sophomore slump could be looming in his future.

David Wright – David Wright has always seemed to be a safe and effective pick in any Fantasy Baseball draft. But as the Mets have struggled as a team for the last few years, David Wright has seemed to struggle as well.

After a phenomenal first five or six years in the league, he became a favorite in the hearts of baseball fans across the country. He is now 31 years old, and over his past three seasons, David Wright’s numbers have begun to tail off.

Wright only had 18 homeruns, 23 doubles, and 58 RBIs in his112 games last year. Although these numbers may not seem exceedingly troubling, Wright is hitting third in the order this season behind two players, Eric Young, Jr. and Juan Lagares, who both bat in the .240 to .250 range.

With no one in front of him that gets on base consistently, Wright will have trouble driving in runs, and consequently, producing the numbers he had in the past. Wright’s average draft position is 21st, but while he is beloved by baseball fans across the country, he may not be the Wright pick for your fantasy team this year.

Xander Bogaerts – Bogaerts had a breakout performance in the 2013 playoffs with the World Champion Boston Red Sox. He batted .296 with a .412 OBP in the 12 games he played during the post-season, and the Red Sox have every right to be high on this 21-year-old prospect.

Bogaerts is drafted at an average position of 170th, and if you take him in the middle rounds of the draft, he will steadily produce and stay in your starting lineup throughout the year.

Corey Kluber – Kluber had a breakout season last year with the Indians. He went 11-5 with a 3.85 ERA and had 136 strikeouts in 147.1 innings. Kluber has steadily improved through his first three years in the league, and there is no reason to think he won’t continue his progress.

Playing in the AL Central, Kluber will probably not face significant trouble from division batters. Kluber is expected to be the No. 2 starter for the Indians, and will throw a lot of innings with a somewhat weak Cleveland bullpen.

Kluber is only owned in about 12 percent of leagues and is barely being drafted inside the top-50 starting pitchers, so if you are looking for a steady starting pitcher who still has room to grow, Corey Kluber is a good pick.

Derek Jeter – Yes, Derek Jeter. His 20th year in the league is going to be his last, and Jeter is going to have extra motivation to go out on a high note. Additionally, Jeter is surrounded by an outstanding cast of players who will be able to make up for any of his possible deficiencies.

Last year was Jeter’s first season since 1995 in which he did not play over 120 games, and Jeter is not going to let nagging injuries hurt him during his last year in the league. Jeter is projected to hit second in the Yankees’ lineup, behind Jacoby Ellsbury and in front of Carlos Beltran and Mark Teixeira. This lineup will allow Jeter to have a good balance of both driving in and scoring runs.

In the year before his injury-riddled 2013 season, he batted .316 with a .362 OBP. If Jeter can manage numbers that resemble the ones from 2012, he can be a productive run-scorer for the Yankees and can provide adequate fantasy value for the shortstop position. Jeter is projected to be drafted at an average position of 199th, and can be a steal if you believe he will be motivated to end his career with a great season.

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Week in review

April 2, 2014

Hawk of the week

Baseball downed Saint Bonaventure 16-3 as Peter Ryan picked up his first home run on Hawk Hill. Brian O’Keefe and Tommy Cunningham also added home runs for the Hawks. In the big win, all nine batters in the starting lineup reached base as the team hit .371 in the game.

With the win, the Hawks improved to 11-7 on the season.

Women’s lacrosse lost to Monmouth by one goal in double overtime. Sophomore midfielder Kelly Phelan netted 5 goals on 11 shots to lead the Hawks. Junior midfielder Midfielder Julia Falcone added two goals for St. Joe’s as sophomore attack Emily Bowers, along with fellow freshman attack Nora McCallion and senior midfielder Michele Granger each chipped in a goal.

Men’s tennis fell to Richmond 4-0 after being forced indoors due to poor weather conditions. Senior Dan Barrus and freshman Tristian Boustany picked up the first set before falling in 10-point tiebreakers 10-7.

Women’s tennis fell to Richmond 3-2 with juniors Aurora Davis and Kelly Mulquin, picking up wins at first and fourth singles.

Men’s track & field took a fourth place finish at the Lafayette eight-way meet. Sophomore Robert Banks and junior Jamie Gentile picked up first place finishes in the 400 and 800 meters, respectively. Sophomore Quinn Davis also placed first in the 1,500 meters.

Women’s track & field also took fourth at the Lafayette eight-way meet. Freshmen Ashley Gerald and Courtney Foster took first and second in the 400 meters, respectively.

This week in sports

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kelly Phelan Sophomore midfielder Kelly Phelan netted 5 goals on 11 shots in the Hawks’ loss to Monmouth. Phelan also picked up three draw controls and two ground balls in the game. Phelan is second in scoring for the Hawks this season with 15 goals, and is third in points, having scored 17.

April 2- April 8

April 2 Men’s tennis at Lafayette Women’s tennis at Lafayette at 3:00 p.m.

Softball vs. Monmouth at 3:00 p.m. at SJU Softball Field Baseball vs. Villanova at 3:00 p.m. at Smithson Field April 4 Women’s Track & Field 49th Annual Colonial Relays Outdoor track & field at Williamsburg, VA. (The College of William & Mary) Men’s Track & Field 49th Annual Colonial Relays Outdoor track & field at Williamsburg, VA. (The College of William & Mary) Women’s tennis at Massachusetts at 10:30 a.m.

Women’s lacrosse vs. Richmond at 4:00 p.m. at Sweeney Field Baseball at VCU at 6:30 p.m.

April 5 Women’s rowing San Diego Crew Classic at San Diego, California at 8:00 a.m.

Men’s rowing vs. Williams at 11:30 a.m.

Softball at Rhode Island at 12:00 p.m.

Men’s tennis vs. Fordham at 1:00 p.m. at SJU Tennis Complex Women’s tennis at Rhode Island at 2:00 p.m.

Softball at Rhode Island at 2:00 p.m.

Men’s lacrosse vs. Bryant (Sweeney Field Dedication) at 2:00 p.m.

Men’s rowing vs. Bucknell at 2:30 p.m.

Baseball at VCU at 3:00 p.m.

Apil 6 Women’s tennis at Fordham 11:00 a.m.

Women’s lacrosse at Massachusetts at 12:00 p.m.

Men’s tennis vs. Sacred Heart at 1:00 p.m. at SJU Tennis Complex Baseball at VCU at 1:00 p.m.

April 7 Men’s tennis vs. Lehigh at 3:00 p.m. at SJU Tennis Complex April 8 Men’s tennis at George Mason Baseball at Lafayette/Penn 2014 Liberty Bell Classic Women’s tennis at George Mason at 2:00 p.m.

Baseball vs. Bucknell at 3:00 p.m. at Smithson Field

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April 2, 2014

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SJU STUDENT BODY: On behalf of my players and staff I want to thank each of you for your support throughout the 2013-14 season.

We felt your spirit, passion, and enthusiasm. Our tears of joy on the floor at the Barclays Center were for you. We wanted to make you proud.

Continue to prove to all that “The Hawk Will Never Die� is not a slogan but a way of life.

Sincerely, Phil Martelli

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April 2, 2014

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Revealing secret identities

My top five super heroes as Major Leaguers ALEXANDER HOUPERT ’14 Hawk Staff

Okay so, when I was a kid, I was a huge comic book fan. My parents never really bought us many comic books, but I loved superheroes. To be honest I missed out on many of the ’90s shows because we didn’t have cable.

I was nine when I saw my first “superhero movie,” which turned out to be “Spiderman.” My pa worked for a print company, and before the release of the film he had gotten me the coolest poster. It still remains hanging on the wall in my childhood bedroom: Spiderman crawling up a Manhattan skyscraper, one arm cocked back to deliver a web-shot, eyes locked upwards at the nefarious and dastardly (insert villain here).

Regardless of not having much exposure to comic books, cable TV, video games, and the cultural mania that went along with all that, we grew up happy children. We got to at least feel like superheroes, spending most of our time outside playing sports. We grew up across the street from a school, and Morley Elementary frequently took on a host of identities depending on the activity. The place had it all: basketball hoops, swings, a jungle gym, soccer goals, and a wide open stretch of grass – must have been a

Robin/Nightwing Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia “The Boy Wonder” is not so boyish these days – you can catch Dustin Pedroia sporting a lumberjack’s beard. He is bald; like, completely bald. “Sparky,” as the Boston media affectionately calls him, has had quite the career with the Red Sox, most notably winning the World Series with the club last October. Both short in stature, Pedroia and Robin lead a band of vagabonds to greatness and glory. Just like the Teen Titans, the Boston Red Sox are essentially teenagers. As they return to the major league world as champions, how will the Red Sox fare against the ever-competitive AL East? Early predictions have the Red Sox finishing second or third behind the Rays and the Yankees, but my Spidey senses tell me that Boston might have some hidden tricks up their sleeves.

Wolverine Nationals OF Bryce Harper Wolverine at No. 4 was a difficult pick. In racking my brain for my favorite super heroes, I had to dig deep into various universes, flipping back and forth between the worlds of Marvel and DC. Wolverine came to mind as one of the notables because of his toughness, grit, determination, and selflessness. Wolverine is the sort of renegade leader who struggles with the labels and expectations that come with leading a group of other mutants and major leaguers, and in the baseball world, that superhero is none other than Washington’s Bryce Harper. Similar in appearance and tenacity, Harper needs to prove his mettle this season. Oh sorry, “metal,” like Wolverine’s bones? Eh— forget it, I know I’m a nerd.

whole acre or so. Morley was our basketball arena, our football stadium, our ultimate field, and our baseball diamond. The place even featured games of Manhunt and Blind-man’s Bluff, long forgotten playground staples. We still live in that old house on Fern Street; now I take my dog Harry over to the play catch around twilight whenever I’m home. Every now and then we’ll get enough guys together to play basketball, but those games are scheduled less and less.

Where are the superheroes? And major leaguers? That’s right— Apologies, for I’ve had childhood on the brain recently, what with graduation approaching quicker than a Verlander fastball in July. Don’t remind us seniors, we know its almost here, sneaking up on us like the new baseball season. With more super star power in this year’s league than in recent years, baseball appears to be on the brink of a fantastic season. Bud Selig’s arch-enemy, Alex Rodriguez, has officially been defeated, and will sit out for the entire baseball season due to his well-deserved suspension. With the super villains notably absent from the baseball world, our major league heroes seem primed to perform great deeds. So without further adieu— my top five superheroes, and their major league identities:

Captain America Angles OF Mike Trout The Angels’ golden child is Mike Trout. A kid from New Jersey with incredible baseball talent, Trout shares a startling resemblance with the extraordinary American hero Steve Rogers (Cap’s secret identity). With an “A” on his cap, the youthful phenom Trout even resembles Captain America in costume. While Trout’s career has been short to this point, the list of accomplishments from his breakout is no doubt impressive: 2012 ROY, 2012 Silver Slugger, and two-time runner-up in the AL MVP voting (second only to Miguel Cabrera). Trout also led the league in runs scored and stolen bases that year. Will the fame corrupt the Captain?

Spider-Man Tigers IF Miguel Cabrera If Spiderman is “the people’s super hero,” then Cabrera might just be the people’s major leaguer.

No one has done so much, and with so much charm, than the Tiger’s slugging first-baseman.

Reigning AL-MVP in his last two seasons, Cabrera won the 2012 Triple Crown for his utility belt (the first AL Triple Crown since 1967). The Amazing Miguel has cemented himself as the greatest hitter alive over the past few seasons in Detroit. The big question with Cabrera arises with the big dollars; Cabrera recently signed the largest contract in MLB history: 10 years, $296 million. Will the dollars degrade Miggy like the Black Suit almost destroyed Spidey?

Mermaid Man Mets RHP Bartolo Colon A bit unconventional, but here goes. What is the league’s third oldest player really going to do to help the Mets? Mermaid Man is old, and so is Bartolo. Both are past their prime, but still somehow hilariously great; Colon’s still got that fastball, but it’s looking more like Mermaid Man’s waterball these days.

Illustrations by Alexander Houpert ’14