The Hawk (Sept. 9, 2015)

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Campus call center shut down, students lose jobs

Sexual Misconduct Policy Revised New programming to provide stronger definitions and resources for students

100+ students to be out of work come late September KATRYNA PERERA ’16 News Editor Graduate student Ting Hu planned to head back home to China to study for the summer, but when she was offered a management position at her job that would sponsor her visa, she decided to stay in the area.

Two months later though, Hu was informed that the call center where she worked was to be closed. And because of this, her employer would no longer be able to sponsor her visa to stay in the United States.

On Aug. 3, 172 student employees of the Telephonic Research Operations (TRO) call center were told that their workplace was to close on September 30, 2015.

According to the notice, Saint Joseph’s University’s contract with the center, located in the Alumni House, and its main client, Marketing Systems Group (MSG), had expired.

And as a result, the student jobs would be terminated.

The job cuts have a varying effect on students. For some, the extra change they earned through the center will become tighter, while others are now losing funding that is necessary for them to continue their studies on campus.

Maria Spirk, ’17, is spending the semester studying in D.C. but said she had expected to return to work at the center in the spring.

“I’m kind of frustrated because I know a lot of kids worked there and it was really convenient for all of us,” said Spirk. “I’m a little disappointed that I’m not going to have a job when I get back.”

The call center was the largest and most diverse employer of students on campus as well, hiring Federal Work Study and non-work study students, international students, and both graduate and undergraduate students.

TRO, which has been in operation on campus since 2002, completed data cleansing for market research companies. Student employees identified and categorized telephone numbers through automatic dialers and research companies sent these clean databases back to their clients.

TRO was an independent, third party company with no business or financial ties to the university. Saint Joseph’s acted only as a middleman, providing the physical facility and student workers, according to Joseph Lunardi, ’82, vice president of marketing and communications.

All students were paid directly from MSG—TRO’s largest contractor—not the university, according to Marie Strasser, senior manager of the survey research center and TRO. “We were very much a stand-alone business,” Strasser said, “[and] if we needed something we had to be able to pay for it.”

The center’s main source of revenue was from their biggest client, MSG, and their income was based on how much work got done, said Strasser.

“It was a contractual agreement with MSG that we nego-

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tiated with them every year on what they were going to pay us for our production,” Strasser said.

Strasser and Hu said that employees were told that the call center was to be closed because the work completed at the center did not align with the Saint Joseph’s University mission statement.

Lunardi confirmed, saying that the research had nothing to do with St. Joe’s and that, “there was nothing really academic or mission related to it.”

In a Philadelphia Business Journal story detailing the center closure, Lunardi is also quoted.

“We decided we wanted to use the center for more of its traditional use…the center had been profitable, but in the long run we would rather have the students doing work that is more relevant to their academics,” said Lunardi in the August 6th story.

Student employees responded to the notification with a letter sent to University President Mark Reed, Ed.D., signed by 40 call center workers. The letter requested a fuller explanation of the closing, saying that the reason provided was “confusing as well as very vague.” The letter also detailed what the students say they perceive as the center’s actual alignment with the university mission.

“TRO provides students with work that mimics a real office setting. We are held to the responsibilities of thinking critically and ethical decision making, as well as making sure our work is completed. Working at TRO not only prepares students for work beyond their college education, but also enriches their resumes by showing they have dealt with workplace scenarios,” the students argued.

If the center were to close, “over one hundred students, both international and domestic, will be out of employment with seemingly nowhere else to work on campus,” the employees wrote.

Two weeks after the letter was sent, a reply arrived from the Office of the President, signed by Reed, saying that the actual reason the center was closed was not due to the mission of the university, but rather a lack of grant funding.

“The TRO was not closed because the operations do not align with the university’s mission. The TRO was closed due to the fact that the external grant used to fund its operations was not secured for the upcoming academic year,” said Reed in the August 11th email.

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Saint Joseph University policies regarding sexual misconduct were overhauled over the break in order to align with federal law requirments.

On June 15 two new campus-wide policies, the Sexual Misconduct Policy and a revised Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation went into effect after gaining approval from both the University Council and Board of Trustees.

Recent changes to federal law required that universities update their sexual misconduct policies in accordance with The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act and amendments to The Clery Act. The new St. Joe’s Sexual Misconduct policy includes exact definitions of what is considered to be sexual misconduct as well as how a survivor can go about handling a situation that has occurred.

The new policy also highlights the importance of reporting acts of sexual violence and provides survivors with information on their individual rights, as well as the campus’ legal responsibilities in order to ensure its protection.

“We all know right from wrong, and the same things are still wrong,” siad Mary Elaine Perry, Title IX Coordinator. “There is more detail in there about what that means—definitions of sexual misconduct, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. We also had to add definitions and information about dating violence, domestic violence and stalking.”

Members of an ad-hoc committee that were charged with updating and drafting a new policy are hopeful that it will have a positive effect on the St. Joe’s community by giving students the opportunity to become more informed of their rights and make campus an overall safer place.

A change in how legal investigations of misconduct allegations are carried out was also included in the new policy. It is now required that an external investigator Continued POLICY, Pg. 3

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Department of Public Safety reports (Aug. 28-September 4) August 28 Residence Life notified public safety of an odor of marijuana coming from a room in Villiger Hall. Public Safety Officers responded to the room with Residence Life. A search of the room revealed no signs of drugs or drug paraphernalia. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by an area resident of a loud party involving St. Joe’s students taking place in the 2400 block of N. 54th Street.

Public Safety was notified and responded. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by an area resident of a loud party involving St. Joe’s students taking place in the 5000 block of Wynnefield Avenue. Philadelphia Police were notified and responded. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by an area resident of a loud party involving St. Joe’s students taking place in the 5000 block of Woodbine Avenue. Philadelphia Police were notified and responded. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by an area resident of a loud party involving St. Joe’s students taking place in the 2000 block of Upland Way. Public Safety and Community Standards was notified.

August 29 Public Safety was notified by an area resident in regards to students being loud near 58th and Overbrook Avenue. Philadelphia Police were notified and responded. Community Standards was notified.

August 30 Public Safety was notified by an area resident in regards to students being loud near the 2200 block of N. 51st Street. Philadelphia Police were notified and responded. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to an unknown person snatching $20 out of his hand near the Landmark Restaurant. Public Safety Officers responded, but were unable to locate the suspect. Philadelphia Police were not notified. The incident is under investigation.

Public Safety was notified by Residence Life regarding a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia that was located in a room in Sourin Hall. Public Safety Officers responded to the room with Residence Life. The marijuana and drug paraphernalia was seized and turned over to Philadelphia Police for further investigation.

Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student of being approached by three males in the 5800 block of Drexel Road and robbed at gunpoint. Public Safety Officers and Philadelphia Police were notified.

The student was not injured. The incident is under investigation by the Philadelphia Police.

August 31 Public Safety was notified in regards to an unknown person removing “Safe Zone” stickers from several doors on the second floor of the Barbelin/Lonergan building. Public Safety Officers responded.

Incident is under investigation.

Public Safety was notified by Residence Life regarding an odor of marijuana coming from a room in Sourin Hall. Public Safety Officers responded to the room with Residence Life. A search of the room revealed drug paraphernalia. Public Safety seized the paraphernalia.

Community Standards was notified.

September 1 Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside of Villiger Hall. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed that a paper towel was left in the microwave. Facilities Management was notified.

September 2

Public Safety was notified of an alcohol confiscation in Rashford Hall.

Public Safety officers responded and confiscated the alcohol. Residence Life was notified.

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September 3 Public Safety was notified in regards to a Public Safety Officer being assaulted by a student driving his vehicle at the officer in the Duperreault parking lot. The officer sustained an injury to his leg. Lower Merion Police were notified and responded. Community Standards was notified. The incident is under investigation by the Lower Merion Police.

Public Safety was notified by two St. Joe’s students of being approached by two males near the area of 57th and Wynnefield Avenue and robbed at gunpoint. Public Safety Officers and Philadelphia Police were notified and responded. The students were not injured. The incident is under investigation by the Philadelphia Police.

New spots on Hawk Hill MARIANA DUARTE ’19 Special to The Hawk

Over the summer some changes were made to a few of the parking options at Saint Joseph’s University.

On Aug.17, a new system of timed parking fees was installed at the Hawks Landing parking garage. With this new system, parking will still be free for students with swipe access or anyone who leaves their car there for less than 30 minutes. But after the time allotment of 30 minutes, visitors will begin to be charged.

Visitors who leave their car in the garage for up to two hours will be charged a fee of $3, $5 for up to 4 hours, $7 for up to six hours, and $15 from over six to 16 hours, all of which can be paid through the new ticket kiosks installed in the parking garage lobby.

The St. Joe’s website points to the cause of the new fees as being part of the administration’s “multi-year plan” to bring the cost of maintaining university parking spaces “closer to [a] break-even self-sustaining status.”

“We’re trying to preserve the value for the people that are paying…if you a buy a hangtag as a student, why should somebody who doesn’t’t have a hangtag go in there two, three hours a day and not pay,” said Joseph Lunardi, ’82, vice president of marketing and communications, Marissa Hollabaugh, ’18, said she felt this was a valid reason to charge fees. “[The people that visit me] never park in Hawk’s Landing, they park on the street.”

In addition to the new fee system at Hawks Landing, changes were also made to the street parking along Cardinal Avenue. Over the summer the road was expanded to include a pedestrian crosswalk as well as diagonal parking spaces.

The expansion was to accommodate a growing student body, as well as a means to force cars to slow down when turning and driving down Cardinal Avenue, according to Mark Lemon, public safety investigator Additionally, according to Lunardi, the pedestrian crosswalk was installed to increase

Redesign of university parking spaces and installment of fees over break the safety of students and visitors, as the Office for Undergraduate Admissions is now located across the street, on the opposite side of Cardinal Avenue.

Rachel Mealey, ’16, said the new parking spaces are very inconvenient, as they are very difficult to pull into.

“It’s frustrating the way they are at Photo by Mike Corcoran ’17 an angle because you have to cross lanes in order to pull in and park” said Mealey. She also said she felt that the installation of the new spaces decreased the amount of available parking instead of adding to it.

Overall, though, Mealey feels that the new spaces on Cardinal Avenue look organized, and may be less difficult to handle in the winter when it snows.

“Parking has always been a problem at St. Joe’s for students without parking passes,” Natalie Clark, ’16 said. “Having these designated spots are beneficial because all cars can fit into them and you don’t have to worry about parallel parking into a spot you might not

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Confusion over call center; loss of student jobs Continued from CALL CENTER Pg.1 Photos by Joey Toczylowski ’19 & Matthew Haubenstein ’15

But Strasser said this explanation did not make sense. “[The center] was never ever a grant. It was not run by a government, it was a corporation and it was a contractual agreement [with the university],” Strasser said.

And when speaking with external media outlets, Lunardi said that the closing of the center was not connected to any budgeting or financial concerns.

A Philly Mag story on the layoffs contained different information from the university spokesperson.

“Lunardi said the closing of the center is not connected to any budget concerns. He says the university’s 2015 unaudited budget shows that the school realized 4.6 per-

cent on its $230 million operating budget (roughly $10.6 million),” the August 5th story says.

In this story, Lunardi also says, “The contract mentioned in this WARN notice is scheduled to end,” and did not provide information about mission or grant-related reasoning behind the closure.

“A lot of students want to know why they’re closing us, and we just get different answers,” said Hu. Now, the university is trying to place all Work Study students in other on-campus jobs, according to Lunardi.

He also said that there are no definitive plans for how the building will be used after the center closes.

All TRO employees received an email stating that the university intends to make all efforts to assist and re-place all student employees, from Sharon Eisenmann, vice president of human resources, Hu and Strasser said that the layoffs are going to have a very significant impact on the international student community of St. Joe’s, as TRO was an employer to many international students.

“We provide employment for a very large population of students who otherwise may not come here because they need a job,” Strasser said.

Sexual misconduct policy revisions approved over break Continued from POLICY Pg.1 carry out all cases of sexual misconduct once they are reported.

“We now use an external investigator who is trained, as opposed to a staff member on campus…so that we can provide our students with the best possible investigations into these allegations because they are so serious”, said Perry.

Lastly, the new policy requires that all faculty members, with exceptions for student outreach counselors, Jesuit priests, (acting as counselors rather than as teachers) and Raquel Bergen, Ph.D., the advisor of the Rape Education Prevention Program on campus, report any accounts of sexual misconduct they are informed of by students.

“It is such a big issue and because it is happening all over the nation at colleges and universities, reviewing the policies and making them more readable and understandable and cohesive with other policies is really important. When someone has an incident, there needs to be a policy present so that they know their rights”, said Megan Cleary, ’15, a former member of the Rape Education Prevention Program.

Cleary was included on the committee to have a student voice on the board as well as to help give insight into the

student mind in order to make the policy as understandable as possible from a student perspective.

There is hope from members of the ad hoc committee that these change will help students realize that telling someone about an incident will allow them to get the right resources in order to seek the help they need.

There are also numerous on-campus resources for students to become informed and seek help if needed such as the Rape Education Prevention Program, which runs a completely confidential crisis hotline, and the student outreach and support website which gives information on prevention of sexual violence, as well as resources on how to file a report, help a friend, or intervene in a situation of sexual violence.

“I hope that the students at St. Joe’s will understand that by reporting it, they can get help and support and that we can keep our campus safe. I think they’ll find that the university is serious about addressing this issue both in terms of our educational efforts and our seriousness about reporting”, Perry said.

The new Sexual Misconduct policy can be found online on the Saint Joseph’s University website.

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Questioning the cause of the cuts EDITOR IN CHIEF Cat Coyle ’16 MANAGING EDITOR Shannon Adams ’16 COPY CHIEF Ashley Cappetta ’17 FACULTY ADVISER Jenny Spinner

Blame is laid on different shoulders, but students suddenly out of a job still need answers

Hawks are filled with pride when our small university makes local headlines.

NEWS EDITOR Stories of successful athletes and social jusKatryna Perera ’16 tice programming makes us want to wave OPINIONS EDITOR our THWND flag in our competitors’ facAngela Christaldi ’17 es.

LIFESTYLE EDITOR But when the start of the school year Katie White ’17 brings headlines like “St. Joe’s Laying Off ASSISTANT LIFESTYLE EDITOR 172 Employees,” students must take a closKelly Wittman ’17 er look at what is happening at our univerSPORTS EDITOR sity, and why.

Christy Selagy ’16 The university was quick to explain PHOTO EDITOR these cuts: The layoffs stem from the cloMatthew J. Haubenstein, M.A. ’17 sure of one research center, and no other DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER Saint Joseph’s University full or part-time Gianna Melendez ’16 positions are to be affected by the closure.

DIGITAL MEDIA TEAM But why should this alleviate our conKayla Lane ’17 cerns? Yes, the cuts are to only affect stuJess Cavallaro ’18 dent workers, but why is this seen as less of a problem? While we are grateful that the The Hawk welcomes letters to the editor university does not need to let go of our (400-600 words). They can be emailed to hawk.editorial@gmail.com.

The real truth about real numbers

Perhaps most frustratingly, the students most affected by the cuts remain unsure why they have lost their jobs. A seemingly endless stream of reasons have come from varying levels of administrators, but a clear explanation is still missing. Did the university truly lose grant funding? Was the call center truly out of line with our university mission? If so, how?

We understand that sometimes lines must be drawn and cuts must be made, but we now turn to administrators for a strong follow-up.

Start this year out on the right foot.

Help all of the affected students find the work they need to comfortably sustain their time at Saint Joseph’s, and provide a clear reason why the cuts were made.

- The Hawk Staff

I’m a math major, stop apologizing How I fell in love with the world’s least favorite subject

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I was six when I initially forayed into the exciting world of negative numbers.

My dad, who loved to teach me new things, sat down with me one afternoon and drew a number line. Quite unlike the number lines I had seen before this one extended past zero in two directions. I couldn’t wait for first grade and the opportunity to put my new knowledge into practice. I can vividly recall my teacher writing the problem 5-6 on the board to illustrate that subtraction simply wasn’t possible when the smaller number is first, at least not when you’re seven.

I’m not sure what my teacher expected when I raised my hand, but I am fairly certain it wasn’t a confident, “But the answer is -1.”

My first career aspiration was actually to be a detective. I was going to follow in the footsteps of my heroes: Nancy Drew, and Scooby Doo and friends. However, unmasking monsters is probably out the question based on my extreme aversion to horror movies, and Nancy had all kinds of ridiculous skills, like scuba diving and a fluency in Morse code, which I certainly don’t possess.

beloved faculty and staff members, leaving students without work is no better.

For some, the small check at the end of the week occasionally funds weekend activities, but this is not true for the majority of the students affected by the closure. Many students in various university positions use their wages to buy textbooks, meals, and the gas that gets them to their classes. And for many students, each semester’s tuition bill is prohibitive, or simply not affordable, without a campus job.

So, when Sept. 30 rolls around and leaves over 100 student workers without their paychecks, the university must have a plan of action. International students who have traveled across the globe with the promise of work will find themselves on Hawk Hill with a pressing problem, and this phase of unemployment cannot be drawn out.

SARAH COONEY ’17 Hawk Staff

When I was nine, I got a video camera for Christmas and went through a short lived film-director phase. Then, I was going to work in the fashion industry. However, while I may enjoy sewing, reading Vogue, and covering my Pinterest boards with clothes I can only dream about affording, in reality I’m not going to change my twenty-minute morning routine, I absolutely loathe networking, and I certainly cannot run in heels.

Looking back now, it’s clear that math is where I was meant to end up. In elementary school, I liked to think about alternate ways to solve problems. In middle school I’d make up equations to help me remember my locker combination, which was somehow easier for me than just memorizing the three digits. In high school I started a journal detailing the patterns I noticed in the numbers, formulas, and theories from my math and science classes. Today, I am the proud owner of a tee-shirt bearing the tag “Mathlete,” and I prefer multiplication tables to counting sheep for putting myself to sleep.

Since beginning college, I don’t think I could begin to estimate the number of

times I’ve answered the question, “What’s your major?” Until I started answering this question and watching people cringe at my response, I didn’t realize how much hatred people have for math.

The looks of pity I get when I add that I’m also a computer science major are what you might expect from news of a great tragedy. People often say to me, sympathetically: “That sounds like a lot of work,” or “I’m sorry.” A dumbfounded, “Why?” is another frequent response. Perhaps my favorite is the emphatic, “I hate math!”

Before I started studying these subjects I didn’t understand just how pervasive the misunderstandings surrounding them are.

I’ve also come to see how many stereotypes and prejudices surround the STEM fields, especially pertaining to women.

My goal this semester is to challenge some of these misunderstandings, stereotypes, and prejudices. I hope to prove that math isn’t scary or boring, but rather beautiful and creative. I intend to show that arts and sciences are not quite as much at odds as many people seem to feel, and that there is no need to pit their importance against one another.

I want to talk about why women generally don’t choose to study computer science, and to discuss the very real barriers faced by the few who do enter the technical world. I anticipate the chance to dispel the myth surrounding the limited scope of math and computer science, and to show there is more to math than teaching it and more to computer science than designing videos games or creating the next Facebook.

It’s probable that I lost some readers when I put the words “exciting” and “numbers” together in my first sentence. However, if you made it this far, I hope you will return to this column in the weeks to come, and hear me out with an open mind.

Perhaps you’ll decide I’m simply crazy and return to a life free of trigonometric identities, where Python is a type of snake, not a language.

But, maybe if I’m lucky, a few of you will feel less likely to develop hives when you hear the word “calculus” and will be able to respond with a sincere, “That’s nice,” the next time someone tells you, “I’m a math major.”

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Reintroductions and retrospectives Feminism and figuring out what happened over the summer ANGELA CHRISTALDI ’17 Opinions Editor Welcome back (or, for freshmen and transfers, welcome) to Hawk Hill!

For my new readers, and for anyone who might have forgotten, I’m Angela. English and Communications major, Writing Center tutor, music lover, caffeine addict, professional multi-tasker, and—most importantly—hardcore supporter of women’s rights.

If you ask around campus, you’ll probably find out that I’m known as “the crazy feminist girl on the newspaper,” a title that I wear proudly.

Throughout the year, I’ll be challenging stereotypical gender behaviors and expectations, looking at social issues, and discussing my experiences in our patriarchal society.

Now that the refresher crash course is over, let’s take a look back at this summer.

On June 26, history was made: the ruling passed with a 5-4 vote in favor of marriage equality. For the first time in United States history, all people were legally able to get married, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

While some people, for whatever reason, are still trying to oppose this decision—looking at you, Kim Smith.

Have fun in jail—this is largely an incredible step forward in recognizing the rights of gay and transgender people.

In addition to the universal change that the court’s decision brought about, there is also great potential for

change on the horizon.

Earlier this year, if you asked anyone who Bernie Sanders is, they probably wouldn’t have had any idea who you were talking about. Oh, how things have changed, and changed for the better.

Sanders, a senator from Vermont, has become popular for, among other things, his platform of advocating for women’s rights. His website states that he wants to work toward increasing funding for Planned Parenthood and passing a law for pay equality, an issue that has plagued women for years.

While there have been several victories for those advocating for women’s rights and the rights of the LGBTQ community, there has also inexplicably been a number of people supporting a certain hate speech-spouting, racist hellspawn that is also known as Donald Trump.

Trump, much to everyone’s disbelief, announced over the summer that he was going to run for president. The fact that Trump is being supported by anyone as a serious candidate, let alone leading the polls in some states, is absolutely terrifying, especially based on his public treatment of women.

I mean, for god’s sakes, when the man was offended by a fair question asked by a female reporter, he immediately made a comment that she must be on her period. (Ladies and gentlemen, that comment is the only time I will sup-

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port anything involved with Fox News. Savor the moment, and then let’s forget about it.)

He also said that if his daughter wasn’t his daughter, he’d want to date/sleep with her.

Seriously, people. Look at your life. Look at your choices. We want to move forward as a country that acknowledges women and people of color as actual human beings, do we not? Trump is not the person we want in office. We want to make progress in human rights, not wind the clock back to the 1800’s.

All things considered, despite the collective insanity that has possessed Trump’s supporters, there was some progress made this summer. Feminism is not only about equality for women, it’s about equality for all people. Gender equality should be for all genders, and human rights encompasses all people, not just those who fit into society’s narrow view of what a person should be.

Marriage equality is a huge step forward, and we have a viable presidential candidate that is actually addressing the very real issues that we face. Things are looking up.

Hopefully they keep going well.

Remember, things can only get better if we keep working toward a better future. We’re the new generation, and we’re the only ones who can truly make change happen.

Stand up for those who need advocates, and magnify the voices of those who are not typically heard.

From Paris, with love

Leaving on a jet plane

Saying ‘au revoir’ to the United States until December SARA LEONETTI ’17 Special to The Hawk I think it was Chuck Palahniuk that said, “Do the things that scare you the most.” I guess that’s what I am doing. I’m now less than 72 hours away from getting on a plane to Paris. And I’m doing it alone.

There is definitely a part of me that is terrified at the thought of this endeavor. I’ll be alone in a strange place for the first time in my life. I won’t have my friends and family to guide me. However, for the most part, I am looking forward to starting my adventure. I know there are a few other Saint Joseph’s University students who will be coming with me.

Some I have met in passing, others I do not know at all, but I’m really looking forward to becoming friends, and hopefully making some new French friends, as well.

My freshman year of high school was the first time I learned about the French language and culture, and I completely fell in love. Since then, I’ve known that I wanted to live in France. Even if it’s only for a brief time, this really is a long-term dream come true.

In Paris, I will be living in an apartment with a French couple. So far, I’ve only spoken to them in French. Since I’ve studied the language for five years, my French is not terrible, but I know it could use a lot of improvement. While I am nervous that I won’t be able to understand the language at first, I hope that living with native speakers will be a great way to learn French. My greatest fear is that I’ll just be completely lost in such a foreign place.

I’ve lived in Philadelphia my entire life, and while coming to St. Joe’s and starting college

was certainly an adventure, I was still only a short car ride from home. This will be a completely different experience.

I’m also not exactly what some would call “well-traveled.” I did go to Europe once when I was five to visit my mom’s family in England (an experience I can’t even remember) but I know there are going to be people there who have been to Paris many times.

That being said, we all have to start somewhere, and for me, I guess this is it. If I really aspire to be one of those people who have been to every place you could ever want to go, I might as well start now. I think you all know what I’m talking about: that overwhelming urge to see the world, explore, experience everything you have ever been told about or seen in a movie, and learn the things books cannot teach you. We all live relatively monotonous lives (some of us more than others), and the idea of just getting up and leaving everything behind for a while makes your heart race. I guess that was how all of this started.

I know that many of my fellow Hawks are studying abroad this semester and next, and I want to wish you all the most amazing experiences of your lives. I hope you’re all as excited as I am! I really am thrilled to be leaving, to the point where I can barely think about anything else. I know that no matter what happens, this will be my greatest adventure yet.

I can’t wait to be on the plane, listening to Joni Mitchell’s Blue album on my iPod, quietly but anxiously anticipating all the new things I’ll experience over the next three months.

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September 9, 2015

#FirstWorldPrivilege MTV’s annual awards show makes light of very real problems DANIELLE ZABIELSKI ’17 Hawk Staff Ah, yes, the MTV VMAs: the (former) Music Television Video Music Awards. Although the word “music” shows up twice in that title, the show is no longer about music.

Conveniently enough, MTV got rid of that pesky little “Music” aspect of their channel in 2010, making sure that their audience understood that this was not the 1980s anymore; they were now in the age of reality television, thus deeming the “M” in MTV unnecessary and irrelevant.

This year’s VMAs are a glaringly obvious example of this shift from both providing and celebrating music-centered entertainment, to airing content specifically generated to get a reaction out of its viewers.

Unless you’ve somehow avoided the internet since it aired, you’ve seen the latest headlines about the broadcast peppering your Facebook feed: “Nicki Minaj Calls Out Miley Cyrus Onstage,” “Taylor and Nicki Are BFFs Now! Footage Here,” “Kanye West Announces Presidential Run, Drops Mic,” “Rebel Wilson Jokes About the ‘Stripper Police,’” “Miley Talks About Weed, Shows Her Boobs.”

Well, that last one isn’t too new, but you get the idea.

Of course, the formality of giving out awards still exists. Taylor Swift won four, Kendrick Lamar won two, Kanye West won the Video Vanguard Award, and a slew of other artists won some other awards. No one remembers all the winners, because the purpose of the show really wasn’t to praise music videos. The purpose of the show was to garner ratings, and the way to do that now is to provide the most controversial content possible.

MTV certainly accomplished their goal. The broadcast was full of controversial moments: mid-show skits featuring Miley Cyrus eating pot brownies with Snoop Dogg and calling him her “mammy;” Nicki Minaj confronting Cyrus during her acceptance speech for insults Cyrus had made about Minaj in the press earlier; Rebel Wilson introducing the best hip-hop video award in full police getup and proceeding to make a joke of police brutality; or Cyrus’s taking part in cultural appropriation by wearing fake dreadlocks and using black slang. Both the show and the network knew how to illicit a reaction from its audience, not caring whether this reaction was positive or negative.

And it was largely, if not completely, negative. The network took cheap shots at touchy subjects and made a thoughtless joke out of serious issues society faces—insensitively insinuating an elitist attitude. In a way, it’s as if many of the celebrities at the VMAs were

saying, “We don’t have to deal with those misfortunes. They’re not real, they’re joke fodder!” I know you might think, “But they might not write their own material!” That may be true, but that doesn’t mean they have to agree to say what is written.

There’s undoubtedly a time and a place to laugh at ourselves. However, with the United States as it is right now, particularly with our severe police brutality problems, is neither the place nor the time to make light of these very real issues.

MTV had the perfect platform to not only bring awareness to these issues, but to stand up against them using voices that are listened to and respected by young people.

The network in and of itself had a voice here: Perhaps it should have taken a moment to consider what it was saying.

Maybe it would have reconsidered the offensive or tasteless aspects. Or maybe it wouldn’t have changed a thing, because, you know, ratings are more important than human rights.

What does that say about us as a country, though? That the vast majority of media (including and beyond the VMAs) believes the highest ratings or largest amounts of shares on social media will stem from tacky and vulgar content, rather than content that could educate and enlighten us in a unifying way? I’m not saying the whole show should have been a political or social statement, but if you have a voice that is reaching primarily the youth—who will continue to age and, in the near future, will dictate what decisions will be made in this world—I simply feel that you are obligated to use it to promote beneficial behavior and social justice.

I understand that some might argue that it’s not the job of the VMAs to be an outlet for advocating these things; and, in a literal sense, it isn’t their job. But if that’s your perspective, perhaps we could agree on the fact that the show could at least go about their award-giving in a way that doesn’t calculatedly demean others or undermine traumatic matters for the sake of seeking fleeting attention.

Does that make me sound like I’m against the concept of trashy spectacle solely for the sake of trashy spectacle? Good, because at this point, I am. The only positive things we can possibly gather from the excess, exploitation, and explicitness of the 2015 VMAs are a renewed sense of urgency in starting a conversation about ignorance and intolerance, and a reignited passion to keep that conversation going and make our voices heard.

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Debunking the idea of “dream schools” The place where you belong might be different than the place you’ve always dreamed of KATHERINE GRYGO ’16 Hawk Staff There is this notion for those who are applying to and going to college of the “dream school.” This is the school where you walk on campus and feel as if a void in your life has finally been filled. It is the school where you can picture yourself strolling around with new friends to your next class, or lounging on the lawn with a thick textbook enjoying the fall day. It is the school where you instantly know you belong and you can confidently say will be your new home. But for me, Saint Joseph’s University wasn’t my “dream school.” It was more like “a terrible, god-awful nightmare.”

Now, you may be wondering why I chose to come here if I had felt so negatively about it, and I’ll just leave it that when it came for me to make a decision, Saint Joseph’s seemed like the most logical choice.

On my freshman move-in day when my parents pulled up to drop me off in McShain, I told my mother that she would have to drag my dead, cold, limp body out of the car. Fun fact: My mom won that battle. I promised myself I would stay for at least one semester and give it a chance, and if I ended up hating it, then “Hasta luego, St. Joe’s.”

At first, I was quite reluctant to get involved, but eventually I decided to stop being miserable and began to dip my toes into the waters of life on Hawk Hill.

St. Joe’s was never my dream school, and it still isn’t. I hate the concept of “dream schools” because I think it sets people up for disappointment. We see these schools when we tour them and we are painted an idealized portrait of them. We explore the beautiful buildings, learn about the rich history and traditions, hear about the incredible support system composed of students, faculty, and staff, and are told about the excellent cuisine and great dorm room amenities. However, once we arrive and get unpacked, the rose-colored glasses are eventually ripped off.

I’m not saying that college is some hell-hole that we rot in for four years. I want it to

be known that I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here and hold St. Joe’s close to my heart, but I don’t think it’s fair to us and to schools to put them on an unrealistic pedestal.

We’re bound to get a terrible housing time and end up in a dorm room that feels like a cell in Azkaban. We’re bound to get the absolute last pick time for classes and end up in the boring philosophy class with the professor who was described as “the devil’s spawn” on RateMyProfessor. We’re bound to be disappointed by the Campion cuisine of the day.

We’re bound to be annoyed with the shuttle’s tardiness, which repeatedly causes us to be late to class. We’re bound to loathe the campus when we have to walk across it in the freezing rain.

These moments of disappointment do not mean that our college experience is flawed; these moments are just a part of life.

Disappointment is an inevitable part of college and of life. If we go into freshman year with this knowledge, instead of thinking that our time here is going to be a cakewalk, then it will lessen the blows that may come our way.

I think the concept should be changed from finding one’s “dream school” to finding the school where one will thrive and grow the most. I know for a fact that if I had gone to the school that I had once dubbed as my “dream school,” I would probably be absolutely miserable and not be half the person I am today. If St. Joe’s is your “dream school,” that’s stellar. Congrats! But—I’m playing devil’s advocate because it’s one of my favorite things to do—I hope that when the day comes that something or someone lets you down here on Hawk Hill, it doesn’t derail your entire experience because not all of your expectations were met. And for those who may be thinking that this is not where you are meant to be, you may be quite shocked to find that St. Joe’s might actually become more than what your “dream school” could ever have offered.

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English professor and Hawk adviser remembered at campus memorial service KATRYNA PERERA ’16 News Editor

Members of the Saint Joseph University community recently came together to share memories about Daniel Reimold, Ph.D., assistant professor of journalism, who died unexpectedly shortly before the start of the school year.

On Aug. 25 a Memorial Service for Reimold, 34, was held in the Chapel of Saint Joseph’s at the university.

“It was a beautiful service, and we are truly grateful to the Reimold family for joining us to celebrate his life,” said Peter Norberg, Ph.D., professor and chair of the English department.

“Spending time together afterwards sharing stories of Dan’s passion for his work and his great sense of humor was a blessing for all of us.”

Lauren Carroll, ’16, a student of Reimold’s, said that the service was made special by the contributions of fellow students.

“Having the readings and a speech done by them was a true testament to how much Dan meant to them and how much he affected everyone,” said Carroll.

Cat Coyle, ’16, editor in chief of The Hawk, gave a eulogy through

which she recalled Reimold’s upbeat personality and his passion for student journalism.

“To many here at St. Joe’s, Dan served as the silly journalism professor who went by his first name, and the office chatterbox on the tiny top floor of Simpson Hall where student journalists have always found a home,” Coyle said. “Dan was the guy. He was the presenter with unparalleled enthusiasm, and he was the ultimate source for every journalist our age.”

Coyle also described Reimold’s close bond with staff members of The Hawk, and how he continually challenged them to strive for success and to be the best college student newspaper.

“Dan wasn’t a professor. Not to us. Instead, he became a part of our little family. He was our wise mentor and an honest friend,” Coyle said. “He challenged us to do everything better, and he truly believed we could all do it…He expected greatness out of all of us. To Dan, there was no little person in the newsroom, just as there was no ‘little story.’”

She also spoke of the moment The

Hawk newspaper was nominated for and won the Pacemaker, one of the most coveted awards in collegiate journalism.

“Within minutes of the nomination, Dan sent us all an email saying, ‘I’m tears-in-my-eyes proud,” said Coyle.

In addition to his work as a professor in the English department and advisor to The Hawk, Reimold also led a student study tour to Singapore in the spring of 2014.

Carroll, who traveled to Singapore with Reimold, said she feels even luckier to have had the experience now.

“His style of teaching was unlike any other, which is why I think I learned the most from him,” said Carroll. “His humor paired with confidence in each of his students pushed everyone to do their absolute best.”

Kristin DeCarlo, ’16, who also traveled to Singapore, said that Dan was a great travel companion and mentor.

“In Singapore he made everyone feel comfortable, which is amazing because I don’t think any of us really had ever traveled that far or went to Asia,” said DeCarlo.

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What would Dan do?

The Hawk staff recollects lessons learned from a friend

Over the past few weeks, us Hawk staffers have been asking ourselves this question pretty frequently.

His corner of the newsroom has been far too quiet: no random and unexplained giggling, no whistled renditions of Disney songs, no questions about the latest blockbuster movie release.

It’s been a difficult few weeks, but we’re finally starting to get back on our feet.

Dan was an invaluable presence. He was always willing to talk to any of us, no matter what time of the night we called or what the topic was. He was everyone’s favorite professor: so many students say that his was the one class they never wanted to skip, or that he was the reason that they decided to become English majors.

From here at Saint Joseph’s University clear across the planet to Singapore, there are so many people who Dan mentored, taught, and supported. But recently his presence was most obvious in The Hawk office. We’ve lost a friend, but in the short time he was with us, we gained so much.

Under his guidance, our newspaper transformed. We gained the confidence we needed to tackle bigger issues, we focused more on how we could improve, and we, as a staff, honed in on making each other better reporters and better people.

Dan became our biggest supporter and advocate. He had a way of instilling confidence in us even while we doubted our-

selves, and he always knew what to say in a difficult situation.

No matter what you brought to him, whether it was a story idea or a personal problem, he had a way of putting a positive spin on it.

His attitude was infectious, as was his thirst for knowledge.

Dan never stopped looking for stories, and he could find a story in anything: toilet paper, mysterious hot tubs, cats—on and on the list goes. He was almost unbearably excited about his ongoing project, “1 Million Story Ideas,” a running list of potential stories for student journalists everywhere.

Dan completely transformed #collegemedia. He amplified the voices of student journalists. He listened to the people who would otherwise have been ignored, and showed the rest of the world our value.

While many people fear the coming changes in the journalism industry, Dan was a positive force of enthusiasm, anxiously waiting to see how the world would change for and by his students.

Despite his brilliance and enthusiasm, there were times that he could be a bit over-the-top. Everyone on our staff will admit to annoyance towards Dan at some point, either over an idea he was too excited about, or the fact that he continually refused to stop whistling. But he was OK with us getting upset. He wanted us to use emotions, and believed that if we lost the emotional

side of our writing, the end product wouldn’t be half as good as it could be.

Describing Dan is almost impossible: nothing we say could quite do him justice. He had a penchant for black sweaters, loved showing covers of “Let It Go” from Frozen, was a huge movie geek, and was enthusiastic—sometimes, it seemed like too much—about everything.

Dan was our adviser, our professor, our mentor, our sounding board, and our biggest supporter. But more importantly, he was our friend.

He was there when we needed him—through frantic emails, shouting matches, and panicked writing—and always knew exactly what needed to be said and done. But many times, he allowed us to figure this out on our own.

He was always looking for ways to innovate and create a life worth living.

We hope to continue his legacy here at The Hawk, and while we’re mourning the loss of a great adviser and friend, we’re also going to keep doing our work as best as we can, just as Dan would’ve wanted us to.

But the most important lesson that he taught us?

“Dream big. Create. Learn. Teach. Repeat.”

—The Hawk Staff

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The Many Hats of Dan Reimold KATIE WHITE '17 Lifestyle Editor

To the Saint Joseph’s University community, he was an upbeat professor known for his enthusiastic and inspired approach to teaching. Outside of the classroom, Dan Reimold’s authority as the leading scholar on college press made him a significant presence in the world of journalism and media.

As a contributor to outlets such as: Nieman Journalism Lab, MediaShift, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Newspaper Research Journal, Journalism History and College Media Review, Reimold brought attention to what he knew to be an innovative and fascinating, but all too often overlooked side of media: student journalism.

Featured in books like The Student Newspaper Survival Guide, and Media Ethics at Work and at countless presentations throughout the United States and Southeast Asia, Reimold shared the insight that comes from an unparalleled expertise, years of research, and thorough observation into the student journalism world.

But Reimold was far from a mere observer in his study of college media; during his career, he immersed himself completely in campus culture. Delving into up-andcoming college trends and taking a daring look into the realm of stories typically left unexplored. In particular, Reimold’s investigation into the growing popularity of student sex columnists on college campuses in his book, Sex and the University: Celebrity, Controversy, and a Student Journalism Revolution, solidified his standing as the nation’s leading expert in the student sex column movement.

In addition to his passion for college life and trends, Reimold had an ardent interest in the perspective lives of student journalists. On platforms including his blog, College Media Matters, and as a regular contributor for USA Today’s Campus Beat, Reimold spotlighted noteworthy moments in student press. Thus making the case that bold, important reporting is happening everywhere. He featured photojournalists who covered Ferguson riots, writers involved in media coverage controversy, reporters who went above and beyond to nab new stories and found gutsy ways to deliver news.

Reimold also invited those student journalists into conversations about the media world. Validating their voices and opinions, empowering them to participate in an exciting and ever-changing field. He led question-and-answer-style discussions on twitter that featured young writers and editors, deliberating on topics ranging from tips to keep millennial readers interested, student press censorship, to reflections about the environment for college media outlets nationwide.

Offsetting the serious and scandalous with the downright wacky, Reimold left no stone unturned when it came to college reporting, and campus culture. On top of thought-provoking discussions on timely issues such as the relevance of a physical newsroom in an otherwise mobile age, to student newspapers adopting rainbow-colored social media icons in support of equal rights, and whether or not college newspapers should publish Charlie Hebdo cartoons, he also prompted students to share their dream superpowers, most-binged items. Offering their take on the mid-college crisis phenomenon—making the point that there was a story to find in every aspect of college life. That every voice and perspective was valuable in understanding what feeds into student media today.

In the monthly column for Poynter, Reimold chronicled the course of student media, covering moments of great achievement, innovation, and tribulation in college newspapers across the country. He showcased college media websites that had been revolutionized for the digital age by highlighting instances of innovative journalism, and by reported on any cutting-edge stories of students adapting to a new wave of reporting, and writing.

While keeping his finger on the pulse of student journalism’s here and now, Reimold was also constantly seeking out what new and exciting moment the college media world would stumble across next.

He would explore what challenges college press was bound to face with the demands of a digital age, what new difficulties proved to be most intimidating or most exciting, and how they could learn to adapt in new, interesting ways.

Above all, Reimold told and endlessly inspired others to tell top-notch stories. He knew even though the face of journalism is changing quickly, that the opportunities to keep exploring and writing are only growing. His textbook, Journalism of Ideas: Brainstorming, Developing, and Selling Stories in the Digital Age is devoted precisely to this idea. It’s something that continually drew in crowds of eager student writers and editors to his hack-a-thons at national college media conventions that grew the fame of his One Million Story Ideas portion on his blog.

Reimold wore many hats in this industry. He was an author, educator, reporter, blogger, conference celebrity, and the ultimate go-to source for all things related to college media. However, not the least of those, he was a genuine enthusiast, an allaround supporter of young journalists and their stories. It is Reimold’s unrivaled passion, among his countless other contributions,that has left the world of student press forever-changed.

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Dan Reimold loved learning about his students. I had the privilege of being in four of his courses, and every class involved an exercise in which we would have to break out of our shell and open up to him.

Sometimes this was a whole class activity, where Reimold randomly called on you to go to the front of the room and introduce yourself and classmates would question you as if they were going to interview you for an article they were writing. Other times it was subtler—before class had started, Reimold would tap you on the shoulder when you had headphones in to ask you what kind of music you listened to.

If we had internships, he wanted to know more about them, if we had a snack in class he wanted to know what it was, and if we were sitting on campus laughing with friends, he wanted to be in on the joke.

One way Reimold got to know his students was through an assignment to write six-word memoirs. Originally a project of SMITH, an online storytelling magazine, six-word memoirs are a way for people to tell their personal stories using only six words.

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I told Reimold about my plan to fill a page or two with six word memoirs collected from students and faculty all across campus. He immediately responded, “Yes. But no.”

I was confused. He told me that it was a great idea, but that it needed to be the whole issue. He encouraged me to talk to our editor in chief and the staff about it, telling me to show them how passionate I was about the special issue.

Reimold loved the idea and really believed that if the whole staff got on board we could do something amazing together.

On Feb. 26, 2014 we published our “Can you say it in six?” issue. Reimold voiced his pride in us for doing something different and for utilizing six-word memoirs in a unique way.

He believed everyone had a story to tell, and that this was a unique way to tell those stories.

This week, Reimold’s students and Hawk staffers submitted six-word memoirs, which describe him as a professor, adviser, and friend.

Below, we have compiled them into a word cloud, which highlights his influence on the Saint Joseph’s University community.

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1 Million Story Ideas A small version of REIMOLDS’s biggest KELLY WITTMAN ’17 Assistant Lifestyle Editor Dan Reimold’s “1 Million Story Ideas” found on College Media Matters, captures the power of story-telling among young college journalists. “Everything journalism was, is, and will be rests on our ability to tell a story.

And every story starts with an idea,” Reimold said. Updated in real-time with latest news reports found at the top, the section features topics ranging from students profiles, sports, feminism, and even the feline panic. The stories are quirky and mainstream, while some encourage students to do some light-hearted reporting or journal personal reflections. His media space encourages students to have the confidence to exercise their personal style of reporting whether that is in sports, news or features. The stories show that any person, place, thing or event, trend or viewpoint can be worth reporting.

The title, while presenting a rather ambitious goal, was chosen to target a number big enough for the capacity of ideas, but small enough to be more concrete than a “gazillion” or “endless.” As for the goal behind the “Ideas,” Reimold said, “If I ever actually reach a million, I’ll throw a party.”

Let’s get the party started with some of the most memorable and quirky stories that have found a place on the web, as well as our hearts, for millions of years to come.

What kind of Food Would You Be? A “Man on the Street” video from the Daily Evergreen at Washington State University questions students “What kind of food they would be?” While it is not hard news, it captured Reimold’s love for quirkiness and randomness, as well as classic quotes. Along with pasta and cucumbers (eyebrow raise) one student replied, “I’d probably be a brisket that’s been marinating for 48 hours. And here’s the reason why…I pair well with multiple sauces.”

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The Daily Gamecock at the University of South Carolina implemented a unique adaptation of Vogue’s “73 Questions” interview style by trying it on their own staffers.

The interview featured 65 rapid questions ranging from favorite drink to fashion trends. It was a great way to engage a broader audience and exercise a trendy interview technique in a timely fashion.

Light hearted reporting and smiles at the expense of calling out students’ weird roommates are featured in the campus edition of Jimmy Fallon’s, “My roommate is weird” segment. Reimold challenged journalists to seek out students who have had weird or memorable roommates and paring it with #myroommateisweird. One student replied, “I saw my roommate in an awesome pair of boxers. I said I have the same ones. He said, I know, they’re yours.”

A campus spin-off of the MTV series, “Cribs,” this video series for Beacon University of Portland follows students as they give the virtual grand tour of their dorms and apartments. Filmed with a single camera and little-to-no editing, the series showcases the candid corner of the college “good life” complete with a “living room chill space” and pong tables.

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The idea confronts the issue of, “what do you do if you’re living with Peppy la Pew?” A student writes how her roommate’s “lighting up” threatens the harmful effects of second-hand smoking, as well as her relationships. The student explains how the habit became a problem when it seeped through the corners of her daily routine—greeting her in the bathroom and bedroom—and ruined their relationship.

Always a fan of student profiles, Reimold featured an article from the Appalachia of Appalachian State University, showcasing a student known on campus as “Jesus.”

Andrew Palmer’s look, now two years in the making of avoiding razors and scissors, is a wild beard sometimes decorated with beans, rice, or whatever else he has consumed for the day. Palmer’s goal is to look like one of the dwarves from “The Hobbit.”

Based off of Jimmy Kimmel’s special, the Michigan Daily of University of Michigan had writers read reader’s mean comments, tweets, and emails while the camera rolled.

The goal, while to be somewhat comical, was to take the temperature of the campus and see how writers react to the critique. One writer responded to the a mean tweet with, “Well, I was glad that at least someone read my article, so at least people are reading.”

Ghosting Like fashion, relationship trends go in and out of style.

Breaking up with someone now has a new look, dismissing the retro fashion of calling someone, sitting down to talk, or texting them that you no longer want to be exclusive. Ghosting is a complete act of disappearing: ignoring texts, canceling calls, ignoring the partner completely, rather than offering a proper goodbye. The article features interviews with students to find out how many have been “ghosted” and what it feels like to have Casper in your closet, as the lingering break-up haunts your psyche.

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Personal Writing Prompts: Fashion Panic

Dan encourages students to journal their thoughts, feelings, fears, and dreams at sunset, awaken at sunrise (a feat for college students) and revise the confessional. He tells us to question what changed, what was left out, and the contrast between writing during the different times. Were we more optimistic or cynical at either dusk or dawn?

The writer P.J O’Rourke once advised, “Never wear anything that panics the cat.” In this article, Reimold challenges journalists to use up their nine lives by putting on their wackiest outfit and spend the day walking around in public while noting people’s reactions, as well as how they feel. He encourages us to question ourselves on how our style would be different if societal fashion standards ceased to exist.

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Merion Gallery presents ‘Landscape of Memory’ The latest collection by Elizabeth Castiglione draws inspiration from generations of memories MOLLY LEDBETTER ’17 Hawk Staff In her series “Landscape of Memory” artist Elizabeth Castiglione, shares a mixed-media collection of past and present memories. Through a process of repetitive layering of photo collage and paint, Castiglione has arranged depictions of her relatives and pets. Different generations of memories collide and coexist within each composition.

Because the artist grew up in Rhode Island and much of her family still lives there, the island’s gentle coastline forms the setting for many of these pieces.

“The symbolism of the coast also powerfully appeals to me, as it is the boundary between two primal natural elements, and as such alludes to both birth and death, as well as to the present and the past,” said Castiglione. The coast, therefore, embodies the main theme of Castiglione’s show: memory and its malleable nature.

Fascinated by the ever-evolving field of neurology, Castiglione said she exhibits the discovery that memories can change overtime and explores the idea of different people, places, and events overlapping in one’s mind.

“We used to think that memory was hard-wired into our brains and that we could retrieve them in the same way we could go to a file cabinet and take out a file; however, we have just recently learned that memory is mutable, and the very act of remembering something can cause the memory itself to change over time. Like memory, my imagery is mutable, and the very act of creating this imagery causes it to change over time,” Castoglione said.

Although this show’s subject matter is deeply personal to her, there certainly exists a universal element of nostalgia. The layering in the paint reflects the layering of the mind and psyche. All in all, this collection unveils a sneak peak into artist Elizabeth Castiglione’s mind while simultaneously rendering a relatable and iconic assortment of imagery.

This show will run through September 20 in the Merion Hall Gallery on the second floor of Merion Hall. The artist will lead a gallery talk Tuesday, September 15 during free period followed by light refreshments.

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Givenchy to show at New York Fashion Week New season, collection, and location spell success for the Parisian fashion house CASEY CARLSON ’19 Special to The Hawk September marks the return of fashion week, and another exciting month of unforgettable shows from all the greatest designers.

First up is New York Fashion Week, and this year, audiences are in for a few surprises. For the past five years, New York Fashion Week has been held in Lincoln Center, but following arguments from New York City Park advocates, the Supreme court in New York, the county ruled that the event could not renew its contract at Lincoln Center. Instead, this year’s show will take place at Skylight at Moynihan Station, which is an old historic post office in Manhattan, and Skylight Clarkson square, in the western edge of SoHo. With these new locations, guests can expect an easier check-in process with friendlier and livelier venues For the first time ever, fashion weeks will be non-geographical, allowing designers to show their collections at any of the locations around the world. Because of this change, Parisian fashion house Givenchy will be making its first appearance at New York Fashion Week, showcasing its spring 2016 collection.

Hubert de Givenchy founded his fashion house in 1952 in Paris. His designs were mostly separates that featured long skirts and tailored blouses. In 1953, Givenchy teamed up with designer Balenciaga to introduce a new silhouette called a “sack”, which is a loose form without a waistline. By the 1960’s, Givenchy started favoring shorter hemlines and straighter silhouettes.

His most well known design is the little black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. He created costumes for other Audrey Hepburn movies like, Funny Face and Sabrina. From these designs, Audrey Hepburn became one of Givenchy’s muses, and they had a very close design relationship for over 40 years. He also

created designs for many other famous celebrities like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Princess Grace of Monaco.

Givenchy retired in the 1990s and appointed John Galliano as head designer of his fashion house. Alexander McQueen served as head designer in later years. Most recently new head designer, Riccardo Tisci, took over in 2005. Tisci designed the Kanye West kilt that Kanye wore on his Watch the Throne tour with Jay-Z and most recently designed Kim Kardashian’s wedding dress.

This legacy of edgy-but-inspired designs will be right at home in New York on September 11. Be sure to check out their new fall collection, and watch it come down the runway live on the New York Fashion Week website.

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Spruce Street Harbor Park is the manifestation of a perfect summer night: enchanting, unexpected, and ephemeral, but in the most beautiful way. In its much-anticipated second season, this beloved pop-up park, situated at Penn’s Landing on the waterfront, is back and better than ever.

The summer attraction was first planned out following an ArtPlace America grant given to the Delaware River Waterfront Corp 2013 (DRWC) to bring a fun, artistic touch to an otherwise unused space. The park has certainly done that and so much more. The design of SSHP emphasizes the beauty and character of the waterfront area and its industrial history. Floating barges and metal shipping containers work in harmony with the natural beauty of the trees and water to create a uniquely beautiful place to hang out. Basically, the DRWC has reused and enhanced what

was there all along—just waiting to be uncovered. The finishing touches are the colorful lights strung from the trees, floating gardens, and the many hammocks; all of which have been the focus of many a trendy Instagram post.

Not only is the site picturesque, but it is also pleasing to the taste buds. One crowd favorite is the Peruvian/ Chinese fusion restaurant Chifa, which provides a unique walk-up dining experience on the actual floating barges, complete with a floating garden, waterfront seating, and a lounge that stretches out over the river. If a sit-down meal isn’t your style, or if you’re just passing through the area, there are many quick and decadent options along the Boardwalk.

For instance, Port FedNuts offers a popular fried chicken sandwich, doughnuts, and iced coffee. Froman’s features sausages, pretzels, and other grilled summer fa-

vorites. Check out the Distrito Taco truck for delicious Mexican street fare. If you have a sweet tooth, the Mighty Warship Ice Cream Sundae from the SS Franklin Fountain is a must-have, and the boardwalk concession stand—they offer water ice and funnel cake. There is also a wide selection of craft beers and refreshing summer cocktails. DelawareRiverWaterfront.com provides a more in-depth list of menus to check out before going to the park.

All summer long there are different events happening from live music shows and craft fairs, to circus performances, and more. This summer also introduced the Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest, Philadelphia’s first outdoor roller skating rink on the Delaware River. Patrons can rent a pair of skates and skate to their heart’s content to a mix of upbeat music, with the Ben Franklin Bridge glittering in the background.

Even when there isn’t a particular event planned, SSHP is always buzzing with activity.

Walking through the park on any given night, you’ll see kids giggling as they play giant games of chess, Connect Four, and Jenga. There are also other games such as bocce, shuffleboard, and ping-pong, situated along the water, with a new arcade on the boardwalk. You’ll see patrons cooling off from the hot summer nights in one of the many fountains in the park.

Looking towards the water, there are remote controlled sailboats, kayaks, canoes, and swan boats full of adventurous tourists. Teens take turns taking pictures with the colorfully-lit trees in the background and a lucky few lounge in the hammocks while others jealously look on, waiting for their turn. Take it from personal experience; there is no better feeling than finally seeing someone about to dismount from a hammock, and giddily crowding around it, ready to pounce.

Overall, Spruce Street Harbor Park is the spot of the summer. Lucky for us, it’s right around the corner. It’s totally free to get into the park, and it’s open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. It opened this year on May 22, and closes September 27.

So, take a study break and hop on the train, or invite that friend who has a car, and head down to Penn’s Landing to experience the magic before it’s gone for the fall.

Photos by Matthew J. Haubenstein, M.A. ’17

14 | Lifestyle

September 9, 2015

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Get in shape while giving back

Philadelphia’s running clubs encourage members to make charity part of their workout MADELINE KUNTZ ’17 Special to The Hawk

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eing a college student is tough. Whether it’s going to class, working on assignments, studying, going to work, or staying involved in clubs, sometimes it can be a challenge to find both the time and motivation to exercise. Luckily for students in this area, the Philly running community has plenty of organizations to keep students in shape.

There are several organized running clubs in Philadelphia whose purpose is to help people get in shape while giving back to the community. Becoming involved in one of these clubs will not only provide students with a workout group to keep them motivated and fit, but will also provide them with an opportunity to make lifetime friends and change the lives of others.

runners are invited to volunteer at races, compete in races, and attend occasional social events hosted by Back On My Feet. There are five Philadelphia locations. Workouts are held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5:30 a.m. and last about an hour.

Back On My Feet

The Monster Milers

Back On My Feet is an organization that focuses on helping individuals living in homeless shelters. The organization uses running to help homeless individuals gain the confidence and state of mind that they need to better their life through finding jobs, education, or permanent housing. Along with attending regular workouts, the

The Monster Milers is an organization that runs with rescue dogs so that the dogs can be exposed to the outdoors and run on a daily basis. Not only does the organization run with dogs from shelters, but they adopt many of the dogs to take them into the Miler foster homes. There are three shelter locations in Philadelphia where the run-

Philly Achilles Achilles International is an organization that helps disabled individuals find hope and joy through running.

With the help of volunteer guides, disabled athletes are provided with a community of support to help them accomplish their life and athletic goals. The Philadelphia chapter meets on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at the Cigna Fitness Center on Chestnut Street for weekly workouts.

Photo courtesy of Joey Toczylowski ’19

ners meet. A detailed group run schedule is available on the Monster Milers website.

November Project Already involved in charity work and can’t make the commitment that other running clubs require? Not a problem. November Project is an organization that offers free workouts to runners of all fitness levels. The Philadelphia chapter meets on Wednesday at 6:25 a.m. at the Philadelphia Art Museum, and Friday at 6:25 a.m. at varying locations.

The city of Philadelphia has something for runners of all fitness levels and commitment levels. The school year and the fall racing season are just beginning. There is no better time to join a club, make some friends, get in shape, and give back.

Hits and misses of the summer movie season

Girls rule, superheroes kind of drool

ROSE WELDON ’19 Special to The Hawk

In the midst of the frenzied anticipation for the fall—promising new films from Quentin Tarantino and Johnny Depp, as well as Star Wars Episode VII—Hollywood faced gains and losses this summer. From mega-blockbusters to absolute flops, let’s take a look at what hit the nail on the head, and what missed by a mile.

Hit: Female-driven Comedies Melissa McCarthy’s Spy, Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck, the ladies of Pitch Perfect 2, and Pixar’s female-led Inside Out all grossed over $100 million and received positive notices, continuing the trend of box office gold for funny leading ladies.

Miss: “Bro” Movies

Sadly, for every Spy and Inside Out, there was an Entourage and a Ted 2 waiting around the corner. Both Mark Wahlberg films underperformed, with the former losing several million dollars in marketing costs, and the latter failing to earn half of its predecessor’s profits. Additionally, not even Channing Tatum’s torso could save the lukewarmly-received Magic Mike XXL. Hit: The Franchises Strike Back

Image courtesy of Creative Commons

W i t h the return of Tom Cruise

in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Chris Pratt kicking off a monstrous reboot series with Jurassic World, and Furious 7 helping the world say goodbye to actor Paul Walker, three Image courtesy of Creative major franchises Commons ushered in a new stage in their financial games, with Rogue Nation quickly approaching $500 million and the latter two already grossing over $1 billion.

on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes and earned over $300 million worldwide. The film was also praised for its feminist undertones—best exemplified in Charlize Theron’s character Imperator Furiosa—which was a surprising feat for a movie full of car chases, Image courtesy of Creative Commons flames and typical action movie imagery.

Miss: The Wannabes Emerge

Miss: The (Optimistic) Apocalypse

For every established franchise, there were a number of failed attempts to follow a similar path to cinema greatness, including: Pixels, unleashed upon an audience that is clearly sick of Adam Sandler’s manchild schtick, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., which, despite glowing reviews, did not impress commercially, and Terminator Genisys, which tried to follow the Jurassic World reboot formula but ultimately gave in a universally-loathed product.

As for Disney’s latest attempt to make a franchise out of one of its theme park attractions, Tomorrowland proved to be a bust. The story of an alternate world created by the greatest minds in science, the film’s pure idealism seemed far too sugary for audiences who preferred Mad Max’s realist approach instead. Even with the weight of George Clooney’s name, Tomorrowland just didn’t connect, costing its studio nearly $140 million as a result.

Hit: The Apocalypse

Hit: Marvel Comics, as done by Marvel Studios

The critical and commercial surprise of the season turned out to be the fourth entry in the uniquely Australian Mad Max franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road. Starring Tom Hardy as Max and taking place in a world ravaged by scarcity of necessities, Fury Road racked up an impressive 97% rating

D i s n e y ’s Marvel Studios is continuing its golden streak with Ant-Man, Image courtesy of Creative Commons which impressed critics and audiences

alike. However, its most important contribution was Avengers: Age of Ultron, which kicked off the summer, grossed over $1 billion and won director Joss Whedon the further respect of fans worldwide.

Miss: Marvel Comics, as done by 20th Century Fox While Avengers 2 proved to be the superhero and box-office master of the summer, Fant4stic, or Fantastic Four, was undoubtedly its opposite. The film received a shockingly low rating of 9 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and became the laughingstock of August, leaving fans praying for Fox to sell the rights to the people who made the Guardians of the Galaxy look cool by comparison. Side note: a good Fantastic Four movie has already been made - it’s called The Incredibles.

Suffice to say that while the summer proved to be packing more than a few surprises up its sleeve, the roster for the fall will more than make up for the disappointments of this season. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to a lightsaber battle.

September 9, 2015

Horoscopes Aries

Your social life has been blowing up your phone lately and you have yet to spend a weekend with your beloved Netflix. People are drawn to your energy and adventurous spirit, but don’t get too comfortable in the spotlight, Aries. When Uranus goes into retrograde around the 15th, you will start to feel lonely without a constant flow of texts and plans.

Taurus

Lately, you have been off-balanced and easily aggravated due to the rapid change in your life. New relationship, a recent job opportunity, or an internship- change is not something you are used to embracing. Take a deep breath, Bull, and avoid making any rash deci-

sions.

Gemini

You are dealing with a separation right now in your relationship. Missing your loved one forces you to flip-flop from the two sides of your personality. Avoid listening to the evil twin, and slip into the one that takes action. The full moon on Friday will illuminate the good twin and this week you will dive into your work.

Keep hustling, Gemini, your hard work will be paid off with a raise by the end of the month.

Cancer

Time to crawl out of your shell, Cancer. Don’t let your crabby attitude keep you from happy hour and nights out with your friends. With Venus no longer in retrograde, your love life will soon flourish, too.

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Leo

You are financially stable and happy with yourself and those around you, but keep in mind who stood by your side when you weren’t at the top of your game. Find a way to let them know you still care and don’t let your ego get the best of you.

Virgo

You are usually known for your innocent demeanor, but lately, Mars in antegrade is changing the way you carry yourself. Slow down your pace as you walk on the wild side or you will never find your way back home.

Its good to have the long-island iced tea, Virgo, but remember to sip it.

Libra

“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” Whatever you were holding onto as you read this, let it go.

Blast the Frozen theme song as loud as you need to until your ears bleed but your heart no longer does.

Whether it be a conflict within your relationship, work, or even yourself, find a reason to move on and act on it.

Scorpio

Just because the scorpion stings, doesn’t mean it can feel the pain from their own venom. Lately, you have been lashing out at those close to you, particularly family.

You then drown yourself in your self-loathing and feel awful for hurting them. Try seeing a therapist or going to a support group to help you deal with problems bigger than yourself.

summer reads

ACROSS

4 Harper Lee's beloved character, _____, returns to print after nearly half a century of silence.

6 His wife is inexplicably gone, and all fingers point to him. In Gone Girl, Nick Dunne must find his wife, _____.

7 In Paula Hawkins' psychological thriller, life changes in an instant one morning on Rachel's ____ commute.

8 Donna Tartt's newest novel follows the aftermath of a terrorist attack on a young man's psyche — and a stolen piece of art that is invaluable in too many ways.

DOWN

1 Go inside the brain of E. L. James' powerful CEO character in her

newest novel.

2 This author (last name) penned the bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy's fight for survival during World War II. 3 In _____ Eleven, civilization has collapsed after mass amounts of people are wiped out from a terrible flu.

5 Mark Watney is The ______, one of the first men to set foot on mars.

This book details his relentless fight against the odds to survive.

Sagittarius

You spent way too much this past week, Sag. Made in America and the countless number of tailgates were all time well spent, but now your wallet is feeling the hangover. Stay in this week or check out all the free events going on near you instead. With the right group of people and attitude, you will still have an Instagram-worthy time.

Capricorn

Like Aries, your social life is at the center of your universe. But lately you’ve been craving some time to yourself. It’s okay to cancel plans or tell your friends “no”.

If you don’t take this time for yourself now, you will explode when your friends least expect it, and it will throw everyone off. Go on a hike solo or enjoy a latte avec me, myself and I. All three of them will thank you.

Aquarius

Whether you are oversees or transferring schools, you feel like a fish out of water. You are finding that the beer on the other side is not always tastier. But don’t worry Galway Gal/Guy, things are about to get a little greener.

Slip into some rain boots and explore some historical locations, get lost in local pubs, and enjoy the endless plates of potatoes. Your homesickness will be cured in no time.

Pisces

It feels as though you have been working against the current with your attempts to change physically and emotionally. Keep swimming, pisces, the tide is about to change. With the Full moon on Friday, transition will come more easily.

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16 | Sports

September 9, 2015

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Hawks in the pros Former St. Joe’s basketball players have been signed with teams across the globe CHRISTY SELAGY ’16 Sports Editor

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Wilson signed a contract to play with the Eisbaren Bremerhaven, a professional basketball team in Germany. The team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, or BBL for short.

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Aiken signed with the Szczecin Seawolves, a professional basketball team in Poland. The team plays in the Tauron Basket Liga (TBL), the Polish Basketball League.

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Cloud was selected 15th overall in the 2015 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics. She signed a contract to play with the Besiktas Women’s Basketball Team in the fall. The team is based in Istanbul, Turkey and plays in the Turkish Women’s Basketball League.

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(2012-2015)

Nelson signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets after playing part of the 2014-2015 season with the team.

Nelson previously played with the Orlando Magic (2004-14), Dallas Mavericks (2014), and Boston Celtics (2014-2015).

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Kanacevic signed to play with CAI Zaragoza, a professional basketball team in Zaragoza, Spain. The team plays in both the Liga ACB and Eurocup.

Kanacevic previously played for the Virtus Roma (2014) and Union Olimpija (2014-15).

Roberts signed a multi-year contract with the Toronto Raptors after playing with the team in the 2015 NBA Summer League.

Prior to his time with the Raptors, Roberts played with the Delaware 87ers (NBA D-League), Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League), and the San Miguel Beermen (Philippine Basketball Association).

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Photos by Dawn Cai, ’15 and Shannon Adams, ’16