The Hawk (9/17/2014)

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THE HAWK September 17, 2014

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[INSERT NAME HERE] How to properly address professors LEIGH ANNE TIFFANY ’15 Assistant News Editor

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Dr.” or “Professor”? “Mrs.” or “Ms.”?

“First name” or “last name”? As the semester kicks into high gear, students are left with one perennial question: What should I call my professor?

While the traditional conventions of calling a teacher with a doctoral degree “Dr.” and a teacher with a master’s degree “professor” still stand in many classes, there is still a lot of gray area when it comes to addressing one’s instructor.

Some professors, for instance, hold a doctorate but prefer to be referred to by their first name. J. Michael Lyons, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of communication studies, said he asks his students to simply call him “Mike.”

“It just feels right,” Lyons said. “It fits my personality and it goes along with the culture I try to create inside and outside the classroom – that we are in the process of learning together.”

Lyons said that many factors, such as “educational background, gender, age, and the professor’s idea of what the proper decorum of a classroom should be,” all contribute to the choice of “Dr.” versus “first name.”

“Our classes in communication studies are very collaborative, our classrooms are set up in a non-traditional, less formal way with moveable tables, even some couches, so it just feels right to me that the way we address each other should be less formal,”

Lyons said. “I like to call students by their first name, why shouldn’t they call me by my first name?”

Assistant professor in the department of history Amber Abbas, Ph.D., on the other hand, prefers to be called “Dr. Abbas.”

“I tell my students on the first day that it rhymes with ‘the boss’ so they won’t forget,” Abbas said. “I spent eight years in graduate school becoming a specialist in my field and ultimately earning my Ph.D. I like the way this title acknowledges that process.”

“Professor” is also acceptable to Abbas, though “Ms.” is definitely not preferred in her classroom. “I like the way both ‘Dr.’ and ‘Professor’ are gender-neutral, and acknowledge an individual’s status based on educational achievement and expertise rather than gender identity,” Abbas said.

Using proper titles in the classroom can also be good practice for addressing professionals in the real world. Ruben Mendoza, Ph.D., assistant professor in the decision and system sciences department, said that the use of titles within business classes is a lesson in and of itself, teaching students the proper way to interact professionally with coworkers and superiors.

“My insistence on undergraduate students using my title, which by the way, I earned, I did not inherit and did not win in a lottery, is an attempt to help them avoid these mistakes in their professional lives,”

Tightening up

New guidelines enforced for Federal Work Study program ERIN RAFTERY ’15 News Editor

Photo by Weiyi (Dawn) Cai ’15

Mendoza said.

Beyond the choice between “Dr.” or “first name,” students also must navigate the minefield of how to speak with professors in-person and via email. Abbas includes a communications policy in her syllabus, stating that emails should begin with a professional salutation like “Dear” and have no text abbreviations.

For Mendoza, undergraduate students have become far too casual with how they approach professors. “It is not appropriate to send an email which starts with ‘hey’ or ‘yo’…or to barge into someone’s office without knocking,” Mendoza said. “I often hear students refer to me and other faculty by our last names only…this befuddles me. It feels either disrespectful or like a leftover from high school.”

Lyons, on the other hand, said that Saint Joseph’s University students can be cordial to a fault.

“One of the first things I noticed when I got to St. Joe’s was how incredibly courteous the students are here, so if anything I felt my task was to loosen students in my classes up a little bit,” Lyons said. “I think my ideas about e-mail are kind of non-traditional too. I know a lot of people get bent out of shape if students’ emails don’t have the proper salutation…emails aren’t letters, and I don’t think that they need to look like letters or sound like letters.”

Continued PROFESSORS, pg. 3 Due to budgetary issues with the Federal Work Study program in spring 2014, new guidelines have been set in place to prevent further problems.

However, some of these procedures have been problematic for the faculty members who oversee their respective department’s Work Study programs and students alike.

Last spring, Federal Work Study students received notification through an email from Student Records and Financial Services (SRFS) on March 17 that Work Study funds were nearly depleted, and that when the money ran out, they must stop working. This complication was resolved on March 20, when SRFS sent another email explaining that additional institutional aid was being used so students could continue working for the remainder of the year without depleting the Work Study funds.

Continued WORK STUDY, pg. 3

Photo by Weiyi (Dawn) Cai ’15

Photo by Alexandra Otero ’17

First impressions Students provide feedback on new campus dining options GARRETT MILEY ’15 Editor in Chief Closed down for the summer, the storefronts on 54th Street at the corner of City Avenue and Old Lancaster Road now have new occupants. Formerly Cosi and Starbucks, the spaces are now occupied by newcomer Greens to Go and a revamped Super Starbucks.

Starbucks, previously located on the corner of City Avenue and Old Lancaster Road, has now moved across the street to the former home of Cosi. A much more spacious location, this Super Starbucks has additional food options, significantly more seating and additional registers for taking orders.

Despite the positive aesthetic changes, some students have complaints about the change of service.

“I like it better than the old one,” said Anthony Dellapia, ’17. “It’s bigger, it’s nicer, and it’s more comfortable. [The service] is kind of a problem; I don’t like how their service is. To get your drinks takes quite a long time, more than usual. I think they definitely could have better service to speed up the process.”

The new, spacious location paired with a more central spot near Hawks’ Landing and the university Bookstore has attracted an influx of customers, resulting in longer lines and longer waiting times for students ordering drinks and food.

Continued DINING, pg. 3

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Department of Public Safety Reports (Sept. 5-Sept. 11) September 5

September 8

Public Safety confiscated marijuana from a Saint Joseph’s University student entering Villiger Hall. Philadelphia Police was notified and responded. No arrest was made at this time. Residence Life was notified.

Public Safety was notified of an intoxicated student inside of LaFarge Hall. Public Safety Officers responded. Residence Life was notified.

Public Safety was notified in regards to person(s) unknown removing a parcel from an office in the ELS building. Public Safety officers responded. Incident is under investigation.

September 6

September 9

September 10 No incidents to report.

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

Public Safety was notified of person(s) unknown damaging a water fountain on the fifth floor of LaFarge Hall. Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to person(s) unknown removing her bicycle seat from a bicycle, which was secured in a bike rack outside of Rashford Hall. Incident is under investigation.

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ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS

No incidents to report.

On Campus

September 11 Public Safety was notified in regards to person(s) unknown shattering an outside basement window of Bellarmine Hall, gaining access to the café, and removing a quantity of food snacks. Public Safety Officers responded, as well as the Philadelphia Police. Incident is under investigation.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to person(s) unknown removing his wallet and cell phone from the O’Pake Recreation Center. Incident is under investigation.

No incidents to report.

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Students dissatisfied with service at Starbucks Continued DINING from Pg. 1

Continued PROFESSORS from Pg. 1

The interior of the new Starbucks.

“The New Starbucks is currently using two cash registers during busy times, and as you know, many of the specialty drinks that have made Starbucks so successful are personally made and sometimes take a little time to make,” said Jim Browne, director of auxiliary services.

When the changes were announced, many students were surprised to hear that Starbucks would be moving across the street to a new location. Now, after experiencing the change, some students feel that the move was unnecessary and a better choice could have been made.

“I think it’s nice, but I think the idea was pretty stupid honestly,” said Michael Ciarrocchi, ’17. “There was already a Starbucks on campus. You didn’t need to move it 100 yards over across the street. I thought it was stupid.”

Photo by Weiyi (Dawn) Cai ’15

While Starbucks is a continuing staple on-campus, Greens to Go, a made-to-order and signature salad eatery, offers a freshand-new menu to Hawk Hill. With limited options other than the pre-packaged salads outside of the Campion Dining Hall, Greens to Go provides students with an alternative food option to compliment the Hawk Wraps, Grille Works, and Subway located in Campion Food Court.

However, this salad spot only offers a limited number of options on their menu, and that is not appealing to Ciarrocchi.

“I would never go there,” he said.

“Who’s going to eat there? I’m not going to go eat at Greens to Go...the CEO of WaWa went to St. Joe’s, yet they can’t get a WaWa on this campus. WaWa is delicious and yet there’s a Greens to Go sitting on that corner. How stupid is that?”

“I am hoping to hear more feedback from our students to determine the success of each concept. So far I have heard good things from both locations. We keep an eye on the number of customers and look forward to any feedback that will help us improve,” said Browne.

While some students have concerns about the new food options on campus, it is far too soon to draw conclusions as to the success or failure of the Super Starbucks and Greens to Go. Gathering feedback is critical, especially at this stage in the process.

Anthony Panvini, ’16, assistant sports editor, and Drew Koloup, ’18, contributed to this article.

Just as professors have different perspectives on titles within the classroom, students also have their own opinions on what to call their teachers.

International business major James “Seamus” Mooney, ’15, said that if a professor has earned a doctoral degree, he or she deserves to be called by that title. “Honestly, most of them prefer ‘Dr.’ if they’ve achieved the honor,” Mooney said. “I haven’t heard of many who are still around that prefer first names.”

On the other hand, music major Simone Howard, ’17, said that the student-teacher relationship can play a role in which title one uses. “My voice teacher on campus [Elizabeth Weigle] goes by her first name, Elizabeth,” Howard said. “It honestly is nice to call Elizabeth by her first name because voice lessons are a scheduled oneon-one class time, and it also promotes a more relaxed environment.”

Sometimes professors go by a variety of names. According to biology major Elizabeth Krohn, ’15, her research mentor has a list of different names he uses. “My mentor picked up the nickname ‘Doc’ during a class years ago and it just stuck,” Krohn said. “Now he introduces himself as both ‘Dr. McRobert’ and ‘Doc.’ People even [add an ‘s’ and] call him ‘Dr. McRoberts’ and he goes along with it.”

Mendoza said that these guidelines for interacting with professors and other professionals do not end once you earn your Ph.D. “When I email or call a faculty member at another university, I always call them “Dr.” until they allow me to call them by another title or name,” Mendoza said.

“After all, you don’t go visit your primary physician and call her Jenny, do you?”

With a variety of options, navigating professorial titles can certainly be a challenge. Students should most likely err on the side of caution and ask to be sure.

Work study receives new regulations Continued WORK STUDY from Pg. 1 Interim provost Rosalind Reichard, Ph.D., although not at Saint Joseph’s Univeristy during this incident, explained that in order to alleviate the fiscal problem, the university transferred money from a separate account and put it into the fund for Work Study so students could continue working.

“What happened with the follow up would have been because again the institution… always wants to support the students…it took some money from somewhere else and put that into the account so the students could keep working,” Reichard said. “That’s not a good way to manage your budgets overall, I mean you need to decide up front how much you have.”

One of the new guidelines being enforced is a deadline that requires that all Work Study applications to be in by Sept. 5.

However, some students, as well as faculty who oversee their respective Work Study positions, felt that this deadline was too early.

Acacia Strzelecki, ’16, had an issue getting her required two forms of identification in to Payroll before the Sept. 5 deadline.

“I do think that the deadline was too early. I found out on Sept. 2 that I would need to fill out the forms for Payroll and that only gave me a short amount of time to try and get my two forms of ID from my

family,” said Strzelecki in an email.

According to the Office of Financial Affairs and the Office of Financial Aid, there were emails sent by the Financial Aid Office on Aug. 19 and Aug. 26 that mentioned two forms of identification are required for the Payroll application.

Anne Krakow, interim university librarian, said that even extending the deadline back a week from Sept. 5 to Sept. 12 could have helped students in applying for Work Study on time. “…Speaking from experience, when I would supervise the students who would be at the Tech Support… what happens is that students say they want to work, they start taking their classes, and then based on their classes or sports practices they’ll say, ‘You know what, I really can’t work that night,’ or ‘I can only work this,’ or ‘Can I work there?’ So you don’t really have a full, complete schedule until the end of September,” said Krakow.

Maureen Carver, executive director of Student Records and Financial Ser¬vices and interim registrar, said that this is only the initial deadline, and that there will be another opportunity for students to apply in the near future.

“This is the first year, and what we said is it’s the first deadline, not the final deadline,” said Carver. “Our plan was that once we find out how much more capacity we

had, we’d open it up again, which we plan on doing.”

Carver said that there are currently 50 completed applications that have to go through the approval process, and about 20 to 25 in the queue who will be approved to start working as soon as the new deadline is set, which should be soon.

Another issue is that for the first time, budget managers – the staff or faculty members who oversee their Work Study program – have more responsibility in allocating the funds in their Work Study account in their department line.

At first, this was overwhelming for the budget managers. In the past, they never had to manage this. According to the Office of Financial Affairs and the Office of Financial Aid, “General oversight was provided…to alert departments as students were getting close to their full award amounts.”

“I had to actually look at that budget and make sure we were hiring not too many students so we wouldn’t exceed that budget for the academic year. Before, I don’t think we ever really had to worry about that,” said Krakow.

Mary Beth Mallowe, manager of Campion Student Center in the Office of Student Leadership, expressed concern over the guideline that all students can only work 6.5 hours a week. “…In the past we would be able to say,

‘Anybody want to pick a shift up?’ Well, I can’t do that now because nobody can work over 6.5 [hours]… that’s where I think we’re going to see the constraints the most.”

However, the Office of Financial Affairs and Financial Aid said, “The number of hours that work study students work per week, per semester, per year is a function of the amount of the Federal Work Study Award and how the Departments schedule their work assignments. The award is split evenly between the two semesters.”

Carver said that the hourly rate will remain at $7.25 per hour, the same as last year, and that hours are worked out between students and their departments. As long as they don’t exceed $750 a semester, or $1,500 a year, the students’ hours are up to them.

“I think they’re trying to bring order to that process, and yeah, there are going to be challenges…the budget managers need to get used to it, and again, they may have had more hours for each individual student in the past, then now they’re going to have more students rather than more hours per student and that’s going to be an adjustment,” said Reichard.

Despite issues with the new guidelines for the Federal Work Study program, these standards will continue to be enforced to provide more structure in the Work Study process.

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Editorial Stand up to stigma EDITOR IN CHIEF Garrett Miley ’15 MANAGING EDITOR C.J. DeMille ’16 COPY CHIEF Molly Grab ’17 BUSINESS MANAGER Teddy Ryan ’16 FACULTY ADVISER Dan Reimold NEWS EDITOR Erin Raftery ’15 ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Leigh Anne Tiffany ’15 OPINIONS EDITOR Angela Christaldi ’17 LIFESTYLE EDITOR Karen Funaro ’16 Connie Lunanuova ’16 SPORTS EDITOR Nate Vancil ’16 ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Anthony Panvini ’16 LAYOUT EDITOR Andrew Nguyen ’17 PHOTO EDITOR Weiyi (Dawn) Cai ’15 ONLINE EDITOR Kayla Lane ’17

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hich is worse: heart disease or depression?

Cancer or anxiety? A broken arm or bipolar disorder? In our society, people tend to brush aside those who suffer from mental illness. Though mental disorders such as anxiety and depression are not “tangible” issues, they are still very, very real. The National Institute of Mental Health reports that 20 percent of college students suffer from diagnosable mental illnesses. More than 11 percent of students reported suffering from anxiety, and 30 percent have been diagnosed with or treated for depression.

If so many people are dealing with these issues, why is discussing them such a taboo? People avoid talking about mental illnesses, despite the fact that so many suffer from these types of disorders. The prevalence of these issues increases on college campuses; the concentration of these issues is especially high in students due to the massive amounts of stress that they are under. Students often prioritize academic matters above their mental health, which only serves to increase their stress.

There are several stigmas associated with mental disorders, the most common being that those who suffer from these issues are “crazy.” However, that stereotype could not be further from the truth.

Anyone could be suffering from a mental illness such as depression or anxiety; your roommate, the person who sits next to you in class, even one of your professors. People often speak about these topics without thinking about those around them, but you never know whom your words may affect.

Saying that you’re “so anxious” about a test or “so depressed” about a grade you got does not mean that you are suffering from

Perfectly imperfect

An end to perfection For the first 14 years of my life, I was “that girl.” For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the term, let me take a moment to explain. “That girl” is the teacher’s pet, gets straight A’s, is the star player of the soccer team, plays an instrument, participates in student government, is well

one of those disorders; you’re just nervous or upset. The way we use these terms so casually contributes to the stigma associated with them. Since people use the names of these illnesses as casual descriptors of their moods, when someone actually reveals that they suffer from one of these illnesses, they are often told to “just get over it,” or that there is nothing really wrong with them. If we start using these terms as they are meant to be used, as names of diagnoses, then perhaps some of the stigma will decrease.

We avoid seriously talking about these issues because we are unsure of how to handle them. There is a hurtful stigma attached to these issues, and, since we do not discuss them, people do not know how to respond. Physical illnesses, especially visible ones such as a broken bone, are often treated with great sympathy, while invisible illnesses, especially mental disorders, are brushed aside. No one wants to deal with the “crazy” people, which is how those with mental illnesses are too often classified. Everyone suffers from something – you don’t necessarily have to see physical evidence of it in order be sympathetic.

Saint Joseph’s University does offer treatment to students with mental health concerns, whether the problem is homesickness or something more serious, such as clinical depression. Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, is located at Merion Gardens, and offers free care to students. However, CAPS has recently come under fire. CAPS was told by the Middle States Accreditation that they were to increase their services due to a rise in student need; instead, they have restricted access to counseling. Students are now only allowed 40 sessions throughout their four years.

liked by everyone, and in her free time, volunteers at animal shelters and tries to find a cure for the common cold.

“That girl” strives to be perfect and will not stop until perfection is achieved.

Society sets an unrealistic standard. It basically tells us that if we want to be successful, we have to have the looks of a model, the intelligence of Einstein, the piety and selflessness of Mother Teresa, and the athletic prowess of an Olympic gold medalist. Day in and day out, people try to achieve these standards because they feel like failures if they don’t.

The expectation of perfection is one that is instilled in us from childhood by teachers, coaches, and at times, even our family. The idea of being perfect is completely overrated. I would like to know who set the stereotypical expectation for perfection. Who got to decide what is perfect and what is not? Why is it that a woman with a slim figure is deemed to have the perfect body, while a woman who is more curvaceous has a flawed figure? Society has created an unrealistic formula for perfection. Instead of helping us to better ourselves, it restricts us.

Striving for perfection can blindside us. It can cause us to miss out on opportunities because we are so focused on achieving perfection that we forget about what is around us. We become so engrossed with perfection that if something seems to not fit the standard, we immediately cast it aside. Perfectionism limits us.

Perfection is something that is unattainable. We will always want to be more and never think that we are good

This, of course, led to an uproar from students. How can the school claim to care about our health, but then deny us the care that we need for very real issues? Restricting the number of appointments students can make exemplifies the stereotype that mental illnesses are not “real problems.”

This is just another instance that reveals the problems that those with mental illnesses face.

Most people believe that the only way to help relieve symptoms is through medication. Unfortunately, the “quick fix” of a pill a day does not always help. Medication does not always necessarily work, and it may have negative side effects that outweigh the benefits. There are, however, other methods of dealing with symptoms.

Physical activity is often touted as a method of helping to decrease symptoms of anxiety and depression, and doctors or parents will tell you that going outside will help to improve your mood. Psychological counseling is another suggestion that often arises.

No matter what anyone tells you, though, each individual must find the method of relieving symptoms that works best for them.

Mental illness is an extremely prevalent issue in our society, especially on college campuses. We need to be cautious of the language we use, be aware of those around us, and be open to helping those who may need it. We, as a campus, need to dedicate ourselves to removing the stigma associated with mental illness and open ourselves to a dialogue in which these issues can be discussed and overcome without judgment.

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enough. There will always be someone or something that will give us feelings of inferiority when we participate in the vicious cycle of striving for perfection.

In our attempts to be perfect, we are left mostly disappointed. We are left unfulfilled and dissatisfied because there is a tiny voice in the back of our heads telling us if we just do a little more and try a little harder, maybe we’ll get there this time. Maybe we’ll be finally be happy with ourselves. What we really need is to accept that imperfection is inevitable. We need to understand that our little imperfections make us the distinct, wonderful human beings that we are.

The day I realized I was not perfect – and never would be – was the hardest day of my life, but it was also the most freeing. This realization made me discover who I really was as a person. No longer was I doing things because I was trying to fit the mold of perfection; I was doing things that actually made me happy. Like anyone else, I have moments when I feel pressured to be perfect, but now I always remember to give myself a break.

Cut yourself some slack. Do things not for the sake of being perfect, but for your own happiness and wellbeing. Being perfect nearly destroyed me and I would never want to go back to that life. I do not want to be the always put-together robot-girl who goes through the motions just so I can fit some ideal. I want to be a real person who has her moments of grace and moments of being a hot mess, because that, to me, is a whole lot more fun and fulfilling than trying to be someone I’m not.

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Defining the f-word What it means to be a feminist in the 21st century ANGELA CHRISTALDI ’17 Opinions Editor Today, I’m going to educate you all about the f-word. No, not my four-letter word of choice – the other f-word. Feminism. I proudly identify as a feminist.

However, there are several negative connotations associated with the term. People are vastly misinformed about the movement, and some believe “feminism” to be synonymous with “misandry,” while these are two very different things. The official, Oxford English Dictionary-sanctioned definition of feminism is, “advocacy of equality of the sexes and the establishment of the political, social, and economic rights of the female sex; the movement associated with this.”

See? We aren’t out to destroy men and take away their rights; we just want the same rights that men have been afforded since, essentially, the beginning of time.

Feminism, as the above definition states, is the movement advocating for equality between the sexes. For as long as there has been civilized society, women have been treated as inferior to men. Although we have come a long way from the women’s suffrage movement, there is still, unfortunately, not total equality. In the United States, white women make 77 cents to each dollar made by white men, while people of color, especially women, are paid even less. In today’s society, women are still treated as sexual objects, and sometimes even shouted at in public. We are treated

as intellectually inferior to men, and, for the most part—especially in the upper echelons of academia—are often barred from higher positions of power. These examples only highlight a few of the infinite amount of prejudices that women face, and that feminists are trying to combat by bringing about gender equality.

muscular woman with short hair and no makeup, often shouting about the evils of men. However, anyone can be a feminist.

For example: I’m only about five feet tall, I wear makeup every single day, and I spend a decent amount of time each morning deciding what to wear. This does not mean that I am a bad feminist, or that I’m con-

“We aren’t out to destroy men and take away their rights; we just want the same rights that men have been afforded since, essentially, the beginning of time.”

Feminism is an all-inclusive movement. We are working toward equality for all genders and sexualities, and we want to bring an end to discrimination of all kinds, be it discrimination of sexuality, gender, race, disability, or religion. No one should be excluded due to circumstances beyond their control. All people are created equal, and should be treated as such.

Many people have a very stereotypical view of what a feminist should be: a

forming to patriarchal gender roles. I put effort into doing my hair and makeup because it makes me feel good, not because I’m trying to please a guy. If we all dressed to attract the opposite gender, maybe more guys would start wearing decent clothes to class rather than pajamas or grubby sweatpants. I’m not saying that we should all put obscene amounts of thought into our appearance; rather, if we do choose to do so, it shouldn’t be misconstrued as an attempt

to be sexually attractive. What most people fail to realize is that women can, in fact, do something for themselves, rather than their every move being calculated to attract a man. What a woman does with her appearance, and whether or not she chooses to do her hair and makeup every day, does not preclude her from being a feminist, despite what several people may tell you.

There is nothing about you or your appearance that can disqualify you from being a feminist. It is not about conforming to what people think the “right” image of a feminist is, or putting down others for not believing in the same ideology. You do not have to hate men or refuse to take part in traditional feminine activities. A woman who is a mother and a wife is as much of a woman as one who is more career-oriented; both of these women could identify as feminists, and their choice of lifestyle would not exclude them from this group.

Feminism is about supporting your fellow oppressed people, be it other women or other oppressed groups. The most important part of the feminist movement is being inclusive. As long as you believe in the overarching ideology—that all genders deserve to be treated equally—then you, too, can be considered a feminist. Your gender or sexuality does not matter. Remember: feminism is not about building barriers; it is about breaking them down.

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Summer lovin’

Whether or not you should continue your summer fling GREG FERRONI ’16 Hawk Staff The beginning of a new school year brings many uncertainties. “What will my schedule look like? Will I have class with my friends? What will happen to (insert name here) who I spent the whole summer with and now won’t see again until maybe Thanksgiving because we don’t go to the same school?” This last uncertainty, however, requires you to make some important decisions. But fear not – with summer relationships, there are no wrong answers. Yes, I repeat, there are no wrong answers. Whether you choose to end the fling, wait and see what happens, or be in an exclusive relationship with one another, the correct decision is the one that makes you the happiest. However, deciding what makes you happiest is isn’t always easy, and you have to be sure to handle the situation maturely as you figure out what your next step should be.

Keep in mind that while some summer flings may work out, others may not end in a relationship. The best way to decide what will become of your fling is to closely examine your relationship and the effect it had on your life and happiness. Overall, how happy were you this summer? How much of that happiness can you contribute to her? Did you have fun with him because he is a fun person, or because you were looking for someone to have fun with? You must be honest with yourself. If you do not see this person as someone worthy of seriously dating, then it is best to pump the brakes and not talk to him or her as often. If the person is not boyfriend or girlfriend material, and you want a relationship,

end it before someone – specifically yourself – gets hurt. If neither of you want a relationship, then don’t waste your time and energy on this person.

But what if your fling actually is relationship material? She lights up your world, and the only thing holding you back is distance. If so, tell her how you feel. Be honest and suggest trying to work things out long distance. If in the end it doesn’t work out, at least you tried. Most of the relationships in your life will not last forever – you can chalk this up as one of them. Just don’t let your reservations keep you from expressing your true feelings.

Now, as you can probably tell, I am not a fan of long distance relationships or holding on to summer flings that won’t work. If you are reading this and want advice on how to handle ending a summer fling now that school has started again, check out a calendar and realize that fall is fast approaching. Both of you are back at school now, and chances are, if you have read this far, you want to end things anyway. While it is important to talk about emotional issues in person, take charge and end the fling now. The longer you wait, the messier the situation will become when things continue to fizzle.

Only you can decide if your summer fling is relationship material or not; if she is, take the chance and tell her how you feel. If he’s not, well – you know what to do.

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September 17, 2014

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Eaglemania

Photo courtesy of Kevin W. Burkett

An outsider’s perspective on Philly sports

SARAH COONEY ’17 Special to the Hawk

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come from a small town in Central Pennsylvania where, on any given day, it’s hard to say whether the population of cows or people is greater – seriously.

Mifflinburg has less people than the number of undergraduates at St. Joe’s. Growing up there afforded me a number of opportunities I know many of my fellow Hawks haven’t had. Ever tasted squirrel potpie? Actually, I haven’t either, but not because the opportunity hasn’t presented itself. Coming to school in Philadelphia was a refreshing change from all the cornfields, and while I love the opportunities and experiences the city has presented in the past year, there are still a few local “customs” which perplex me.

First of all, it’s Italian Ice, not “wooder” ice. An even bigger source of confusion for me is the mania that surrounds Philly sports.

About two weeks ago, I found myself on the subway on my way to Lincoln Financial Field for a preseason game, Eagles versus Jets. It was madness. My roommates, born and raised in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey—Forgive me, “South Jersey”—had patiently explained the inbred, die-hard nature of Phila-

delphia sports fans to me last spring when I expressed my puzzlement over their investment in the Phillies. Despite my knowledge of this reputation, I was woefully unprepared for the chaos and enthusiasm. Practically the whole green-clad subway car participated in the deafening chants and cheers during our entire 20 minute ride to the stadium, and were spurred into a special fervor by the presence of several Jets fans in our midst. Inside the stadium, the energy was palpable. I nearly jumped out of my seat the first two times they shot off the post-touchdown fireworks, and the ushers who kept me from reclaiming my seat until the play had finished made me feel as though I were at a Broadway show or professional ballet, not – dare I say it – just another football game.

Although it may be unfathomable to the natives of the Philadelphia region, in the center of the state Eagles and Steelers fans live next-door to one another in (relative) peace, and if someone prefers to support Seattle or Miami, that’s their prerogative. At home, I am allowed to simply remain indifferent to professional sports, without qualifying that of course I still support the Eagles and the Phillies

and the 76ers and the Flyers even if I don’t particularly care about football or baseball or basketball or hockey. I am not expected to know the last time “we” went to the Super Bowl, or the batting average of every player in the history of “our” team.

I would say it’s something in the water, but I’ve spent a year drinking the tap water and I have yet to fall into a week-long depression because the Phillies lost a game, or to start referring to the Eagles as “our team.” Maybe all local schools hold classes prepping the youth of tomorrow for their role as the next generation of die-hard fans. More likely it is a mutation zipped into the very strands of their DNA. (Any biology majors looking for a research project?) Whatever it is, I guess I will just chalk it up to one of those things for which learning to pass Amish buggies while driving and holding the first day of deer season in the same regard with Christmas didn’t prepare me.

The Philadelphia sports fanaticism is something I may never understand, but as they say, “When in Rome…” Perhaps I’ll tackle the Phillies next. After all, who doesn’t love a great pair of baseball pants?

Don’t blame the victim ANGELA CHRISTALDI ’17 Opinions Editor In the past week, there has been an uproar due to the Ray Rice abuse scandal. A video surfaced of Rice abusing his then-fiancée – who is now his wife – and the Baltimore Ravens player has been indefinitely suspended from the NFL. The video was released, went viral, and measures were immediately taken to punish him for his violent behavior. However, quite a few people are dissatisfied with the situation.

Many football fans are angry that Rice has been suspended indefinitely, but this is not a sports article, and I am far from qualified to write about the decision’s effect on the team. The problem is that he was only punished after visual proof of the incident was released, despite the fact that charges were pressed in March of this year. While I believe that the NFL made the right choice in suspending Rice after the abuse was made public, I also believe that this punishment should have been implemented far sooner.

Domestic abuse and violence has been a problem for far too long, and it is, unfortunately, not taken as seriously as it should be. When the victims seek help, they are often questioned about what they did to provoke the attacker. In the circumstance that the victim stays in the relationship, they are often criticized, even though it is likely that the abuser has threatened them.

Since victim blaming is so commonplace in these situations, the abuse often continues because rather than being helped, the victim is being vilified.

There is no simple solution to the cycle of domestic violence, but there should certainly be more regulations in place to punish those who are abusive. The NFL only implemented Rice’s punishment after the abuse was publicized. If they truly wanted to set an example, they should have suspended Rice immediately after the abuse allegations were made. Measures should be taken to protect abuse victims and punish abusers, rather than blaming the victims and letting the abusers go about

their daily lives. Unfortunately, the justice system in America is far from just, and the law does not always protect those who have been hurt.

The Ray Rice scandal is just one example of millions of domestic abuse cases across the nation, and exemplifies the fact that people do not truly care about the victims unless their plight makes the powerful ones look bad. See again the fact that Rice was charged with abuse in March, and is just now being punished for his actions, six months later. The NFL leaders are congratulating themselves for setting a good example, while the proper example to set would have been immediate action.

We need to embrace the cause of abuse victims to show the world that these people do matter, and that they did not bring the pain they suffered upon themselves. Letting abusers get away with their actions is no example to set, and if those in positions of power will not do anything about these situations, then we need to set an example.

Protest this. Make sure that people figure

out that, though suspending Rice is the right thing to do, it should have been done far sooner. Do not vilify his wife for staying. Although it may have been an isolated incident of abuse—and in some instances, it does only happen once—no one should have to withstand that sort of pain from someone that they love. There should be justice for those in pain, and if they are too afraid to fight for it themselves, we need to support them. If you know someone who has been or is being abused, make sure that the incident is reported.

If you or someone you know is in need of help, please call one of the following numbers: Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-866-723-3014 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

September 17, 2014

NY FW MEGAN BURNS ’17 Special to The Hawk

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or anyone who loves fashion, the best time of the year is the biannual showcase better known as Fashion Week. With roots dating back to 1943, the first official Fashion Week was held in New York City as a means for diverting attention away from French fashion at a time when American fashion insiders were not able to travel to Paris due to World War II. Ever since, Fashion Week has become a huge phenomenon, showcasing the world’s greatest designers and their pieces for the upcoming season.

Fashion Week takes place in the five major centers of fashion throughout the world: Milan, Paris, New York, London, and Berlin. The New York Fashion Week is the first to occur, with Fashion Weeks following, respectively, in London, Milan, Paris, and finally Berlin.

Fashion weeks occur months before the respective season for which the clothes are showcased. Therefore, the Fashion Weeks that showcase designers’ new spring and summer collections occur in the fall, allowing retailers to incorporate these designs into their marketing. The fall and winter clothing lines are debuted in the spring. The autumn and winter shows begin in February in New York and finish in March in Paris. The spring and summer shows also begin in New York in September and continue until the final show held in Paris in October.

This year’s Fashion Week kick off, sponsored by Mercedes Benz, began on Thursday Sept. 4 and ended Thursday, Sept. 11. This year’s New York Fashion Week consisted of huge designers’ new spring collections, big name models on the catwalk, and the attendance of many A-list stars. 92 collections filled the runway, with famous names such as BCBG Max Azria, Rebecca Minkoff, Lacoste, DKNY, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, and many more.

Due to the fact that the runway was showcasing brand new spring and summer looks, certain trends caught the eye of many viewers and made several appearances. One trend, for example, was the use of the color yellow in many of the designers’ pieces. Designer Ralph Rucci showcased the color yellow as the only pop of color in his prominently dark collection. Other designers, including Diane Von Furstenberg, Tory Burch, and Michael Kors also made a statement with outfits showcasing bright yellow chic coats. Another trend on the runway was the prominence of gingham.

This lightweight cotton cloth, usually seen in a checkered style, was the source of great inspiration for Diane Von Furstenberg and Joseph Altuzarra.

Of course, fashion week would be not be the same without some of the biggest names in the modeling world showcasing the collections. Kendall Jenner, Candice Swanepoel, Karlie Kloss, and Adriana Lima were just a few of the models seen on the catwalk this past week. New York Fashion Week’s official website ranked the most watched replays, with Alexander Wang’s collection falling in first place as most re-watched. Following behind included BCBG Max Azria, Betsey Johnson, Carolina Herrera, and Michael Kors, respectively. Marc Jacob’s collection wrapped up the week-long showcase. Reviews claimed this year’s New York Fashion Week a huge success – now we wait with excitement until February for Fashion Week to return once again.

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Not your average ice cream man Haub student CEO is just chillin’

Children enjoying Just Chillin’ ice cream

Tront inside the ice ceram truck Photos courtesy of Joseph Tront ’16

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Karen Funaro ’16 Lifestyle Editor

Just Chillin’” used to only be a phrase that Joseph Tront, ’16, a 19-year-old finance and economics major at Saint Joseph’s University, said when people called him to see what he was up to. But not anymore – Just Chillin’ is now the officially trademarked name for the ice cream truck business of which Tront is the CEO and founder.

This was Tront’s first summer owning an ice cream business. Prior to the founding of Just Chillin’, Joe worked as an ice cream man for four years. Although he loved his job, he was unhappy with the management and the way he was treated by his employer. He had talked about owning his own truck, but it was just an idea that he thought about every now and then.

It wasn’t until his internship required him to come up with a business model that this idea became a reality.

“I worked for the government in the fall of last year for an internship,” says Tront, “and for my internship project I had to do something, so I said, ‘Let me put a business plan together and back it up with all of the economic data from the office.’ I wound up putting it together, presenting it to everyone in the office, and they were all excited about it. They wanted to invest before I even put any numbers together…I finalized the business plans, made all the critiques, wound up getting investors and well, – here we are.”

When Tront decided to start his own ice cream truck business, he knew that it was going to be a lot to take on. He looked to his family and friends for help, and they were very supportive, putting all hands on deck to help make his dream a reality. “…Everyone was really supportive going into it. Everybody wanted to make sure that I didn’t limit my opportunities…If I started with this, it would eliminate internships for the summer. But I said I would rather do this, you know, this is different, this is me doing my own thing, this is a good entrepreneurial experience, so I said let’s go with it.”

Although this was only his first year out on the beaches, Tront’s ice cream truck business has been a success, and he is already planning on expanding.

“We have permits in Beach Haven, in Long Beach Island, and also in Harvey Cedars, and we are actually in the process of acquiring more trucks...We’re possibly going to try and throw in a couple of other towns. But definitely at least one more next year, hopefully two or three if we can do it,” said Tront excitedly.

Tront has completely committed himself to Just Chillin’, working to make it bigger and better every day. He has converted his bedroom at home into an office, and although he laughs jokingly that there is still a bed in there, it’s clear how dedicated he is

to his business.

“Even my room out here, I brought a desk and have all my binders and stuff so I can run the business from here, and I have paperwork that I bring back and forth depending on if I am going home or not…We even had to put an addition on our driveway in order to fit the trucks, and I’m so thankful that my parents are supportive and did that for me… now we have ice cream trucks lining the side of my house and hopefully we’ll have more until they all can’t fit.”

But Just Chillin’ isn’t just your average ice cream truck. Sure, it’s like the other ones you see on the beaches – you walk up and pick out a favorite treat. But Tront has worked hard to offer more than just an ice cream; he offers a service.

“We do parties, events, we even do fundraisers. I actually got a call yesterday where a firehouse is having a fundraiser and we’ll sell there and donate a percentage of the proceeds. The same goes for school fundraisers - stuff like that. We have weddings lined up till the middle of October on the weekends. People literally want an ice cream truck at the wedding!”

St. Joe’s has even hired Tront and his company for this upcoming Hawktoberfest to hand out ice cream on the Maguire Campus. Getting hired by his own school meant a lot to Tront.

“The school’s so supportive… they believed in me enough to hire me and my business…they are giving back to their students. They usually have a Mister Softee and stuff like that, but the fact [that] they’re giving me a shot, a student, to try and help him out, that just shows the support of St. Joe’s. They’re giving me a chance…it’s really cool to see that,” said Tront.

When asked what advice he had for other young people looking to start their own businesses, Tront had this to say.

“I don’t think that age is really a fac-

tor at any point, it’s just the willingness to do it. I know a lot of people don’t do things like this because they are afraid, it’s a lot of uncertainty, it’s a lot of added stress, not knowing what’s going to happen…. It’s a lot of uncertainty, and…you gotta be in it to win it.”

Tront is not sure if he wants to be an ice cream man forever, but he does know that he wants to continue owning his own business.

“People always tell me that I’m just an ice cream man and I can’t make that a career, but that’s not true. I would love to make it a career.” Just Chillin’ Ice Cream is doing business as Tront Enterprises, which is the parent company of which Tront is the CEO. “I love being my own boss, I love knowing that how hard I work is how well I am going to be rewarded. I know that the harder I work, the better I’m going to do. I love seeing results,” said Tront.

Tront’s favorite part of owning his own ice cream truck business is bringing joy to people of all ages. Tront goes to his job every day knowing that he is making people happy.

“My favorite aspect of the job is just being around kids,” said Tront. “I didn’t think that I’d ever want to teach because I just don’t think I have the patience for it, but I love working with kids… It’s awesome that I have this business that allows me to be around kids and make them happy. I remember being a kid just like them on the beach and getting super excited when the ice cream man was there, and now that I have the ability to bring that joy to people at that age…I get to bring the joy from the little kids, to adults who are…getting married, and they love ice cream so much they want it at their wedding, it’s just awesome. It’s so awesome, bringing that joy to people and making people smile. That’s why I do this.”

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On the fringe

O Philadelphia’s Fringe Arts Festival 2014

Photos by Matthew Haubenstein ’15

Spruce Street Harbor Park

Penn’s Landing’s popup park is hammock heaven

MATTHEW HAUBENSTEIN ’15 Hawk Staff

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hiladelphians are already familiar with Penn’s Landing, the city’s premiere waterfront attraction that lines the edge of Center City and the Delaware River. Offering an exceptional view of the city’s skyline and waterfront, Penn’s Landing has always served as a popular site. It also has its fair share of attractions. This summer, Penn’s Landing’s newest addition caught the attention of visitors and residents alike, gathering some of its largest crowds yet – Spruce Street Harbor Park (SSHP). SSHP is a pop-up park that sprung up this summer that includes a boardwalk, an urban beach, a bar, restaurant, and much more. Just like those at the Jersey Shore, the boardwalk has a classic summertime feeling. It has arcade games, funnel cake, ice cream, and even sand to contribute to the beach theme. The park also provides lawn games such as beanbag toss and life-size chess. Its main attraction, however, is the dozens of hammocks tied from the ends of each tree, inviting guests to lay back, relax, and take in the beauty of the waterfront.

SSHP is home to The Blue Anchor, the park’s premiere bar and restaurant. The Blue Anchor features a burger shop-like menu with craft beers as well as vegan selections.

The restaurant is located on barges, which

float just off the side of the park in the Delaware River. In the center of the gathering of barges lies a lily pad garden that lights up each evening, providing nighttime diners with an evening ambience.

The Blue Anchor’s menu, combined with its waterfront location, has steadily drawn in an increasing number of patrons.

While the park’s daytime attractions draw in the most visitors, spectacular lighting effects keep people at SSHP throughout the evening. If you think the park is fun during the day, you should stick around after sunset. Dotting each tree and pole in the park are tiny florescent lights that change colors simultaneously. The lights offer up a fantastic sight to the already amazing view of the river and the city skyline.

Though this is the first park of its kind to appear at Penn’s Landing, SSHP is not alone. There are many parks popping up around the city, such as Dilworth Plaza, now open at City Hall, and Washington Avenue Pier in South Philadelphia. The goal of these pop-up parks is to help revitalize the City of Brotherly Love in an effort to make Philadelphia more appealing to both residents and visitors to the city. The parts give these older, sometimes forgotten parts of the city a 21st century makeover.

Spruce Street Harbor Park has proven to be a valuable addition to the Philadelphia waterfront. It has revamped Penn’s Landing, bringing life back to a section of the waterfront that has long been dormant.

However, SSHP is a pop-up park, which means it is only around for a limited time and shortly will be closing shop for the winter season. So if you want to check out this awesome spot, you’d better hurry up.

The park is scheduled to close on Sept. 28, leaving two more weekends for students to experience all that Spruce Street Harbor Park has to offer. Hopefully Philadelphia recognizes the success of the park and brings it back next summer, or possibly even makes it a Philly tradition.

Photos by Kala Perry ’17

KALA PERRY ’17 Special to The Hawk

ver the Labor Day week From Sept.

5tto the 21, the Fringe Arts Festival will be featuring an eclectic mix of entertainment opportunities that represent almost all artistic genres. With hundreds of art shows, theatre performances, stand up comedy acts, and dance productions to choose from, it’s not difficult for everyone to find an event that will unleash their inner hipster. With the cost of most shows ranging from free to $20, the Fringe Arts Festival is accessible to even the most cashstrapped students.

Just ten minutes away from the University of Pennsylvania’s campus was a performance by Brian Sanders, aptly named “Junk,” on Sept. 13. Held at an old church on the corner of a nondescript residential street, the venue welcomed audience members with sultry pulsating beats, dim lighting, and a room full of people. Seats were filled and after the stragglers filed in, the show began.

The entire performance took place on a small, elevated stage at the base of an enormous organ. Jutting from the stage were massive vertical beams, ropes, and a large plastic cube that dangled far above the audience members’ heads. Nobody seemed to mind that not a single word was spoken throughout the show because there was a skillfully crafted playlist to keep our auditory senses content. Comprised of an array of grungy electronic songs, the playlist consisted of uncensored EDM and “trap” music that seems to be growing popular among today’s young adults. The visual production of the performance was perfection, and featured a skillful mastery of lights and colors to make the show aesthetically stunning.

In order to not divulge all of the show’s greatest scenes, in the hopes that you might purchase a ticket for yourself, I’ll fill you in on a couple of the performance’s best moments. Our actors – three scantily clad young women, and three almost nude young men – performed death-defying stunts that constantly pushed physical boundaries. In one scene, four of the actors climbed a 20-foot black tube fashioned like a rock climbing wall that was dangling from the ceiling, almost three feet off the floor.

As they ascended, they stopped to display their athleticism by holding splits and hanging upside down as the tube spun and the audience gasped in excitement. Upon making it to the top, they disappeared inside, and two more actors followed suit, climbing the tube while performing fantastic stunts. The crowd clapped and cheered as the scene finished, and the lights came on for a short intermission.

The final, and arguably the best, scene of the entire night featured one male and one female actor. The aforementioned cube that hung from the ceiling descended until it enclosed them both. This served as a “boxing ring” where the two actors began to hit each other with towels drenched in red paint. The clear plastic walls of the cube were quickly splattered a vibrant crimson color until the lights turned a dark, captivating blue. The other actors then slipped into the cube where they began to “wash” the walls with soapy water and perform more acrobatic stunts within the cube’s confines.

Following this act the lights came on and all of the actors took to the stage for a bow while the audience applauded their performance. The show was nothing short of spectacular, and it is just one of countless acts the Fringe Arts Festival has to offer.

These amazing performances and actors deserve your attendance, and considering the Festival’s low cost and completely unique experience, you won’t be sorry you went.

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Moon bounces

Weight-lifting “I wouldn’t say overrated or underrated, especially for athletes, I mean we need it.”

“The thing at kids’ birthday parties? That’s overrated. Not a fan of moon bounces.”

Salad

Time Travel

“Oh, I love salad. [Do you have a favorite salad?] Buffalo chicken. Underrated.”

Iggy Azealia “Oh, she is so overrated. Her kind of music is like, terrible.”

Photo by Tim Beck ’16

Over/Under with Jai Williams KAREN FUNARO ’16 CONNIE LUNANUOVA ’16 Lifestyle Editors Meet the men’s basketball team’s most anticipated player for the upcoming season: Jai Williams, ’17, communications major and forward for the men’s basketball team.

He shared his thoughts on the latest pop culture topics ranging from Iggy Azalea to Nike, as well as his first-choice time travel destination.

Texting Emojis “That is so underrated, like I do it myself, so I am sure that you all do it too.”

Whoopee Cushions “Is that the thing that you sit on and it makes the fart noise? Yeah, I think that’s overrated.”

Snapchat “That’s underrated. I love it. I snap like every second. I don’t screenshot, though.”

“If I could time travel, I would. I think it would be cool. I would want to see how life was back then and see how life would be as far as technology and stuff. I would go back to when Jesus was alive. That’s way back.”

Monster Trucks “Those are overrated. It’s just, like, why? I mean is it a sport? I just don’t like those big trucks, with those huge wheels, it’s just too

Cartoons Underrated. I like cartoons. [Do you have a favorite cartoon?] You know what, I do, but it doesn’t come on anymore. Have you ever heard of something called Max Steele?

It’s more of like a boy cartoon. You might not know about it. It was on Cartoon Network. It was like action; he would fight bad people or things like a squid and stuff.

Similar to Static Shock.”

Kanye West

Swimming “I think swimming is cool. I like it because it works out all of your muscles and its fun and relaxing. So, underrated.”

“He is so overrated. He’s just crazy; I don’t like him, I don’t like his music. I don’t like Kim.”

This/That English class/Math class – “English class because math, especially here, is crazy. I have a question for you, have you ever taken a class called ‘Games and Politics’? I had it last year and it was brutal.”

Lemonade/Iced Tea – “Definitely lemonade; it just tastes better. Plus, I’m a big fan of lemonade. I’ve been drinking it forever.

I love pink lemonade – that’s the best one.”

College Football/College Basketball “Definitely college basketball because number one, I play college basketball myself. And I’m not really a football fan, so I don’t really follow that.”

Instagram/Twitter – “That’s a tough one.

I’m going to go with Instagram because I don’t really have anything special to tweet, so I’m definitely going to go with Instagram. Like, people just tweet about their whole lives, like I don’t have time for that.”

Under Armour/Nike – “Nike. I like Nike better, plus Under Armour, like, I just don’t feel Under Armour. I’ve been wearing Nike for a while now – throughout high school and since I’ve been here.”

College/High School – “College; it’s way better. You get more freedom and don’t have to have your mom worrying about where you are on the weekends. Definitely college.”

Dogs/Cats – “Cats; I love my cat. [What’s your cat’s name?] Her name is Bella. She’s at home. She’s tan and white, so like a housecat.”

Urban offenders: New line of tasteless threads LAUREN CAROLL ’16 Special to The Hawk

Photo by Anna Garofalo ’18

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rban Outfitters, the popular clothing store, is no stranger to scrutiny. They have made several products that have been criticized for being inappropriate and sending negative messages about body image as well as mental illnesses to their customers. In 2011, Urban was specifically criticized for creating a t-shirt that read “Eat Less” in large letters, causing a backlash from many customers, including actress Sophia Bush.

This controversial item has recently resurfaced due to Bush’s commitment to establishing a healthy perspective of body image in society.

Bush is known for her roles as Brooke Davis on the hit television show “One Tree

Hill,” and more recently as Detective Erin Lindsay on “Chicago P.D.” She has posted on her blog about Urban Outfitters, stating that the company should be ashamed for promoting the idea of serious mental and physical illnesses with which many people struggle. Bush writes, “You should issue a public apology, and make a hefty donation to a women’s organization that supports those stricken with eating disorders. I am sickened that anyone, on any board, in your gigantic company would have voted ‘yes’ on such a thing, let alone enough of you to manufacture an item with such a hurtful message. It’s like handing a suicidal person a loaded gun. You should know better.”

Bush has boycotted the entire com-

pany. She is no longer shopping at Urban Outfitters, and is encouraging others to do so as well. She is continuing to promote positive body image for all women. Likewise, the store recently alienated yet more of its customers for its sale of a sweatshirt that referenced the 1970 shootings at Kent State University. Bearing the university’s emblem, the sweatshirt was accented with red coloring, deemed “blood stains” by critics. The shirt was pulled from the store’s website and the company issued an apology claiming that the red stains were discoloration “from the original wear of the shirt” and that the graphic was not intended to be offensive. The backlash received by the sale of this sweatshirt harkened back to Bush’s stance against the company for its provocative decisions.

Bush’s campaign against Urban Outfitters could possibly make an actual impact on the company’s decisions regarding the type of clothing they design and the message that they send to consumers. Because Urban Outfitters is a popular store amongst young men and women, they have the ability to influence the perceptions of their customers just based on the products that they offer. Having products that promote psychological issues and physical disorders is in no way setting a positive image or way to think for these shoppers.

Urban has recently released a statement saying, “Urban Outfitters no longer carries the ‘Eat Less’ t-shirt. This item was originally sold in 2010 and was removed immediately from our website and all stores after complaints of the tee were brought to our attention four years ago. It was never our intention to offend our customers nor do we support the negative message the shirt may have portrayed.”

Urban Outfitters may have removed

this product, but the damage done cannot be reversed. Body image is a serious issue that many young men and women struggle with. Because body image encompasses a person’s view of themselves and their feelings towards it, a negative body image can cause people to feel self-conscious about their appearance. A negative perception can cause that person to see a distorted image of who they really are. It is important to promote a positive body image in clothing stores, magazines, and on television so that young people appreciate their bodies and have the confidence to be comfortable in their own skin. Especially in today’s judgmental culture, it is essential that women support and encourage each other with positive examples, especially from things that are so commonplace and have the ability to make an impression on a young consumer.

Impactful companies such as Dove and Aerie have campaigns to promote the idea of a positive body image. Dove has been running its campaign for “Real Beauty” for several years now. The purpose behind the campaign is to build self-esteem and motivate women to reach their full potential through different sketches that they post online. Aerie has started the “Real” campaign where they stopped using Photoshop on their pictures and started using models of all sizes to showcase their products both online and in print. Both of these establishments have really added to the increasingly popular idea of celebrating women as they are.

Just as Urban simply placed two hurtful words on a t-shirt, negative body image can be spread very easily. This emphasizes the importance of positive thoughts, confident bodies, and overall acceptance for people of all shapes and sizes.

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A taste of a new tap room GARRETT MILEY ’15 Editor in Chief

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rowing up, sports talk radio was a big part of my life. I listened incessantly whenever I was in the car with my parents through my headphones plugged into the backseat radio of our Oldsmobile Bravada. WIP’s Big Daddy Graham would cure my insomnia late at night through the alarm clock radio in my room.

How does any of this relate to a beer col-

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umn? Glen Macnow.

Macnow’s was always one particular voice that I preferred to hear above all the others. A personal hero of mine, Macnow is one of the best sports minds that Philadelphia has ever been graced to have. He’s also the part owner of the new Conshohocken Brewing Company. So naturally, I had to experience it for myself.

Home of former Saint Joseph’s University Hawk and men’s basketball forward C.J. Aiken, Conshohocken is just a short trip from Hawk Hill and brews some of the finest beer in the Philadelphia area. The Conshohocken Brewing Company has an excellent selection of beers on tap, ranging from standard pale ale to their Lucidity Lost Double IPA. While I didn’t eat a meal

or try any appetizers during my visit, the menu appears to have some serious beer pairings (the bavarian soft pretzel and the naked horne dog stand out.)

While they have only been open since April 1, these guys are hardly rookies in the craft beer game.

I’ve always enjoyed pale ales, so this is coming from someone with a bit of a palette for the bread and butter of Conshohocken Brewing Company, but it’s difficult to walk out of the tap room unimpressed.

There’s nothing to fear in terms of hoppiness. You get just enough to know it’s a pale ale, and it’s clear that hops in moderation allow for the citrus blend of the beer to hit your taste buds. I’d recently become a fan of Dale’s Pale Ale – from the brewery that

Dessert after dark

created the first canned craft beer, Oskar Blues Brewery in Colorado – but Conshohocken Brewing Company has changed my perspective on the realm of pale ales. The bitterness of the pale ale, at just 4.8 percent ABV, is unmatched by anything I’ve experienced in the Philadelphia area.

You’ve likely never heard of Conshohocken Brewing Company if you haven’t been to the tap room, but that could be on the verge of changing. Spring Mill Cafe, in Conshohocken, PA, serves Conshohocken Brewing Company in its dining setting; who knows, maybe we’ll find a new pale ale on tap at Landmark in the future.

The Conshohocken Brewing Company’s pale ale gets a 5 out of 5.

Courtney’s corner

Insomnia Cookies satisfies late-night sweet tooth

Microwave Recipes COURTNEY NABUA ’18 Special To The Hawk Want to make something for breakfast but only have a microwave? Not in the mood for Campion? Fear not! Here are three creative breakfast recipes that are easy to make in your dorm room with just a few simple ingredients.

Marshmallow Nutella Cereal Bars Ingredients: Butter, cereal, mini marshmallows, Nutella

Photo by Shaun Scholl ’15

FRANKI RUDINENSKY ’18 Special To The Hawk The college experience is full of stressful, late nights, and is filled with assignments that have students feeling like they’re running on empty, both mentally and physically. Sometimes the best way for students to relieve this stress is through eating their favorite sweet treats, like warm chocolate chip cookies or brownies. While many college students live too far from home to enjoy their favorite homemade treats, the solution is literally right around the corner.

Insomnia Cookies is here to ease the stresses of daily life and provide a pick-meup at any time of day or night with their delicious desserts. Insomnia Cookies is a convenient late-night bakery chain specializing in warm, freshly baked cookies that can be delivered, picked up, or even mailed to friends and family. With nearby Philadelphia locations at Main Street, Spruce Street, and 16th Street, the perfect cookie is never far away.

Insomnia Cookies was founded in 2003 in a University of Pennsylvania dorm room by former student Seth Berkowitz.

Since then, the company has grown drastically; it now features over 50 locations throughout the eastern United States, and the company is still growing.

Insomnia Cookies is unique because of

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its extremely late hours that accommodate “insomniac” students, as well as its delivery service. In many areas, cookies can be ordered from the Insomnia Cookies website and delivered right to your doorstep! The cookies are not only for satisfying late night cravings – they are the perfect gift for anyone. The cookies can be mailed as a birthday or anniversary gift, or they can even be used to cater an event or meeting.

The Insomnia Cookies’ menu features a variety of delicacies that are to die for. For starters, the warm, freshly baked cookies come in a multitude of mouth-watering flavors. They offer the classics: sugar, chocolate chunk, snickerdoodle, and oatmeal raisin. For more daring customers, there are more unconventional flavors like double chocolate mint, double chocolate chunk, M&M, peanut butter, and white chocolate macadamia. Their larger deluxe cookies come in indulgent flavors like triple chocolate chunk, chocolate peanut butter cup, and s’mores deluxe. For parties and special events, custom cookie cakes are also available to order.

Not only are the cookies amazing, they also have other delicious treats, including freshly baked brownies and ice cream.

There are even toppings available such as M&M’s, Snickers, and cookie dough. For anyone who can’t decide between all the amazing options, don’t panic. There are

options that incorporate multiple delicacies such as cookie a la mode, brownie a la mode, and even “cookiewich.” Of course, it just isn’t right to have cookies without milk, so Insomnia Cookies also has both white and chocolate milk available.

Unfortunately, Insomnia Cookies cannot be delivered directly to Saint Joseph’s University. But not to worry – the nearest stores are simply a short shuttle ride away.

Cookies can either be ordered in advance on the Insomnia Cookies website and picked up in store, or just simply chosen in person. There are special deals available such as the 12 for $10 deal. Customers can choose twelve cookies of any flavor for the low price of $10.

Customers can also save money on delicious desserts by downloading the Insomnia Cookies app on their smartphones.

This app features the “Cookie Dough Loyalty Program,” in which one point is earned in a loyalty account for every $1 spent on cookies, cookie cakes, ice cream, brownies, or beverages from Insomnia Cookies.

For every 100 points earned, you get $10 to spend on whatever treats you choose.

Insomnia Cookies makes late-night cookie cravings much easier to satisfy; for more information on this delicious bakery chain, visit insomniacookies.com.

1. Butter the inside of a bowl 2. Pour in your favorite cereal.

3. Add a handful of mini marshmallows and mix into the cereal.

4. Microwave the mixture for 30 seconds.

5. Let cool for 1-2 minutes, then stir.

6.Wet your fingers and grab a handful of the cereal mixture to form into a bar.

7. Drizzle some Nutella on the cereal bar to finish it off.

Everyday Scrambled Eggs Ingredients: 2 eggs 1. Crack 2 eggs into a mug.

2. Add a dash of milk.

3. Beat with a fork.

4. Microwave on high for 2 minutes.

French Toast in a Cup Ingredients: 2 pieces of bread, butter, 1 egg, 3 tablespoons milk, cinnamon 1. Take two pieces of bread and cut them into cubes.

2. Butter the inside of a cup and place the bread cubes into the cup.

3. In a separate bowl or cup, mix together the egg, milk, and cinnamon.

4. Pour the egg mixture on top of the bread cubes and let the mixture absorb into the bread.

5. Place the cup into the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds or until the mix ture is not too runny.

6. Top it off with syrup or eat it by itself for a delicious breakfast.

12 | Lifestyle

Strike out stigmas

Bringing awareness to mental health disorders

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MARIA SANTASIERI ’16 Hawk Staff “You need an attitude adjustment.”

“Society needs an attitude adjustment.”

“Every single one of us needs an attitude adjustment.” These are examples of the ways in which mental health is negatively viewed in our society. People who suffer from mental health illnesses are often thought to be weak, selfish, or just crazy. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, more than 25 percent of college students have been diagnosed or treated by a professional for a mental health condition in the past year.

In order to change the way mental illnesses are viewed, we need to understand what mental illnesses are. A mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feelings, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning.

Disorders such as anxiety and depression cannot be cured by a good day, funny joke, or strong will power. Rather, mental health disorders are medical conditions that require the care of medical professionals.

Individuals who suffer from mental health disorders that seek immediate medical attention tend to have positive results. Whether it is through therapy sessions, medication, hospitalization, or any other form of treatment, individuals who seek help early on often see the best results. Sadly, because of the strong stigma associated with mental illnesses, people are often afraid or discouraged to seek help. This is where the attitude adjustment from all of us comes into play. This stigma contributes to the deterioration of individuals with mental illness because people fear judgment.

If you know someone who suffers from mental illness, it is important that you understand the gravity of their situation. What often happens to victims of mental illness is that they are too afraid to ask for help because they are afraid of what people will think. The most debilitating anxieties can stem from the judgment of others, and this fear of how coworkers, friends, and families will react can discourage those affected from seeking help with their condition. “Can’t you just feel better already?” “Is there really anything wrong with you?” “Get over it.” Naïve individuals might respond in these ways to people who suffer from metal health illnesses. Mental illnesses deserve the same attention and respect as other illnesses, because they, too, are serious medical issues. Take this into consideration: would you ever consider telling a cancer patient to “get over it”? Of course not, because that person has absolutely no control over his or her illness; that person did not ask to be sick. This is the attitude we need to adopt towards individuals with mental illnesses as well.

When a student walks into the Health Center in Sourin Hall, do we stare at them, dissecting their possible motivations for visiting the Health Center? No, we don’t.

When a student walks into Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) in Merion Gardens, should we judge him or her and wonder what the purpose of the visit is? No, we shouldn’t. A student visiting the Health Center and a student visiting CAPS are doing the exact same thing: receiving services for medical conditions.

We all need to change the way we view metal illness – it could save a person’s life.

September 17, 2014

Photos courtesy of Ariana Palma ’16

Squatting is one of the human body’s most fundamental movements. We spend all day constantly sitting and standing, never giving the motion that allows us to transition between these positions a second thought. Inside the gym, squatting is one of the most effective, popular exercises for developing overall body strength. Not only is it essential for muscle growth, but it also strengthens your joints, connective tissues, and core. While in the squat position, the muscles in your abdomen and lower back are used to support and stabilize your weight, building your posture and balance. Squats are essential for any lifter, and knowing how to correctly squat is the most important step to improving your physique.

It is very easy to let your ego get the best of you when performing any exercise. Most people believe that if they increase the weight they are lifting that they are increasing the quality of their workout and optimal gains. This is not necessarily true, especially if you have improper form.

By failing to ensure that you are doing the exercise correctly, you are at a major risk for multiple injuries. So before putting on heavy plates and taking the plunge, make sure you take care of your body with proper squatting form.

The most practical resistance for beginning a perfect squat form is your bodyweight. For a standard squat, keep your feet no more than shoulder length apart.

Try to keep your knees aligned with your toes; the lower your stance, the more your knees will want to track ahead of you. Having your knees slightly over your toes is not detrimental, especially if you are reaching for an extremely low position. You always want to be sure that your heels are flat, with

Namaste HALEY FISCHER ’17 Special to The Hawk “Ommm…” Take a few deep breaths, my fellow Hawk yogis. It is time to relax our minds and connect with our truest and highest selves by reading about one of the most ancient methods of meditation: yoga. With origins dating back over 500 years ago, yoga has become one of the most widely practiced forms of exercise and meditation in the world. The word “yoga” itself means “the union” or “to unite,” and in this sense, it speaks to the unification of body and mind. When practicing yoga, one is revealing their truest nature by lacing together their mind, body, and soul. Unlike many other forms of exercise that strive for external results, the goal of yoga is to be internally harmonious and content with one’s true self.

When many people think of yoga they think of long mats, tight pants, the inability to touch their toes, and the ridiculous thought of being quiet for a whole hour.

How appealing, right? But yoga hasn’t always been about exercise and toning the body with impressive muscles. Ancient forms of yoga were seen as means of meditation or prayer. The chant “om” directly translates to “Amen” in Hebrew, which explains why yoga is seen as a sacred and holy practice.

Yoga gained popularity as a form of exercise in the United States in the late 20th century, when it was said to have a positive and healthy influence on the body. Because

your weight evenly distributed throughout the feet and toes. The plan is to be able to squat with a tall chest and straight back – you should never be hunched over facing the floor. Having ultimate control of your squat means being able to stand tall and move with ease and flexibility. The proper squat depth is, ideally, having your thighs parallel to the floor. If you want to challenge yourself even more, squat until your upper thigh is lower than your knee joint.

Once you feel confident that your form is sufficient, a traditional barbell back squat is the next step. Adding weight to your squat increases your risk of injury, so keeping form becomes extremely important. When setting up the barbell, make sure to comfortably position the bar on your shoulders with your hands equally positioned on either side. Setting up for your squat correctly will create a safe, effective work out, so it is necessary to take the time to make sure you are ready to perform. Once you are comfortable with using a barbell, challenge yourself to increase the weight with each passing week. Remember: squat deep, squat heavy, but be smart.

There are endless squat variations, weight options, feet positioning, and repetition counts, which all depend on your specific goals. Regardless of the variation, the most important aspect to be mindful of is your form. Don’t let the amount of weight you squat be your main focus. In order to become a better squatter, you don’t need to be a bigger squatter. Lower the weight, strive for proper form, and you will be setting yourself up for long-term strength and performance gains. Know your body and work with it. Focus on form and take control of that squat rack! Leave your ego at the door, and get up and train.

Yoga: latest exercise trend and stress reliever

the main focus of yoga is to calming the mind and ridding the body of stress, yoga has been proven to lower one’s heart rate and blood pressure due to the focus on breath control. Controlling one’s breathing is the main focus of a yoga class, and is often difficult because breathing is an involuntary action. Along with heart health, yoga improves posture and increases one’s flexibility and strength.

Besides the traditional poses and the external body bonuses, yoga has a lot to offer in terms of mental health; a healthy

Photo by Leah Acosta ’15

yogi always results in a happy yogi. Yoga lowers anxiety and produces more GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the body which, when lowered, is the biological cause for depression. In an article pubclished by “Self ” magazine, the author described yoga as the “ticket to body love,” meaning that yoga increases our self-confidence and helps us see ourselves in a more positive light. Yoga has also been proven to improve quality and quantity of one’s sleeping habits. In today’s society, we find it quite difficult to calm our minds and to eliminate all of our stresses. Our minds are always flowing with ideas, facts, and concerns about what is yet to come. Meditation aids in calming the mind and focusing on the present, or on the task at hand. Next time you find yourself in a quiet and isolated space, close your eyes and try to clear your mind of all the happenings of yesterday, today, and the worries of tomorrow.

Meditation takes years to perfect, and with the ongoing routines of life getting in the way, not everyone takes enough time to sit back and reflect upon their day.

So, are you feeling stressed about that statistics exam worth 20 percent of your grade or that big tennis match coming up?

Fear not – yoga can be the solution to your dilemma. Tak a weekly yoga class at O’Pake Recreation Center or enroll in a hot yoga class at Dana Hot Yoga to experience an out-of-body experience that will leave you feeling happy, healthy, and free.

September 17, 2014

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From Hawk Hill to the Big Apple St. Joe’s star inks deal with the New York Knicks GARRETT MILEY ’15 Editor in Chief

Langston Galloway calls out play in game from last season Photo by Ben Lackey ’15

Former Saint Joseph’s University guard and all-time leading three point shooter Langston Galloway inked his first professional contract to play for general manager Phil Jackson and new head coach Derek Fisher with the New York Knicks. The transition from amateurism to professionalism is difficult for many players to make, but Galloway is treating this opportunity as another day at the office.

“It actually doesn’t [feel any different],” he said.

“I’m just really blessed that I’m getting this opportunity because I get to wake up and do something that I’ve loved my whole life. Most people don’t get to do that, they have to go to a 9-5, and my job is just to wake up early and go work out, maybe take a break, and then go work out again. It’s not too bad.”

Galloway spent July on the Knicks’ 2014 NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas to the tune of 5.8 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game, appearing in four total games.

According to Geoff Arnold, Galloway’s uncle and the assistant basketball coach at St. Joe’s, Galloway had multiple opportunities on the table, including competitive offers overseas.

“We looked at every opportunity to make a decision on where you want to be...what’s good and what’s bad,” Arnold said. “This is the next step. He went through predraft workouts. After the draft, the next step was to be invited to summer league. He got an opportunity to play and did well enough to be invited to veterans camp, so this is his dream. It’s always been a dream of his and that’s why I think he picked this opportunity.”

The six-foot-two guard from Baton Rouge, Louisiana will be on the Knicks’ roster when training camp begins in October, and the sharpshooter is trying to make the roster as a point guard. He’s spent time since the end of

the college basketball season honing in his dribbling and passing skills, and that believes the Knicks are the right fit for his development.

“Yeah, because of his size,” Arnold told City of Basketball Love. “It’s one of those things where size kind of dictates a position, so he’s trying to learn some of those things. One of the scouts, not from the Knicks but from another NBA franchise, said, ‘Hey, why didn’t you let him play point guard?’ He started laughing and I said, ‘I needed him to score some baskets for me.’ They want to see that. They want to see if he can do that and that’s something that multiple teams had talked about, not just the New York Knicks.”

Galloway could not have landed in a better situation to sharpen his point guard play than with the Knicks.

First year head coach Derek Fisher is of the same mold as Galloway, and the former Hawk is all ears to the longtime Laker’s tutelage.

“It’s really good,” Galloway said. “It’s funny that he’s the coach, because he’s almost similar to my game. He’s about six foot one, six foot two, and he’s a shooter. He’s able to run with one, two, and he ran the triangle, so that’s definitely good that he’s in my corner and he’s able to teach me…I’m able to listen to him because he’s done it his whole career.”

While Phil Jackson is no longer on the sidelines, interacting with a basketball mind like the Zen Master is an exciting prospect for Galloway.

“Phil is very behind the scenes, but he’s a very good guy and he’s one of the best coaches in the world, and that’s always good to just meet him and talk to him here and there,” Galloway said.

The Knicks will open training camp on Sept. 30 and break camp on Oct. 8 before hitting the road for preseason play from Oct. 9 until Oct. 25.

Article first published on cityofbacketballlove.com

Back to the hardwood

Sixers look to turn things around after disappointing season MATT MIZANIN ’18 Special to the Hawk After a dreadful season filled with flat-out ugly basketball and poor fundamentals, there appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel for the Sixers. A team that was exceptionally young and inexperienced last season became even younger and more inexperienced this offseason.

With a current depth chart made up of mostly no-names and newly acquired draft picks, head coach Brett Brown will be faced with the tough task of assembling a lineup that can hopefully even come close to competing at the NBA level.

The Sixers are currently going into their second season under their general manager, Sam Hinkie, and although it doesn’t show up on the stat sheets, he has done a remarkable job thus far. In only two seasons, Hinkie has transformed the Sixers from a mediocre team with no direction to a young team that may stand a chance.

The main thing that Sam Hinkie has stressed since coming to Philadelphia is the importance of building a team with a strong foundation of young, talented players. Hinkie has mainly accomplished this is through the NBA draft.

Just one year removed from an impressive draft debut, Hinkie carried that success into this year’s draft. Hinkie walked away from draft night with Kansas big-man Joel Embiid, “The Croatian Sensation” Dario Saric, and KJ McDaniels. So who exactly are these guys?

Although Joel Embiid will probably miss out on this season due to a foot injury, he is a man of many talents. He’s smart,

has tremendous length, explosive athletic ability, and is a match-up nightmare on both offense and defense. The downside to Embiid’s game is obviously his injury and the fact that he’s only been playing basketball for a few years. However, draft experts see a lot of untapped potential and even compare him to the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. If he can stay healthy, Embiid could be a force to be reckoned with at the professional level in a few years.

Dario Saric is the NBA’s international man of mystery. He is one or two years away from joining the Sixers due to his current contract with his Euro club; however, the Sixers see him as a real asset in the future. The six-foot-ten Croatian forward has tremendous versatility and an extremely high basketball IQ. The Sixers won’t know exactly what they have until he joins the club, but they are convinced that they could have a future star on their hands.

Unlike Saric and Embiid, KJ McDaniels will actually play this year. The Sixers received tremendous value when they took McDaniels at 32nd overall. McDaniels is another player, fresh out of college, who has a lot of versatility. He also has unbelievable athleticism and is known for his unselfishness and lock-down defense. A lot of draft experts compare McDaniels to former Sixer Andre Iguodala, and if that’s the case, then the Sixers got an absolute steal at the end of the first round.

While Sixers fans eagerly wait to see what these rookies can do, they do have another big name rookie to get excited about: Nerlens Noel. The sixth overall pick in 2013’s draft will take the floor this year

alongside last year’s Rookie of the Year, Michael Carter-Williams. After sitting out the entire last season due to a torn ACL, Noel will have to prove that he can stay healthy and be a strong force in the NBA. After an impressive Summer League showing, the fans expect instant production out of Noel, and believe that he will have a breakout year in Philadelphia.

Two other players will also be making their Sixers debuts this year. The newly acquired Alexey Shved and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute will be hitting the floor.

Shved and Mbah a Moute, who were acquired by the Sixers in a deal that sent Thaddeus Young to Minnesota, will get plenty of opportunities to show off their skill this season.

Another thing to look out for this year is former Hawk, Ronald Roberts Jr. There is a very good chance that he could make

the Sixers’ opening day team this season.

His size and athleticism could be a key addition, and on a team like the Sixers, he will have many opportunities to show off his skill set. It would certainly be a treat to see Roberts in a Sixers’ uniform and would make the team even more exciting to watch.

Although the Sixers are on pace to have another down year, there are still interesting storylines which will make this team intriguing to watch in the upcoming 2014-2015 campaign. The Sixers have a lot of young players who are hungry to make a name for themselves and prove they deserve to play at the professional level.

Coach Brett Brown always gets his players to give their all and play their hearts out, so expect a scrappy team who will give the competition a run for their money.

Photo courtesy of Philadelphia 76ers

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September 17, 2014

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Game misconduct

St. Joe’s reflects on Ray Rice incident ANTHONY PANVINI ’16 Assistant Sports Editor When the NFL is brought up in conversation, the discussion immediately turns to the ongoing incident involving former Baltimore Ravens’ running back Ray Rice.

Rice is currently serving an indefinite suspension for punching his then-fiancée (now wife) Janay Palmer in the face on March 27, in an Atlantic City elevator.

Originally, NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell pegged Rice with a two-game suspension for the incident. However, after TMZ released a video of the abuse, the matter became much more serious and lead to a policy change in the NFL regarding domestic violence cases.

Situations like this one may lead people to wonder how often things like this happen and how they are handled—specifically here at Saint Joseph’s University.

Don DiJulia, athletic director and vice president of athletics, weighed in on the situation and offered his viewpoint.

“Any time anything happens—and I think we are living through it with the Ray Rice situation—I believe there are five sides to every incident,” DiJulia said. “You have the assailant or alleged assailant or perpetrator’s side. You have the victim’s side. If there is an organization involved or a conference or a sports group—like the NFL or the Atlantic 10 conference or the university—that’s a side. You have an investigator’s

side, an outside independent investigator’s side. And then you have—in this case especially, or any case that goes public—the public perception’s side. So from an organizational standpoint, I think when it happens whoever is going to be deemed kind of in charge, so to speak, needs to be sure that all of these areas are being kind of tended to and managed properly.”

DiJulia explained that at St. Joe’s, allegations of abuse are always taken seriously.

“When an alleged incident is reported at Saint Joseph’s University, it is always followed up on and it depends on who the student is, where it happened, how the information came to light as to the number of people who might be involved. If something came to our attention first, then we would report it to community standards, and if it is a serious incident, report it to public safety and the university’s investigator. If it were a student athlete, then we would notify the student athlete we were aware of an incident report and call them in and ask what did happen and then report that to Community Standards and the investigator,” explained DiJulia.

DiJulia also pointed out that St. Joe’s pays attention to when incidents occur outside of school, and how our university is certainly influenced by them.

“When something major happens, and one of the last major cases, for example, the Jerry Sandusky incident at Penn State…. certainly Saint Joseph’s, as an institution,

and us as being part of the institution, relook at what our current policies and procedures are to see if there is any tweaking that needs to be done based on what’s reported in that case,” said DiJulia.

As mentioned above, Rice initially faced a two-game suspension that later turned into an indefinite suspension and his release from the Ravens.

Here at the St. Joe’s, there is an institutional code of behavior and conduct as well as a department institutional code of behavior and conduct.

“Typically—I’m sure on most campuses—each team drills down and maybe has a particular team operating code of behavior, and that might include some things that might not be in the university’s,” DiJulia explained. “We say to the student athletes, ‘We believe it’s a privilege, not a birthright, to participate in Division I intercollegiate athletics,’ and they are expected to meet all operating standards…If they don’t, the following things may happen: they may lose the opportunity to be on the team either for a term or permanently, or it may affect their financial aid status.”

One thing that DiJulia focused on was making sure any potential situation is handled in the right way. “Our premise always is to deal with it in the right, proper, and fair way and protect the confidentiality rights of the people involved also. Sometimes things – just because of the way people talk and chat – rumors, perceptions,

and confidentiality sometimes are broken, but our premise is that you must protect the people involved and their confidentiality rights that they all have.”

In light of the Ray Rice case, it seems safe to say that if an incident of abuse or violence were to ever happen at St. Joe’s, officials would take the necessary steps and precautions to ensure that the issue is addressed in the right way.

Photo courtesy of Keith Allison

Foles to Sproles

Eagles’ new addition leads Philly to 2-0 start NATE VANCIL ’16 Sports Editor The Philadelphia Eagles love to make their games entertaining. The Eagles fell into a 17-6 halftime deficit and, just as in week one against the Jaguars, decided to come back in the second half with a bang.

After coming out of the gate slow in the third, the Eagles scored two touchdowns in the last 6:43 of the quarter to tie the Colts 20-20 entering the fourth.

LeSean McCoy and Darren Sproles were the two sparks that led the Eagles to their heroic comeback. McCoy scored on a one yard touchdown out of the shotgun with 4:42 left in the third, and Sproles rushed for a 19 yard touchdown up the middle to knot the game up at 20-20.

The Colts scored a touchdown on the first drive of the fourth quarter with a seven yard touchdown pass from Andrew Luck to Ahmad Bradshaw. This gave them a 27-20 lead with 11:54 left in the final quarter. After a disappointing three-andout for Philly, the Eagles fought hard on a hopeful drive from Indy to force an interception by Malcolm Jenkins intended for T.Y. Hilton. Still down 27-20, the Eagles scored on a 6 yard pass from Nick Foles to Jeremy Maclin with 3:30 left.

Colts’ star quarterback Andrew Luck, who is known for his fourth quarter heroics, disappointed his fans on a sloppy throw on third-and-5 to Reggie Wayne and forced Indianapolis to punt with two minutes left. On the first play of Nick Foles’ game-winning drive, he hit Zach Ertz on a 24 yard pass to Indianapolis’ 36

Photo by Anthony Panvini, ’16, Assistant Sports Editor

yard line.

Sproles then caught a short pass for 17 yards, and McCoy had a one yard rush up the middle to set the Eagles up for a game-winning field goal on the Colts’ 18 yard line.

Eagles’ rookie Cody Parkey nailed the 36 yard field goal to win the game, but even after the players ran onto the field, the officials called it off – the Colts iced Parkey before he kicked the field goal. Parkey, al-

though he’s a rookie, showed his poise in crunch time as he hit the same 36 yard field goal for a second time to secure a 2-0 start for the Eagles.

Nick Foles played a better game than he did last week; he went 21/37 for 331 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The combination of running backs for the Eagles were the real stars of the show tonight for Philly. McCoy had 20 rushes for 79 yards and a touchdown, and Sproles set the tone of the Eagles’ game with 178 combined rushing and receiving yards accompanied by a touchdown.

While the Eagles’ defense was lackadaisical at times, they stepped up in the second half to hold the Colts to only 10 points and also had a timely turnover to help seal the game with a field goal.

The 2-0 start for the Eagles is impressive, as both games have been come-frombehind victories led by key offensive players. The Eagles have a home divisional game next weekend against the Washington Redskins. Although Robert Griffin III was injured on Sunday and the Redskins are currently 1-1 with a bleak outlook, Washington is not a team to look past. Replacement quarterback Kirk Cousins had an impressive performance after Griffin went down and could be a threat to the Eagles next weekend. While the Eagles are at home and are on a hot streak, Philadelphia is not a team to bet against.

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Four of a kind

Women’s soccer collects four straight 1-0 victories

Hawk of the week Emily Gingrich

Photo by Tim Beck ’16

ANTHONY PANVINI ’16 Assistant Sports Editor

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omen’s soccer is off to a strong start, holding a record of 5-3-0 so far this season. They opened their season with a win over Pacific.

However, the Hawks failed to score a goal in their next three games, falling to Saint Mary’s, Temple, and Hofstra. But the Hawks bounced back quickly, picking up four consecutive wins against UMBC, Loyola Maryland, Lehigh, and Long Island University Brooklyn.

The Hawks can thank sophomore Emily Gingrich for her major contribution to four of their five wins so far this season. In

their first game against Pacific, Gingrich scored a hat trick, leading the Hawks to a 4-1 victory. Junior Olivia McEachern also found the back of the net against Pacific and contributed to the 4-1 victory.

Gingrich also had a big weekend with the women’s soccer team when they played UMBC and Loyola, scoring both goals in the two 1-0 wins. She was named A-10 Player of the Week.

“We just got off to a really good start; we lost like three games in a row, and then we picked it up from there. We are on a four game winning streak now, so we’re just trying to fix everything and perfect our play for conference games that come up in about two weeks,” said Gingrich.

This past Friday, the women’s soccer team picked up another 1-0 win against Lehigh, once again thanks to Gingrich. Gingrich has been playing unbelievably, and leads the team in goals with six out of their eight total goals scored this season.

Last Sunday, the women’s soccer team hosted Long Island Univeristy Brooklyn at Sweeney Field. They managed to extend their winning streak to four games with a goal coming from sophomore Shannon Mulvey. Once again, Hawks goalie Allison Ebling kept the opponent off the board, dealing them a shutout.

The Hawks are set to play their next game on Friday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. against Quinnipiac at Sweeny Field.

Men’s soccer determined to turn heads this season

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he Saint Joseph’s University men’s soccer team has gotten off to a blistering start to begin the 2014 campaign. The Hawks currently hold a record of 3-1-2 during a six-game span. They picked up their three wins against St. Francis, New York and Long Island University, Brooklyn (LIU).

Senior forward Mike Glazer netted the Hawks’ only goal in their 1-0 win over St. Francis.

The Hawks fell to Army 1-0 in their second game of the season, and tied with Rider 1-1 after two overtime periods. Coming off of a loss and a tie, it didn’t look likely that the Hawks would turn it around by the end of their game with LIU; down 3-2 with only a minute left in regulation play, it seemed like another loss was inevitable.

However, junior forward Emmanuel Temeh thought differently. He scored the equalizing goal with 56.8 seconds left in regulation to level the match at 3-3.

“It’s a great feeling. Especially to tie the game playing down the whole time and to give the guys a little spark by just tying the game. It made us feel great as a team to work for each other,” said Temeh.

Temeh wasn’t finished. After a scoreless period in overtime, Temeh found the back of the net once again to give the Hawks

a 4-3 double overtime win against LIU. “We knew that if we were going to tie the game, we were definitely going to win because there was no chance we were going to come back and tie the game just to lose,” said Temeh.

The following day, Temeh was named A-10 Player of the Week. However, Temeh wasn’t too concerned with this award. “The season is still early, so right now all the honors…don’t really mean that much to me,” said Temeh. “Our bigger goal as a team is to try and make the tournament and do well in the Atlantic-10 tournament and go forward from there. That’s our main goal. All the individual honor right now is pretty much worthless without us doing good as a team.”

Temeh’s overtime game-winning goal gave the Hawks a win on their first road match of the season—something that hasn’t been done since 2002.

With this hot start to the season, the Hawks are looking to keep the ball rolling to make the tournament. Despite a low ranking, the Hawks are on a mission to turn some heads.

“We have a great team and we are going to do well. They had us listed as I think like third to the last if I’m not mistaken. That was kind of upsetting, because the teams that were ahead of us we could play with… and we could beat some of these guys. We just have to go out there and show people that Saint Joseph’s men’s soccer team has a

Week in review This past week men’s soccer picked up a 1-0 win over Howard. Senior forward Mike Glazer buried a goal in the 68th minute that proved to be enough to hold off Howard. On Saturday, men’s soccer hosted Drexel, and the game ended in a double overtime 0-0 tie. The Hawks are currently 3-1-2 this season which is their best start since 2002. Their next game is against Marist on Sunday, Sep. 21.

Women’s soccer also has had a great start to the season. Emily Gingrich continued her hot streak this week leading the Hawks to another 1-0 win over Lehigh on Sep. 12th. The Hawks extended their winning streak to four games, which were all 1-0 wins. Hawks’ goalkeeper Allison Ebling has four consecutive shutouts.

On a mission ANTHONY PANVINI ’16 Assistant Sports Editor

Emily Gingrich has gotten off to a blistering start for the women’s soccer season.

Gingrich started off the season with a hat trick against Pacific, and after a three game streak without a goal, she returned with goals in three consecutive games to win each game 1-0. Gingrich has led the Hawks to a 4-3-0 start to the season while on this 3 game winning streak. After scoring 6 goals in the Hawks’ first 7 games, Gingrich has 13 career goals to put herself 10th on the all-time list at St. Joe’s. Only less than halfway through the season, it seems as though Emily Gingrich will continue her streak of dominance here on Hawk Hill.

The field hockey team played two games this week resulting in a 0-4 loss against Bucknell and a 1-0 win over Rider. Bucknell took an early 3-0 lead scoring three goals before halftime and netted a final goal with 8:10 to play. The Hawks turned things around quickly, defeating Rider 1-0 on a goal scored by junior Sarah Yerk. They will return to action of Friday Sep. 19th with a conference game against Saint Francis.

The golf team participated in the Leo Keenan Invitational this past Sunday where they shot 290 as a team and currently sit in 8th out of 11 spots.

Emmanuel Temeh

Photo by Kaitlin Neinstedt ’17

nice program,” said Temeh.

On Saturday, the Hawks battled to no avail against Drexel in a matchup of rivals, ending in a double overtime tie.

With their 3-1-2 record, St. Joe’s is out to the program’s best start since 2002. By continuing their hot start to the season, the Hawks seem to have a bright future heading into the rest of the year.

The men’s cross-country team ran in the Friend Big 5 Invitational on Friday. Junior redshirt Paul Szulewski finished in 24th place with a 19:29.6 time. Jack Mcgee followed him up finishing 32nd. They also ran in the Spiked Shoe Invitational where they placed 4th overall out of 11 teams.

The women’s cross-country team also ran in the Friend Big 5 Invitational this weekend and finished 3rd out of 4 teams.

Lauren Hehir led all Hawks finishing 11th overall with a time of 14:47.3.