April 13, 2016 by The Hawk

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St. Joe’s sleeps out

Community raises awareness for refugees KATRYNA PERERA ’16 Editor Emeritus Eight Saint Joseph’s University students slept outside in the cold on April 7 to be in solidarity with others halfway around the world. The students were participating in the Syria Sleepout, an event sponsored by the St. Joe’s campus chapter of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS). CRS, a student group on campus, meets every week to learn about global issues and spread awareness to the greater campus community. The group sponsors events such as the Syria Sleepout, to communicate issues of systematic injustice to other students. Grace Davis, ’17, executive board member of CRS, said the Syria Sleepout has taken place on campus before, and St. Joe’s is not the only university that holds them. The event was organized by the three members of the CRS executive board alongside Emily Kane, a campus ministry associate. Davis explained that the sleepout is a great event because it makes people more aware of an issue that is highly relevant in today’s world. “It’s just a really cool experience to be in solidarity and feel what it would be like,” she said. “It just reminds you that there are people who don’t have a bed to go home to

at night.” The sleepout began with an opening prayer at 8 p.m. last Thursday on the porch of Wolfington Hall. The group of students who participated then ate a simple Syrian meal of rice and vegetables while having a discussion with Cheryl Mrazick, St. Joe’s local CRS liaison. Mrazick recently returned from a trip to Iraq where she worked with refugees. Davis said that it was great to hear Mrazick’s first-hand experience. Following the discussion, students read a personal story of a refugee and participated in a simulation called “1,000 days in Syria” which provided various storylines of scenarios that refugees experience. The students also made signs explaining why they were sleeping out and wrote letters to local government representatives asking them to vote against a current bill in Congress which would bar refugees from entering the United States. They ended the night with an Ignatian Examen, a short, five-step reflective prayer. At midnight it was lights out as eight students slept outside on the porch of Wolfington. When asked why they decided to hold the sleepout, Kane explained that this has been an event that students have enjoyed

Michael Badalamenti, ’17, particpates in sleepout. (Photo courtesy of Grace Davis, ’17)

over the past three years and that CRS especially wanted to hold it since the Syrian refugee crisis has become so prevalent. Kane also made the point that it helps people become more connected to an issue that is physically so far away. “We are dealing with our own immigration crisis in the United States but the same thing, on a larger scale, is going on in Europe,” Kane said. “Because we are physically distant from that, a lot of times people forget that it’s happening. It was very important [to] be constantly bringing, shedding light on this issue and saying it doesn’t matter how far away we are. This is still a humanitarian crisis.” Lara Miller, ’17, is not a member of CRS but has participated in the sleepout for the past three years. “Just having the chance to sleep out and

experience on a small scale what they are going through, I think that’s so incredible, and that’s why I enjoy it, the education and the solidarity,” Miller said. She also said that this year she forgot to bring a pillow, so she felt like she really experienced a form of suffering that the refugees go through on a daily basis, which made her appreciate the life she has even more. Kane had similar sentiments. “I probably slept like four hours the whole night,” she said, “but every single time I woke up I thought immediately of these refugees.” Both Davis and Kane expressed their hope that this event will educate students about such a prominent issue and encourage them to take action in their greater communities.

Autism Awareness Month Kinney Center sponsors events throughout April

KAYLA LANE ’17 Hawk Staff For the past six years, the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support has fostered awareness for autism both on campus and in the community. That mission will be in full view during Autism Awareness Month when the center sponsors events for its Autism Week from April 15 to April 23. Part of the Kinney Center’s vision is to serve families of children with autism spectrum disorders by addressing the growing need for autism services in the larger community, said Michelle Rowe, Ph.D., executive director of the Kinney Center. The center also trains undergraduate students, or Kinney Scholars as the Center refers to them, to work one-on-one with learners with autism. Ryan Hammond, executive director for the Kinney Center, noted the appreciation

families have for the students’ work in the center. “Families have the ability to have this really engaged workforce of students who are working one-on-one with their children and are motivated by the progress of their child,” Hammond said. The upcoming events for Autism Awareness Month reflect the center’s desire to offer “diverse programming that can resonate with all the families,” Hammond said. The Kinney Center will host the creator of the first Sesame Street character with autism, Leslie Kimmelman, at 6 p.m. on April 20. Hammond said that the visit showcases the importance of representation for individuals who are underrepresented in mainstream media. Autism Week will also include the first Kinney Prom, which will give learners the chance to have fun in a relaxed environment with their scholars and families. The event

will be hosted 6 p.m. on April 22. Abigayle Jayroe, the Kinney Center’s manager of web and technology services, creates these events for students and families alike. “It’s very exciting to plan opportunities like that with individuals who may not get the opportunity from the community,” Jayroe said. Jayroe said she has seen the Kinney Center’s growth and believes that the work done there fulfills the Jesuit mission through its model of inclusivity. She describes the Kinney Center, located on Maguire Campus adjacent to Merion Hall, as a hidden gem. By hosting a variety of events during Autism Week, Hammond hopes that Saint Joseph’s students are able to walk away with increased awareness and insight about autism. After three years of success, the center began offering services to adults to address the needs of individuals who were aging out

Image by Krista Jaworski, ’17

of programs and lacked appropriate transitional support from the public school system. “We wanted to be a center for families and meet them where they needed us,” Hammond said. “We really thought it was critical to address the whole life cycle from a programmatic standpoint. Most importantly, from a training perspective, students were exposed to an adult population to become better, innovative providers for adult services in the field of autism.” The Kinney Center has expanded to over 120 undergraduate scholars and nine graduate assistants, enabling the center to serve over 800 families “One of the biggest things that I’ve learned from this experience is that it’s not about them being different. It’s about us being flexible,” Hammond said. “We can change one thing that doesn’t really mean that much to us, but it means the world to them.”

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Department of Public Safety reports (April 1- April 7) April 1

fiscated the marijuana and smoking pipe. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by the Office of Residence Life that while conducting a floor check in the Lancaster Court Weymouth Apartments, a quantity of empty alcohol bottles was confiscated from a student’s room. Public Safety Officers responded and took custody of the bottles. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified of a disorderly student inside the lobby of the Pennbrook Apartments. Public Safety Officers responded and were able to resolve the issue. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by the Office of Residence Life that while conducting a floor check of Villiger Hall, a vaporizer was confiscated from a student’s room. Public Safety Officers responded and took custody of the vaporizer. Community Standards was notified. Public Safety was notified by the Office of Residence Life that while conducting a floor check in the Pennbrook Apartments, a keg was observed on a second floor balcony. Public Safety Officers responded, but were unable to locate the keg. Community Standards was notified.

April 2 Public Safety was notified of an alcohol confiscation in the LaFarge Residence Center. Public Safety Officers responded and confiscated the alcohol. Residence Life and Community Standards were notified. Public Safety was notified by the LaFarge Residence Center desk attendant that while conducting bag checks of students entering, a small amount of marijuana and a smoking pipe was located. Public Safety Officers responded and con-

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside the Morris Quad Townhouses. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated due to a malfunction. Facilities Management was notified. Public Safety was notified by an area resident regarding students being loud in the 5700 block of Woodbine Avenue. Public Safety Officers, along with the Philadelphia Police, were notified and responded into the area. Community Standards was notified.

April 3 Public Safety was notified of a power outage near the area of the Hawks Landing Garage. PECO and Facilities Management were notified. Power was restored later this date.

April 4-7 No incidents to report.

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St. Joe’s welcomes 2016 election into classrooms SAM HENRY ’19 Assistant News Editor

Saint Joseph’s University will offer a number of courses this fall focused on the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Courses will be offered by the political science, communications, and English departments, as well as the Honors Program. Many of these courses will focus on the role that media plays in politics, specifically in the upcoming election. David Parry, Ph.D., associate professor and department chair of communications studies, who will be the instructor for COM 473: Digital Media & The Presidential Race, said that he taught a similar class during previous national elections in 2008 and 2012. “One of the things that media scholars are often interested in is the way in which the media form, whatever that is, of the historical moment, whether it’s word of mouth, or newspapers, or tele-

vision, or film, or radio, affects the ability or shapes [or] contributes the ability for people to come together to have discussions about political decisions,” Parry said. “I am specifically interested in helping students understand…how different kinds of media formations affect different public formations, and looking at how the digital landscape shapes digital public formations, and in using the election cycle as the contemporary laboratory or experiment upon which we can understand these questions.” The political science department will be offering election-focused courses this fall as well, including Campaigns and Elections and Media & Politics: Election 2016. Becki Scola, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the department of political science, and instructor for POL 319: Media and Politics: Election 2016, said

she has taught courses on media and elections prior, but never focused on a specific election. “We are in the process of electing the President of the United States, commonly regarded as the most powerful person in the world,” Scola said. “So, perhaps we should all pay attention to the election as responsible citizens.” In addition to these two courses, there will be a course offered in the Honors Program called Elections: Historical Perspecitve, taught by Francis Graham Lee, Ph.D. and Randall Miller, Ph. D. The English department will also be offering a course titled Media, Politics & the Election, taught by new hire Shenid Bhayroo, Ph.D. “The media plays a very significant role in what citizens are able to do to effect change in their community and that is on a very small level, from what hap-

pens in your local community to the national level of the elections,” Parry said. “I think that students, or we as a society, are disproportionately interested in presidential elections, as if that’s the only time politics matters. And using that as an occasion to think about the role of media and what we say and what we do is important for students because it is how one shapes your community.” Scola added that the topics on president’s agenda are relevant to students. “For example, students might be concerned about the robustness of the job market when they graduate, how to manage their student loan debt, or how we address environmental sustainability (or not),” Scola said. “Listening to where each candidate stands on, say, immigration or the economy, gives us an idea about how the next president will approach such issues.”

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The final stretch

Candidates for Student Body President hold debate MOLLY GRAB ’17 Editor in Chief On April 6, Anna McCarthy, ’17, and Will Marsh, ’18, candidates for Student Body President, participated in a Q&A with members of the student body after the annual Saint Joseph’s University Student Senate (USS) Executive Board election speech event. McCarthy, current Student Senator for the class of 2017 and Community Relations Chair, and Marsh, current Student Senator for the class of 2018 and Student Secretary of Academic Affairs, both gave short speeches before answering questions posed by fellow student senators, as well as members of the student body. One of the first topics discussed was diversity. A student representative from the Office of Multicultural Life asked McCarthy and Marsh how they would engage the majority of students to foster diversity at St. Joe’s. “There are so many forms of diversity that I think it’s important to foster all of these conversations amongst a multitude of organizations,” McCarthy said in her response. “I think the best way to engage right now would be to go and listen [to the members in our community].” In his response, Marsh discussed his involvement in conversations about diversity between fellow students and University President Mark C. Reed, Ed.D., and emphasized the importance of continuing dialogue. “I know we are planning to meet with him [Reed] again to continue that conver-

sation and make sure that we do follow through,” Marsh said. Marsh also emphasized promoting student awareness of issues faced by minorities on campus. Later in the Q&A, the candidates were asked which issues of diversity they would specifically address on campus in conjunction with the new associate provost for inclusion and diversity. Marsh suggested adding a form to the registration system that would allow students to add nicknames or pronouns to their student file. “This is a very simple fix to our student database system… so that a student doesn’t have to have a separate conversation when they’re about to go into a new classroom, saying ‘That’s not really my preferred name,’ or ‘This is the pronoun that I really like to use,’” Marsh said. “The professor already has that information.” In her response, McCarthy specifically discussed the needs of LGBTQ students and the recent addition of gender-inclusive bathrooms at St. Joe’s. She pointed out that increased conversations among students of diverse backgrounds and experiences are key to improving inclusion on campus. “Without that understanding, we can’t get anything done, whether it’s the small or the big,” McCarthy concluded. As the Q&A continued, the topic turned to internal Student Senate affairs. Two student senators raised concerns about the efficiency of USS in meeting deadlines,

submitting chair reports, and adhering to Robert’s Rules, a guide for conducting meetings and making decisions as a group. McCarthy stated that Paulina Syracuse, ’18, who is running for Student Body Vice President, has relevant experience as Speaker of the Student Senate and ideas to speed up meetings, while making internal processes run more smoothly. McCarthy also highlighted the importance of listening to the ideas of others at USS meetings. “Although I might think I have the best idea in this moment, that doesn’t matter,” McCarthy said. “I need to come and listen to what Paulina [Syracuse] or you guys, internally, have to say so that we can progress.” Marsh also gave insight into how USS processes could be improved, beginning with USS retreats that take place twice a year. “Really using that time at retreat as soon as possible…Within the first two weekends of everyone coming together as a senate [would be beneficial].” He also discussed implementing an online form system in which chairs can record important information from their meetings and make those forms available to the student body as well. The Q&A continued by addressing the USS’ budget. At the end of last year, USS had $10,000 left over that could have been spent on initiatives for St. Joe’s students. A current student senator asked McCarthy and Marsh how they would ensure that such funds are being used efficiently for students in the future.

Marsh explained what he saw as the source of the leftover funds. “We had a lot of events this year with the new administration, and I think with that in the beginning of the year, that kind of prevented us from going automatically and thinking ‘How can we help the student body?’ I think there were more initiatives this semester, because of that,” Marsh said. Marsh again suggested that the USS should hold its usual retreat as close to the beginning of the semester as possible so that plans about how to spend money on students can be developed more efficiently. McCarthy also offered options on how to allocate the $10,000. “Coming into senate, you see the budget and you’re like, ‘Wow, that’s lot of money, we have to save it.’ But towards the end, here we are with $10,000,” McCarthy said. Her solution involves increased planning and foresight. “We can allocate it [the USS money], and people won’t be worried about ‘Are we going to have enough to get through the whole year?’” McCarthy also suggested learning from the Philly Five and other Jesuit universities about how they spend money to foster student initiatives. To learn more about McCarthy, Marsh, and the other USS Executive Board Candidates, students can read each candidate’s platform on The Nest. Online voting is now open through The Nest and will close at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 14.

Life as Managing Editor of Southwest Magazine Brad Pearson, ‘06, shares his story ANGELA CHRISTALDI ’17 Managing Editor

Luke Antonello, ’16, Brad Pearson, ’06, and Samm Puelo, ’16.

Brad Pearson, ’06, returned to Saint Joseph’s University on April 7 to discuss his career as a magazine editor. During his Q&A session, sponsored by the English and political science departments and moderated by Samm Puleo, ’16, and Luke Antonello, ’16, Pearson spoke about his time at Saint Joseph’s and the path that led to his most recent role as Managing Editor at Southwest Magazine, a monthly magazine produced for Southwest Airlines. Pearson became interested in journalism while at St. Joe’s, where he served as Assistant Sports Editor, and later, Opinions Editor, on the editorial board of The Hawk. He has worked at several publications in the years following his graduation, but his most popular story is “What Happened After My Kidnapping,” which was published

in the Sept. 2015 issue of Philadelphia Magazine. A few questions were asked about his kidnapping, which occurred on March 27, 2006 during the spring semester of Pearson’s senior year. Instead of telling the whole story, he gave what he called, “Cliff ’s CliffNotes,” saying that he was kidnapped at gunpoint, driven around for a few hours, left in an empty lot, and let go. “Two days later, I wrote a 5,000 word story about it for Dr. [Jenny] Spinner’s literary journalism class,” Pearson said. The story that was eventually published in Philadelphia Magazine began to take shape in 2014, when Pearson decided to meet with his kidnappers at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, about 40 minutes outside of Scranton, Pa.

Brad Pearson, ’06 (Photos by Dylan Eddinger, ’19).

“It’s hard to take the story you know is the best you’ve ever been given and make it interesting for other people,” Pearson said. In addition to speaking about his own experiences, he also discussed what he believes sets someone apart as a writer. “Curiosity,” he said.“That’s something that’s really hard to teach. If you’re not naturally curious, you’re going to have a hard time coming up with story ideas.” Pearson also emphasized the importance of gaining experience as a writer. He recommended that anyone who wants to be a journalist needs to start from the bottom and work their way up. “People who come up through reporting are the best writers because they know how to report a story,” Pearson said. The editorial staff is small, at South-

west, Pearson said, and the magazine relies on its freelancers. Despite the small staff, they still try to produce interesting stories that they believe to be worth reading. “We’re less newsy because our production deadlines don’t allow for it,” he said, noting, however, “we don’t shy away from stories that are thought-provoking.” The last question asked of Pearson was what advice he would give to young, upand-coming journalists. “[Don’t] have a specific idea of what your career is going to be, that’s too myopic,” he said. You could miss opportunities that could lead to the job you really want. Be really good at research. If you can look for stories in all kinds of weird ways, you’ll be fine.”

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April 13, 2016

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Editorial

Spring cleaning: Hawk style

EDITOR IN CHIEF Molly Grab ’17 MANAGING EDITOR Angela Christaldi ’17 COPY CHIEF Ashley Cappetta ’17 BUSINESS DIRECTOR Julia Le ’19 FACULTY ADVISER Jenny Spinner NEWS EDITOR Ana Faguy ’19 ASSITANT NEWS EDITOR Sam Henry ’19 OPINIONS EDITOR Lindsay Hueston ’16 ASSISTANT OPINIONS EDITOR Maria Spirk ’17 ASSISTANT COPY Victoria Tralies ’18 LIFESTYLE EDITOR Katie White ’17 ASSISTANT LIFESTYLE EDITOR Ciarra Bianculli ’17 SPORTS EDITOR Christy Selagy, M.A., ’17 ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Nick Mandarano ’18 CREATIVE DIRECTOR Krista Jaworski ‘17 PHOTO EDITOR Joey Toczylowski ’19 DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER Jess Cavallaro ’18 The Hawk welcomes letters to the editor (400-600 words). They can be emailed to hawk.editorial@gmail.com.

While real bunnies are starting to munch on grass on nearby lawns, dust bunnies are slowly creeping out of our closets after a long winter. We can smell the flowers, step outside without worrying the snowy slush will ruin our Vans, and know we will leave our 5 o’ clock class and not walk home in the dark — it’s finally spring! As a staff, we decided to give in to the allure of warm weather and give some classic spring cleaning a go—refreshing our lives like a breath of that fresh air that infects college campuses and reminds us that we are young, somewhat invincible, and itching to discover. Here’s what we want to declutter this spring: “This spring, I’m cleaning up my schedule. I’ve gotten lazy with budgeting my time, and I want to get my weekly planner cleaned up before finals start.” - Molly Grab ’17 “This spring, I want to clean negativity out of my life. Whether it’s in the form of procrastination, people who act like downers, or just plain bad vibes—I want to bring in as much as happiness as I can along with the upcoming spring sunshine.” - Angela Christaldi ’17 “To be more aware of my surroundings, and not take another trip to the E.R.” - Ashley Cappetta ’17 “This spring, I should start cleaning my own dishes. Sorry Maddie!” - Julia Le ’19 “My office flooded in February, forcing me to do an early spring cleaning here on campus. So now I’m spring cleaning at home, which basically means going through my sons’ dresser drawers and toss-

ing out underwear with holes in them. It’s a glamorous life.” - Jenny Spinner, Ph.D. “This spring I am going to work on cleaning out the toxicity in my life. The foods I eat way too much of. The people who don’t bring happiness into my life. And the thoughts that unnecessarily consume me.” - Ana Faguy ’19 “This spring I am going to work on including more positivity in my life! I want to focus on all of the great moments and amazing people around me.” - Sam Henry ’19 “I’m cleaning out the feeling that college lasts forever; I’m trying to cope with the fact that graduation is in a month, while simultaneously soaking up every moment I have left here.” - Lindsay Hueston ’16 “I’m going to clean out my social media. I’ve become an addict lately and I find it almost draining to spend so much time refreshing my feed and worrying about the perfect Insta filter or live-Snapchatting my day. It’s time to focus less of what others perceive I’m doing and more on living in the moment.” - Maria Spirk ’17 “I want to clean out my phone and cleanse through the madness that makes up my dear white iPhone 5c’s memory and storage. My friends and family can attest to how cluttered my phone actually is - with everything from a crazy number of selfies on my camera roll to an insane number of emails (one Gmail account has 1798 messages!), dear Siri needs a mental break before she breaks down from data overload.” - Victoria Tralies ’18

rolling up my sleeves and finally tackling the piles of work I’ve been neglecting all month—starting with my Netflix queue! What better way to ready myself for the final weeks of spring semester than with countless hours spent on my laptop and a false sense of accomplishment?” - Katie White ’17 “Usually, my spring cleaning entails trading in my sweatpants and hoodies for jean shorts and tank tops. This year, the clothes can wait to be switched, however, as I focus on making sure the “storage is almost full” notification on my iPhone never pops up again. How many pictures, apps, and old e-mails do I have to delete to make this phone happy?” - Ciarra Bianculli ’17 “I don’t do spring cleaning, but I really should.” - Christy Selagy, M.A., ’17 “I want to clean the constant Villanova basketball coverage out of my life. #THWND.” - Nick Mandarano ’18 “I will be cleansing my system of caffeine. (Well, I’ll try.)” - Krista Jaworski ’17 “For spring cleaning this year, I am going to clean out the photo archive on the computers in the Hawk office.” - Joey Toczylowski ’19 “Out of all the clutter, I hope to find simplicity this spring.” - Jess Cavallaro ’18 We hope that these words have served as inspiration for your own spring cleaning—happy dusting and organizing! -The Hawk Staff

“In honor of spring cleaning, I will be

JULIA TULLY Special to the Hawk In the Office of Undergraduate Admissions’ daily presentation to visiting families, we have a slide that presents some demographic information about the population of Saint Joseph’s University—we are a community of 4,850 undergraduate students from 44 states and 36 nations. I have given this presentation countless times in my three years on campus, and each time, I point out the fact that the word “community” is used on every single college campus, but it means something different to students at St. Joe’s, something that families will experience during their tour. I have seen you wait a slightly awkward amount of time to hold the door to the library open for someone who is walking down the path, have watched you make sure that your peers know which stop to get off the train when you are waiting at Overbrook Station, and have been filled with pride when I watched you stand in the freezing, pouring rain, waiting to welcome the Class of 2020 on Admitted Students’ Day. None of those, however, are the moment when I realized what an incredible community we have on Hawk

Hill. That moment came on freshman move-in day, when I was helping a family move into Sourin Hall. Three cheerful students, along with a colleague of mine, ran up to a minivan with a laundry cart, and before they started unloading the car, the students introduced themselves to their new peer and made sure to welcome him home. Once the laundry cart was full, the new Hawk went with the students to check in, and his parents were left standing by the car. His mom asked me how much we paid the SJU-Haul students to help out, and when I told her they didn’t get paid, they just got to move in early, she was shocked. Her eyes filled with tears, and she looked at me and said, “I think he’s going to be okay here, isn’t he?” When I smiled and nodded yes, I realized that I wasn’t just giving her the answer that she wanted to hear; it was the answer I truly believed. I have seen you all take care of each other here, and lift each other up, and I could, with confidence, answer that yes, her son would be well taken care of. I haven’t forgotten that mom since then, and every time I hear a student talk about a new social justice issue they’ve learned about, or when I interviewed over 200 of

you who were interested in becoming Hawk Hosts, I have been reminded of the fact that I am recruiting students to come to a place where they will be taken care of. I hear all the time how often you, and St. Joe’s alumni and parents, love Saint Joseph’s. I would guess that while you might love Hagan Arena, or Villiger Hall, or the houses on Lapsley Lane, the physical place is not what makes you love it here. It’s the people that you get to interact with who, in such a classically Jesuit way, support you and challenge you to become the best people you can be. So to the current sophomore whose mom and I had a moment in the Sourin parking lot—I hope that you have, in turn, supported your peers on campus, or held a door open for someone, or challenged someone to think differently. Community means something special on Hawk Hill, and I am so grateful to the student body for showing it to me.

Julia Tully is an Admissions Counselor in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, and a former Jesuit Volunteer.

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‘All About That Bass’–but her views are treble Why Meghan Trainor must be stopped KRISTA JAWORSKI ’17 Creative Director Your views are no. Feminism? No. Body image? No. You need to get in the know. Contrary to popular belief, Meghan Trainor has quite a slanted perspective on the issues her songs, including the above quoted “NO,” attempt to tackle. While the general audience thinks Trainor sings the girl anthem of loving yourself, her words truly miss the mark. Although her music seemingly exudes that she is an independent pop star/superwoman, her lyrics reveal that she fuels gender stereotypes, seeks male approval for self-acceptance, and blames women with a thin build. She needs to stop putting terrible lyrics to such damn catchy tunes, tricking me into thinking I actually like her music. She needs to be stopped. Let’s take a moment to outline exactly where Miss Trainor went wrong on her “empowering” walk of shame to anti-feminism. 1. She don’t need a man (except when male approval is necessary to self-acceptance). “3 AM” and “Title,” two songs off of her album, “Title,” completely contradict one another. Oh, you hate it when your boy-toy booty-calls you, but you expect positive feedback when you booty-call him? Trainor reprimands the ambiguous dude in “Title”, telling him, “don’t blow up my shit at 3 a.m. saying, ‘how you need me now,’” inferring his sexual agenda, and shutting it down. Although this attitude is totally legit, the song, “3 AM,” only four tracks earlier, describes a similar situation with the roles reversed. Now Meghan narrates her own drunken night, stating it’s, “3 a.m. Yep, I’m texting you once again … [and] might be looking for a late night friend,” and how she receives rejection. If she’s candidly admitting

to initiating a late night hookup, it’s a little hypocritical to chastise a boy doing the same thing. And I mean come on, both songs even occur at the same hour of the night. Trainor’s idea of a healthy relationship with her future husband involves rewarding him with sex when he treats her right. If he “tells [her she’s] beautiful each and every night … [apologizes after every fight and] … open doors for [her],” she will, in return compensate his actions with “that special lovin’ … let [him] try to rock [her] body right, … [and he] might get some kisses” (“Dear Future Husband”). Trainor seemingly doesn’t want to be sexualized by men, as she redundantly explains throughout her latest single “NO.” If that is the case, maybe she should consider the idea of sleeping with someone purely for the reason that she is in a committed relationship with them and wants to show him that “Bass”, or whatever that extended metaphor is supposed to mean, from her song “All About That Bass.” 2. She advocates a positive body image (except if you’re skinny). Sure, she claims all women should love themselves no matter what their size, and that’s almost what “All About That Bass” achieves. Really, it was so close. Trainor is allegedly “bringing booty back” (congratulations), and we should “tell them skinny bitches that.” First of all, us “skinny bitches” do not give a damn about what you’re doing. Also, I’m glad to hear you promoting a bigger build that is somehow superior to a smaller one because “boys like a little more booty to hold at night.” Trainor’s intended message of self-acceptance despite your size has quite the opposite effect. Not to mention the horrible notion that you should have a certain body type for boys’ affirmation. How about we love our bodies regardless of the type and others’ irrelevant acceptance of it?

3. She openly stated that she does not define herself as a feminist (except I don’t think you understand what feminism is, Meghan?). In an interview with Billboard, Trainor stated, “I don’t consider myself a feminist.” Other than this glaringly problematic statement existing at all, I am a bit perplexed. Let us not forget Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s definition of feminism as the “social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.” I sincerely hope she just forgot the meaning, because if she truly does not believe in feminism, I’m concerned for her entire fanbase. 4. She isn’t “strong enough to have an eating disorder” (she must be joking with this one). In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Meghan recounted growing up as a chubby girl and getting rejected by her crush. Following this sob story up, she said, “I wasn’t strong enough to have an eating disorder…I tried to go anorexic for a good three hours. I ate ice and celery, but that’s not even anorexic. And I quit. I was like, ‘Ma, can you make me a sandwich? Like, immediately.’ Ahem. The number of problems within these five sentences is alarming. Not only does she believe there’s an active choice to obtain a mental illness, but there is also a strength in having (not even overcoming) an eating disorder. Then she goes on to make a joke about it. It’s almost comical how skewed Meghan Trainor’s lyrics, and persona are. Her lyrics are ignorant and hypocritical, and her views are narrow and naïve. Her comments regarding skinny-shaming and eating disorders received negative feedback from fans and fellow celebrities alike. And the worst part is she doesn’t even realize what she’s saying is so wrong, as evidenced by the lyrics and her interview answers. My last hope is that her next album is her last – not that I’ll choose to listen to it anyway.

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April 13, 2016

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Hawk Hill or squirrel territory? ‘Tails’ of friendly on-campus creatures FRANKI RUDNESKY ’18 Hawk Staff

Hawks aren’t the only creatures that the Saint Joseph’s University community has come to know and love. Walking through campus, visitors, students, and staff are likely to see small furry critters scampering underfoot. These animals can be found everywhere around Hawk Hill: in trees and bushes, and even scaling buildings. The fluffy little creatures are Eastern Gray Squirrels, and they have been calling St. Joe’s home for as long as anyone can remember. They approach students, enter classrooms, and have even inspired their own “SJU Black Squirrel” Twitter account. Why is it that squirrels on St. Joe’s campus seem so friendly toward humans and less timid to approach us? Caroline Meline, Ph.D., is an adjunct professor of philosophy at Saint Joseph’s who teaches a course on animal philosophy. She does not think that the friendliness of our campus squirrels is genetic, but that it is a learned behavior. “The change is unlikely to be in squirrels’ genes, but rather in their active, present adaptation to their urban environment,” Meline said. She went on to say that squirrels most likely pass down these behaviors to their offspring through teaching them. Scott McRobert, Ph.D., director of the animal studies program at Saint Joseph’s, agrees that squirrels adapt well to living around humans on a college campus, but also believes that their friendliness may have something to do with people offering food to the critters. “Squirrels learn that humans often have food and might even offer them food from time to time. That alone will make them more likely to approach people, or at least be less likely to avoid people,” McRobert said. “Almost any animal would do the same thing.” Etienne Benson, Ph. D, assistant professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, has done research on squirrels on college campuses, and he published an article entitled “The Urbanization of the Eastern Gray Squirrel in the United States.” Benson’s scholarly interest in squirrels began in 2008, when he saw tourists at his undergraduate alma mater, Harvard University, stopping in amazement to take photos of the squirrels around campus. “It made me realize that something I took for granted could actually be seen as extraordinary,” Benson said. Benson believes the idea of anthropomorphism, the projection of human characteristics onto animals, certainly comes into play in the appeal of squirrels on college campuses. “This is not always a bad thing, inasmuch as it can help us sympathize with and maybe even understand better why

non-human animals do what they do,” Benson said. According to Benson, problems with anthropomorphism only arise when humans allow it to blind them to the ways in which nonhuman animals are really different. Even though these squirrels are given human qualities by onlookers, they are not beloved by all. For instance, Benson said he noticed that squirrels can be considered pests by gardeners and homeowners. He has also found that students on college campuses who aren’t even affected by the little animals often view them with distaste. “I think this comes from a sense that squirrels in urban areas are not particularly shy and often end up eating human food waste,” Benson said. “Aggressive animals who eat garbage aren’t seen positively by most people.” No matter how one feels about the squirrels, it can’t be denied that these playful rodents command attention. John Braverman, S. J., Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, is a passionate birdwatcher who often finds himself taking pictures of squirrels when the curious creatures wander into his shot. Interestingly enough, squirrels have helped his popularity on social media. “Squirrels are very popular on Facebook because

they are really cute or doing something weird, so they’re a crowd-pleaser,” Braverman said. Jessica Clerval, ’18, had the opportunity to document and share a squirrel doing something strange: joining her calculus class. One day a squirrel jumped through the window into her class in Barbelin Hall. She was the first to see it, but the news traveled quickly around the room. “Before we knew it the whole class was staring and taking pictures, but the squirrel was just standing there on the windowsill. One kid even got out of his seat to try and get it to go back outside,” Clerval said. “It was a great distraction from class.” Despite the occasional class interruption, squirrels’ presence on campus is generally not seen as a negative one. In fact, some find it a welcoming part of going to college in a suburban setting. “Personally, I enjoy having them around,” said Benson. “They can be fun to watch, they don’t carry any human diseases, the economic damage they cause is usually minimal, and I like being reminded on a daily basis that we share this planet with other creatures.” Photo by Franki Rudnesky ’18

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A well-done narrative for those who do and don’t remember it ROSE WELDON ’19 Hawk Staff My parents shook their heads when I mentioned that a mini-series was released portraying the events of the O.J. Simpson trial. “We lived through that trial!” they said. “We don’t need to see it on T.V..” I, on the other hand, was born less than two years after the verdict, and only knew it as a running punchline in old talk show clips on YouTube. So when the show, based on the “trial of the century,” premiered on Feb. 2, I made sure to watch it. Weeks later, during Easter break, I re-watched all the episodes with my family, who were now convinced that it wasn’t such a bad idea after all. “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson,” which aired its finale on April 5, gives a comprehensive overview of the 1994 double-murder trial of former football player and actor O.J. Simpson (played in the series by Cuba Gooding, Jr.). Based on Jeffery Toobin’s nonfiction book, “The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson,” the FX mini-se-

ries has received resoundingly positive reviews, and for a good reason. While it covers all the trial’s most recognizable moments (Simpson trying on the gloves, the “If the glove does not fit” speech), it also sheds light on what the cameras didn’t show: the media scrutiny suffered by prosecutor Marcia Clark (the fantastic Sarah Paulson), the skepticism of Simpson’s close friend and lawyer Robert Kardashian (David Schwimmer), and even the exhaustion of the jury as a 90-day trial stretched to nearly three times the expected duration. The series is worth watching for the acting alone. Paulson’s performance is heartbreaking, Courtney B. Vance’s Johnnie Cochran is lifelike, and Gooding’s performance as Simpson gives off all the charm and determination—for better or for worse—than one would expect. Even the casting of minor characters is successful: Selma Blair as a pre-T.V. Kris Jenner, Nathan Lane as lawyer F. Lee Bailey, and Steven

Pasquale as disgraced detective Mark Fuhrman all provide a full picture of the world outside of the trial. Much like the court system it reflects, the mini-series makes serious efforts to be bipartisan in answering the question “Did O.J. do it?” with the prosecution and the defense receiving equal screen time, and each answer thoroughly dissected. It may not be best to take the series at face value, however, as participants in the case have noted discrepancies. For example, Marcia Clark noted that jury deliberation on the verdict took only two hours instead of the supposed four, so some extra research may be necessary for a comprehensive understanding of the case. In terms of purely dramatic value, though, “The People v. O.J. Simpson” is a perfect watch for anyone who is interested in true-crime stories, and it deserves every word of praise it has received.

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Boston Globe editor coming to campus to discuss his experiences with Catholic Church sexual abuse investigation ANGELA CHRISTALDI ’17 Managing Editor Walter V. Robinson, Editor at Large at the Boston Globe, will come to Saint Joseph’s University on April 20 to speak about his experiences leading the Globe’s Spotlight team during its 2002 investigation of the sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the Boston Archdiocese. I spoke with Robinson by phone to discuss his career, his experience being involved with an Oscar-winning film, and his thoughts on the future of journalism. The Globe’s investigation of this abuse led to national and international outrage and investigations into the way the Catholic Church handled the knowledge of sexual misconduct among clergymen. The Spotlight team’s original investigation revealed that many high-ranking church leaders were aware of the abuse, but instead of addressing the crimes, had the priests moved to other parishes where they could continue to abuse children. The story of this investigation can be seen in the 2015 film “Spotlight,” which won Best Picture at the 2016 Academy Awards. The film will be screened twice on campus, the first at 7 p.m. on April 14 in Forum Theatre, and the second at 5 p.m. on April 19 in the Cardinal Foley Center, prior to Robinson’s lecture on April 20. Christaldi: Could you talk about how you got into journalism and ended up at the Boston Globe? Robinson: I grew up in a household where everybody religiously read two newspapers a day, and I always had an abiding interest in what was going on in the world around me. I was also a paperboy when I was a kid, so the idea of becoming a journalist was something that was in my head even as early as high school. I studied [journalism] in college; I went to Northeastern University in Boston. I had an interruption in my college education: For four years, I ended up in the army in the late '60s, which included a year in Vietnam. When I went back to school

to finish, I almost immediately got a job as a reporting intern at the Boston Globe. When I graduated from college, they hired me immediately, and I’ve stayed here ever since. Christaldi: How did you end up with the Globe’s investigative team? Robinson: I did investigative reporting on the 2000 presidential campaign. I had filled in for one year in 1999 running the Spotlight team, but after the presidential election in 2000, I took over the team permanently and ran the Spotlight team from 2000 till 2006. At that point, I left the Globe to teach investigative reporting at Northeastern University. I had an arrangement that my students did investigative reporting for the Globe. And in seven years, we had 26 “Page One” investigative stories that were done by my students. So two years ago, the students had worn me out, and I decided to go back to the Globe half-time, and they gave me the title of Editor at Large. I’m still not sure what that means, but it looks good on the business card. Christaldi: How involved were you in the production of the film Spotlight? Robinson: I got pretty deeply involved in the making of the film, and since its debut last September, I’ve really spent virtually all of my time—and most of that traveling—on behalf of the film to do screenings before university audiences, Academy Award voters, etc., all around the United States. I spent a week in Europe with Michael Keaton in January where the film was just opening. We did a two-man road show. We did Paris, London, and Rome together. Christaldi: You mentioned that you’ve been doing a lot of work with the movie since it came out, traveling, doing press, stuff like that. How involved were you and the Spotlight team (Sacha Pfeiffer, Michael Rezendes, Marty Baron,

Ben Bradlee, Jr., and Matt Carroll) with the rest of the film? Did you meet with the cast? Did you have say over the story and the script and things like that? Robinson: The director and the screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay spent weeks upon weeks in Boston interviewing us at great lengths. We gave them contemporaneous emails and documents. It was pretty clear to us early on that they were determined to get the story right. And once you’ve agreed to let Hollywood tell your story, anything can happen. But they were so committed to the story and so interested in the story that they wanted to get it right. They, in effect, investigated our investigation. In about June of 2014, they had a final draft, and we were invited to read it and critique it and make suggestions, and we did. Each of us made a number of suggestions; some of them they adopted, some they did not. So we were pretty heavily involved. It was still between possible and likely at that point that the film would never be made. All of a sudden, they attracted the key members of the cast, who loved the screenplay and really wanted to make a film, and once they had the cast, the financing very quickly came through. I spent a fair amount of time on set offering advice when it was needed. Michael [Keaton] and the other actors, since they seldom get to play live people, spent a lot of time getting to know each of us and studying our voices, our accents, our mannerisms, so they could realistically portray us in the film. Each of them wanted to talk at great length about journalism and how we did it. They were completely interested in everything we did, and we got to know them quite well. Michael and I are now BFFs. Christaldi: You and your team put a ton of work into the story that ended up becoming the film. You won a Pulitzer Prize. What was it like hearing your

names announced? Robinson: We won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, and of all the Pulitzer Prizes, that’s the most important one. Obviously what we did sort of transcended investigative reporting. It really did perform a public service, a much bigger one than we obviously anticipated when we got into the story. It was an affirmation of our peers, decisions by our peers in the business, that the journalism we did in 2002 was, in fact, the most important contribution to journalism that year. It sort of underscored for us the importance of the issue that we wrote about, the sexual abuse of children in society. Christaldi: The journalism industry has changed so much over the years. What are your thoughts on how it’s changed and where it’s going in the future? Robinson: Obviously, the economic underpinnings of traditional, mainstream, American journalism have been knocked out in the last 12 to 15 years. The economic model that long sustained robust coverage of local, national and international affairs by American news, media and newspapers is broken—the money has died. No one has yet been able to figure out how, in effect, to bankroll good journalism. It costs money. The money was always in the form of enormous advertising revenues, and advertisers have taken their money elsewhere. The future is obviously a bit uncertain. The tread lines are not good. But having said that, there are enormous opportunities on the different platforms, many of which did not exist 10 years ago, for a journalist to do very distinguished work. That’s a good thing. And it’s been the internet, obviously, that’s been our undoing, but the internet has also made investigative reporting easier, faster, and more efficient to do. Robinson will speak at 7 p.m. on April 20 in the Cardinal Foley Center.

'A history of secrecy, coverups in Boston Archdiocese'

'Church allowed abuse by priest for years'

'Geoghan preferred preying on poorer children' 'Church cloaked in 'Scores of priests involved in sex abuse cases' culture of silence' 'Abuse allegations were known to high officials, files show'

'Scandal erodes traditional deference to church' 'Cardinal promoted alleged sex abuser' 'Priest faces charges of raping altar boy' 'Suit alleges 50-year coverup in Boston Archdiocese'

'Officials avoided confronting priest over abuse'

'Records show a trail of secrecy, deception'

(Headlines taken from the Boston Globe, Jan. 2002-Dec. 2002

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Revealing Gabriel’s Wish St. Joe’s Make-A-Wish Club surprises local teen with his dream trip KATIE WHITE ’17 Lifestyle Editor

Students, volunteers, and members of the Saint Joseph’s University community gathered on April 10 to celebrate the official reveal for Gabriel’s wish through the SJU Make-A-Wish organization. In a sendoff ceremony hosted in Cardinal Foley Center, executive members of the club announced to Gabriel, his family, and the crowd that Gabriel would get the chance to travel to England to meet his personal hero, soccer player Tim Howard, goal keeper for Everton F.C. “I was blown away by the support from the SJU community and our club members. It was an amazing day and one I will never forget. I am so glad we were able to share this special day with Gabriel and his family,” Katherine McMahon, ’17. The surprise reveal was followed by a video where members of the club congratulated Gabriel on his upcoming trip and offered their support in his journey. The men’s soccer team posed for a picture with Gabriel and offered him a gift basket including soccer gear and an official Saint Joseph’s men’s soccer jersey. Events for the rest of the day included activities supported by several members of the Saint Joseph’s community: The Men’s Soccer Team played a soccer game with Gabriel, and the dance team and cheerleaders performed during halftime.

Photo by Dylan Eddinger ’19

“It’s just really been great to work with the Make-A-Wish because I’m personally a freshman, so I just got involved with the club this year. Everyone’s been so nice and it’s been so great this semester. It feels so good to see him so excited and so happy. It was really just a great experience.” - Delaine Karcanes, ’19

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Horoscopes Aries

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Use this week as time for you to start making your life more exciting. Rejoin your group of friends who have been waiting patiently for you to come out and enjoy a wild night out on the town with them.

Time management will play a crucial role in your life for the next couple of weeks, Leo. Work hard and save your money to prepare for any rough patches you may encounter soon.

This week will be the perfect time for you to branch out and network in order to stimulate your professional development. However, make sure to set some time aside for yourself so you don’t get burnt out too easily.

Taurus Take a step back from absorbing yourself in your work this week, Taurus. Instead, set your sights on finding love—you may just meet the love of your life.

Gemini The beginning of this week may leave you feeling exhausted between work and relationship problems. However, don’t let these hurdles stop you from climbing to the top of the ladder in your work place—you have more power than you think.

Cancer It’s a tendency of yours to hold back how you truly feel. Open up your mind and heart this week and let these thoughts be known. This change will prove to be very beneficial for you.

Virgo It’s hard to stay focused when you have a ton of thoughts regarding money, work, and relationships on your brain. Instead of lashing out, remember to maintain a professional demeanor.

Libra Your schedule has been overloaded lately between work-related events and other personal commitments. Take some time for yourself this week to regenerate. You deserve it.

Scorpio A lot of tension has built up in some of your most valued friendships over these past couple months, Scorpio. It’s time to address these matters and make things right. Spend some time with your loved ones to make everything better.

Capricorn

“One of the most rewarding moments was definitely seeing the expression and emotion that came out of Gabriel when we surprised him. It really makes all of us take a step back and realize that how much doing good for others can really impact a person.” - Taylor Kelly, ’17

“This event was my favorite part of my SJU experience thus far. Cardinal Foley Center filled with emotion as soon as Gabriel entered. We put so much time and effort into planning this special day for Gabriel and it could not have gone more perfectly. It is an honor to be a part of this club and to be able to experience such a magical day with a wonderful and deserving family!” - Christina Rossetti, ’17

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You have a tendency to get emotional when you question where your life is going, Capricorn. Don’t let this worry bother you this week. Sit back, relax, and let fate run its course.

Aquarius In these past couple of weeks, you have been spending money frivolously in social outings with your friends. While these activities are all in good fun, take the time this week to sit back and save up some money.

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Brain Forster, Natural Sciences

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Patrick Garrigan, Psychology

George Latella, Food Marketing

Dave Allan, Marketing

We’re down to the Final Four, and there are only two rounds of voting left before Saint Joseph’s University’s Top Prof is determined. Who will come out on top when Latella takes on Allan? Can Garrigan triumph over Forster, the last #TopProfSJU champion? You have to power to decide, so tweet @sjuhawknews with your vote and #TopProfSJU, then check out the updated bracket in the April 20 issue of The Hawk.

Blended fruit is a smooth move KRISTEN ADAMS ’17 Hawk Staff This time of year, when the weather is turning warmer, we all want a nice cool drink. One of the best and most nutritious go-to options is a smoothie. There are so many different ways to make them, all with different tastes, textures, and health benefits, so it’s up to you to create your favorite. Here are some quick tips for making smoothies (with the help of my smoothie-loving roommate, Grace Kocubinski, ’17). One of the best liquid bases that you can add to your smoothies is coconut water. It is infused with electrolytes that help give you an additional energy boost. It is also a

The Mojito Smoothie

The Lauren Conrad Smoothie - 1 cup of ice - ½ cup of frozen raspberries - ½ cup of plain low-fat yogurt (I recommend “Light and Fit” vanilla; it has a sweet taste and contains less sugar than other brands) - 1 banana - 1 tablespoon of honey - 1 cup of coconut water (or another liquid, such as juice)

Kristen’s Tip: If you want to create a more filling smoothie, you can add ½ a cup of rolled oats. This addition will give the smoothie a thicker texture, and you’ll feel full for longer.

If you’re looking for the taste of a mojito without the calories of the alcoholic drink, try this recipe:

- 2 cups of ice - 1 cup of plain coconut milk - 2 small limes, juiced - Fresh mint, approximately 15 leaves - 1 to 2 tablespoons of honey

The Kick-Booty Kale Smoothie

The Tropical Breeze Smoothie My roommate’s favorite smoothie to make is tropical and contains strawberries, mangoes, and pineapple.

lighter alternative to milk, and it has more nutritional benefits than plain water. Additionally, a current trend for smoothies is adding kale. It has a plethora of health benefits, and is considered a superfood. However, putting kale into your smoothie gives it a very strong and distinct taste. One way to neutralize this strong flavor is to add lemon or lime juice. The acidity will break down and offset any bitterness, while keeping in the health benefits of the kale. I recommend getting creative with your smoothies and trying different combinations, but if you need some help starting off, below are three of the most delicious smoothies I have come across or tried. For each single-serve recipe, simply combine the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth!

- ½ cup of frozen strawberries - ½ cup of frozen mango - ½ cup of frozen pineapple -1 cup of coconut water (add to taste)

As mentioned above, kale is one of the hottest super foods right now. Putting it in your smoothie is a good way to get those vital nutrients while toning down its bitterness with milder flavors. Kristen’s tip: Add 2 tablespoons of peanut butter if you want to add a richer flavor to your smoothie.

- 2 cups of kale, chopped with stems removed - ¾ cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk (substitute regular milk if desired) - 1 banana - ¼ cup of plain yogurt - ¼ cup of frozen pineapple - 1 to 3 teaspoons honey

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Bouncing back

Softball wins series against Massachusetts NICK MANDARANO ’18 Assistant Sports Editor Following a rough series against Fordham University on April 2 and 3, the Saint Joseph’s University softball team bounced back in a three-game series against the University of Massachusetts (10-20, 4-4) this past weekend. It took the Minutewomen extra innings to down the Hawks in game one, but St. Joe’s held on in games two and three for a pair of victories. Neither team scored in the first sev-

en innings in the series opener before the Hawks plated a run in the top of the eighth. Senior Sarah Yoos singled junior Kaylyn Zierke across the plate to take a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, the defense wasn’t able to hang on to the lead: Massachusetts put up two runs in the bottom of the inning and walked off for the 2-1 win. Later that day, the teams faced off for game two in the back end of a double header, and the Hawks won with a final score of 7-1. St. Joe’s jumped out to an early fourrun lead, all of which were knocked in by Zierke—the first on a single in the first inning, and the next three on a third inning home run. Zierke is now fifth in the Atlantic 10 in slugging percentage (.585). Massachusetts was able to plate a run in the sixth inning, but it was all they’d get. The Hawks added onto the lead with three more runs in the seventh inning before the game ended in the Hawks’ favor. Freshman Ashley Ventura pitched a complete game for the Hawks in game two, striking out six and allowing one run. Ventura pitched again the following day in game three and again went the distance. She struck out eight while allowing no runs. The Hawks scored three runs for a 3-0 win and won the series. In back-to-back games, Ventura threw a

total of 14 innings, struck out as many hitters, walked two batters, and allowed a single run. Game one featured solid pitching from the Hawks as well. Sophomore Madison Clarke and senior Anna Lauterbach allowed two runs, but just one earned. Clarke is fourth in the A-10 in ERA (2.06) of all qualifying pitchers. Between series, the Hawks had a one game match-up against Drexel University, which they won 12-2 in five innings, snapping a six-game winless streak. Since struggling a bit against Fordham’s elite offense, St. Joe’s pitchers have boasted a 1.00 ERA in four games. The offense has come alive since the Fordham series: After getting swept by the Rams, senior Brandi Harkness spoke about how the offense needed some improvement, but the adjustments would be easy fixes. In the team’s last four games, they have scored an average of 5.75 runs per game. Entering the series, Massachusetts was among the league’s tops in team ERA (3.25). With the series win, St. Joe’s improves to a 14-15-1 overall record and a 3-5-1 record in conference play. The Hawks return home to play George Mason University (16-16, 3-5) this upcoming weekend as they try to keep their winning streak alive.

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

Hawks battle the Scarlet Knights Baseball drops two to Rutgers CHRISTY SELAGY, M.A., ’17 Sports Editor The Saint Joseph’s University baseball team took on Rutgers University in a twogame series this past weekend. Originally slated to play three games against Rutgers, Saturday’s game was canceled due to inclement weather, and the Hawks lost to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Friday, April 8 and Sunday, April 10. “We didn’t play well Friday and we weren’t tough enough [Sunday],” St. Joe’s Head Coach Fritz Hamburg said. The Hawks and the Scarlet Knights played at Rutgers on Friday, and the home team came out with an 11-1 win. The Scarlet Knights commanded the game early, taking the lead in the first inning on back-to-backto-back singles to put the first run of the game on the board. The team added three runs in the second, and one run in the third. With the bases loaded in the fourth, Rutgers junior Christian Campbell hit a bases-clearing double to further extend his team’s lead. The Scarlet Knights put up an-

other three runs in the sixth inning, which came on back-to-back home runs to cap their scoring at 11 runs. The Hawks’ run came with two outs in the ninth inning. Freshman Jake Meyers reached on an infield single, junior Taylor Boyd hit a ground-rule double, and freshman Graham Leib reached on an infield single to drive in Meyers. With Saturday’s game cancelled because of the weather, the Hawks and Scarlet Knights faced off next on Sunday at St. Joe’s. Despite a late rally, the Hawks fell to the Scarlet Knights by a final score of 6-4. The Hawks got out to an early lead when sophomore Marc Giacalone led off the bottom of the first with a walk, and fellow sophomore Matt Maul followed three batters later with a walk of his own. Freshman Charlie Concannon then hit a double to right field to drive in the two runners. “Charlie is doing a really good job,” Hamburg said. “He’s battling, he plays hard,

Photos by Christy Selagy, M.A., ’17

and he doesn’t play like a rookie. That’s great to have that guy battle like that in the middle of a lineup and as a young guy.” Rutgers responded with two unearned runs in the second inning to tie the game, and added a run in the fifth to take the lead. With runners at second and third with one out, Rutgers junior Tom Marcinczyk came to the plate. Marcinczyk reached on a fielder’s choice, allowing sophomore catcher Deon Stafford to tag out the runner at home, preventing another run from scoring. Marcinczyk and the Scarlet Knights struck back in the seventh, adding three more runs, two of which came on a double from Marcinczyk to take a four-run lead. The Hawks threatened in their half of the seventh, loading the bases with two outs, but weren’t able to push a run across the plate. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Boyd walked, and senior Charlie Coghlin came on as a pinch hitter. Coghlin smacked a home run just over the fence in left field to bring the Hawks within two runs. “That was a big pinch-hit home run, and it got some momentum back for us,” Hamburg said. “I was very happy to see that.” Stafford walked to lead off the ninth inning. Senior John Brue then hit the ball to left field, but Rutgers’ left fielder Mike Carter made a sliding catch to rob Brue of a hit. Two batters later, Concannon doubled to put runners at second and third with two outs, but the Hawks weren’t able to push across another run. Freshmen Tim Brennan and Lucas Rollins each pitched three innings for the Hawks. Brennan allowed two unearned runs on three hits while striking out three, and Rollins allowed one run on three hits, also striking out three. “Those two guys have battled all year,” Hamburg said of Brennan and Rollins.

“They certainly kept us in the game, but we kind of broke down there towards the back end, which, unfortunately, we still haven’t figured out how to get through some of the tight ball games with our bullpen.” The Hawks’ next nine games will be on the road, and the team will resume Atlantic 10 play this upcoming weekend with a three-game series against the University of Massachusetts. “I think we just have to keep taking it a game at a time,” Hamburg said. “We have a lot of things to get through now as a ball club, and the fact that we’re on the road, quite frankly, the other things are kind of bigger issues than being on the road or being at home…We need to start capitalizing on the opportunities we have, and that’s what’s, unfortunately, holding us back.”

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Bye bye, Bembry

DeAndre’ Bembry enters NBA Draft, ends career at St. Joe’s CHRISTY SELAGY, M.A., ’17 Sports Editor There was speculation before the 201516 men’s basketball season even started: Would captain DeAndre’ Bembry leave Saint Joseph’s University after his junior year to pursue a professional basketball career? Bembry posted a picture on Instagram on March 28 announcing his decision to declare for the 2016 NBA Draft, and on April 7, SJU Athletic Communications confirmed it with a press release. Bembry signed with an agent, eliminating all NCAA eligibility, and officially ended his career at St. Joe’s. Bembry served as team captain two of his three years on Hawk Hill, and finished as one of the top players in school history. He ranks 15th in scoring, with 1,590 points, and 25th in rebounding, with 672 in his career. Bembry averaged 15.7 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game in 101 games over his three seasons at St. Joe’s. “DeAndre’ and his family had serious contemplations and conversations. At the end of the day, it was imperative that they pursue his best interests,” Head Coach Phil Martelli said in the press release. “His mother and grandfather are tremendous people, and I trust that the decision made was done with care and love. I will stand with DeAndre’ forever. He is a truly remarkable young

Photo by Joey Toczylowski ‘19

man and a great Hawk.” Bembry was named 2016 Atlantic 10 and Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year, and received all-league first team honors from both leagues. He was also a finalist for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award this season. For both last season and this season, Bembry was named to the USB-

WA District 2 Team and the NABC All-District 4 First Team. He was also named the A-10 Co-Rookie of the Year and the Big 5 Rookie of the Year for the 2013-14 season. “It’s just been amazing. I can’t really explain the feeling,” Bembry said following the men’s basketball award banquet on April 8. “I’m just happy I was involved with these

type of guys, this type of coaching staff. This is a learning opportunity—they definitely teach you a lot of things on and off the court, how to be a man, they get you better as far as basketball, and that’s the reason why I chose St. Joe’s. It’s a great atmosphere, especially being in the city of Philadelphia.” Bembry and senior Isaiah Miles were named the team’s Co-Most Valuable Players at the banquet. Both set the record this season for most double-figure games in a single season with 35. Bembry averaged 17.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game this season. The Hawks won the A-10 Championship this season for the second time in three years, and also won their first NCAA Tournament game since 2004. “I’m just happy that I got to [end my career on high note],” Bembry said. “A lot of people aren’t able to end their career with a championship and winning an NCAA game. I was just happy that I was involved with two A-10 Championships while I was here. I definitely will miss it.” Bembry has started his training for NBA workouts, according to SJU Athletic Communications. The NBA Draft will be June 25 at 7 p.m. and will air on ESPN.

Right on track

Track and field teams shine at Rider Invitational CHRISTY SELAGY, M.A., ’17 Sports Editor The Saint Joseph’s University men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in the Rider Invitational at Rider University on Sunday, April 10, winning a combined total of nine individual titles and three relay titles. The men’s team earned 88 points to place second out of 15 teams, and the women’s team earned 187 points to place first out of 14 teams. “I went into this meet having no idea it was a scoring meet, so I never even talked to the girls about team or scoring or anything like that,” women’s Head Coach Melody O’Reilly said. “We went into it really lowkey.” The men were led by junior Torey Doaty, who won the 400m hurdles with an IC4A-qualifying time of 53.39, beating the

second place runner by 0.01. “Going through the race, I was just thinking about getting my steps right each hurdle,” Doaty said. “The first one was kind of shaky. I had some work to do up to the first hurdle, and then I was pretty smooth for a little over 100 meters until I got onto the first turn, and I took the step pretty bad, so I have a lot of work to do.” Doaty also ran on the first place 4x400m relay team, along with sophomore David Henderson, senior Chris Banks, and junior Kevin Barry. The group finished the relay in 3:16.28, nearly three seconds faster than the second place relay. Doaty, Henderson, and Banks were part of the record-breaking indoor 4x4 relay that finished in first place at the IC4A Indoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday, March 6, which was the last time Doaty had run a 4x4 until this past weekend. “It was nice to run a 4x4 again because it’s been a couple of weeks,” Doaty said. “We had the lead pretty much the whole meet. We didn’t run our fastest time, but it was still nice to have a nice little race and have a win, too.” Henderson and senior Alec Peabody both ran in the 200m, turning in a pair of top-three performances. Peabody won the event with a time of 22.03, and Henderson came in third with a time of 22.58. The Hawks also placed first in the 4x800m relay with a time of 8:10.40. Sophomore Kenny Evely ran in the relay and he also broke his personal record in the 400m, in which he placed fourth.

“Kenny, he PRed in the 400, which is awesome, because he got 49.74,” Doaty said. “When you break that barrier of 50 and get under, it feels really good, so I was happy for him.” The women’s team also had a successful weekend, and was led by freshman Nathaniela Bourdeau, who won the 100m and the 200m. Bourdeau was running in her first collegiate 100m, and finished in 12.55 to place first in the field of 30 runners. “With indoor, it’s 60 meters, so I didn’t even know what to expect,” Bourdeau said. “I’m just happy I was able to go out with a win.” Bourdeau won the 200m with a time of 25.38, beating fellow St. Joe’s freshman Kelly Liebl by 0.46. Liebl went on to win the 400m with a time of 58.36. Other first-place finishes for the Hawks came from senior Dannah Hayward in the 400m hurdles, sophomore Claudine Andre in the high jump, sophomore Cassidy Weimer in the 1500m, junior Alexandra Fiesel in the 5000m, and juniors Ashley Gerald and Carly Montgomery and sophomores Caroline Keegan and Alex Edger in the 4x400m relay. “I was super impressed with all their performances, across the board,” O’Reilly said. “We had great performances that were really competitive. I feel like it’s all starting to come together for them.” Another noteworthy performance came from senior Sarah Fairbanks—yes, that Sarah Fairbanks, the captain of the women’s basketball team who scored over 1,000 career points and was named the team’s Most

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Valuable Player. She recently joined the track and field team and in her first collegiate meet, and her first meet since 2012, she placed second in the discus with a mark of 34.69m. She also placed third in the shot put with a mark of 39’ 7” while all of her teammates came together to watch her throw. Fairbanks’ shot put mark broke the school record. “That was pretty exciting,” Bourdeau said with a laugh. “Just seeing how amazing she is at track just makes me feel happy… It was just very exciting to watch her throw, and even more exciting to watch her do so well.”