Feb 21, 2018

The Student Newspaper of Saint Joseph’s University

Volume XCVII | Est. 1929 | www.sjuhawknews.ccom

Feb. 21, 2018

Career Fair opportunities for some CHARLEY REKSTIS ’20 News Editor The Career Development Center (CDC) held its spring Career Fair on Feb. 15, with a total of 188 organizations recruiting St. Joe’s students for full time jobs, summer jobs, internships and co-ops.

A total of 855 job-seekers attended the fair, according to Trish Shafer, executive director of the Career Development Center. Eighty percent of those job seekers were Haub School of Business (HSB), 20 percent were College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) students.

“Nobody walks out of the fair with a job but they walk out with connections and having made an impression with the hope to be invited for a job interview, ” Shafer said.

Almost 80 percent of the organizations at the fair indicated they were looking for HSB majors, 67 percent were looking for CAS majors, and 21 percent were nonprofits or government agencies.

The CAS and HSB employer representation at the Career Fair is thought by some students, mostly those who are in the CAS, to cater more toward students who are in HSB. “I left with a dissatisfied feeling,” said Georgeann Lombertino ’18, a linguistics major and Spanish and English minor who attended the Career Fair. “I feel like for a business major this is like the end all be all. They go in there confident, they know that they have

St. Joe’s students look for future employees at the Spring Career Fair (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

a far better chance there than anyone else if they aren’t business [majors]. You almost feel like the school isn’t attending to you. I felt very pushed to the side. There’s more to the school than just the business school.”

Ruth Zeigler ’20, an international relations major, worked at the Career Fair signing students in. Zeigler said she recognizes the perception that the career fair does not feature more employers for CAS students.

“I do believe that is a thing because I think

we are a bit heavier business school-wise,” Zeigler said. “[But] I feel like there are more opportunities for arts and sciences slowly starting to build up, but it is definitely still more business-heavy,” Shafer said that the career fair is not for everyone, and that it depends on the job seeker.

“It depends on each student’s career goal,” Shafer said. “I think it comes down to what individual students are looking for, both Haub students as well as CAS students.”

Doing research before a career fair is important, according to Shafer, who compares the job search to training for a marathon.

“It’s really about the student, no matter what their major, walking into that event, knowing who they are, knowing what they are looking for, or at the very least exploring,” Shafer said. “If you do the research and say I’m really interested, honestly, that is half the battle.”

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How ready are we?

Active shooter preparedness ALEX KARPINSKI ’20 Assistant News Editor The most recent active shooter drill on St. Joe’s campus was in January 2016 just over two years ago. The St. Joe’s classes of 2020 and 2021 have not participated in an actual active shooter drill. According to assistant provost Cary Anderson, Ed.D., the university does not yet have a date set for the next campus-wide active shooter drill.

Michael Boykin, assistant director of public safety, said that the university

is proactively committed to making the campus a safer place.

“Everytime that there is an incident,” Boykin said. “I just want to make sure that folks understand that we in Public Safety take a look at what we should be doing in order to understand what happened in those situations, and, do we have checks and balances here to make sure it doesn’t happen here.”

If there is an active shooter incident on campus, Boykin said both the Philadelphia and Lower Merion police would take between 30 seconds and a minute and a half to get to campus.

Statistics courtesy of Everytown for Gun Safety as of Feb. 19, 2018 (Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson ’20).

“Because of our proximity between Philadelphia and Lower Merion, we have a good response from law enforcement,” Boykin said. “Because we are a nonarmed security force, we have to rely on the local law enforcement to come in and address the perpetrators.”

A campus-wide text message would also go out to all 8,000 cell phones in the St. Joe’s database. Boykin said that it would take anywhere from five to 15 minutes to have the information out to the majority of people on campus.

A 2016 study by the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City found that there has been a steady increase in school shootings on college campuses between 2001 and 2016. The report also found that total school-shooting related casualties nationally have increased by 241 percent during that same time frame.

Mindful of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fl. where 17 students were killed by a former classmate, Boykin confirmed that St. Joe’s Office of Public Safety and Security continues to train and inform it officers on how to handle an active shooter situation.

“We train twice a year in a formal manner where we have sit down informational exchanges with our officers, where we go over the processes and procedures of different situations,” Boykin said.

Logistical resources have made it very difficult to perform active shooter drills on a university wide scale, according to Boykin.

Benjamin Williams ’19 said that no matter the difficulty, these drills should be conducted on an annual basis, because they are the best way to prepare students

for a possible active shooter scenario.

“I believe we should do drills on a yearly basis,” Williams said. “I feel like it [an active shooter scenario] is unpredictable” St. Joe’s provides the campus community with an active shooter plan via a tab on the Nest, located under the School Services tab in the Emergency Preparedness section.These written guidelines and videos give information on active shooter scenarios. This information also appears on the Public Safety home page.

Williams said that ever since he has been on campus, he has not been aware that there have been active shooter guidelines or videos available for students.

According to Boykin, Public Safety is able to make watching the active shooter awareness video a requirement on the Nest, but the decision to do this has to be approved by the university leadership council.

Williams thinks students should have to watch the videos, but he questions whether they will be an effective tool.

“To tell you the truth, even if you put it on that section of the Nest, students probably wouldn’t read it because they would do what they usually do, check the box and go on their way,” Williams said.

“I feel like there should be an active effort, just like fire drills, every dorm has to do a fire drill, and I feel like we should do active shooter drills.”

While students have expressed concern about a lack of information regarding active shooter scenarios, certain faculty members are also concerned about preparedness for an active shooter situation.

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Feb. 21, 2018

Department of Public Safety reports (Feb. 9 – Feb. 15) Feb. 9 Public Safety with Residence Life conducted a room search in the McShain Residence Center where a small amount of marijuana was located. Public Safety confiscated the marijuana. Community Standards notified.

Public Safety confiscated a quantity of alcohol from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of the Villiger Residence Center. Residence Life notified. Community Standards notified.

Feb. 10 Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm at the LaFarge Residence Center. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a pull station being tampered with.

Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified in regards to a suspicious person inside the Drexel Library. Public Safety Officers responded and escorted the individual off campus without incident.

Feb. 11 Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm at Sullivan Hall. Public Safety Officer responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a student cooking. Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified by an Allied Universal desk attendant regarding an odor of marijuana coming from a 5th floor suite in the LaFarge Residence Center. Public Safety Officers responded to the room with Residence Life. A search of the room revealed no signs of drugs or drug paraphernalia. Community Standards notified.

Public Safety was notified by an Allied Universal desk attendant regarding an odor of marijuana coming from a 1st floor room in the LaFarge Residence Center. Public Safety Officers responded to the room with Residence Life. A search of the room revealed no signs of drugs or drug paraphernalia. Community Standards notified.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student in regards to person(s) unknown attempting to burglarize her off campus apartment located in the 5700 block of Overbrook Avenue. Philadelphia Police notified and responded. Incident under investigation.

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Public Safety was notified by Residence Life regarding an odor of marijuana coming from a 3rd floor apartment in the Merion Gardens Apartments. Public Safety Officers responded to the room with Residence Life. A search of the room revealed no signs of drugs or drug paraphernalia. Community Standards notified.

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm in the basement of the LaFarge Residence Center. Public Safety Officer responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a laundry machine. Facilities Management was notified.

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Feb. 15 Public Safety responded to a fire alarm at the LaFarge Residence Center. Public Safety Officer responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a student cooking. Facilities Management was notified.

ELECTION 2018 Congressional candidates' opinions on gun laws in PA JULIA SNYDER, M.A ’20 Copy Editor After three faculty members and 14 students were shot and killed by an armed shooter in Parkland, Fl. on Feb. 14, the young students have been tweeting at President Trump and organizing marches to encourage action be taken to present further mass shootings.

The survivors at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School are using their voices and social media presence to call for further changes in legislature, amidst the usual call for “thoughts and prayers”.

Many of the congressional candidates seeking election in the 2018 Midterm Election have voiced their concerns and a desire to contribute to the cessation of violent mass shootings.

Lindy Li, a Democratic candidate running for election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Pennsylvania, is campaigning because she also believes in a need for action.

“Gun violence is the reason why I'm running for Congress,” Li said in response to The Hawk's questions. “Sandy Hook happened on my birthday and that was the final straw for me. I decided on Dec. 14, 2012 to dedicate my life to ensuring that this sort of tragedy never occurs again. Our current elected officials have blood on their hands.”

Nina Ahmad, a Democratic candidate running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent the 1st Congressional District of Pennsylvania, has also shared her views on gun control.

“The epidemic of gun violence must be stopped, Ahmad said in response to The Hawk's questions. “We need to take many steps, including restoring the ban on assault weapons and making it more difficult to buy a gun through, comprehensive background checks on every purchase. Finally, we need to stop the NRA and their allies from buying seats in Congress - how many people have to die before we act?”

The Overbook Presbyterian Church displays shirts on their lawn every year to represent victims of gun violence in Philadelhpia.

This year 265 shirts were displayed with the victims name, age and date of birth written on them to send a message to people aboutthe impact of gun violence in Philadelphia.

Currently, there is no license required to own a firearm in Pennsylvania, according to the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action. Residents of Pennsylvania who wish to carry their firearm or conceal it in their vehicle must have a valid license to carry or a Sportsman’s Firearm Permit. The latter only applies if the individual is participating in hunting or a similar, verifiable sport.

It is illegal to purchase a firearm if there

is any question of the individual’s mental capacity, any prior convictions or if the individual is under the age of 18. The minimum age requirement to purchase a firearm only applies if there is not a parent or legal guardian present to provide supervision and verify that the child would be in possession of the firearm for lawful activities such as target shooting or sportsmanship.

No Republicans have formally declared their candidacy in the 1st and 2nd Congressional District. In the 13th District, Brendan Boyle is the democratic incumbent and Kris Hart is the Republican primary candidate who, at the time of going to press, The Hawk did not receive a response from.

The deadline to announce candidacy for the 2018 midterm election is March 20, 2018.

The “Memorial to the Lost” represents the 265 individuals murdered in 2017 by guns (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

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Romero RLC to be relocated

Saint Mary's Hall will no longer be a housing option BRENDAN KILEY ’19 Special to The Hawk Saint Mary’s Hall, an on-campus residence for the last 40 years, will close at the end of the spring semester.

Current residents of Saint Mary’s were informed of the decision shortly after returning from winter break.

“The decision came down very recently,” said Shawn Washart, the residential area manager for residences on the Maguire Campus. “For all of our houses, we are trying to make sure they are the best place they can be making improvements and determining whether or not it is best fit to be a residence hall.”

Saint Mary’s will undergo renovations, but no decision has been made to return it to a residence hall.

“It will be offline for next year and likely into future years, ” said Kelly Bersett, associate director of Housing Operations.

Built in 1915, the university bought Saint Mary’s from the Sisters of Bon Secours in 1985. St. Joe’s had been renting the

Saint Mary's Hall, located on the Maguire campus, houses the Romero RLC (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

building from the nuns since 1978.

Eden Kim ’20, a current resident of the house, is upset about the loss of Saint Mary’s as a residence hall.

“It feels like we are losing a little bit of

our tradition,” Kim said.

Gregory Dexter ’18 has been living at Saint Mary’s for two and a half years. He is a member of the Romero Residential Learning Community (RLC), a group of

32 students interested in community service and social justice issues, who live together in Saint Mary’s. The Romero RLC has been in Saint Mary’s since 2011.

“I would like to see it be preserved as a special place, no matter what it is turned into,” Dexter said. “Unlike other campus houses, it provides a unique group. I have seen the group change people, but the specialness about it stays with the house.”

The Romero RLC will move to Moore Hall when Saint Mary’s closes. Moore Hall, located on Overbrook Avenue, offers a similar style of housing to Saint Mary’s according to Bersett, and has the added bonus of having a private bathroom for each room.

While the Romero RLC will live on in Moore Hall, Dexter’s nostalgia for the brick and mortar remains. He said the specialness “is part of the environment.”

“I do not think it has anything to do with the RLC,” Dexter said. “If you took the same group of people and put them in a different house, it would not be the same.”

St. Joe's community feels more action is needed for active shooter drill CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Elaine Terry, Ph.D, assistant professor of mathematics, said she does not currently feel comfortable with the prospect of handling an active shooter situation. Terry said she thinks the university could find a way to incorporate active shooter information into faculty syllabi, so it can be discussed at the beginning of each semester.

“I think we should have some announcement that we make to the students every year,”

Terry said. “Even if it’s at the beginning of each semester. It’s an uncomfortable topic, but it's something that we need to discuss: this is what happens if something like this occurs, and this is what we are supposed to do.”

Emma Brenner ’20 said she has not been educated about active shooter scenarios since coming to St. Joe’s and was unaware that the university had guidelines or videos available to students.

“I think there needs to be more attention on what is happening in our country, in regards to active shooters, and I think having them [the university] tell us specific guidelines would make a lot of people feel better,” Brenner said. “It would make it feel like the university is paying attention to the big issue, which is gun violence.”

Boykin said he is optimistic that the St. Joe’s campus community, including public

safety officers, would be able to handle an active shooter situation.

“I am hopeful that we have enough information out there, especially with the news media reporting on all these occurrences,” Boykin said. “I would hope that people would avail themselves of the training videos and everything else going on.”

Career Development Center provides resources for CAS and HSB CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Sean Maliga ’18, a double major in international business and leadership, ethics and organizational sustainability (LEO) with a Spanish minor, said he found an internship with Kimberly-Clark through the Career Fair the first time he attended in the fall of 2016, and now has a job set up with Kimberly-Clark for when he graduates.

“I got all of that just because I went to the Career Fair, I applied through the Career

Development Center,” Maliga said. “I got my resume checked by them, so without them I definitely wouldn’t have the job I have.”

Shafer said she understands that some job seeking may be more than just having a major that matches a specific job description like, accounting.

“Every job seeker should be [networking], especially in markets and industries where employers don’t go to job fairs or

Sam Robinson '20, finance and marketing double major, shakes hands with a potential employer.

Davina Uqdah-Harrell ’19, biology major, talks to a representative at the spring Career Fair (Photos by Luke Malanga ’20).

don’t even necessarily post opportunities,” Shafer said. “It’s going to be about LinkedIn and networking."

According to Shafer, the CDC tries to attract CAS students who are not able to find a job through the career fair through other resources like LinkedIn, SJUConnects, alumni connections, informational interviewing, and events that the CDC holds throughout the semester.

Shafer said she thinks that if students believe that college is the best four years of their

life, they don’t want to look to the future. But, looking ahead is important.

“Whether you thought about that statement or not, the reality is that the best years of your life are after college,” Shafer said. “College is fun, but the best is yet to come. As soon as you cross the threshold into the Career Development Center or have that conversation out loud that says, ‘I’m going to go after that job,’ you are now kind of accountable to you.”

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Promoting a positive brand

Q&A: Chief Marketing and Communications Officer NATALIE DRUM ’20 Hawk Staff Marie Williams was named the new St. Joe’s chief marketing and communications officer, and started her duties on Feb. 12.

An alumna and former employee of the University of Pennsylvania, Williams brings 20 years of experience in communications to St. Joe’s.

In particular, Williams was previously the senior vice president at the high profile communications and marketing firm, Edelman.

Williams has also worked with higher education institutions, namely Yale University, Columbia University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

She will oversee numerous aspects of the St. Joe’s identity such as student, faculty and staff perception of the university, promoting the university's brand, and giving the university a positive national profile.

What do you want to accomplish this year?

“One of the things on the national profile piece is making sure that we are getting Dr. Reed and the faculty out there in the news media more prominently. Obviously there are so many experts here who have a voice and we just want to give them a form to make sure that their voices are getting out there. In terms of other marketing initiatives, taking a critical look at the brand. What is working and what is not working in terms of advertisements for student recruitment both undergraduate and graduate levels.”

Did you always want to be in this field?

“I think I always knew I wanted to be in communications in some capacity. I was a journalist sort of in house at the University of Pennsylvania after graduating and freelance

NICK KARPINSKI ’21 Assistant Sports Editor

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Marie Williams (Photo by Matt Barrett ’21).

writing for a while. But I had the opportunity to be exposed to public relations, marketing and other communications functions because it was situated in an in-house fashion. I think the conclusion is while I love writing and I love journalism, I think there will always be a part of me that’s very editorially driven, that I love all communications. All the different forms and if you think about social media and digital media, all of the different ways we communicate now, it is just a really exciting time to be in this particular profession.

What is one thing you want to change in your first year here?

“I do not know if it is a change as much as strengthening something that is already there, and that is just absolute pride for the institution. A sense of holding everyone's head up high because this is a great institution with a great history and great legacy.

There are phenomenal faculty and students are here and I want everyone to feel that when they are walking across campus. There is a lot that communications and marketing

can do for that but you know it comes from all different sides. It comes from leadership but I just want everyone at the end of the day when the name St. Joe’s is mentioned, and this may not be up in a year it may take longer but, say I know St. Joseph's university, it is a phenomenal university and I am so proud to know you. You know that kind of feeling."

Do you have any advice for students?

“I cannot say enough about being persistent.

I know that a lot of people talk about grit. I think that word is a little bit overplayed but I think that both as a student and then once you get out working I cannot say enough about creating your own destiny. Finding your own opportunities, not sitting around waiting for people to hand you something but like knowing what you love, what you absolutely want and going after it and then not stopping until you get it. I think that it is an incredible trait that is going to serve people throughout their entire life just.

Never be satisfied and always keep wanting to do more of yourself.”

Outstanding leadership

LEO wins No.1 in 2018 LEAD awards VILMA FERMIN ’20 Special to The Hawk St. Joe’s leadership, ethics, and organizational sustainability (LEO) major was named the No. 1 undergraduate leadership program in the nation at the 2018 LEAD Awards, beating more than 100 nominated programs.

The goal of the LEO program is to “create leaders whose goal is to lead and work for the greater good. This includes several components, including leadership, social responsibility, ethics and justice.”

The LEAD Awards, presented by a human resource industry organization called HR.com, recognized the LEO program for its “outstanding achievements in leadership development and programs.” The St. Joe’s LEO program was launched in the fall of 2011.

“Our first official graduating class with all of 2 students was 2012 and every year since 2012 we’ve had more and more students in the major and minor,” said Ronald Dufresne, associate professor and director of the LEO program.

The department of management conducted a study of the programs offered and found that students were interested in learning about leadership. Dufresne led the effort to build the LEO program to satisfy student interest and needs.

“We certainly learned that students were, at the time, having growing interest in learning more about ethics and leadership, sustainability and leadership and

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leadership more broadly,” Dufresne said.

Dufresne attributes the HR.com No. 1 ranking to the students and faculty in the LEO program.

“Easily the best thing about the program is the completely top-notch students that are attracted to the program,” Dufresne said. “We have professors that really deeply care about the topics that they’re teaching within the LEO coursework."

St. Joe’s alumna Ally Homan ’17, a marketing and LEO double major, was not surprised when Dufresne emailed her about the program’s No. 1 ranking award.

“It was a no-brainer to me,” Homan said. “You understand why it’s so great because you went through it. I think it’s such a huge representation of the people who are in the program.”

Tim Tabthong ’19, a double major in LEO and managing human capital, said he chose to be a LEO major because the program had a non-traditional focus on business.

“With business there’s always a typical idea, looks like the evil corporate business, Tabthong said. “LEO has more of a different focus, looking at it [business] as a force for good.”

Like Tabthong, Madison Cassel Nucci ’20 chose to become a LEO major because she wanted to combine her interest in business with her passion for the environment.

“What stuck out to me in the LEO major was the organizational sustainability aspect,” Cassel Nucci said.

The LEO program allows students to work in many different sectors, with students choosing to take a year of service, to work for nonprofits or to work for food companies. The LEO major “prepares students to do whatever they want to do upon graduation,” according to Dufresne.

“Our students take the lessons that they learn in the program,” Dufresne said. “Being a more thoughtful, purpose driven, great interpersonal skills, and complex decision maker.”

Homan said she often thinks back to the lessons that she learned while in the LEO program, and ways that she can apply them to her current position as assistant manager of marketing operations at the cosmetics company, L’Oreal.

“Question everything on how to do something better,” Homan said. “Observing relationships around around you, how you can be the best version of yourself, while also challenging others.”

Tabthong attributes his growth and development as a person to the LEO program because he said it has taught him how to be a leader.

“It’s helped me mature a lot, especially looking at how I view situations and how approach different problems,” Tabthong said.

Homan said the LEO program encompasses everything St. Joe’s stands for.

“It captures what the Magis means,” Homan said. “It was doing more in business, challenging the status quo, disrupting the normal in a way that serves others.”

A new agreement between St. Joe’s and Villanova University’s College of Nursing will allow St. Joe’s students admission to Villanova’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.

At least five students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher will be accepted into this 14-month program, if they complete all necessary nursing prerequisites and apply to Villanova by Oct. 15 of their senior year.

“The articulation agreement is important because it continues St. Joe’s relationship with Villanova,” said Shaily Menon, Ph.D., St. Joe’s dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “Such an articulation agreement offers opportunities to existing students, and will attract students who are interested in qualifying for the program.”

Cheryl Wert, recruitment specialist and transfer coordinator for Villanova, said this agreement strengthens St. Joe’s relationship with Villanova and gives students the opportunity to exit their college career with two high-caliber degrees.

“We started this conversation about a year ago based on the fact that St. Joe’s does not have a nursing program,” Wert said. “We’re not looking to poach students out from St. Joe’s before they complete their degree. We thought the agreement would be natural.”

Connie O’Hara, St. Joe’s health professions adviser, mentioned that rising first year college students are often unsure if they want to pursue nursing. This agreement allows students to immerse themselves in nursing prerequisites before fully committing to the program.

“A lot of students come into college not necessarily certain if they want nursing,” O’Hara said. “They’re often not ready to commit to a nursing program right out of high school. Once they’ve developed their interests here at St. Joe’s, then they’ll be ready to get the accelerated degree at Villanova.”

Caroline Keegan ’18, an Interdisciplinary Health Services (IHS) major with a minor in both psychology and medical ethics, was accepted into Villanova’s BSN Program.

“St. Joe’s gives you the opportunity to take the classes and see what you’re really interested in,” Keegan said. “The requirements can make for a rigorous schedule so it allows you to eliminate nursing as a career or completely fall in love with it.”

The partnership is extremely helpful for St. Joe’s students in regard to the admissions process, Wert explained. Also, similar values and a shared mission between both schools played a role in their decision to partner.

“Having this partnership really helps the chances of a St. Joe’s student to be accepted,” Wert said. “Catholic affiliation, close proximity, and the fact that both schools are private will all contribute to this relationship’s success.”

The decision to partner with another school rather than constructing a new program is the most cost-effective option, as it would be a large commitment for the university to construct a new program, according to O’Hara.

There are almost three million nurses working in the U.S., 221 thousand of which work in Pennsylvania, according to a 2016 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median salary for a nurse with a Bachelor’s degree is $68,450. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects there to be 438,100 additional job openings over the next ten years.

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A time to take action We ought to stand with the Parkland students Editor in Chief Ana Faguy ’19 Managing Editor Nick Mandarano ’18 Copy Chief Rose Weldon ’19 Faculty Adviser Shenid Bhayroo Contributing Adviser Jenny Spinner Copy Editor Hayley Burns ’20 Copy Editor Annie Clark ’19 Copy Editor Kaila Mundell-Hill ’20 Copy Editor Julia Snyder, M.A. ’20 News Editor Charley Rekstis ’20 Assistant News Editor Alex Karpinski ’20 Assistant News Editor Alex Mark ’20 Editorial Page Editor Ann Marie Maloney ’18 Assistant Opinions Editor Dominique Joe ’19 Lifestyle Editor Amber Denham ’18 Assistant Lifestyle Editor Emily Graham ’20 Sports Editor Alex Hargrave ’20 Assistant Sports Editor Nick Karpinski ’21 Photo Editor Luke Malanga ’20 Assistant Photo Editor Matt Barrett ’21 Creative Director Kaitlyn Patterson ’20 Social Media Manager Kelly Smith ’19 Assistant Social Media Manager Erin Castellano ’20 Business Manager Jarrett Hurms ’18 Advertising Manager Richard Bell ’18 Distribution Manager Addie Guyer ’19

Seventeen people, including 14 students and three faculty members, were killed when a gunman opened fire in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14. The shooting in Parkland is now the ninth deadliest mass shooting in the United States and the deadliest shooting in a school since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. The days following a mass shooting event such as the violence in Parkland have come to follow an unfortunately predictable script, filled with investigations into the motive of the shooter and grieving for the victims.

In their statements to their constituents, many politicians treat shootings as depoliticized tragedies, a time for mourning and grief. Although these incidents are in fact tragic—and in the time following, the loved ones of those who are killed deserve time, space and privacy to mourn— the aftermath of a mass shooting is also a time for action.

Although recently we tend to see more clamoring for gun control legislation after a mass shooting, at least in the United States Congress, attempts to pass gun control measures usually aren’t successful. For example, Congress hasn’t even moved to ban bump stocks, the device used by the shooter at the Las Vegas Harvest Festival to make his weapon perform like an automatic rifle, despite the the outrage after the shooting, when even the National Rifle Association conceded that devices like them ought to be regulated.

The students affected by the Parkland shooting, however, have made it clear that they will not be satisfied with the same tired pattern. In the days since the shooting, they have done everything they can to keep activism and action in the forefront of media coverage of the tragedy.

In the hours following the shooting, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas shared videos they took and text conversations they had with their loved ones while hiding from the shooter and evacuating the

school, which have since gone viral on social media as a part of the Never Again social media campaign started by students at the school.

Students appeared on local and national media for interviews in which they professed their resolve to change the script.

They expressed their anger at representatives for inaction on gun control legislation and announced the actions they were planning to support gun control measures both locally and nationally.

Students with the #NeverAgain movement had already made plans by Sunday, just four days after the shooting, to travel this week to Tallahassee with one hundred of their classmates to meet with their state legislators and advocate for gun control legislation. Students are also organizing the March for Our Lives on March 24 in Washington, D.C. and have invited students across the country to join them in Washington or in their own communities.

Other students have already heeded their call. Students at some schools have staged walkouts and held rallies for gun control legislation. The youth branch of the Women’s March is organizing a school walk out for March 14 and National School Walkout, an online movement, is advocating that students walk out of school on April 20, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting.

It is unacceptable that students are scared to go to school now. It is, however, rational. Since Columbine in 1999, “more than 135,000 students attending at least 164 primary or secondary schools have experienced a shooting on campus,” according to an analysis done by the Washington Post.

Children and young people are also frequent victims of other forms of gun violence. Teens and young adults are disproportionately likely to be murdered by a gun, according to the National Institute of Justice. And each year, about 20,000 children under 20 are killed or injured by a gun, including unintentional shootings and suicides, according to a study by

Princeton University.

High school students, and students even younger, have already leapt into action.

As fellow students, we need to join them. If we want to see change in our gun policies, we ought to join them in lifting our voices to our representatives in state and federal government.

We ought to join them in the actions already planned, and plan our own, especially ones in Harrisburg to target our state government. And we ought to remember that, as college students, we have to use our votes on behalf of fellow students who are younger than us to vote out representatives who fail to act on the concerns of their constituents, first in the midterm elections in 2018 and in elections to come.

We recognize that gun control is a complex issue, and there’s no one perfect answer that will stop mass shootings. But we have to try to approach solving this issue in every way that we can. That means enacting gun control measures like ending gun show loopholes, mandating universal background checks, and expanding the data reported to the national background check system. It means reauthorizing the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, and considering further measures like banning high-capacity magazines.

It also means looking out for the people most at risk of becoming violent in our own communities by funding schools so that students have access to counselors and by expanding access to mental health treatment to mend the inequities in access to mental health care.

To truly address our country’s gun violence problem, we need to start taking action on all of these measures and more. Let’s start by standing with the students from Parkland.

—The Hawk Staff

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Correction: In the Feb. 14 issue of The Hawk, the Lifestyle story entitled "I miss us" referred to The Beatles' song "A Day in the Life" as a song about John Lennon's mother, who was struck and killed by a car. The song was not about Lennon's mom. Sources, such as Rolling Stone, BBC and The Atlantic say the song was inspired by the death of Tara Browne, Guiness heir and friend of Paul McCartney and John Lennon.

"BLACK PANTHER" HITS BOX OFFICES Audiences fell in love with "Black Panther" as it premiered in theaters across the country this past weekend. It tells the story of Wakanda, a futuristic kingdom in Africa untouched by colonialism and ruled by the hero, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman). The highly anticipated continuation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is significant because it features the franchise’s first standalone black superhero in twenty years, as well as women in powerful roles. Be sure to catch a screening soon and witness this significant moment in film.

CARIBOU COFFEE NOW AT EINSTEIN'S Einstein Bros. Bagels in Merion Hall started serving Caribou Coffee last week, and although we’re still adjusting, the switch has been a hit with some students who got the first tastes of Caribou’s drinks last week. We’ll have to see how the switch is received by the whole campus in the weeks to come, but we’re content so long as we can satisfy our caffeine craving after late nights of writing papers and studying for exams.

FLU SEASON The flu season has definitely hit St.Joe’s, and has affected many of us who forgot to get our flu shots from the Health Center. There’s nothing like being bedridden and feverish to make you more motivated to get a flu shot next year. Getting sick and having to miss class is even worse in spring semester, when we can save those few precious skips to enjoy the nice weather later in the semester.

FERGIE FLOUNDERS AT NBA ALL STAR GAME Fergie shocked NBA fans on Sunday when she botched her performance of the National Anthem at the All Star game. Though her performance was excruciating to listen to, it was fun to watch players, including Joel Embiid and LeBron James, and attendees like Chance the Rapper and Jimmy Kimmel get caught laughing and grimacing on camera. In a few days, we’ll probably be thanking Fergie for the dank memes Twitter generates in reaction to her performance. To her credit, though, she did get all the lyrics right, unlike some other pop divas. Looking at you, Christina Aguilera.

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Feb. 21, 2018

We didn't need an update An obituary for the old Snapchat

ALEX GILL ’18 Columnist Beloved smartphone application Snapchat passed away suddenly in the phones of all its users last week. After seven years of faithful service, Snapchat developers abruptly laid our dearest social media app to rest with an update completely ruining the beautiful app that changed all our lives.

When Snapchat was born in 2011, it quickly gained popularity. Many were intrigued by the app’s potential for unique communication, and the gimmick of the Snap soon became a phenomenon unparalleled by any other form of social media.

See something cool you want to show a friend? Send a snap. Want to play a fun game? Take a picture and give a friend 10 seconds of photo to locate you. Interested in a potential significant other? A five-second offer of Netflix and chill is a low investment way to check.

For many, this was a fun, new app that provided an innovative way to stay in touch. But many, myself included, thought that we would soon move on from this app.

We thought it would be just another fad.

But alas, Snapchat did not fade so

quickly. Our cherished Snap grew and grew. Soon, in 2013, it was updated to include Snap Stories. We could share our pictures and videos with all our friends at once, not just a select few. And thus, Snapchat became a full-fledged social media app, competing with Facebook and Twitter.

Some boldly proclaimed that Snapchat was the finest form of social media, seamlessly blending private communication and open sharing with all of one’s followers.

And then in 2015, another update brought us the Discover page, where we

made—okay, that part was kinda weird but let’s just roll with it. Take my point here;this app was at its peak, and then it all came crashing down.

Just two weeks ago, our beloved app was stolen from us. In the wee hours of the morning, I awoke and opened my phone to discover that I had been betrayed by my auto-updates setting.

Snapchat, the app I had loved so dearly, was gone. In its place was a only a shell of what the app used to be. Nothing made sense anymore.

Some boldly proclaimed that Snapchat was the finest form of social media, seamlessly blending private communication and open sharing with all of one’s followers. could follow all the finest news outlets, from Cosmo to the Daily Mail. Now we could stay connected with each other and the world around us easily. The world was made new.

No app could stand up to the Snap.

In the three years since, improvements have continued steadily. Longer captions, longer strings of videos, minor updates and additional filters were made. Custom Snap Stories allowed groups to collectively make their own stories. Snap Maps were

Menus were devastated, Snap Stories forever changed, and all conceivable logic that my Snapchat used to have in such abundance was gone. Perhaps this obituary is preemptive, as some may still hold out hope, but I can’t help but feel that this is the end. Goodbye, my dearest Snapchat.

Anyway, if anyone needs to contact me, I guess email is all that is left now.

The original Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, a legend in film

CARTER TODD ’19 Columnist Born on Jan. 2, 1884, Oscar Micheaux was a perhaps the first truly outstanding black film director. In a time where black actors and general employment of African-Americans in the film industry was essentially nowhere to be found, Micheaux paved the way for many talented individuals to make a career for themselves.

“Race films” is the genre most closely associated with the work of Micheaux. His dense catalog consists of roughly 40 films, each of which made an effort to combat the negative stereotypes associated with African-Americans in virtually all other films that were being released throughout Micheaux’s life.

Micheaux’s work was seen as an outlet for black audiences to enjoy films which did not feature an all-white cast, and could more closely depict the experience of black people living in America at the time.

Originally a successful fiction writer, Micheaux was approached to translate his novel “The Homesteader” to a full length feature film. However, in the early stages of negotiation, Micheaux withdrew from the deal, as he would not have been able to direct the film nor be granted a budget he felt was suitable. In the wake of this, Micheaux took it upon himself to convert his publish-

ing organization to the Micheaux Film and Book Company, and subsequently directed “The Homesteader,” which is widely regarded as the first feature-length film with a black director.

Micheaux made a second film just one year later entitled “Within Our Gates,” perhaps the work he is best known for. This film was understood as a response to D.W. Griffith’s utterly controversial “Birth of a Nation,” a film known to have glorified the

head on,” noted the Library of Congress.

Over the next thirty years, Micheaux’s career skyrocketed as he continued to shatter barriers time and time again. In 1931, he directed “The Exile,” making him the first black director to venture into films with sound. In the last film he made before his death, Micheaux became the first black director to have his film shown in a white theater with the release of “Betrayal” in 1948. Throughout his prosperous career,

Throughout his prosperous career, Micheaux made over forty films, making way for noteworthy actors such as Alice B. Russell, Lorenzo Tucker and Bee Freeman to thrive in such unlikely circumstances.

Klu Klux Klan and make frequent use of blackface. Micheaux responded to Griffith by offering a more realistic interpretation of white supremacy in America,and upset a lot of people in doing so.

Scenes in the film depicted gruesome violence, namely the lynching of African-Americans and a scene involving an attempted rape. This did not affect the film’s long standing impact, as “Within Our Gates”was selected by the Library of Congress to become part of the National Film Registry. “Despite Micheaux's limited budget and limited production values, [the film] still effectively confronted racism

Micheaux made over forty films, making way for noteworthy actors such as Alice B. Russell, Lorenzo Tucker and Bee Freeman to thrive in such unlikely circumstances.

There is no question that the work of Micheaux played a massive role in inspiring later generations of black film and television icons. The works of famed artists such as Spike Lee and Tyler Perry have drawn stark connections to the likes of Micheaux throughout their esteemed careers. Without the bravery and excellence of Micheaux, it’s doubtful that other black film figures would have had the platform to build their success.

Obama: A legacy of continued firsts KAITLYN PATTERSON ’20 Columnist

Former President Barack Obama’s term was full of firsts.

He was the first African American president, his family the first African American family to live in the White House.

They let the country into their lives and provided commentary on contemporary culture unlike any presidential family before.

Now, about a year after the end of his term, Obama chose the first African American artist to craft the official presidential portrait.

It is an American tradition that the president gets their portrait done to hang permanently in the America’s Presidents collection in the National Portrait Gallery in outhe nation's capital, Washington D.C. On Feb. 12, former President Obama’s official portrait was released. Obama chose artist Kehinde Wiley to paint his portrait.

Wiley’s style is quite different from past artists whose work hang in this gallery, as he often uses beautiful colors and patterns alongside people of color to represent African American history and heroism.

Through this visual rhetoric, he challenges traditional notions of the power of elite white men.

What a perfect way to depict the first African American president of the United States for future generations to see.

The Obama era will forever serve as a major milestone in the the battle against racism in America and this portrait is a great way to represent that visually. It is different from past presidents’ portraits, and it challenges the norms followed by every president before him.

The painting depicts Obama sitting in a chair with his hands crossed across his knees, surrounded by shrubbery. Amongst the greenery, there are different species of flowers, each representing a different aspect of Obama’s life. The white flowers, jasmine, represent his birthplace of Hawaii. The pink and gold flowers, chrysanthemums are the official flower of Chicago, representing his position as senator of Illinois before ascending the presidency.

Lastly, the African blue lilies represent his roots, as his father was Kenyan.

This portrayal is refreshing, symbolic and truly Obama-esque. The portrait serves as another reminder of how heroic and strong Obama was and continues to be despite his absence in the White House.

In the midst of current challenges, hatred and tragedies in the nation, the release of this portrait reminds us that there is hope and that we can take small steps toward change.

A man committed to tackling injustice will now forever continue the conversation long after he is gone. Just like Obama, his portrait is unique and unforgettable.

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Feb. 21, 2018

Obscured by history

Bessie Coleman: the first black woman to fly DOMINIQUE JOE ’19 Assistant Opinions Editor When you think of Black History Month, what do you usually think of? For most it is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Or is it Malcolm X’s stern expression beseeching black bodies to protect themselves “by any means necessary,” or even Huey P. Newton in full Black Panther Party regalia sitting in his chair with a spear in his left hand and a rifle in his right.

For me, Black History Month makes me think of one of the first black historical figures that I always wanted to emulate: Bessie Coleman, the first black woman to touch the skies.

A civilian aviator, born Jan. 26, 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, Coleman was the daughter of sharecroppers. Sharecroppers, like many other black people in the Deep South at the time, were still picking cotton, living a life of legal neo-slavery under stringent sharecropping laws. Coleman, with her family, sharecropped for years. Her circumstances as a poor black woman in the South nearly relegated her to a life most black people were forced into by a white-dominated American society, but Coleman never let circumstance define her path.

Coleman worked on her family’s farm until she was 23 years old before her moving to Chicago to live with her brother to find more opportunity in the North. It was in Chicago that her life’s calling and her historical significance came into play.

While working as a manicurist in a bar-

ber shop, she overheard stories from pilots who’d returned home from World War I. Picking up a second job, Coleman began saving up money to pursue her piloting license.

She soon found out that due to the blatantly systemic sexism and racism of the era, American flight schools would not admit women nor black people. So Coleman took the initiative to to travel abroad to get her piloting license.

er that is due to the prominent male-dominated, Civil Rights centric narratives of Black History or that of white-idealized revisionist history that hails Amelia Earhart as this pioneer in flight for women, I don’t know.

I truly appreciate Coleman because she was the master of her own life. She knew what she wanted to do and who she wanted to be, and her steadfastness in her agency and her

[Her] legacy, hard earned and illustrious, sets Coleman among the vanguard of black historical figures, but she is usually pushed to the side as an obscure tidbit in history.

It was in Paris on June 15, 1921, where Coleman became the first black woman (as well as first black civilian) to receive her piloting license. She would go on to have a career in stunt flying in front of desegregating crowds and develop plans for a flight school open to black people across the U.S. that would sadly not come to fruition. Coleman died at the age of 34 years old after being jettisoned from the cockpit of her recently purchased Curtiss JN-4 after it took an unexpected dive and spin.

While her life was short, her impact was large. Having been the first black civilian to procure their piloting license, she became an inspiration for those after her.

This legacy, hard earned and illustrious, sets Coleman among the vanguard of black historical figures, but she is usually pushed to the side as an obscure tidbit in history. Wheth-

choices makes her so important to me. At a time when black women were not allowed the mobility to really defy their societal circumstances, Coleman crashed through the glass ceiling and navigated the sky with ease.

My love for Coleman is as simple as acknowledging the fact that I didn’t have a poster of Rosa Parks on my wall, I had a poster of Bessie Coleman.

Coleman’s fight against adversity, for a little black girl from North Potomac, Maryland, meant that I could do anything, be anything.

Black History Month is all about remembering those that came before you, those who inspired you and still do. For some that is Malcolm X or MLK. For me, it is the first black woman to have the courage and the passion to touch the sky, regardless of the roadblocks in her way.

Seeing through the vapor

E-cigarettes popular despite health risks JOSEPH PANICHELLI ’20 Columnist The JUUL is an electronic smoking device designed to help long-time smokers kick their cigarette habits. A ‘pod’ is a small replaceable container for vape juice comprised of artificial flavors, and high amounts of nicotine salts.

According to JUUL’s official website, “Each JUULpod contains 0.7mL with 5% nicotine by weight, approximately equivalent to 1 pack of cigarettes or 200 puffs.”

This past week, stories surfaced on social media sites about how the JUUL is responsible for causing young people to be diagnosed with certain types of lung cancer, and other smoking-related illnesses. Thousands of college and high school students began to panic and throw away their JUUL’s, as so many young adults have ultimately began a dangerous relationship with nicotine.

The product used for its intended practices is productive. Many adults struggling with cigarette addiction found refuge in the so-called “healthier alternative.” The problem stems from JUUL’s target audience: teenagers and young adults.

The JUUL has become a trend among college students across the globe, and has

similarly made its way to St. Joe’s.

After these stories circulated the web, JUUL Labs released an official public statement regarding the health concerns.

“The claim circulating on social media that individuals’ friends ‘have been diagnosed with cancer as a direct result of the JUUL’ is unsubstantiated and reckless,” read the statement.

The statement also claimed that “We are a mission driven company seeking to eliminate cigarettes by providing a true alternative for adult smokers.” In response to this, youth JUUL smokers simultaneously breathed in a sigh of relief and vape fumes.

But these claims from JUUL Labs do not directly address the notion that exposure to nicotine can cause physiological, physical, and mental damage to developing teenagers.

It seems as though young people have this idea that smoking JUUL, or other alternative electronic smoking devices, is not disruptive or damaging to their health, since these products are intended to help with smoking. The misconception lies in the device’s purpose. The purpose is to end smoking, not to introduce users, who many have previously never even smoked cigarettes, to a hazardous dependence to nicotine.

Past generations have continued to reap the disadvantages and health issues from pre-

vious cigarette laws and norms. As it wasn’t until years of constant smoking, packs a day, that studies showed there were transparent links with cancer and smoking, it wouldn’t be shocking to find out that the JUUL causes similar issues ten years from now.

JUUL has received their share of criticism for marketing their product to youth audiences by creating a sleek, discrete, and futurized way to get a buzz.

Kids don’t want to smoke cigarettes these days, as they require going outside, leave an unpleasant smell on clothes and breath, and come with disgusted and judgemental looks. With a JUUL, one can smoke indoors, it leaves no smell or taste, and so many other young people have them that it seems almost strange if one doesn’t.

A pack contains four JUUL pods, and is sold in gas stations and convenience stores for as much as $25.00 in certain locations.

Given the unreasonable cost, and their new-found addiction to nicotine, young people will turn to cheaper tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or cigarettes in order to fill their need for dopamine.

It is alarming to think how many young adults have unintentionally created an addiction to one of the most powerful drugs, and it is even more alarming to think that it was a result of a generational fad.

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Starvation in a box CHERISSA ALLAN ’18 Guest Columnist President Trump has decided to cut food stamps, and his proposed plan could have a disastrous effect on a lot of poor Americans. But is that a shock to anyone?

Let me take a step back and shed some light on the government assistance program called “food stamps.” They are a type of voucher issued by the government to low income homes that are exchangeable for food.

As of 2013, the percentage of Americans that survive on food stamps, or SNAP, were 40.2 percent white, 25.7 percent African American, and 10.3 percent Hispanic of any race. Trump is cutting something that actually helps millions of underprivileged Americans survive.

To have a better understanding of why food stamps are helpful, you need to know the average wage a person on food stamps receives. According to NPR, an average American on food stamps receives $90 or less a month in wages. That is the price of some textbooks required for school.

I originally saw mentions of these “monthly boxes” on Instagram and decided that I needed to do more research. In an article titled “Trump administration wants to decide what food SNAP recipients will get,” NPR states that the "USDA Foods package,” the monthly boxes, would not include any fresh fruits or vegetables.

They would, however, receive canned fruits and vegetables.

This proposal is incredibly intrusive.

It prevents poorer Americans from having control over one of their basic necessities: food. Also, none of the food proposed to be in these monthly boxes seems to be healthy and nutrient rich. Not only could certain Americans be seemingly belittled and patronized, they could also be prevented from accessing the healthful and nutritious foods that they need. If this passes, I wonder how the government would take into account households with food allergies.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, nine percent of senior citizens, which is 6.3 million people, live below the poverty line as of April 2017. According to the 2015 census, one in five children received food stamps, some of these children having at least one foreign-born parent. Without the help of food stamps, I doubt these children would be able to receive the required amount of nutrients to live a healthy life.

There are many reasons why someone may be on food stamps. I know of a family who benefit from food stamps. The mother had to leave her career because of her autistic daughter’s violent tantrums, so they became a one income household.

Does a family where the parents have to make hard financial decisions to accommodate their autistic child, who is also an extremely picky eater, deserve to lose their choice of food?

What matters the most is that SNAP is why many Americans are surviving.

Hopefully, the President’s idea will not pass through Congress.

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Feb. 21, 2018

What Adam and Gus mean to me LGBTQ representation at the Winter Olympics

ETHAN FLANAGAN ’18 Columnist It has always been hard to reconcile my love of sports with my sexuality. Unlike theatre or music, professional sports have never really been bastions of representation for the LGBTQ community. In fact, sports have often been openly homophobic.

In the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, former Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw called a referee a “faggot” after receiving a penalty. Hearing a player on my hometown team in my favorite sport say that like it was nothing was beyond disheartening.

Instances like the one with Shaw demonstrate the type of hypermasculine culture that dominates men’s professional sports and contributes to the lack of out queer athletes in men’s sports. Both of these factors/aspects, as well as my own experiences of discrimination in sports have made me question my love for sports.

Then along came Adam and Gus. Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy, a figure skater and a skier, respectively, are not the first out men to play at an Olympic Games, nor are they the first out LGBTQ people to play in the Winter Games. There were six openly LGBTQ women at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. However, they are

resent something greater than themselves: the notion that LGBTQ people can be prominent in spaces in which we have historically been unwelcome. Adam Rippon even skated with Pride flags waving in the background of his program, letting people know that he wasn’t ashamed of his sexuality, like so many of us are made to be.

By providing a narrative of individuality for gay men in a world where we are so often placed into boxes, Rippon and Kenworthy are showing the world that there is more than just one way to live life as an LGBTQ person. two out gay men speaking about their sexuality openly in interviews, and that is of immense importance in and of itself.

Representation matters. For children, seeing someone who looks or acts like them can be inspiring and reaffirming. Although they are both traditionally attractive, white and cisgender, Rippon and Kenworthy rep-

Both Rippon and Kenworthy are also speaking out against the anti-gay policies of the Trump administration, which is more necessary than ever. Rippon refused to meet with Vice President Pence, whose stance on LGBTQ rights is shaky at best, and both of them keep talking about their disgust with the administration. At a time

when LGBTQ rights are under attack, speaking out about injustice throughout Trump’s presidency is admirable.

Too often, gay men are criticized by people outside the community for being “too feminine” or not interested in sports, and too often, within the LGBTQ community, there is division and animosity between traditionally masculine and feminine men.

Adam and Gus, to me, represent a start to the end of those divides. By providing a narrative of individuality for gay men in a world where we are so often placed into boxes, Rippon and Kenworthy are showing the world that there is more than just one way to live life as an LGBTQ person.

As both a gay man and an individual, Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy are important to me. For too long, I’ve thought that my interest in sports was futile, that I would never be satisfied with the images of athletes on my TV screen and that I would never actually get to see two very important parts of my life come together. Adam and Gus are starting to change that. And I’m very grateful.

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Feb. 21, 2018

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Lasting memory on campus

Collegiate Challenge honors class of 2019's Katharine Campbell ALEX MARK ’20 Assistant News Editor For two years, Katharine Campbell ’19 dedicated herself as a member of the St. Joe’s chapter of Collegiate Challenge.

Known for her fun, bubbly personality and lack of concern for others’ perceptions about her, Campbell could brighten anyone’s mood, according to her friends.

Campbell passed away suddenly on Aug. 11, 2017, just weeks before beginning her junior year at St. Joe’s.

“Katharine lived her life really boldly.

She could just always brighten someone’s day,” said Rose Walton ’19, Campbell’s first-year roommate and fellow Challenge member. “She loved to laugh, and she made a scene wherever she went.”

Seeking an opportunity to get involved on campus, the two roommates signed up for Collegiate Challenge together. The next year, Campbell and Walton convinced Nikki Kennedy ’19, another close friend, to join them.

“She was very loud, and she just really embraced her sense of humor,” Kennedy said. “She was always fun to be around. Just really a great all-around person, like she always knew what to say.”

When Campbell passed away, Jane Campbell, Katharine’s mother, requested that friends and family members donate to the St. Joe’s chapter of Collegiate Challenge in lieu of sending flowers or personal donations.

“After each trip, she stated that she had experienced the best week of her life.

She was encouraged [through Collegiate Challenge] to get involved in other projects and service organizations such as Alpha Phi

Katharine Campbell ’19 and Nikki Kennedy ’19 on Collegiate Challenge 2017 at the Grand Teton National Park (Courtesy of Nikki Kennedy ’19).

Omega and APEX,” Jane Campbell said in a written message to The Hawk. “She also talked about spending the year after graduation working for Habitat for Humanity.”

Suddenly in possession of a large sum of money, the organization had to figure out how it could best be used to commemorate the member they’d lost, said Colleen Emerson ’18, who had met Campbell through previous Collegiate Challenge trips.

Emerson, Erin Payton ’18 and their adult advisor, John Jeffery, eventually decided to create a scholarship in Katharine’s name which would provide two students

with fully-funded Challenge trips and two others with partially-funded trips.

“I think it honors Katharine because she was very involved in service," Kennedy said. "Her major was IHS, and she always wanted to do something to help people."

The group wanted to offer the scholarship to participants who not only embodied Campbell’s spirit and personality, but also her passion for the program and for service in general, according to Emerson.

“We wanted to ensure that the recipients we choose are fully passionate and involved in something,” Emerson said.

The application for the scholarship, available both through the general Collegiate Challenge application and as its own separate file, closed on Feb. 1. Out of many applicants, 11 were chosen as finalists based on what they had written - once selected, these candidates underwent personal interviews with those in charge of the scholarship, namely, Emerson, Payton, Walton and Kennedy.

To get the best sense of the applicants’ personalities and how they related to Campbell, Payton and Emerson had reached out to Walton and Kennedy, as Katharine’s close friends, to help interview the 11 selected participants. Both Walton and Kennedy came up with questions that recalled moments of Campbell’s life and called upon the participant to reflect on similar moments in their own lives.

For instance, on one service trip, Campbell’s “fun fact” during an icebreaker was that she could eat two Chipotle burritos in one sitting, according to Kennedy, so the group nicknamed her “Burrito” for the remainder of the trip. In the interviews, Walton and Kennedy decided to tell applicants the story and ask them what their food nicknames would be.

Once six participants have been chosen, the new short list will be sent on to Campbell’s mother and brother, who will help decide the final four recipients of the scholarship along with Walton and Kennedy. Those students will be notified sometime either later this week or early next week, according to Walton.

“Our family is very touched to know that Katharine’s memory is being honored in such a wonderful way," Jane Campbell said. "Katharine would be very pleased and humbled."

A campus of culture

Caribbean Student Association presence returned to campus AMBER DENHAM ’18 Lifestyle Editor The Caribbean Student Association (CSA) at St. Joe’s has returned to campus after being dormant for the past few years.

Ckyam Saint-Cyr ’19, president of CSA, was moving early into her dorm freshman year as part of Running Start, a pre-collegiate program for incoming students through the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, when she had a life-changing conversation with Natalie Walker Brown, M.S., director for Student Inclusion and Diversity.

“She [Walker Brown] came up to me and said ‘hey where are you from?’ and I told her I’m from Haiti, and she said ‘well, do you want to start Caribbean Student Association?’ and I said I did,” Saint-Cyr said.

Though CSA had been an active organization in the past, many current students had looked for a similar organization to be part of when they first started at St. Joe’s, but did not find anything that directly related with their culture.

“I became involved [with CSA] because I met Ckyam and Marly and they told me about it," Cherissa Allen ’18, publicist of CSA said.

"I’m from the Caribbean as well and knew I would like to join because I was trying to find [an organization] when I first got here.”

One of CSA's goals was to help students feel comfortable to embrace their culture on campus, according to Marly Rene ’19 treasurer of CSA.

“Our mission at CSA is to promote culture of the Caribbean and to share it with others, especially people who aren’t of Caribbean descent,” Rene said. “It doesn’t matter where you’re from, you can come, you are welcome.”

As part of Inclusion and Diversity, CSA strives to host events on campus that incorporates Caribbean culture with the community at St. Joe’s. Every semester, CSA holds an event called “Island Tings,” where students are able to enjoy a taste of the Caribbean on campus. Students are able to enjoy and learn more about the food and the culture of life of the Caribbean, such as from Haiti. This year, “Island Tings” will be held on March 6.

Last year, CSA participated in “Taste of the World,” a celebration of cultures through food, as part of Diversity Awareness Week. During this time, members of the organization also participated in a fashion show to highlight additional aspects of Caribbean culture.

In addition to the popular events hosted, CSA holds various organizational meetings to plan for upcoming events to bring to campus, such as the head wrapping event hosted last semester.

However, the biggest project coming up for CSA is the Fashion Show, which will be held on April 20. Saint-Cyr explained that after receiving a lot of positive feedback from the participation in Taste of the World’s show, the organization decided to host their own.

“A lot of people have signed up already, and we believe it’s going to be a success, because that’s what we’re trying to do- raise awareness for Caribbean culture,” Rene said.

With its new and improved presence on campus, the Caribbean Student Association encourages its members and students in the community to come to events, or to stop by one of the meetings to broaden

their understanding of diversity and to learn about different opportunities and cultures at St. Joe’s.

“It’s also good to know things about the Caribbean, or anything, that you probably didn’t know about,” Rene said. “I feel that if you come to events, you come to a meeting, there’s something different and worthwhile that you’ll learn.”

Sierra Long ’21, Ckyam Saint-Cyr ’19 and Marly Rene ’19 at one of CSA’s meetings (Photo by Cherissa Allen ’18).

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Feb. 21, 2018

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The importance of representation

Campus groups come together for “Black Panther” EMILY GRAHAM ’20 Assistant Lifestyle Editor St. Joe's students had the opportunity to see "Black Panther" the day it premiered.

Residence Life, Student Inclusion and Diversity and the Black Student Union collaborated to host this trip, in celebration of Black History Month.

Students were offered free tickets to the Riverview Plaza Stadium, where Residence Life rented out a whole theater. Tickets included transportation and a free small popcorn and soda.

“Black Panther,” the newest movie in the Marvel Comics franchise, has been highly anticipated as being the first superhero film featuring a predominantly black cast and black director, Ryan Coogler.

The movie has received rave reviews not only for quality, but for the impact it has on the African American community and its representation in the media.

Natalie Walker Brown, M.S., director of Student Inclusion and Diversity, said offering students the opportunity to see “Black Panther” was very important to her because she did not have any movies like

Students at the premiere of "Black Panther" (Photo by James McCloskey Jr. ’20).

this when she was growing up.

“Black Panther is such a culture changing movie,” Walker said. “The meaning of Black Panther, aside from being an excellent part of this franchise, is the importance of seeing black faces positively and being the good guys. I think it’s going to be really important for the students who see that.”

Walker said the 130 tickets being offered sold out quickly, as many students were excited to see the movie with other members of the St. Joe’s community.

Elizabeth Ali, assistant director of residential education, proposed the idea of planning a trip to see “Black Panther” because she also recognized the importance of students seeing themselves represented.

“It wasn’t until ‘Wonder Woman’ came out that for me as a female who’s really into comics, I felt like how cool is it that this a female superhero, a female director, and it is by far the best film coming out in the DC (comics) universe,” Ali said. “If I feel like that, as a white woman who sees white women in the majority of the stuff out there, how much more for a person of color to see themselves in that film.”

Walker and Ali agreed that “Black Panther” is an important film for African American students, but all students as well.

“In Hollywood, we have a really long history of seeing white washing,” Ali said.

“Now you have a film with a predominantly black cast with a black director, and it is breaking all sorts of records. It’s saying to the Hollywood industry, the world is not just white people. Everyone wants to see themselves represented, and if you’re

white, you take that for granted.”

Walker was excited to see the students feel empowered after the film, and she hoped that they would feel a bond from the shared experience of having an entire theater to themselves. She said that one of the goals of the collaboration was to bring different groups on campus to form one community.

Davashaye Jones ’20 felt excited after the film because of how it fit into Black History Month. She said that African history was a major part of the movie, and it accurately represented what she has learned in her African and Caribbean religions class at St. Joe’s.

“The history and the education in the movie is so great,” Jones said. “A lot of people don’t even know it was educating you because they don’t know about our history. That was one of the most powerful things in there.”

Ethan Grugan ’20 said the movie was different from most superhero films because of the character and plot development.

“I thought the movie was phenomenal,” Grugan said. “I liked the story arc and [how] they had a three-dimensional villain for once.”

Overall, students enjoyed both the movie and the experience of coming together with other members of the St. Joe’s community.

“This university thrives on collaboration,” Walker said. “It’s really the heartbeat of exposing students to new things, engaging in what can be challenging and difficult conversations. What is going to help us create the type of environment we want is continuing to reach out and work together and grow with one another.”

We've got the Love

Return of famous statue in LOVE park FRANKI RUDNESKY ’18 Editor Emeritus Just in time for the season of romance, the famous LOVE statue has been returned to its rightful place in its namesake park in Philadelphia.

The iconic statue by artist Robert Indiana was paraded through the city on Feb. 13 in the second celebratory parade in a few weeks following the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl win, before being placed upon its perch in the park, officially named the John F. Kennedy Plaza.

The parade was called “LOVE on the Move,” and consisted of the sculpture pa-

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson ’20.

rading down Ben Franklin Parkway atop a flatbed truck. The sculpture made seven photogenic stops by major pieces of public art in the city, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Eakins Oval, Logan Square and Aviator Park before the final stop at LOVE Park, which is currently undergoing a major rehabilitation.

One special highlight of the parade was when the LOVE sculpture, constructed in 1976, stopped by its sister, AMOR, a sculpture also created by Indiana in 1998.

And, just in case anyone forgot the local team won the Super Bowl, an Eagles chant broke out as the statue was being reinstated, showing a very personal meaning of love to the city.

Not only the LOVE sculpture, but the entire LOVE Park had been undergoing renovations for some time now. The park was closed for nearly two years for renovations, and when it reopened to the public in November, the beloved statue was noticeably absent, much to the chagrin of the general public. The statue had been in a different location since 2016, since it was moved for the park renovation. But the statue is back and better than ever.

One major change visitors can expect to see from the new and improved LOVE statue is that the color scheme has

City Hall is another notable spot in Philadelphia (Photo by Alex Hargrave ’20).

been updated, or, rather, reverted back to its original color scheme of red, green and purple. The statue, a gift to the city from philanthropist F. Eugene “Fitz” Dixon, had been painted red, green, and blue during an unfortunate repainting in 1988 and 1998. In 2017, Indiana’s representatives informed the city that the statue was meant to have purple elements, not blue, hence the current hues.

As far as the city’s plan for the park itself, set to be finished this spring, it’s being

totally redesigned. Some of the new elements include more greenery, lawns, seasonal blooms and food trucks. There’s also the flying saucer-shaped former visitor’s center to think about. Some ideas for it include a restaurant and a wine bar.

Regardless of one’s definition of love, be sure to show the new and improved park some love this year as the public celebrates its return home.

Lifestyle

Feb. 21, 2018

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Tried and true

Ryan Caraveo creates his most personal album yet DOMENIC MANZI ’18 Special to The Hawk Seattle rapper Ryan Caraveo released his latest album, “At Least I Tried,” on Feb. 12.

Covering many personal issues he has struggled with throughout his life, the 25-year-old singer has arguably devised his most impressive album yet, with time and potential to become even better.

Creating a name for himself with the help of social media, Caraveo’s first record, “Swings,” released in 2014, illustrates the reality of excessive partying and drug use, that it is not all fun and games. His combination of warm, up-tempo beats mixed with dark, unsettling messages would seem as an unlikely pair on paper, but he is able to mesh them together to formulate something memorable.

Two years later, Caraveo became more personal with his second full length release, “Maybe They Were Wrong,” detailing how he was ostracized by his peers for being different, the struggles he had to overcome at home and how he suffered from depression.

The preference for dark thoughts and happy melodies is prevalent once again, as Caraveo seemed to have found the comfort zone for his work.

According to his Facebook and Instagram posts the day before “At Least I Tried” was released, Caraveo mentioned this album is meant to give listeners the answers to the source of his inner demons and conflicts, making me wonder if there was more to him

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson ’20.

that he had not mentioned yet. While I was wrong in this regard, I was still impressed with the final product.

With the production made possible by Teal Douville, Caraveo switches his flow and demeanor with each new track, each

song vastly different from the next. With a variety of topics to cover in a short 48 minutes, Caraveo spreads them out, and then jumps back into it a few songs later. Having this sort of structure seems a bit unorganized and confusing, while throwing off the

album’s pacing.

When past relationships were previously brought up in Caraveo’s music, they were never positive and normally ended feeling disconnected or fake. With “Pumpkin Pie,” he finally connects with another who struggled in her own relationships, which is something he knows all too well himself. His crooning paired with the slow instrumental is an emotional side that had never been explored, and it is very refreshing to hear.

“In My Own Skin” is possibly the most personal, and best, track on this record, as Caraveo reveals his vulnerability as he struggles with his identity. Hearing the sustained guitar chords as he raps about the complicated history of his family and how he feels unfit with what he has become is an oddly soothing backdrop to such an intimate topic.

Most of the songs on this album are melodic and gloomy, which leaves “Patient” as one of the biggest outliers of the 15 tracks.

It sounds like he wanted to switch things up and try something new, with a very hyped beat as Caraveo angrily raps. While the track is well produced, and the change of style is welcomed, it does not fit in with the rest of the album.

“At Least I Tried” is a step in a promising direction for Caraveo, and it will be interesting to see where he will go from here.

Although there has already been a plethora of other great rap albums released so far this year, this is one that will undoubtedly fly under the radar.

A new view of justice

Students study alongside inmates in the Inside-Out program REBECCA BARUS ’19 Special to The Hawk Now in its tenth year, the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program continues to thrive at St. Joe’s, with a team-taught course being offered for the first time this semester

by Susan Clampet-Lundquist, Ph. D., associate professor of sociology and criminal justice, and Aisha Lockridge, Ph. D., associate professor of English.

The program is a combination of 15 college students and 15 maximum-security prison inmates. The students in Clampet-Lundquist and Lockridge’s class travel each week to Cambria Correctional Center in Philadelphia to participate in a discussion-based class with students who are incarcerated. St. Joe’s students are considered the “outside” students and the incarcerated students are the “inside” students.

“It’s been really fun to bring those two disciplines together,” Clampet-Lundquist said. “We’re teaching this [semester] in a Philadelphia jail. In the fall we’re hopeful that we are going to be able to teach it in the federal prison downtown.”

Lori Pompa, a professor of criminal justice at Temple University, and Paul Perry, a man serving a life sentence in prison, started the program in 1997. Pompa first began teaching the class and later began training instructors to teach the class.

Members from St. Joe’s learned about the program through meetings at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford. Faculty at the Faith-Justice Institute at St. Joe’s expressed interest in being a part of the program, and

by the spring of 2008, the nationwide program made its way to St. Joe’s.

Clampet-Lundquist was the first St. Joe’s faculty member to be trained for the program in 2007. The training is a 60-hour, week-long experience. Instructors learn how to teach in a participatory way inside of a correctional institution. The program also covers how to handle ethical issues and how to create a safe classroom space.

St. Joe’s has played a crucial role in the success of the Inside-Out program, Clampet-Lundquist said. As of last year, St. Joe’s has 10 instructors trained in the program, which is the second-highest number of involved participants, following Temple University and tied with Drexel University.

“St. Joe’s as a university has made a really big commitment to being involved in Inside-Out through training, instructors and a variety of other types of ways,” Clampet-Lundquist said.

There are several driving forces behind the success of this program, including the support from the Faith-Justice Institute, according to Ann Green, Ph.D., professor of English, who has taught in the program.

Green said faculty are attracted to this program because of the power behind this teaching method.

“This is a very powerful kind of experiential education where you take people who have never been inside of prison into a prison,” Green said.

Elizabeth Linehan, Ph. D., associate professor of philosophy, trained for the program in 2008.

“Some of the students from St. Joe’s will

say that it’s just not like any other course that they’ve taken,” Linehan said. “One of the ways that it isn’t is that the discussion is more open and candid once they get to know each other.”

Quinn Rooney ’18, who participated in the course Dimensions of Freedom in the fall of 2017, said that being a member of the Inside-Out program gave her the opportunity to look at the justice system and incarcerated individuals through fresh eyes.

“The program allowed me to make my own judgements and come to my own conclusions aside from the labels and preconceived notions society casts on the system,” Rooney said. “I am forever grateful that SJU allowed me to partake in such a unique and special experience.”

Jared Martinez ’19 was a member of the Inside-Out course titled Exploring Crime and Justice in the spring of 2017. Martinez said that Inside-Out provided him with a unique real world experience.

“Not only did I learn so much about the criminal justice system from my fellow classmates, both from SJU and Graterford, I was also able to foster friendships, making the class one of the most enjoyable memories from SJU,” Martinez said.

At the end of each semester, the students write what the class meant to them in a reflection booklet. After the 2017 spring semester, one of the inside students from Graterford State Prison wrote that the course provided “a deeper appreciation of the true meaning of justice, and more respect and understanding for others and their views.”

“It has made me an overall better hu-

man being,” the student wrote.

As for the future, Green said she hopes for the program to receive more recognition, in terms of more regular budgetary support for training. She said she also hopes for the program to spread into the Haub School of Business, but more importantly, she hopes that this program has a bigger take away.

“I would like to see St. Joe’s become more involved in activism around juvenile justice issues, death by incarceration, and other criminal justice issues, and if we can think critically about re-entry, that would be great,” Green said.

Program for the Inside-Out closing ceremony from fall 2017 (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

Lifestyle

Feb. 21, 2018

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A year without yearbooks

Campus yearbook production ceased after 2016 publication ALEXA POLLICE ’21 Special to the Hawk When St. Joe’s seniors collect their diplomas at commencement this year, they will not be picking up yearbooks.

Last year was the first year St. Joe’s ended production of its yearbook The Greatonian, which had been published in print since 1928.

Beth Hagovsky, Ed.D., director of Student Leadership and Activities, the last adviser for the yearbook, said multiple factors influenced the decision to stop publication.

“We had at different times reached out to the [communication studies] department, but there was not a faculty member available,” Hagovsky said. “We were not doing this well anyway because we weren’t tapping into kids who had skills. We never found the support on the academic side in the way that we needed it.”

In 2012 the university stopped publishing a print yearbook and instead offered a digital yearbook. Then in 2014, students were offered access to a digital yearbook with the option to purchase a physical copy.

The print yearbook cost $65 and the digital book was free.

Hagovsky said students were disappointed with both the digital and the print product. Many parents and students called to complain about the high price and low quality of the yearbook, which was published by Lifetouch Yearbooks.

The 2016 edition of the book featured photographs only. There were no captions nor any way for readers to identify what was happening in the photo, who was in it, or when the photo was taken. Newer ver-

sions of the yearbook also did not feature the title The Greatonian on the cover or spine.

Another factor in the decision to discontinue the book was the low number of students opting to get their portraits taken.

Hagovsky said that only about one-third of the senior class was getting their photos taken.

Amanda Hagen ’18 said she would buy a yearbook if the price was right and the quality was good.

“Digital yearbooks would be nice,” Hagen said. “I’m sure a lot of people taking photography and interested in graphic design would love to [help produce the yearbook].”

Catie Buttner ’09 was part of the yearbook staff a few years ago. She worked with Student Leadership and Activities to produce a yearbook structured similarly to prior years.

“It always included the senior students photographs, which were provided from the photographer if the [senior] students decided to take them,” Buttner said. “Then from there, we stuck with sections that represented student life. Things like Greek life, on campus events, a note from the president, service life, sports, etc.”

Villanova University, Drexel University and Temple University all still produce yearbooks, although it is not uncommon for colleges and universities to ditch their yearbooks.

“The business was dying,” Hagovsky said.

But for university archivists like Christopher O. Dixon, archival research librarian at Francis A. Drexel Library, yearbooks are of great importance to the university archives.

“Historically, yearbooks were a great thing to go and learn something about someone that went to school here or about events that took place,” Dixon said. “Greatonian 1929, gives a story about the senior ball. That may or may not be the only place you can find out things about the senior ball.

We do have the archives, but they are rather limited by what people actually cared about or thought of.”

Dixon said past issues of The Greatonian, which are housed in the university archives, demonstrates the value that the yearbook once had.

“The yearbooks used to have a great deal and sense of pride. It was very prestigious much like the school newspaper still is today,” Dixon said.

Dixon added that by 2016, the decline in the quality of the yearbook that St. Joe’s was producing was noticeable.

“It is fun to see a photograph of different things, but if you don’t identify anything there is no context,” Dixon said. “I can look at this and tell you what it is, but my successors down the road in the next 30 years may not know what it is.”

Hagovsky does not see the yearbook coming back into print in the future.

“If there's no student push I think we've reached a point, and SJU isn't alone in this, that printed yearbooks are no longer something college graduates expect to get or even want,” Hagovsky said.

Dixon admiring one of the yearbooks from the archives (Photo by Matthew J. Haubenstein, M.A., ’17).

The road less caffeinated

Why some students don’t drink coffee VIVIAN MILAN ’18 Editor Emeritus “But, how do you survive?”

I get asked some form of this question whenever I tell people I don’t drink coffee.

I’m always amused by people’s reactions when I tell them I don’t reach for a cup of coffee in the morning or when I’m studying, and as far as the Dunkin Donuts versus Starbucks debate, I’m a Dunkin person, but that’s because of munchkins.

I only started drinking iced coffee over the summer of 2017, when I had an internship in Philadelphia and our building was attached to a Dunkin franchise. Coming back to campus, I sadly had to switch to Starbucks for convenience purposes. The problem arose when I was foolishly substituting coffee for water.

One fateful day, my body decided to rebel against me—and also a Starbucks’ mocha Frappuccino. Two days later at the doctor’s office, I was told I was going through exhaustion and slight dehydration. I had just about every symptom: dizziness, headaches, fatigue, appetite loss, achiness—all caused by drinking too much caffeine. I decided it was time for me to give up my wild,

caffeinated lifestyle and switch back to what I knew best: tea and ice water.

Kimberly O’Neil, D.C., business owner of True Health, Chiropractic and Wellness, specializes in nutrition, but is a coffee drinker herself. O’Neil has one to two cups of coffee a day. “[Coffee] is high in antioxidants and it’s a stimulant so it keeps you awake,” O’Neil said.

According to the California College of San Diego, 90 percent of Americans consume caffeine every day. O’Neil was not surprised by this.

“Just being a coffee drinker myself, it’s part of the daily routine,” she said. Though it seems like everyone around me drinks coffee, with 50 percent of Americans drinking about three cups of coffee a day, there are certainly people who aren’t entirely dependent on coffee.

Amanda Hedges ’18 does not drink coffee because of the taste.

“I like coffee flavored things, such as coffee ice cream or Java Chip Fraps,” Hedges said. “However, I just really don't like the taste of coffee when drinking it.”

Hedges also gets shocked responses when she reveals that she doesn’t drink the staple of so many college student’s lives.

“Most of the time people say how they could not survive without coffee and don't get how I do it,” Hedges said. “I tell them I am not going to make myself drink something I don't enjoy.”

Alex Worden ’18 also gets asked how she survives without coffee, but feels not relying on coffee is actually a healthier way to stay awake and like Hedges, she doesn’t like the taste.

“The taste is too bitter and I have to add a bunch of sugar/creamer/flavoring to even drink it. Adding in all that sugar is really unhealthy,” Worden said.

Worden’s alternatives to drinking coffee include drinking a lot of water, having a regular sleeping schedule and bringing snacks to campus.

“I make sure I can get at least eight hours of sleep,” Worden said. “During the day, I like to bring Larabars or some kind of snack in my backpack. Having a snack in between classes helps me focus better.”

O’Neil feels there aren’t risks to drinking coffee, but acknowledged that a lot of caffeine in general can decrease calcium in the bones. She said adding milk or cream in coffee can help.

Hedges and Worden both feel the caffeine

in coffee doesn’t help them stay awake.

Hedges not only doesn’t drink coffee, but tries to avoid caffeinated beverages in general.

“Usually, I don’t notice an effect of the caffeine,” Hedges said.

Additionally, Worden doesn't see the perks of coffee that many people praise.

“I don't feel like it wakes me up or makes me more alert, and it actually makes me feel more tired,” Worden said. “Plus even if it wakes you up for a little bit, usually people just crash later and then end up drinking more coffee.”

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson ’20.

Sports

Feb. 21, 2018

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St. Joe’s downs La Salle by double digits Four in a row for the women's basketball team

NICK KARPINSKI ’21 Assistant Sports Editor The St. Joe’s women’s basketball team capped off Senior Day with a 70-49 victory over La Salle University on Feb. 17.

Senior forward Adashia Franklyn, senior guard Chelsea Woods and senior forward Candace Belvedere were all honorees for the Senior Day celebration. The occasion gave way extra motivation on the floor, according to teammates.

“We want to play for our seniors,” said junior forward Sarah Veilleux. “We want to send them out with a win on their senior day. We talked about it before the game. It gave us a lot of energy.”

St. Joe’s got off to a rough start in the first quarter against a struggling 8-19 La Salle team. They were down early, but physicality on the defensive end allowed for a manageable 11-15 deficit at the end of the first quarter.

The Hawks were down by as much as eleven towards the end of the second quarter. However, Woods was able to score a quick eight points in the last four minutes.

This put St. Joe’s within six points of the lead and gave them extra momentum headed into the second half.

“These guys thrive off of Chelsea’s de-

Junior Alyssa Monaghan goes up for a layup (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

fense and acrobatic finishes,” Head Coach Cindy Griffin said. “We don’t dunk the ball so threes and impressive finishes get us going.”

St. Joe’s fed off of this momentum throughout the third quarter. They took the lead at the five minute mark and never let it go from that point on. Players became incredibly effective in the paint, which allowed other aspects of the floor to open up.

“All season we’ve done a great job moving the ball,” Veilleux said. “When all our inside players are making layups, it opens up a lot on the outside.”

The Hawks extended their lead to double digits in the fourth quarter. They finished with their largest lead of the game, 70-49.

According to Griffin, St. Joe’s didn’t have a very good balance on both ends of

the court early in the game. The second half was a different narrative.

“Effort from all five positions got us that balance,” Griffin said. “We were missing some easy layups in the beginning of the game. Once we settled down we played a little harder.”

La Salle had a pair of talented shooters within their offensive scheme. Senior guard Amy Griffin and sophomore forward Shalina Miller gave the Hawks plenty to think about in the first half. Containing them in the second half was critical in order to maintain control of the game.

“It was very important to lock them down,” Griffin said. “Amy Griffin could have had thirty tonight. She’s that talented. Miller is dangerous as well. We challenged our perimeter players to start guarding better.”

This fourth straight conference win puts St. Joe’s tied for fifth in the A-10 standings.

According to Veilleux, the team needs to feed off this energy.

“We gotta keep it rolling,” Veilleux said.

“We’ve won four in a row. We’re sharing the ball great and running the floor well. We just gotta keep the energy up.”

For their next game, the Hawks will travel to the Bronx to match up against conference opponent Fordham University on Feb. 24.

Late season push

Men's basketball on three game win streak ALEX KARPINSKI ’20 Assistant News Editor With four minutes and 12 seconds left in the second half, freshman Taylor Funk came off a screen and launched a shot from a couple of feet beyond the three point arc.

The shot soared through the air, and with every rotation of the ball, the crowd began to inch to their feet.

As the shot fell, the arena erupted with energy, and a smiling Funk was helped up off the floor by an equally jubilant senior captain Shavar Newkirk after Funk was fouled on the shot attempt. Funk’s three was not only a dagger in the Hawks 82-75 victory over the Duquesne University men’s basketball team, but was also a record breaking shot for the talented freshman.

With his 72nd triple of the season, Funk surpassed sophomore Charlie Brown’s previous freshman record of 71 three-pointers from a year ago. Although he had a rough shooting night, going 2-10 from field goal range, Funk has garnered the confidence of coaches and teammates that comes with shooting nearly 40 percent from downtown.

“We always tell him if you're open, ‘shoot it,’” senior James Demery said. "Just be confident in everything that you do. He’s contributed a lot, he’s made some big game threes and does so much. And we as a team acknowledge that, and that's why he’s in the position that he’s in now.”

Newkirk led the Hawks in most significant offensive categories, and on the night he was honored for becoming the 55th Hawk to score 1000 career points during

a matchup against La Salle University on Feb. 3, he demonstrated why he is such a dynamic scorer and playmaker. Newkirk dropped 26 points and went 7-15 from the field, while also dishing out 10 assists with no turnovers.

“I think any time your point guard walks out with 10 assists and no turnovers, that’s some game,” Head Coach Phil Martelli said.

Newkirk has been an offensive spark plug throughout the Hawks’ current three game win streak. He knows that this is his last opportunity to get to the NCAA tournament, so he plans to continue playing his game.

“In the beginning of the season, I put a lot of pressure on myself,” Newkirk said. “But then I sat down with my father and he said to just not worry about it, just play and your talent is going to speak for itself. So if you play, the team is gonna start winning, and ever since that I have just been playing better.”

According to Newkirk, Duquesne played a very physical game, particularly in the first half and the Hawks play some of their best basketball when playing physical teams.

“Honestly we play better when teams play physical with us,” Newkirk said. “It’s just part of our nature. We use that against them, and attack them.”

Newkirk credits his teammates for coming together over the past three games and stringing together three wins. They know what is on the line and have risen to the occasion.

“We all are coming together and we want to win the A-10 chip,” Newkirk said. “I basically told them [his teammates] the blueprint

of what it takes to win: this is what you have to do. You have to put in extra work, and you can’t be ordinary. So I give credit to my teammates, they are putting in the work.”

Although St. Joe’s won the game, Martelli knows that the 14 turnovers the Hawks had and the mistakes they made in the last three minutes are a formula that will not work in March, and will only lead to disappointment.

“You have to play to what will be successful in March, and that last stretch of time will not be successful in March,” Martelli said. “Then we are going to be hanging our heads and saying ‘what if.’ We have enough what if games on our schedule already that didn't go the other way.”

The Hawks defensive effort throughout

the season has been inconsistent. The team has continually struggled to defend both the post and the perimeter, but according to Newkirk and Demery, the team is beginning to come together defensively.

“Communication has always been a big piece for our team,” Demery said. “When we lack communication, that's when our defense is really off. But if we let eachother know that we have each others back, that’s what’s important for us to be successful on defense. We did a great job tonight.”

The Hawks will look to continue their momentum in the Atlantic 10 Conference as they take on George Mason University at home on Feb. 21 and Richmond University in Richmond, Va. on Feb. 24.

Funk and Newkirk react as Funk breaks the freshman three-point record (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

Sports

Feb. 21, 2018

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Working as a team

Hawks deliver in the A-10 indoor track championships RYAN SULLIVAN ’21 Special to The Hawk Valiant team-wide efforts and individual victories characterized the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships for both St. Joe’s men’s and women’s teams this past weekend in Kingston, Rhode Island.

The men’s team finished sixth in a field of ten teams, allotting 55 total points. Meanwhile, the women finished ninth in a field of 13 teams, totaling 45 team points. Both teams scored in all three team relay events.

Michon runs in the A-10 Championship (Photos by Dylan Eddinger '19).

In seven individual events, eight men scored for St. Joe’s. For the women, eight individuals scored in eight events.

Men’s Head Coach Mike Glavin recognized his team’s solid performance as well as the compact field of competition.

“There was a clump of schools in the four, five, six, seven, eight block battling each other,” Glavin said. “I was happy with where my team finished; we didn’t leave many points on the table. Overall, I felt very good about our performance.”

The Hawks finished only three points out of fourth place, with seven points separating the fourth through eighth place finishers.

Women’s Head Coach Melody O’Reilly saw a team that passionately competed in a weekend that may not have gone exactly as planned.

“I think overall, the team just competed very well,” O’Reilly said. “They did fight to the end in every race, so I’m proud of them.

I learned that we’ve got some competitors on this team. We have some fierce women and I’m proud of them.”

The standout performance of the weekend for the women’s squad was senior Claudine Andre. She took home the gold medal in the high jump while simultaneously etching her name in the record books with a St. Joe’s program record of 5’ 9 1/4”.

Andre was in a state of euphoria following the attainment of her record height.

“I’m really excited, I didn’t think it would feel this way honestly,” Andre said.

“I’ve been wanting it for a long time. It was indescribable, when it happened I just couldn’t believe it.”

The women’s team partnered Andre’s record setting jump with junior sprinter Nathaniela Bourdeau’s two medals in what O’Reilly called “two super stellar performances.” Bourdeau ran a time of 24.75 to secure silver in the 200m and a 7.63 60m time was good for bronze, just .05 seconds off from the program record in the event.

For the men, senior Steve Thompson had an impressive day, finishing with an individual bronze medal in the 800m and a silver medal in the 4x800 relay. This marks the third year in a row the senior has medaled in the 800m at the Atlantic 10 Championship.

“Last year I won,” Thompson said. “I came in with a lot of confidence this year.

Coming into the race, I wanted to be as competitive as possible. In the end, third place is definitely a position I should be satisfied with.”

Sophomore Zach Michon also boasted a performance that ultimately went a long way in boosting the team’s overall score.

Running a mile time of 4:09.84, he was less than a second off from the leader and finished fifth. He matched that with a fifth place performance in the 3000m, adding pivotal points to his team’s score in both events.

“It wasn’t about time, it was about placement and points,” Michon said. “I was just trying to score as many points as possible for the team.”

One theme that emanated from the men and women was the importance of the team, as they deflected their individual accolades as purely part of their team’s effort.

“I just wanted to go out there and have fun,” said senior Dave Henderson, who finished fourth in the 400m. “I was really focused on going and doing what I can do to help the team.”

Bourdeau emphasizes the fact that track is a team sport, despite the fact that it appears to be about individuals.

“That’s honestly the best part,” Bourdeau said. “I work for my team and they definitely motivate me to do better, and I owe it to them for this achievement.”

The men’s track and field team will have one more chance to send athletes to the IC4A championships, and the women’s squad will do the same for the ECAC championships. Hawks looking to get to these meets will attend the Saturday Night Fastrack Last Chance Invitational on Feb. 24.

Senior Claudine Andre wins gold in the high jump.

The club with an edge

Women's rugby looks to spring season ALEX HARGRAVE ’20 Sports Editor Rugby is a game of physicality and agility, so we often think of the men’s team.

The women of the St. Joe’s women’s rugby team prove that they are just as capable of succeeding in the sport.

The team plays year round. In the fall, they play “15s,” meaning each team puts 15 players on the pitch. In their upcoming spring season, they will play “7s” or seven vs. seven, which consists of a much faster play and less contact.

“With 7s, it’s such a higher speed, and you have to get as much contact as possible,” senior back Madison Shields said. “It’s more trick plays.”

The 2017 fall season was tough for the team, as they lost a lot of their players to study abroad programs, including Shields who is one of two upperclassmen on the team.

“We basically had to forfeit the whole season,” Head Coach Corey Phalen said.

Unlike many of the school’s club teams, women’s rugby has had a coach since the club was established. The Mid Atlantic Rugby Conference (MARC) they play in mandates that they have a coach. The league also states that teams must have a faculty advisor, which is where Peter Norberg, Ph.D., English department chair, comes in.

The women's rugby team poses for a team picture (Photo courtesy of Corey Phalen).

Norberg’s involvement with the team began 15 years ago when his student, Melissa Byrne ’01 started the club.

“It's a great sport and has a culture of camaraderie like few others,” Norberg said.

In the games the Hawks played in the fall, they went 0-3. The Hawks hope to turn this around in the spring season with their 18 members.

“We’re looking to recruit new girls and pass on our passion for rugby,” Shields said.

“We’re looking forward to playing 7s. We have high hopes for the season.”

The game of rugby is an elusive one to someone who doesn’t understand the sport.

All passes have to be backward, and the game involves running, kicking and tackling.

“It’s almost like soccer but with a foot-

ball,” Phalen said. “Play never stops unless there’s a penalty.”

To score, players carry, pass or kick the ball into the end zone. In seven vs. seven play, the halves are seven minutes each, because less players means a lot more running.

Men’s rugby is played in the same fashion. Despite the bigger turnout that the men’s team’s tryouts bring, the women are still competitive and the team is close-knit, which is why Shields decided to try the sport.

“I didn’t start playing rugby until my sophomore year,” Shields said. “The girls on campus just seemed crazy and fun, and it looked like a cool group of girls to hang out with.”

The team practices on Sweeney Field and Curran Lawn twice a week and reviews film once a week, in addition to strength and conditioning training. All this time is put in with the hopes of making it to the playoffs that take place throughout the country. In the fall of 2016, St. Joe’s made it to the MARC championships, which took place in West Virginia.

The Hawks hope to make it back to the playoffs this spring with more players on their roster and more experience in the sport, as the team mostly consists of underclassmen. The team’s first match of the spring, the Frostbite Tournament, will take place on March 3 in Hempfield, Pa.

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College hoop dreams

Jared Bynum on his future basketball career at St. Joe's NICK KARPINSKI ’21 Assistant Sports Editor Currently ranked 12th in the Washington D.C. area, Jared Bynum of Georgetown Preparatory School has officially committed to St. Joe's basketball.

What compelled you to select St. Joe’s?

“I knew about the program from watching a lot of basketball. Growing up, I watched Jameer Nelson, Delonte West and [head coach Phil] Martelli as well. When they reached out to me and started recruiting me, I already had an idea of what they were all about.”

What kind of influence did Martelli have on your decision?

“He had a great influence on me. He’s been coaching for a very long time. He knows what he’s doing. I have trust that he can not only make me into a better basketball player, but also a better person. He didn’t just talk to me about basketball. He also talked to me about life as well.”

Was there a specific player that influenced your decision to come to St. Joe’s?

“Most of the team actually had a lot of influence on me. It wasn’t one specific person just because of how tight knit that group of guys is. Being with them on and off campus made me feel like they’re the people I want to be around for the next four years.”

How do you think your game will translate into college?

“I think my game will translate well into college. Just by how my AAU (Amateur Athletic Union Boys Basketball) coaches and my high school coaches have prepared me for college. A lot of stuff they do isn’t necessarily catered to my transition into college but it gives me that extra step. I’m able to see what it takes as it relates to being a college point guard. I’m constantly improving and taking my game to the next level.”

What do you believe you can bring to this team on a chemistry level?

“On a chemistry level, I’m able to be a really good teammate to guys. Being a leader and being there when the team needs me to be is incredibly important. Also, as a freshman, I’m not the kind of guy to have a huge ego. I can come in and listen to guys. These players have more experience than I do. I just want to be a better player and help the team.”

What can you bring to this team on a technical basketball level?

“On a technical level on the court, I can be a scorer and get players involved. I feel like I’ll be able to come in and produce like other guards have at St. Joe’s in the past. I’ll be able to do what they ask me to right away.”

What aspect of your game are you most confident in?

“Right now I’m most confident in being a playmaker on the court. Whether that’s scoring when we need to or getting others guys involved. I’ve been shooting well this year, around fifty percent from the field.

Right now, I think that’s one of my strong suites. My passing ability has been very good this year as well.”

What are your expectations for winning once you get to St. Joe’s?

“In the past, St. Joe’s has had a lot of accomplishments. They were back to back A-10 champs a couple years ago. That’s my goal. I want to win an A-10 Championship.

It’s also been a dream to play in the NCAA Tournament. Not only play, but to make a run to at least the Elite Eight or even the Final Four. You always want to win at whatever level you’re at.”

What do you think you need to work on before you get on campus to prepare for next season?

“I need to continue to get stronger and faster. Coming in next year as a freshman, I don’t want to be a guy that can’t keep up with the physical aspect of college basketball. Especially on the defensive end, they’re going to need players. I want to be able to transition right in and step on the floor and be able to contribute.”

What NBA player do you model your game around?

“I’ve always been a fan of Chris Paul and the way he plays basketball. He plays basketball the right way. He doesn’t force anything.

He sticks to his playing style. I also admire Steph Curry and his confidence. Even if he’s not scoring, he’s still impacting the game the right way.”

Jared Bynum, a soon-to-be Hawk basketball player (Photo of courtesy of Georgetown Preparatory School).

Leadership on and off the ice

Women’s ice hockey improves to reach playoffs SAM BRITT ’20 Hawk Staff Despite their loss in the semifinals, the St. Joe’s women’s hockey team capped off their season with a second place finish in Division III of the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference.

Senior forward Dani Bouchard credits the team’s success to their strong leadership.

“I think the constant enthusiasm from everyone led to our success this year,” Bouchard said. “We have really good captains like Erin Dougherty, Jess Pareja and Brooke Goulden.

Their constant motivation and the balance between their personalities led us to where we are now. Our team’s passion got us here.”

It wasn’t completely smooth sailing for St. Joe’s. They struggled early in the season, losing their first three games. However, the team showed great perseverance and finished the season at 6-5-0, improving immensely since those first couple of weekends in October.

“We started out slow this season,” said junior captain Erin Dougherty. “A lot of our players were still learning how to play when we had our first four games of the season, so those were tough weekends to start with. But in the second half of the season we only lost one game. Everyone was able to stay focused

and kept practicing so that we could continue to get better.”

Bouchard feels that the success of their season has brought the team together. She was impressed with how well the team came together over the past few months.

“We gained more freshman than usual this year,” Bouchard said. “We are a lot closer

than we were in September. We didn’t really know half the team, but now we are one synergized team. Our communication is much better both on and off the ice.”

Dougherty hopes that the recent success helps spread awareness of the team, as the club hopes to grow in the coming years. They had freshman join this year but will also lose

Seniors on the team pose for a photo on their senior night (Photo courtesy of Erin Dougherty ’19).

some key senior leadership.

“People don’t really know about us,” Dougherty said. “We don’t have a lot of people or fans at our games. We do need skaters for next year. Right now we have four skaters and a goalie so we won’t be able to field a team unless we get more players next year.”

The upperclassmen hope the welcoming environment they fostered continues and encourages players of all skill levels to join.

“I was from Miami and had never played hockey before,” Bouchard said. “College is about getting outside of your comfort zone.

This club is perfect for that, you meet great people and you learn a lot. Whether you are trying something new or continuing something you love, it is a great environment.”

Especially for players who are just beginning, Bouchard stressed the importance of keeping the atmosphere light. They want everyone to enjoy being part of the club.

“We are always upbeat and happy,” Bouchard said. “Once you are there at practice or at a game you have fun. I met my best friends through this team.”

Dougherty emphasizes how close the team dynamic is as a draw for potential players.

“Everyone gets along," Dougherty said.

“Everyone does everything for each other.”

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BASEBALL RECAP/PREVIEW 2017 2017season season

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50 First home game First home game vs. Wagner vs. Wagner

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2017 2017 MLB MLBDraft Draft 5th 5thround round pick pick

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“Catalyst” players “Catalyst” players according to coach Fritz Hamburg according to coach Fritz Hamburg

(Photo by Sideline Photos LLC/Greg Carroccio)

Charlie Concannon Justin Aungst Dominic Cuoci Charlie Concannon Justin Aungst Dominic Cuoci

2016 PLAYER OFOF THE YEAR 2016 PLAYER THE YEAR 2016 PLAYER OFOF THE YEAR 2016 PLAYER THE YEAR

Marc Giacalone Marc Giacalone

RYAN KELLY RYAN KELLY

(Photos courtesy of SJU Athletics)

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Matt MAUL Matt MAUL

Wins of the w e e k e n d Track and Field Championships Track and Field Championships

Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball STRAIGHT STRAIGHT WINS WINS

Women placed 9/13 Women Men placedplaced 6/10 9/13 Men placed 6/10

Claudine Andre won gold Claudine Andre won gold and set a school record and set a school record in the high jump with a in the high jump with a height of 5’ 9 1/4” height of 5’ 9 1/4”

Defeats La Salle Defeats 70-49La Salle 70-49

Women’s Lacrosse Women’s Lacrosse

Defeats Central Connecticut State University 21-8 Defeats Central Connecticut State University 21-8 Notable performers: Notable performers:

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Junior Hayley Sabol scored seven goals Junior HayleyLane Sabolhad scored seven Junior Rebecca 2 goals andgoals 3 assists Junior Rebecca Lane had 2 goals and 3 assists Freshman Stephanie Kelly had 3 goals and 2 assists Freshman Stephanie Kelly had 3 goals and 2 assists

Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball STRAIGHT STRAIGHT WINS WINS

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Defeats Duquesne Defeats Duquesne 82-75 82-75

Freshman Freshman Taylor Funk sets Taylor Funk sets new school new school record forfor record freshmen freshmen three-pointers three-pointers (73) (73)

MEN’s TENNIS MEN’s TENNIS

Defeats Saint Peter’s University 5-2 Defeats Saint Peter’s University 5-2 (Graphics by Luke Malanga '20)