Feb. 22, 2017

The Student Newspaper of Saint Joseph’s University

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Feb. 22, 2017

Correcting the narrative

New evidence reveals deceptive reports ANA FAGUY ’19 Editor in Chief

Graphic by Luke Malanga, ’20.

After reviewing a full recording of a post-election forum held on campus last November, The Hawk has verified that a version of the recording published earlier this month on a national conservative website and later highlighted on Fox News was altered.

The recording, posted Feb. 8 on the website CampusReform, features remarks made

by David Parry, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the communication studies department, at a Nov. 10 event titled “Making Sense of the Presidential Election.”

The Hawk confirmed the recording posted online the website was heavily edited, cutting sentences that provide context, changing the order of Parry’s words, and removing applause from those in the room. In the full recording, Parry speaks for at least eight minutes. The altered version runs for two minutes and 30 seconds.

Almost two weeks after the story an edited recording appeared on CampusReform, Parry became the subject of a Fox News segment.

The host of the Fox News show Watters’ World, Jesse Watters, came to campus Feb. 14 to question Parry and Saint Joseph’s University students about the altered audio recording.

In the Fox segment, which previewed on

the morning show Fox & Friends on Feb. 17 and aired on Watters’ World on Feb. 18, Watters incorrectly stated that Parry was responsible for teaching student journalists. Parry does not teach journalism classes. Watters also stated that Parry’s comments were made in a classroom setting. The statements were made at a public forum where Parry was one of five speakers.

Parry told The Hawk he agreed to speak at the forum because he felt it was an appropriate and welcoming environment to discuss how to move forward post-election. The event, and Parry’s invitation to speak, were planned prior to the outcome of the election.

Fox News contacted St. Joe’s for a response before the segment aired on Feb. 18.

“We made it very clear that Dr. Parry was neither speaking in class nor representing the University,” said Joseph M. Lunardi, St. Joe’s assistant vice president for marketing communications.“Fox did not incorporate that information in its report.”

The Fox News segment prompted responses from many students, alumni, and outsiders.

“The University has received a higher than average volume of calls and emails since the report,” Lunardi said. “Well over 90 per-

cent of those contacting us have no affiliation with Saint Joseph’s.”

Mike Lyons, Ph. D., assistant professor of communication studies, said Watters’ World takes what “plausibly could be thought of as a news topic and surrounds it with 10 seconds of opinion here and there.”

“It’s [Watters’ World] not meant to elucidate or explicate a topic, it’s not meant to produce knowledge,” Lyons said. “It’s meant to reinforce what [Watters] already believes to be true, and it’s meant to reinforce in Fox News’ case, a company kind of institutional belief.”

Parry told The Hawk that one of the missing components of the story, besides the fact that he was not delivering a classroom lecture, is the 90-minute dialogue he had with students after his remarks. Also missing, he said, was the context of his remarks, which included his “deep sympathy” for “people in communities who are suffering under economic disparity.”

Here at St. Joe’s, the incident has ignited a debate about academic freedom, particularly what students and faculty have the right to say, where they have the right to say it, and when it can be recorded.

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Reuniting a brotherhood

Pi Kappa Phi re-establishes a chapter on Hawk Hill CHARLEY REKSTIS ’20 News Editor The social fraternity Pi Kappa Phi is re-establishing their Epsilon Tau chapter at Saint Joseph’s University and accepted its first five members on Jan. 17.

Pi Kappa Phi is different from the other fraternities on Hawk Hill because it is the only national fraternity that created and financially supports its own philanthropy.

“We found there were men that were not finding their fit, they were looking for a different type of fraternity that we offer that were different from the three we already have, so our inter fraternity council had a lot of conversations about it and decided the time was right to add a fourth,” said Stacey Sottung, associate director of Student Leadership and Activities.

The fraternity was part of the St. Joe’s Greek Life about 10 to 12 years ago and left in good standing, so when the interfraternity council wanted to bring a new fraternity back, they thought of Pi Kappa Phi. “[It was] just numbers,” Sottung said.

“They left in good standing; they just had declining membership and they just got too small to be a sustainable organization.”

Erik Blakney, the leadership consultant for Pi Kappa Phi, along with his colleague Connor Burk hold one-on-one meetings and interest presentations on campus to recruit re-founding members for the fraternity.

“Once we get a wave of 15-20 bids, we get them all hanging out together,” Blakney said. “We have our own brotherhood

events, our own semi-formal recruit events where they invite their friends who they think might be interested and we start building that chapter.”

Pi Kappa Phi is focused on service

community, it is about the community as a whole surrounding the campus.”

Jeff Maziarz, ’19, was the first re-founding member and is eager to have the opportunity to meet the other new members.

Erik Blakney, leadership consultant for Pi Kappa Phi, recruits new members (Photo by Luke Malanga, ’20).

events and hopes to have the new chapter work with the Kinney Center.

“On the local level, we challenge our chapters to come up with something creative and unique,” Blakney said. “Especially being founding fathers, they have a lot of freedom and St Joe’s has a disability center on campus—we are hoping to partner with them. It is not just about the St. Joe’s

“I get to meet and bond better with the other brothers that will be coming into the initial class and help make an impact on campus, help build better friendships between us, and hopefully host some different events and do some things around the Saint Joseph’s community,” Maziarz said.

The process of creating a new chapter on campus will take around 15 to 16

months. Blakney said it starts with the establishment of an executive board and then the fraternity will become a “chapter in training” where a system of checks and balances is put in place.

“By this time next year, if all goes well, it will be a fully chartered chapter,” Blakney said.

The new chapter will then have to compile all that they have done, give the information to the headquarters, then the headquarters will check them off, and the fraternity will receive their charter.

The re-establishment of Pi Kappa Phi gives students the opportunity to find a leadership role on campus, which is something Maziarz is very interested in.

“Hopefully I will be going for some type of leadership within the fraternity, when that gets decided because that is still an ongoing thing,” Maziarz said.

Since this is a new chapter on campus, it allows for more creativity and a chance to brainstorm new events for the fraternity and plan innovative service events to give back to the community.

“I think it is that creative freedom,” Blakney said. “They get to plan their own events and create the identity of this chapter and a lot of guys look at other chapters on campus and maybe they don’t see themselves fitting in with those organizations, so they think ‘let me make my mark somewhere else, let me go make my legacy with a group of guys that more fit my college experience.’”

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Feb. 22, 2017

Department of Public Safety reports (Feb. 10 – Feb. 16)

Feb. 10

Feb. 15

Public Safety was notified by Arthur Jackson Housekeeping in regards to person(s) unknown damaging a paper towel dispenser in the men’s bathroom on the fifth floor of Villiger Hall. Residence Life and Community Standards were notified. The incident is under investigation.

Feb. 12

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm being activated inside the Merion Gardens Apartments. Public Safety Officers responded.

Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a student cooking. Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm being activated inside the Sourin Residence Center. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a student cooking. Facilities Management was notified.

Feb. 16

Public Safety was notified of a late report made by an area resident regarding students being loud in the 2000 block of Upland Way. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified of an odor of marijuana coming from a room on the third floor of Moore Hall. A search of the room by Public Safety and Residence Life revealed no signs of marijuana or drug ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS paraphernalia. Community Standards was notified.

Feb. 13

PPublic Safety was notified by a non-SJU visitor in regards to person(s) unknown removing his son’s hoodie while they were working out near Bellarmine Hall. No police report was taken.

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DRUG RELATED INCIDENTS

Public Safety was notified of an odor of marijuana coming from a third floor hallway of Moore Hall. A search of the hallway by Public Safety and Residence Life revealed no signs of marijuana or drug paraphernalia. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm being activated in Hagan Arena. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated from steam in the filter room. Facilities Management was notified.

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Public Safety was notified of an alarm being activated inside the Saint Joseph’s University Bookstore. Public Safety Officers responded.

Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a brief power outage. Facilities Management and PECO were notified.

THE FIRST 100 DAYS IMMIGRATION President Trump will issue a new executive order this week. A federal appeals court has been asked to defer taking legal action against the original order of barring people from seven Muslim majority countries. The court will wait until a new order is issued.

LABOR

Trump nominated Alexander Acosta for Secretary of Labor. If confirmed, he will be the first member of the president's Cabinet that is of Latino decent.

ENVIRONMENT President Trump signed a bill which ended regulations that protected waterways from coal mining waste.

President Trump's controversial nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, was sworn in on Jan. 17 despite Democratic attempts to delay the confirmation.

EXECUT IVE EXECUTIVE ORDER ORDER

media

An executive order, referred to as the “Two-out, one-in” approach, requests for every one new regulation, two prior regulations should be dropped. The Office of Management and Budget will manage the regulations.

NATIONAL SECURITY

President Trump held a press conference to review his Secretary of Labor pick. He then said that the media and the intelligence community were not giving American citizens the whole truth and are “trying to attack” the administration.

Following the press conference, President Trump tweeted that the news media is "the enemy of the American people."

BUSINESS

DIPLOMACY

After retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward turned down the job offer of National Security Adviser, Trump has selected Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to replace Michael Flynn.

President Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to temporarily decrease building of Jewish homes in the West Bank land.

Compiled by Charley Rekstis '20 and Mark De Leon '17.

Information from BBC News and Reuters.

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20.

News

Feb. 22, 2017

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With honor and integrity

Veteran reflects on time as prisoner of war in Vietnam KELLIE O'BRIEN ’19 Social Media Manager Ralph Galati, '70, director of Veterans Services, was a captain in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. His plane was shot down, and he was taken prisoner in what was known by the American soldiers as the “Hanoi Hilton.” Galati was released after spending 14 months as a prisoner of war (POW). He returned to Philadelphia, worked for IBM for 28 years, and then was offered a position at Saint Joseph’s University as the Director of Veterans Services. Currently, he provides opportunities and seeks career advancement for veterans.

What year and why did you enlist in the USAF? "I was in the ROTC program, here at St. Joe’s. So when I graduated in 1970, I also was commissioned as the second Lieutenant in the Air Force. I knew at the time that my objective was to go to flight school. At that time the Vietnam War was still raging, so I knew I would likely end up somewhere in southeast Asia."

What was it like being in the armed forces during the 1970s?

"Unsettling. It was a very difficult time in the '60s and '70s, especially for any soldier coming back from Vietnam. It was hard then, as opposed to today, to separate the soldier from the war. Most everyone was anti-war, anti-military, and anti-government. So by default, when the soldiers came home they were a part of that establishment to the point where they couldn’t wear their uniforms in public, they couldn’t wear it when they came home, and in many cases couldn’t put being a solider on their resume to get a job.

What was your experience in “Hanoi Hilton?"

"It was as one would expect. Isolation and solitary confinement were tough and I spent 75 days in that. Life as a POW was difficult.

A good day was just being bored to death amd being left alone. You had periods of punishments, periods of isolation, bad food, no medical care, interrogations, sleep deprivations, and food deprivation. The nice thing about it was that by the time we got there, the bulk of the POWs, the other 500 or so that were in Hanoi, had been there for four or five years and some up to eight and a half years. By virtue of their long period of captivity and strong resistance, life became a little better for us because of them. Being there tested your toughness to be able to perform as a military officer, and to uphold your own individual honor and uphold the code of conduct."

How did you survive being a POW? "When all you have is you, you better suck it up and figure out how tough you are. What usually happens is you find out what you’re really good at and how weak you are. You try to overcome those weaknesses and build on those strengths. You find out that you’re better than you thought you were. You’ll fail miserably but you learn from it. It was an endurance test, it was a test of your resolve, honor, and integrity."

What would you like people to know about the experience of being a POW? "It was not heroic. I know people like to say that, but I’m not even sure it was brave.

When it comes down to it, it’s just doing your duty. The least we could do was hold ourselves with honor and integrity by not giving away any information that was valuable to the enemy. You had to do the best you could because you still had hundreds

of thousands of guys fighting on a day-today basis in South Vietnam, some being killed and some being injured. We did it for them. Another thing is that it was really uncomfortable coming home. As nice as it was having a grateful country welcome us, it was uncomfortable because the several million guys that were there before us did not get a welcome home. Even today, if I see a Vietnam veteran I’ll welcome them home because I know they might have never got one. It is my job today to let the American public know that my welcome home was not the same as everybody else’s."

What was your life like in the immediate months after your returned home from Vietnam?

"My wife was young and had a baby while I was gone, so acclimating back into a family was difficult. Being 25 helped. I had pretty good resilience. My wife will tell you that I was very introverted and very calloused, still am. I didn’t mind answering questions, but I seemed to think sometimes that it was more of interrogation, so I would just slam the door on them. Over time you just kind of get over that. I was only gone a year and a half total, so it wasn’t that big of a deal. The guys who were gone six, seven, eight years coming back with their kids are young and now they’re teenagers, or their wives left them and taken all their money, or their military careers were, who knows where they went. For them it was tough. Mine was simpler and easier adjustment than most.

They gave us 90 days off to readjust and figure out what our next assignment would be, but we all carried some baggage."

Did you ever return to Vietnam like many U.S. POW’s did?

"I don’t have a desire to go back. Some of my fellow POWs and Vietnam veterans have gone back for different reasons. I don’t have any issues around closure. I remember what it was like, I remember flying away. There are dozens and dozens, if not millions of places to go before I go there. There is no attraction for me to go back. The only thing that would compel me to go back is if the Department of Defense's POW/MIA Accounting Agency, which is still trying to find the 90,000 that were missing since World War I, came to me and asked me to help them go back and retrieve some of the missing and bring back the remains for the family that would cause me to go. Nothing short of that."

Ralph Galati, '70, with F-4 Phantom aircraft in Ubon, Thailand in Jan. 1972 (Photos courtesy of Ralph Galati, '70).

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 The Student Handbook prohibits “making, distributing, or publishing a media recording of any person without that person’s consent and/or prior knowledge (e.g., audio, picture, video, Google Glass),” said Cary Anderson, Ed.D., vice president of Student Life and Associate Provost in an e-mail. “We are not specific to the venue of the recording. Each incident is fact specific and would be judged on the facts.”

Jeanne F. Brady, Ph.D., provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, said the university remains “committed to

Ralph Galati, '70, director of Veterans Services.

What are your views on torture, or what is now called enhanced interrogation techniques?

"Senator John McCain, who was there many more years than I was, is strongly against torture. None of us obviously liked it on the receiving end. Most POWs would tell you that most every person has a breaking point and that is true. You will break emotionally and physically. There is just a point when you can’t endure it anymore. When they start beating you up or putting a gun to your head, the rules change. The rules for us were to withstand as much as you can until the point of unrecoverable injury or death, and that’s really hard to know when you’re going to die. Sometimes you don’t have your wits about you and you are not on your A game.

Is torture a really good technique? Probably in some cases. For people like us that had some training you can probably get away with just about anything without telling any of the good secrets."

How should we (civilians) support war veterans?

"We have been able to separate the soldier from the conflict. All the activities since 1991 in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf areas, nobody has liked where they have turned out. But through it all, the American soldier is very well respected. Big change from 1960 and 1970. The best thing an individual can do is to encourage a veteran to get some help. The odds are that seven out of 10 veterans are not aware of the benefits that can get. You would be doing them a favor by getting them on a path to get some help.

Whether that’d be calling us, the Veterans Affairs, or whether they are a student here or not, just getting them to an organization that could help them. If they are in the St. Joe’s community, we want to know who they are so we can help them."

Challenging false facts honest inquiry and the fair presentation of differing viewpoints.”

“Saint Joseph's University has always supported and continues to support an environment that encourages the free and candid exchange of ideas while assuring that the exchange is always conducted in a respectful manner,” Brady said.

Faculty Senate president Ann Green, Ph.D., professor of English, said she is concerned with preserving academic freedom.

“Taking someone and taking any remark out of context shuts down the con-

versation which is antithetical to what universities are about,” Green said. “I think it’s particularly antithetical to Jesuit universities where we are always thinking about finding God in all things. It is important to our growth as intellectuals, as people, that we trust one another and we have these conversations.”

The University Student Senate reiterated in a statement to The Hawk on Feb. 13 that they wish to uphold a respectful and tolerant environment.

"In a moment of controversy, the Uni-

versity Student Senate reaffirms its dedication to a respectful, unitive, and free exchange of perspectives,” the statement said. “We encourage open-mindedness in the exchange of ideas by all members of the Saint Joseph’s University community. Ultimately, as our Senate’s community ideals state, True diversity is not only represented by different people, but also by an open exchange of the ideas they each espouse."

Parry concluded the resulting rhetoric was damaging to public discourse, and now is the time to go forward.

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Feb. 22, 2017

Black History Month continues on Hawk Hill Event compares biblical story to current struggles MOLLY GRAB '17 Editor Emeritus Black History Month programming at Saint Joseph’s University continued on Feb. 15 with a lecture from Nyasha Junior, Ph.D., assistant professor of Hebrew Bible at Temple University’s department of religion.

Close to 40 students, faculty, and staff attended the event in Campion Student Center’s North Lounge.

Junior’s talk, “Jephthah’s Daughter: Gender, Bible, and #SayHerName,” was part of the Sister Thea Bowman Lecture Series. Bowman, a nun of the Franciscan Order, dedicated much of her life to fighting prejudice and bridging racial divides, and the educational lectures given in her name share these goals.

Junior’s event explored how a little-known story from the Book of Judges can inform modern black and feminist activism.

“Biblical texts can’t parallel our modern experiences,” Junior said during her lecture, “but they can prompt important questions.”

The story of Jephthah’s daughter is only 11 verses long, but it prompted a lively discussion at the event. In the story, a man named Jephthah makes a wartime vow with God in order to ensure the success of his army. Jephthah promises that if God delivers him a victory, he will sacrifice the first thing to greet him when he arrives home from battle. The foolish vow results in Jephthah having to kill his own daughter, who, after two months of reflection and mourning, submits herself willingly to the sacrifice.

“We don’t want to talk about this violence in the Bible because we don’t want to talk about it in our everyday lives,” Junior said.

Junior connected the violence committed against Jephthah’s daughter to that carried out against black women in America, primarily by police. She pointed out that just as Jephthah’s daughter is not deemed important enough to have a name in the Bible passage, many black women killed by police also remain anonymous—the names Aiyana Stanley-Jones, Korryn Gaines, and Alberta Spruill are not familiar to most Americans, but these women were all victims of police brutality. The #SayHerName movement is an effort to raise awareness about these female victims.

“The lecture was detailed and explained how these innocent black people were killed,” said Michael Walker, ’19. “I realized the importance of the #SayHerName in stopping police brutality with women.”

Junior believes that the story of Jephthah’s daughter can help students make these connections. “[It’s] yet another narrative of the expendability of women and their bodies,” Junior said. “It’s a text that causes us to ask, ‘Which lives matter?’”

Megan Bevilacqua, ’19, attended the event and recognized its potential impact.

“It’s very interesting to connect biblical stories to modern day,” Belivacqua said, “[And] it’s important to pay special attention to women and the role that they play in Black History Month.”

“Jephthah’s Daughter: Gender, Bible, and #SayHerName” is part of the Black History Month programming planned by the Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID).

A picture of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at St. Joe's hangs in the Francis A. Drexel Library computer lab (Photo by Luke Malanga '20).

According to statistics from the Office of Student Records and Financial Services, the percentage of black students at St Joe’s has increased since 2012, but only very slightly. The class of 2012 was 2.6 percent black/African American, and the class of 2015—the most recent class for which the data is available— was 3.8 percent black/African American. For the last five years, the graduating classes of St. Joe’s have ranged between 83 and 85 percent white.

The university and the OID have acknowledged this lack of racial diversity and stated that St. Joe’s is taking steps to be more inclusive. In March of 2016, University President Mark C. Reed, Ed.D., announced the creation of the President’s Council on Inclusion and Diversity, a group meant to “promote, support and expand the culture of di-

versity on our campus.”

The lecture addressed the same issues of racial disparity and injustice. It concluded with a question and answer session led

by Junior. Attendees asked questions about the story, the use of biblical texts to further modern causes, and the connections between Jephthah’s daughter and black women who are victims of police brutality.

Junior stated that using texts such as the story of Jephthah’s daughter to better understand our current environment is an opportunity for important conversation and change, especially in her religious classes at Temple.

“I don’t call what I’m doing subversive, feminist, or womanist,” Junior said. “I simply say, ‘Let’s read together and see what happens.’”

Collective leadership

Faculty Senate allows tenured professors' input on university matters MARK DE LEON '17 News Editor At Saint Joseph’s University, a group of faculty members meets on the last Tuesday of every month to discuss issues that deal with university-wide academic, and faculty-related, policies and procedures.

Part of university governance, the Faculty Senate allows all of full-time tenure-track faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Ervian K. Haub School of Business to voice their ideas and concerns surrounding the welfare of the university.

“The senate’s goals are to represent the will of the faculty,” said Ann Green, Ph.D., current president of Faculty Senate.

As the group primarily responsible for the university’s essential activity of education, the Faculty Senate makes its recommendations as a corporate voice under the senate.

“The faculty is the heart of the university because the faculty holds the curriculum and students graduate by virtue of our degrees and our qualifications,” Green said.

University Council, the main body for policy formulation, studies a submitted mandate and, if approved, directs the mandate to the governance body that is best suited to make policy around that issue. If the program encompasses both colleges, it goes to Faculty Senate.

There are two primary standing committees that consist of appointed senate members, the Academic Policies and Procedures Committee and the Faculty Policies and Procedures Committee. The committees craft policies that concern both colleges, which then goes back to the senate body who discusses, amends, and, if necessary,

Faculty Senate President Ann Green (Photo by Luke Malanga '20).

votes them down.

The Academic Policies and Procedures Committee deals with matters such as admissions, advising, academic standards, and curriculum. The Faculty Policies and Procedures Committee focuses on forming policies that involve faculty performance, research, and professional conditions and responsibilities.

“Curriculum is near and dear to the hearts of faculty members,” said Rob Moore, Ph.D, professor of sociology and former president of Faculty Senate for four years.

“We hire people who have expertise in a wide range of fields. These are people who have studied many years and many times [are] known as experts in their fields.”

Green agrees that the expertise of the faculty should allow them to provide input on what makes the university work.

“Academics need to be the driver that runs the university,” Green said.

The Faculty Senate is also able to send resolutions to the president, the Provost, or the Board of Trustees. These are statements that the faculty make on issues that are important to them. They do not go through committee but through the senate itself.

As part of university governance, Faculty Senate works with other bodies to handle issues that affect the educational environment for students, faculty, and staff.

Examples of the collaboration of shared governance in the past include updating procedures with the academic honesty board and changes to sexual harassment and sexual misconduct policies.

Faculty Senate also evaluates candidates for rank and tenure and makes rec-

ommendations to the president and Provost about promotions.

“It’s crucial that the faculty’s voice be heard in a distinct and robust way”, said Paul Aspen, Ph. D., associate provost. “In a lot of ways, the university is supposed to be an argument, in a positive way. The argument that may begin at the senate needs to be heard, so that we are all better educated about our mission and our direction. The faculty have a central role and stake in that.”

Moore believes that shared collegial governance is a sign of a healthy tertiary institution of learning.

“We are just one part in a big bunch of moving parts,” Moore said. “All the constituencies aren’t pitted against one another. The administration can do certain things that’s within their purview. The [B]oard [of Trustees] can also do certain things. Still, there is respect for the various roles that the various constituencies play.”

Aspen also shares the sentiment that most colleges and universities recognize that a faculty senate is vital to a school’s well-being.

“I think it’s fortunate to have a group of talented and committed faculty who give a lot of energy to their leadership roles,” Aspen said.

Green is clear about making sure that certain decisions concerning the university need to have faculty input. The faculty participate in the university in the broadest sense, making sure that the school’s educational mission is primary.

“The tenure faculty’s role is much more than simply teaching,” Green said.

Opinions

Feb. 22, 2017

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The last word, on academic freedom

Why the right to speak freely is more than just words

EDITOR IN CHIEF Ana Faguy ’19 MANAGING EDITOR Sam Henry ’19 COPY CHIEF Vivian Milan ’18 FACULTY ADVISER Shenid Bhayroo NEWS EDITOR Mark De Leon ’17 ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Charley Rekstis ’20 OPINIONS EDITOR Victoria Tralies ’18 ASSISTANT OPINIONS EDITOR Brittany Swift ’20 LIFESTYLE EDITOR Rose Weldon ’19 ASSISTANT LIFESTYLE EDITOR Franki Rudnesky ’18 SPORTS EDITOR Nick Mandarano ’18 ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Alex Hargrave ’20 ASSISTANT COPY Becky Hartman ’18 CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kaitlyn Patterson ’20 PHOTO EDITOR Luke Malanga ’20 SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Kellie O’Brien ’19 ASSISTANT SOCIAL MEDIA Madsion Auer ‘20 DIGITAL PHOTO EDITOR Joey Toczylowski ’19 BUSINESS MANAGER Alexis Hewish ’17 ADVERTISING MANAGER Michael Zito ’18 ASSISTANT BUSINESS Amy Ferrigno ’20 ASSISTANT ADVERTISING Jarrett Hurms ’18 The Hawk welcomes letters to the editor (400-600 words). They can be emailed to hawk.editorial@gmail.com.

Silence is golden. But being silenced is far from it.

Two days after the 2016 presidential election, an event was held as an open forum for the public. Following five faculty member panelists, staff and students participated in open discussions in the spirit of free speech. No student or university employees were obligated to attend or remain at the event. David Parry, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the department of communication studies, who was also one of the panelists, made comments about the election outcome. His comments were part of a larger conversation and event planned two weeks before election night itself.

On Feb. 8, CampusReform, an online website that claim to “exposes bias and abuse on the nation’s college campuses,” released a Youtube video with some of Parry’s comments.

CampusReform falsely reported that the conversation was held in a classroom setting, calling it a “lecture.” On Feb. 18, Fox News aired a short nationally broadcast segment on Watter’s World. The segment was filmed on our campus, featured interviews with students, and attempted to interview Parry.

The segment, in addition to incorrectly reporting Parry’s comments as taking place in a classroom, inaccurately reported Parry’s role within the university, stating that he was “in charge of teaching future journalists.” This statement is false. As the official student journalists and editors for the university’s newspaper, the majority of students on The Hawk staff have not been taught by Parry. Saint Joseph’s University offers a journalism track within the English department, which English and journalism professors teach. As a communications studies professor, Parry is not in charge of teaching any journalism courses.

To clarify: the forum itself was open to the public as a way for students and faculty to openly speak their minds. It was not a classroom. The forum in question took place in Doyle Banquet Hall South on the second floor of Campion Student Center. However, the false reporting of Parry’s comments and allegations that they were made in a “classroom”, does raise the question of how far academic freedom exists within a class. Can a professor or person in a teaching role feel protected by the freedom of speech guarantee in the First Amendment?

How does a student react to a professor when they find themselves in a classroom setting, engaged by both the heated opinions of their professor and classmates?

In the state of Pennsylvania, there must be a “two-party consent” when it comes to recording individuals. This means that it is illegal to record a conversation unless all parties of

Letter to the Editor “If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time,” Republican Sen. John McCain stated in a recent interview with Chuck Todd on Meet the Press. As the free press is necessary to democracy, academic freedom and tenure is necessary for the full and lively functioning of the university as a place where we, faculty and students, make and seek knowledge.

In the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) 1940 Statement on Academic Freedom and Tenure, the association explains that “Institutions of higher education are conducted for the common good and not to further the interest of either the individual teacher or the institution as a whole. The common good depends upon the free search for truth and its free

the conversation have agreed to be recorded.

Consequently, those who recorded Parry did not abide by Pa. law. The two and a half minute recording, recorded secretly by unidentified individual(s)has resulted in a misrepresented, mis-reported, and misinformed firestorm.

Despite four other university faculty and student comments at the forum, only Parry’s were singled out and posted on the internet.

We are not clear on the motivation of the individual(s) who made the recording and then posted it online. We know, though, that academic freedom and by association, our university’s mission of integrity and tolerance, hangs in the balance. The misreported media response to this incident undermines our university mission and foments conflict between and among professors, students, and alumni.

At the heart of this, is a power struggle.

Both professors and students have obligations and responsibilities in a classroom. Professors’ roles give them a significant amount of power and privilege, which, under no circumstances, should they abuse. Professors hold authority in classrooms because of their positions and this needs to be acknowledged.

These, and other educators, who use their positions to make students feel inferior or preach their opinions, disrespect the job they have earned and the university mission that upholds respect and tolerance. Additionally, students who record comments of others in a classroom setting, violate others’ freedom of speech and obstruct educational environments, making them one of fear rather than growth.

This misconstrued media story has caused fear from both sides of the classroom. These power struggles hurt everyone, as people are discouraged from speaking their minds in even a respectful and open atmosphere. Now, discussions have ended before they even begin.

There are no winners, only losers.

It is our mission as a university to provide comfortable environments that promote discussions, especially on contentious issues that arise in our country. While you should always be aware about how your comments may be perceived by others and avoid making others feel inferior, disagreement encourages open-mindedness and empathy towards those who may feel differently than us. Now that fear has caused many to hesitate to exercise the privilege of speaking openly and without fear of retribution, we as a university lose allies from both sides. If students and faculty withhold their opinions, it will be harder to find common ground and solace in those who could comfort us in times of hardship or fear.

Cary Anderson, Ed.D., vice president for Student Life and Associate Provost, clarified

exposition.” In 1966, Saint Joseph’s University’s adopted a version of the 1940 AAUP statement in our Faculty Handbook. This long-standing commitment to academic freedom was updated in 1999, with an additional paragraph adapted from the mission statement: “Catholic values are normative, includ ing: full respect for the freedom of conscience of each person, freedom in research and teaching according to one’s discipline, and the continuous pursuit of truth, human rights, and the common good. The university welcomes all faculty to participate fully in the university’s intellectual, cultural, and spiritual life.” (Change adopted at the University Council meeting of May 13, 1999, emphasis added.)

As elected faculty representatives to shared governance, we feel strongly that the “full respect of conscience of each person,

freedom in research and teaching according to one’s discipline, and the continuous pursuit of truth, human rights, and the common good” must remain a central value of St. Joe’s, even when the current historical moment is contentious. When faculty and students speak in a public forum or a classroom, they deserve respectful engagement, and their remarks should not be taken out of context. The key to academic freedom is more conversation and more engagement; we need more dialogue, not doxing.

As faculty, it is our moral obligation to speak truth to power and to counter falsehoods with truths. A plurality of voices is necessary for this journey; we must hold space for all the voices in our community—and hear them. We further believe that it is our responsibility as a Catholic, Jesuit university to advocate for the most poor and vulnerable among us. To do this is truly

that St. Joe’s policy prohibits the following in regards to recording: “Making, distributing, or publishing a media recording of any person without that person’s consent and/or prior knowledge (e.g., audio, picture, video, Google Glass). We are not specific to the venue of the recording. Each incident is fact specific and would judged on the facts.” Parry and the university have come under scrutiny by some organizations. The consequences of this scrutiny is unfair to the reputation of the university itself as well as the integrity of academic freedom on our campus and universities everywhere.

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) defines academic freedom as “the indispensable requisite for unfettered teaching and research in institutions of higher education.” The AAUP ties it to a “freedom in learning” and grounds its definition in rights.

The two definitions and their explanations differentiate the connotations between classrooms and open forums; however, the former delves into university professors and their roles in a college community.

Don’t be disillusioned. Academic freedom was not established on the basis of any political bias but rather to encourage and protect a wide range of opinions. Professors now fear that they may be being recorded and misrepresented. University officials across the board, by extension, may now be less likely to practice their right to free speech protected under the First Amendment.

The acts of a few have the triggered a chain reaction. St. Joe’s reflects current society at large: a place where misconceptions, slander, and bias reign instead of the truth. Those who reported on the event, that did not attend, will never be given an accurate eyewitness account of Parry’s speech or the reactions of the audience. They cannot give appropriate context of the event itself, two days after an exhaustive election came to an end, on St. Joe’s campus.

In an age of mass digital sharing and likes, this kind of inaccurate falsified media coverage, and the recording that started it, has challenged academic freedom itself and threatened everything we hold to be true.

This is a step backwards. Instead of encouraging our community to reach out to each other, to speak openly, yet respectfully about the world around, this has silenced some of our most of intelligent persons on our campus from all parts of St. Joe’s. We will not live in fear of being taken out of context. This is not the college we enrolled in.

The Hawk staff refuses to stand by while some are silenced.

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“countercultural” to the climate of increasing xenophobia, racism, and fear of “the other.” Academic freedom for both teachers and students is crucial to this enterprise; we invite students to journey with us as we pursue the common good.

Ann E. Green, President, Faculty Senate Jason H. Mezey, Chair, Arts and Sciences College Council Ginny Miori, Vice President, Faculty Senate Peter Graham, Standing Committee Liaison, Faculty Senate Divya Balasubramaniam, Secretary, Faculty Senate C.Ken Weidner, Chair, Haub College Council

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The need to diversify STEM in the media

SARAH COONEY ’17 Hawk Staff In honor of Black History month, I would like to start this week by highlighting a project I heard about at a conference I recently attended. The project, a website, is called Mathematically Gifted and Black (mathematicallygiftedandblack.com). The website’s mission is to “feature and share the accomplishments of blacks in the mathematical sciences. The mathematicians highlighted here have made significant contributions in research, mentoring, and teaching.”

Currently, the site is highlighting a different mathematician each day for the month of February, and I encourage all my readers, particularly the mathematically inclined, to check it out.

The site is targeting a larger problem that occurs not only in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, but also throughout mainstream media as a whole. This is the representation problem,

and I don’t mean representing finite groups as matrices. The problem is that although there are mathematicians (or programmers, doctors, physicists, etc.) from many countries, cultures, races, and religions, they are typically portrayed one way in the media—nerdy, white, and male. For example, think about TV shows like “The Big Bang Theory.”

The way I see it, there are two main issues with the lack of representation of diversity in STEM. The first, and perhaps most obvious, issue is that the underrepresented groups are indirectly discouraged from participating in STEM fields. I wrote previously about the “Scully Effect;” the increase in the number of women entering scientific and medical fields in the mid-90s after watching Gillian Anderson portray Dana Scully—medical doctor, physicist, and FBI agent—on the hit TV show “The X-Files.” The recent film “Hidden Figures,” based on the true stories of three African-American women who worked as mathematicians at NASA during the Space Race, is being said to have a similar effect on the goals

of young African-American women.

Per the motto of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, “If she can see it, she can be it.” It is much easier to imagine yourself in a role in which you’ve seen someone similar to yourself.

The other issue with the lack of diversity represented in STEM by the media is the perpetuation of negative stereotypes. It is much easier for a member of the majority class to continue to believe in stereotypes when they aren’t tested. In the past month, the new presidential administration has shown that they hold and will perpetuate harmful stereotypes about people of color, Muslims, and women. However, if the media were to show more diversity, people of color as doctors, women as technology experts, Muslims as scientists, perhaps it would be harder for people to believe the lies they’re being fed.

We can all contribute to increasing the representation of diversity in STEM, even from outside of the community. We can take

steps to better represent this as we graduate and move into our future careers. For example, if you’re organizing a conference or panel with scientists, consider its racial and gender make-up when inviting speakers. If you’re creating advertising, be aware of the type of people you’re casting in STEM roles.

Although it may seem like a tall order at first, even as undergraduates with relatively little power, we can make a difference. Go see “Hidden Figures” (it’s a great movie), and choose to support similar movies, shows, and books. Show up at panels that are representative of diversity, and use your voice to demand it happens more often. Visit mathematicallygiftedandblack.com to learn about African-Americans who have contributed to the sciences.

There are plenty of strategies for increasing the representation in STEM of women and other minorities, but first and foremost, keep challenging your own biases and attacking negative stereotypes whenever possible.

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Finding your niche

A journey to find the right activity Jiu Jitsu SJU Pride

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JULIA FOX ’20 Special to the Hawk At the start of this year, my enthusiasm for the following months was at an all-time high because August 2016 marked the beginning of my college career, a chance to embark on a new journey, and an opportunity to try new things.

The activities fair was one of the first stops in opening myself up to new experiences. In high school, I was heavily involved in service but I wanted to ensure that I did not end up doing the same activities I had been doing for the last four years. While I had great experiences doing service in high school, I wanted to embrace the unique experiences that college could hold for students looking to try something new.

That is how I ended up in the Jiu Jitsu Club, though I only lasted for two and a half weeks. My decision to quit was

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mainly prompted by the bruises covering my body and the occasional headache from smacking my head against the mat when I fell. I was also the only female, which was not ideal either. Don’t get me wrong, I would never let my gender stop me from doing something, but there was no one even close to my size there.

So, two and a half weeks later, I found myself signing up for weekly service.

I forgot to specify a service site, so when I went to the orientation meeting, I asked the woman in charge which site needed more volunteers. I was given two options: the Correctional Outreach program for Students or the “Welcome Center,”which aims to assist new immigrants to the country. After seeing how poorly I lasted being willingly thrown around in Jiu Jitsu Club, I recognized that the male prison was probably not the best decision for an 18-year-old, 110 pound female. So, without knowing

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anything about it, I gladly signed up for the Welcome Center.

As it turns out, the Welcome Center is a home in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia that lets new immigrants take English classes and volunteers prep immigrants for their upcoming citizenship tests. When I signed up, I assumed that I would be assisting a trained, experienced teacher with his or her class.

That was not the case..

Myself and another Saint Joseph’s University student were given our own class of 12 students.

None of them spoke English, and myself and the other St. Joe’s student did not speak Spanish, so we had our work cut out for us.

After eight weeks of classes, our students had made great progress. We learned that most of them were from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, or Mex-

ico. They were hard working individuals and were patient with my broken Spanish.

When our classes had ended, I found myself missing my students.

This semester, I signed up to serve at a soup kitchen. Even though I did service in high school, every experience with service is different. Turns out, sometimes sticking with what you know is the best decision. I found out the hard way that there was a reason I had never signed up for jiu jitsu before.

When you find that one thing you love, which for me, is doing service, there is no reason to push yourself into activities that you do not enjoy. I was fortunate enough to figure out early in my college career what activities I am passionate about pursuing. However, for those who still have not found that one activity, never be afraid to try new things.

Why is everyone from Jersey?

The lack of out-of-state diversity on campus KARLEIGH LOPEZ ’20 Special to the Hawk You’re in line for the toaster in Campion dining hall. You’re holding your blueberry bagel in your hand just waiting to finally sit down and enjoy your favorite breakfast meal.

You notice that the person in front of you is taking his time, flailing his bagel, ranting that ‘these bagels aren’t real bagels,’ and that he’d practically kill a guy for a ‘Taylor ham, egg, and cheese.’ You’re a bit confused, but you think nothing of it.

You go to sit down, but amongst all the chatter, you hear a girl ask her friend if she could get her a wooder. You are startled.

What on earth is a wooder? Later in the day, your friend is driving you to the King of Prussia Mall, and she stops to get gas. She looks dumbfounded when she realizes she needs to get out of the car to pump gas, claiming ‘Jersey girls never pump their own gas.’

We live a pretty charmed life here on Hawk Hill. We have brilliant people, kind professors, Chipotle, and Honey Grow. But there is one thing we are lacking: out-of-state

diversity. If it feels like you are surrounded by people with habits alien to your own, you are not alone. Saint Joseph’s University, though a beautifully diverse place with extremely welcoming people, is dominated by students from the New Jersey and Philadelphia area.

This explains why all the contacts in your phone start with area code 856 or 609.

As a born and raised “New Jersian,” I indeed follow this campus trend. However, the more people I meet, the more I realize that Hawk Hill can sometimes feel like Wildwood Beach: Pt. 2 (the seaquel). Granted, I appreciate that seemingly everyone here understands my multitude of “Jersey Shore” references, but in comparison to the schools around us, we lack out-of-state diversity.

La Salle University, though only 38 percent of undergraduate students are from out of state, has a student population that represents 22 different states, according to College Factual. In addition, the University of Pennsylvania attracts students from all over

the country, and is perhaps the most diverse school near us. According to Penn’s Freshman Admissions web page, most of their outof-state students are from California, New York, and Florida. Even looking down the street at our holy war rival, Villanova University has a staggering 78 percent out-of-state population, according to the College Board.

I understand that there are many factors that allow for a school to become dominated by out of staters, but come on, we’ve got hawk wraps.

I am fully aware of the New Jersey stereotype. Yes, we do love our New York bagels and our Philly cheesesteaks, but I can assure you, the rumors about us all being rude and out of touch is sincerely false. St. Joe’s may not be the most diverse in terms of out-ofstaters, but if there is anyone who can show a good time, it’s a Bruce Springsteen loving, too cool to pump gas, diner enthusiast, pure bread New Jersian.

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A fresh flock of fraternity brothers Why SigEp growth bears hope for the future ALEXANDER RONKY ’18 Special to the Hawk This spring’s fraternity recruitment period was characterized by an impressive amount of interest in fraternity life.

According to Stacey Sottung from Office of Student Leadership and Activites and Interfraternity Council’s Kevin Ryan, with nearly 100 men attending formal recruitment two weeks ago, the three fraternities on campus were on track to have successful recruitment periods. A total of 70 bids were accepted between the three fraternities, with the biggest surprise being Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp), who captured 25 of them.

A historically small fraternity, SigEp perennially hovered at around 30-45 active members in past years. Virtually overnight, the small fraternity, one that has long been characterized as the “Joe Schmoes” and the “nobodies” of campus, grew from 35 active members to 60. With images of the “Lion’s Den,” misbehaving and ill-mannered men stomping around campus, and a troubled past slowly disappearing from the overall image of SigEp, the fraternity can be characterized as an organization on the rise.

“SigEp has always had the potential to be a strong organization,” said former president of SigEp, Joe Radico ’18. “Over this past year, with devotion and hard work from brothers, we were able to improve internally, externally, and develop meaningful relationships with other orga-

nizations on campus. SigEp’s future is incredibly bright, we’re just getting started.”

The excitement extends throughout the entire chapter, as the fraternity will be better represented at social functions, Greek Week, and campus-wide events.

In addition to the excitement, there will be many changes and adjustments, being

men represent the future of the fraternity.

“I am super excited for these guys; they are so deserving of their recent success,” said Josie Covello, ’18, current president of the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority on campus, said of SigEp. “I can’t wait to see what the future holds for them.”

The brothers are extremely proud

Photo courtesy of Alexander Ronky ’18.

that a typical new member class for SigEp ranges between five to 15 men. Since the new members comprise over 40 percent of the current chapter, the twenty-five new

of their hard work over the past several months that has included constant communication with potential new members, organizing recruitment events, and strong

brother participation overall. Much of this success can be attributed to former and present recruitment chairs, Mitch McIlhenny, ’18, and Liam McGarry ’18.

Since its founding in 1988, there are no records that show SigEp receiving a larger recruitment class since its chartering. With the new members, the fraternity will be more financially stable and have an even larger presence on campus. The large new member class came at a very fortunate time with the re-chartering of Pi Kappa Phi and a large number of seniors graduating. Pi Kappa Phi folded in 2012 due to lack of membership. With a charter already on campus, representatives from the national fraternity are already actively recruiting men to be founders. By the middle of March, the chapter expects to be at around 50 new members.

The re-chartering of Pi Kappa Phi will further strengthen fraternity life at Saint Joseph’s University and Greek life as a whole. The brothers of SigEp are excited and ready to welcome a new fraternity to St. Joe’s. The environment and image surrounding fraternities are changing for the better, especially for that of SigEp. The 35 brothers and 25 new members are taking the proper steps toward overall improvement. A chapter that nearly folded only a few semesters ago due to diminishing numbers, is now set to be successful for years to come.

Sunny with a chance of windburn Bizarre weather patterns cause confusion

KAITLYN PATTERSON ’20 Creative Director

Although it’s still technically winter, I have found that the biggest challenge I face every day is what to wear. The weather is the sole basis of my outfit each morning, so it’s pretty important.

Many questions enter my mind, such as: How many layers do I wear? Do I wear my light jacket or my big winter coat? I can’t even trust the all-knowing Siri to tell me the weather anymore, because it will probably change during the two minutes it takes me to ride the elevator to the lobby of my building. The weather forecast will call for warm temperatures, so I don’t bring my jacket, but then the wind cools the air to a wintery chill, sending shivers down my spine. When it’s supposed to be cold all day, I bundle myself up in a puffy coat, hat, and scarf, all of which cause me to overheat on my short walk to class. I usually end up in a sweat-drenched out-

fit and lack of participation in said class, because I don’t want to lift my arm and reveal the puddles that have soaked through my shirt.

On the rare occasion that the forecast is correct, and remains consistent throughout the day, Category Five hurricane winds legitimately threaten to knock me over. I have to leave for my classes 10 minutes early because the wind hinders my walking, making it feel as if I’m pulling a cart full of people up a steep hill. I can’t even go near Villiger Hall anymore out of fear that I will get sucked into “the Vortex,” never to return.

People must think I have suffered a terrible breakup because when I finally arrive to class, my eyes are watering; my mascara running; and my hair is in a giant knot. Last week, the wind was so intense that not only did I almost fall over, but my tears traveled horizontally and backwards across my face.

Mother Nature, we’re all wondering, what is up with you lately? You gift us with one snow day, then melt it all away

the next. You tempt us with your sweet, glowing sunlight, yet shower it with rain as soon as we start to enjoy it. You can’t even stick to the right season. Newsflash: winter is cold. Yet, I wore shorts last week.

It is February. I haven’t completed a full rotation of my cute winter clothes yet, therefore it is not time for spring.

I want warm weather as much as the next person, but if you’re going to make it a warm day, please commit. All this unreliable weather is all the more reason why I don’t want to leave the comfort and coziness of my bed, so thank you for adding to my loneliness.

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ACID QUEENS & PINBALL WIZARDS SJU Theater Company performs "The Who's Tommy" ROSE WELDON ’19 Lifestyle Editor British rock band The Who released their fourth studio album in 1969, a record that proved to be different from the group’s previous works, and a far cry from most of the content being released at the time – that is, in terms of structure. While The Who adopted the psychedelic rock sound that was popular and acclaimed in that era, lead guitarist and songwriter, Pete Townshend, wrote the album’s songs to explain the incredible life of a boy who was “deaf, dumb and blind.”

The album proved to be a massive success, and resulted in an Academy Award-nominated film adaptation, several reprintings, a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and a Tony Award-winning theatrical production.

That album was “Tommy,” and 48 years after its initial release, SJU Theater Compa-

cept album before auditioning in December.

“My music director in high school really wanted to do the show, but we never got to,” Smith said. “So it’s really cool that I’m doing it now.”

Others, however, were not too familiar with the material.

“I had never heard of ‘Tommy,’” Alex Velasquez, ’20, said. “I only heard of “Pinball Wizard” [the show’s signature song] when I auditioned. I came into it 100 percent blind, so to speak.”

“The Who’s Tommy,” as it is known in its theatrical form, is the story of Tommy Walker, a British boy who becomes traumatized upon witnessing his father kill his mother’s lover. Told by his frantic mother and father that he didn’t see or hear anything, Tommy becomes deaf, dumb, and blind for most of

10-year-old Tommy (Quinn McGahey) meets the Acid Queen (Amanda Strydio, '19).

ny is bringing the classic rock opera to life on the Bluett Theatre stage. The production is directed by Renee Dobson, associate professor in the department of musical theater.

Most of the show’s cast was excited upon hearing what the spring musical would be.

“Rock ‘n’ roll is a huge part of my music taste and what I grew up on,” said Megan Hennessy, ’18. “I thought that it was going to be such a different experience from ‘Carousel’ and from other shows I’ve been a part of at Saint Joseph’s. I wanted to be able to experience it.”

Tom Smith, ’18, had listened to the con-

his life. The result is an epic journey of extravagant events and colorful characters, all of whom Tommy encounters as he grows older.

One of those colorful characters is the Acid Queen, played by Amanda Strydio, ’19.

Strydio, previously seen as Nettie Fowler in the fall production of “Carousel,” discussed the challenges of portraying a flamboyant drug dealer and prostitute.

“I have a role that is so outrageous that I have to be very secure with myself while doing it,” Strydio said. “It’s literally Tina Turner,” she added, referring to the fact that R&B performer Turner played the role in

Mrs. Walker (Abigail Gorman, '17) receives news of her husband's apparent death (Photos by Luke Malanga, '20).

Captain Walker (Sean Hogan, '17) misses the first few years of his son's life in a POW camp.

the 1975 film adaptation.

The heart of “Tommy” comes courtesy of the production’s ensemble, a 12-person team of actors, singers, and dancers who breathe life into the show, with three of them being Hennessy, Smith, and Velasquez.

Due to the continuous, operatic nature of “Tommy,” the ensemble certainly has their work cut out for them. Hennessy, a veteran of SJU Theater Company, points out that being in the background doesn’t mean insignificance.

“Although you’re not necessarily a principle role, you can still find bits of character in what you’re doing within your role as an ensemble performer,” Hennessy said. “That makes your characters as human as possible.”

As a result of their various roles, the ensemble members have a copious amount of costume changes throughout the course of the show, with Smith himself having eight changes.

“You learn to develop a range,” Smith said.

“There’s one point where I play a British officer, then a minute later I’m a German officer.”

This is Velasquez's second musical after “Carousel,” and he says that rehearsing the show is a difficult but rewarding process.

“This has been the least amount of time I’ve had to rehearse a show,” Velasquez said.

“You have to be present and be ready at every rehearsal. The name of the game is being fast and focused.”

The continuous music will also be a challenge for the show’s technical crew.

“The music does not stop, so we have to constantly be on guard,” said Michael Rizzo, ’17, one of the deck managers. “Instead of a line cue, which we’re used to, it’s usually

a sound cue, so we have to be very diligent and aware at all times.”

Additionally, Rizzo notes that the most intricate piece in the production is the Mirror, the subject of several songs and a source of most of the show’s conflict.

“The Mirror is our biggest piece; it’s also one of the most expensive pieces in the show,” Rizzo said. “So we have to be incredibly careful about moving it as diligently and quickly as possible.”

In a more bittersweet vein, the show will be the last collegiate musical for six senior members of the cast, including Hannah Hicks, ’17, also the production’s dance captain. “Tommy” will be Hicks’ seventh and last show with the company, and she thinks that the production gives a great opportunity for the seniors to go out on a high note.

“I hope that everyone sees the amazing opportunity they are given to perform, and really deliver the best possible show for every audience,” Hicks said.

Above all, according to the cast, “Tommy” is meant to be a great time for theater-goers.

“People should come and see “Tommy” because it’s not supposed to make sense,” Velasquez said. “It’s supposed to be fun, and it’s a great way to forget about everything and just focus on the music and entertainment of it all.”

“The Who’s Tommy” will be presented in Bluett Theatre on Feb. 22, 23, 24, and 25 at 8 p.m., and on the 26th at 2 p.m.

An adult Tommy (John Degnan, '18) pursues his pinball talent, egged on by his cousin Kevin (Peter Bourne, '17).

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Going into "Dark Places"

Gillian Flynn's second novel is a hidden treasure FRANKI RUDNESKY '18 Assistant Lifestyle Editor Are you seeking a thrilling, complicated mystery novel full of twists and turns that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page? Look no further than “Dark Places” by Gillian Flynn.

Flynn may sound familiar to many readers, due to her 2012 novel “Gone Girl” which took readers and critics by storm, garnering awards, rocketing to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, and leading to a highly successful film adaptation.

What many don’t know is that “Gone Girl” is Flynn’s third novel, and two critically acclaimed books preceded it.

“Dark Places,” Flynn’s second novel, was released in 2009 and was a New York Times bestseller. It was also a New Yorker Reviewers’ favorite, Weekend TODAY Top Summer Read, Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2009, and Chicago Tribune’s Favorite Fiction choice.

It was even adapted into a movie in 2015, starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron.

The novel centers on Libby Day, the sole survivor of an infamous massacre that took her two sisters and mother. Evidence at the scene of her family’s home in Kinnakee, Kansas hinted that the murders may have been prompted by the rituals of a Satanic cult.

Libby herself, a young girl at the time, witnessed the murders before escaping out of a window. She then testified against her own brother, Ben, in court and helped get him convicted of the crime and sent to prison.

The truth is, though, that Libby does not actually know who brutally murdered her

two sisters and mother, and does not often let her mind wander to the “dark places” that encompassed that fateful night.

The story is mainly told from Libby’s perspective 25 years after the slaughter. She is desperate for money, so she agrees to meet up with an obsessive group of fanatics who believe that Ben is innocent.

They urge her to reopen the case, encouraging her to meet up with her brother in prison and also her suspicious, now-homeless father in order to gather facts.

Libby’s investigation leads her to find out that her brother’s girlfriend at the time had been keeping a secret at the time of the murders, and Libby also discovers the various accusations that had been made against Ben for child molestation.

Flashbacks from the day of the massacre are interspersed amongst Libby’s modern day investigation, adding tension to the piece and dropping clues for the reader.

These flashbacks are told from the perspective of Libby’s mother, Patty, and Ben.

Graphics by Kaitlyn Patterson, '20.

Patty’s point of view gives background on the difficulties she faced as a single mother of four trying to keep the family farm afloat. Ben’s perspective offers insight into his troubled teenage life and his run-ins with the wrong crowd.

The characters’ voices are distinct, yet blend together to tell the story of the Day family’s tragic demise; shining light on subjects such as class issues faced by rural America, and Satanic cult hysteria that swept the U.S. in the 1980s.

Libby Day is a woman desperate to distance herself from her past but also determined for answers, and it is questionable whether she is even a reliable narrator.

This novel was a bit gory and creepy at times, with its detailed descriptions of Satanic rituals and gruesome murder, but the urgent mystery and thrilling action at the heart of the novel kept me turning the pages to find out what exactly happened to the Day family and whether Libby would even survive her investigation.

As you become more and more engrossed in “Dark Places” and watch the events unravel, surely you’ll begin to form your own theories of who murdered the two little girls and an innocent mother.

Be warned: Flynn’s novel ends in a shocking twist that’ll disprove all of your well-thought-out theories, and keep you up at night pondering it.

Wolf Spotting in Drexel Arms A husky makes its home on Hawk Hill CORINNE SINESI '19 Special to the Hawk Rondo Peppermint Donovan is Drexel Arms’ newest resident, and he just so happens to be a certified emotional support wolf pupdog, which is why he was allowed to accompany his owner, Carolan Donovan, ’18, to college.

“My mom told me I was only allowed to get a French Bulldog because they’re small, but I got a Siberian Husky,” Donovan said.

Rondo with his owners, Andrew D'Agostino, '18, and Carolan Donovan, '18.

“She wanted a picture of him, so I sent one and she said, ‘that’s not a bulldog,’ and I said, ‘yes, this is Rondo.’”

The name, Rondo, comes from Donovan’s favorite Boston Celtics player, Rajon Rondo. Peppermint was his original name at the Playful Pets where she adopted him, so out of respect to his origin, she made it his middle name.

So, what does one do in an apartment with a dog who can weigh up to 60 pounds?

“Well, he used to be terrible with potty training, but now he’s good. He loves to run around the apartment and jump from couch to couch,” Donovan said. “Sometimes, he’ll switch from staying with me to staying at my boyfriend’s house down the road.”

Donovan’s boyfriend, Andrew D’Agostino, ’18, cares for her puppy when she cannot, since she is originally from California. Rondo also stays with D’Agostino over breaks.

“He’s so cute, though. I love him,” Donovan said. “The best part is that every single time we come home, he’s like, ‘Oh my God!!

You came back!’”

A lot of responsibility comes with owning a pet, and a lot of patience is needed.

8-month-old Rondo has recently figured out how to reach the desk, and, so far, he has eaten frozen yogurt, a large Starbucks coffee, and a whole box of tissues.

“Huskies are supposed to be an intel-

ligent breed, but Rondo is not,” D’Agostino said. “He’ll do something wrong, then crawl onto my bed and give me the biggest puppy dog eyes.”

“Yeah, he’s easily forgivable,” Donovan added. “It’s literally like having a baby.”

There’s no denying, though, that everyone loves Rondo. Donovan’s roommates and neighbors adore him. Luckily, he doesn’t howl through the night. He only jumps on the bed to wake Donovan up. He does howl, however, when he hears fellow huskies howling on YouTube.

He hasn’t made any enemies since being at St. Joseph's University, besides anyone unlucky enough to step in one of the forgotten piles of dog feces on the Drexel Arms’ front lawn.

“There are landmines everywhere,” Donovan said.

Despite the unavoidable puppy behaviors, he was trained well.

“We take him to dog parks and on long walks,” Donovan said. “He’ll bark at humans and look intimidating, but he only wants to play. He’s really good in the car, but if the window is up then he’ll bark the whole time, and if the window is down, you have to hold him or he’ll jump out.”

Donovan, D’Agostino, and Rondo are friendly and approachable, and invite people to meet them for some puppy love.

Drexel Arms is proud to announce Rondo will stay here throughout the summer and next year as well.

Rondo the Siberian Husky poses for a glamour shot (Photos by Corinne Sinesi '19).

Lifestyle

Feb. 22, 2017

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Villiger wins States

Speech and debate team captures second championship in a row ROSE WELDON ’19 Lifestyle Editor During a weekend long event held on Feb. 18 and Feb. 19 at West Chester University, Saint Joseph’s University’s own Villiger Speech and Debate Team won the Pennsylvania Forensic Association’s (PFA) State Championships for the second year in a row.

Six members of the team represented St. Joe’s at the two-day tournament: Julian Lutz, ’19, Christopher Pendleton, ’19, Jessica Olszyk, ’19, Tom Hauk, ’20, Brian Flatley, ’20, and Kelvin Amartey ’20. The team competed in 11 events and received a combined 20 medals in addition to the overall prize.

Lutz, the president of Villiger, said on the morning of Feb. 19 that the team’s energy was better than usual for States, most likely a result of the competition’s close proximity to campus this year.

“We were all tired by the end of the first day,” Lutz said. “But this tournament is unusual in that we usually get more sleep.”

Feb. 18 saw the team compete in preliminary rounds for their events, along with representatives from schools such as Penn State University, Wilkes University, and Lafayette College. On Feb. 19, the team returned for semifinal and final rounds, and the weekend was wrapped up with an award ceremony later that day.

Dave Tuason, ’03, is one of the team’s volunteer coaches and an alumnus of the

Villiger Speech and Debate Team members pose with their first place trophy (Photo by Rose Weldon ’19).

Villiger team, who mainly focuses on Dramatic and Oral Interpretation.

“I think the team is very eager to learn,” said Tuason. “They’re all very talented, and really want to improve their craft every day.”

In addition to the tournament, Feb. 19 included an hour long student meeting, where the gathered schools were led by two student delegates, including Lutz, and discussed their experiences at the tournament

and how it could be improved in 2018. The meeting concluded with the election of another two delegates, with one being Flatley.

Flatley received six medals at his first collegiate state tournament, and was named State Champion in the Oral Interpretation event.

“Overall, it was great to see some really cool competition,” Flatley said. “West Chester and Penn State had really great showings, and overall [it was a] really great weekend. I

really enjoyed being with the team.”

In addition to his Oral Interpretation win, Flatley placed fifth in the Quadrathon, fourth in both Impromptu and Prose, third in Duo Dramatic Interpretation with Olszyk, and second in Dramatic Interpretation.

As for the rest of the team, Amartey placed fourth in Dramatic Interpretation and Poetry, and Hauk placed third in Persuasive and first in Communication Analysis. Pendleton placed fifth in After Dinner Speaking, third in Informative, and second in Impromptu, while Olszyk placed sixth in the Quadrathon, third in both Dramatic Interpretation and Duo Dramatic Interpretation, the latter with Flatley, and second in Prose.

Rounding out the team was Lutz, who placed third in After Dinner Speaking, second in both the Quadrathon and Informative, and first in both Extemporaneous and Persuasive. His win in the latter event will send him to the Interstate Oratory Conference, which will take place at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette later this year.

Overall, the team is looking to continue the streak.

“I’m hoping for more success,” Flatley said. “We were able to get a state championship this year, that was great, so I’m hoping for more in the future.”

Find what suits you this season Dressing to impress at the Black and White Ball ROB ROY ’19 Hawk Staff For those interested in gentlemen’s fashion, one of the best opportunities to show off your taste and class to everyone, or just that special someone, is just around the corner.

On March 24. at 7 p.m., the Saint Joseph’s University 10th Annual Black and White Ball will be held, at a location not yet announced, and will require all attendees to dress their best. But for those new to men’s fashion, I thought it would be useful to provide a crash course to get yourself ready for the big night.

The Color: It’s a black and white ball, so your color scheme option is pretty restricted, but that doesn’t mean you have to pull the cookie cutter black jacket and tie with a white shirt. Your jacket and pants always have to match, and if they are black, the shoes have to be too. With that established, there are three main areas to consider for color: the jacket, the shirt, and the tie. Starting with the latter; traditionally a tie is darker than your dress shirt, and lighter or the same as your jacket.

You could try for a “John Wick” look with a straight black or white look or go tie optional.

But if you’re feeling more traditional, try to keep to the rule.

The Tie: A few recent trends have popped up where tie-optional is becoming more acceptable. If you choose this route, be wary of looking too casual and have an

idea on what to do with the top button. An undone top button looks more formal if the button and its notch go upwards more than out, and looks more casual otherwise. If you choose to fasten the top button, there’s the risk of feeling and looking stuffy. For more traditional ties, stick with a Windsor or half

Windsor and try to fill the space in the collar meant for a tie.

The Extra: Unless you’re wearing suspenders, you’ll need a belt and you need it to match your shoe color. Keep in mind the buckle of the belt will be prominent when the jacket is off. A personal suggestion is a

clamp style belt buckle that makes it easier to keep the buckle centered without giving the belt too much tail. More importantly though, keep the belt buckle simple; ornate designs can seem gaudy or tacky. Furthermore, the watch is another important detail to keep in mind. Make sure it slides around on your wrist as little as possible and that’s its analog is not digital. The watch band should match with the watch itself. A smaller detail that can really help show some class is a tie clip. It’s small, easy to put on, and keeps your tie from blowing in the wind or coming off center.

Clip it around your sternum, and if it’s possible, try and keep all your metal matching.

Silver is usually the common theme for buckle, watch, clip, and any rings or necklaces that works quite well and is an acceptable way to break the monochrome color scheme. Last but not least, I have purposefully excluded hats from this a) because they’re tricky and b) because the dance will take place inside where a hat would be inappropriate.

Now that you’ve finished this crash course in men’s fashion, you’re a little more prepared for the Black and White Ball this year. Hopefully Mom will be happy now that you can dress yourself.

Eddie Redmayne, Rami Malek, and Justin Timberlake modeled proper formal attire on the red carpet at the Golden Globes 2017 (Illustration by Anissa Wilson ’20).

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Lifestyle

Feb. 22, 2017

It’s a veggie, it’s a fruit, it’s superfood

Antioxidant-heavy salads make their debut in Campion

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Last week, Campion dining hall offered a variety of “superfood salads” in their action station for lunch and dinner.

Superfoods are types of food that are filled with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, like kale, blueberries, quinoa, and pomegranates. It is difficult to eat only all superfoods all the time, however, the idea within the superfood salad is to get a balance of them in your diet throughout the week.

For example, kale is not the tastiest food in the entire world due to its bitterness. Nevertheless, kale is “highly nutritious, containing high levels of vitamins, minerals, and brain-boosting phytonutrients,” according to LiveScience.com.

The best part about these superfoods is that you can always pair them with other food to either mask the taste or to get a variety of different flavors. Kale can easily be used in a smoothie with other super foods such as blueberries to create a sweet and healthy meal.

Salad is another great way to get a mix of all the different foods into one cohesive meal.

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[needing] to know how to go to the market and shop for these things,” said Kimberly Reynolds, an employee in Campion dining hall. “So I always explain how I prepare my things for the students.”

Reynolds stresses the importance of

having healthy eating habits while being young. She hopes to include fresh salads as an option in Campion once a month.

Reynolds’ favorite salad is also the one that is most popular.

“The Powerful Pear and Fearsome

Feta Salad,” Reynolds said. “With fresh pear, roasted beets, feta, and almonds tossed with a spinach, kale and romaine blend and sweet and tangy honey Dijon dressing.”

This is a perfect example of how to get in all these superfoods without compromising taste. Adding in the feta cheese and the honey dijon, two food items that may not be the healthiest, with the kale, pears, and beets creates a perfect balance of health and good taste.

“I know nothing about superfoods,” said Benjamin Williams '19. “It sounds interesting, I would want to know actually why there are so many benefits in them; I would want to know the science to it.”

Even though these salads were a limited time deal, they do not have to be gone forever.

“There are cards [in Campion] that say “Ask Me,” you can go online and ask for them [the superfoods] more,” Reynolds said. “The website is connected directly to corporate, and they will tell the chef to incorporate them more.”

Sports

Feb. 22, 2017

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Sticking to their game

Men’s and women’s lacrosse teams begin their seasons NICK MANDARANO ’18 Sports Editor The Saint Joseph’s University women’s lacrosse team kicked off their season on Feb. 18 in a home game against the American University Eagles. The Hawks held a two-goal lead headed into halftime and outscored the Eagles 6-0 in the second half, resulting in a 15-7 win for St. Joe’s.

American scored the first two goals of the game, gaining momentum early on. The Hawks responded with a goal from senior Nora McCallion, which started an alternating pattern of scoring between the two teams until American held a 4-2 lead. St. Joe’s then scored four consecutive goals in less than eight game minutes.

By the end of the first half, the Hawks held a 9-7 lead. Less than five minutes into the second half, senior Sarah Smith scored her first goal of the season, assisted by soph-

Senior Evan Wolf and the Hawks took on the University of Pennsylvania on Feb.18 (Photo by Kristen Babich ’20).

omore Rebecca Lane. This began a streak of six unanswered goals for the Hawks. The Eagles were unable to score in the final half, allowing St. Joe’s to cruise to its first victory of the season.

“Nora McCallion and Rebecca Lane both stepped up and did what they do well, which is put the ball in the back of the net,” said Head Coach Alex Kahoe. “As a whole, I think it was really good for the offense to get a good feel and really execute what we’ve been working on in practice.”

McCallion had a very impressive senior debut, scoring five goals on five shots and assisting another three. Lane and freshman Julia Pash each contributed three goals of their own as well. Overall, eight Hawks wound up scoring in the season opener and St. Joe’s began their season with a remarkable win.

“It’s always nice to come out and win our first game,” Kahoe said. “I think that we definitely showed some resilience today with an overall team win. I think it was a great game and a great day.”

The men’s lacrosse team had a game scheduled immediately after the women’s victory against the University of Pennsylvania Quakers. After dropping their season opener on Feb. 14 to the nationally third-ranked University of Maryland, the Hawks fell to 0-2 after their loss to Penn, who entered the game ranked 19 in the country.

The Hawks found themselves in a hole

after going down 3-0 after the first quarter.

The second quarter opened with two more goals from the Quakers, putting St. Joe’s in a 5-0 deficit. Finally, about midway through the second quarter, junior Jason Kelly scored his third goal of the season and the first of the game for the Hawks. Unfortunately for St. Joe’s, Penn responded with three consecutive goals.

“Jason Kelly has really been playing well,” said Head Coach Taylor Wray. “He’s being assertive this year and starting to attack for the first time. He has had three goals in the last two games.”

In the third quarter, senior Kevin Reidinger scored back-to-back goals for St. Joe’s. They were his third and fourth goals of the season.

“He [Kevin] certainly was not feeling like his normal self, but he’s a warrior and he battled through and had two huge goals for us today.”

The Hawks then entered the final quarter of play down 8-3. Penn scored first, but St. Joe’s responded with a goal from junior Kyle Cain. The Quakers then scored their 10th goal of the game, but again St. Joe’s responded when junior Hayes McGinley scored his first goal of the season.

Unfortunately for the Hawks, that would be the extent of the game’s scoring and St. Joe’s would fall by a score of 10-5. They finished the game with zero assists from any player.

“I thought the one really bright spot for

Senior Nora McCallion scored five goals on Feb.18 (Photo courtesy of Debbie Lamey).

us today was the play of T.J. Jones in goal,” Wray said. “We know T.J. is an exceptional goaltender and he bails us out a lot defensively. He played very well today.”

The women’s team will take the field again when they host Temple University at 3 p.m. on Feb. 22 before hosting Villanova University at 4 p.m. on Mar. 1 in the Holy War. The men’s team will travel to Duke University to take on the 14th ranked Blue Devils at 1 p.m. on Feb. 25.

Final countdown

Track and Field competes in Atlantic 10 Championships ALEX HARGRAVE ’20 Assistant Sports Editor The Saint Joseph’s University men’s and women’s track and field teams travelled to Virginia to compete in the Atlantic 10 championships on Feb. 18-19. The teams each had an exceptional weekend with the men’s squad taking seventh place and the women’s squad earning eighth. The men’s team competed against nine other teams while the women were up against 12 other schools.

Women’s head coach Melody O’Reilly was impressed with her team’s performance in the conference championships.

“We had more people qualify for the finals than last year for sure,” O’Reilly said.

The Hawks found individual success in the midst of their team accomplishments.

The women’s team had four individual medalists on the weekend.

Junior Claudine Andre earned a silver medal in the high jump. Her jump marks her fifth consecutive conference meet in which she earned second place for this event, and she matched her best jump of the season at 1.70 meters.

Senior Emely Ramirez made her mark with a 1.65 meter high jump to help her tie for third place. Senior Sarah Regnault took third in the 1000 meter run, an event she nabbed the title for at last winter’s A-10 Championship meet. Sophomore Nathaniela Bourdeau earned a bronze medal in the 60 meter after matching her collegiate personal record at 7.69 seconds.

There was no single standout performance for the weekend, according to O’Reilly.

“It’s hard to single anyone out because there were so many good performances for the team,” O’Reilly said.

The women’s track and field team finished with 50.5 points for the weekend.

The men’s squad had their share of success, led by junior Steve Thompson who earned six medals over the weekend, three in individual events and three in relays. Among these medals was a gold in the 800 meter, making him only the fifth St. Joe’s champion in the event in the program’s history, according to an athletic department press release.

Thompson also had a hand in the second-place distance medley relay that also included junior Dave Garton, freshman Trae’ Robinson, and junior Collin Crilly.

Men’s team head coach Mike Glavin remarked earlier in the season that Thompson does a good job of setting up a lead for the distance medley relay in addition to his individual successes.

“As far as standout athletes, one of the ones that comes to mind is Steve Thompson,” Glavin said.

Garton earned his first conference medal in an individual event with a third place finish in the one-mile.

Senior Jimmy Daniels earned his first conference medal as well, a bronze in the 5000 meter.

Over the two days, St. Joe’s earned 54 points to give them a seventh place finish in the A-10 Championships.

With the conference championships out

of the way, the Hawks’ season is not over. After this meet, the men’s and women’s teams will both travel to the Fastrack Last Chance Invitational in Staten Island, NY. on Feb. 25, where athletes have one more chance to qualify for the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships (ECACs), or the IC4As for the men’s side.

While the A-10’s were a critical meet for both teams, the ECAC’s present an even greater challenge for the end of the season.

“It’s [ECAC’s] definitely a higher end meet in the fact that you have to qualify for it,

and you see a lot more teams from a lot more conferences on the east coast,” O’Reilly said.

“It’s much tougher competition.”

With the spring season only a little over a month away, the Hawks feel prepared for what lies ahead based on their winter season performances.

“This sets us up really well,” O’Reilly noted about the team’s winter season. “I think we’ll have a fantastic spring, because we are so far ahead of last year at this time on every level. At every distance they are stronger, faster, and more confident.”

Junior Claudine Andre in the high jump at the Atlantic 10 Championships (Photo courtesy of Tom Connelly).

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Sports

Feb. 22, 2017

Successful send-off for Senior Day Women’s basketball honors seniors with a win NICK MANDARANO ’18 Sports Editor The Saint Joseph’s University women’s basketball team celebrated their senior class on Feb. 18 following a 15-point victory over the Davidson University Wildcats.

The Hawks played the Wildcats tight for most of the first quarter, but trailed by a point, 10-9, with less than three minutes to go. Sophomore Alyssa Monaghan hit a 3-pointer to give St. Joe’s a 12-10 lead.

Sophmore Kristalyn Baisden knocked down another 3-pointer for the Hawks to extend their lead to 5 points before the first intermission.

St. Joe’s opened the second quarter with five unanswered points, making it an 11-0 run for the Hawks. St. Joe’s would extend their lead to as many as 12 points before halftime, but held just a 26-22 lead at the break.

“I thought we started out strong and then we allowed Davidson to come back in,” said Head Coach Cindy Griffin. “They [Davidson] were relentless.”

About midway through the third quarter, the Wildcats got within 3 points of St. Joe’s, but Monaghan took it upon herself to once again give the Hawks some room for comfort. After a made jump shot, St. Joe’s got a stop on the defensive end. Senior Mackenzie Rule missed a 3-point attempt on the ensuing possession, but an offensive rebound from junior Adashia Franklyn gave

the Hawks a second opportunity in which Monaghan would hit a 3-pointer. Immediately after, Monaghan stole the ball from Davidson’s Justine Lyon and scored a layup on the other end, completing a 7-0 run for St. Joe’s and more specifically for Monaghan.

“It was nice to see that we were relentless on the offensive boards and we got a lot of activity and we just stayed with plays,” Griffin said. “That’s a sign of maturity.”

Up 9 points headed into the final quarter of action, the Hawks didn’t allow the

deficit to alter too much. Toward the end of the game, St. Joe’s extended the lead with free throws and eventually claimed the victory with a score of 69-54.

“I was proud of the way our team, when there was resistance, pushed back,” Griffin said. “I thought that was a great sign with where we are right now in the season.”

Monaghan finished the game with 21 points, four assists and four rebounds.

Franklyn contributed a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Chelsea

The senior class poses for a photo following a game against Davidson University on Feb. 18 (Photos by Luke Malanga ’20)

Woods added another 11 points and senior Amanda Fioravanti chipped in with another 10 points of her own.

“We do have some answers,” Griffin said. “I think we have an outside presence and an inside presence. Having a balanced attack I think makes us hard to guard.”

After the game, the Hawks honored their four seniors: Fioravanti, Rule, Jaryn Garner and Jazmin Horne.

“Today was our senior day and I’m glad we could get the win for our seniors,” Griffin said. “Mackenzie’s been with us for all four years. The other three are transfers and then the two managers. Each brings something different to the table, but the bottom line is they know what the Hawk spirit is all about. They know about ‘The Hawk Will Never Die’ and I think that’s going to carry with them for the rest of their lives. They brought a level of intensity and a level of grit that we needed.”

Rule, who served as a team captain this season, really embodies the level of intensity Griffin referenced with the seniors.

“Our team motto is ‘Never let good enough be enough,’” Rule said in an interview a few days prior to the start of the season.

St. Joe’s will begin play in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament on Feb. 25 in Hagan Arena.

“We’ll keep going”

Men’s basketball falls to La Salle in Big 5 contest ALLEN SMITH ’19 Hawk Staff On Feb. 18, the Saint Joseph’s University Hawks men’s basketball team traveled to the Olney section of Philadelphia to face Big 5 and Atlantic 10 rivals: the La Salle University Explorers. The two teams had met earlier this season, but this is the game that count ed toward the Big 5 standings. It was also the last Big 5 game of the season for St. Joe’s.

Both teams were in need of a win. La Salle was one win from a three-way tie in the A-10 and the Hawks had lost five straight games and were looking to add another win in the victory column.

“We’ve got to walk in here like big boys and we’ve got to leave here like big boys,” said Head Coach Phil Martelli after the game. “It’s the cards that we have, we’ve got to play the hand.”

The game began with La Salle possession and the Explorers scored the first points of the game. The Hawks answered, but La Salle was able to keep the lead and fight off the Hawks.

The Hawks kept the game within reach for part of the first half. They continued to answer La Salle offensively, but La Salle’s shooting could not be stopped. La Salle’s guards, senior Jordan Price and junior Amar Stukes, were making almost every shot they took. Their combined shooting helped give La Salle an 18-point lead at halftime with 44 and St. Joe’s with 26.

The Hawks started off the second half with the ball looking to break La Salle’s lead. St. Joe’s tried with their shooting, but were unsuccessful.

The Hawks used their substitutions to try various lineups. Seniors Brendan Casper and Javon Baumann both made an impact, but it was unfortunately not enough. They had a combined 10 points from the bench.

Not much that the Hawks tried strategically seemed to work. The lack of substantial shooting and defense allowed La Salle too many wide open shots and the Hawks were missing from all over the court.

The Hawks did start to gain momentum later in the second half. Freshman Charlie Brown had a couple of steals that led to layups, Baumann had a few blocks, and sophomore Chris Clover slammed down a big dunk. The Hawks were able to get within 11 points.

All that momentum soon disappeared as La Salle was able to get some quick points.

“They [La Salle] went to their advantages, which is scoring the ball,” Martelli said. “They leaned on it.”

La Salle won the game by a score of 8368 making it the Hawks’ sixth straight loss.

One issue the Hawks dealt with throughout the game was their shooting. The Hawks finished with a 44.6 field goal percentage. They only made two shots beyond the 3-point arc throughout the entire game, both coming in the second half. Their foul shooting, however, was not as much of an issue. They were 16-22 from the foul line for 72.7 percent. Compared to percentages from games earlier in the season, that’s a successful rate.

“It’s just numbers,” Martelli said. “You can throw these numbers into a computer and they’re going to come out. If you say one team is going to make 12 3-pointers and the other two, then I would say the team with 12 wins. Basically it’s the story.”

The Hawks defense allowed 83 points and had some issues with communication.

They left their opponents unguarded multiple times, which led to easy baskets. The Hawks also allowed La Salle to make twelve 3-point shots and finish with a 52.7 field goal percentage.

However, the Hawks did give La Salle trouble with the press late in the second half. The numerous injuries for the Hawks were definitely a factor in the result of the game, but there were definitely other aspects that came into play as well.

The Hawks were confident that they’d be able to compensate for the loss of stars DeAndre’ Bembry and Isaiah Miles among others this year.

“We worked hard during the offeseason, so I feel like we’re able to make up those losses,” junior James Demery said prior to the start of the season.

St. Joe’s, however, could never have seen the injury struggles they’ve experienced coming. Though even with all the issues within the game and the year, Martelli still has faith in his team.

“We’ll keep going,” he said. “We’re not collecting uniforms yet.”

The Hawks next game is at 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 against St. Bonaventure University at Hagan Arena.

Junior James Demery against La Salle University on Feb. 18 (Photo courtesy of SJU Athletic Communications).

Sports

Feb. 22, 2017

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Unsung heroes

A look inside the job of St. Joe’s athletic trainers ALEX MARK ’20 Hawk Staff Head Athletic Trainer Bill Lukasiewicz did not consider becoming an athletic trainer until after graduating from college. Originally a biology major, he worked in that field for two years and then decided to master in sports medicine at Temple University.

Lukasiewicz spent four years afterwards learning the basics of the job as an intern before he became a fuathletic trainer at Providence College in Rhode Island. From there, he moved on to Cabrini University in Radnor. After five more years working in a physical therapy clinic, Lukasiewicz came to SJU and has been here since.

Lukasiewicz now works primarily with the SJU men’s basketball team. While there is a routine that is generally followed, for Lukasiewicz, there is not a truly difficult day.

The team usually practices two days prior to a game, so practices for a game scheduled on a Saturday will begin on Thursday, giving the team a day off on Sunday. Before practice, Lukasiewicz will administer pre-practice treatment, which typically consists of taping joints and prepping the muscles for intense activity.

This past season was an especially rough one for injuries in men’s basketball. “[This past season was] the worst out of my 18 years here, with the amount of injuries; definitely the worst,” Lukasiewicz said.

In contrast to most years, which nor-

mally include at least one season-ending injury, this season, the men’s basketball team suffered five significant ones, four of those requiring surgical treatment (two knees, one shoulder and a foot).

Because of the amount of force on the player’s knees, Lukasiewicz explained, the most common injury he sees with the basketball team is patellar tendinitis, colloquially named “jumper’s knee.” But all sorts of injuries happen almost every day, so rehabilitation treatment is a big part of the job.

The job of the athletic trainer during a game is to evaluate a player’s injuries and refer that player as needed, according to Lukasiewicz.

An hour or so before the game, Lukasiewicz administers the typical pre-practice treatments: taping, stretching, etc. Once the game starts, he heads to the sidelines and watches the game.

If an injury occurs during the game, Lukasiewicz will remove the player from the court and bring him to the training room, where he will be evaluated by the athletic training staff.

“Sometimes [the injury is] very simple, and you can turn them right back to the game,” Lukasiewicz said. “Sometimes it’s more complicated and the physician gets involved and sends him off for diagnostic testing.”

The worst injury Lukasiewicz has seen occurred during a St. Joe’s basketball game, when a player was briefly knocked unconscious. Fortunately, the athlete awoke after about 30 seconds. But those 30 seconds were extremely stressful, according to Lukasiewicz, especially since head and neck trauma are rare in basketball.

Between practices and games, a major part of the athletic trainer’s responsibility is advocating for the student athletes; for example, scheduling an athlete’s doctor’s appointments to ensure he or she is healthy.

“It’s not 9 to 5, that’s for sure,” Lukasiewicz said.

Assistant Athletic Trainer Nathan Miller has worked with both the St. Joe’s women’s field hockey team and the St. Joe’s men’s lacrosse team since fall 2016.

Miller’s typical day begins with supervising an early morning lift session, which generally runs from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Once the session is over, he spends about two hours covering the athletic training room and helping whoever comes in.

At 11:30 a.m., about an hour before practice, players come in for pre-practice treatments. These treatments consist of therapeutic modalities, like taping joints for stability (especially ankles, in the case of men’s lacrosse and women’s field

Bill Lukasiewicz treats junior basketball player Christian Vega (Photos by Luke Malanga ’20).

hockey), compression and heat treatments, stretching muscles, and administering rehabilitation treatments if necessary. Miller also makes sure the team has enough water to last them through practice.

If a player feels sick, he or she would need to check in during this time before practice so the trainer could determine whether the player should participate in practice or go back home.

Practice begins at about 12:30 p.m. and runs for two to three hours. “[It] gets pretty busy,” said Miller.

After practice ends, Miller administers post-practice treatments, which depending on the athlete, may consist of more rehabilitation treatments, ice for injuries (including an ice bath if necessary), electrical muscle stimulation or other modalities, treating a lingering issue the athlete may be struggling with, or just preparation for the next day.

A player requiring more extensive rehab treatment will stay after the others have left, normally until 3 or 4 p.m. Once every athlete has left the training room, it is time for Miller to pack up and call it a day.

“The good thing about the job is that I love collegiate athletics,” Miller said. “I was going to play collegiate athletics, but due to injury I wasn’t able to, so it kind of keeps [me] involved in a different sense.”

Nathan Miller works with sophomore basketball player Pierfrancesco Oliva.

Hawk Fun Fact Senior lacrosse goalkeeper T.J. Jones’ current career Goals Against Average (8.09) would rank as the best all-time for St. Joe’s.

Jones defends the goal against Penn (Photo by Kristen Babich ’20).

Data courtesy of SJUHawks.com.

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Sports

Feb. 22, 2017

Serving up success

Men’s and women’s tennis teams have victorious weekends ALEX KARPINSKI ’20 Hawk Staff The Saint Joseph’s University men’s tennis team squared off against Fairfield University on Feb. 18. The Hawks were coming off of an impressive 7-0 victory against Lafayette College earlier this month, and their success continued as they cruised to a 6-1 victory against Fairfield.

The Hawks grabbed the momentum early as junior Peter Dewitt and sophomore Tim Stierle won the first doubles flight with a convincing 6-2 victory. A 7-5 doubles victory by senior Kyle Chalmers and sophomore Dan Tan in the second flight matchup clinched the doubles point for the Hawks.

St. Joe’s rode this momentum and won five out of the six singles flights. Stierle, sophomore Andre Fick, senior Tristan Boustany, and Dewitt all prevailed in straight sets. The night was capped with an impressive 2-6, 6-3, 12-10 comeback win

by Tan that finished in a super tiebreaker.

Chalmers lost in the first singles flight, but his loss highlighted one of Head Coach Ian Crookenden’s positive takeaways from the past couple of matches.

“We have good balance as a team and are not counting on one particular individual or doubles team to ensure a victory,” Crookenden said. “On any given day any one of our players can make the difference.”

Chalmers echoed his coach, saying that it took pressure off of him playing first singles knowing that he is competing in front

of a great group of players that can always step up and win a match on any given day.

Crookenden said it was not so much the physical aspects of the game such as consistent groundstrokes or a high first serve percentage, but rather an evident positive mentality that led to a victory against Fairfield.

“We fought hard,” Crookenden said.

“The strokes go in and out but the attitude and the positive energy was maintained.

The individuals are handling the errors better. They are showing more maturity through their match play.”

Chalmers said the mental aspect of his game has been the most improved facet of his skillset while here at St. Joe’s. He credited Crookenden in helping improve his point construction and mental edge.

“There is never a time I don’t go out and give 100 percent,” Chalmers said.

This mental fine-tuning comes with time, as Crookenden referenced when comparing this win with the Hawks’ season opening loss to Navy.

“The team [Fairfield] yesterday was comparable to our opening match against Navy, but the score was reversed,” Crookenden said. “We are now winning close matches and that displays the confidence and the match fitness that’s a very positive development.”

The St. Joe’s women’s tennis team

Screening and Q&A with Scriptwriter and Producer, Gordon Williams The Forum Theatre Tuesday, Feb 28, 2017 at 6pm

picked up their second and third straight victories over the weekend, notching consecutive 6-1 wins against Sacred Heart University and Fairfield University.

The Hawks delivered convincing victories both days. St. Joe’s dropped only one doubles match, to Sacred Heart, and Crookenden was particularly impressed with the doubles performance against Fairfield.

“It was apparent to us in the women’s match that Fairfield had some very good individual talent,” Crookenden said. “But they did not have the doubles ability that we displayed, because we won all doubles and that set the tone.”

The Hawks won five out of six singles matches with relative ease over two days.

That was not the case with the singles matches. St. Joe’s only lost two matches, but most of their victories were highly contested. Crookenden said he was happy with all the singles wins, but pointed out two standout performers: junior Maureen Devlin and senior Sarah Contrada.

Devlin lost her singles match in the second flight to Sacred Heart on Friday.

Crookenden said he was really impressed at how she was able to bounce back on Saturday and win 7-5, 6-4 against a strong opponent, which Crookenden said was a good maturing sign.

Crookenden also highlighted Contrada’s victory in the fifth singles flight against

Sophomore Isis Gill-Reid returns a volley (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

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Fairfield. Contrada won a deciding tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets in an impressive comeback performance.

“Coming back from a deficit shows maturity as a player,” Crookenden said, “When you get that showing and fight, it shows an emotional maturity that is an integral part in competing in tennis.”

The men’s team will play back-to-back matches at home on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 against Saint Louis University and the University of Delaware, respectively. The women’s team will travel to play at Queens College on March 11.

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