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THE HAWK February 19, 2014

Students rise to action Administration responds to opposition to increased enrollment

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Wintry mix-up Students and faculty upset over 6 a.m. alerts

KATRYNA PERERA ’16 Assistant News Editor

n Feb 10. the University Student Senate (USS) hosted a panel in response to the recent administrative decision to increase the incoming freshman class to 1,500 students.

The panel discussion included all members of the university senate, John Smithson, senior vice president, Robert Moore, Ph.D., faculty senate president and assistant professor of sociology, Cary Anderson, Ph.D, vice president of the office of student life, as well as a student gallery.

“We [USS] thought it would be appropriate to hear from Senior Vice President Smithson…and Moore…and we were hoping he could add a touch of color to how the faculty feel,” said student body president Nicholas Paolizzi, ’15.

Members of the senate were first allowed to ask Smithson and Moore their questions before the floor was opened to the student gallery.

Many questions were asked, including how the budget cuts and increased enrollment would affect student clubs and organizations that have already been struggling. Smithson replied that the budgets of these student organizations would not be impacted in any way, as the Student Budget Allocation Committee (SBAC) will continue operating under the same amount of funding.

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Causing a stir Teti’s comments spark controversy

CONNIE LUNANUOVA ’16 Features Editor ANTHONY PANVINI ’16 Hawk Staff They were the comments heard around Hawk Hill – in last week’s issue of The Hawk, an interview with Robert Teti, visiting instructor of accounting in the Erivan K. Haub School of Business, spurred an uproar based on the comments he had made in regards to the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and Swiffers.

In the Feb. 12 issue of The Hawk, “Over/Under with Professor Robert Teti,” the professor was asked to respond to random prompts with his own personal thoughts on the matter.

When he was asked his preference between the two colleges that comprise Saint Joseph’s University, HSB and the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Teti had responded with the quip, “Arts and crafts, did you say?” And when asked about Swiffers, he responded, “What’s a Swiffer? I have a lady at my house that takes care of all that stuff. It’s called ‘my wife.’

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AMANDA MURPHY ’14 Hawk Staff

hurs., Feb. 13, marked yet another snow day for students and faculty at Saint Joseph’s University. Early that morning, between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m., the vice president of administrative services, Kevin Robinson, made the call with the University Provost, Brice Wachterhauser, Ph.D. “[On the day of the event] they decide collectively whether classes will be cancelled or offices will be closed or if there’s going to be a delay approached,” said John Gallagher, director of public safety and security.

Gallagher said, “We try to put the alert out there between 5:30 and 5:35 in the morning to make sure it’s sent out as early as we possibly can. So, that usually gives ample notice to people to make arrangements to refrain from coming on campus, whether they are coming from Manayunk or a distance further.”

To help keep St. Joe’s up to date about emergencies, Gallagher has the university wired into the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center in South Philadelphia. It provides information about all threats and hazards, including weather emergencies.

Kevin Robinson, vice president for administrative services, said the weather forecast, the length of the storm, and the severity of the storm are taken into account before a decision is made that morning.

However, some students and faculty have trouble with the time at which the decision is made.

Meghan O’Donnell, ’17, has a friend who commutes and is concerned about her when the roads are dangerous. “I think it’s kind of unfair because my friend is a commuter and she texted me and was like ‘I was sitting in my 8 a.m. waiting for it to start, and then got an email at like 7:50 a.m. saying classes are cancelled.’ So she had to drive back for like 45 minutes.” O’Donnell continued, “It doesn’t affect me as much because I don’t have any early morning classes, but it affected her a lot; she wasted gas, she drove in the bad weather.”

Andrew Staub, ’16, said that because the decision is made early in the morning instead of the night before, it affects how he prepares for the rest of his day.

“I live in Lancaster Courts and it’s a far walk, so it’s a little bit of preparation to figure out if am I prepared to go all the way to class in the snow, or can I just sit in?” said Staub. “Or how am I going to get a meal because… I have to go over to campus to Campion.”

Staub continued, “Has it affected me totally, no, but it’s annoying not knowing ahead of time what I’m going to do.”

When asked why the decision is made early in the morning instead of the night before, Robinson said, “Because there’s been many times over the past several years where we made a decision too early and the weather forecast wasn’t correct.”

Susan Liebell, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, is concerned with the university’s consistency when making the call for cancellation or delay.

“I live in New Jersey and I have a two hour commute, and what I would say is I give the university an ‘F’ for the past couple of weeks.” Liebell continued, “The information has been uneven and problematic.”

But Liebell is content with the call being made in the early morning hours, as long as the timing is appropriate. “I think six a.m. is okay actually, if that’s when they’re going to make the call. I think most people only need two hours to get to work, it would be nice if it was a little earlier, but I guess what I would want is to make it at six and make it consistent.”

Robinson said when he makes the decision with the provost he takes into consideration, “…everything, the roads, the campus itself, we are concerned about how people get here. [Our] first concern is the student’s safety and the safety of the faculty and staff and people who come to work here.”

Katryna Perera, ’16 contributed interviews to this article.

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February 19, 2014

The Hawk

Department of Public Safety Reports (Feb. 7 - Feb. 13) February 7 Public Safety confiscated alcohol from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of Villiger Hall.

Public Safety confiscated alcohol from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of LaFarge Residence Center.

Public Safety confiscated alcohol from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of Sourin Residence Center.

Public Safety confiscated alcohol from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of Lancaster Court Hastings Apartment.

Public Safety confiscated alcohol from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of Lancaster Court Hastings Apartment.

Public Safety was notified of an odor of marijuana coming from a room on the third floor of the LaFarge Residence Center. A search of the room by Public Safety and Residence Life revealed marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Philadelphia Police responded and arrested the St. Joe’s student occupying the room.

February 8 Public Safety confiscated alcohol from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of Lannon Hall.

Public Safety confiscated alcohol from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of LaFarge Residence Center.

February 9 Public Safety was notified by an area resident of a large party in the 5700 block of Woodbine Avenue. Public Safety Officers and Philadelphia Police responded and dispersed the crowd.

Public Safety responded to a fire alarm inside a room of the Ashwood Apartments.

Investigation revealed the alarm was activated by smoke coming from the oven. A fire extinguisher had to be used. Incident under investigation.

Public Safety responded to a fire alarm inside of Lannon Hall. Investigation revealed a false alarm.

Public Safety was notified by Facilities Management of unknown person(s) damaging a water fountain on the third floor of the Sourin Residence Center.

February 10 Public Safety was notified by Facilities Management of unknown person(s) damaging a bathroom door inside an apartment in the Ashwood Apartments.

February 11 Public Safety was notified by Facilities Management of a broken pipe inside the laundry room of Ashwood Apartments.

Public Safety was notified by Facilities Management of unknown person(s) damaging a bathroom stall inside a suite in the LaFarge Residence Center.

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

Call Public Safety: February 13 No incidents to report.

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Issue of enrollment further explored at panel discussion Continued ENROLLMENT, from pg. 1 One student raised the point that there are methods other than increasing enrollment that could increase the revenue of the university. The student then went on to ask Smithson and Moore whether the decision to admit 1,500 students was a balanced one, for some faculty are not happy with the way the decision was brought about.

Moore confirmed this aggravation, stating that although the faculty members understand that it was a difficult decision, they are upset they were not consulted.

Susan Liebell, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, is one such faculty member who does not agree with the decision making process. Liebell said that faculty knew nothing about it, and that she is upset that the choice to enroll extra students was never open to discussion.

“What’s the process when we make these big changes?” asked Liebell. “Don’t you want to ask some of the people who are your team players what they think?”

Another concern raised during the panel discussion was about if faculty have enough time to teach extra students while conducting scholarship and research. Moore agreed that this was a topic of unease among faculty, for it is a professor’s research and scholarship that adds to the value and name of an institution.

Liebell agreed and said that a professor’s ability to conduct research directly adds to the classroom experience and the quality of education offered.

“It just makes me a little more interesting, because I learned something new, I did something new, and then I bring it into the classroom,” she explained.

At the end of the panel discussion, students left with conflicting views; some felt happy about the decision to enroll 1,500, while others remained skeptical.

“I’m actually for the plan to expand just because the attitude a lot of the students have about expanding is not what the school’s about,” said Jessie Marinucci, ’17. “I think there is a prejudice against letting students in that are inferior or lower in capabilities, and I just think it’s something like if our school is meant to promote this Magis, or living greater, we should be open to new students coming here so we can help people live greater.”

Kelly France, ‘14, said, “I went because I didn’t want to form an opinion until I had all the facts. I thought it was good, straight, open discussion…[but] I think the real problem is that the decision has already been made despite any opinions that I have or faculty or other students… and so that’s the biggest issue. We have opinions on it, but the administration really isn’t listening to that.”

In addition to the concerns brought up at the panel, there have been reports circulating campus that students were considering transferring because of the university’s decision to increase enrollment to 1,500. This is in regards to the view that the reputation of St. Joe’s is in decline, and the feeling of students that their degrees are losing value.

When asked if she had heard of such reports, Liebell responded that in one of her

classes, “several students said they were thinking of transferring. And it’s scary,” she continued, “because they are really good students and we don’t want to lose them.”

When the issue was brought up to Kimberly Allen-Stuck, director of student success and student retention, she stated “We have heard of two students and that isn’t alarming.”

Stuck went on to add that in regards to ratings of universities by U.S. News and World Report, retention rates only account for five percent of the total score. Rather, it is an institution’s graduation rates that are more important as they account for 20 percent of a university’s score.

Additionally, St. Joe’s retention and graduation rates are both above the national average. St. Joe’s current retention rate is approximately 89 percent compared to the national average of 79 percent. The current St. Joe’s graduation rate is 78.4 percent, whereas the national average is 59 percent.

In regards to concerns about enrollment and how it relates to the university’s ratings, Stuck stated, “We do very well with the students we admit…we’re admitting people who can be successful here [and] we’re retaining them.”

When the possibility of students transferring was brought to the attention of Joseph Lunardi, associate vice president of marketing and communications, he responded, “I would encourage anyone considering leaving whether it be a student or a staff member or a faculty member to take an honest look at the math.”

The panel discussion, however, was not the only act that came in response to the university’s decision. Paolizzi, soon after learning of the administration’s decision to enroll an extra 225 students, decided to draft a petition that urges the university to refrain from increasing enrollment.

Despite both Wachterhauser and Smithson conveying that it was unlikely the petition would change the decision, it still received over 1,500 signatures by Feb. 8. Paolizzi voiced excitement over student interest in the petition.

“My main objective in starting the petition was more for awareness, so that students were aware of what was going on and they had an avenue that they could voice their opinion if they felt that way,” said Paolizzi. “I am really happy that I was able to make an otherwise very apathetic student body who doesn’t really want to be bothered to care about something…I’m glad they were able to voice their concern and be passionate about something.”

University Provost Brice Wachterhauser, Ph.D, was not available for a comment by press time and John Haller, associate provost of enrollment, declined to comment.

Amanda Murphy, ’14 contributed interviews to this article.

University community reacts to accounting professor’s comments Continued TETI, from pg. 1 Hawk’s Overrated/Underrated section features personal interviews of well-known campus figures and faculty. The interview consists of mentioning popular topics, then asking the interviewees’ personal opinion on the subject and its relation to popular culture.

Though Teti states that the “Arts and Crafts” comment was not stated with malice, it could hold the implication that a liberal arts-based education is less significant than that offered by the business school. Some faculty and staff members of the CAS did not partake in Teti’s “joke;” some of them wrote to Joseph DiAngelo, dean of the HSB, about the personal offense that they took to Teti’s comment.

DiAngelo sent out a mass email to all faculty and staff members of CAS, apologizing for the remark and insisting that this mindset – that one school should rank superior over the other in terms of academia – did not define the relationship between members of either school.

“It’s ignorant…it’s not how the faculty members in the Haub School of Business feel about CAS,” said DiAngelo. “That’s just absolutely false. The only thing I can think of, and it’s not an excuse, and it’s a very bad one that somebody was making a joke, but it’s just not acceptable.”

DiAngelo reported that about 10 to 15 faculty members of CAS responded to his apologetic email, thanking him.

Alyson Parker, professor of English and former director of the gender studies program at St. Joe’s, agreed with DiAngelo.

“I don’t know how it works among the students, but again, I see many of my colleagues from the Haub School and the College of Arts and Sciences working toward the common goal of enhancing this university,” said Parker.

Some CAS students have also taken offense to Teti’s remarks.

“Yeah, I would say I was offended by it,” said Dana Saraco, ’15, an English and political science major. “I think the fact that half of the student population is in the CAS, and you can’t just completely discount the impressive work that half of our students do. It makes it sound like the only successful people from our school are business majors and everyone else is wasting their time and money.”

However, there are some students of CAS and HSB that feel that the comment was nothing more than a joke, bearing no serious evaluation of the work done in CAS. Kyle Davidson, ’16, was someone with such a mindset. “I had him as a teacher actually, and he was a funny guy so I think he didn’t mean any harm by the comment, and I thought it was actually funny too, I just think it was blown out of proportion and people

were taking it too seriously.”

Bobby Valeno, ’16, agreed, saying, “I’d say I think it is absurd that people overreacted to the comment because it was meant as a joke.”

Whether taken in a context of humor or insult, Teti’s comment served to spur the idea that a rivalry exists between the two schools as well as an implication that a business education carries more weight than a liberal arts education.

Some faculty and staff feel that a suggestion of a rivalry between the two schools serves no purpose or benefit for either faculty or student morale, especially during a time in which faculty members are preoccupied with the impending budgetary decisions by the university.

“Are there things that people disagree with?” questioned DiAngelo. “Yes, we disagree amongst the departments in the business school, and there are things within the CAS that their own faculty disagrees with, but to say that there’s tension among schools, that’s wrong.”

“In general, the colleagues in the CAS and HSB work together well. I have the utmost respect for my colleagues in the Haub School, and they have treated me with this respect,” said Parker.

Teti’s comment about Swiffers also had some faculty and students upset.

“It perpetuates acceptance of those kinds of comments,” said Catherine Murray, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology. “As I said in my [faculty-wide] email, humor is often the vehicle through which racist, sexist, homophobic beliefs are expressed. It’s not funny…to refer to any women as ‘it.’ ‘It’s’ called a ‘wife,’ [he said]. That’s dehumanizing and depersonalizing, and…he was talking about his wife. It’s appalling.”

Ann Green, Ph.D., professor of English, agreed, and said, “Well, I think…there’s often a power in jokes, and you have to look at jokes critically, too, and sometimes jokes try and cover up what is the real feeling or a real idea, so I think you can’t discount a joke.”

In addition, Green commented, “I can’t in good conscience recommend a female student take his class.”

Robert Teti responded to these reactions, explaining, “The problem exists. It does exist, this problem of denigrating women or denigrating the school of Arts and Sciences, and I’m sorry for that because what I said was wrong. I shouldn’t have said it.”

Teti has since sent a letter to the editor of The Hawk apologizing for his comments.

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You’ve got mail

Limited hours and reduced staff in Mail Services

Photo courtesy of Abby Riviello ’14

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February 19, 2014

The Hawk

CAT COYLE ’16 Managing Editor

recent cut of staff and hours in the Saint Joseph’s University Mailing Services Department has left some students missing one of their favorite campus faces and struggling to send their mail during more limited open hours.

In the past, the mailing window was open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. As of Feb. 3, the hours have been reduced by four and a half hours each day, leaving the center open only from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. for students looking to send out packages to relatives far away.

Additionally, Bob Teta, once a familiar face of the mailing center, retired on Jan. 15 and has not been replaced due to university budget cuts. The mailing room used to operate with a staff of four employees, but since Teta’s departure, the mailing room is now minus one.

“We did reduce the workforce, so we did have to cut the hours,” said Joseph Browne, director of auxiliary services. “We looked at the hours that there were most students coming to the mail center and then reduced the hours to that time period, which was 1-3:30 p.m.”

Browne said that the employees of the mailing center are doing their best to make up for their lost employee.

“We took one part time employee out,” said Browne.

“We’re still able to offer all of the services we were able to provide before, we just narrowed the time that the window is open for students.”

To many students, the mailing center has always been a comfortable place to stop by to get in contact with parents, friends, and other loved ones back home or abroad.

“I send notes to my sisters and my family,” said Sean Rempel, ’14. “I usually would just head over there when my classes are over and drop stuff off, so the reduced hours are a little bit inconvenient…I guess I’ll have to drive to the one now in Merion.”

Some students worry that they will now have to venture off campus to send their packages or pick up stamps.

This concern is due to the fact that the two closest locations are at West Park (5300 W. Jefferson St.) and Bala Cynwyd (1 Union Ave.). For campus residents without cars, like freshmen or international students, these locations may be out of walking distance or unsafe to travel to alone.

“I’m a freshman so I don’t have a car, but even if I wasn’t, I don’t have a driver’s license, and I’m not from this area so I don’t know the bus routes that well,” said Megan O’Donnell, ’17. “If I needed to mail something and it was urgent, I wouldn’t feel comfortable being able to get to or find a post office.”

“I certainly don’t want to tell them to go off campus,” said Browne. “I certainly hope that they would be able to do their United States Postal Service business during those hours.”

Browne said that Morgan and the rest of the mail center would most likely be more than willing to make accommodations for the students who are unable to make it to the mailing center during the hours it is open.

Daniel Morgan, site manager, said that he and his staff remain optimistic despite the change in workflow and personnel.

“Providing a vital service to the student population is a goal we would like to maintain,” said Morgan. “The positive relationship we have fostered with the students in regarding to providing the services has been nothing short of fantastic.”

Despite the loss of staff and the reduction of hours, the mailing center strives to continue to serve the students at St. Joe’s within their limited hours.

Academic expansion Opportunities arise with new minor selections

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hether it is learning one of the world’s oldest continually used languages or being able to dissect the specific components of teaching a language, students can now do it all at Saint Joseph’s University – the university is now offering many new programs, some of which can take you abroad.

The recent additions to the academic catalog are the following minors: Chinese language and culture, advertising and public relations, sports marketing, entertainment marketing, and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).

In order for a minor to be offered at St. Joe’s, a faculty member must first write a proposal with department approval and approval from the University Council Executive Committee, the Curriculum Committee, and the College Council. Lastly, it must receive presidential approval, and then the minor can be made available to students.

Students can also petition to have a minor added, but would have to contact the appropriate chair of the department of which the minor would be a part of.

The Chinese language and culture minor in particular has played a major role in adding diversity to campus by bringing Chinese traditions, food, music, and dance to St. Joe’s students; it offers events that span from trips into Chinatown to cultural events in The Perch.

According to Juan Julie Yu, associate director of Asian studies and professor of Chinese at St. Joe’s, “Before I had the minor I was hosting the cultural events, and it helped to motivate students to study… so when the Chinese studies minor became approved, we wanted to promote the events on campus more.”

Since the Chinese language and culture minor was approved, there has been an increase in participation in these events as well as in the number of events themselves.

The Chinese minor is becoming increasingly popular with students. At its launch in 2011, only a handful of students were a part of it; now there are approximately 45 students on the Chinese minor track.

While teaching, Yu asked her first-year Chinese students if they wanted to pursue a Chinese minor at St. Joe’s. A majority of the students responded positively, replying with, “Can you please teach us for a second year?”

“A second year of language isn’t required. Everybody only needs to take one year; they almost made me cry [with joy],” said Yu, seeing how much the Chinese studies community has grown.

EVAN MCKERNON ’16 Hawk Staff

Christopher Maloney, ’16, a Chinese studies minor, explained that his dream since he was young was to work in Asia. He has taken full advantage of the Chinese cultural events on campus that have been facilitated and expanded by the Chinese studies minor.

“Learning Chinese definitely has a lot more opportunities to go to Asia, so if you want to go to Asia, that’s definitely your ticket in,” said Maloney.

Another program is the TESOL minor that was given presidential approval in the spring of 2013. It is one of the components of the Linguistics program, which is composed of both the TESOL and linguistics minors.

TESOL gives formalized education training to students by teaching them how to teach English, specific grammar points, sentence structure, and how to be a successful teacher to non-native English speakers.

Jennifer Ewald, Ph.D., a professor in the linguistics program, stated, “What a TESOL minor does is give a student formalized recognition as a minor as having received training in English language teaching. If two students are being evaluated for an English teaching position and they are similar academically, I would think a TESOL minor would have a better chance because of the formalized language teaching training.”

Carlo Cinaglia, ’14, who plans on teaching English to non-native speakers after college, has a TESOL minor and is utilizing it to the fullest extent for his future plans.

He spoke highly of the newly added minor.

“I think just having the letters TESOL on my résumé is super beneficial because that’s the field I want to go into,” Cinaglia said.

Dana Mingione, ’15, who also has a TESOL minor and is currently studying in Florence, Italy, offered some insight on acquiring the minor and examining the different components of language while abroad.

She is currently teaching English to Italian elementary school children. One of the requirements of the TESOL minor is to teach English in a real-world setting, so they can get a taste of what they will be doing if they continue on a teaching path.

“Just being in another country makes you notice so much about both the language you’re studying as well as your own language,” said Mingione.

The Chinese language and culture and TESOL minors are just two of the popular new programs being offered at St. Joe’s. All of the new minors are opportunities to expand students’ education and explore new subject matter.

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February 19, 2014

MAKING T H E

CUTS Africana studies program, mathematics department feel effects of budget shortfall Original budget: $2,317

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The Hawk

Amount cut: $1,864

AFRICANA STUDIES

New budget: $453

MATHEMATICS Original budget: $21,796

New budget: $19,596

Amount cut: $2,200

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ERIN RAFTERY ’16 News Editor

wo weeks after the announcement of the recovery of the $8.7 million shortfall, academic departments have started to feel the repercussions of budget cuts at Saint Joseph’s University.

Departments and programs both big and small have been impacted by the 4.2 percent across-the-board cuts in operating budgets.

The mathematics department had $2,200 cut from their original operating budget of $21,796, leaving $19, 596 for their current operating budget.

“So of the two kinds of budgets, the operating budget was cut, and as I said, that hasn’t been too bad for us,” said Samuel Smith, Ph.D, chair of mathematics. “I think other departments may have different opinions about it. We seem to be okay scaling back a little bit.”

Smith explains that cuts to the lab fees were worse because, students pay those fees for courses such as statistics that are taught in a computer lab.

Despite these cuts, Smith asserts that students have not been affected directly by them.

Indirectly, Smith describes how the faculty development budget was cut in half and how that money has been used in the past to send students to conferences.

The psychology department was also affected by the budget cuts with an operating budget cut by 38 percent. Donald Leitner, chair of psychology, believes that the students have not yet been impacted by these cuts.

“My colleagues and I are working very hard to make sure that the quality of the pedagogy is not impacted, so we’re trying to make sure students and their education are unharmed by these budget reductions,” said Leitner.

Smaller programs, such as the St. Joe’s Africana studies program, have also been affected by these cuts.

Beginning the year at an operating budget of $2,317, by the end of January, the Africana studies budget was cut by $1,864, leaving a total operating budget of $453.

These cuts came right before the Africana studies film series and Black History Month.

Aisha Lockridge, Ph.D., assistant professor of English and director of Africana Studies, said that because of cuts, funding was needed from Office of Multicultural Life, Office of Institutional Diversity, and donations to make sure the film series could still occur.

Lockridge expressed concern that these cuts make it harder to promote the diversity aspect of St. Joe’s mission.

“If you say that you want to have diversity in all of its forms and you want to give students as many opportunities and touchstones to have that as possible, eradicating programs like this is the antithesis of doing that,” said Lockridge.

Robert R. Daniel, Ph.D., chair of modern and classical languages and member of the steering committee for Africana studies, believes the cuts have a negative meaning for the university.

He said that the students at St. Joe’s who have not had significant interaction with African American culture or people might be able to get that interaction through the Africana studies program.

“Africana studies is one of the ways in which we exercise expanding our horizons and demonstrate that we’re a university open to and friendly toward diversity, and if you then cut entirely that budget, it has a symbolic value,” said Daniel.

According to Joseph A. DiAngelo, dean of The Haub School of Business, HSB ultimately returned $1.2 million in savings, revenue, and budget cuts. This was done by roughly $480,000 coming from HSB graduate programs and business evening adult undergraduate programs. In addition, $390,000 came from donations and fundraising taken out of the HSB budget and put into endowment. Lastly, another $380,000 came from cuts from the HSB graduate, undergraduate, and Executive Education budgets.

With these previous mistakes and optimistic enrollment projections for next year, some faculty members are afraid this process of a shortfall and then subsequent budget cuts will repeat itself. But can the academic departments take another round of cuts?

“Well, I think that senior administration have been really clear that this year and next are going to be are very tight based on that flat tuition revenue,” explained Lunardi.

“I think the faculty are certainly worried that there is going to be a continuing cycle of shortfall and budget cuts, and I don’t think we can survive another round of budget cuts of this magnitude and continue to turn out a quality pedagogical product, and I think that’s what everybody is really concerned about,” said Leitner.

As it is, some faculty members feel as though this round of cuts was too much.

“Those calls were ultimately up to the deans of each school working with his or her chairs so I’m reluctant to characterize what they did in the best interest of their schools,” responded Lunardi.

In addition to increasing the size of the incoming class of freshmen, other possible options on the table include reducing the number of adjuncts, raising caps on course enrollment, eliminating faculty development grants – including sabbaticals – and further expense reductions to increase revenue.

Smithson, senior vice president, met with the chairs of the CAS and the HSB to discuss the university budget climate on Feb. 17 “And it’s all the questions that everyone’s been asking,” said Lunardi. “How did we get here, why didn’t we know it sooner, was there an error, should some person or persons be held accountable, what’s the department by department breakdown, et cetera.”

Despite these budget cuts, faculty members maintain that these cuts will not impact their students.

University President C. Kevin Gillespie, ’72, S.J., was not available to comment before press time, and University Provost Brice Wachterhauser, Ph.D., was unable to be reached.

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Editorial Winter weather creates confusion on Hawk Hill Editor in Chief Garrett Miley ’15 MANAGING EDITOR Cat Coyle ’16 COPY CHIEF Molly Grab ’17 Business Director Teddy Ryan ’16 Faculty Adviser Dan Reimold News editor Erin Raftery ’15 ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Katryna Perera ’16 OPINIONS EDITOR Joseph Cerrone ’14 FEATURES EDITOR Karen Funaro ’16 Connie Lunanova ’16 A&E EDITOR Caoimhe Nagle ’15 FASHION EDITOR Gillian Murphy ’14 FOOD EDITOR Katie Smith ’15 HEALTH EDITOR Gianna Melendez ’16 SPORTS EDITOR C.J. DeMille ’16 ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Nate Vancil ’16 LAYOUT EDITOR Andrew Nguyen ’17 PHOTO EDITOR Shannon Adams ’16

As the snow days pile up, the university community has responded with varying levels of success For many students on Hawk Hill, one of the most pleasant childhood memories is awakening on a cold winter morning to discover that an overnight storm has blanketed the town in snow. While getting a snow day is often a source of excitement for students, the continuous series of winter storms that have recently hit Saint Joseph’s University have gone from enjoyable to downright frustrating. While the first few days off carried with them a sense of surprise and novelty, by now most students and professors are ready to get back to work and establish a routine for the semester. Despite the inconvenience of the situation, the university’s response has revealed numerous strengths and weaknesses in our preparedness for weather emergencies.

A common complaint among students has been the university’s bizarre timetable for informing us of delays or cancellations. While Penn, Temple, and other Philadelphia universities often make their announcement around 10 or 11 p.m. the night before, St. Joe’s has become notorious for leaving the call until the early hours of the morning.

While this is done in part to give administrators more time to assess the weather conditions, it seems ridiculous that this decision cannot be made sooner. When the city government is shut down and the governor has declared a state of emergency, the university should stop wasting time and just cancel classes. This complaint is not an attempt to gain any more days off; it is instead based in a true and legitimate concern for the safety of the members of the community. Postponing the cancellation announcements to 6 a.m., or possibly later, is extremely inconsiderate to faculty, staff, commuter students, and all those who

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Furthermore, the administration must be more realistic about the dangers posed by holding classes in inclement weather, as sometimes conditions on campus put students at risk. The epitome of this situation was Wed., Feb. 5, when students and professors trekked to campus only to be faced with falling ice, slippery paths, and numerous barricades blocking the South Walk and Lapsley Lane. The absurdity of the situation was only compounded when we received emails recommending that we adopt a shelter-in-place approach, even though we were told to attend classes. While we appreciate the importance of having as few snow days as possible, this priority should not result in the havoc that ensued that day. Overall, each decision should be made with an independent mindset, focusing solely on the current weather conditions without taking into account other factors, such as the total number of snow days we have accumulated thus far.

Despite these negative aspects of our weather response, we have also witnessed numerous strengths as well. Our facilities staff has done an excellent job of clearing paths, plowing parking lots, and responding to the seemingly constant snowfall. Student services such as the Campion Dining Hall and the gym have remained open on days off, offering students a way to remain productive despite the snow. Additionally, the operator of the @saintjosephs Twitter handle, Jeff Martin, has done a fantastic job of keeping the university community updated with the most recent information, while also adding an appropriate dose of humor in his tweets. Lastly, many professors have recognized that this situation has been overwhelming for students, and have adjusted their class schedules and assignment due dates accordingly.

Overall, the St. Joe’s community has done a decent job of dealing with the unusual weather. While many improvements can be made, we’ve fared well during the first half of the winter. Hopefully the worst is behind us.

—The Hawk Staff

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New minors add to depth of academic offerings Even admist the university’s financial crisis, our community has moved forward in expanding the academic opportunities presented to students. Motivated by our identity as a liberal arts university, Saint Joseph’s University has recently added several new programs, including minors in Chinese language and culture, advertising and public relations, sports marketing, entertainment marketing, and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). This expansion in our academic offerings will bring great benefits to students on campus and is a bright spot among the otherwise negative news that has been circulating around the university in recent weeks.

Galloway wins Big 5 Player of the Week for sixth time in career Langston Galloway, senior forward on the men’s basketball team, took the top spot as the Big 5 Player of the Week. This is the second time this season, and sixth time overall, that Galloway has received this honor.

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The Hawk invites you to share your Six Word Memoir, reflecting on where you’re from, where you’re going, and what’s been important to you in between!

All you need are six words.

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Students and faculty begin to feel effects of budget cuts Members of the St. Joe’s community have begun to feel the effects of an across-the-board cut in department budgets. Due to the budget shortfall incurred last fall, all areas of the university were forced to take a 4.2 percent cut in their expenditures, beginning immediately. While larger programs may be able to weather this change, many smaller ones, such as Africana Studies, have been decimated by the cuts. With uncertainty about when these cuts will be reversed, many programs have been forced to scale back their plans for the semester. This has included cancelling planned events and speakers, which add depth to the academic environment on campus.

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Attendance policies preserve hallmarks of Jesuit education

We came to St. Joe’s to get the most of a Jesuit, liberal arts education. If a professorimposed attendance policy will help me do this, I’m perfectly okay with it.”

CAT COYLE ’16 Managing Editor

Like many other institutions of higher education, Saint Joseph’s University does not enforce an attendance policy at a school-wide level. However, despite the lack of a universal attendance code, most professors put in place an attendance policy of their own, allowing their students to miss three to five classes before their grade is impacted.

While some professors allow more skips for excused reasons (a doctor’s note, funeral, etc.), others will count these absences against a student’s grade.

Many students take this as an opportunity to decide their weekly class attendance schedule for themselves, with some students “maxing out” their skips for every class each semester.

Some St. Joe’s professors have no limit on the amount of absences missed before an impact on a grade is seen. At large, state-run schools, this is the norm. I often hear from friends at Penn State or Ohio State who only make it to a class 10 times in a semester, because there is no obligation to attend. Save for days with written exams or due dates of mid-term papers, they get nothing from going to class.

I have heard my fellow Hawks complain about this many times—they wonder why their grade is damaged by missing a few classes, while their friends in similar classes at larger universities skate by without a problem.

But I didn’t come to St. Joe’s to not know my professor’s name by the end of the semester. I came to St. Joe’s to sit in a circle with the English department chair and 11 other students discussing Odysseus’ journey home. I came to St. Joe’s to be invited with the rest of my class to my chemistry professor’s home for spaghetti dinner on the last Thursday night of the semester.

Yes, it is frustrating to be tied to class attendance almost as if we were in high school, but here, there is a major difference. If you are interested in forging these essential bonds with your professor and with your classmates, you must attend class.

Some people complain that St. Joe’s students are “babied” by professor-enforced attendance policies, but I tend to think the contrary is true. It’s completely up to the student to attend class, but their grade will be affected if they do not. If you truly care about your education, you will take advantage of class time.

To me, education is not about memorizing facts and dates and names. The classes that I have gotten the most out of have been the ones in which my professors took a minute to tell me about themselves.

The classes for which I stopped by my professor’s office hours a few times and got to know them were the ones I know I will never forget. If I didn’t have to attend class, I have no doubt that I would have missed out on these moments. I would never know that Dr. Norberg is obsessed with Herman Melville, and that Fr. Feeney’s favorite city in the whole world is London.

These facts may seem insignificant, but the entire point of university-level education is mentorship. We are learning from these professors— from their travel experiences to their children’s names to the knowledge they have accumulated on religious conflict in Nigeria.

If we are not present to soak up this information, we miss out on a vital part of education. We may be able to recover the information on African ethnicities by reading our required texts in our dorm rooms, but we will never hear what our professor learned during his semester spent in Ghana.

We came to St. Joe’s to get the most out of a Jesuit, liberal arts education. If a professorimposed attendance policy will help me do this, I’m perfectly okay with it.

How do you feel about the attendance policies enforced by professors at St. Joe’s? Let us know on Twitter @sjuhawknews !

Letters to the Editor

Comments in Feb. 12 “Over/Under” with Professor Robert Teti draw criticism from faculty To the Editor,

In the Features section of the February 12 issue of The Hawk, Professor Robert Teti, CPA, was profiled in the weekly “Over/ Under” column. After publication, numerous members of the university community voiced their concern over several of Teti’s comments.

To the Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to formally apologize to all of the members of the Saint Joseph’s University community, and especially to the faculty and students of the College of Arts and Sciences. My remarks that appeared in the February 12 edition of The Hawk were insensitive, hurtful, embarrassing, ignorant, and completely out of line. My intention was not to be disrespectful or malicious; none the less, I am truly sorry for the aggravation that I caused. Please accept my apology. I am too old to be learning lessons, but I learned one this past week.

Thank you.

Bob Teti, CPA

Recently, The Hawk’s “Over/Under” column featured an interview with Professor Robert Teti. Buried within the list of seemingly benign questions about Yo-Yos, Water Beds, and Ice Cream Trucks was a disturbing and perhaps under-reported response. Asked about the household cleaning tool Swiffers, Professor Teti responded, “What’s a Swiffer? I have a lady at my house that takes care of all that stuff. It’s called ‘my wife.’”

First a brief caveat: I do not know Professor Teti; I have never met him. It is certainly possible that there is more to this response than is laid out in The Hawk article. But looking at the statement as it appears (apart from the question of Professor Teti’s character), it is both misogynist and sexist.

The statement here turns on the idea that it is funny to suggest a woman’s proper place is in the home, that his wife is merely a tool for cleaning. Presumably Professor Teti thinks it is amusing to compare his wife, and by implication all women, to cleaning tools. This type of speech, for me, crosses the line, from a poor attempt at humor to definitively misogynist and sexist – even borderline hate – speech.

Now I am sure a good number of people would like to suggest that this is simply a “joke,” that I am making too much of a small remark. But one of the things that I always try to teach my students is that power constitutes itself not only through explicit acts of violence, but also in speech acts, comments that implicitly accept stereotypes and marginalize, belittle, silence, and trivialize demographic groups.

Half of our students are women, a good portion of my colleagues are women. What does it say about Professor Teti that

he thinks it is okay to marginalize those individuals, presumably for a few laughs? If a student of mine had made these remarks in class, we would have an extended discussion about speech, humor, and sexism. Presumably if this joke were made in Teti’s class he would laugh?

Now I can already hear the objection from students who have had Teti: “But I like him, he is a good teacher,” or from his friends, “I know him; he is a nice guy.” But this isn’t about Teti’s treatment of any individual female student or colleague, but rather his belief that it is okay to make sexist comments. I wouldn’t be comfortable recommending that one of my female advisees take his class, knowing at best he thinks “women as tools” is an appropriate source for a joke, and at worst truly thinks women’s proper role is as a wife serving men’s cleaning needs.

But let’s be clear: this isn’t about Professor Teti, not really, although I would suggest that his comments call into question his ability to teach both men and women in an environment where their work, intelligence, and value as an individual is respected. Rather, the real question is how do we as a community respond to sexist and misogynist behavior? And equally as important, what is it about our community that signals to individuals that this type of behavior is okay? What can we do to build a more inclusive, less sexist community? I think we should be called on to engage these questions, to build a community where this type of behavior is unacceptable, where professors model for students the type of inclusive behavior we want them to demonstrate in the world.

David Parry, Ph.D. Chair of the communications studies department

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Tips for getting through a bad hair day Amanda Leithead ’17 Hawk Staff

It’s one of those mornings.

You wake up to the blaring of your alarm clock, roll out of bed, and stumble to the nearest mirror – when what to your wandering eyes should appear, but hair beyond repair.

It’s a bad hair day.

These especially rough days happen to the best of us. It affects boys and girls, both young and old; if you have hair on your head, you are bound to experience a bad hair day at some point in your life. Bad hair days love to surprise. You go to bed thinking that you are on good terms with your hair, only to find in the morning that you are, in fact, definitely not. Your hair has suddenly moved into positions that you didn’t know were even possible, and it isn’t willing to succumb to your brush.

Other days, you may know exactly what you will be waking up to. For example, if you haven’t washed your hair in a week, don’t be surprised when you wake up to a bad hair day.

If you’re not nice to your hair, your hair will not be nice to you. Regardless of the cause, a bad hair day is a bad hair day, and on these distressing days, your hair is simply not your friend.

However, before you crawl back into your bed in desperation, there is hope. Due to technological innovations, managing bad hair days is easier than ever before. Although they simply cannot be prevented, they can be treated.

When determining which method to use when treating your bad hair day, it is important to first ask yourself the question: How much time do I have? In college, time is everything. Luckily, college students are masters of time. They skillfully waste hours away in procrastination, yet manage to accomplish hours of work in the mere minutes before it’s due. Bad hair days are no exception. However, minutes do matter when treating bad hair.

Each method can be effective, but it’s important to know if you have the time to execute it.

Once you’ve checked your watch, it is time to determine your course of action.

#1: The Hat Method This popular method works well for everyone, both boys and girls alike. Simply select your favorite hat and place it on top of your head. Ta-da! Nobody can see your bad hair day - they can’t see your hair at all! You’re also able to flaunt your style through your hat choice. Some fashion suggestions include: beanie, top hat, Jeff cap, cowboy hat, and snapback. If you’d like to show some school spirit while rocking your bad hair day, the St. Joe’s bookstore sells a variety of hats to meet your needs. #2: The Ponytail Method Caution: Hair length is a very important factor for use. This method is most useful for girls, but if some of you boys out there are feeling creative, go for it! Unless your bad hair day has reached scary proportions, it can usually be tamed with an elastic band. Throw your hair into a nice ponytail, bun, or braid. You get bonus points if you can be creative with your hair styling. With just a few simple maneuvers, you just may get complimented on your bad hair day. #3: The Product Method Bad hair days have been happening since the beginning of time. Luckily, hair products have been created for the sole purpose of curing these days. Throw on a dab of whatever product is needed, and you’ll be good to go. #4: The Scissors Method This method involves some drastic measures, so think carefully before executing. If you’ve been experiencing many bad hair days, you may want to consult your hair dresser about the possibility of creating a new ’do that’s easy to manage. A fresh haircut not only cuts down bad hair days, but also can also make you feel like a new person.

No matter which method you choose to fix your bad hair day, you cannot go wrong.

The good news is that we have all experienced these days, and thus can support each other through the struggle. Remember that your hair is only one part of your beautiful self. If your hair isn’t your friend for the day, focus on flaunting all of the other wonderful things that you’ve got going on.

The best of Aaron Carter Looking back at five of the pop star’s music videos

Photos courtesy Aaron Carter Official Facebook Page

Maggie McHale ’17 Hawk Staff

Aaron Carter is a fairly well-known star whose heyday was in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was the epitome of teenybopper pop with his upbeat, catchy songs and extreme cuteness factor. From 1998 to about 2002, Carter captured the hearts of tween girls around the world.

Carter’s most popular songs (Aaron’s Party, That’s How I Beat Shaq, Oh Aaron!) have been released with music videos; some succeed in capturing the upbeat lyrics of his songs, while others are too corny to watch. As the student body anticipates Carter’s arrival on Feb. 22, let’s take a look back at some of his most defining videos:

5. “Leave it up to Me”

This song showcases Carter’s rapping ability at its finest. Released in 2001, “Leave it up to Me” is catchy and likeable while still maintaining its place in the teenybopper pop genre. The video opens with Carter on a class trip to a museum, and as he’s passing the next exhibit, he sees a door that says “Restricted.” So, naturally, he decides to go in. As he enters, Carter transitions from average schoolboy to pop star. The video includes great group choreography, and even has “Pop Star Aaron” transform into a cartoon about halfway through. The song itself is definitely one of Carter’s best, and the video is a great display of how Carter’s synchronized dancing will never fail to start a party.

4. “I Want Candy”

This iconic song was released in 2001 and has now become easily identifiable and synonymous with Carter. It’s catchy beyond belief, and epitomizes teenybopper pop.

However, it is listed as No. 4 because the “official music video” is just his performance on the Disney Channel show, Lizzie McGuire. On the show, Carter performs on a Christmas-decorated set, while characters from the show dance in the background. The song itself is a teenybopper legend, but the video is ultimately a letdown.

3. “Oh, Aaron!” (Featuring Nick Carter and No Secrets)

This 2000 song kicks off with an incredibly appealing backing track. Carter sings about telling his friends that his brother Nick is in the Backstreet Boys, and thus, ultimately promises all of them concert tickets. Somehow, Carter ends up needing 3,000 tickets, which Nick says is an impossible request. The girl group No Secrets provides the chorus, singing about how Carter constantly causes mishaps. The video adds visual to the lyrics, emphasizing Carter’s apparent ability to promise favors that he cannot keep. The song and video end with Aaron Carter serving as the opening act for Nick’s show in order to have his favor paid.

2. “That’s How I Beat Shaq”

Released in 2000, this song tells of Carter’s encounter with basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal, and how he played him in a one-on-one basketball game. He brags about his amazing act of defeating Shaq. The video is mainly Carter on a basketball court, both playing against Shaq and dancing. He continues bragging and insists that it all happened, but the end of the video and song reveal that it was all a dream. Overall, the song is a quality track andone of Carter’s most recognizable hits.

1. “Aaron’s Party (Come and Get It)”

This song has to be No. 1. It is one of the first, if not the first, song that comes to mind when thinking of Aaron Carter. Carter pseudo-raps about throwing a house party while his parents go out. The party grows to be too large and out of control, and Carter’s parents eventually come home while the party is still happening, at which point they immediately punish him. The video takes place at a house and shows Carter performing at various locations at the party. About two minutes in, the video shifts to an outdoor dance sequence.

The song itself is extremely catchy and iconic in the teenybopper music world, and can (or should) be deemed as Carter’s best hit.

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The man behind the screen

Jeff Martin, the voice of the Saint Joseph’s Twitter Account

Photo by Shannon Adams ’16

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APPENING?

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or many of us on Hawk Hill, Twitter has become the number one source for getting information.

Besides using Twitter to follow friends and celebrities, it’s not uncommon for someone to scroll through a Saint Joseph’s University student’s Twitter account and find a tweet from the university’s official page. Students often engage in conversation with the account, tweeting back and forth to find out an update regarding a snow day, to complain about the shuttle service, or to learn what events are taking place on campus; no matter what the query, the Saint Joseph’s Twitter account is there to help.

But who is responsible for answering students and alum alike on the Twitter page? His name is Jeffrey Martin, ’04. He is the Associate Director of Web Communications here at St. Joe’s, and yes, he gets paid – tweeting is literally his job.

Jeff Martin, a St. Joe’s alum, started at the university by working as an intern for Joe Lunardi, now the associate vice president of communications. As an intern, he wrote press releases, feature stories, and an online daily events digest. When his internship ended in the fall of 2004, Martin was offered a position at the university.

“Just as my internship was running out, the guy who

was running the news department website went up to IT, and Joe [Lunardi] asked, ‘Do you know enough about computers that you could run our news website?’ and I lied and said, ‘Yes,’” explained Martin. “So I’ve been working here pretty much since the day I graduated, and it’s just about the best thing I could ever possibly do, because I never want to leave St. Joe’s.”

Martin first created the Saint Joseph’s University Twitter account in 2009 after hearing about the website from his sister. Initially, Martin used Twitter just to share important news headlines, as well as emergency updates. But as time went on and Twitter became increasingly popular, that began to change.

“As we started growing an audience, I started interacting more and more with people,” said Martin. “I think that maybe the thing that turned the corner with the way I treat the Twitter now is last year when the new pope was elected; I took one of our ‘That’s the Magis’ ads and I photoshopped it to say ‘When the new pope is Jesuit, that’s the Magis’ and then put our logo on the bottom, and that was seen by hundreds of thousands of people. So St. Joe’s and social media went from interacting with about 10 people a week, to a couple hundred people a week.”

Now, with nearly 7,000 followers, Martin has found that the real value of Twitter is in interacting with others.

“I try my best to always tweet with people throughout the day, and that’s how I like to treat Twitter,” explained Martin. “It’s a conversation with people… if you actually

interact with people, that could be just as powerful a part of your brand as your logo, or mission statement; it’s how you actually interact with people in the world.”

Martin says that he was inspired to transform the way he treats Twitter by an inspirational quote he heard by marketing expert Scott Stratten at the Higher Ed Web Association Conference. “[Stratten said] ‘There’s not any return on investment in just BEING on Twitter, there’s return on investment of being interesting and noteworthy on Twitter,’ and after hearing that, that’s when I decided to go full force and start fully interacting with students and everybody who tweets at us, so that’s how we got to where we are today,” said Martin.

Martin is the only person tweeting from the account, with the exception of some emergency alerts.

“We used to have alumnae that used to have access to the Twitter account, but as we’ve gone on, we have realized that the audience for Twitter is much, much younger, and so it’s more useful for me to talk to people on Twitter than one of the alum to talk to people on Twitter,” said Martin.

When asked how he deals with many of the St. Joe’s parody accounts that appear on Twitter that sometimes can even be offensive, Martin spoke about the importance of not engaging with them.

“My response to that is that we have to be louder than them. If you acknowledge the parody account and how bad it is, people are going to go find it. But if you don’t point it out, then it can just be left there to grow much slower than if you pointed it out, and some of them just grew so slowly that they just gave up,” explained Martin.

Students also are known to tweet complaints to Martin about various things, such as Campion Dining Hall’s menu or the shuttle not running. Martin responds to these tweets too, and wants students to know that he can relate.

“A lot of people will tweet us and say, ‘you really gotta get this shuttle figured out,’ or, ‘ I waited 45 minutes and then the shuttle drove past me without letting me on.’ I feel badly about it, but there’s also not a lot I can do about it…I want to be honest and say ‘that’s unacceptable, and we’ll pass it up to Public Safety,’ so that’s what I said last week when I got a bunch of those [tweets]…I sent the tweets to the director of Public Safety and said there’s some sort of problem with the shuttle,” said Martin.

Martin also interacts with prospective students, for he feels that it’s truly important to engage in conversation with anyone who shows interest in the university.

“If people who are looking to come here are on Twitter and they are tweeting at us, that means that they’re interested in us, and so I want to try and tweet back as much as possible to show that we’re also interested in them,” said Martin.

Martin does not have a specific number of tweets lined up to send out each day. He does his best not to overwhelm followers with too many tweets, and so far he hasn’t.

“St. Joe’s doesn’t really have a lot to say, I mean we are not a comedian; we don’t have to put out a joke every hour.

So I tweet when there is something that needs to be said,” said Martin.

As the man behind St. Joe’s Twitter, Jeff Martin plays an important role in the social media presence of the university, and will continue to interact with students on a daily basis to keep the community updated and help out however he can.

Emily Tsurumaki ’17 Special to The Hawk

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The app breaks down a language into mini-game lessons that get increasingly more difficult. Each lesson needs to be passed in order to unlock the next one. You have four lives for each lesson, and if you lose all four lives before the end of the lesson, then you must restart it. It is very interactive and tests your reading, writing, and speaking skills.

The app also sends you daily reminders to practice the language. Overall, you can learn up to 2,000 vocabulary words, making Duolingo an easy and quick way to learn a language.

If you use Duolingo, you are also rewarded with badges after each lesson you successfully complete. Show off to all of your friends and family that you learned a new language while they were sitting around all day. Well, what are you waiting for? Go to the iTunes or Android store today, download Duolingo, and start learning a new language!

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This week, The Hawk was fortunate enough to talk with Joseph Feeney, S.J., and discover that he is on Facebook, would never try skateboarding, and was a bit of a rebel as a kid (he never waited an hour before swimming, even after he had just eaten).

CONNIE LUNANUOVA ’16 Features Editor Kindles- “I think they’re very fine. I don’t have one. I think for my purposes and uses, I don’t need one. They’re very fine and deserve the attention that they get, so yes, they’re well-hyped.”

Segways- “The thing that you put two feet on and roll? Yeah, I know what they are. I think I’ve seen one once, I mean I see almost nothing in the papers or on TV, so I don’t see them being rated one way or the other. Possibly police use [them] for chasing. But to me, segways are simply non-issues and nonentities.”

Facebook- “It’s very popular, I’m on it, but I simply respond. There are two, I call them my honorary nephews in England, that invited me to be on Facebook and I could not say no. So, I never initiate anything on Facebook, but when I get their messages I respond and I read down. So you know, I’m on Facebook, but am not a very active participant.

It’s fine; it’s a good way of telling people what you’re doing. I wonder for some people if it takes up too much time. It’s sound bite inefficient, and in that sense it’s also unthinking and unintellectual.”

Proms- “Mine was a long time ago, in a totally different culture. I had my junior prom in 1951, my senior prom in 1952, which is that about 500 years ago? 450? 500? They were quite delightful nights and they’re important nights for people finishing high school. So it’s a landmark in the social development and the life of a high school junior, and especially a high school senior. So, I think they deserve to be highly rated.”

Skateboards- “I mean I remember a wonderful guy that graduated last year, Chris Young, always skateboarded around the campus. Bright as all get out and on the crew team and a first rate student. I admire people that have the balance to do it. I would be one of the funniest things in the world on a skateboard, and I’m sure that I would end up, you know, being taken to a hospital with five concussions and seven broken legs. But it looks like fun; the people enjoy it very much. I see them going down the hill from Barbelin, down to 54th Street, and it’s fun. I enjoy watching it and certainly the people enjoy doing it.”

One Direction- “I don’t know them. I think I often tell my students that if I’m writing or I just want to air out my head, I watch television and I just surf. Just precisely to air out my head and every once in a while I end up with Big Time Rush. And it’s fun to watch; it’s silly. I don’t take it seriously, nobody takes it seriously, but it’s pleasant enough, and…the rare moments when they sing are pleasant enough. I’m a classical music freak, so if people like them, then what the heck?”

Rubik’s Cubes- “I’m one of the people that has a deep seeded sense of order. I have a mathematical mind, and I was once thinking of majoring in mathematics, but my love is always literature. So, I like the organized quality, but that’s not my way of playing. I have a Rubik’s cube that somebody gave me, but it’s simply sitting there in my bookcase, unused, un-cubed, un-squished, and un-squashed.”

Yodeling- “If I were in the Alps, it would be very nice. The Alps are beautiful. I remember once flying from London to Rome and flying over what I thought were lovely white clouds. And I remember going, ‘Oh, what lovely white clouds,’ and then going, ‘Oh, they’re Alps!’ and it was just wonderful. I’ve taken the train through the Alps and they’re gorgeous. I don’t listen to yodeling, it’s fine, but it’s not something that I enjoy. [yodels] Excuse me.”

Swimming immediately after eating – “As a kid, I’ve certainly gone swimming; I’ve gone in the ocean. It’s never seemed important enough for me to pay attention to it. I never thought of it as a risk. I mean, I’m sure there’s probably some medical data behind it, but I’ve never been a real swimmer.”

THIS/THAT: Computer/Typewriter – “Computer, of course, because I wrote my dissertation on a typewriter, I finished my Ph.D. in 1971. When I write, I continue on and then stop and I look back and I see four paragraphs from where I am, something that I want to change. On a typewriter, I had to go back, redo that page, and then I had to type everything else that I liked that came after it. On a computer, I could go back and change it and continue on. Oh, it’s just quantum-ly blissful.”

Early Riser/Late Sleeper- “It depends on what day and how tired I am. My alarm is normally set for 6:15 a.m. But particularly on a Saturday, I just don’t set my alarm and it’s blissful. Now, I can easily do nine hours [of sleep]. When I was a teenager, my record was thirteen, I remember that very well. I could never do thirteen now. I can easily do nine, nine and a half on a Saturday morning, and I love it.”

Fruit/Vegetables- “Fruit. It tastes good. I want vegetables with my meal, but if you say which do you enjoy more, fruit. I got hooked in London of all strange places on very fresh mangoes, and when I was visiting a professor at Santa Clara, a Jesuit university in California – delightful community, very fine university – and once or twice they had mangoes for lunch. Did you ever eat a mango? If you eat it, your arms just get sort of orangey. It’s very sweet and sort of juicy. Your arms are orange from your hand down to your elbow, but it’s delicious.”

West Coast/East Coast –“I’m an East Coast kid. I’ve taught a semester at Santa Clara, which is a 45 minute drive over the Pacific Ridge Mountains to Santa Cruz, and writing my Hopkins book, I spent a semester there, also. So, I spent basically two semesters at Santa Clara. I like San Francisco, I like Seattle very much, and I spent a semester there teaching when I was writing a book. But … I grew up in Germantown in Philadelphia. As a kid, I went to New York countless times, I went to Washington a number of times [as a] grammar school, high school kid, and I love it.

So, I’m an East Coast person.”

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A day in Pompeii:

MADELINE BORSARI ’15 Special to the Hawk CAOIMHE NAGLE ’15 Arts and Entertainment Editor

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ncient Rome is no longer two millennia in the past; it is right here in Philadelphia. Capitalizing on the recent interest in the volcanic eruption that annihilated the ancient city of Pompeii, Philadelphia’s own Franklin Institute is housing an exhibit centering on the city and that fateful day in A.D. 79.

The journey back in time begins with an opportunity to pose for a photograph in front of a green-screen onto which an ancient Italian scene is superimposed.

The pause for a photograph includes the chance to adorn gladiator gear and Roman clothing to make the experience more authentic. Striking a pose complete with a Roman helmet suits the exhibit’s goal for visitors to immerse themselves in Pompeii.

The exhibit is introduced with a short video detailing the absolute normality of the day Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. The video’s voiceover ominously bids visitors welcome to Pompeii as two heavily decorated wooden doors open electronically, revealing the first room.

The first room is designed to be a representation of a typical upper-class home in ancient Pompeii, complete with actual furnishings and artifacts from the site. From the lion carvings on the legs of tables to the tile arrangements of the walls, the intricacy of the designs made it difficult to remember the pieces were created over 2,000 years ago with ancient tools. The second room is a recreation of a Pompeii courtyard, complete with fountains and statues that would have stood in the open air. Pieces

Ancient Italy comes to Center City

of each work are missing or damaged, side effects of the traumatic natural disaster that claimed so many lives and buried a piece of history.

The aesthetic features of the exhibit continue to a room which features jewelry and gladiator armor, once worn by the men and women of Pompeii, whose faces are seen in several recovered statues. It is easy to disassociate from the devastating natural disaster that happened further back in the past than many people can fathom, but seeing the personal treasures of these ancient inhabitants with your own eyes is a staunch reminder that the people that wore them once lived and breathed.

The bracelets, helmets, and even bathtubs used by these ancient individuals reveal information about who they were.

While the artistic and philosophical passions of the ancient Roman city-state of Pompeii have received accolades for hundreds of years, one room reminds visitors that Romans were also inventors and scientists. As a port city, Pompeii was home to fisherman and others who depended on the sea for their livelihood. The influence of these people of Pompeii can still be seen today, as evident from the intricate water regulation system that was utilized by the city, which predated the modern water valve systems.

The highlights of the exhibit come in succession, a one-two punch of sensory and emotional stimulation.

Locked in a darkened theater with the sole source of

light the screen in front of visitors, the simulation of the day when Vesuvius erupted begins. The screen presents the view visitors would have had of the city and the ominous volcano had they been observing from a balcony instead of running for their lives. As time passes and the volcanic activity progresses, the ground beneath your feet shakes as the lights overhead flash, simulating the earthquake and thunderstorms that accompanied the eruption. The final scene visitors see onscreen is a torrent of thick ash flying towards you, represented by a wave of fog blasting through the actual room.

The emotional weight of the eruption is felt in the exhibit’s final room, where casts of several bodies, real people who lived and died in Pompeii, are featured. The figures are not the actual bodies; those remain at the site of the disaster in Italy, but rather are molds made from chalk and plaster. The figures, a group of men, a lone child, and several women, are posed in the same positions they were in at the very last seconds of their lives. It is a humbling scene, which creates a connection between the modern world and the past, reminding us of our mortality.

After the final exhibit room, guests are taken to a gift shop where various souvenirs can be purchased in remembrance of Vesuvius and the exhibit. The Franklin Institute’s Pompeii exhibit is a humanizing, yet educational experience you definitely don’t want to miss.

So long, bright eyes America says goodbye to its original sweetheart Photo courtesy of Creative Commons

“Good luck needs no explanation,” the late Shirley Temple Black, child star turned diplomat, once said about her esteemed career. It would seem unusual to speak of fortune when America has lost its most famous child star, but it goes to show that it was really us who were truly the lucky ones. Temple’s career in film spanned just over two decades, but her work has been treasured by generations. Her passing, due to natural causes at the age of 85, is not only felt by the baby boomer generation who grew up with her movies, but should also have an impact on the young people of today.

Temple’s storied career, propelled by a mother driven by her own dreams of Hollywood stardom, began at the age of three in 1931 when she joined the famed Meglin’s Dancing School, which also groomed fellow child star Judy Garland. Soon her talent and ringlet curls earned her a studio contract, a stipulation of the Hollywood studio system of the era that committed performers to certain studios. Temple’s charm onscreen won

CAOIMHE NAGLE ’15 Arts and Entertainment Editor her a place in the heart of America and cemented her status as one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars.

In the height of the Great Depression, the young actress was a symbol of hope, an opportunity to delve into a world of innocence and cheer. Her performances offered struggling people an escape from their harsh realities; an enormous responsibility for an actress of her age. Her impact on the downtrodden of the age is evident in the words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who saw her onscreen charisma as a way for the average American to “forget his troubles.”

Her impact on the film industry of her age is also undeniable, as she was at one time considered 20th Century Fox’s most valuable asset. Backed by a development team specifically coordinated to create and adapt storylines for the young starlet, Temple starred in over two dozen films, made at relatively little expense to the studios. In a time of economic recession, Hollywood survived on the back of a young girl with a knack for singing and dancing.

As a young girl with a bright smile and bouncing curls – 56 of them to be exact – Temple caught people’s attention. Her fame continued well after her career in Hollywood ended. She entered the world of politics in the late 1960s as an active participant in the Republican party of California. After an unsuccessful run for a congressional district in her home state of California, she was appointed the United States Representative to Ghana under President Gerald Ford, and later the nation’s Representative to Czechoslovakia under President George H.W. Bush. In between years of service, President Carter named Temple the first female Chief of Protocol to the U.S., where her duties involved advising the president and his cabinet on matters of international policy.

The former actress is one of the few examples of a successful transition from child star to adulthood. Her life after cinematic fame, in which she embraced her political positions and raised a family, is one of the rare instances where a young performer grew up without serious troubles. Her gradual withdrawal from the spotlight should serve as a guide for the child actors and actresses of today in their inevitable progressions into adulthood.

Temple’s excellence as a role model continued in to her adulthood. In 1972, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy in order to remove the tumor. In a time where public figures and women were not forthcoming with health issues, she became one of the first and most outspoken advocates for women’s health, publicly speaking out on preventative measures and her own experiences with cancer.

Shirley Temple’s passing marks the death of one of America’s most memorable screen figures. At the height of her fame, she was a beacon of hope for an emotionally depressed nation, a bloom of optimism in a hopeless era. Her grace extended into her adult career, much different from her childhood filled with singing and dancing, where she voiced her passions in a different forum. Her death evokes memories of an age where wholesome family entertainment was not characterized by animated films and laugh tracks, but was marked by the dedication of a young girl.

12 | Food

February 19, 2014

The Hawk KRISTEN PILKINGTON ’14 Hawk Staff

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hen your stomach growls with emotional hunger, often you focus on something in particular—comfort food. With the stress of balancing classes, work, and a social life, a lot of empty cravings take over your body. In order to avoid gaining that freshman (or even senior) 15, try to satisfy those cravings in a healthy way.

If you are a cookie craver, try this improvised cookie recipe: Ingredients:

Directions:

3 ripe bananas 2 cups rolled oats 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 teaspoons cinnamon ½ cup sugar substitute (Truvia, Stevia, or honey) ½ cup mini dark chocolate chips

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and prepare a baking sheet with wax paper.

2. Peel bananas and mash with a fork in a large mixing bowl.

3. Add the applesauce.

4. Stir in oats.

5. Mix in the vanilla, cinnamon, sugar substitute, and chocolate chips.

6. Spoon onto cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

Chocolate Chip Cookies Makes 20 cookies

If you crave French Fries, try making your own sweet potato fries with this recipe:

Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients:

1 sweet potato 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon olive oil

Serves 1

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F. 2. Peel the potato.

3. Cut into long strips.

4. In a large bowl, combine the potato and olive oil.

5. Sprinkle the salt over the fries and toss all ingredients together.

6. Spread the fries in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray or foil.

7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the fries are crisp.

Chocolate Gelato

If you are a chocolate ice cream craver, try this delicious and creamy gelato recipe: Ingredients:

Directions:

½ cup cocoa powder (milk or dark) 3 ½ cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/8 teaspoon salt

1. Put cocoa in medium bowl and whisk in 2/3 cup of almond milk until it is a smooth paste.

Makes 1 quart 2. Stir in vanilla.

3. In a medium saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt together.

4. Whisk in the remaining almond milk.

5. Over the medium heat, stir frequently with a wooden spoon until the mixture begins to simmer around the edges of the saucepan.

6. Make sure to constantly scrape the sides of the pan, and then, let it simmer for 2 ½ to 3 minutes to fully cook.

7. Scrape the hot mixture into the prepared cocoa and whisk until well blended.

8. Allow it to cool for 45 minutes.

9. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least three hours.

A tasty tour of Philadelphia Photo courtesty of Creative Commons

KATIE SMITH ’15 Food Editor

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alerie Beck is serious about chocolate.

The website for her business, Philadelphia Chocolate Tours, includes a stipulation that tours will run “in rain, snow, or shine, because chocolate tastes good in any kind of weather.” I certainly put that guarantee to the test by touring on one of the many snowy days of the semester.

A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Beck tasted her first piece of fine quality chocolate while studying abroad in Paris and discovered her passion to share artisan chocolate with others.

After graduation, she moved to Europe to practice law, while traveling the continent to increase her knowledge of the chocolate world. In 2005, she returned to her hometown of Chicago with the desire to delve deeper into the world of chocolate and encourage others to find their love for it as well. Beck began leading her friends on impromptu tours of her favorite shops and bakeries and eventually founded Chicago Chocolate Tours with the ultimate goal of creating a nationwide touring company. She has since established tours in Boston and Philadelphia.

Called “the sweetest tour in town,” Philadelphia Chocolate Tours provide a guided walking and tasting tour of the most unique chocolate shops that the city has to offer. While private tours are available for family outings, office socials, or bridal parties, the organization offers public tours Tuesdays through Sundays that focus on the neighborhoods surrounding Center City, Rittenhouse Square, Reading Terminal Market, and Old City. The tours run anywhere from one and a half to two and a half hours and include roughly five or six chocolate shops. Each shop provides samples for tourists to taste their best chocolate, and most offer a discount to participants that want to buy something sweet.

My tour ran on a Sunday afternoon, and I was able to see a number of shops and cafes in the Center City and Rittenhouse Square areas. The first two stops on the tour were located inside Reading Terminal Market. The first, the Famous Fourth Street Cookie Company, is known for its homemade, award-winning chocolate chip cookies. Having planned for our arrival, the owner pulled these gooey cookies out of the oven just as we entered Reading Terminal. The warm, melt-in-your-mouth cookie rivaled the recipes of my mother and grandmother (though I won’t tell them that!). Other cookie varieties included peanut butter cookies, chocolate macadamia nut cookies, black and white cookies, and snickerdoodles; for me, however, nothing could

top the good ol’ favorite, chocolate chip.

The second stop in the terminal was the Pennsylvania General Store, hidden in the back, away from the crowds. There, I tried Wilbur Buds—the precursor to the Hershey Kiss. Molded milk chocolate in a squatter shape, the Wilbur Bud was first made in 1893 in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The tour guide explained that Wilbur’s headquarters was originally only twenty miles from the Hershey factory and that the two chocolatiers were friends and shared similar ideas. The tour guide also let us try the Pennsylvania General Store’s dark chocolate scrapple—which thankfully has nothing to do with the meat product. This scrapple consists of the leftover pretzels, popcorn, caramels, and nuts from the factory’s production, tossed in dark chocolate and left to harden into a bark. While dark chocolate scrapple may sound like too many competing tastes, it contains five delicious ingredients, all thrown together— what could be bad about it? I certainly left the store with half a pound to take with me!

The next stop on our tour took us to 13th Street and Locust to find Marcie Blaine Artisanal Chocolates. Located within Verde—an adorable store filled with tons of unique accessories and clothing items—Marcie Blaine offers dozens of truffles that are handmade on site. All of Blaine’s ingredients come from local Lancaster County, and her chocolates are inspired by Mexican, Spanish, and Mediterranean spices. You can see this in the number of truffles mixed with ingredients such as chili powder, cardamom, and curry. I left with a few “Red Eye” truffles, infused with coffee beans from La Colombe, a local coffee company.

Next, the tour moved down a few blocks to Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland, the only Swiss chocolatiers in the city. Each of the store’s chocolates are authentically made in the Swiss Alps and are shipped to the store each morning. While they are a bit pricy for a college student’s budget, I must admit that the champagne truffle I sampled was easily the best chocolate I have eaten in my 21 years of life; a little fancier than my typical Peanut M&Ms or Nutella.

Finally, our last stop was Capogiro Gelato Artisans, located in Rittenhouse Square. As the name suggests, Capogiro is a fully stocked coffee house and café that serves handmade gelato packed with local ingredients. The tour was able to try a number of flavors, the most memorable of which were their grapefruit and hazelnut chocolate, though I imagine you couldn’t go wrong with any of them. There are three other locations throughout the city—Center City, South Philadelphia, and University City—if you want to give their gelato a try! I certainly tasted all of the flavors they offered. Philadelphia Chocolate Tours is an exciting and innovative way to experience chocolate in a way you never have before.

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14| Sports

Week

February 19, 2014

The Hawk A-10 Men’s Basketball Standings

in review

Women’s basketball had a come from behind 89-75 win over George Mason. Senior guard Erin Shields set a new career high with 29 points on 7-11 from three. Junior guard Natasha Cloud had a double-double with 16 points and 12 assists.

A-10 Women’s Basketball Standings

A-10 Overall Saint Louis 10 - 0 23 - 2 VCU 8 - 3 20 - 6 Saint Joseph’s 7 - 3 17 - 7 Richmond 7 - 3 17 - 8 Massachusetts 7 - 4 20 - 5 George Washington 7 - 4 19 - 6 Dayton

5 - 5 17 - 8 St. Bonaventure 5 - 6 15 - 10 La Salle 4 - 6 12 - 12 Duquesne 3 - 8 11 - 13 Rhode Island 2 - 9 11 - 15 Fordham 2 - 9 9 - 15 George Mason 2 - 9 9 – 16

A-10 Overall Dayton

11 - 1 St. Bonaventure 9 - 3 Fordham 9 - 4 George Washington 9 - 4 Saint Joseph’s 8 - 4 Duquesne 8 - 4 VCU

7 - 6 La Salle 7 - 6 Richmond 5 - 7 Saint Louis 5 - 7 Rhode Island 2 - 11 George Mason 1 - 12 Massachusetts 0 - 12

18 - 5 20 - 7 20 - 6 18 - 8 19 - 6 16 - 9 19 - 7 12 - 13 11 - 14 10 - 15 7 - 19 7 - 19 3 - 23

Standings as of time of press on Feb. 17

Hawk of the week

Men’s lacrosse fell to High Point, 9-7. Freshman attackman Michael Rastivo led the charge with three goals.

The women’s lacrosse game at Temple was postponed due to icy field conditions.

Senior Jose Sierra was named A-10 Men’s Tennis Player of the Week. He led the Hawks in their win over Quinnipiac.

Men’s tennis fell to Xavier in a 7-0 loss.

Men and women’s tennis head coach Ian Crookenden was selected as the 2013 USTA Philadelphia Area Tennis District’s Coach of the Year.

Baseball and softball’s opening weekend was canceled due to inclement weather.

Shoved over the edge Fans push student athletes to the brink C.J. DEMILLE ’16 Sports Editor College is a time to learn; a time to grow and find oneself. Sometimes, college students make mistakes.

These mistakes become exacerbated when a college student is under the microscope of Division I athletics. Because of their position, these student athletes are held to an extremely high standard.

One such case is that of sophomore guard Marcus Smart of Oklahoma State University, who has been suspended by the Big 12 Conference for three games after shoving a Texas Tech fan in an Oklahoma State loss last Saturday.

“Mr. Smart’s actions were a clear violation of the Big 12 Conference’s Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Policy,” said Commissioner Bob Bowlsby in a statement. “Such behavior has no place in athletics, and will not be tolerated.”

While Smart’s actions violated the Big 12 Conference’s Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Policy, the assaulted fan, Jeff Orr, violated a more basic ethical code. After the game, Smart told the Oklahoma State coaches that Orr called him a racial slur, according to an ESPN report.

After the ESPN report, Orr was quick to release a statement that he did not use a racial slur, but rather called Smart a “piece of crap” and that he regretted it.

Orr has voluntarily agreed not to attend Texas Tech games for the remainder of the season. The retribution for the middle-aged fan does not seem adequate when compared to that of the 19-year-old player. This is far too common in college sports.

Common sports heckling that involves criticism of a player’s skill is entirely different from making personal comments about a student

athlete’s personal life, race, or loved ones.

Not too long ago, a similar situation reared its ugly head in the Pavilion, causing then junior forward Halil Kanacevic to make an obscene gesture toward the Villlanova student section.

After the game, Kanacevic spoke with his sister, Fete Demiri, over the phone.

“They were saying really rude things about my mother, my family,’” she remembered Kanacevic telling her in an interview with CSNPHilly.com. “Normally, it bounces right off me.

But whey they told me to go eff my mom, I was like, ‘What? I don’t know you people.’”

The Unholy War incident with Kanacevic was far from the first time an athlete’s family was brought into student section heckling. In 2004, a Maryland fan held a sign proclaiming he had sex with J.J. Reddick’s sister. The fan did not specify which sister, but Reddick’s youngest was 12 years old at the time.

Where does the line between heckling and harassment lie? I think we all agree that sexual references and racial slurs are undoubtedly inappropriate. Surely calling an athlete a “piece of crap” does not fall in the same real as chanting that a player “let the whole team down” by missing a free-throw.

Photo by C.J. DeMille ’16

ASHLEY ROBINSON Women’s Basketball

Redshirt junior forward Ashley Robinson had the two biggest games of her Saint Joseph’s University career this week. She scored 17 points on 7-13 shooting from the floor with eight rebounds and a block in the Hawk’s win over La Salle. She followed that performance with a double-double in the St. Joe’s win over A-10 newcomer George Mason. She went perfect from the charity stripe, and had a game high of 11 rebounds along with 14 points.

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Shields, Cloud, and Robinson lead the Hawks past La Salle

NATE VANCIL ’16 Assistant Sports Editor

Photo by C.J. DeMille ’16

The Saint Joesph’s University women’s basketball team defeated Atlantic 10 and Big 5 rival La Salle 76-63 on Wednesday night at Michale J. Hagan ’85 Arena. Strong performances from senior guard Erin Shields, junior guard Natasha Cloud, and forward Ashley Robinson proved too much for the Explorers to overcome after a combined 56 points between the three of them. The Hawks also dom-

inated the previous meeting earlier in the year against La Salle, pulling out a 64-52 victory on Jan. 19.

St. Joe’s was led in scoring by senior Erin Shields, who had 22 points and shot 4-7 from beyond the arc. Shields was named Big 5 player of the week after averaging 25.5 points per game and shooting 55.6 percent from the field, including 61.1 percent from 3-point range.

Cloud and Robinson also provided strong performances against the Explorers on Jan. 12. Cloud filled up the stat sheet with 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Robinson did not disappoint, adding 17 points and a teamhigh 8 rebounds.

The Hawks put together an all-around team effort on Wednesday, shooting 46.7 percent (28-of-60) from the field and adding 16 assists on those 28 field goals. St. Joe’s also outrebounded La Salle 36-34 and shot 84.2 percent (1619) from the charity stripe, compared to the Explorers’ 46.2 percent (6-13). Shields attributes their offensive efficiency to their newfound ability to penetrate and get to the rim.

“Once you get the ball inside, it opens up the outside,” said Shields. “We’re finally finishing plays, which is something we’ve been struggling with. Playing team basketball is the most important thing.”

The game was very much a back and forth in the beginning. The Explorers jumped out to an early lead, but the Hawks went on a couple of big runs to compensate.

St. Joe’s was down in the middle of the first half, but the

Hawks stormed back with a 13-8 run thanks to a couple of easy lay-ups and stellar free-throw shooting. Eventually La Salle came back to tie the game with a 5-0 run, but the Hawks went on a 15-6 run, going up by nine with 6:55 left in the first half. Once the second half started, the Hawks never looked back – their lead never dropped into the single digits.

St. Joe’s also played stout defense to stop the Explorers on the offensive side. La Salle shot 44.1 percent from the floor and just 35.7 percent from beyond the arc. The Hawks did a good job stopping them from shooting, but the Explorers hurt themselves from the free-throw line by shooting just 6-13. On a bright note for La Salle, Alicia Cropper led her team with 20 points on 8-17 shooting, also adding three boards and four assists in their losing effort.

When asked about the defense, Shields believes that it continues to improve.

“It’s something that we’ve worked on all season and especially in the last couple of weeks,” said Shields. “It’s easy to play defense when we’re scoring, but when we’re not, that’s when the defense really needs to step up. During that stretch when they started coming back, we finally started scoring, which led to us getting some stops on defense.”

After showing their defensive prowess against La Salle, the Hawks have a newfound confidence that will help them to continue this winning streak and play stellar defense for the remainder of the season.

Could not Wright the ship

Hawks hold on to beat La Salle C.J. DEMILLE ’16 Sports Editor

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St. Joe’s men’s basketball claimed a 75-64 win over La Salle. Junior forward Jerrell Wright put together a productive second half for La Salle, scoring all 16 points and pulling down 11 rebounds; however, it was not enough to defeat the Hawks.

St. Joe’s used a balanced scoring effort to down the Explorers at Tom Gola Arena, with all five starters scoring double figures. Senior guard Langston Galloway led all scorers with 18 points, and Halil Kanacevic chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds, and six assists.

Wright spent most of the first half on the bench after picking up his second foul with 15:08 to go before halftime. The Hawks were able to take advantage of his absence – senior forward Ronald Roberts went 5-5 in the first half for twelve points, with Kanacevic adding nine first half points and grabbing five rebounds.

Senior guard Tyreek Duren got off to a hot start for La Salle, adding 12 points on 5-7 from the floor.

“I whispered in DeAndre’s ear at halftime,” said Phil Martelli, head men’s basketball coach, “particularly against Duren, he had to do work and he did.”

The Hawks went on to hold Duren to just three second-half points off a corner 3-pointer with 18:21 left in the game.

La Salle was able to cut the lead to just eight with 11:23 left, but St. Joe’s was able to convert on free-throw attempts down the stretch.

The win brings the Hawks to 18-7 overall and 8-3 in the A-10 as they head down the homestretch of conference play.

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Pink is the new gold

February 19, 2014

Basketball legend lives on through cancer fight NATE VANCIL Assistant Sports Editor ’16 In 1975, Sandra Kay Yow was hired as North Carolina State University’s first full-time women’s basketball coach and NC State never looked back. Yow had a successful start to her career at NC State, winning the 1978 ACC championship in the school’s first year of league play.

Yow built NC State into an ACC powerhouse, winning four ACC regular season championships and three ACC tournament titles in her first 13 years; however, her impact was felt just as strongly outside of Reynolds Coliseum.

In 1981, Yow became a founding member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association along with women’s basketball legends Pat Summit, C. Vivian Stringer, and former St. Joe’s head coach Theresa Grentz.

Her success set her up for one of the greatest honors in sports – being named head coach of the United States women’s basketball Olympic team in 1988.

But that same year, tragedy struck; Yow was diagnosed with breast cancer.

This came as a shock to everyone: her school, friends, family, and Yow herself. Her perseverance and dedication to her profession showed both NC State and the Olympic team how much she truly cared about the sport of basketball.

Despite being diagnosed just a year before, Kay Yow coached the women’s Olympic basketball team to a gold medal in the Seoul games.

For the next several years, Yow continued on an impressive streak as the NC State women’s basketball coach. As her condition began to worsen, she received increasing recognition for her unbelievable dedication to the game of basketball.

As her battle pushed late into a second decade, Yow was forced away from the court on several occasions.

During parts of the ’04-’05, ’06-’07, and ’08-’09 seasons, Yow was unable to coach; she named associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Stephanie Glance as interim head coach.

The ’06-’07 season may the most memorable of Yow’s 38 years as a head coach. She was forced to take a leave of absence just four games into the season because of the progression of her cancer. After missing 16 games, Yow returned to coach the Wolfpack to an 11-point win over long-time rival Virginia. Her return sparked a stretch in which the Wolfpack won 10 of 11 games including a win over No. 2 North Carolina and Yow’s 700th win. Before the win over North Carolina, NC State named the court in honor of Yow. “It’s always a huge boost to have your chief back,’’ said then senior guard Ashley Key after the win over Virginia.

“Just to be able to see her out there, knowing that she may have her weak moments but she’ll be out there strong for us ... that was enough boost in itself.”

A few weeks later, NC State earned a five point win over then unbeaten Duke to secure a spot in the ACC title game; it would be the last of Yow’s illustrious career. The Wolf Pack bounced back from a close loss to North Carolina in the ACC title game to make it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season ranked No. 12

Junior guard Natasha Cloud in the country.

While still coaching at NC State, Yow was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.

When inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame on June 5, Yow was only the fifth female coach ever to be selected for this honor. Additionally, Yow was honored alongside Bob Knight of Texas Tech as the 2007 Naismith Women’s and Men’s Outstanding Contribution to Basketball recipients.

Despite her numerous awards, the most meaningful may have been being recipient of the inaugural Jimmy V. Award for Perseverance, named for former NC State men’s basketball head coach Jim Valvano.

After meeting Valvano, who was the men’s basketball coach at NC State from 1980-1990, the two formed a deep bond. Yow had been diagnosed with cancer in 1987, and Valvano was diagnosed in 1992.

Valvano passed away on April 28, 1993, shortly after starting the Jimmy V. Foundation for Cancer Research, and Yow followed in his footsteps.

By early 2009, Kay Yow’s situation had deteriorated to

the point where she had to be hospitalized. Although Yow had entered the hospital, she was still in a healthy enough state to have her friends, family, and even her basketball players visit her.

In the early morning of Jan. 24, 2009, Kay Yow passed away after a three-decade-long battle with breast cancer.

Kay Yow has left an enormous impact on the world of sports. For the last eight years, ESPN has supported the Kay Yow Cancer Fund by supporting its annual Play 4Kay women’s college basketball games. In addition, ESPN encourages their viewers to donate to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund at KayYow.com.

“She was able to have an impact on others because of the person she was and the way she lived her life,” said Glance in a Columbia University Athletics video. “So it’s only fitting that the Kay Yow Cancer Fund was established, that even in her death, her legacy lives on and it’s a way of giving to others.”

During the eight years of Play 4Kay week, teams that participate have created a tradition of wearing pink gear, including jerseys, shorts, socks, and shoes. This tradition stems from the foundation’s fight to stop breast cancer.

Since Play 4Kay began in 2007, over $2.8 million has been raised by the community that watches and supports these women’s basketball games.

Overall, since the Kay Yow Cancer Foundation inception, over $8 million has been raised for breast cancer prevention.

“She’s one of the reasons why we are all able to play this wonderful game because she gave so much back,” said Photo by C.J. DeMille ’16 Griffin. “It means a lot to be able to represent her in the is way.”

Kay Yow’s legacy has been remarkable over the past three decades. Her impact goes far beyond her 700 career wins, 20 NCAA tournament appearances, 11 Sweet 16 appearances, and a trip to the Final Four in 1998. Even her Olympic gold medal and Hall of Fame enshrinements pale in comparison to the impact she had off the court.

Yow is one of the most inspirational women in the world of sports, and her timeless battle through the Kay Yow Cancer Foundation to prevent breast cancer is an unbelievably heroic fight that shows her true dedication to the sport and people she loves.