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iPads implemented for new classroom instruction

SAM HENRY ’19 Assistant Distribution Manager This summer Saint Joseph’s University will host an iPad Boot Camp where 10 faculty members will learn how to incorporate mobile technology into classroom instruction.

The idea for a boot camp to train faculty in the use of mobile technology started at the Teaching and Learning Forum, according to David Lees, executive director of academic technology and distributed learning.

During the forum, faculty discussed the best practices to teach and learn using technology.

The Academic Technology & Distributed Learning (ATDL), The Office of Teaching & Learning (OTL) and The Office of Information Technology (OIT) will sponsor the iPad Boot Camp event this summer.

The boot camp was intended to have 10 participants; however, there are currently 19 applications. The application deadline was Feb. 19.

The first faculty member who performed a one-to-one pilot with the iPads was C. Ken Weidner, Ph.D., assistant professor of management. Weidner used the iPads in two different classes he taught last spring.

The first course was a first year seminar, Serious Comedy & Social Justice. The second was an upper division course, Breaking News: Making Moral Decisions.

“So in [the first year seminar] the primary uses for the iPad were about media viewing, convenience for course materials,

and video capture. In [the upper division course], it was a more central component to what we were doing,” Weidner said.

Molly Mullen, ’19, was one of the students who used a school-issued iPad in Weidner’s first year seminar. Mullen had used an iPad prior to this class for academic purposes but explained that she would prefer to use her laptop.

“Our video assignments for the week were on my laptop because I like to multitask,” explained Mullen. “I like to have Netflix open in one tab and something else in the other tab, whether it’s another assignment or anything. So the iPad threw me off in that aspect because it is only one screen.”

One of the benefits Mullen saw with the iPad was the convenience.

“I think it was easy to whip an iPad out, like it is to whip out a phone to just Google something really quickly, if you needed to catch a reference or something, rather than pull out your laptop,” Mullen said. “So it is convenient in that aspect, but we all have phones. And I feel comfortable pulling my phone out in class.”

In Weidner’s upper division course, Morgan Bui, ’17, was able to use her own iPad in a more integrated way.

“When you have an entire class where all of the students are provided with iPads and taught how to use them accordingly, it really opened up our discussion,” Bui said.

“I used [the iPad] a lot to push conversation in class or to find a fact that I needed to support my argument.”

The variety of ways faculty members

Katie Cols, ’16, takes advantage of all her Apple products while she completes homework. She firmly believes iPads will have a positive impact for school work. (Photo by Carly McGowan, ’16)

are able to incorporate iPads is an essential component to their popularity across different departments at St. Joe’s.

“The magic isn’t in the device, it’s in that that platform [that] lets people be creative in terms of the apps they create and also what people do with them,” Weidner explained.

“It’s not just plopping a device in every student and faculty member’s hand and figuring out how to pay for it. It’s a matter of it being integrated in what you are doing and it being helpful.”

Additionally, both Lees and Weidner stressed that the iPads prepare faculty to teach future generations of students through the implementation of technology. Many K-12 schools are providing their students with similar mobile technology.

“Our generation, we are pretty technological fluent and savvy, but the ones after us are going to be technologically dependent,” Bui said. “So I think it is really important to form a bridge that really connects those two things.”

Longtime Jesuit mentor to Hawks remembered Bidinger, former HSB Advising Center director, dies

KATRYNA PERERA ’16 Editor Emeritus The Saint Joseph’s University and Jesuit community lost a valued member last week.

Bruce M. Bidinger, S.J., died on Feb. 23 from multiple health issues.

Bidinger was the director of the William

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F. Leahy Advising Center in the Erivan K. Haub School of Business until taking a leave of absence at the end of the 2014-2015 academic year.

Bidinger had held a number of academic positions throughout his life including principal of Saint Joseph’s Prepatory School, principal of Scranton Preparatory School, and vice president of mission and ministry at St. Joe’s.

Bidinger was close with many students and often advised them on both academic and personal situations, according to Tim Higgins, director of the Haub School of Business Advising Center.

“He just had a way of connecting with people,” Higgins said. “Just after talking with him once you really felt connected to him.

He helped people work through problems on really dark days and students really appreciated that.”

Joseph DiAngelo Jr., Ed.D., dean of the Haub School of Business, was a very close friend of Bidinger. DiAngelo’s children and grandchildren were all baptized by Bidinger.

DiAngelo recruited Bidinger to come back to St. Joe’s as the director of the HSB Advising Center and explained that at the time,

the business school had been looking for someone to fulfill a Jesuit role as well.

“He had an affinity for working with students, [and] we wanted to have a Jesuit presence in the business school…so it was as much of an academic responsibility as well as a mission-related responsibility for him,” DiAngelo said. “He heard as many confessions in there as was giving advice to students on which courses they needed to take.”

However, Bidinger was more than just an individual dedicated to academia, as he also held the position of chaplain to the St. Joe’s men’s basketball team.

Higgins, who met Bidinger through working as a manager for the team, explained that Bindinger was with the team for every game, whether it was home or away.

Bidinger would sit at the end of the bench.

According to Higgins, Bidinger would always have a smile on his face.

Mike Booth, ’18, a member of the men’s basketball team said Bidinger was a wonderful presence to have around the team.

“He was always there, not just as the chaplain, but he was someone to talk to, someone to motivate us to go out and play

well,” Booth said.

Booth recalled how Bidinger would calm the players with an “Our Father” and offer numerous words of wisdom to all the players before the game.

“When we were at the airports traveling, we would sit down and have lunch with him, have dinner with him, whatever meal it was, and just talk. He was able to calm everyone down, whether it was after a win or a loss,” Booth said.

Higgins also spoke of the numerous relationships Bidinger made throughout his life and how he was an unofficial member of many families.

“With the amount of friends he had he could have booked breakfast, lunch, and dinner with someone from this Philadelphia area every day and someone would have wanted to grab him for a meal,” Higgins said.

Bidinger will be missed, said DiAngelo, and he explained that Bidinger’s absence has already had a large impact on the communities who knew him.

“The whole place is crying,” DiAngelo said. “That was just the kind of impact that he had on everybody.”

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March 2, 2016

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Department of Public Safety reports (Feb. 19 - Feb. 25) Feb. 20 Public Safety was notified of two males entering Tara Hall with a case of beer. Public Safety Officers responded, but were unable to locate the individuals. Residence Life was notified.

Public Safety was notified regarding person(s) unknown damaging two chairs in a suite in the LaFarge Residence Center. Facilities Management and Residence Life were notified.

The incident is under investigation.

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside Villiger Hall. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a student cooking.

Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified by an area resident regarding students being loud in the 2400 block of N. 54th Street. Public Safety Officers, along with the Philadelphia Police, were notified and responded. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety confiscated a quantity of alcohol from a Saint Joseph’s University student inside the lobby of LaFarge Residence Center. Residence Life and Community Standards were notified.

Feb. 22

Public Safety confiscated a small amount of marijuana from a St. Joe’s student inside the lobby of the LaFarge Residence Center. Philadelphia Police were notified and responded. Residence Life notified and Community Standards were notified.

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside the Pennbrook Apartments. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a student cooking. Property Management notified.

Public Safety was notified of a fight inside the Hagan Arena during the High School Public League Championship Basketball game. Public Safety Officers and Philadelphia Police responded. A total of eight arrests were made for disorderly conduct. No St. Joe’s students were involved.

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Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside the Lancaster Court Weymouth Apartments. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a student cooking. Property Management was notified.

Feb. 24 Public Safety was notified of a suspicious male pulling on the doors of Bellarmine Hall and Post Hall. Public Safety Officers and the Philadelphia Police responded. The male, not affiliated with St. Joe’s, was taken into custody by the Philadelphia Police.

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside the LaFarge Residence Center. Public Safety Officers responded.

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

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Feb. 21 Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside Villiger Hall. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a student cooking.

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Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside the Hawks’ Landing garage. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by water leaking into the pull station. Facilities Management was notified.

The road to nationals

The Villiger Speech and Debate Society prepares for two national competitions MADELINE MORR ’16 Hawk Staff

This April, the Villiger Speech and Debate Society is heading to two national competitions. The team, which is run almost solely by students, is one of the oldest student organizations at Saint Joseph’s University. Its members now have major preparations to make before heading across the country to compete on a national level.

“Villiger [Speech and Debate Society] is unique because we have no official coaching staff,” said Darby Rourick, ’16, vice president of the program. “Because our team is so small, we rely on our alumni to help us prepare our speeches. But we don’t have one set coach or administrator like all the other organizations on campus. We rely on each other to keep the program alive.”

The students who participate in Villiger receive a university scholarship. Having a scholarship is a requirement if a student wants to hold a leadership role on the executive board of the society. Alix Philogene, ’16, is the current president, Rourick is the vice president, and Jessica Olszyk, ’19, is the treasurer.

“Budgeting for Villiger is unique because we don’t have direct access to our own account,” said Olszyk. “I have the task of filling out money request forms through the university. Normally, our moderator would take care of it, but because we don’t have one, the responsibility falls on the student treasurer.”

Most of the money in the Villiger budget goes towards travel preparations. In the last five weeks, the society has traveled all across the country competing in tournaments.

They have visited James Madison University in Virginia, The University of Texas in Austin, and Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. They also have plans to travel to Indiana and Florida for two national championships in April.

“All [six] of us will be traveling to Indiana for the National Forensic Association [NFA] tournament, from April 14-18,” said Christopher Pendleton, ’19. “I went to Austin with Alix Philogene, and it was a prerequisite for the na-

tional tournament. There were so many talented speakers there, and they really showed how you can expand on your speech. It really prepared us for the NFAs.” In addition to the NFAs, Philogene and Rourick will be traveling to Florida from April 1-3 for the American Forensic Association tournament. This tournament is more rigorous. In order to qualify, speakers must make it to the final round of three previous tournaments.

Each tournament that the team attends, including national competitions, allows students to compete in speech and debate contests of various styles.

“There are multiple categories that we speak in, including everything from impromptu speeches, where you’re given a quote and have seven minutes to write a speech saying what the quote means to you, to dramatic interpretation speeches, which is almost like acting,” Rourick said. “Our speakers participate in a number of different events and sometimes make it to the final round for more than one.”

The limited preparation category, in which students have 30 minutes to prepare a seven-minute speech on a current event, is often considered the most challenging.

Participants have no access to the internet, so they are required to bring newspaper articles as their sources.

One way to prepare for these speeches is by crafting a mock speech, which happens during Villiger practices on Thursday nights. Alumni volunteer David Tuason, ’03, is one of the mentors who comes to St. Joe’s to help the students prepare.

“The Villiger society is almost like the mafia, as in, once you’re involved, you almost always stick around after graduation to help out,” said Tuason. “Our alumni network has evolved over the years, and different people come and go over time, but I’m the main coach for extemporaneous and impromptu speaking. We’ll probably have some other alumni come in for more nationals preparation. We are volunteers giving up our time, but we give back to the organization any way we can.”

The biggest challenge for the team is to keep up their

Alix Philogène, ’16, studies his piece before rehearsing. Philogène has been a part of the Villiger Speech and Debate Society since he was a freshman (Photo by Hannah Dentino, ’16).

momentum as the national tournaments approach.

“We have to keep the dedication up,” said Julian Lutz, ’19. “With midterms and finals, plus our regular lives, Villiger seems unimportant. But we have to be constantly here, present, ready to learn. We’ve come too far to give up now.”

Molly Grab, ’17, Editor in Chief, contributed interviews to this story.

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Decrease in violation reports leads to campus conversation ANA FAGUY ’19 News Editor A significant reduction in the number of reported academic honesty violations has left some members of the faculty questioning the reasons behind the drop.

Between the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years, there was a 24 percent decrease in the number of academic honesty violations reported, but no clear explanation was given as to why fewer reports were made.

“The academic honesty board really isn’t sure why there was a decrease in the number of violation reports that were filed last year compared to prior years,” said William McDevitt, Ph.D., associate professor of management and former chair of the academic honesty board (AHB). “It’s possible that students at St. Joe’s are adhering to the academic honesty policy more conscientiously, or it could be that faculty are not reinforcing the policy as rigorously as they were enforcing it.”

McDevitt added that he doesn’t really think that the reduction is a result of decreased cheating on campus.

Like McDevitt, Janee Burkhalter, Ph.D., associate professor of marketing and chair of the Academic Integrity Council, is trying to understand the drop in reported violations, along with other members of the council. And like McDevitt, she wonders if it has something to do with faculty and the reporting process.

“We know we need to figure out from the faculty perspective what some of the challenges are in terms of making sure they understand the policy and how to report everything,” Burkhalter said.

To report a violation, professors must log onto the Nest to document cheating or plagiarism and fill out a report of the incident. The student involved is informed that the professor has filed a report of the incident, and the university registrar is notified as well. The student is then given a chance to file an appeal and participate in a hearing in front of the AHB. If the violation is not the student’s first, the student automatically receives a hearing.

At the hearing, both the student and the faculty member present their side to the academic honesty board. During this time, both parties can ask one another questions and present any evidence they have. The board then deliberates and presents a verdict.

The entire process is structured to be convenient, efficient, and fair, McDevitt said.

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“There are very few appeals, but [faculty] are still concerned Professor about what’s going to happen handles on appeal because people hear these stories...people still hear matter these experiences, and they’re privately turned off from the process,” she said.

The Hawk spoke to other faculty members who confirmed that they are reProfessor luctant to or will not file future academic honesty violations because of their own files a experiences or because of what they have report heard from their colleagues. online For McDevitt, that’s not the answer.

He said he doesn’t see any reason why a faculty member wouldn’t report cheating.

“In fact, there’s a lot of harm that can be done by not reporting violation reports,” McDevitt said, adding that when faculty don’t report violations, repeat offenders face no punishment and students struggling academically continue to flounder.

Student “You could have a case where someone is cheating in does multiple classes, but if it’s nevnothing er reported, they will never be caught, Burkhalter said, echoing McDevitt.“So you have people who are graduating but don’t deserve the degree.”

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“If you want to make sure you’re member still being fair to the students and appear at a that you’re still following the polhearing icy and that you’re still doing what you can to help track somebody who’s repeatedly cheating, then it’s worth it to go through that process,” she said. “So I think the challenge that we are having on the front end with Cheating the AIC and on the back end with the AHB is figuring out violation is how to make that process is overturned as smooth as possible and as transparent as possible for the faculty.”

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conception among some faculty members that to file a violation report is basically just opening up a can of worms, and that if the student appeals it, the student is going to win, and that is not true at all,” McDevitt added.

In 2012-2013, of the 123 violations that resulted in a hearing before the academic honesty board, three were reversed. In 20132014, two out of 121 violations that resulted in a hearing were reversed. In 2014-2015, one out of 92 violations that resulted in a hearing was reversed.

While, statistically, relatively few cases are reversed, anecdotally, the ones that are can have a devastating effect on the faculty members involved.

That was the case for one faculty member, who has since left the university.

When a student turned in a paper with lines that had been copied and pasted from the Internet, the professor researched her options.

“I consulted with other faculty in my department, I studied the academic honesty policy, and it was just very clear, very cut and dry, that I needed to file a report on what had happened, and that this was in violation of the honesty policy,” the former faculty member said.

The student appealed the violation and a hearing was granted with the academic honesty board.

The professor said that, during the hearing, she felt as though she were on trial, not the student.

“A faculty member should not be on trial,” the professor said. “What’s the crime?

The crime is trying to teach and trying to maintain what that faculty member takes to be the standards of the institution.”

Ultimately, the professor said she found the appeal and hearing process to be “farcical.”

“It was very demoralizing,” the professor recounted. “It took a huge amount of time. It was undermining of my expertise and authority as an educator. It was embarrassing; I didn’t feel embarrassed, but I felt embarrassed to be at an institution that operated in that way because other universities don’t. When I described what happened to my peers at other institutions, their jaws just hit the floor.”

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Inside the bubble

March 2, 2016

Black students voice disappointment about race on Hawk Hill CAT COYLE ’16 Editor Emeritus When Briana Holloway, ’17, arrived on campus in the spring of 2013 for Admitted Students Day, she was proud to be surrounded by a sea of different colors and faces. Looking at the diverse group of students guiding her around campus, Holloway said she strongly felt that diversity was a priority to Saint Joseph’s University.

But that September, the Philadelphia native was disappointed to find that her collegiate community was not quite what she expected. As an African American at St. Joe’s, Holloway falls into a demographic of less than seven percent of undergraduate students, according to the Fall 2013 Saint Joseph’s Student Diversity and Demographic Profile. two and a half percent of undergraduate students are Asian, and five percent of the student population are Hispanic, while 79.1 percent of undergraduate students are white, the profile reported.

“I didn’t think it would be like this at all,” Holloway said. “In my first semester at St. Joe’s, I took a management class, and my professor said ‘Wow. This is the most diverse class I’ve had since I’ve taught here.’ I looked around and said ‘Really?’ and realized it was three black kids, myself included, and two Asian kids.”

Black Student Union President Cariah Stout, ’16, is also from Philadelphia, but said she must leave the bubble of Hawk Hill to see people like herself. Before finding the BSU, Stout felt out of place while attending campus events—they didn’t quite connect with her, she said.

“It’s weird to be in my hometown but not feel at home unless I leave campus,” Stout said. “I live a half-hour away, but I feel like I’m in a whole other world. It still throws me off.”

Stout and Holloway have found their place in the BSU, a campus group based out of the Office of Multicultural Life that strives to unite African Americans and other minorities on campus. The group raises awareness and educates the wider campus community about issues that minorities face both locally and nationally.

“Because these students are more underrepresented, there is more support needed to make sure that they have a space on campus that feels safe to them, that they have a space where people can connect to them,” said Natalie Walker Brown, program administrator of the Office of Multi-

cultural Life.

Students can find a community in the Office of Multicultural Life and various student groups, but they struggle to make these connections when similar faces fill the room of every BSU-sponsored event, Holloway said.

“It’s always going to be the same people who are interested in making a change, the same people who want to see it as a collective unit at St. Joe’s, instead of just us and them,” Holloway said.

Black students are not the only ones who make up a small demographic. In 2013, just nine out of 319 faculty members were reported to be black/African American, according to the Saint Joseph’s University Faculty Profile. That’s less than three percent of professors on Hawk Hill.

After four years, Holloway can count the number of black professors she’s encountered at St. Joe’s using two hands. Other BSU members said they could only remember taking one class taught by a black professor.

“People don’t realize what it’s like to go to a school for four years and never have a teacher that looks like you,” said Jazzmen Crafton, ’16.

This lack of representation can make class discussions difficult, Crafton said.

When a professor attempted to hold a conversation about racism in her history class, Crafton said other students voiced that they felt awkward because she was in the room.

“Race is a touchy subject, but it’s a conversation that needs to be had,” Holloway said. “It’s not just a St. Joe’s problem, it’s a United States problem.”

At St. Joe’s, minority students become further discouraged when slurs appear online.

When the BSU marketed its first event of the 2014-2015 school year, a September pool party, slurs and racial stereotypes were shared on the anonymous social media app, Yik Yak, said Imani Briscoe, ’17.

“It was offensive to me because it was my first time on the executive board, and it was our first event of the year that we worked really hard on promoting,” Briscoe said. “And then we found out people were seeing the banner and mocking it.”

The focus of the slurs quickly turned to the children of Samuel Gompers Elementary School, which directly faces one end of campus. Holloway said the comments on Yik Yak were offensive not only because they were racially motivated and directed

Members of the Black Student Union participating in the Martin Luther King service day on Jan. 16, 2016.

(Photo courtesy of Cariah Stout ’16)

Brie Holloway, ’17, Zach Hagan, ’17, and Imani Briscoe, ’17, (L to R) at the BSU Unity Basketball Tournament.

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toward innocent children, but also because they were ridiculing the community in which Saint Joseph’s University resides— West Philadelphia.

“They were mocking that children were playing in a recess playground,” Holloway said. “Yes, they were black, but I’m pretty sure white children play in the playground as well.”

Members of the BSU reported the situation to the Office of Public Safety but were turned away because there were no violent threats made. When they contacted the Office of Community Standards, they were told that nothing could be done because the app shares content anonymously, Holloway said.

Members of the BSU said they felt these online slurs weren’t discussed by a wider campus audience until other campus organizations were attacked.

“You’re just pushing it to the side and waiting for the next problem to come up on the next social media site,” Holloway said.

“St. Joe’s is very reactive instead of proactive.”

Even though the popularity of Yik Yak has faded since then, BSU members said they continue to see racism online. A recent post on the app implied that minority students are only able to study at Saint Joseph’s because of special scholarships.

“I didn’t get a minority scholarship,” Stout said. “I don’t know many people that did. I’m here on merit, just like they are.”

After the incidents of racism at the University of Missouri this fall led to the resignation of the university’s president and garnered national spotlight, the BSU decided to hold a series of talks about the racial climate at Saint Joseph’s. Holloway said they wanted to match national conversations with talk of race on this campus.

Among the issues brought up were the need for more diverse faculty members, more appreciation for diversity events on campus, and increased participation in BSU Week. The group hosted its first conversation on Nov. 20. But by the second meeting on Feb. 1, Holloway said participants became frustrated that the same group of people were talking about the same issues.

“While race has been a huge [national] topic, I feel like it’s only coming from a certain group of people here,” Holloway said.

As Crafton and Stout approach their last months on Hawk Hill, they voiced disappointment with some of their experiences. Both hope that conversations on campus can fuel a better future where the BSU and their concerns are taken more seriously at St. Joe’s, Stout said.

“It’s really upsetting for me because I really want to love Saint Joseph’s,” she said.

St. Joe’s students posing after BSU’s Hip Hop Fitness class on Feb. 24, 2016.

(Photo courtesy of Cariah Stout ’16)

March 2, 2016

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

Inviting discomfort, provoking thought: The trials of a student newspaper What is the purpose of a student newspaper?

This question has been on our minds as a staff for the past few weeks. In essence, our answer can be boiled down to a few words: We, The Hawk, are here to serve you, the campus community of Saint Joseph’s University.

We publish stories about the goings-on of our campus— breaking news, thoughts and opinions brought to us by students, stories about our athletes, and pieces that capture the culture of our campus and our city.

As a media outlet, our duty is to inform. We hold ourselves accountable for bringing the happenings of our campus to light.

We aim to represent the various voices of the student body. We strive to encompass these thoughts and opinions within our pages. We bring the

voices of students, faculty and staff around campus to life and provide a more public outlet in which people can speak their minds—and sometimes, these ideas differ from notions that you, as readers, may currently hold.

We work tirelessly, week in and week out, to deliver these words to you, our readers.

So now we ask you: What is the purpose of reading a student newspaper?

When you pick up a copy of The Hawk, we want you to consider what you’re doing. Which articles are you gravitating towards? Which are you skipping, and why?

We believe that this newspaper can be a vehicle for productive conversation and dialogue. We believe the articles we print are ones that are worth reading, and we hope you read

Midterms madness Why this week of tests isn’t worth the worrying

The Hawk for these very same reasons.

While discussion about issues on campus and around the world may be uncomfortable, it is absolutely necessary.

We invite discomfort into our daily lives and onto our campus because it stretches our minds further, our hearts deeper, our thoughts becoming more intricate as we contemplate what it means to be a member of this community.

We take this paper seriously, and we want our readers to, as well. Most of all, we encourage constructive dialogue between The Hawk and its readers.

When we publish pieces, we want to hear your thoughts.

We welcome letters to the editor from students and faculty in order to strengthen ties between readers and writers. We want you to reach out and write your

opinion in “In that Number” and send it to us. We encourage professors, administrators, and students to share their voices in “Ad Hawk.”

We hope after reading each issue of The Hawk, you take your own informed stance on various subjects—whether it’s the academic honesty debate, the recent controversy surrounding Ke$ha’s sexual assault case, or something entirely different.

We hope to serve as a venue in which our student body can have conversations and discussions. Our goal is to represent the voices of all members of our community, and the only way we can accomplish this goal is through continued conversation.

- The Hawk Staff

Grinds my gears

KATHERINE GRYGO ’16 Hawk Staff Get ready for reality to hit–we have hit the halfway point of the spring 2016 semester. Before you start to panic and feel the need to hyperventilate into the nearest brown paper bag, take a deep breath and question this “Midterm Madness” we create for ourselves.

We college students tend to get ourselves very wound up about midterms week. We set up camps in the library, complete with cellphone and laptop chargers, fresh pads of paper and pens, and a week’s supply of caffeinated beverages, in order to cram as much information into our heads as possible. We shed tears and pull out chunks of our hair, all in the name of midterms, and work ourselves up for something that, in reality, is not that big of a deal.

Now, for those of you who know me personally, you may be thinking to yourself, “Katherine, ‘you sit on a throne of lies’ and hypocrisy.” And I will be the first person to say that I too have found myself getting sucked into the vortex of panic that accompanies exam week. I will admit that I once walked home from a night spent in Claver House, and saw somebody on a morning jog. There has been many a night when I have stayed up until the crack of dawn, chugging cups of coffee, and memorizing historical dates and quotes from Shakespeare. And I will be the first to admit that choosing to pull all-nighters and not sleeping for days on end have not been some of my smartest decisions.

Working hard in school and getting good grades is important. But I think that college students turn midterms into a bigger ordeal than it needs to be. This study method

is not helpful and there have been multiple pieces of literature from different scholarly communities saying that cramming is not an effective way of studying.

Now maybe for some of us this panic is understandable because we decided that we were not going to do any of the readings or the work that was assigned to us. Maybe you decided that binge watching “Game of Thrones” was more important than cracking open your economics textbook, or thought that going to your 9 a.m. theology class on a Friday morning was not worth it. If these situations sound familiar then I have no sympathy whatsoever. I suggest you find a nice deserted desk on the third floor old side of the library and buckle down with a cup of coffee and your books. You dug your own grave pal, so have fun lying in it!

But, if you are someone who has been going to class and paying attention, and keeping up with the readings, then you need to take a deep breath and get some perspective.

Don’t get bogged down by “Midterm Madness.” You do not need to be poring over PowerPoints and memorizing your textbooks word for word. You are going to be fine, and I guarantee you know a lot more than you think.

We need to trust our academic capabilities and not develop tunnel vision about midterms. We need to recognize when it is time to call it a night, pack our backpacks up, and go to bed. We need to realize that not getting straight A’s is not the end of the world, and that our GPA’s do not dictate our level of intelligence and long term success. We should be learning for the sheer awesomeness and pleasure that comes with knowledge, and stop worrying about the letter grade.

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Letters to the Editor To the Editor, On Feb. 23, 2016, The Hawk Newspaper published an article in the Lifestyle section titled, “The Electrifying Energy of Club Lib: Exploring the Culture of the Post Learning Commons.” As a student journalist, former editor of The Hawk’s Lifestyle section, a member of Greek Life, and a caring member of the Saint Joseph’s University community, the false information that was depicted in this piece offended and upset me.

This article reveals the dangers of stereotyping, and brings to light the slippery slope student journalists walk on: one that shows that if they don’t have concrete, factual evidence to back up their stories, they place the credibility of their publication in grave danger.

The first problem I see with this piece (and there were many) is that it is not a lifestyle article; it is clearly an op-ed. It reads as

Hi there!

It may seem odd to write a letter to a lifestyle article, but upon reading the article in which I am responding, I felt it necessary.

Despite being a political science major, I never felt the need to get involved in public political discussions on campus. I am just not that type of guy. This case is different.

I have always read the Hawk on occasion, whether it be the interesting article regarding campus new, the hilarious public safety reports, of which I may or may not been featured, and various opinion articles on social issues. I actually enjoy The Hawk quite a bit, but this article contains some egregious problems that I feel the need to point out.

First and foremost, this article contains an ethnic slur. With the emergence of MTV’s “The Jersey Shore,” it seems the term “guido” has entered into popular language.

This does not mean it is not an ethnic slur nor does it make it okay to say. I find this mistake especially bad when put in the light of the editorial board’s recent, “Scouting Out Solutions,” which was published the day before this article. In “Scouting Out Solutions,” the editorial board looks at the steps forward this campus has taken to be an inclusive environment, while also look-

a bitter opinion, so much so that it almost is satire, targeting students on campus.

It is far from a journalistic exposé. The writer is subjective, and attacks specific members of the student body. The writer also has personal relationships with some of those who are mentioned in the article.

With that in mind, the question is begged: How can readers trust the work of a journalist who is so closely connected to the subject matter? The answer is simple: readers cannot trust such a source.

In the article, the writer attacks students who sit in the second floor Post Learning Commons of the library, and categorizes them into four groups: Sorority Girl, Red Shirt, Guido Boy and Wet Boy. Besides blatantly stereotyping a whole section of a library into four small bubbles, the writer uses derogatory nomenclature, and we are supposed to take her word that these students call themselves “Guidos,”

ing to steps forward we could take to better the environment.

I do not want to make this piece slanted against the editorial board, but I cannot reconcile the inclusion of an ethnic slur into an article while preaching inclusion. Now one could argue that it might be MTV’s fault for perpetuating the stereotypical Italian who “frequents cocaine and keg beer,” yet the fact that both the editorial board and some people who I have shared the article with did not notice the inclusion of the term “guido,” does not make it okay. It is stereotyping based upon appearance. Whether or not the people that are identified within this article as “guidos” use the term does not matter. Even in the wake of “The Jersey Shore,” MTV took steps to address the complaints of many Italian-American organizations and removed the word from their promotional material.

When an organization preaches for inclusion, they open up to criticism for what they publish. This article is a hypocrital mess and spurred me, a slightly lazy guy, to take initiative and point out the wrong. No one is perfect. Mistakes are always made.

Mistakes should also be fixed.

-Liam Murphy, ’16

Congratulations to Eric Ruvo, ’19, for being The Hawk’s top ad sales representative of February!

Eric joined The Hawk’s business team earlier this semester and has been a great addition to the staff. He consistently contacts businesses week after week to market ad space in the newspaper and has provided innovative ideas on how the team can improve on ad sales as well. He has gone above and beyond in completing his weekly responsibilities.

Congrats, Eric!

and trust that she, herself, saw their iPhone group message titled “WBN.” The lack of journalistic integrity is further evidenced by the dearth of factual evidence in the article. The writer accuses students of drug use in the library, writing, “Some of the Wet Boys can’t wait until the weekend to begin partying, as evidenced by two men who emerged from the bathroom wiping their noses on their sleeves.”

Until this journalist goes into the bathroom and watches them snort a line of cocaine, there is no way of knowing for certain if that is truly what just took place. It is preposterous to accuse people of criminal activity based on a personal perception of mannerisms.

There’s also dialogue that was recorded in the piece with no quote attribution.

Once again, we are supposed to take the eavesdropping of a reporter and rely on that as the truth. Covered up as a piece of

literary journalism, this article does not contain the factual evidence necessary to be a reliable piece of work.

As student journalists we strive to find the best stories. We strive to think outside of the box and evoke dialogue. In the face of backlash, student journalists need to be able to rely on our factual evidence to carry us through and be our defense. Unfortunately for this piece, the facts needed to help it stand strong when picked apart are not present, diminishing the credibility of the piece, the writer, and the publication.

To a newspaper that I know has the ability to serve the campus community right, and a section I hold dear to my heart and owe much of my growth to as a writer, I hope to see better in the upcoming future.

-Karen Funaro, ’16 Editor Emeritus

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Merion Gardens temperatures have residents sweltering BRIAN RODRIGUEZ ’16 Special to the Hawk It all started with a blizzard.

With a snowstorm coming that would bring the city to a standstill, I locked up my small single apartment in Merion Gardens and went to spend the weekend with friends, to avoid cabin fever. When I returned Sunday afternoon, I opened my door and was welcomed by a devastating wave of warmth. In my absence, the heat in the building had kicked in and raised the temperature in my apartment to the mid-90s.

I was upset, but simply assumed that this issue was temporary. With fluctuating outdoor temperatures, and an unseasonably warm holiday, I expected that there would be some kinks to work out in the system.

It has been over a month since that blizzard, and with every window in my room open, two fans from home running around the clock, and the air conditioner on full blast, I still cannot get my room to drop below 87 degrees. There have been temporary reprieves, of course. For two days at the end of January, temperatures returned to normal, and I prayed that this would be the end of it, but to no avail.

Every morning I wake up dizzy, dehydrated, and drenched in sweat. Friends and family no longer want to visit me at school. I dread going home every day to face

the sweltering temperatures. Fun fact: When I took microbiology my junior year, we used incubators to make sure our bacteria grew in the best possible environment.

Want to guess what temperature they were set at? 30 degrees Celsius, or 86 degrees Fahrenheit, meaning that on most days, my apartment is literally an incubator for the growth of germs and bacteria.

Myself, as well as my friends in Merion Gardens, have tried every avenue to fix this problem. We’ve emailed Residence Life and submitted complaints to Office of Facilities Management, but nothing has changed.

This disregard for the comfort and safety of students who pay thousands of dollars a year to live in these apartments just isn’t fair.

In the past, when I walked into my apartment at the end of a stressful day, I could take a deep breath, slump down my shoulders, and relax. Now, whenever I come home, I’m forced to face living conditions verging on dangerous.

I love Merion Gardens, and my fall semester living here was great. But sitting and waiting patiently in my room for the heat to turn off in the spring is unacceptable, and will result in a building full of very unhappy, and very sweaty Hawks.

Kesha v. Sony Music What is going on, and why you should be paying attention ALLISON CRAVEN ’17 Special to the Hawk Kesha Rose Sebert was informed by the Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday, Feb.19 that her body and well-being are of less importance than the success of Sony Music’s company, and by extension, her abuser’s career.

Following her statement in 2014 regarding her sexual assault by producer Dr. Luke, Kesha has most recently been told that she cannot be released from her recording contract. She’s to record six more albums alongside her abuser before she’s legally permitted to leave the company.

The only other option that can free Kesha from this record deal is for Sony to drop Dr. Luke. Now, Dr. Luke has in turn sued Kesha for defamation. The past few years have seen her choose to stop recording music or further her career at the expense of working for a man who has taken advantage of her talent and body.

Kesha’s musical repertoire encompasses everything from songs about love, encouragement of positive self-image, and partying, to criticisms of gender dynamics, girlhate, and misogyny. She has consistently demanded respect from listeners who dismiss her as an uneducated female artist too immersed in a “party-girl” mentality. Now, her critics’ comments deepen as they stand in defense of a man who has used his position of power to limit Kesha’s self-expression and confidence.

Those using negative opinions to justify Kesha’s abuse promote rape culture by suggesting that sexual assault can only happen to a particular kind of person in a specific instance. This idea neglects the health and well-being of individuals, women in particular, all across the world. But rape is defined on the victim’s terms.

Kesha’s case is a testament to how larger power structures keep victims of domestic violence oppressed. As it stands, Kesha is contractually obligated to record six more albums under the supervision of her abuser. Very rarely do artists make one album per year, or even one album every two years. Sony Music is sentencing Kesha to a potential decade or more of work in an unsafe environment. The company is essentially declaring that her exploitation and capital is more important than her mental health and safety.

Let this be clear: Even if Kesha is freed from her con-

#FREEKE$HA

tract tomorrow, the abuse does not end.

Her public accusation of Dr. Luke’s sexual assault was not released until 2014, nearly eight years after the original incident. This accusation then evolved into an even larger and more psychologically taxing business relationship.

When Dr. Luke recruited Kesha at a young age into a business she barely knew the dynamics of, he inextricably linked her success to his. This link was accomplished by objectifying her body and her image publically while allegedly abusing her privately. The fear instilled within this 18-year-old girl resulted in her outward, commercial success, but internal dehumanization.

Around the time Kesha came forward with the truth about her producer, she also began telling the media about her distorted self-image and battle with an eating disorder. She was acutely aware of how her experiences allowed her to see beyond herself.

Her testimonies both then and now serve as an affirmation of solidarity to other individuals both within and outside of the music business who perceive their bodies and minds as inferior to the external pressures and expectations put upon them. Dealing with the damage from erasure of the situation is an abuse that spans from Kesha’s sexual assault at age 18 to an indeterminate future.

So what does this mean for us?

Kesha’s case means recognizing and understanding the emotional taxation that comes with presenting a case about sexual violence after years of an individual’s anxious silence, only to be told that they are wrong.

It means realizing that the violation of a woman’s body can condition her to become accustomed to the erasure.

Within the past week, Kesha has reached out specifical

Graphic by Krista Jaworski ’17

ly to young women supporting her cause in an effort to encourage them to take care of themselves and to speak out against abuse in their own lives. Her words could help someone confront their abuser, and move them forward in getting the justice they deserve.

Only by listening to victims like Kesha can we begin to understand the complexity of domestic abuse and the immense pressure put on other women in similar situations. If we can be part of her healing process, we’ll be able to recognize and work harder at helping those in our own lives who need healing too. No individual deserves sexual and domestic abuse under any circumstance.

In supporting Kesha, we can spread that message to a greater audience, and hopefully aid confidence to those in need of it. In short, caring about Kesha means caring about each other.

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‘Closer and Longer’ Photography exhibit by Dennis Weeks on display in Merion Gallery

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“Cosmic Red Rhody” (Photo courtesy of Dennis Weeks)

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“Have you ever looked at something you’ve seen before, but this time you notice something new, something different?”

In his photo series, “Closer and Longer,” artist and Saint Joseph’s University professor emeritus Dennis Weeks focuses on looking closely and intentionally at ordinary objects that are typically overlooked. He urges his viewers to see the everyday world in a new light.

Weeks received his undergraduate degree from Saint Joseph’s and went on to get his MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked as a professor at St. Joe’s for 37 years and served as the chair of the art department for 14 years. During his time, he helped expand and develop the department

In all its gory glory R-rated “Deadpool” is a fun, self-aware ride ROSE WELDON ’19 Hawk Staff The Marvel Comics antihero, Deadpool, is violent, sarcastic. and vulgar, with a penchant for self-aware comedy. Since his debut in 1991, his character has been polarizing to the public eye. Those who like him make up a devoted cult following, while those who do not form an equally loyal group.

One member of the Deadpool fandom is actor Ryan Reynolds, who, after lobbying to make a film version of the comic book for 10 years, teamed with visual effects artist Tim Miller to create test footage. After the footage was leaked in summer 2014, an enthusiastic fan response led 20th Century Fox to greenlight an R-rated Marvel film—an unprecedented move for the film studio.

Fans hoped that the movie would be more loyal to the character’s presence in the original comics than “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” and more watchable than Reynolds’ previous superhero appearance, “Green Lantern.”

Many fans say it was worth the wait.

While watching “Deadpool,” I was reminded of the feeling I got while watching “Guardians of the Galaxy:” It’s a story I’ve seen hundreds of times done in a new light. The original story itself is pretty simple: Canadian mercenary Wade Wilson (Reynolds) falls in love with escort Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), who provides the film’s sympathetic side.

Their happiness is cut short when Wade is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Not wanting to have her watch him die, Wade leaves Vanessa and finds a facility that claims it will cure his cancer, only

to be tortured by immoral scientist Ajax (up-and-coming British actor Ed Skrein).

Wade manages to escape with accelerated-healing abilities, but is disfigured from Ajax’s treatment and ends up looking like, as is stated in the trailers, “an avocado that had sex with an older avocado.” Panicked about what Vanessa will say when she sees him, Wade decides to track down Ajax to find a cure and gain revenge, using his new superpowers to become “Deadpool.”

While the plot seems like something out of the less successful “Fast & Furious” movies, the film is saved by its performances, action and humor. Broadway legend Leslie Uggams appears as Blind Al, Deadpool’s sardonic roommate on a revenge spree, while “Silicon Valley” star T.J. Miller is an appropriate choice as Wade’s bartender and friend. The pair of well-meaning X-Men, Colossus and the aptly-named Negasonic Teenage Warhead, are played by Serbian actor Stefan Kapičić and Brianna Hildebrand, respectively. Reynolds, meanwhile, is sure to be defined by this performance for the rest of his career: He’s self-aware, derisive, and abrasive, qualities hinted at in the film’s viral online marketing campaign and carried out in his performance.

For anyone who appreciates well-done violence, occasional cursing, and fourth-wall jokes, “Deadpool” is shocking, aggressive, bloody, romantic, and very, very funny. It is one of the most uniquely done, if not the most unique, superhero stories in years.

before retiring in May 2015.

Each image in the collection is a 16-by-21 inch photo, printed on cotton fiber paper with archival pigment. Each photo contributes to an image of a larger plant.

“By varying the focus from shot to shot, I have the raw material to include some areas in very sharp focus and other areas in softer detail,” said Weeks.

What makes this collection different from his others is that it has been so long in the making: Weeks began working on this project in 2004. However, a majority of the photos were taken in 2014–15, and the exhibit was completed in 2016.

The “Closer and Longer” exhibition runs in the Merion Hall Gallery from Feb. 15 to March 23.

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February 27

“Write Women Back into History” Michelle Moravec, a Women’s History professor at Rosemont will be delivering a lecture on why women should edit Wikipedia, followed by an edit-a-thon.

Lecture 9:30-10:45am, Wikipedia edit-a-thon 11am-1:30pm, 5th floor McShain Registration required: sju.edu/int/academics/cas/commstudies/moravec.html Deadline: February 25th This event is Co-sponsored by Women’s Center, Communication Studies Department, and Beautiful Social Research Collaborative.

February 29

Screening of Dark Girls | 5pm–7pm | Forum Theatre Refreshments provided.

Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Life

march 15

Poet Marilyn Nelson | 6:30pm | Foley Center Sponsored by the English Department Writing Series

march 16

Screening of The Mask You Live In | 6:30pm | Forum Theatre

march 21

Screening of Suffragette | 5:00pm–8:00pm | Science Center Room 300 Film followed by a faculty-led discussion from Professors Katie Sibley and Jo Alyson Parker. Pizza and refreshments provided.

Sponsored by Women’s Leadership Initiative

march 22

“When Dating Hurts” Bill Mitchell, President of the Kristin Mitchell (SJU ’05) Foundation | 7pm | Foley Center Lecture on dating violence prevention and education

march 23

Celebrating the History of Women at SJU, Panel and Networking Event 6:00pm–8:15pm | Foley Center Co-sponsored by University Advancement and the Women’s Center

march 29

Sister Outside Poetry Performance | 5:30pm | The Perch

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Toiletry Drive for local Philadelphia Women’s Shelter Item drop off locations include: Merion Atrium, Women’s Center, Campion 3rd Floor, MV Lobby, Library, Bellarmine Success Center

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Image courtesy of Philly Improv Theater

The culture of community: Philly Improv Theater takes the stage MAGGIE MCHALE ’17 Hawk Staff Winter in the city of Philadelphia feels noticeably milder than usual. The dark clear sky is speckled with tiny glowing dots, and lights illuminate the concrete jungle along every major and minor road.

It is First Friday, a monthly event dedicated to the thriving arts and theater culture throughout the city. Philly Improv Theater, otherwise known as “PHIT,” is offering a slew of shows at their 2030 Sansom St. location, an unassuming building that, at first, wouldn’t be particularly recognizable as a theater.

It sits adjacent to a small hole-in-the-wall Italian BYOB, Porcini, and directly across the street from Helium Comedy Club: a venue that—though likely expected as such—is not necessarily considered a “rival” to PHIT because of Helium’s exclusivity with stand-up performances.

As people file into the theater around 9 p.m., a scripted sketch show, “PHIT Presents: Brought To You By…” begins. The first monologue in the series is done by house performer Whitney Harris, a blonde-haired woman with a large tattoo on her lower left forearm. Harris is tunelessly signing a song about hoarding in the style of “Part of Your World” from “The Little Mermaid” while acting as Ariel, twirling around the stage and looking doe-eyed into the crowd of about 30 people as she sings.

“Look at this stuff, isn’t it neat? Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete? …Well, it’s not. It never is.”

It is a witty performance that elicits chuckles from both nostalgic outsiders and Harris’ friends and coworkers. “Part of Your World” is a song to which all audience members can relate; a seldom occurrence in the typically subjective, niche world of sketch comedy.

PHIT is the only improv-based theater company in the city. While improv is their main attraction, they also feature sketch comedy, as represented by “Brought to You By…” Rather than having different productions run over short periods of time like other theaters throughout the city, PHIT instead has set shows that run continuously.

“I’d say that before anything, PHIT is a community, and

growing that community is the center of everything they do,” said Paul Triggiani, a mainstay at Philly Improv Theater for its entire existence—almost 10 years.

Triggiani is a bornand-raised Philadelphian with olive skin and dark, curly hair. There is a passion in his words as he speaks, and he often uses his hands to describe the things that he finds of utmost importance. The more excited he gets about something, the more he tends to bounce around.

“At the heart of a lot of PHIT’s shows are the ideas of connecting new people and rewarding hard work and passion with stage time,” Triggiani explained.

Philly Improv Theater succeeds in satisfying a unique specificity that is both enticing and admirable. Philadelphia is known for its incredible theater, arts and music scene. It serves as a less obnoxious and less bustling version of New York City, all while harboring and sustaining its own unique theatrical prowess.

Compared to five years ago, PHIT has seen significant growth. It has operated out of a smaller theater, and had very little visible outside presence. On top of hosting weekly shows, PHIT offers multiple classes in sketch and improvisational comedy. They do not wish to confine themselves and their primary goal is to always welcome inimitability with a warm embrace.

“Taking care of performers and volunteers, attracting new people who want to do things and giving them more opportunities to do those things, even experimental things—everyone from the top of PHIT [all the way] down is focused on that.

Even if it means that not every show is the most artistically honed,” Triggiani admited.

A hollow old television set sits upstage on stage right, filled to the brim with ice and cheap beer. The final show of the night, “TV Party,” is about to begin. The show is hosted by Triggiani and another house performer, Rob Baniewicz. It is a themed show, reserved especially for First Friday. This show only serves to make fun of old, usually forgotten about television programs from the 1960s through the 1990s.

Triggiani and Baniewicz throw out cans of beer into the audience of about 15 people before taking two for themselves. Muffled hissing from the aluminum cans resound as Triggiani and Baniewicz begin their show by putting up an old photo onto the screen, asking audience members to search for what Photo courtesy of Philly Improv Theater looks odd about the image. It is a photo

Photo courtesy of Philly Improv Theater

from 1925, depicting the women’s rifle club at the Drexel Institute in Washington, D.C. “Oh my god!” A wave of realization collectively crashes over the audience. “Is that you guys?!”

Sure enough, two of the ladies posing in the picture look eerily identical to Triggiani and Baniewicz. The photo is zoomed, and Triggiani and Baniewicz assume the positions of their female doppelgangers.

“I have the gun pointed right at my face! And the tag is still on my coat!” Triggiani cries, pointing at the image excitedly.

“I think I look pretty great in a fur coat,” Baniewicz notes, shrugging.

The house lights go down, and the first showing of the night, “The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan,” a long-forgotten 1972 Hanna-Barbera cartoon, begins playing on the screen. Throughout the episode, sufficiently buzzed-drunk audience hecklers begin shouting at the screen, demanding answers to admittedly poignant observations.

“Is that thing with those kids a cat or a dog! It just barked like a yippy dog, but it looks like a sad cat on meth!”

“This was aired legally? Man, way to go 1970s programmers! Wasn’t this supposed to be for kids? Just look at this!

Racism, racism everywhere!”

More low-quality beer is tossed into the audience as the next long-forgotten program,“Ohara,” a low-fi 1980s crime show, is set up. Once it begins, buzzed-drunk hecklers yet again begin noting all of the problematic, subtly racist or otherwise absurd facets of the show.

“They’re at a sushi restaurant, and his partner wants to leave and go get hotdogs. Stop trying to ruin everything, America.”

The episode—and thus the evening—concludes a little before 1 a.m., and audience members both old and new to PHIT shuffle out of the theater and into the lobby, taking leftover cans of beer with them as they depart. There is a mutual contentedness that has washed throughout the night.

Triggiani and Baniewicz happily bid farewell to everyone as they exit, satisfied in knowing that another successful First Friday at PHIT has concluded without a hitch.

“I think that writing and performing comedy makes people’s lives better,” Triggiani elucidated, grinning. “So I think PHIT can help to make people’s lives better.”

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March 2, 2016

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What organic foods are worth the price?

KRISTEN ADAMS ’17 Hawk Staff People tend to buy organic productbecause they believe the choice is healthier and better. While this belief isn’t necessarily wrong, there are many organic items not worth the money because the benefits aren’t outstandingly different.

First, let’s get into the nitty gritty of what “organic” is: Simply put, organic means that the food was treated without any pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or ionizing radiation. It also means that animals producing meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products are not fed antibiotics or growth hormones.

Labelling something as an organic product means that it’s more wholesome, but sometimes the products are not worth these extra costs.

When you’re buying produce and you’re trying to figure out whether organic is the way to go, remember the “Dirty Dozen” and the

“Clean 15.” The “Dirty Dozen” is a list of the top fruits and vegetables that people eat with the skin or top layer on the food. The fruits and vegetables on this list tested positive for 47 different chemicals, sometimes even up to 67. The USDA distributed these lists after they washed different produce items in their industrial high-power pressure water systems and then tested for pesticides. So when you’re buying those 12 foods, try to go organic.

The produce that is healthy to eat in the non-organic form is called the “Clean 15.”

Some of these foods contain an outer layer that is consumed by us, but is still safe to eat.

These foods tested close to zero for any traces of pesticides.

So when buying produce, remember that not all items labelled “organic” are created equally. Refer to the lists below to determine which ones are most worth your money.

The “Dirty Dozen” celery peaches strawberries apples blueberries nectarines

bell peppers spinach cherries potatoes grapes lettuce

The “Clean 15” onions avocados sweet corn pineapples mango sweet peas asparagus kiwi fruit

cabbage eggplant cantaloupe watermelon grapefruit sweet potatoes sweet onions

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Horoscopes Aries

Sagittarius

This week, Aries, take charge of your life. While at work, mingle with colleagues and express the good ideas you’ve been holding back. While out with friends, stand up for yourself and use your voice. These steps will make a huge difference in your confidence and in your happiness.

Leo

Continue to focus on the positive aspects of life, Leo—even when it may be hard for you to do so. Your good heart and your generosity will attract a romantic partner, as well as allow for some spontaneity and joy.

After the long winter that has taken a toll on you and your positive demeanor, look forward to the spring that has almost sprung. Instead of going back to your depressing attitude, take this week to cheer up yourself and those around you.

Taurus

Virgo

Capricorn

Use your positive energy this week to gather the people in your community and start putting your ideas into action.

Now may also be a good time for you to step back from your party habits and save your money instead, Taurus.

Expect people in your family and friend circle to rely on you this week, Virgo. They need your assistance and love in order to get through a difficult time. This extra support will prove beneficial for your loving personality.

Gemini

Libra

Be on your toes this week when making new friends at social gatherings, Gemini. Your laid-back personality may attract some people who don’t have the most genuine intentions.

Cancer

It’s been very easy for you to become too involved in your work life, Cancer. There has been many things you need to complete for yourself and for other people. And while nobody has returned the thanks, try to focus on the positive side of what you’ve been doing.

Sometimes, Libra, you find it difficult to convey your emotions through actions and words. This week, step out of your comfort zone and let those around you know what you are feeling. Tell them what you’re thinking and you will experience greater inner peace.

Scorpio

It appears as if you’ve been struggling with money lately, or you have been getting worried about your scarce earnings.

Don’t fret, Scorpio, because in the upcoming weeks, there will be opportunities for you to get your money’s worth.

It’s unlike you to spend as much money as you have been in the last couple of months, Capricorn. Your new and improved social butterfly attitude has made its mark on your bank account. Learn how to budget your money this week and your wallet will thank you.

Aquarius

You’ve been putting in an extensive amount of work these past couple weeks, Aquarius. This added stress has led you to wonder whether or not your efforts will all be worth it.

Don’t worry; you will see just how much your work is appreciated very soon.

Pisces

Your hardworking attitude has overcome your mind and life this week, Pisces. Instead of putting so much effort into your career, take the time this week to put the effort into other aspects of your life.

March 2, 2016

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Hawks soar past Jaspers Men’s lacrosse wins second straight game MEGHAN SACK ’19 Hawk Staff The Saint Joseph’s University men’s lacrosse team began their game on Saturday, Feb. 27 with a strong showing against the Manhattan College Jaspers. Coming off of the season’s first win, the Hawks added to their success with a 16-9 win on Sweeney Field.

With seven returning starters and other rising stars on the team, it was an aggressive, fast-paced attack on St. Joe’s behalf. The Jaspers came to St. Joe’s 0-3 overall.

Senior midfielder Kevin Forster tallied three goals and two assists against the Jaspers, and sophomore attacker Kyle Cain enjoyed his first start as well as five goals on his own.

“I thought it was a great team effort, filling in for [junior] Mike Rastivo on the left wing,” Cain said. “We all played well.”

With 11:45 remaining in the second period, the Hawks were up 6-1, with two goals

coming from sophomore midfielder Davis Stoner and another two coming from senior midfielder Kevin Forster. Manhattan scored their second goal with 9:54 left in the second period, but junior midfielder Ray Vandergrift, Forster, and Cain each scored a goal to give the Hawks a 9-2 lead at halftime.

The Hawks put up another four goals in the third period against the Jaspers’ three goals.

With 8:57 left in the game, the Hawks held a 10-goal lead. Manhattan scored two goals less than a minute apart to cut St. Joe’s lead to seven points with 3:24 left, but the Hawks were able to hang on to the final 16-9 score.

The Hawks’ attack was coming from all sides in the offensive ends. Junior goalkeeper T.J. Jones made seven crucial saves, three in the first half and four in the second. The aggression picked up by the end of the first half, with both teams earning penalties. The Hawks took advantage of Manhattan on the man-up plays.

“First half was definitely better than the second half, with some undisciplined mistakes,” Head Coach Taylor Wray said. “However, we’re definitely pleased with the outcome.”

Manhattan outshot the Hawks 34-31—however, the Hawks proved their aggression, tallying 37 ground balls to the Jaspers’ 14.

“Overall, we’re going to have to be better if we’re going to beat St. John’s on Wednesday,” Wray said.

St. Joe’s will next host St. John’s University on Wednesday, March 2, at 4:00 p.m.

Christy Selagy, M.A., ’17 contributed to this article.

Photos by Joey Toczylowski ’19

Hawks try to stick it out Women’s lacrosse falls to the Aztecs MEGHAN SACK ’19 Hawk Staff On Saturday, Feb. 27 the Saint Joseph’s University women’s lacrosse team took on the San Diego State University Aztecs following the men’s lacrosse game. The Hawks played in a back and forth game versus the Aztecs. The Aztecs came to Philadelphia 0-2, and left with a well-fought win, defeating the Hawks with a final score of 15-13.

The Hawks were led by junior midfielder Maggie Egan and senior midfielder Mallory Grey in goals and assists. Egan tallied three goals and two assists, with Grey racking up two goals, as well.

On Monday, Feb. 29 Egan was named the Atlantic 10 Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week. After her performance over two games, with six goals and seven assists, she was a clear frontrunner for the nomination.

The game was neck and neck for the duration of both halves. St. Joe’s junior attacker Sarah Smith scored the first goal of the game, but the Aztecs responded with three goals to take the lead. The Hawks pulled to within one goal of the Aztecs, but another three-goal stretch from San Diego State cushioned their lead.

St. Joe’s was again within one goal with 8:47 remaining in the first half, but another goal from the Aztecs put them up 8-6 at the half. The Hawks tied the game with 27:55 left in the second half.

With 24:43 left in the second half the game was tied 9-9, but the Aztecs had an offensive surge and scored five goals in the next 16 minutes. The Hawks scored three goals to lessen the gap in the score, but San Diego State struck back with one goal with 1:47 left. 40 seconds late, Smith netted her third goal of the game, but the Hawks were unable to score again.

“This year our focus is really to put everything together as a team,” second-year Head Coach Alex Kahoe said. “We’ve been in this situation before and we know how to come back. I think we stepped out in the second half strong and we need to start the game that way.”

Throughout both periods, the Hawks refused to let up as they followed the Aztecs closely in score. Freshman midfielder Sinead Brierley was relentless on defense, taking on multiple Aztecs as they ran down the field.

Collectively, the team demonstrated and kept up a work ethic that they can use to fuel the rest of the season.

The Hawks return to Sweeney Field on March 7 in an exhibition game against Meiji University at 1 p.m.

Christy Selagy, M.A., ’17 contributed to this article.

Photo by Joey Toczylowski ’19

Photo by Christy Selagy, M.A., ’17

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March 2, 2016

The Hawk

From preschool to Ncaa Baseball’s Stafford looks to build on successful rookie season CHRISTY SELAGY, M.A., ’17 Sports Editor Deon Stafford has swung a bat since he could walk, and his passion for baseball is contagious.

Stafford, a sophomore at Saint Joseph’s University, started playing baseball when he was four-years-old. Stafford, a Harrisburg, Pa. native, he believed sports would always play an important role in his life, especially since his family didn’t have much money.

“I knew I needed to get a scholarship, and I knew sports were my way to a better life,” Stafford said. “Baseball is my life.”

While growing up, Stafford played both baseball and football, but he felt more drawn to baseball for a reason he can’t quite describe.

Stafford’s decision to choose baseball and his dedication to the sport has proven beneficial for him. He quickly became a key player during his freshman year, and is already off to a hot start his sophomore year.

Head Coach Fritz Hamburg was impressed with Stafford during the entire 2015 season. “[Stafford] has really started to take a leadership role with this group,” Hamburg said in 2015. “That’s something that we’ve been searching for all year, and I think that’s been a real challenge for our team.

Deon is stepping up, and doing everything he can that way.”

In his rookie season with the Hawks, Stafford led the team in batting average (.341) and doubles (19). He also had a .995 fielding percentage and threw out 11 runners trying to steal.

Stafford was also named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team and All-Rookie Team, and received All-Big 5 honors and the Big 5 Rookie of the Year Award at the end of the 2015 season. Later, Stafford was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American.

“The team benefitted from more than just the numbers,” Hamburg said. “I just think his style, his passion, his leadership, and his thirst for learning the game is as good as anybody I’ve ever coached. It’s always fun to be around guys like that, and it’s contagious.”

This past summer, Stafford was chosen to play in the New England Collegiate Base-

ball League (NECBL), a highly competitive summer collegiate league, which has produced more than 100 major leaguers since 1994. Alumni include Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier and Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg.

“You get a lot of experience playing up there, especially…with kids that are probably going to play in the pros someday,” Stafford said. “Great competition. You play a lot of baseball. You’re playing every single day, so there’s a lot of area for improvement up there.”

Stafford started in the NECBL AllStar game in July, and was named a Perfect Game Third Team Summer Collegiate All-American in August. A few weeks later, Stafford was announced as the NECBL’s Rookie of the Year, and was also named to the All-NECBL First Team.

Stafford finished the summer with a .329 average, and led the NECBL in doubles with 16. He was also among the league leaders in multiple offensive categories, including home runs and runs batted in.

“It’s a terrific opportunity that he has certainly earned,” Hamburg said. “He’s very humble about what he does. That’s the great thing.”

Stafford was glad to receive the Rookie of the Year honors, but he said that awards are not the reason he plays baseball.

“It’s a good accolade, but I wasn’t overly excited about it,” Stafford said. “It’s not that I expect those kinds of things, but that’s not really why I play the game. I love the game. It’s not really about the accolades and awards and stuff like that.”

Stafford’s focus is primarily on his team at St. Joe’s, especially after finishing with a losing record of 21-28 last season.

He sees much improvement on the team from last season, and believes they’ve grown as teammates.

Stafford expects the Hawks to win the Atlantic 10 Championship.

Hamburg is also hoping for the team to improve in the 2016 season; he thinks that Stafford will be an important part of the team’s success given his immediate impact of the team last season and his recent experience in the NECBL. “For Deon to not only repeat but better his performance this year is the challenge for him, and really for him to not try too hard, because he has tremendous ability,”

Hamburg said. “He has great tools that are only getting better. What he did this past summer was fantastic on a lot of fronts.”

Stafford still has his sights set on playing in the major league.

“That’s been my dream since I was four years old—I want to play professional baseball,” Stafford said. “So hopefully I get that gift from God. I’m going to keep working hard and hopefully it’ll come.”

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

March 2, 2016

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Running the bases Baseball starts strong with three wins in weekend tournament CHRISTY SELAGY, M.A., ’17 Sports Editor

Sophomore Justin Aungst throws a pitch (Photo by Matthew J. Haubenstein, M.A., ’17)

This past weekend, the Saint Joseph’s University baseball team started the 2016 season in the Jack Gifford Memorial Tournament. Between Friday, Feb. 26 and Sunday, Feb. 28, the Hawks played four games and finished the tournament 3-1.

The Hawks played a doubleheader on Friday, facing No.15 University of Michigan first. St. Joe’s lost 5-1, with their only run coming during the ninth inning on an error from Michigan’s shortstop.

Sophomore Matt Maul was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and advanced to second on the error. Freshman Charlie Concannon capped his debut with a single to right field that scored Maul.

“I was really pleased with the way we battled,” Head Coach Fritz Hamburg said. “[Michigan] scored two in the ninth on a

two-run homer, so it was close all the way through.”

Junior Pat Vanderslice started the game for the Hawks, going five and one-third innings, giving up five hits, three runs, and three walks, while striking out four batters.

Sophomore Justin Aungst pitched one and two-thirds perfect innings in relief.

“I didn’t look at it as they were nationally ranked, just another batter in the box,” Aungst said. “Just go right after them, [like] any other batter.”

The Hawks bounced back in the next game, beating the University of California, Davis, 10-8. St. Joe’s took an early lead on a two-run home run from senior John Brue in the first inning. Junior Brian Lau led off the next inning with a homer of his own.

With two outs in the fifth inning, Maul

drove in two runs on a single to center field.

UC Davis put up a fight in their half of the inning, scoring three runs, and took the lead in the seventh on another three runs.

The Hawks struck back in the eighth on a three-run homerun from sophomore catcher Deon Stafford. UC Davis homered in the bottom of the eighth, but keeping in line with the rest of the game, the Hawks answered back in the top of the ninth with an RBI single from junior Cal Jadacki.

The Hawks took on the Santa Clara University Broncos on Saturday and won in 10 innings, 11-9. St. Joe’s took a 6-0 lead early in the game, in part on home runs from Stafford and Brue. Santa Clara scored seven runs in the next four innings to take a onerun lead.

The Broncos further padded that lead in the sixth on a two-run home run. The Hawks got one run back in the seventh on a homer from Stafford, his third of the season.

“He [Stafford] carried us,” Hamburg said. “The way the team feeds off of him and his energy and how he goes about playing is critical. It’s critical to being successful.”

Back-to-back RBI singles from Maul and Concannon in the ninth inning tied the game at nine apiece. The Broncos had a chance to score on a flyout in the bottom of the ninth, but Brue threw out the runner at home plate.

“It’s plays like that, it’s moments like that that are very defining,” Hamburg said. “It just makes the season move forward.”

Brue and Stafford each drove in a run in

the tenth to give the Hawks the win.

“It was really, really awesome to be part of that game,” Stafford said. “It was probably one of the most fun games I’ve ever been a part of.”

Aungst pitched two innings, giving up only one hit to get the win.

“We just kept fighting,” Aungst said. “I feel like we grew as a team this weekend. We fought for each other, and it was definitely a positive.”

Sunday featured yet another comeback win for the Hawks, with a 6-5 victory over the Utah Valley University Wolverines. The Hawks again took the early lead on two runs in the second inning. The Wolverines tied the game in the fourth and took a 4-2 lead in the sixth.

With two outs in the seventh inning, the Hawks staged a four-run comeback.

With the bases loaded, sophomore Marc Giacalone tripled to right-center, and then scored on an RBI single from junior Taylor Boyd. The Wolverines scored a run in their half of the seventh, but the Hawks held on for the win.

Freshman Tim Brennan started the game and went six innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits for the first win of his collegiate career.

“I’m so excited to see how the season turns out,” Stafford said. “I really think we’re going to do real well. Everybody has each other’s backs, we trust each other, and we’re just ready for the season, I can tell.”

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March. 2, 2016

All or nothing Men’s basketball ties for first in A-10 with win over Saint Louis CHRISTY SELAGY, M.A., ’17 Sports Editor The Hawks (24-5, 13-3 A-10) are tied for first place in the A-10 conference after their win on Sunday, Feb. 28 against the Saint Louis University Billikens (10-18, 5-11 A-10).

The Hawks won 77-63 in front of a loud, sold-out crowd in Hagan Arena. The game was dominated by aggressive playing from each side, with the ball flying into the crowd and players crashing into the stands multi-

Photos by Joey Toczylowski ’19

ple times. Though the Hawks led for nearly all of the second half, the lead changed a total of seven times, and the game was tied five times.

“My assistant,” said St. Joe’s Head Coach Phil Martelli, as he gestured to his grandson, “he was telling me before I left that ‘I think you’re going to be alright, but Saint Louis is a little better than their record.’ That’s a six-year-old telling me how to take care of things with my team.”

During the first half, the Hawks never led by more than six points, and the Billikens never led by more than four. A 9-0 run after about six minutes of play put the Hawks in the lead. A free throw from junior DeAndre’ Bembry started the run, and half a minute later, senior Isaiah Miles sunk two free throws of his own, tying the game.

Bembry finished the run with a dunk, putting the Hawks ahead 18-12.

St. Joe’s clung to the lead for the next six minutes, but a jumper from Saint Louis junior Mike Crawford put the Billikens ahead by a point. Another jumper a minute later gave the Billikens a three-point lead, but St. Joe’s graduate student Papa Ndao sunk a three-pointer to tie the game.

The Hawks entered halftime with a 3532 lead, courtesy of a three-pointer from sophomore Shavar Newkirk.

The second half was when the Hawks really came alive. “[Saint Louis] played pretty well today, but second half the crowd got involved with us and we ran with the momentum,” Bembry said.

A 6-0 run put the Hawks up by nine points, but the Billikens fought back to tie the game with 12:46 remaining in the game.

Less than 30 seconds later, Miles put St. Joe’s back in the lead, and the team never looked back.

A 9-2 run featuring five points from freshman Lamarr Kimble gave the Hawks a double-digit lead for the first time that afternoon.

The Hawks finished the last 3:22 of the game on a 12-3, and Bembry added two more dunks during the run.

“I was just trying to finish because I knew if I just jumped up and dunked it, they wouldn’t try to block it,” Bembry said of his first two dunks of the day.

His final dunk was different. Kimble grabbed the ball on a rebound, and passed to Bembry, who slammed the ball through the net with a reverse dunk.

“The last one was just for fun, for the crowd,” Bembry said. “I’d done it a couple times in practice, and just thought, ‘Why not?’ I guess everyone liked it. I knew they

were probably going to be a little excited because I don’t really do those type of dunks in the game.”

The Hawks victory doesn’t just mean a tie for first place in the Atlantic 10. It also marks the 399th win of Martelli’s coaching career.

When asked what 400 wins would mean to him, Martelli paused for a few seconds before saying, “It’d be pretty cool. Because 400 with it being 25 wins this year, that combination would be special.”

The team will travel to Rochester, N.Y. to play St. Bonaventure University on Wednesday, March 2, and will close out the regular season at home on Saturday, March 5.

The road to victory Women’s basketball earns number seven seed in A-10 Championships NICK MANDARANO ’18 Hawk Staff

Photos by Christy Selagy, M.A., ’17

The Saint Joseph’s University women’s basketball team finished the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 27 with an exhilarating win against Richmond University.

St. Joe’s was down eight points late into the fourth quarter, but managed a 9-1 run to tie the game at 57 apiece. With just 3.2 seconds remaining, senior Ciara Andrews hit a jumper to put St. Joe’s ahead by two at 59-57, where the score would stand.

Junior Kathleen Fitzpatrick led the way with 17 points, and fellow junior Amanda Fiorvanti also contributed with 11 points and 10 rebounds. The Hawks’ win was their third consecutive victory, and it moved the team to a .500 record in Atlantic 10 conference play.

An 8-8 A-10 record (and a 14-14 overall record) places the Hawks in seventh for the conference standings. The Hawks will open their tournament play with a game against

the tenth-seeded University of Rhode Island this Thursday, March 3.

The only other match between the two teams came just a couple of weeks ago on Saturday, Feb. 20 in Hagan Arena, resulting in a 74-63 Hawks win. Fitzpatrick dropped a game-high 26 points, setting a new career record. The total broke her previous record of 25 points from last year, also against Rhode Island. Look for Fitzpatrick to have a big game in the opening round of the tournament.

Rhode Island is anticipated to play a zone defense against the Hawks, and in the words of Fitzpatrick, “shooters love zones.”

If St. Joe’s can convert their three-point attempts, it puts them in a good position to win. Head Coach Cindy Griffin understands the benefit gained when threes are falling.

“It’s point production,” Griffin said.

“We’re scoring higher than our average with

that. It’s something that opens up the floor.

I think it’s a result of spacing on the floor really being better.”

The Hawks as a team have been shooting significantly better from long range over the course of the past few games in comparison to the early part of the season. Fitzpatrick has been outstanding, but the threepoint production has been delivered from other sources as well, including freshman Alyssa Monaghan.

“I think [Fitzpatrick and Monaghan] are both very good three-point shooters,” Griffin said. “We really can have a balanced attack between our inside game and our outside game [when they’re making their threes].”

A 17-4 run from Rhode Island at the end of the game kept the score somewhat close. The Hawks led by 18 points at halftime and by more than 20 at other times.

Defeating the Rams would line St. Joe’s up with the second-seeded St. Louis Billikens, who are currently riding a five-game win streak. Four tournament victories would crown the Hawks as Atlantic 10 champions, which is most likely the squad’s only hope at an NCAA tournament berth.

The win at Richmond was the first victory away from home since Jan. 10, when St. Joe’s defeated Virginia Commonwealth University, and broke a five-game losing streak on the road. It was crucial that the Hawks were able to end the skid and flip the momentum since each tournament game will be played in Richmond, Va. The three final rounds of the tournament will be televised, so be sure to root on your Hawks while you are home for spring break.