Sept. 6, 2017

The Student Newspaper of Saint Joseph’s University

Volume XCVI | Est. 1929 | www.sjuhawknews.com

Sept. 6, 2017

Meet the Class of

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New updates in Campion dining hall inlcude murals for each station, an updated waffle and pasta bar and a “Hawk Bites” tasting cart (Photos by Luke Malanga ’20).

Women’s Center open for all A space for student use and inclusion VIVIAN MILAN ’18 Editor in Chief

The Saint Joseph’s University’s Women’s Center, located in the Saint Albert’s Annex, has a misnomer, for its name implies that it is only for women.

In reality, anyone with a St. Joe’s ID has swipe access to the women’s center between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

“It’s actually offered to all students on campus,” said Monica Nixon, Ph.D., assistant provost for inclusion and diversity. “It’s a hub for women centered programming, but just as if we do a program about like [that]it’s actually something that the whole campus is interested in.”

Kevin McGinnis, ’20, a member of SJU Pride, said the group used to host meetings in the Women’s Center before the Office of Inclusion and Diversity had officially opened.

“In the beginning of the first semester last year, we had been using the women’s center as like HQ,” Mcginnis said. “Because we didn’t exactly have the Office of inclusion and diversity open yet.”

Rachel Cox, ’19, inclusion and diversity representative for Student Senate, believes that the Women’s Center is a positive resource, but is not well-known to the campus community.

“The access part isn’t so much getting there, it’s more people knowing that it exists,” said Cox. “I feel like not many people do know the women’s center is a resource on campus and part of that is because it’s so tucked away.”

McGinnis also agrees that the Women’s Center is not well-known on campus, but feels knowing it is a resource is comforting.

“It’s beautiful there, it’s so homey,” McGinnis said. “Just having it there, its presence is really significant. I think other students could know about it being there. I didn’t know about it before SJU Pride.”

Nixon believes that it is most important for the Women’s Center to continue reaching out to groups on campus that can help expand and support the mission of the center.

“I think we did a really good job this past year furthering our relationship with the Women’s Leadership Initiative for example,” Nixon said. “We have the sororities, which we haven’t really been connecting with, so wanting to connect with groups on campus that are already focused on women’s experiences and gender.”

Nixon’s other priority for the center is to incorporate intersectionality into the work of the women’s center and its programming.

“How are we looking at gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ability, so-

cio economic class, faith—how do we incorporate an intersectional approach to the women’s center?” Nixon said. “I think again, we’ve made a lot of progress with that and I want to continue.”

Cox also believes that the Women’s Center is not just for women, but also for those who identify as women or are non-binary, a term for those who believe their gender identity does not conform to the male/female binary.

“The Women’s Center is a safe space, geared towards wmen and nonbinary people on campus,” Cox said. “It’s a place where they can hang out, talk to people who have shared experiences in life or on campus.”

The Women’s Center collaborates with other organizations and groups on campus such as REPP and the Women’s Leader-

lactation room in the Women’s Center is the only designated one on campus.

Though Nixon said that sometimes the lactation room’s location can be challenging to reach, she still feels that the room serves a need on campus.

“I think sometimes the only option for lactation rooms is like a bathroom, which is not terrible, but it’s not standard, so [the Women’s Center] tried to make that space more comforting,” Nixon said.

Cox feels that there should be at least one more lactation room on campus, for those who may not be able to go to Saint Albert’s Annex.

“It [the lactation room] is so tucked away, so it might be like completely on the other side of campus for a mother, so maybe one on the Philly side of campus would

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The Women’s Center located behind Saint Albert’s Hall off Lapsley Lane. (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

ship Initiative, to host events and informative sessions including Domestic Violence Awareness month, Women’s History month and the Working Women’s Wednesdays program, which is held the first Wednesday of every month to focus on women and career identity.

“There are programs that we’re thinking about the construction of gender, the roles of women and those kinds of things and we hope that’s of interest to a broader group of people,” Nixon said. “So again, we have lots of different groups and part of what I’m hoping that we do more effectively, is not add on more, but find out what is already happening, what are the areas that if we worked together we could meet in different ways.”

One of the more unique features of the center is the lactation room for students, faculty and staff to utilize. However, the

be ideal,” Cox said.

Nixon said that the Center of Inclusion and Diversity has graduate assistant funding and is looking for a graduate student to take over for former director Kayla Walker ’16, coordinator for the Women’s Center and LGBTQIA programs, left to pursue a graduate level education. Nixon also attributes success of the center to the undergraduate work study students.

“This year we have dedicated work study students,” said Nixon. “The students who are working there [Women’s Center] will be like ambassadors for the women’s center, working as liaisons to different student organizations, developing those relationships and partners.”

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Department of Public Safety reports (Aug. 25 - Aug. 31) Aug. 27

cooking. Facilities Management was notified.

Public Safety was notified by an area resident of a loud party invovling St. Joe's students taking place in the 5400 block of Woodbine Avenue. Philadelphia Police were notified and responded. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by Residence Life of an odor of marijuana coming from a room in Pennbrook Hall. Public Safety officers responded to the room with Residence Life. A search of the room revealed no drugs or drug paraphernalia. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by Residence Life of an odor of marijuana coming from a room in Lancaster Courts (Weymouth). Public Safety Officers responded to the room with Residence Life. A search of the room revealed no drugs or drug paraphernalia. Community Standards was notified.

Aug. 28

Public Safety was notified by a SJU student of person(s) unknown removing the wallet and sunglasses from an unsecured locker inside the O’Pake Recreation Center. Public Safety Officers responded. No police report has been filed at this time. Incident is under investigation.

Public Safety was notified regarding two suspicious males near the area of Lannon Hall selling drugs. Public Safety Officers, along with Philadelphia Police responded, but the individuals had left the area.

Public Safety was notified by an area resident of students causing excessive noise in the 5200 block of Church Road. Public Safety Officers, along with the Philadelphia Police were notified and responded into the area. Community Standards was notified

Aug. 29

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm activation inside of Merion Gardens Apartments. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated by a student

Public Safety was notified by Residence Life of an an odor of marijuana coming from a room in Moore Hall. Public Safety Officers responded to the room with Residence Life. A search of the room revealed no drugs or drug paraphernalia. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified of a loud party involving St. Joe's students taking place in the Ashwood Hall. Public Safety Officers, along with Residence Life responded. Community Standards was notified.

Aug. 30 Public Safety was notified by Residence Life of person(s) unknown writing graffiti on doors on the sixth floor of the Villiger Residence Center. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by Facilities Management of person(s) unknown attempting to remove parking bollards from the parking lot of Sullivan Hall. Public Safety officers, along with the Lower Merion Police responded. Incident is under investigation.

Public Safety was notified of a gas leak inside the Science Center.

Public Safety officers responded and Facilities Management were notified and responded.

Aug. 31 Public Safety was notified of an odor of gas inside the Paris Dining Hall. Public Safety Officers responded. Facilities Management and PECO were notified and responded.

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Public Safety was notified of an alcohol confiscation in Ashwood Hall. Public Safety Officers responded and confiscated the alcohol.

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St. Joe's seeks solidarity

Hawk Hill responds to the events of Charlottesville, VA CHARLEY REKSTIS '20 News Editor

Saint Joseph’s University president Mark Reed, Ed.D. sent out a back to school email on Aug. 22, 2017 to university faculty, staff and students explaining the major events that happened during summer break.

One of the things Reed addressed was the events that occured in Charlottesville, VA on Aug. 11 and 12, 2017, when protests were held over an attempt to remove a statue of confederate general Robert E. Lee. These protests were then counter protested, when a car ploughed through a crowd of counter protesters killing one and injuring 19. Reed addressed how, as a Jesuit university, we strive to understand one another in times of crisis.

“In our nation, we continue to feel the effects of division, racism, fear, hate and violence, as most recently evidenced in Charlottesville, Virginia,” Reed said in the email to the university. “Our community — built upon respect, understanding of differences, committed to dialogue and compelled by a desire to serve the greater good — will not tolerate racism and must view these recent events as a call to action. There is much we can do to stem the tide of ignorance and prejudice, beginning right here on our campus.”

The Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID) chose to put together a platform to allow students to gather, reflect and have conversations about what they want to do next in response to the Charlottesville events. “[Charlottesville] happened just a couple of weeks ago, and we didn’t want too much time to pass before we created that space for the community,” said Monica Nixon Ed.D., assistant provost for Inclusion and Diversity. “That came out of conversations that we had here with folks that were on campus this summer.”

A common theme established throughout conversations between OID and Campus

Ministry was the need to create a template of what to do when events like Charlottesville happen in our country.

“What we wanted to do is pull together a format for us to be able to respond pretty rapidly when something happens,” Nixon said.

“Prayer spaces, vigil, dialogue spaces, maybe a

About You? The Art of Caring for Yourself in Challenging Times" that focused on self-care and reflecting in times of difficulty.

One of the events titled “A Structured Dialogue About Inclusion and Diversity” was led

by Paul F. Aspan, Ph.D., associate provost for Academic and Faculty Support. At this event,

Wolfington Hall, the Campus Ministry building, is one of the SJU R.E.A.D.Y. partners (Photo by Luke Malanga '20).

teach in, that kind of thing. That’s why we created the SJU R.E.A.D.Y. landing page.”

SJU R.E.A.D.Y., standing for Reflection, Examination, Action, Dialogue and (Your) Self-Care, was formed by the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Campus Ministry, Academic Affairs and Student Life as “the need for solidarity [emerged] in response to global, national and regional events,” according to their website.

The events created by SJU R.E.A.D.Y. include POWER University information sessions, reflection and prayer, dialogue about inclusion and diversity, a “just be” space for inclusion and diversity leaders, “gentle yoga” and “What

students, faculty and staff came together to talk about how to have a successful dialogue.

Topics discussed in this dialogue space included how students were afraid to have conversations about what’s happening in the country and how to best address the problem of silencing serious issues.

“I would say in some ways it is hard to be fearless, but if we could be braver with one another and kind of ask hard questions or challenge ourselves to think in different ways, to do that with grace and with some fearlessness,” Nixon said. “ Be willing to make a mistake and be accountable for that. Give opportunities to learn and be uncomfortable.”

Another event was the POWER University information sessions held by Beth Ford McNamee, assistant director of Campus Ministry, and Susan Clampet-Lundquist, Ph.D, associate professor of sociology.

“There’s an organization in Philadelphia called POWER and it is an interface organization made up of over 50 congregations,” Clampet-Lundquist said. “It’s a really good group of people with common values that derive from their faith and POWER has been involved in working on different issues that are important in their congregation in Philadelphia.”

POWER University started when a group of staff and faculty from St. Joe's, La Salle University, Cabrini University and Villanova University came together to figure out how the universities could be in partnership with POWER to combine their resources that they all provide in order for students to become a community organizer.

Nixon believes that things like POWER University and the events that were held by SJU R.E.A.D.Y. are important steps that the university is taking to bring together groups of people who feel like they can make a change.

“We talk with our students that this isn’t an education just for you and I think that we aren’t a university just for us, we are a university for our community and for our world and again that is a part of our Jesuit mission,” Nixon said. “We aren’t in it alone. There are tons of things happening. We can build coalitions, we can connect with other people who are doing this work. I think that’s the power from things like POWER University, it’s a coalition of institutions and organizations.”

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Student able to return to St. Joe's

Ryan Lloyd raises over $30,000 for his senior year LUKE MALANGA '20 Photo Editor Ryan Lloyd ’18, a sports marketing major, almost had his legacy as being one of the biggest fans of Saint Joseph's University basketball cut short due to his family facing financial uncertainty.

Lloyd has been the manager for the men’s basketball team since his freshman year and has attended nearly every home game since setting foot on Hawk Hill in 2014. He is considered a “die hard St. Joe’s fan” by those who know him on campus.

Despite the financial struggle, Lloyd didn't let hardships stand in the way of his goals.

At age three, Lloyd was diagnosed with autism. His dream of attending a school in

Philadelphia, where some of his family members lived, came to fruition when he was accepted into St. Joe’s.

“I wanted to be in the city of Philadephia above anything else,” Lloyd said. “I just felt really connected to the city and when I visited St. Joe’s, I was amazed by the campus and the friendly people there.”

Lloyd came into college motivated and ready to make the most of his experience.

“I joined the Boosters Club and that’s how I became involved with the basketball team," Lloyd said. “I’ve always been a fan of sports, especially Philadelphia teams.”

Lloyd has become more than just a sports

Ryan Lloyd '18 explains why he loves St. Joe's in a picture from One Day SJU (Photo courtesy of Ryan Lloyd '18).

fanatic and manager though. His presence at practices and in the stands has evolved into a meaningful relationship with the team.

“He’s told me his story and what he’s been able to overcome in order to accomplish his goals,” said Shavar Newkirk ’18, point guard on the St. Joe’s basketball team. “I look at him as an inspiration because he’s taught me there might be adversity, there might be a road block, but you have to fight through all of that and go with the punches.”

When Lloyd found himself without a way to pay for his senior year, he came up with the idea to create a GoFundMe page after creating a one for a charity in a sports marketing class. Lloyd was able to use his knowledge to set-up his personal fundraiser.

In less than a month, Lloyd reached his goal of $30,000 with the support of over 500 contributors. The page was shared over 2,500 times on Facebook and became a trending campaign on GoFundMe. “I was amazed and shocked when I saw so many people donate," said Lloyd. “I knew how the student body viewed me and how I had impacted their lives, but I still wasn’t sure if it was going to be successful. I was leaving it in God’s hands.”

One of Lloyd’s friends, Thomas Alessandrello ’18, spoke of Ryan’s dedication to St. Joe’s. “[Ryan is] sincere and humble," Alessandrello said. "You see him walk around campus and say 'hi' to almost every person he walks by. If he ever had any doubts about his time at SJU, I think those doubts were relieved. It goes to show that every decision

and interaction he has made since coming here has been good one, and that he serves a purpose at this university.”

Along with donations from friends and family, Lloyd also received support from people he had never personally met. Notable alumni Michael Hagan ’85, after which Michael J. Hagan Arena is named, also contributed to Lloyd’s campaign, leaving the message: “Ryan - no greater SJU hoops fan than you!”

Stephanie Trice, J.D., assistant professor of sports marketing also donated saying, “Ryan, I look forward to having you as a student in my Sports Law class in the fall!”

Thanks to the contributions of the St. Joe’s community, Lloyd reached his goal and is back on campus this semester taking Sports Law, along with his other major requirements.

“I’m working as hard as I can to get caught up for graduation,” Lloyd said. “My goal after graduation is to be in the sports industry and getting a degree is really important for me because all of these jobs require at least a bachelor's degree.”

While Lloyd is able to return for his first semester of senior year, he still has an extra intersession course he needs to take to catch up on credits.

“I am very grateful for everyone in the St. Joe’s community who donated and I am humbled by how everyone came together to send me back to college,” Lloyd said.

Travel services office closure

The move to an online booking tool affects all travel at St. Joe's TESS HILL '18 Assistant News Editor

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Darlene Meely, director of travel, has solely run the travel services office by herself since 2005. She is responsible for much of the travel booking work for students and student organizations.

“At no time did leadership consult with me or request any data regarding this decision,” said Meely. “I was equally as

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For tech-savvy community members, the switch to Concur may be exactly what has been missing. But for many, moving from a personal contact at the travel services office to a website may offer more confusion than ease.

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Saint Joseph’s University faculty and staff members, student groups and sports teams are often required to travel across the nation, sometimes around the world, for their job or organization. To ease the woes of traveling, St. Joe’s offered a stress-free process of booking travel plans through the university’s travel services office. However, after some administrative changes, the St. Joe’s community will have to turn to the web to book their trips.

The travel services office at St. Joe's officially closed its doors on June 30, 2017. According to a statement from David Beaupré, the vice president for finance and administration, to all St. Joe’s employees, the university decided to close the travel services office in hopes to reduce any tuition increases and improve the university’s connections and investments in technology.

Starting in July, instead of booking trips through the university travel services office, travel plans should be made through an online booking tool, Concur. At first look, Concur is a sleek new company that helps manage corporate travel. It offers a mobile phone application and guarantees safe and easy booking, all while ensuring that each employee follows travel policy.

Beaupré said in his statement that most faculty and staff members already know how to make travel plans through Concur, as it was the alternative to the travel services office before closure.

Number of tickets sold in the 2017 fiscal year from June 2016 to May 2018 (Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20).

can turn towards self-service tutorials or attend university sponsered training sessions in the upcoming weeks to learn more about Concur.

The decision to close the travel services office seemed like a positive choice, but the move to Concur may offer a more fragmented approach to travel from the university.

surprised by this [decision] as the university community.”

Meely said that the office served many more people than only the faculty and staff members included in Beaupré’s initial email.

As director of travel, Meely would book all travel, whether it be air, rail, car or bus. She booked hotels, created meal plans and nego-

tiated any insurance claims.

One of Meely’s biggest tasks was booking the 60 plus vans for the Appalachian Experience service trip (APEX). For this trip, she negotiated insurance plans, constructed booklets for each of the 60 vans and addressed all the accidents that may have occurred on the trip.

The service organization relied heavily on the travel services office to help plan the 17 different trips.

“I was informed [about the closure],” Matt Fulmer said in an email correspondence to The Hawk. “But no one has spoken about the implications and what this means for the future of booking travel for APEX.” Fulmer explained that he and his office are excited about potentially collaborating with new vendors in a financially efficient way.

“I feel badly for the organizations that now have to absorb and find people in their departments to handle this,” says Meely. “I have all the information in my mind while people are struggling to pick up the new stuff.”

Meely also notes that the university may not have taken into consideration all of the different trips that the office booked.

“I would’ve like to see it [the closure] done differently,” Meely says. “But it is what is.”

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Dear Class of 2021: Letter from the Editor

Editor in Chief Vivian Milan ’18 Managing Editor Franki Rudnesky ’18 Copy Chief Emma Seely ’18 Faculty Adviser Shenid Bhayroo News Editor Charley Rekstis ’20 Assistant News Editor Tess Hill ’18 Opinions Editor Brittany Swift ’20 Assistant Opinions Editor Ann Marie Maloney ’18 Lifestyle Editor Rose Weldon ’19 Assistant Lifestyle Editor Emily Graham ’20 Sports Editor Nick Mandarano ’18 Assistant Sports Editor Alex Hargrave ’20 Assistant Copy Amber Denham ’18 Assistant Copy Becky Hartman ’18 Creative Director Kaitlyn Patterson ’20 Photo Editor Luke Malanga ’20 Social Media Manager Victoria Tralies ’18 Assistant Social Media Manager Anna Smollen ’19 Online Creative Director Kelly Smith ’19 Business Manager Michael Zito ’18 Assistant Business Manager Amy Ferrigno ’20 Advertising Manager Fiona Chawla ’18

I didn’t write the first article that The Hawk assigned to me when I was a first-semester freshman.

I had asked the Lifestyle editors at the time if I could write an article about a fall album preview and in response was told to write about a juice cleanse. I thought I had received the wrong email, because 1) I didn’t know what the *censored* a juice cleanse was and 2) the new topic was completely unrelated to my original email. Yet, my name was in the email header. I declined the offer and didn’t write at all for The Hawk, that is until my sophomore year.

That fall semester I took literary journalism with Jenny Spinner, Ph.D., associate professor of English. As an assignment for the class, I went to a meeting of the Bible study group, Down to Pray (DTP). I wrote a five page article on the experience, which Spinner thought was too long. Although I wasn’t used to Spinner’s style of editing like I am now (I’ve stopped cringing when she reaches for one of her brightly colored pens), I thought her observation was unfair.

Her major concern was there wouldn’t be enough room for it.

She wanted the article published in The Hawk.

I was hesitant about this for a few reasons. What if the editors didn’t want it?

What if they cut my favorite parts? What if they remembered me as the girl who didn’t write about juice cleanses? My concerns took a backseat to Spinner’s confidence in my article, “Underground Preaching.” It was published in December 2015, and to my relief, did very well.

Spinner emailed in the spring semester to notify me that my first and only article for The Hawk had won Honorable Mention at the Pennsylvania News Media Association Keystone Press Awards. She said something I’ll never forget: “Don’t be a one-hit-wonder. Write for The Hawk!”

I sent a peace offering to The Hawk in the form of another article to nullify our, what some would call, “beef.” And then another one. Then a letter to the editor. At this point, I decided I wanted to be part of

WELCOME CLASS OF 2021 Another new school year brings along a whole new class of “baby hawks” ready to spread their wings on Hawk Hill. We can’t wait to see what contributions the Class of 2021 will make on campus.

MIA FESTIVAL-GOERS UNBOTHERED BY RAIN This weekend, music fans crowded Philadelphia to see their favorite artists, big names like like Jay-Z, J. Cole and the Chainsmokers, light up the Ben Franklin Parkway. A little rain on Saturday didn’t stop dedicated festival-goers!

CAMPION GETS AN UPDATE With new murals and updated food stations, Hawks have a new and improved dining experience to look forward to this semester.

the editorial staff.

By my junior year, I was Assistant Copy Editor for the Sports section, then the Copy Chief, then went back and forth for about two months, creating pro/con lists and consulting my most trusted mentors as to whether or not I should even apply for Editor in Chief. This letter is a major spoiler for those who want to know how this story ends. Sorry.

At one point during my time on Hawk Hill, I didn’t think the newspaper was for me. I sincerely didn’t think I had a place on The Hawk staff. I’ve made it one of my personal goals for this semester to make sure anyone who shows interest in The Hawk never feels this way. I want The Hawk to be an inclusive space where everyone feels welcome to contribute, discuss and debate our content.

The Hawk staff, myself included, considers the newspaper ours. We spend around 10 hours every Monday night putting the newspaper together, not to mention the work that we put in the rest of the week: brainstorming article ideas, writing articles, interviewing people, editing, creating graphics, making pages, getting ads, delivering newspapers, taking photos, having off key singing sessions and so much more.

The Hawk is not just for us, though. This is your newspaper as much as it is ours.

The Hawk gives a voice to every member of the Saint Joseph’s University community—students, faculty, staff members, alumni, editor emeriti, overly proud family members, our friends back home, even our adoring fans who cheer us on outside of Simpson Hall (who I know definitely exist, though we’ve never actually seen them).

In our quest to be inclusive, we have been reaching out to marginalized groups in our campus community, so that we may expand the conversations and discussions about the issues that impact us all.

We want The Hawk to be an outlet for those who still feel their voices have not been heard, who still feel marginalized by society, and we will honor the many thousands of people who fought for civil rights. It is our duty as reporters to provide

fair, accurate content to the community.

As part of this, we intend to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic speech at Saint Joseph’s University in a special issue reflecting on the 50 years since King spoke, and how we can continue to move forward as a university.

It is true that, in our role as watchdog, we won’t put the university on a pedestal, but our goal is not to mount heads on our walls either. We want to report the facts, take stances on a variety of topics, entertain you, keep you updated, start debates, break stories and so on and so forth. If you don’t think we’re doing that, write me a letter or write for us yourself. We want you to look forward to reading this newspaper as much as we love creating it for you every week.

To paraphrase what Ray Bradbury, science fiction author, once said: All you claimers of “fake news,” go back to the bleachers, hit the showers! This is our game.

We, The Hawk staff, pitch, we hit, we catch, we’re running the bases. At sunset, we’ve either won or lost. By sunrise, we’re out again giving it the old college try.

We will not stop reporting the facts because they may upset you or you may not like them. That’s part of our job, and trust us, it’s not always easy. However, it is a job we would not trade for the world. I didn’t write about juice cleanses because I felt there had to be something better, something more important to write about. And I was right, as usual. There are a multitude of topics I want to cover this semester, but I can’t do it myself.

There’s something truly incredible about contributing to this community every week—the butterflies in your stomach when you submit your first article, the rush of causing a campus-wide debate, having your article analyzed in a classroom—but I can’t just tell you what that feeling is, that doesn’t seem very fair.

Find out for yourself.

— Vivian Milan '18, Editor in Chief The Hawk welcomes letters to the editor, typically no more than 300 words. They can be emailed to hawk. editorial@gmail.com.

FALL ALREADY? Unseasonably cold weather has arrived early on campus this year. Even though the official start of fall isn’t until the middle of the month, the forecast reminds us that sadly, summer is coming to a close.

SYLLABUS WEEK OVER With the first week of classes, otherwise known as “syllabus week,” behind us, professors will begin loading on the readings, essays and homework assignments.

BOOKSTORE BACKORDERS With classes kicking into full swing, many Hawks are feeling stressed and underprepared about books that are still stuck on backorder.

Opinions

Sept. 6, 2017

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Navigating middle ground

Relations between the LGBTQ community and Catholics ANN MARIE MALONEY '18

Assistant Opinions Editor

I ventured down to Villanova University’s chapel on Aug. 29 to attend a talk by Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest, author and editor of America magazine. However, what many people, including myself, know Father Martin best for is his popular presence on Twitter and Facebook, where he engages his followers in discussion about politics and Catholic faith and values. In some of his most popular posts, Father Martin defends the LGBTQ community against the hateful statements and actions often levied against them, whether by religious leaders or politicians, Christian or nonaffiliated.

Knowing the fervor with which Father Martin advocates for the LGBTQ community on social media, I was elated about the opportunity to attend his talk on his new book: "Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Sensitivity and Compassion." In his talk, Father Martin explained the premise of the book; the Church faces an imperative to repair its relationship with the LGBTQ Catholics and the LGBTQ community and must do so by showing them the basic respect, sensitivity and compassion that any human being deserves by virtue of the Church’s belief that everyone is made in the image of God. While I was listening to Father Martin’s talk, I couldn’t help but frown at some of his suggestions. Father Martin discussed the Church’s response to the attack on the Pulse nightclub in 2016, a largely gay club in Orlando; one of his main criticisms of Church leadership is that in response to this tragedy, the Church should have offered support specifically to the LGBTQ

community and recognized them as victims of hatred and violence.

Furthermore, in the future, the institutional Church should do the same in response to hate crimes against LGBTQ people at home, or to the executions of LGBTQ citizens in foreign countries. Sitting in the audience, I couldn’t help but just think “Well, duh” with so much sass I’m quite positive someone watching me could’ve read my thoughts just through how I rolled my eyes.

As a young adult, I’ve strengthened my social consciousness as I’ve aged, along with the relative success of the LGBTQ rights movement. Although the gay rights movement has been active since at least the 1950s, our generation has grown up amidst rapidly changing attitudes about rights, such that support for the LGBTQ community and their rights seems second nature, even as we recognize that homophobia and heteronormativity remain potent forces in society.

After some reflection, though, I’ve been coming to terms with Father Martin’s observations. Because he’s right; many Church leaders did not and do not recognize the violence and hatred specifically directed at the LGBTQ community. And if Catholics like myself and Father Martin ever want the Church to do more to repair its relationship with the LGBTQ community, someone has to start with asking the Church to show some basic respect and dignity to LGBTQ people.

I, for one, am glad Father Martin is using his influence and platform to do just that. The Church leadership has massive influence over the position of the Church in society and politics and over the direction the Church will take. As an adviser to the

Meghan Doyle '19, Katie Sellars '21 and Ann Marie Maloney '18 attend event at Villanova University (Photo by Monica Nixon, P.h.D., assistant provost for Inclusion and Diversity).

Vatican's Secretariat for Communication, Father Martin has a great opportunity to influence the decisions and attitudes of Church hierarchy.

At the same time, though, average Catholics like me might wonder what we can do to push the Church towards acceptance of LGBTQ Catholics. As a Catholic at a Jesuit university, I believe we must move further in our advocacy for the LGBTQ community if we are to truly fulfill our duties to care for the whole person and to be with and for others. We have to resist discrimination against LGBTQ people, such as

when our local Philadelphia archdiocesan community resisted the firing of a theology teacher at a local Catholic school.

We have to find the opportunities we encounter on a daily basis to push back against the forces of homophobia and heteronormativity, both within the Church and in society as a larger whole. As the body of the Church, what we choose to prioritize and value can have a great impact on how our Church interacts with larger society, and it’s time we start exercising our power.

The misconception of long commutes Finding "me" time on the train BRITTANY SWIFT '20

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This past summer, I commuted into Philadelphia for my internship. Sounds easy enough, but there was one obstacle to my perfect plan—I live in Doylestown, Pa. It’s a small town, still easily accessible to Philly by using the SEPTA transit system, but it’s also the last stop on the Lansdale/ Doylestown line.

Taking into account the hour and a

half train ride each way, plus the 15-minute drive to the train station from my house, my commute roughly equated to three and a half hours every weekday. Monday through Friday, I cherished my morning cup of coffee on the train and prayed for a window seat on the return trip so I could rest undisturbed all the way to the end of the line.

Just like any other commuter, I have

Commuters across the Philadelphia area rely on SEPTA (Photo by Luke Malanga '20).

my grievances about public transportation.

As much as I love sitting on a slow-moving or even stationary train, a little more communication about causes for delays would be helpful. And don’t get me started on the hoard of oblivious people I’ve seen on trains: those who sing, hum, talk loudly about personal matters or sit directly next to me despite the multitude of open seats.

Riding SEPTA doesn’t elicit the same joy as collapsing onto my couch after a long day of work and a short commute, but it’s not as bad as it seems. Rather, it was a beneficial experience that forced me to find some crucial “me” time every day.

Commutes offer travelers a set period of time every day that they can use for work or personal purposes. While I often used the time to write papers for class or answer emails, the lack of Internet access limited the extent of work I could manage on a train. After a week though, I realized the hidden gem of this WiFi-less experience: I didn't need to work. Instead, I had time to rest after my long days and reflect. It was an unexpectedly precious time before I arrived home and needed to cook, clean, plan my night or fulfill any other responsibilities

that weighed on me.

There’s another aspect to commuting’s appeal, though. Even with all the annoyances of commuting that I often complained about, it was a learning experience. From watching the aggressive behaviors of those who outspokenly complained about delays, I learned to channel a little more patience to avoid being one of “those” passengers.

After dealing with spontaneous train delays, I gained more empathy for those who may not be quite as punctual as I’d prefer.

If you haven’t experienced a longer commute before, don’t dismiss it so quickly.

Usually, when I tell people how many hours a day I spent commuting, I hear a slight groan or apology for the ride. A commute shouldn’t spur feelings of absolute dread, though.

Instead, it should be considered a step away from stress. The distance to my internship frightened me at first, but I guarantee I would’ve regretted turning down the offer simply because of a long commute.

Now, I almost miss the daily routine with my fellow commuters. There’s something sacred and special about my time spent on a train car this summer.

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Friends across the world

Readjusting after spending a year abroad J.P. MCGRATH '18 Special to The Hawk Anyone who has studied abroad knows that traveling back to campus carries with it a mixed bag of emotions. This is my first semester back at Saint Joseph's University after a year studying at the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland, and I’m currently navigating the challenges and rewards of reentering life at St. Joe's.

On the one hand, I already miss both the locations and the friends I made while abroad; on the other, I am excited to see the places and people I missed while away.

These conflicting feelings make coming back to campus confusing, and while I believe others who have studied abroad would agree with this, I can speak only for myself about why I’m happy to be back, what I already miss from Saint Andrews and why I’m glad I studied abroad.

It sounds sappy, but what I missed the most while abroad were my friends from home. Not being able to see them and a serious fear of missing out on a year of school with them by my side were on my mind the entirety of my year abroad. From well-established friendships to relationships that were just starting, I was worried about what was going to happen while I was away, what new experiences I would be missing—and

perhaps most pressing—what to do about but I didn’t find any place in the U.K. with my friends that were graduating St. Joe's. as great of a food scene as Philadelphia.

Since While I did returning, come to I’ve had a love haggis, fantastic I can’t wait time reconto finally go necting with to dinner my friends. in the city Although I again. know I’ve Commissed out ing back on advenisn’t all tures and optimistic, opportunithough. ties, I am There are that much obviously more excited parts of my about the time abroad experiences I’m going to this upcommiss. Chief ing year will among bring. them, no Beyond surprise, are that, I’m the friends looking forI made. I J.P. finds another Hawk Hill abroad (Photo courtesy of J.P. McGrath '18). ward to bedon’t think ing back in a country that is excited about I need to explain how close friends can food. No disrespect to my British friends, become in just a year, and it’s difficult not

going back to them.

More challenging still is not knowing exactly when I’ll get to see them again, but I am comforted by knowing that I now have friends from California to Maine, and Glasgow to Mumbai. Along with that, I will miss the immense level of diversity at Saint Andrews. Students came from all over the world, which dramatically improved discussions in the classroom.

I am excited to be back, although it does come with a certain degree of sadness and confusion. Studying abroad was one of the most influential things I’ve ever done, not necessarily because of the specific places I went to or the activities I did, but because it helped me better understand how truly important the people in my life are to me.

Whether they are my friends from St. Joe’s or St. A's, they are what I missed the most about being abroad and what I will miss the most about coming back. Ultimately, though, the place is arbitrary. Philadelphia and Scotland are just mediums through which those strong relationships are formed and cherished.

In Congress, life goes on

An insider's perspective on the endurance of the Capitol MAX BARRILE '18 Special to The Hawk As I walked into the Rayburn House At the start of the briefing, the modOffice Building on June 8, it seemed like erator quipped, “So today’s like the Super the entirety of Capitol Hill was standing Bowl, yet here you all are.” on a knife’s edge. This day had been long There I was, listening to a panel of law anticipated by Liberals, like myself, and enforcement officials talk about recidivism dreaded by Conservatives; for this was the rates while one of the most important day that former FBI Director James Comey political events of the last decade unfolded would testify before the Senate Intelligence hundreds of feet away. Little did I know, Committee regarding his abrupt firing by this experience would serve as a glimpse President Donald Trump. into how Congress actually works; despite “Comey Day” as it became known, was all the buzz, I still had a job to do. a day that the media had hyped up A week later, another major for weeks. For the first time event would rock the since perhaps the Wacity of Washington tergate hearings D.C. June 14 in the 1970s, started out as the city of a normal Washington Wedneswas so anday. I ticipatory was not for a single working congressiountil 1 nal testimop.m. so I ny that bars had slept had specials in and woken (comically servup to a text from ing White Russians), a family member: Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20. offices around the city tuned “What is going on in D.C. in and the city came to a virtual halt, or so right now?” “Nothing much, but it’s it seemed. been pretty good so far,” I shot back, asI, ironically, was not one of those who suming he was just checking in to see how I tuned in for the hearing despite my excitewas liking my internship. ment for it. Instead, I was sent by my office Then, I checked Twitter: Republican to a briefing regarding post-incarceration Rep. Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) had been transition that was held in the building shot while attending a baseball practice directly next to the one where the historic for the Republican congressional baseball testimony took place. team.

“I just checked Twitter. I’m not at work right now but I’ll let you know what the tone on the Hill is like once I get there.” I sent the text and prepared for work, not knowing what to find when I got there.

What I found on the Hill when I arrived to work would have shocked someone who didn’t know Washington: nothing had changed. As news of the shooting played on all the TVs in House office buildings, staffers and members of Congress continued doing their jobs. Yes, their colleagues had come under fire. No, they didn’t know whether Scalise was going to survive the wounds he sustained or if there were going to be more attacks. Yet, Congressional staffers continued to do their jobs. Any other city and any other institution would have come to a grinding halt, but not D.C., not Congress.

In Congress, there is little time to be stunned or idle as your country and constituents demand constant action. For an institution derided for inefficiency, the people who work in Congress are some of the hardest workers I have ever encountered. As different bombshells regarding the Trump administration dropped and various events around the country unfolded, those in Congress kept working, kept taking constituent calls, kept listening to lobbyists pitches and kept crafting legislation.

If you watch the news or read the paper, all you hear about is how inefficient Congress is or how D.C. is a swamp that needs to be drained. However, the reality is much different. Those who actually work in

Congress generally aren’t career politicians.

Staffers are young and, in many offices, are actually from the districts that their bosses represent. They’re your neighbors or kids you went to school with. These 20-somethings are the backbone of the legislative branch and despite the circumstances, they always keep working.

From my experience this summer on the Hill, no matter what happens around it, in Congress, life goes on.

Max poses with his boss, Rep. Brian Higgins, at the Capitol (Photo courtesy of Max Barrile '18).

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The Summer in Culture

Hits and misses in entertainment for the season

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or most, the summer is spent working through a job or hustling at an internship, or for that lucky person, lounging on the beach. A lot can happen in three months though, so don’t feel bad if your busy summer schedule caused you to miss that hit movie, much-discussed TV series or major song.

In the interest of keeping the public informed, the Lifestyle section has determined what audiences need to know about this summer in culture: the incredible standouts, pleasant surprises and forgettable fiascos.

Movies Standouts: “Wonder Woman” - Making over $801 million at the U.S. box office, “Wonder Woman” was a major hit of the summer, without a doubt. Aside from monetary success, the movie sparked a frenzy of excitement and empowerment, especially among female fans.

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” The Marvel Studios sequel was almost universally acclaimed, as was its tie-in soundtrack, “Awesome Mix Volume 2.” Several months after its release, director James Gunn took to Facebook to announced that “Vol. 3” was in pre-production. What more can one say but: “I am Groot!”

“Dunkirk” - Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic has drawn critical acclaim and grossed over $400 million worldwide. Early Academy Awards predictors have also chosen this film as a surefire Best Picture nominee.

Surprises: “Baby Driver” - A mix of action, comedy and romance, the Edgar Wright film “Baby Driver” was thrilling, entertaining and charming. The film featured emotional, multifaceted characters and unexpected twists, making it more than the average crime movie.

“Girls Trip” - The breakout comedy of the year, this film starred Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and Tiffany Haddish as lifelong friends who go for one crazy night in New Orleans. The relative unknown Haddish was especially praised for her comical turn.

“It Comes At Night” - In the deluge of low-budget but high-scare horror movies like “Get Out,” “It Comes At Night” is a refreshingly simple yet scary film in the vein of “Halloween,” and is the highest-rated horror film of the season on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes.

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Fiascos: “The Dark Tower” - For as many books as Stephen King has sold, this film adaptation of his relatively popular horror-mystery series flopped at the box office, even though it starred Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. The movie’s failure cancelled plans for sequels, but maybe King fans will be more pleased with the remake of “It,” which hits theaters this weekend.

“The Emoji Movie” - The concept alone would make most people cringe. This may be a children’s movie, but that does not give the filmmakers a license to be lazy, no matter how much money it has made.

“The Mummy” - What’s worse than a movie that has no point? An entire franchise that has no point. The Tom Cruise film tried to kick off a cinematic universe for Universal Studios monsters, but awful domestic grosses and a “Rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes might lead the company to have second thoughts.

found in superhero media. With its quick wit and excellent writing, “The Tick” is the cure that many need for superhero fatigue.

“Twin Peaks: The Return” - 27 years after its two-season run, Showtime revived cult show “Twin Peaks” for a limited series. Against all odds, the rebooted show found an audience through streaming and is a must-watch for fans of suspense and mystery.

TV Standouts: “GLOW” - This Netflix Original Series is based on the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, a group of women starring in a female wrestling TV show in the 80s. The show is fun, emotional and inspiring, making it a sure standout for the season.

“The Handmaid’s Tale” - An adaptation of the Margaret Atwood novel of the same name, which takes place in a dystopian era where women are subservient to men, the Hulu series became one of the most-watched shows in the site’s history and earned raves for its star, “Mad Men’s” Elisabeth Moss.

“Game of Thrones” - Why wouldn’t GOT have a place on this list? With more battles, politics and gore than ever before and 16.1 million viewers in its premiere episode, this is the uncontested TV series of the summer.

Surprises: “Rick and Morty” - Fresh off its quest for Mulan’s Szechuan sauce, the Adult Swim staple returned for an acclaimed third season, where alcoholic mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his easily frightened grandson Morty Smith go on adventures throughout the multiverse.

“The Tick” - From funny comic book character to even funnier cartoon and now a hysterical Amazon Prime original series, “The Tick” is a superhero series for those who are bogged down by the tropes that are usually

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Fiascos: “Life of Kylie” - As if the world did not already have enough of the Kardashian family, Kylie Jenner now has her own reality show. The 20-year-old’s life is already blasted all over social media, so what more does she possibly have to share?

“Gypsy” - For a Netflix Original, this show really missed the mark. With a confusing concept, uninteresting characters and no clear direction, the show was quickly cancelled after one season.

“Dr. Ken” - Comedian Ken Jeong might be a doctor in real life, but that couldn’t help him resuscitate his situation comedy after a poorly rated second season. The show was promptly cancelled by ABC, which is doing away with many of its sitcoms. Maybe it’s time for “The Hangover Part IV?”

Music Standouts: “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber - With 16 consecutive weeks as the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, this Spanish-language ballad is the undisputed song of the summer, even if Bieber doesn’t know what the words mean.

“Wild Thoughts,” DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller - The collaborator of the summer, DJ Khaled’s second hit this year (after “I’m the One”) is currently in the top two on the Hot 100. It caused some controversy early on for sampling Carlos Santana’s “Maria Maria,” but Santana himself has said that he enjoys the song, too.

“Shape of You,” Ed Sheeran - This love song off the British-Irish singer’s latest album “Divide” reached the top on over 50 international charts, including the Hot 100.

Back in July, Sheeran also made a cameo on

the season premiere of “Game of Thrones” two hits in a few months.

Surprises: “Malibu,” Miley Cyrus - Cyrus has had an interesting career to say the least, and with her new single, she has turned her style around once more. This chill beach tune paved the way for Cyrus’ new and improved image after her “Wrecking Ball” days.

“Fetish,” Selena Gomez - While Gomez has released a lot of singles recently, this is the one that seems to most show her maturation as an artist. Accompanied by a music video of only her lips synching to its lyrics, this may be just what Gomez needs to find the success of her contemporaries Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato.

“Body Like a Back Road,” Sam Hunt Country may be the genre of choice for many people, but Hunt’s song appeals to more than just country fans. With a balance between country, pop and rock tones, many of us were surprised to find this song to be just right.

Fiascos: “Bon Appetit,” Katy Perry feat. Migos - Perry’s filthy, food-themed song from her recent album “Witness” didn’t make an impression on listeners, as it only made it to #59 on the Hot 100. Its music video fared even worse, with many critics calling it “gross.”

“There’s Nothing Holding Me Back,” Shawn Mendes - This cocky, braglike song has become one of the main reasons this singer is as despised as Bieber was in his younger years. Mendes may appeal to preteens, but he does nothing for their older siblings and their parents.

“XO TOUR Llif3,” Lil Uzi Vert - With a title as incomprehensible as that, how could this possibly fail? No matter its chart success, this song is straight-up depressing at a time where most pop music is the same way, and thus doesn’t emerge from the pack.

Standout Surprise Fiasco: “Look What You Made Me Do,” Taylor Swift - We at The Hawk didn’t know how to categorize this, so we just put it in every category. It’s a standout because it’s Taylor Swift, a surprise because of the under-wraps release and a fiasco because nobody is sure what to think of it. Which is exactly what Swift wants, right? Maybe the extremely dark music video is meant to tell viewers something – or maybe it’s just a cry for attention.

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How the Class of 2021 has transitioned so far EMILY GRAHAM '20 Assistant Lifestyle Editor

As freshmen, most students experience different reactions to their first week on campus. While freshman year is a change for everyone, each student faces unique challenges and tackles the transition in their own way.

Aside from schedules and classes, these differences often depend on where each student comes from. In the Class of 2021, students hail from 27 states and 10 countries. This diversity makes for a variety of experiences, among a rich student body.

For Sofia Ruiloba, ’21, leaving Miami means adapting to a new kind of urban life.

“I thought it would be hard because I came from somewhere completely different,” Ruiloba said. “It’s still a city, so it’s still familiar to me in a way, but I just love the feel of Philly.”

Despite not knowing other students attending Saint Joseph’s University, the campus environment has allowed Ruiloba to meet new people, as well as have many positive encounters while in the city.

“I love Miami, but the people here[in Philly] are so welcoming,” Ruiloba said.

The welcoming atmosphere of both the campus and the city is a common sentiment among the first-year students.

“The atmosphere is something I can’t even describe,” said Chris Rini, ’21, from Long Island, New York.

The most important part of the transition for Rini is being social and optimistic.

“I’ve tried to go out of my way to make as much of an effort as possible,” Rini said.

“The more you get involved and go into places with a positive mindset, the better time you’ll have.”

However, not every aspect of this process is easy. For Khalil Thames, ’21, mastering time management and the different learning styles in college classes has been a challenge. While he said he is still trying to balance his schedule and workload, he remains positive.

“I can fail on my own, and I can do well on my own,” Thames said. “I can learn for myself.”

Coming from Bel Air, Maryland, Thames feels independent being away from home. Though difficult at times, Thames believes being away from home is also freeing and St. Joe’s has helped to make the adjustments go much smoother.

For Guillermo Caro, ’21, traveling from Bayamón, Puerto Rico, the support of the community has been essential in making his decision to come to the United States easier.

“I didn’t want to study in the U.S., but [Saint Joe's] has made it worth it,” Caro said.

Caro’s first visit to campus was only his second time in the country, so he did not know what to expect in a new city. Caro knew other Puerto Rican students, but what

really helped him were the efforts of his Orientation Leaders, who kept in contact with him throughout the summer.

While part of the transition has been going well for him, the cultural adjustments have been more difficult for Caro.

“I’m trying to get into the North American lifestyle,” Caro said. “I don’t dress the same, it’s so much colder and even the food is different.”

Despite the challenges, each student

agreed that they have found a community of people, both on campus and in the surrounding area, that provides the environment they need to adapt.

“I didn’t know what I wanted,” Caro said.

“But I feel like I’m in the right place right now.”

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The rhythm of Philly

A glimpse of Made in America 2017 LUKE MALANGA '20 Photo Editor

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Friends Nick Kropp '20, Jack Forte '20, Max Ickes '20, Delaney Coppola '20, Mary Kate McNaught '20, Christopher Kopeck '20 and Jimmy Faunce '20 at Made in America (Photos by Luke Malanga, '20).

Attendees sit on shoulders to see Nigerian singer-songwriter Tiwa Savage make her M.I.A. debut.

Performers include the Chainsmokers, left, with lead singer Andrew Taggart, and rapper J. Cole, right.

Concertgoers crowd around Benjamin Franklin Parkway in anticipation for the start of Made in America.

Say my name, say my name Four well-known songs with nominal inspirations VIVIAN MILAN '18 Editor in Chief Inspiration for music can be found anywhere and everywhere, from anyone and everyone. Many artists write songs based upon people they love, people they hate, and sometimes just people they meet in a bar. Here are four songs that you may not have known were based on real people.

“Andy, You’re a Star”- The Killers The Andy in this song is based on a real person, Andy Messersmith, who Brandon Flowers, the lead singer of The Killers, went to Juab High School with. Andy was the popular, athletic jock who thought it was cool to hang out in parking lots, and used to bully Flowers in high school. The song is meant to be satirical, mocking Messersmith because he became a gym teacher at the high school he and Flowers attended, while The Killers toured stadiums around the world. The song is a reminder to Messersmith that the height of his stardom will always be his high school career—he never grew out of his high school self and that’s pretty much who he will always be. Allegedly, Messersmith has banned students from singing the song.

“Nancy Mulligan”- Ed Sheeran Performed from the perspective of Ed Sheeran’s grandfather, William Sheeran, this song tells the story of how William met his wife Nancy. Though William was a

Protestant and Nancy a Catholic (“She and I went on the run/Don’t care about religion”) they did not let the religious divide (pun definitely intended) of Ireland stand in the way of their love. This song embodies many Irish musical characteristics as well. The rhythm of the song is set to an Irish trad song (a traditional Irish song that focuses on instrumentation, as it generally includes a fiddle, piano and pipe) allowing it to be a perfect song for drinking, dancing and nostalgia.

“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”- The Beatles Contrary to popular belief, this Beatles classic is NOT about LSD. With “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” turning 50 years old this year, Rolling Stone magazine composed a song by song analysis of each song on the album, including the ever famous “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” In a 1970 Rolling Stone interview John Lennon claimed “I swear to God, or swear to Mao, or to anybody you like, I had no idea it spelt LSD. But nobody believes me.” The song was actually based on a painting Lennon’s son, Julian, created of a classmate, Lucy O’Donnell. Julian told his father that the painting was of “Lucy in the sky with diamonds” and Lennon loved the phrase so much he wrote a song about it. Sadly, O’Donnell died in 2009 after years of suffering with Lupus. Now, it would seem the song has an even deeper,

more sentimental meaning to it than just a childhood painting—Lucy really is in the sky with diamonds.

“Hey Jude”- The Beatles Here’s yet another tune the Fab Four wrote about someone they knew. Speaking of Julian Lennon, Paul McCartney wrote the song “Hey Jude” in honor of John Lennon’s son. When Lennon divorced his first wife, Cynthia, and began dating Yoko Ono, Julian felt distressed. McCartney wrote

the song as a way to comfort Julian (and millions of other people who wished their name was Jude) and help him through that difficult time in his life. But why Jude and not Julian? The song is entitled “Hey Jude” simply because McCartney felt it would be easier to sing and sounded better than Julian or Jules.

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Sports

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First races, first places

Michon, Oremus claim individual titles NICK MANDARANO '18 Sports Editor It was a victorious weekend for the Saint Joseph’s University men’s and women’s cross country teams at the TCNJ Blue/ Gold Invitational, as both groups boasted a first place individual finish.

The men’s team finished second of the four participating teams. Sophomore Zach Michon held off Christopher Luciano of the University of Pennsylvania by just a fifth of a second to place first in the 5K with a time of 15:24.51.

"He [Michon] had an injury last year going into the fall," men's head coach Mike Glavin said. "He only lost a week or a week and a half, but with an incoming freshman it kind of takes you out of the game a little bit.

He had some good races, but never quite got back to what he was going to do, so this was a nice kick off for him.”

Nine of Penn’s runners finished within 2.21 seconds of Michon.

“My goal going into it [the race] was kind of to run with the Penn kids, which is what I did,” Michon said. “I didn’t feel like it was necessary to take the lead at any time. The last 25 meters is kind of when I stepped up.”

Sophomores John Walker, Colin Gallagher and John Clark all finished with collegiate-best 5K times.

“What it [the race results] shows is this incredible depth,” Glavin said. “I told them going into the meet that we had pretty serious depth this year, meaning we’re probably 12 to 15 runners deep. That’s about as deep as we’ve ever been at this quality since I’ve been here and this is, believe it or not, my 29th year.”

The women’s team finished second as well, but junior Lindsey Oremus placed first of the 68 racers. Oremus led from the beginning, finishing with an 18:10.07 time.

“I went out and within the first halfmile, I was pretty much by myself,” Oremus said. “I felt for a lot of the race I was just trying to keep it mental and I knew I was ahead of everybody. Within the last mile, I thought that the girls behind me were my girls and the girls behind me were an entire pack of like six or seven Penn girls.”

According to women’s Head Coach Melody O’Reilly, Oremus’ performance was consistent with her usual strategy.

“Lindsey just went out and performed kind of the way she always does, which is to

go out pretty fast in the beginning and just “I actually was really, really happy with hang on to it as long as she can,” O’Reilly how we performed overall,” O’Reilly said. said. “She did exactly what I would expect “We had so many course bests and personal her to do and, although she wasn’t chalbests happen in that race and it’s our first lenged most of the race, that group of Penn race. It tells me that everybody trained over girls was catching her pretty fast at the end, the summer and is ready to go. I think we’re but she held them off.” going to have a great season.”

Senior co-captain Cassidy Weimer also Both teams will return to action at the placed in the top 10.

Rider Invitational at Rider University on “I think Cass [Weimer] was right Sept. 15 at 5:45 p.m. behind me,” Oremus said.

“She’s always in great shape.

She’s always on my tail, if not in front of me.”

Junior Lucy Harmon and sophomore Emily Bracken each set new collegiate-bests 5K times, which O’Reilly believes is a good sign for Lindsey Oremus '19 finishes ahead of a Univeristy of Pennsylvania pack (Photo by Bill the future.

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Bend it like Bergman

Women's soccer comes from behind for overtime win NICK MANDARANO '18 Sports Editor

The Saint Joseph’s University women’s soccer team (3-1-1) completed a comeback 4-3 overtime victory against Towson University on Sept. 3.

The Tigers scored first when junior McKenzie McCaull chipped a shot into the Hawks’ net for an early 1-0 lead, but St. Joe’s retaliated with a goal of their own in the 22nd minute. Junior Hannah Racis headed a corner kick from fellow junior, defender Paige Bergman into the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1.

Before the close of the first half, Towson scored again when senior Maddie Bové kicked the ball past a diving goalkeeper. The second half had just begun when junior Sarah Quick scored again for the Tigers to expand their lead to 3-1.

At that point, the Hawks’ Head Coach Jess Mannella decided it was time for some adjustments.

“We were playing really aggressive when we were down 3-1 with like 20 minutes left in the game,” Mannella said. “We put three up top and three in the back and just went for it."

Mannella credits the adjustment to a shift in momentum.

"The momentum definitely changed our

way because of the numbers and then we pressed and pressed and pressed, but then once we scored we went back to our formation," Mannella said. "We played a safer formation, but then the energy changed, so we still had the momentum from that energy change and we still were pressing a little bit better.”

Then, the comeback began.

Hawks' freshman Morgan Bower took a pass from Racis in the 76th minute and scored to cut the deficit to one. It was the first of her career and made the Hawks the first team to score more than one goal against the Towson defense this season. However, time was running out for the Hawks, who still trailed 3-2. In the final three minutes, sophomore forward Gabrielle Vagnozzi blasted a shot from the top of the 18-yard box to tie the game up at three goals apiece.

In the 92nd minute, Bergman found the top right shelf on a corner kick on their first offensive possession and ended the game, allowing the Hawks to walk off with a 4-3 win.

This game-winning goal was the second to come from a corner kick for St. Joe’s.

“Her [Bergman's] corners are always so dangerous,” Mannella said. “We scored

off two of them and one Paige [Bergman] scored herself. The other one was an assist from Paige [Bergman].”

The Hawks are planning ahead for when they play next at Ohio State University at 1 p.m. on Sept. 10.

“We want to sharpen up our defending,” Mannella said in reference to the upcoming game against the Buckeyes. “We’re going to be playing against probably a much more

athletic team and a very dangerous attack and defense all around. They’re always tough."

Mannella is adamant, though, that the Hawks will be competitive.

"We put them on the schedule because we believe we’re good enough to play with them," Mannella said. "We just have to sharpen all week defensively so that when we score a goal, then that’s all we need.”

The St. Joe's women's soccer team celebrates in a 2016 game (Photo by Luke Malanga '20).

Finding their feet Men's soccer drops road game for first loss NICK MANDARANO '18 Sports Editor

The Saint Joseph’s University men’s soccer team (1-1-1) suffered their first loss of the season on the road against Quinnipiac University on Sept. 2.

Quinnipiac jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when junior Matthew Taylor scored in the fifth minute for the Bobcats. It would be the only goal scored from either team for the entirety of the game.

Head Coach Don D’Ambra said that Quinnipiac seemed to take St. Joe's off-guard.

“Us having six freshmen playing a lot of minutes kind of showed their inexperience to start,” D’Ambra said. “Unfortunately, we had trouble getting our defensive shape organized and we ended up giving up a goal.”

D’Ambra did mention that the Hawks were able to adjust quickly.

“Once we got organized and adjusted, it was a much more competitive game,” he said. “We looked young in that first 20 minutes, but overall we adjusted really well. The game was competitive from that point on.”

The inexperience and youth of the team isn’t guaranteed to be an issue moving forward, though.

“I feel good about it,” D’Ambra said. “I think to have that many young guys earning so many starting roles just means that we have a bright future with this group of kids.

How quickly they adjust at the Division I level and some of the things they’ll be seeing will dictate their learning curve. I would imagine at the end of the year, they’re going to have grown quite a bit. It’s a mature process as well. It’s a developmental process.”

Senior Greg O’Connell is happy overall with the way the freshmen have played so far this season. “[The freshman] have definitely been stepping up and filling in those roles that we lost last year,” O’Connell said. “Yesterday [against Quinnipiac] was just a lapse, I would say. We turned it off for the first five minutes of the game and gave up an easy goal, but the rest of the game, I thought we defended well.”

Despite allowing an early goal, D’Ambra is pleased with the team’s defense “Right now, we’re defending really well,” he said. “We’re really organized and we’re having so many young players impact our defensive performance as a team and that’s really good.”

O’Connell also commended the play of the defense.

“Our two outside backs have been great,” he said. “The two central defenders have always been solid. Having a great backline is part of having such a great team.

I think that’s going to carry us throughout the season.’”

On the other hand, offense is where D’Ambra sees the team’s struggles.

“We’re not as efficient on the offensive end,” he said. “Keeping the ball when we win it, connecting a lot of basic passes and a little bit more confidence in the attack. That’s by far going to be what our focus is for the next couple of weeks.”

O’Connell believes the offense will eventually improve to the caliber that D'Ambra and the rest of the team desires.

“We’re definitely playing a lot of different guys in a lot of different positions up

top,” he said. “We’re cycling through three forwards right now. It’s still early in the season, so we’re still trying to find a rhythm up top. Matty [Crawford] has been carrying the team with four goals in three games. I’m not concerned; I know it’s going to happen, it’s going to come. I think our offense will definitely be better.”

Senior Matt Crawford has scored all four of the Hawks’ goals this season, three of them in the season opener.

The Hawks face Manhattan College next on Sweeney Field at 7 p.m. on Sept. 6.

Senior Matt Crawford charges across the field with the ball in a 2016 home match (Photo by Luke Malanga '20).

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Driving in a new season

Golf team has high hopes for the fall ALEX HARGRAVE '20 Assistant Sports Editor

After a summer of rest, the Saint Joseph’s University men’s golf team is preparing to hit the course again. With their season beginning Sept. 9 at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational, senior captain Tyler Sokolis is excited for how the season will turn out.

“We’re feeling really good,” Sokolis said.

“We have new energy and new freshmen that just came in.”

Freshmen Mike McKelvey and Wills Montgomery are slated to bring new talent to the team.

"They [freshmen] bring a lot of energy to the game," senior captain Ross Pilliod said. "We all love the game and everyone wants to play in the tournaments."

Out of 11 golfers, only three are upperclassmen, adding an element of youth to the team.

After an 11th place team finish at the Atlantic 10 Championships last spring, the Hawks hope to come back and have a strong season. With only one senior graduating last May, there is no need for the team to rebuild despite the large amount of upperclassmen.

Led by captains, Sokolis and Pilliod, the Hawks hope to win their first tournament of

the season this week.

Young talent could be a factor with only one senior, Sokolis, on the squad. Sophomore Michael O’Brien led the team during last year’s A-10 championships as a freshman, claiming 29th place individually and has the potential to do so again.

He also led in scoring in six out of 12 matches throughout last season, and earned the title of A-10 Rookie of the Week four times throughout last year. In 2016, he claimed the individual title at the first tournament of the year.

“Mike [O’Brien] has a big future coming at St. Joe’s and possibly beyond that,” Sokolis remarked. “He has no problem getting focused.”

Three other A-10 Championship participants are returning from last year, including Sokolis, Pilliod, and sophomore Reed Winkler.

The key to success this season and at the championships will be preparation, according to Sokolis.

“Generally, we haven’t showed up very well at A-10’s in the past, so we’re going to try to prepare a little better,” he said.

Without a steady practice course, the team is not always able to practice consis-

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tently. Though their goal is to obtain a stable area to be able to practice every day.

"It's unfortunate [the lack of practice space]," Pilliod said. "We have two courses we go to who treat us well, but not having a full range is not the best practice situation for a division one team."

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Graphic by Kelly Smith '19.

A fresh win for the freshmen Field hockey led by three freshmen goals to shut out Drexel NICK MANDARANO '18 Sports Editor

Coming off a close loss to the sixthranked team in the country, the University of Maryland, the Saint Joseph’s University field hockey team (3-1) picked up two victories this weekend. Freshman Quinn Maguire scored her first two goals in a 2-1 victory against Villanova University on Sept. 1.

The Hawks then hosted Drexel University in their home opener on Sept. 3. The scoring opened late in the first half, amidst some chaos in front of Drexel’s cage, when freshman Jordan Olenginski was able to flip a shot past the Dragons’ goalkeeper.

St. Joe’s held their 1-0 lead thanks to a collection of impressive saves from sophomore goalkeeper Victoria Kammerinke and the defense.

“It was actually off of a corner,” Kammerinke said of one particular team save. “It was a sweep in, deflected, which I got, but unfortunately it got back to the attacker and then it was deflected high to the goal, which [junior] Monica [Tice] saved on the line, so it was a team effort.”

After utilizing a platoon strategy in the cage last season, the Hawks have placed

Freshmen Quinn Maguire (left) and Jordan Olenginski (right) return from halftime (Photos by Rodesha Washington '18).

Kammerinke in goal every minute of the Hawks’ season so far.

“We got in a new goalkeeper, Isabelle [Boles],” Kammerinke explained. “She played field hockey as a goalie in high school and just committed like two weeks before school started. I think we’re just getting her there because it’s a long process. It’s good like last year, especially; we [the goalkeepers] were pushing each other in practice."

The defense also deserves credit in what was the first shutout of the season for St. Joe’s, supplying an extra two saves to Kammerinke’s three.

Eventually, the Hawks were able to add some insurance late in the second half. With less than seven minutes to play, Maguire scored her third goal in two games.

“My teammate, [junior] Anna Willocks, I think she got it at the 50 and she brought it up to the 25, ended up in the circle and pulled the goalie out of the cage,” Maguire said. “She acted like she was going to shoot and I was just outside the far post and she ended up just laying it off to me and it was an easy goal in there.”

Less than two minutes later, freshman Emily Henry blasted a shot from the right side of the field into the left side of the net to expand the St. Joe’s lead to three. Each of these three goals came from freshmen.

Sophomore Pepa Serrano attempts to juke past a defender.

“I think from the returners, it’s a huge time to say we welcome our incoming freshmen,” Head Coach Lynn Farquhar said.

“They’ve made a huge impact right away and I think it’s on the field and off the field.

On the field, they’re giving energy and they worked really hard over the summer.”

The Hawks will travel to play James Madison University, the 19th-ranked team nationally, on Sept. 8 before returning home to host Rutgers University.