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The Student Newspaper of St. Joseph's Prep

Febr uar y 2, 2018

WELCOME BACK, MRS. MOULE

Mrs. Moule returns to the community that she has held dear for so many years, overwhelmed with flowers, balloons, and well-wishes. Full story on Page 2.

With Upcoming Ser vice Tr ips, Changes Abound

By David M cCabe '19 The forms for Sophomore Retreat and Kairos are all floating around now, and now another memorable experience is available to rising seniors and even sophomores and juniors: Summer Service Immersion trips.

This past Tuesday an advisory period was held for the Junior class in which Mr. Deitch, director of Ignatian Service, and a few seniors informed the juniors about the upcoming service trips and explained the appeals of going on one.

This year there are ten summer service trips that will be available for rising seniors and one for rising sophomore and juniors. The Prep has been sending its students on summer service trips since for countless years. These trips have obviously changed over the years

into what they are today. Mr. Deitch, Director of Ignatian Service, says, ?Mr. Conners ?80 used to take a group of students on a trip to Navajo Nation for an entire month. One week driving out, two weeks of service, and another week coming back.?

There are ten available positions on this trip. Mr. Deitch says, ?It?s a profound service immersion experience that allows students to not only do service but to understand more fully the plight of those they serve. We?ve been doing it for over ten years.?

The service trips that the Prep offers now are all similar to each other, but in different parts of the country. They range from six to eight days, from manual labor to running a kid?s summer camp, from as far as Arizona and Alabama, to right here in Philadelphia. The longest experience takes place in Tohatchi, New Mexico, lasting eight days in total.

There have been recent changes to the Prep?s service trips. Last year eight trips were cut from the formerly- existing eighteen for budget purposes, much to the dismay of the students. Now, a new tactic is being put in place to ensure that the relationships established in the communities that the Prep used to visit will not fade away. Some of the trips that were cut from this past summer?s roster, such as Bayou la Batre, AL and Ivanhoe, VA, will return this upcoming summer in place of another trip.

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There is another summer service opportunity that is available only to rising Sophomores and Juniors. Justiceworx is a week- long summer immersion program in Trenton, NJ at the Center for Faith and Justice.

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Pr ockey Wins Jesuit Cup

By M att M ar hefka ?19 In 1969, the Inter- County Scholastic Hockey League formed with six teams, mirroring the same style the National Hockey League (NHL) opened with in its inaugural season.

Out of these six teams, one of them was St. Joe?s Prep. Ever since then, The Prep has been leading the way as it continues to fulfill milestone achievements.

Currently, the varsity hockey team bolsters an impressive 17- 2- 1 record. Only one of those losses has come from regular league play. The other tie and loss have come from out of state teams. Earlier this month, the Prep hockey team took part in the Jesuit Cup, a weekend based tournament hosted by Loyola Academy and St. Ignatius College Prep of Chicago. Eight teams participate, but only one manages to take home the hardware.

The Prep?s opening round was against St. Ignatius College. A poor start had the Prep on their heels, but the team managed to retaliate by pulling together a narrow 4- 3 victory.

The next game was against Colorado's Regis Jesuit High School. Any doubts of the Prep?s ability were drenched throughout the play of the game. Ronan Egan ?18 and Conor Ryan ?18 put the team up 2- 0 within the first 25 seconds of the game. The Prep hurtled its way into the semi final by conquering Regis Jesuit by a final score of 8- 0. On Sunday, Prep clashed with Wisconsin's Marquette University High School. With the stakes higher than before, Marquette?s physicality was evenly matched, and a victory for old St. Joe?s left the team entering into the finals.

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Welcome Back, M r s. M oule (Cont.) among other things.

The Prep community is often regarded as a family. We look out for one another, take care of one another, and support one another. Relationships amongst those invested in the Prep go much deeper than than the surface.

When asked why she has stayed so long, Mrs. Moule answered, ?Because it?s like family. I just love working here at the Prep.?

As many know, Mrs. Moule, assistant to the principal, was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Due to this, she had to step away from her job for a few months to receive treatment and recover. Thankfully, Mrs. Moule was able to start working at the Prep again, and her return revealed the limitless support of the Prep community.

Mrs. Moule began working at the Prep in 1985, thanks to her connection with Mrs. Sullivan. Originally working in the Development office, she moved over to her current role in 2014. As assistant to the principal, Mrs. Moule makes appointments, overlooks many details for graduation and the honors convocation, and handles letters to the principal,

Her favorite part of the job is working with the seniors to organize graduation, she says. ?It?s something special to see the boys walk down after 4 years.?

On her favorite aspect of the Prep, she states that she appreciates, ?The students. Just getting to meet and know them.

With my current job, not many people come into the principal?s office. Creating a bond with students and getting to know them is a really good feeling. Also, the faculty; many of them have been here for a number of years.?

From my own experiences, I can attest to the fact that Mrs. Moule truly enjoys the bonds she creates with students here at the Prep. Many times after school, before I could drive, Mrs. Moule would drive my brother and I home. Never

turning us away, her kindness evinced itself very early on in my Prep career, and to this day I regard her as one of the nicest people I know.

Clearly, many people also hold Mrs. Moule in the same light. The support she received when she was out is a testament to this. ?The support when I was out was incredible,? Mrs. Moule says, ?I got flowers, cards, etc. It was just overwhelming.?

that is always there for each other. We, as a community, can only look forward to Mrs. Moule?s continued recovery

and having her back at the Prep with us.

Mrs. Moule, welcome back.

(Photo: Emma Grugan)

By M arco Sammar tino ?18

And when she came back, that same support showed itself once again. Arriving at her desk, Mrs. Moule was welcomed back with balloons, gifts, and a large banner signed by many students. ?First day back, I didn?t do anything but send one email because all the people came in and said welcome back,? she says, laughing. ?Seeing the room with balloons and signs was overwhelming.?

Certainly, the support that was offered to Mrs. Moule is indicative of the spirit of the Prep community, a community

Mrs. Moule prepares to 'ring the bell' after completing her final treatment.

Remember ing the Titans of the Prep: Talking with Father M oan, S.J. As we today strive to uphold the mission of our Prep Brotherhood, we are constantly, doubly tasked with the maintenance of both our current integrity and the precedent set by those who came before; specifically by the forgotten titans of education found in the years surrounding the Prep Fire of 1966, of which the 52nd anniversary has passed just two days ago.

In a time similar to ours and in a global climate just as heated, one such unknown titan, Father Frank Moan, S.J., established an extraordinary legacy, still growing as he approaches the age of 91.

On a Sunday afternoon, I sat down with him in his home at the residence for aging members of the Society of Jesus at Saint Joe's University: Manresa Hall. As I walked with two members of the staff to his room, I could not help but ask them just who this man was, waiting for me in the chair by his window. They smiled, told me stories of how, in his travels, they had each been personally affected by Fr. Moan, S.J., and the pride with which Frank Moan, the youngest of 11 siblings, spoke of his years as an educator, but most importantly they made sure to save the words of the man, the stories of a pioneer, for his own telling.

I had known so much about him, one of the advocates for rebuilding the Prep on Seventeenth, the man who brought girls onto the Prep's stage, the teacher of my father's teachers, but as I encountered him for the first time face- to- face, I could not help myself from feeling upset with his current state. There he sat and there he sits, the go- getter who, in 1982, singlehandedly started the American branch of the Jesuit Refugee Service, with a 2016 budget of 8 million dollars, having then only 25 thousand in his budget, waiting idly alone to pass onto his "next life," as he would say.

We have forgotten in our push to build upwards what grounds us, what made us the Prep, and Father Moan, S.J. lives as a testament to the necessity of rediscovering this same zeal.

As a young man at Loyola High School (now Loyola Blakefield) in Baltimore, he felt the calling towards life in a religious order, however, though he entered a Jesuit school, he felt drawn to the secluded life of a Trappist Monk.

As he was exposed to the characteristic mutual respect between adult and student at a Jesuit school, he felt comfortable sharing his ambition with a Jesuit priest; to which, naturally, the priest responded: "oh, nothing to do with that." Though he was talked into life as a Jesuit, he compares his current state of solitude, now not optional,

to the isolated monastic life he gave up more than half a century ago.

In the Fall of 1959, after he had completed his training with the Society, he was sent to teach Latin and Greek at the Prep. He would remain at the school for perhaps the most important decade in Prep history.

Though he, like he does with all of his accomplishments, mentioned it casually, Father Moan, S.J. led the Cape & Sword Drama Society during his tenure, bringing with him the skills he learned from acting in his own high school years. He smiled reminiscently as he talked about his time on stage and behind the scenes, having switched off with another Jesuit as director. As any Prep actor in the time since would gratefully attest, he is also solely responsible for having changed the previous allmale policy of the program to allow local girls to enter the Cape & Sword.

Following the fire of '66, he was asked where he wanted the new theater to reside. His response: in the middle. He joked that, this way, if any other part of the Prep needed renovation, "they'd have to redo the whole thing." Supposedly in the coming year, Father Moan's theater will undergo drastic renovations as part of the campaign to modernize the general aesthetic of the Prep.

He continued on from the Prep to hop around in various administrative roles at Catholic institutions on the East Coast, eventually finding himself at Georgetown, where he heard whispers of an ambitious initiative to advocate for refugees. He decided to speak to his provincial, and was able to secure a small budget to fund what he would nurture into the American branch of the Jesuit Refugee Service, which, to this day, strives to fulfill the same mission of acceptance he fought for nearly 40 years ago.

the life of Father Moan, S.J. (his travels to Asia, his love for reading the New Testament in Greek, and the countless stories he has yet to relate to me); thus instead I have challenged myself to ensure that no longer will such distinguished wisdom and accomplishment be allowed to live waiting for whatever comes next.

We are how we are because he was how he was, and the minute we begin to question our identity as students of the Jesuits, he and his fellow Society members will be waiting at SJU to remind us.

I struggle to condense here

(Photo: Sean Lengell ? Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

By L iam Gr ugan '19

Father Moan, S.J. standing outside of his former residence at the St. Claude La Colombiere Jesuit Community in Baltimore, Maryland

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to immigrants in need of it.

Bayou la Batre, AL will be on a cycle with New Orleans, LA and Ivanhoe, VA will be switching off with Rural Retreat, VA. Ivanhoe is the longest- running trip available. ?We?ve been doing Ivanhoe for a really long time. Guys serve the local community by helping local residents complete projects that need to get done on their house and grounds,? says Mr. Deitch.

One of the appeals of summer service is that a rising senior will complete all of his required service hours (40) for his senior year over his trip.

Senior Jay Fogarty ?18 says, ?After having been on a service trip it is definitely a relief to be finished with my hours.

However, that being said, I still like to take part in whatever service activities I can. Everyone should at some point do service, not because they feel completed, but because they feel the genuine urge to help.?

There is one new immersion trip this summer: the Aquinas Center in Philadelphia. It is a former convent in South Philadelphia repurposed to address immigration issues and challenges faced by the residents in the neighborhood.

There is a large recentlyemigrated community around the parish and the Aquinas Center is focused on working with members of the parish to educate them about immigration and provide legal services

Mission and Ministry?s plan is to have 100 Preppers attend these service trips with 10 per project. The process of applying includes providing general information, three signatures from Prep faculty members, and three essays written to express why someone would like to go on a trip. Applications are due on February 22.

(Photo: Mr. Jonathan Jerome)

Summer I mmer sion Changes (Cont.)

Members of the Class of 2018 serving food in Washington, D.C. this past summer.

1. Aquinas Center (Philadelphia): June 4-9 2. Ivanhoe, VA: June 10-16 3. Habitat (Philadelphia): June 10-15 4. Baltimore, MD: June 16-23 5. Philadelphia Interfaith: June 17-23 6. Tohatchi, NM: June 20-29

7. Washington, DC: June 24-29 8. St. Michael?s, AZ: June 22-30 9. Bayou la Batre, AL: July 7-14 10. Quaker City (Philadelphia): August 5-10

Second Semester Br ings Schedule Changes

By Nick Rios '19 The new semester has begun at the Prep, and with it comes anxiety, promise, and even change. Before the second semester began, students were told that these among many changes would be Wednesday?s community time being removed fully and expurgating built-in testing days from the 8 day cycle.

Many can agree that taking away Wednesday?s community time was not out of the blue, as many believed that it was un-

necessary simply due to the fact that it is only 25 minutes.

Those 25 minutes will now be implemented back into the class periods so they will each now be 45 minutes, similar to a regular day. This change came about sue to lots of feedback about the lack of productivity in the 25 minute periods.

Though many students might have been clueless on the reasoning to get rid of these testing days, Mr. Bryan Ghee feels as though this was a propitious move for the student body. He

says, ?Instead of planning a test to prevent overloading the kids, many faculty were instead forced on giving a test in a less opportunistic time for the students. For some teachers, these set testing days sometimes seemed difficult to follow due to not always seeing every section on the same day.?

Another problem Mr. Ghee brought up was that for some sections, a test would be scheduled for a Monday as opposed to the other sections being

tested on Friday. According to Mr. Ghee, this type of scheduling serves as a disadvantage to the sections taking a test on a Monday because they do not meet a day before the actual test. He adds, ?Usually teachers like to meet the day before a test.? Expunging these testing days from the 8 day cycle ?will not affect the student body in a negative way because it relieves stress and pressure.?

Despite this evidence, many students are questioning the

decision still, out of understandable fear of being overloaded. To that end, Mr. Ghee says, ?We?re trying to be flexible and listen to what people are telling us so we could put students in the best possible position.? These changes not only serve as a way to prevent teachers having the stress of trying to find a perfect day to test all sections, but it also takes into consideration the students who get stuck without a review day before their test day.

Profile: Alumni Boar d of Gover nor s

By Ned Bur ke '19

The leadership system works in a seniority- based system, meaning when someone is appointed Secretary, he serves in each position for two years.

President Howie Brown ?99, Vice President Ted Villanueva ?83, Treasurer Anthony Torre ?91, Secretary Avicolli ?95, and Immediate Past- President Stephen Kriz ?92, in addition to moderator Kevin Ryan ?08, have all volunteered a multitude of time and effort to lead the Board of Governors.

The meetings for the alumni start off with mass, followed

(Photo: Mr. Leo Vaccaro '05)

There are very few schools that have an alumni association as active or extensive as the Prep. The Alumni Association is a group comprised of every single Prep graduate, who are inducted into the association at graduation. The Board of Governors is the group of alumni from each graduated year at the Prep who actively partici-

pate in the association yearround. The group holds several meetings a year and is comprised of a Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, President, and a predecessor President.

The editing staff of The Hawkeye field questions during a recent presentation to the Alumni Board of Governors.

by a dinner reception. Then, the board proceeds with its official meeting. The meeting usually consists of a guest speaker, such as a current Prep student, and then Prep events that are in need of alumni support are discussed, such as fundraisers or events promoting the Prep, such as the Open House. The three separate working groups then meet to discuss their respective fields, which are the Alumni Relations group, the Development and Fundraising Group, and the Admissions Group.

The Alumni Relations group works in the area of planning events for Alumni. Recently, they held the DC Alumni Event at Washington DC on November 25 at Elephant and Castle: Pub and Restaurant. The Development and Fundraising Group is in charge of activities that relate to the support and improvement to the Prep, such as Stand Up For Speedy or the Alumni Father/Son Communion Breakfast. Stand Up For Speedy, the biggest annual fundraiser at the Prep, is set to

be held on Saturday, February 24. Lastly, the Admissions Group works in all the areas relating to admitting students to the Prep and its promotion, such as the Open House, school visits, volunteering at the entrance and scholarship exams.

The Alumni Board of Governors is instrumental in helping many activities and clubs at the Prep financially. Many club and activity leaders attend the association to advocate for the support of the Board. Not only is the Board supportive of many events and crucial to the success of the Prep, it is also a way for alumni to remain involved in their school by showing their dedication and loyalty to their alma mater.

This dedication exemplifies the culture of the Prep because of the steadfast support and time dedicated to the Association to keep the events, both for the Association itself and for the good of the Prep, possible.

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" Prep for Vets" Shir ts in High Demand

By Robbie Calabro '19 A common sight from the bevy of recent Dress Down Days we have recently had is the Prep for Vets t- shirt. The grey shirt sporting a saluting, smiling snowman adorned in a Prep scarf on the back with the phrase ?Prep for Vets? on the front has been a huge success since the sales began. Prior to Christmas break, sales were only permitted within the the club. Even so, over 75 were sold before we departed for break. Since then, that number has eclipsed 160. One reason for the big numbers in sales is that all of the proceeds from

the shirts are being donated to a Veterans Multi- Service Center near the Ben Franklin Bridge. The Veterans MultiService Center is the only nonprofit Resource Center to ?serve those who served,? our veterans. Since it was founded in 1980, it has served to advance the cause of veterans, and to advocate for their concerns, and to bring quality to their earned benefits. They also have a thrift store that is always accepting donations. In addition, there is an abundance of services for homeless veterans.

Donations of money to the

center or clothes to the thrift store are accepted at any time.

Chris Strohman ?19, a member of Prep Republicans, bought one as soon as he was able. He commented that, ?Veterans are the reason I have the freedoms to do the things I enjoy in life and buying a Prep for Vets shirt was a great way of showing my gratitude towards them, especially since all the proceeds go directly to them.? While they may have been the brainchild of the Prep Republicans Club, Thomas Dintino ?19, one of the most dedicated members of the club insists that ?it is a nonpartisan cause.? He?s right; showing

support for our veterans is not a particularly politically polarizing issue.

In an email from September, the Prep Republicans states that some goals for the group are ?to help out veterans and get some nice shirts made for the club.? Both seem to have been successes thus far. In December, the club decided to make the shirts because, ?making the shirts was to give back to our veterans, even though it is just a fraction of what they have given to every citizen of this great country,? said Dintino.

Evan Filak ?19 says he

bought the shirt for the same reasons as Strohman and Dintino: ?The vets need our support and I feel obligated to help those who helped us.? He brings up another, less serious, reason for his purchase. ?Also, the snowman design was flawless!?

That cannot be denied. The snowman on the back was a great design choice for the shirts. The $20 shirt is certainly worth the money just because the design itself, but with all funds donated directly to the Veterans Multi- Service Center, there is all the more reason to buy one.

Forensics: An Under-Appreciated Success

By Andrew K oh '19 The Forensics team is one of Prep?s most successful clubs, with league and state dominance rivalling that of the football team. However, Prep Forensics hardly receives much recognition, other than the occasional morning announcement. While maybe not as exciting as the football team or other sports teams, forensics is extremely impressive in its own right and deserves much respect from the student body.

Forensics is focused on speech, debate, and verbal analysis. The club focuses on these oratory skills by competing in the Philadelphia Catholic Forensics League (PCFL) and the larger Pennsyl-

vania High School Speech League (PHSSL), both of which hold a wide variety of events that can be divided into two categories: speech and debate. Speech events are akin to acting and drama and can be further broken down into a multitude of topics, including but not limited to: Declamation, in which students read speeches written by others; Duo Interpretation, in which two students create their own rendition of a scene; Humorous Interpretation, in which students act out a humorous scene by impersonating various characters; and prose and poetry, where students perform scenes from works of literary art.

The debate category includes events such as Extemporane-

ous Speaking, where students have 30 minutes to research a topic and 8 minutes to speak upon it, and Student Congress, where student- produced bills are debated upon by other students.

The Prep?s success in these events is unprecedented, on both the local and national levels. According to Vice President Patrick Adam ?19, ?between [President Alex Cabulong ?19 and Treasurer Mike Ruggiero ?20], they dominate the local Philadelphia league in Extemporaneous Speaking...in my event, Student Congress, I have won nearly every local tournament in the Varsity circuit with [Secretary Aidan McGahey ?20] placing in second.

He just recently placed first at

LaSalle?s tournament.?

By observing the team?s track record over the past several years, the profoundness of the team?s dominance is rather obvious; in both Junior Varsity and Varsity competitions, the Prep has won nearly every Catholic League event and a plethora of State events, the gravitas of which is on par with that of the Prep football team?s yearly bid for the State Championship. Several members have even placed in the top 5 for several national tournaments, a feat most clubs and sports at the Prep cannot replicate.

Granted, speech and debate tournaments may not be the most exciting or accessible

school event, so lower student interest in Forensics than in sporting events may be somewhat expected. However, many students have never heard of the forensics team, much less its impressive achievements.

Especially with the rather outrageous success the forensics team is having, it is quite apparent that it receives far less respect or publicity than it deserves, especially in a school with such strong spirit and pride. Even with most students oblivious to its success, the forensics team has travelled far and wide, garnering respect for the Prep and increasing its reputation for prestigious education.

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By David M cCabe '19 There has been a noticeable buzz in the air around the possibility of the Prep soon getting a dog. The push is being made

by Student Council President Chris Ix ?18, who, in his campaign speech last year, set it as one of his goals for the year.

Concrete steps have been taken to pursue this idea. A dog has been chosen and the funds to buy it are being raised by the Student Council.

The dog is a 6-week-old male goldendoodle puppy which is being sold by a breeder (Daniel Stoltzfus) in Christiana, PA, a borough in Lancaster County. The puppy?s description on the website says, ?This fun loving pup is ready to join in all the

excitement at your place.

Elliot, [the puppy?s current name], is vet checked, up to date on vaccinations and dewormed, and comes with a 30 day health guarantee that is provided by the breeder.?

Last Wednesday, January 24, members of the Student Council were collecting money at the entrances to the Prep, a la dress down day money collection. The amount of money that was raised on that day has not been revealed to the Hawkeye at this time, but, evidently, it was not enough because the puppy was initially planned to have been purchased by January 26 or 27.

The puppy is listed on the Greenfield Puppies website as costing $1,050. Once the Student Council manages to

raise the money to purchase the dog and calculate the funds that it will take to care for it, their plan is to have it stay in Mrs. Auerbach?s office as a sort of counseling dog. Mrs. Auerbach is a counselor who is also in charge of facilitating the National Honors Society tutoring.

(Photo: Greenfield Puppies)

Str ides M ade in Quest for Prep Dog

The name of the dog will not remain Elliot according to the Student Council. They plan to hold a vote from the student body to determine its name.

The home of the dog night-to-night, over weekends, and long breaks is still under debate and discussion between the Student Council and the administration and a definite answer is not available, but it is likely to stay with either Mrs. Hoffman or Ms. Baland.

Elliot is the current name of this future Prep Dog, though his new, Prep name is still being debated.

" M ore than a Wor d" Gener ates Conver sation

By William Ouligian '18 In December, the Office of Diversity, in conjunction with Mr. Pinto, screened the filmMore than a Word, about the controversy surrounding the Washington Redskins? name.

On the purpose of showing the film, Director of Diversity Ms. Porter said, ?We?re teaching men here to be men for and with others, and a part of that is understanding the needs of other individuals, as well as things that affect other people.

Many of us may trivialize the word ?Redskins? because we don?t understand the history or meaning behind it, but for some people it?s very hurtful and offensive. The purpose of showing the film was to allow people to become more self aware of our actions, our words, and how we treat others. I think it?s through this education that we can better serve people. We think that we may understand what other people may need, but it?s more important to ask them.?

In the 20th century, as the government?s approach towards Native Americans became more conciliatory, the media and pop- culture began to portray their history in a more romanticized light. In 1933, the Boston football team known as ?The Braves? changed their name to ?The Redskins,? before moving to Washington D.C. in 1937. In the past few years, increased media attention has been given to this so- called ?Redskins name controversy.? On one side, the team?s owner, as well as many Redskins fans, claim

the name was bestowed as a term of honor, and the outrage is merely a symptom of PC culture, while on the other, Native American activist groups state that as a racial caricature, the name promotes harmful stereotypes, misunderstanding, and prejudice in our society towards Native Americans.

agrees with Snyder?s claim, responding that in order for a title to be honorable, there must be a consensus of respect between the party giving and the party receiving the honor, where there clearly is none.

In a 2014 open letter to fans regarding contemporary backlash to the name, the current Redskins owner, Dan Snyder, states that the name was chosen to honor the four players and head coach of Native American descent. This claim is demonstrably false, as the original franchise owner, George Preston Marshall, stated in an interview with The Hartford Courant in 1933, ?The fact that we have in our head coach, Lone Star Dietz, an Indian, together with several Indian players, has not, as may be suspected, inspired me to select the name Redskins.?

Snyder further asserts, ?The name was never a label. It was, and continues to be, a badge of honor.? The National Congress of American Indians, the nation?s foremost Native American advocacy association, dis-

(Photo: New York Times)

Random House Dictionary defines ?Redskin? as ?a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Native.?

The term?s origin in the early 19th century was mostly used in self- reference by Native Americans, but over time gained an attitude of derision and condescension beginning in the mid-to-late 19th century.

During the American Indian Wars, however, the word took on a negative connotation, associated with justification of the genocide of Native Americans by the US military. At this time in the Southwestern United States, bounties were offered as a reward for natives? scalps, prompting brutal massacres of entire communities.

A helmet from Washington's football team displays their current logo.

Though the controversy seems like a contemporary issue, litigation and protest have been following the name since the Civil Rights movement.

Aside from tribal councils, activists, and advocacy organizations, popular opinion amongst native peoples themselves regarding the name remains largely undetermined. In 2014, The Washington Post conducted a phone poll to determine Native American opinion towards the team, and found ?9 in 10 Native Americans aren?t offended by Redskins name.?

Despite the overwhelmingly positive response towards the team?s name, the public opinion poll has severe flaws in both its purpose and methodology. First, in principle, a poll is a misguided way of determining whether a racial epithet should be used by a sports team: if any other ethnic group was targeted, the results of the poll would be discarded. To put this into perspective, if The Boston Celtics were called The Boston Micks, no poll could detract from the fact that it is an insensitive and rude name because of its historical significance of discrimination, even if many people of Irish descent themselves were not offended.

Second, the poll itself relies on a very small sample size of just 504 people, the majority of whom are not registered within a tribe, and ?self identify? as Native American. Therefore, after circumstances have been considered, the study does not constitute an accurate poll.

Furthermore, both the name and logo of ?The Redskins?has been shown to be psychologically harmful to young Native Americans, and perpetuate inaccurate stereotypes of sav-

agery or clownishness throughout American society. In an ESPN interview of clinical psychologist Michael Friedman about his research regarding the effects of The Redskins?name and mascot on Native American youth, Friedman stated that as a result of being exposed to insulting, stereotyping mascots, ?self-esteem goes down, belief in community goes down, belief in achievement goes down, and mood goes down.? This problem is worsened by increased public, subconscious prejudices as a result of these mascots. A study by The Journal of Consumer Psychology about the effects on public perception of ethnic stereotypes said, ?These findings demonstrate measurable negative effects of ethnic brand imagery on implicit stereotypes and support the view that the use of such imagery can carry detrimental societal consequences [...] this research lends empirical credence to the wealth of compelling social commentary condemning the use of American Indian brand imagery.? Of course, these results are not limited to the Redskins, but extend to other sports teams, on both the collegiate and high school levels. Perhaps the most egregious example is the Cleveland Indians? Chief Wahoo, whose exaggerated and absurd features are reminiscent of those of the blackface minstrel shows denigrating African Americans.

Though media coverage has died down from its initial flurry in 2014, the Redskins Name Controversy remains a pivotal battle for Native Americans?rights. Though it may be overshadowed by other battles for land and water rights, poverty and unemployment, and substance abuse, it still remains a key issue for the dignity of their communities, rights as Americans, and perception in society.

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Cr imson Goes Green for NFC Championship

By Nick Paler mo '18 Just two Sundays ago, the Philadelphia Eagles shocked the world in a 38- 7 win over the Minnesota Vikings. The Birds came into the game three point underdogs, so the result shook fans of the league all over the country. I, and many other members of our Prep community, had the great opportunity to watch the events unfold.

Despite the game not starting until 6:30, there were thousands of people in the parking lots of South Philadelphia by noon. Andrew Gallagher ?18 said ?I arrived in South Philly around seven hours before game time and there was already a line of cars looking to get into the lots.? Many people were not going to the game, but just came to tailgate and enjoy the atmosphere of an NFC championship. And what an atmosphere is was. A few fans had large tailgate vans with TVs on the side, displaying the Flyers game early in the afternoon and the AFC championship after that.

Everywhere I turned there was another person I knew. I saw many Prep guys who came to the lot to be with friends, flaunt their birds gear, and eat a whole lot of tailgate food. I made my way to a tailgate with my classmates Dylan Robak ?18, James Brenner ?18, and Alex Payton ?18. None of them had tickets to the game, but they were still out grilling burgers and playing touch football in the street.

higher. Ben Sheridan ?18 described the scene as ?electric.?

He went on to say ?everyone stood the entire game singing and chanting.? Gallagher agreed, saying ?The atmosphere at the Linc this past Sunday was electric to say the least.? Jacob DeAnnuntis ?19, a frequenter at Birds? games, said ?This crowd was electric, and the atmosphere was great.

The stadium was the loudest I've ever heard it, and every 3rd down and touchdown lit the entire stadium up.?

Around 5:45, I entered the stadium with my Dad, Uncle, Aunt, and cousin. I sat down with my Dad in our seats two rows from the top about thirty minutes before the game started. Lincoln Financial Field was already shaking there was so much noise. By the time kickoff came I thought the place was going to erupt. I had not been to an Eagles game in three years, but I remembered the passion of our people dressed in green. This game was something else. The last home game of the season inspired the fans to raise their noise level just that much

We all know the game did not start out so great. The Vikings marched right down the field and scored a touchdown on an easy Case Keenum pass to the tight end Kyle Rudolph. After that, the Vikings would not touch the scoreboard again. A huge turning point in the game was Patrick Robinson?s pick- six to tie the game at seven. Gallagher describes the emotion of the play, saying ?the moment Patrick Robinson picked off Case Keenum and took it to the house, I think everyone in the

stadium knew the Vikings were in for a long night.?

The Eagles never looked back from there on. They ended the half up 24- 7, and everyone was checking flights to Minneapolis. I saw Declan Evans ?18 at halftime, and we were both happy with the good half of football we just witnessed. Declan told me later that week ?The game this weekend was like nothing I have ever experienced. From the time that I had arrived at the stadiums around noon, I just knew that I was experiencing something that I would remember for the rest of my life.

Just the whole atmosphere surrounding the stadium with friends, family, and fellow fans knowing that the Eagles were one win away from the Super Bowl was just something that you had to be there to witness.

Not to go unnoticed, also the noise level that remained through the entirety of the game, and the party that resulted from the win was just something that I was extremely grateful to be a part of, and

will be for awhile.?

One of my favorite moments of the game was one I was not even in my seat for. At the beginning of the second half, my Dad and I were waiting to climb the steps back to our seats. Then the stadium exploded in cheers. Nick Foles had just delivered a perfect pass to Torrey Smith for yet another touchdown. I witnessed as a Lincoln Financial Field staff member completely abandoned his post and highfived a line of people, including myself, and yelled ?We?re going to the Bowl! We?re going to the Bowl!?

The game ended in triumph.

The mass of green began their new favorite cheer, the Skol clap, and the Eagles left victorious. Of the many Prep people I asked how it was to witness the game, the majority said ?grateful.? I couldn't agree more. The euphoria I felt after every big play, and of course, when the clock struck 0:00 for the fourth and final time, was unforgettable, and for that, I am grateful.

Profile: ASC M ember Pat K ane '13

By Joe Scott '19 If you ever find yourself in the Narnia of St. Joe?s Prep that is second floor J-Hall, you may run into the next feature in the Hawkeye?s ASC Interview series: Pat Kane ?13. Mr. Kane is serving his year working in the Development Office and coaching lacrosse, and through those endeavors he is truly getting the most out of his second spin at the Prep.

In the Development Office, Mr. Kane works on Alumni Events, enters data for fundraisers, and keeps track of all gifts and donations made by alumni. His current work aligns with his future goals of a

career in business and finance after leaving the Prep.

here. It gave so much to me and so many other people, so I felt like I needed to give back to it. Also, I was not entirely sure where I wanted to continue on in a career right after college, and this was a good year to settle down and gather myself to figure out where exactly I wanted to be.?

Mr. Kane?s skills aren?t only found in bookkeeping however, he is using his love and skills of lacrosse to coach the sport that he participated in years ago as a student.

Lacrosse was Mr. Kane?s main focus as a student, and his love for the game extended into college, where he participated in Penn State?s program for about a semester.

The future for Mr. Kane still holds many open opportunities, as he is in the application process for jobs ranging in the sales business, with focuses on technology or finance. There are also possible opportunities in Los Angeles, as he has plans to intern with a fellow Prep alum there this summer.

When asked why he wanted to come back to the Prep for ASC, he said, ?There are two things, first, the Prep is just so great. It gave so much to me so it seemed right to come back

Looking back over the past and over highschool revealed lots of great stories from his time at the Prep. Mixed in with stories about his favorite teacher, Mrs. McGuire, his favorite trips, like the one to Italy with Dr. Bender, was one that happened right around Mr. Kane?s graduation in 2013. ?You know the bell tower of the Gesu? Well, after my Baccalaureate Mass, a few other kids told me they were going to bring me and a few friends up there. So, after mass, the day before Graduation, we were going up and we reached this kind of sketchy part of the Church, up near the choir loft.

We definitely shouldn?t have

been up there and we knew it.

Suddenly, a teacher saw us from the altar and yelled for us to stop and come down. So we never made it to the top, and we couldn?t get our diplomas on graduation day, we had to come into school the day after and write essays to get them.?

Our conversation ended with Mr. Kane offering some advice to Prep students about college and their last semesters at the Prep. So, as he said, ?go to class,? and if I have any advice for you, it would be to make your way over to the Development Offices on Second Floor Jesuit Hall and say hello sometime.

By Paul Stowell '18 On January 19th, over 100,000 men, women, and children took to the streets of our nation?s capital to profess their beliefs in the sanctity of life, our basic human rights, and a future without abortions.

The 45th annual March for Life began triumphantly at 11:30am with a musical performance by award winning Christian artist, Plumb, followed by an hour long rally, during which a multitude of speakers addressed the crowd.

This year?s speakers included Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan; Pam Tebow, mother of former NFL Quarterback, Tim Tebow; and, most notably, President Donald Trump.

President Trump, who once called himself ?pro-choice,? is now stepping to the forefront of his administration?s efforts

to roll back abortion rights.

Backed by a Republicancontrolled congress, Trump is now cementing his view on the issue. Last year, Vice President Mike Pence addressed the march in Trump?s absence; however, this year, in a symbolic turn of events, Trump powerfully showed his support through a video shown to the thousands of marchers. On Thursday, the night before the march, Vice President Pence told march leaders, ?In one short year, President Donald Trump has made a difference for life.?

This year, chaperoned by Mrs. Castagno and Mr. Kilpatrick, a handful of Prep students made the trip down to our nation?s capital. The group took a bus to D.C, where they first attended the annual Jesuit Mass for Life at Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Church. The group

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Prep Presence at M arch for L ife Rally

The St. Joe's Prep contingent at the Jesuit Mass for Life, held at Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Church. then joined the thousands of other marchers at the National Mall in their mission to send the message that ?love saves lives.?

Overall, this year?s March for Life served as a major stepping stone in the pro- life

movement, both within our own Prep community, where Mr. Kilpatrick holds an ever growing pro- life discussion group once a week during community period, and within our nation as a whole, where we have a President who is

now fully committed to rolling back laws on abortions. It will be interesting to see how the pro-life movement continues to grow in the United States and the Prep throughout the rest of 2018 and beyond.

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By Nate Aiken '19 For some, promises of food is reason enough to attend a JSA meeting, but I?ve heard from those heavily involved that JSA is not exclusively about eating. After my own personal research and a sit down with Andrew Koh ?19, the vice president of JSA, I learned what the program does across America, and here in the St. Joseph's Prep chapter.

JSA stands for Junior State of America. Like the name implies, it is a program designed for students who are concerned about the state of the country and are actively interested in politics. According to the official website, ?JSA allows for an exchange of ideas through stimulating student debates, thought talks, problem-solving, and a variety of simulations. By participating in these activities, each member gains a more intelligent and informed viewpoint.?

For those already concerned, JSA ensures that debates are nonpartisan, and all appropriate viewpoints on a subject are accepted.

Here in the St. Joseph's Prep chapter of JSA, Ms. Gulli

moderates the club, while president Justin Hwang ?18 and vice presidents Sean Convery ?19 and Andrew Koh ?19 are the student leaders. On a daily basis, JSA debates formal topics such as marijuana legalization to gun regulation, all while eating a plethora of snack foods. They also try to include fun debate topics, while still maintaining the structure of a standard Congressional debate. I asked Andrew what are some of the important things the club does around the Prep and he explained their extensive "Fight Apathy" campaign. Every spring, JSA puts on this campaign which Andrew explained, ?strives to increase awareness about current events through an objective viewpoint.? In previous years, JSA has given people stickers and told people to write down an issue they were passionate about. In wearing the sticker, one would be demonstrating a certain level of care for their particular issue. Similarly, last year they put up a large poster in the cafeteria, which everyone wrote down an issue in order to fight political apathy.

JSA?s presence in the Prep is understated, yet they still man-

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JSA Bolster s Political Awareness

The JSA(Junior State of America) club after their Fall State conference, where two students won speaker awards: Titus Henkels '21 and Ryan Procopio '19. age to greatly influence the Prep?s overall political awareness through campaigns and biweekly discussion.

There are three main JSA conventions throughout the year: Fall State, Winter Congress, and Spring State. At these conventions, the Prep Chapter of JSA gets to interact with other chapters from the Mid-Atlantic region while debating topics they are passionate about. Each of these conventions has a different structure centered around debate over a contemporary political issue. In addition, JSA members have the chance to win ?Best Speaker? at any one of these events. I asked Andrew

what he thought about these events and this is what he had to say: ?From an outside perspective, a political debate convention may not seem all that appealing, and granted, the debates themselves are not the most entertaining, although they are highly competitive and interesting. However, the debates only last until the early afternoon, after which the students are free to hang out amongst themselves, meet kids from other chapters, or go to the dance, which is a staple of JSA conventions.

These conventions are by far the most fun I've had as a JSA member, and I always look forward to the next one.?

Good times and great debates are only a fraction of what one can expect from a JSA convention.

If you can eat food, tell people they are wrong, all while buffing up on your current events, why isn?t everyone in JSA? I asked Andrew what one can expect to gain from JSA and he said it increases your awareness of current events, it?s a great place to practice public speaking, and conventions are always entertaining. Whether you join because you want to learn more about politics, eat free food, or hang out with your boys in room 206, JSA will always welcome any newcomer.

Talking with M r. Avington: Philly, Philly

By Nick Paler mo '18

Prep of course!

Q: Which Philly sports team do you love to watch the most?

Q: What are your hopes for the Sixers the rest of this year?

A: I would say I have two favorite teams: the Sixers and the Phillies. I also root for the Eagles but I live and die for the Sixers and Phillies. I'm also a big fan of St. Joe's U and the

A: I was hoping for a .500 season but they are surpassing my expectations. I love this team.

They have such great characters and true stars like Joel and Ben. Then you have guys like

TJ McConnell (Mr. Sokolowski's favorite player) who isn't a star but plays like the city in which he plays; he gives it his all.

A: I originally hoped for a parade in 2020 and I think I will stand by it. I think that is unrealistically realistic expectation.

Q: Which Prep basketball playQ: By what date do you expect ers do you believe are most the Sixers to win a like Joel Embiid and Ben Simchampionship? mons in their demeanor?

A: Well, I love watching Kyle's way about him on the court; his personality reminds me of Joel, the way he makes the game look easy. Darius reminds me of Ben. He handles the ball with confidence, is happy to dish the ball when he can but also take it to the basket himself. Of course Ed can also dominate inside like Joel.

Q: Will the Phillies ever sign Mike Trout?

A: That is a dream. I don?t think it?ll happen for a while though. I would love it; always like seeing local guys play for the home team.

Q: How often do you go to a game for each team in their respective seasons?

(Photo: Mr. Bill Avington '90)

A: I go to about 10 or 12 Sixers games a year, about that number of Phillies games, maybe one or two Eagles games plus several SJU games and many, many Prep games.

Q: Who are your favorite players from each of the main four Philadelphia teams?

Mr. Bill Avington '90 poses with his two sons, Dan Avington '18 and Thomas Avington '20 at Citizens Bank Park.

A: I love Joel Embiid for the Sixers. My favorite Phillie is probably Odubel Herrera (though I really liked Freddy

Galvis before he was traded) and I also like Aaron Altherr.

My favorite Eagle right now is Fletcher Cox and I am really interested in Chris Long and his generosity. I'm a fan of Malcolm Jenkins, how he handles himself on and off the field. I don't really follow the Flyers but I have always liked Wayne Simmons.

Q: What do you think a Super Bowl would mean for the city of Philadelphia?

A: People have waited their whole lives for the Eagles to win Super Bowl. The Eagles are passed down from generation to generation. My grandpop, mom and dad passed their love of Philly sports teams down to me and now I've passed it along to my kids. The Eagles are especially like that, generational. Three, sometimes four, generations will gather on Sunday to watch the Super Bowl. That is so special. This city feels different after a big Eagles win!

Q: What will be the impact of an Eagles Super Bowl on the Prep?

A: Well, I think we will get another day off for sure! We are such a Philly school with kids from all over the area. The Eagles are common ground, a team nearly all of root for. It will be great to see how happy everyone is. I think that will last for a while. It was like that when the Phillies won in 2008.

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BL CC M entor s Students at Gesu School

By Car l Whittington '19

models, the boys get an opportunity to experience what it is like to be a Prep student, [and] we are trying to help them develop skills necessary for the sixth grade and necessary for them to become the young men that they want to be.? The execution of this program by the BLCC is a huge step for the club. Ms. Porter hopes to carry out the program throughout the second semester, and she hopes to reignite the program next school year.

After being introduced to all of the Gesu fifth graders, the club will start doing various activities with the group each

week. The club will help to teach life skills, academic skills and more. The club will do things from teaching the students how to tie a tie to how to make their own meal after school. After some lessons in self care and life skills, BLCC members will help the students improve their math and science skills to prepare them for the sixth grade. Not only will BLCC members teach skills to the Gesu students, they will also be there simply to listen and talk to the boys. In May of 2018, the BLCC and Gesu students will have a pizza party in celebration of this new

(Photo: Carl Whittington '19)

?[Prep students] are simply planting the seed, and eventually somebody will come by and water it,? is how Ms. Porter explained the BLCC?s new mentorinship program. On January 18th, the BLCC hosted five fifth graders from the Gesu school. After a presentation on what exactly mentoring is, and a formal introduction of the Gesu students, Prep students were introduced to their Gesu little brothers. Everyone played ?Get to Know You Bingo,? in attempt to break the ice between the group. After bingo, the Gesu students sat

with a group of BLCC members and talked about themselves and their dreams over a light snack. Each Thursday, the BLCC will host another five fifth graders, creating a rotation. The BLCC hopes to serve as positive role models for the young boys as they begin a big transition in their lives. When Ms. Porter was asked how a mentoring program would help the fifth graders, she said, ?I believe that the mentorship program will affect the boys in a positive way for the following reasons: the boys will have an opportunity to have weekly interaction with positive role

Fifth grade students at the Gesu School pose with their new 'big brothers' from the Black and Latino Culture Club.

program.

This new program embodies much of what the Prep truly is. ?We at the Prep constantly talk about being a man for and with others. So, you can?t do that if you are not with and for somebody,? Ms. Porter said, urging people to join the efforts in being positive mentors for these young boys. By simply giving 50 minutes of his free time on Thursday, a Prep student has the opportunity to potentially change a life. Students who are involved in different clubs can come and share their interests, and they may spark a love for theater, journalism, film, or sports in a Gesu student who may have not been exposed to these things. Prep students can come help these boys learn more about themselves, while these students also help Prep students know themselves better.

Ms. Porter, Mr. Rupertus, and the BLCC asks the Prep community to come and be men for and with others, specifically for and with our younger Gesu brothers. Come and plant seeds in the minds of developing students, and you might be partially responsible for the next famous architect, actor, or football player. As Ms. Porter said, ?You guys are simply planting the seed, and eventually somebody will come by and water it. Those of us who are believers know that God will produce the growth.?

By M atthew Bae '21 Dr. Giuliano has been teaching in the science department here at the Prep for over 40 years. Also known as ?Doc G? by her students, she is not your ordinary science teacher. In her classes, students are not constantly taking notes while listening to monotone lectures. Dr. Guiliano?s classes are engaging and also calibrated to suit each student?s learning styles to help them excel in the class.

Everyone learns differently.

There are those who are auditory, meaning that they learn well by listening. Some are visual, meaning that they learn well through pictures, videos, and diagrams. Finally, there are those who are kinesthetic, meaning that they learn well by physically engaging with the topic at hand. Discovering what kind of learner you are is something

Dr. Giuliano really tries to emphasize. By the end of the year, Dr. Giuliano does not just want her student to know the material like they know their name, she wants her students to discover how they can study effectively and become self-regulated learners. Those skills can be carried throughout life, whether it?s in high school, college, or beyond. ?Good luck, God bless, have fun,? is a short inspirational saying that Dr. Giuliano says to her students before every forensics competition. For those who are unaware, forensics is a speech and debate competition where students tune into their public speaking skills. Over the past years, her teams have been very successful, with several students having the opportunity to compete at the national level. Public speaking, voice projection, and critical thinking are very important

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Teacher Profile: Dr. Bar b Giuliano

Dr. Giuliano (middle) at the Faculty/Staff Appreciation Luncheon in 2014. aspects that Dr. Giuliano tries to encompass in the classroom.

Being a current student in her

class, I can say first hand that Dr. Guiliano?s classroom is different from any other class that I take here at the Prep. Her

multidimensional teaching style enables every student to engage with the class and learn the material effectively.

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M usical M usings: An All-Star Collab

By Sebastian Por reca '18 A new era is upon us, a new age of collaborative rap/trap ?supergroups? have been hitting the scene lately. These have become especially noticeable in the second half of 2017, with the inclusion of the powerhouse releases like Without Warning by Offset and 21 Savage, and Super Slimy by Young Thug and Future. Out of this new era however, perhaps the most anticipated collaboration was the sudden release on December 21st of Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho by trap icons Travis Scott and Quavo, and these two names alone have given the album innumerable attention. Specifically for Quavo, Huncho Jack has come at a huge, continual peak, for both him and his resident rap collective, Migos, and I think this release kind of epitomizes that in a way. That said, the album is certainly a dream collaboration, but overall it was a very middle of the line album, in that it was without a doubt good, but it was not anything super spectacular or amazing.

as an interesting clash of two musical genres I both love.

This is just one example of the masterful production and beatwork that shows up constantly throughout the album on songs such as ?Go,? ?Modern Slavery,? and ?Motorcycle Patches? just to name a few.

The downside of this album, however, comes from both Quavo and Travis Scott?s performance. With two of the biggest names in trap at the moment coming together to create a collaborative album, the reality of Huncho Jack really does not meet my expectation. Maybe that is my fault for

setting my hopes too high, but neither of the artists really do anything here that is super interesting or new to their sound.

There is no envelope being pushed, and I am not necessarily saying there needs to be this dramatic, fantastic new development on the artist?s part, but I still found both Quavo and Scott to be sort of ?same old, same old? at a lot of points.

Even despite the super interesting beats and production, this still made parts of the album a bit dry.

That said, this does not make Huncho Jack a bad album whatsoever. The album is su-

per mellow, very chill, and almost trippy at points, and I think it is a fantastic album to chill out to, listen to while driving, or just generally bump to if you are feeling in the mood for some trap music. It is still a really solid piece of music, and as far as the trap genre goes, it is a fun, catchy, and enjoyable to listen to album, but the lack of any super interesting or new performances is something that holds Huncho Jack back a little, and keeps it from going from a well done, enjoyable trap album into something more.

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The first thing that really grabs you in Huncho Jack is the cover art. It is not only trippy, weird, and spacey, but, for me, it was a bit of an ?Aha!? moment when I realized it was by artist Ralph Steadman, who has done a lot of artistic work in the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a personal favorite of mine. In terms of music, Huncho Jack is, something interesting, and I cannot really make my mind up about it.

There are aspects I really enjoy and think have been done well,

but also aspects, which I would hardly call ?bad,? but rather that I do not like a ton. Starting off with the positives, the beats, samples, and general production on this album is fantastically interesting. The beats and samples are super creative and super catchy, and the inventiveness of the production as a whole really caught me off guard. A prime example of this is the song ?How U Feel? which, in another ?Aha!? moment for me, used the opening of one of my favorite Mac Demarco songs ?Chamber of Reflection? as the beat, and it surprisingly worked really well and served

The "trippy" cover art for the star-studded Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho.

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The Post Review: Histor y M ade Exciting

By Anthony M cTighe '18 The first couple weeks of 2018 has been a bit slow for movies, so I decided to continue the award buzz and review The Post. A historical thriller focusing on the publication of leaked Pentagon Papers, in the Washington Post, The Post is an interesting premise, with the most award draw a film could receive, however, through the story, political message, and performances, is The Post getting the buzz that it deserves?

It is set in the early seventies, when a collection of Pentagon Papers are leaked to some newspaper outlets. The first to publish the information, was the New York Times, which was later given a court injunction for printing, and was prohibited from publishing.

The source then decides to reach out to Ben Bagdikian, played by Bob Odenkirk, about publishing the papers in the Washington Post.

The paper is skeptical about printing, and is fearful of being shut down, due to the threats from the Nixon administration, which is where the conflict begins. I found this story to be quite interesting, mostly because of the mass scandal that came of the Pentagon Papers, and the period during which it took place. The publication of these papers revealed to America that the government was attempting to pull the wool over the people?s eyes, and exposed the coverups and lies spewed throughout the previous administrations on the Vietnam War. Dating back to Truman, and up until Johnson, years of govern-

ment papers, detailing decisions and agreements were made known to the public. Therefore, a tough decision had to be made for the Washington Post, a small local paper. The printing of these papers could lead to a shutdown of the company. This was all prior to the Watergate scandal, which was when there were many government conspiracies going around, and the details were fascinating.

Controversy and conspiracy are both very intriguing when it comes to politics, and this film showed the dark side in its revelations. The story was crafted very well which made it enjoyable to watch unfold.

Furthermore, freedom of the press and the first amendment were strong themes that were harkened back to on multiple oc-

casions.The film stressed the ability to print as they saw fit. A central conflict that the Washington Post faced was the prohibition of printing if the decision was made to print the papers. This premise allowed the film to show the power the federal government possessed. A newspaper can be very powerful. The thought that it can change how America feels about someone in charge, by convincing billions to turn their back, and lose trust in the central thing that controls this country. It gave the Washington Post, and other papers the freedom to discuss the war, and to express the distrust that had come of the secrets being kept from the people. This movie carries with it a strong message, that is relevant in today?s time.

In addition, a Steven Spielberg

Rating: 7/10 film always carries with it a great cast, such as Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, followed by a good ensemble. The film has talented performances throughout. A particular favorite of mine is Tom Hanks, portraying Ben Bradlee, the editor in chief of the Washington Post. He constantly kept my interest in the story. He also displayed a care for the role. Tom Hanks showed that he was not just phoning in his performance, but rather trying his hardest to do the best that he could. On the other hand, I was not the biggest fan of Meryl Streep. Her performance was satisfactory, but in the overall picture, I felt that her role did not need to be as big of a part as it was made out to be. She was the first female leader of the organization, who had to deal with making important decisions, when no one thought she could do it, which is important. However, the story primarily revolved around Hanks and the other journalists at the Post. I respect Streep as an actress, I just feel that her role did not need to have a large part.

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Will The Post win the Best Picture award? I can?t say, but as a fan of history, I enjoyed the movie. I thought it detailed an interesting circumstance that is often overlooked when studying this time period of our country. It was a major event that changed our past, which is why I believe the story, message and acting is allowing The Post to be worthy of the buzz that it is receiving, making it an enjoyable film to watch.

The Post was released on January 12 and was nominated for two Oscars, including Best Picture.

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Matt Brennan '18

Marco Sammartino '18

Simon Williams '18

David McCabe '19

Ned Burke '19 Robbie Calabro '19

M anaging Editor

Jacob DeAnnuntis '19

Dan Avington '18

Christian Giuliani '19 Andrew Koh '19

News Section Editor

Matt Marhefka '19

Joe Scott '19

Jack Thorell '19 Carl Whittington '19

Features Section Editor Nick Palermo '18

Staff Wr iter s Michael Enright '18

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Jake Feehery '18

Ronan Egan '18

Riley Herriman '18 Paul Koenig '18

Opinion-Debate Section Editor

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Liam Grugan '19

Anthony McTighe '18 William Ouligian '18

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Haddad: French Feast at L e Pain Quotidien cided to have their waffles.

Through the course of these issues, I have tried a variety of cuisines from many cultures.

In this issue, I continued to broaden that spectrum trying a french cafe, Le Pain Quotidien.

This cafe has some great options, but I will say is a bit pricey. The restaurant itself is rather quaint, with many tables to sit at. They have a center table that encourages random people to sit together to get to know each other. At the this table, if you put your cellphone in a box for the entire meal, they will give you a free dessert. This is a way that the restaurant encourages human interaction and meeting new people. I did not engage in this ?contest?, but I would definitely recommend doing it if you are with a friend so you can grab a free dessert.

Upon ordering them, they came out rather quickly, there was not much of a wait. The waffles were really small however, and even after eating the side berries that it came with, I was still hungry. I did enjoy the taste however. They have a unique way of making their waffles. On the inside of the waffle they have small crunchy bits of what seems to be brown sugar, it provided a great texture for the waffle and tasted very good. That being said, I could have definitely gone for one of two more. In the past, I have tried their tartines.

Tartines are basically spreads of food on top of bread, basically a sandwich without the top piece of bread. The Egg Salad Toast was very good the last time I had it, again, it is light though and probably will leave you a little hungry afterwards. Each of these dishes were pretty expensive for the amount of food that you actually get. The tartine was about

At Le Pain Quotidien, they have a variety of foods, sandwiches, breakfast foods, and everything in between. I de-

ten dollars, and the waffle was expensive as well.

If you are in the mood for something light, but you want to have something new, I would recommend going to Le Pain Quotidien. It is good food and you will enjoy it, you could even get a free dessert out of it. You may want to order two dishes however, because as I said, portions are small. If you are just looking for a quick coffee or drink, you could stop in here. They have a to go counter when you first walk in where you can order a variety of drinks, juices, coffee, teas, hot chocolate, etc. At the o go counter, they also offer pastries, croissants, and small desserts to take.Le Pain Quotidien is located at 1937 Callowhill St. which is just a ten minute ride away from the Prep. There usually is not much of a wait to get a table, and you can usually just go in and seat yourself. Overall, I enjoyed the experience and the food I would recommend it.

(Photo courtesy of http://www.lepainquotidien.com/)

By David Haddad '18

Faculty Gr id

By Nick Rios '19 M r. Br ian M cCloskey '91 M r. Joseph Hendr zak

Eagles or Patr iots?

Seriously?

How was the fir st Solid - only thing better semester at the would have been getting a school dog Prep?

Do you like the new schedule changes?

When did the schedule change?

Str aws: Two holes A flute without holes, is not a flute. A donut withor one? out a hole, is a Danish.

Definitely EAGLES!!!

Awesome!

M r. Howie Brown '99 Dr. Stewart Barbera '86 Is this a real question? EAGLES! Team work, Resiliency and our City E-A-G-L-E-S coming together wins EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!! the day!

Flew by too fast.

The first semester was awesome filled with lots of highlights from the Freshmen Retreat to celebrating Coach Morris 1000 win - so much to celebrate and to be grateful for each day.

The new schedule offers Love them. Seems like the lots of opportunities for It has advantages and students do too which is our community to get indisadvantages. volved and the rotating most important. classes keeps things fresh

Only 1 hole.

One hole...two sides

Not sure about the straw question...I don't want to pick the short straw...I guess I prefer a glass

12 | Entertainment

Feeher y: I t's The End of the F* * * ing World

By Jake Feeher y '18 In the world of dark, deadpan comedy, the British are kings, and that remains true in the Netflix exclusive The End of the F* * * ing World. The show centers around our young lovers James and Alyssa, who run away together for their own reasons. Alyssa wants to find her absentee father, and James wants to kill someone, maybe Alyssa. Far from a typical romance, James and Alyssa are changed when they run away together, but not in the ways they anticipated.

study of human behavior, and Alyssa is a outspoken rebel, who blows up at the smallest slight. They are far from the common boy meets girl trope however as James plans to murder Alyssa, thinking he may be a psychopath, and Alyssa is seen as a nymphomaniac. They both connect because of Alyssa?s initial insistence and later James? resurgence of feelings in general.

As one reaches out, the other pulls away, making their relationship both entertaining and engaging.

If my review seems a little obtuse, it?s because it is. The End of the F* * * ing World is a show where the less you know about it, the better, because, like I was, you can get wrapped up and jolted around by each twist and turn of the plot. But I guarantee you, it?s

more charming, dark, funny, and sincere than what you?re watching now, so take a break from your fourth run through of The Office and give it a try.

The humor and relationships that drive both the main characters and you, the audience, make its eight- episode season feel way too short. I hope that there is more in store for James and Alyssa, and I hope that is next on your Netflix queue.

Rating: 9.5/10 --(Photo: Den of Geek)

While the concept seems grim, the nonsensical plot is matched by absurd dialogue between the characters and by giving us a look in both of our main characters heads throughout their journey. The show doesn?t spend time setting up jokes and punchlines, it knows that through the sheer nature of its subject it can elicit a laugh.

While it deals with issues of neglect, divorce, murder, and trauma in what may be seen as a insensitive way, the story is propelled by a heartfelt connection between James and Alyssa.

James is an quiet outcast, who uses his time in school to become more learned in the

The End of the F* * * ing Wor ld is a show that is more than the sum of its parts. I t mixes dark humor and lighthearted romance for a balance that shouldn?t work, but does effortlessly.

Book Review: Annihilation by Jeff Vander meer their effect on the reader.

Picture this: four nameless explorers (a biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist and a surveyor) embark on a mission into the perplexing Area X. With this seemingly simple, mysterious premise, Jeff Vandermeer creates a haunting, yet poetic tale concerning the power of nature and the unsteadiness of the human mind in Annihilation.

The main character, the biologist, and her interactions with the ambiguous tower are a highlight in Annihilation. She is the only member of the four explorers who refers to the tower as a tower. The remaining three members refer to it as a tunnel. This is a clear distinction between the biologist and the others, something which Vandermeer does constantly throughout the novel. Although there is no true antagonist in Annihilation, the psychologist is definitely the closest thing to it. Her motivations for her actions are never explicitly stated but can be reasonably inferred by the information that Vandermeer gives to the reader. This ability to develop mysteries just enough is one of Vandermeer?s defining features in the novel. He always writes enough information to give the reader an inkling about what is truly happening, but never truly gives any definitive proof. Once you are finished the novel, this trait may seem annoying. While reading Annihilation, however, this trait is the novel?s entire momentum. Without the mysteries presented, Annihilation is a pretty boring story about four explorers in the forest.

Annihilation is a strange novel in that none of the characters are given names and most questions posed are never answered. This can be frustrating, but only at the end of the novel. Throughout the book, Vandermeer builds a fierce amount of tension between the main characters themselves as well as between the environment. This grants the book a great sense of momentum as the reader is longing for answers. The mysteries established separate from the tension, like what Area X is, who the psychologist really is or what the cryptic tower is, all add to an overarching sense of uneasiness. The reader never truly knows what will happen next because the events that do actually happen barely make any logical sense. Yet Vandermeer somehow uses this to the novel?s advantage.

Even though most of the questions are left open-ended, it is almost better this way. The mysteries are so interesting and engaging that an answer would diminish

The only negative aspects of the novel is its ending. I cannot even begin to think of an ending that would have been satisfying for the reader, and Vandermeer certainly could not ei-

ther. He hints at a being known only as ?the Crawler? throughout the second half of the novel and it is a very colorful addition to the wide arrangement of characters and themes already presented. The Crawler is suspected of writing a poem that loops around the walls of the tower. The poem, which sounds like it is taken directly from the Bible itself, and the Crawler are the two aspects of the novel that I found most interesting. Both are seeped in cryptic, puzzling secrecy which obviously made me only want to know as much about them as possible. However, Vandermeer fails to provide this mystery with substantial evidence for the reader to form a theory or idea.

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By Sebastian Por reca '18

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer is not a typical novel, in fact I would argue that it ignores almost all traditional values with respect to other popular novels today. And that is exactly why you should read it.

Rating: 9/10 The cover art for Annihilation, the first book in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy.

Opinion-Debate | 13

DEBATE: Should Wednesday Community Have Been Cut? Pro:

By Jack Thorell '19 Students indisputably appreciate the late start on Wednesdays. Whether the time is used to sleep in or do work in the morning, this change has made everyone?s Wednesday a little more manageable. However, this time has to be accounted for somewhere. Throughout the first semester, the time was made up by cutting 5 minutes off of each class and 25 minutes from community period.

In this new school year of productivity and unprecedented changes, the administration has realized that the 25 minutes al-

Con:

By Fr ank Coyne '19 Community periods on Wednesdays are getting the axe and this affects every single student at the Prep. This year?s schedule change has led to an explosion of new clubs and activities. With all the newfound time provided by the community period, students have the opportunity to expand their horizons and load up their college applications. The creation of so many new clubs can also have an overwhelming effect.

Most clubs meet only on certain days of the week and this can cause conflict when students try to join multiple clubs.

The Stock Market Club, for example, meets on Wednesdays and Fridays. Sean Convery ?19, a leader in the Stock Market Club weighs in: ?The two days gave us the opportunity to include kids who had conflicts

lotted to Wednesday community periods could be better utilized. So, with the beginning of the second semester, come regular, 45 minute classes and no community period on Wednesdays.

That precious 25 minute break from school isn?t such a grave loss for activities that meet during community period. With the soft start, students don?t immediately arrive at their community period location, but rather get there, at best, 5 minutes into the period.

After attendance is taken and students settle into their community activity, they have less than 20 minutes to actually

on one of the two days. Now, if they want to participate, but have another meeting, they will have to choose between the two.?

Belonging to plenty of other clubs too, I barely make one meeting every week. Now that the school is getting rid of the Wednesday community period, this club either loses a day each week or has to change its schedule to meet on another day.

This causes a lot of problems for the students, who likely already have something else planned for the other days of the week. Cramming all the clubs into just 4 meetings a week instead of 5 only leads to more competition for our time and limits our ability to do what we want.

As it is right now, five community periods every week feels inadequate for students to attend meetings for all the

participate in their respective activities. This time isn?t sufficient for students to get a substantial amount of work done in study hall, hold a productive forensics debate, or- for two evenly matched foes- finish a single game at Mr. Foldesy?s chess club. While community period means more time wasted traveling to and from and setting up activities, 5 minutes tacked on to the end of each class does not go to waste. This added class time doesn?t mean more walking around the school or more attendance taking, but, rather, teachers can answer a few more questions, explain topics in a little more depth, and get a

little further in their lesson plans with an extra 5 minutes.

While it may not seem like enough time to have a significant impact on any class, these 5 minutes can extend something productive already happening in a class, like an intelligent discussion or complex lecture, making it an efficient alternative to the likely wasted 25 minute community period.

clubs they attend. It seems that, between all the snow days and special schedules, we lose more community periods than we are given. This year?s new schedule came with a promise of much needed time for the purpose of getting work done and broadening your Prep experience. However, our community period is the first thing to get cut out, leaving students with little or no free time for work or activities. Now, we are losing even more time.

vides the perfect opportunity for clubs like this, which have less of a time commitment and aren't as formal. While you may choose to go to your favorite club on a Wednesday, you might also have a paper due the next period. Whether you have to quickly print something out or add the finishing touches to a journal, a few minutes makes the difference between a polished assignment and an incomplete one. Patrick Lorei ?19 says, ?Wednesdays can already be brutal when we have a lot of work to do and no free periods.?

Some may make the argument that 25 minutes isn't enough time for a club to really meet or to get any schoolwork done. There are some clubs that don't need a full 50 minutes, though. For instance, the Trust the Process Club was formed with the intention of only meeting on Wednesdays.

It was designed to be a very informal and fun loving club to discuss the Sixers once a week.

The shortened period pro-

This 25 minute break is the reason some are bemoaning the second semester change. They want a short vacation from the mentally exhausting curriculum at the Prep. But with a lunch and free periods built into the schedule, there is

Students have come to depend on this time to finish work and study for impending tests. Is 25 minutes enough time for this, though? The question is not really about how much time you have, but if you have any time at all. Under pressure, hours of work can be done in mere minutes; pa-

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break enough throughout the day to warrant this reallocation of time for more productive academic endeavors. And I remind those students whose day with no free period or a 10 minute lunch fall on a Wednesday that they have the same amount of a break in their day from classes, it is simply at a different time of the day. Students get to sleep in instead of attending a club meeting or going to study hall for 25 minutes. A late start that leaves students better rested while the faculty meet to discuss the betterment of our education seems to be worth the sacrifice of a community period_once_a_week. pers can be written at speeds not imaginable to most people.

Almost anything can be done with 25 minutes and enough motivation, but not even the best student can accomplish this without having a community period.

How beneficial is 5 more minutes in each class? I think every student would agree that so much more could be done in the short span of 25 minutes than could be achieved with a few extra minutes in each class.

The Prep is letting its students down by taking away our community period. With 30 minutes to eat, and only 10 for the unlucky, there is no possibility of doing all the work that needs to be done without having our precious time between 2nd and 3rd period. The time that was given to us is now being taken away and it will affect every student at the Prep.

14 | Opinion-Debate

DEBATE on Cereal Milk: Beverage, Sauce, or Broth?

Beverage:

sure that?s an early indicator for sociopathy.

By Patr ick Adams '19

Anyway back to the debate: what should milk be considered after it?s poured into cereal? We have already established that milk is, in its natural state, a beverage. So during the pour milk is still just that, a drink. Now the real question should be: does contact with another substance cause milk to change its form?

In 1982, my home state and the state where our school lies, Pennsylvania, adopted an official state beverage: Milk. In fact, 21 of the 26 states that have state beverages have milk as their state beverage. Sorry to all the Jersey kids out there, but the Garden State doesn't have a state beverage, you?ll all just have to blame Chris Christie or Gov. Murphy.

I can hear you crying: But who cares? And I will tell you, recently some of our Prep Brothers have forgotten what milk is, or at least what milk is when poured into cereal. First off all, any of you who pour the milk in before the cereal need to stop that right now.

While I may just be a student in AP Psychology I?m pretty

Sauce:

By K evin L atu '19 ?Sauce it up,? proclaimed poet Lil Uzi Vert when presumably being asked what should be poured into his bowl of cereal. Sauce?s definition is commonly misunderstood in modern culture due to the prevalence of tomato, pesto, and barbecue sauces. Under a conclusive description by Google?s first search result when looking up the phrase ?definition of a sauce,? one finds a rather shocking discovery, which seemingly shifts this three horse race into a landslide victory. Contrary to the expectation for the meaning of sauce, the word is rather

Broth:

By M ar cus M ur phy '20 Imagine this: You come home from school on a frigid night. For dinner, you are going to have chicken noodle soup and you believe that the broth is superb.

The broth in that soup, to put it simply, is the flavored liquid that complements the fillings of the soup and suspends them at the same time. Broths are not only used for soups, but

Thanks to Einstein?s theory of special relativity, better known as E=mc2, we know that matter can neither be created or destroyed, but rather only change state. So, does milk undergo some chemical or physical state change when in contact with cereal? No, obviously. (Call me if yours does because that?s an early indicator for another mental illness.)

vaguely described as ?thick liquid served with food, usually savory dishes, to add moistness and flavor.? With such broadness, milk is fully able to be classified as a sauce.

In the first portion of the definition, milk must be a thick liquid served with food. It inarguably is served with grains, oats, or whatever a Reese?s Puff is considered (other than peanut butter chocolate flavor).

Thickness is, of course, relative. Given that water is generally less dense than milk, the ambiguity of thickness favors the case that milk satisfies the requirements to be considered a sauce.

The most controversial aspect of milk?s sauciness is would you classify milk as a soup depending on the situation? When discussing cereal, how would you classify the milk? Is it a sauce, a beverage, or a broth?

To say it is a sauce, the milk would have to be a thick liquid that is to the side of the cereal or on top of it and at the same time, adds a different dimension of flavor, but the milk does not abide by these limitations.

The milk instead contains,

So we understand that scientifically speaking, milk is still a liquid beverage just with stuff now floating in it. Okay fine, but does milk now function in a different, unique way in cereal? The answer: another no.

You still slurp milk while eating cereal. Compare how you eat a spoonful of cereal that has little milk and one that has a lot of milk. The more milk the more likely you will just drink it down almost similar to a soup, almost.

So on that note, let?s first dismantle the case for Broth.

Broths are basically soups, they have a water base with other fats and oils in them. You know them from those tiny rings of oil that float around on their surface. They are heterogeneous mixtures, like natural milk, however the milk that everyone typically drinks be-

?usually [served with] savory dishes.? Although there are a few rare cases of certain cereals like this, there is not enough widespread appeal to make the dish considered savory. While that may be a point against this argument, the most important word in this phrase is ?usually.? This emphasizes that there are some special exceptions to the rules, which fully constitutes as the case for milk.

Finally, to bring this definition full circle, milk certainly fulfills the requirements for the last part. Undeniably, milk is added to cereal to moisten it.

Without this sauce, people would be forced to consume tasteless, rugged pellets. ?How does it add flavor?? screams complements, and suspends the floating cereal which is bland without it. A sauce can easily be replaced with another sauce or gravy of some sort, but the milk for cereal cannot be substituted except for other milks (assuming the original milk is dairy, not a nut product milk).

The milk is clearly not a sauce, but could it be a beverage? A beverage would be classified as something one would drink. If the question was simply about whether milk

comes homogeneous through homogenization. That?s why it says homogenized next to pasteurized and whatever percent fat on the gallon.

But when in cereal, doesn't the milk turn it into a heterogeneous mixture? Maybe, but that is only during eating the cereal, the milk is still unchanged. When you dip a cookie into milk does it become milk soup? Again no, it stays the same even with the cookie in it.

Even if the milk changes color or taste it still reverts to being homogeneous, which is something broth in soup never does. Plus the food is typically cooked in a broth and I honestly don?t think people cook their cereal. Milk in cereal doesn't even fit the definition of most broths.

everyone who is not yet convinced. Well there is one simple response? try eating cereal with water. Odds are it is either not possible or a deeply disturbed person is reading this article. To get back on track, it is hard to pinpoint what flavor milk has, but indisputably there is some taste that makes it the go-to for cereal.

One reservation that the unconvinced may hold is how milk can be considered a sauce when people drink it once they have finished their cereal.

Tomato soup is just a slight alteration to tomato sauce, but people still devour that with no qualms or questions. The same holds true for milk because it is a special kind of sauce. was a beverage, the answer would be yes, but recall that the question is specifically referring to the milk in cereal.

Most people drink the milk after the cereal has been eaten, but the whole purpose of the milk is to wet the cereal and add flavor to it, making it both tastier and easier to swallow.

Therefore, since the main purpose of the milk is not for drinking, it cannot be referred to as a beverage in this situation.

Moving on to sauce, anyone who?s ever finished a bowl of cereal knows why this is a ridiculous point of view. When all the cereal is gone and just the milk is left, you drink the rest of the milk like a beverage. If you have extra ketchup after you finish your fries do you lick up the rest of that like a common animal? Or how about steak sauce: does anyone slurp up the rest of their A1 sauce on the plate after they finish the steak? I hope not.

(Please call me; I?m here for you.)

So clearly, when all is said and done, milk is just milk. It doesn't become ?milk sauce? or ?milk broth? but plain old milk the beverage. Unless the other two sides can prove without a doubt that milk fundamentally changes its state then milk is, and always will be, a If somehow there are still skeptics, it is time to dispel the arguments of the other two opinions. There is absolutely no way that milk in cereal is considered a drink. Firstly, who intentionally chooses to place food into the same container as something they drink (other than the same sickos who put water in their cereal)?

Secondly and more importantly, who drinks out of a bowl? For the people convinced by the third side, a broth has always been and always will be some kind of stock. There needs to be some kind of meat, bone, fish, or vegetable to be considered a broth. Unlike these two ridiculous rationalizations, milk is a sauce through and through.

The argument stating that milk is a broth is the most logical: calling it a liquid containing other materials (the cereal in this case) that both complements and provides its own flavor.

A broth does not need to be hot, and a desired temperature varies depending on the food.

To claim it is a sauce or beverage would be to disregard the nature of the milk as being in cereal and instead depict it as a separate thing entirely.

Opinion-Debate | 15

DEBATE: How M any Holes Does a Str aw Have?

None:

By Thomas Dintino '19 As a curious young man, for and with others, I constantly seek fulfillment through the attainment of knowledge and wisdom. Recently, while using mindfulness enjoying my favorite beverage (To the Power of 7 from Trader Joe?s) through a straw, I began to wonder: just how many holes are in a straw?

To begin my search for the answer, I reached out to Joseph Scott ?19, a ?100%? selfproclaimed straw enthusiast.

He declined to comment on the controversial question.

After rebuilding my confidence to ask the question again, I approached William

Ouligian ?18 who intellectually declared, "A straw is a 2- d manifold in 3- space homeomorphic to other topological spaces, like a doughnut or a ring because of a central disconnectivity (i.e. a hole). Because of this homeomorphism and since mathematically a hole is defined by a structure's inability to be shrunk to a single point, it can be said that a straw only has one hole."

Although I couldn?t grasp why, this answer left me unsatisfied and flipping through a thesaurus, so I searched further. I then stumbled upon my pal Daniel Mauriello ?19 and asked him for his opinion of Ouligian?s answer. After listening to the quote advocating for the one hole faction of the straw debate, Mauriello re-

sponded, ?That?s stupid.? He further elaborated: ?While I meditate, I frequently ponder the questions about the geometry of straws. I?ve concluded that the average straw has not two, not one, but no holes.?

cylinder that lacks bases. The average straw is not made by punching an abnormally deep hole through a plastic cylinder (and definitely not by punching two holes into a plastic cylinder).

This is the answer for which I had been hungering. After being exposed to the superior ?no hole? ideology, I now turn my shoulder whenever I hear a simpleton ramble about a straw having one or two holes. Now, I had to answer the question by myself: why does a straw have no holes?

For example, let?s say that we are making a straw out of a sheet of paper. Most people agree that paper lacks holes. If this same sheet of paper is bent into a ?U? shape, it still lacks holes. How would the paper magically gain holes if the straw is completed by touching both ends of the previous ?horseshoe? shape?

I searched on one of my favorite websites, lookatwhatimade.net, for instructions on how to make a straw. It appears that a straw is constructed by wrapping a quadrilateral into a

A door frame does not have a hole in the middle. If we scaled this door frame down and stretched it into an oddly shaped straw, it would main-

tain the same number of holes: zero. The idea that the lack of matter in a surface is a hole must be ditched to understand that a straw has no holes.

Overall, a straw is simply just a rectangle with two opposite sides touching, or the lateral surface of a cylinder, and contains no holes. To ensure that my reasoning was correct, I expressed my point of view on straws and the straw debate to Mr. Morrissey and then asked for a quote from him to feature in this article. He issued me a reassuring quote, saying: ?Regardless of which side of the debate you support, you have to agree that Dintino's reasoning has the same number of holes as those you see in a straw.?

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One:

By William Ouligian '18

other, which means they can be deformed or mapped into one another without a break in their continuity. Objects with only depressions however, like drinking glasses, ditches, and trash bags, strictly speaking, belong to another homeomorphism, and do not have holes because they lack this defining discontinuity.

If the above explanation is unsatisfying, consider the following geometric argument. A straw is a hollow cylinder whose purpose is to transport fluid from one place to another.

If you cut a straw in half, you have two straws, because they both have all the necessary properties that give them straw-ness. If you keep cutting

this straw in half, it still retains a necessary (non- zero) length to transport fluid, while each end comes closer and closer together. At a sufficiently small length, the straw begins to resemble a circle in 2dimensional space, which cannot be said to have more or less than one hole.

that a straw does in fact have two holes.

the path a liquid travels through the straw. There are distinct entry and exit points on a straw, whose purposes are (1) to accept liquid that is sucked in by one?s mouth, and (2) to deliver the liquid to its intended receiver. A journey that liquid travels through a straw must have a determined beginning or end, each hole serves as one of those.

and exit holes to bookend their trip.

ture found in nature is the human digestive system. That consists only of a long series of tubes that exist within the body and is completely closed off from the rest of the interior of the body, so much so that anything that is in the digestive tract could logically be considered to be outside of the body.

When the parallel is drawn to the digestive system, it would be very hard for someone to think that the two holes that bookend the digestive tract are actually just one hole. If we would never consider them to be one hole, how can we claim the right to call both holes of a straw to be one hole?

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In order to answer this question, we must first define what a hole is. Mathematically, a hole within an object is a perforation that prevents it from being shrunken down to a single point. So objects that have

one, and only one hole are things like rings, donuts, tori, and straws, because with any amount of stretching and compacting, their geometries are irreducible to a point. In the mathematical study oftopology, this class of objects (or manifolds, as they are more formally known) are known to be homeomorphic with one an-

Two:

By Joe Scott '19 There is a new debate brewing in our world and in our school today regarding the number of holes a straw has. I am here to put any arguments to rest. Two holes. Picture the home of a gopher or meerkat: long underground tunnels, with two or more openings on the surface, so the small animal can exit through either. The openings on either end of the long tube-like home are holes.

If we take this model of an underground tunnel bookended by holes on the surface, and apply it to a straw, it is evident

Merriam- Webster?s Dictionary defines a hole as, ?an opening through something,? the ?something? in this case being the plastic of the straw.

The entire ?something? that makes up a straw is a cylindrical piece of plastic, and in order for this plastic to act as a straw there are two openings through it on either end. These two openings align with the definition of a hole, furthering the claim that a straw has two holes.

One form of evidence presented by many firm believers in the two-hole theory point to

Similarly, if one were to shrink down to the size at which it would be possible to jump through a straw, they would go into one hole and out the other. They would exist in a tunnel for most of their travel, but they would pass through two distinct entrance

Furthermore the so- called ?vase argument is often used.

Picture a vase, it has one hole on top and a closed bottom.

Now, if one were to throw a rock at the vase, another hole would be created on the previously pristine clay surface, leaving one object with two separate openings. It would be very hard to claim that there is one hole in that broken vase.

A straw is a very simplified form of a common design in our world. A long open tube with two openings at either end. One of the most complicated forms of that same struc-

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16 | Opinion-Debate

Editor ial: New Testing Provision Needed

By Matt Phillips '18 At the onset of Semester II, a few changes have come to St. Joe?s Prep, but most notable of all is undoubtedly the elimination of testing days. Previously, each department was handed a few days in each cycle where they would be permitted to test students. Quizzes, projects, and other smaller assessments have always been exempt from this policy, but the assignments of greatest value have been subject to this schedule for the longest time.

This change has been rumored for some time, and has finally come to pass, largely as a side-effect of the new schedule. Teachers have found it more difficult than ever to test students, with some classes dropping entirely on testing days, or only one section meeting on a test day. When the Prep moved from a six day cycle to an eight day cycle this year, most departments were given a third testing day (up from two in the 2016-17 year), but this third day is rendered meaningless if a class does not even exist on that day.

The change was implemented to help faculty and students alike. ?With regard to the Testing Days, we felt that given there are fewer classes each day and not all classes meet every day, we could make

this change,? says Mr. Petruzzelli. ?Many students have classes that do not meet on certain testing days already [...] However, we wanted to make sure the last cycle wasn't too chaotic or overwhelming for students. That is why we will implement the testing days for the final eight school days of each academic quarter. Like everything else associated with the schedule, we will continue to evaluate this change. If we believe it is not working, we would certainly consider going back to the testing days all quarter long.?

To be sure, every student is well-acquainted with the experience of advancing to new chapters of material for days before being tested on old material, strictly because of the nature of testing days. These new changes hope to make teachers? lives easier, and their curriculum plans betterstructured. In the process, administrators hope that students will also reap the benefits.

These changes are wellreasoned. To be sure, testing has been more difficult than ever with the implementation of the new schedule, and faculty must be able to educate effectively if students are to learn effectively. However, the administration must also consider the flip- side of these

changes. The testing day policies, during their time, existed to prevent every student?s nightmare: three, four, five tests on a given day because communication between each and every department is near-impossible.

Students don?t expect some master schedule of tests, or communication between each of their teachers. The faculty of St. Joe?s Prep are busy enough teaching four or five sections, often with two or three different curricula. However, the job of the administration is to be an advocate -- not only for the faculty, but also for the student. And no one is better able to advocate for themselves, and their success at this rigorous institution, than the students.

With all of this in mind, I propose that the administration devote serious consideration to a new provision related to major class examinations. Students should be able to defer a test to the next day, or another mutually- recognized time, if they already have two tests on a given day. Students should be required, when seeking to defer a test, to provide evidence - in the form of a teacher?s note - - of their other tests schedule for this day. Ultimately, no student should be asked to take three (or more, let alone that)

tests on a given day, especially when a student may also be taking quizzes and submitting essays or projects. The previous calendar of testing days existed to beget a similar scenario: A Day would be assigned to two departments, or if it was assigned to three, the third department was one in which few students enroll in a given year.

The Prep prides itself on being an institution where each class, be it math or theology or a modern language, challenges the student. I know this firsthand: at times in my four-year academic career, I would be doing more work for a religion class than for any other. To be clear, I?m not complaining about this at all. I think theology is one of the most important disciplines we study, one too often relegated to the category of easy marks and passive students.

My point rests in the nature of 17th & Girard, and the fact that - - especially for those of us who are carrying three or four AP courses, and one or two accelerated courses in a given year - - the Prep challenges the student. This challenge is meant to enrich him, and in my personal experience, I?ve found that to be truer than true. One of the things I treasure most about the Prep is that

it makes smart kids smarter, that this place is such a grounded community of learners.

By offering the student these challenges, and asking them to rise to the occasion, the Prep sets a bar that respects both the institution and the student. We are not pampered or coddled here, and I would never ask to be. But respecting the student means giving them the benefit of the doubt, and giving their ideas careful and measured consideration. I recognize that testing days were eliminated for many good reasons. I also recognize that Prep underclassmen and Prep juniors, who are beginning to think about college and examine their grades in that context, will suffer from this new change without some sort of added, test- deferring provision.

I would hope that, moving forward, students can be included in discussions about the elimination of test days. (To the best of my knowledge, we weren?t, this time around.) To maximize student success as well as faculty success, Preppers will need an added, testdeferring provision if testing days are truly said and done. I hope that the Prep administration will give ample and measured consideration to this possibility.

The Hawkword

By Fr ank Coyne '19

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Fly Eagles Fly: Under dog M entality

February 4th, 2018 has the opportunity to go down as arguably the best day in Philadelphia sports history. I can already picture the city once the game clock strikes quadruple zeros, the streets jammed pack, spontaneous Eagles chants, fans hanging from street lights, cars driving up the art museum steps as if it?s a highway. It?ll look like a scene from The Purge, and based off of the fan reactions, you wouldn?t be sure if the Eagles won or lost. Thanks to Mr. Petruzzelli, us Prep students have February 5th off of school, and I imagine it being spent either laying in bed and sulking all day, or instead waking up at one in the afternoon after celebrating all night.

Regardless of the outcome, it is impossible to deny that this season has been anything short of magical. The Philadelphia Eagles were predicted to be a stretch to make the playoffs, let alone the Superbowl. The NFC East was proclaimed one of the best divisions in football, returning two playoff teams, the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, and a talented Redskins team. Instead, the Eagles emerged as by far the best team in the NFC East, going 5- 1 in divisional play (only losing to Dallas in Week 17 after the number one seed was locked up), and came out on top of the whole Conference, finishing 133. Under the direction of sophomore head coach Doug Pederson and defensive mastermind Jim Schwartz, the Eagles put together a complete dominance over the NFL. However, the Eagles also had their fair share of bad luck as well, plagued by injuries.

They?ve lost their all purpose running back and punt returner in Darren Sproles in Week 2, their starting left tackle Jason Peters and middle linebacker Jordan Hicks in Week 7, special teams animal Chris Maragos, kicker Caleb Sturgis (which ended up working in their favor) and of course their MVP caliber quarterback Carson Wentz in Week 14. This team has over-

Losing Wentz to a torn ACL was definitely the low point of the season. Week 14 against the LA Rams was the saddest moment of the season, and any Super Bowl aspirations were all but lost after this. Wentz was the front runner for MVP, leading the league in touchdowns, making spectacular on the run throws, evading sacks, converting on 3rd and 4th down, proving that in his second NFL season he was up there with the elite quarterbacks. Seeing teams like the Green Bay Packers completely dissipate after Aaron Rodgers went down, it was hard not to fear for the rest of the Eagles season.

Luckily for us, Doug Pederson, a Coach of the Year candidate (in my opinion the frontrunner), constructed a masterpiece of a season, week by week, calling great games and bringing home W?s. Even after it seemed they were doomed with Nick Foles leading the helm heading into the playoffs, Doug pulled off two beautifully executed games, putting his players in the best positions to win those games.

That leads us to Nick Foles.

Any dedicated Eagles fan has seen the evolution, growth, and

confident against the Atlanta Falcons, not making any mistakes and being all around solid.

The following week against Minnesota, Foles put on a show, a Wentz- like performance. He was slinging passes all over the field, whether they be quick slants to Alshon Jeffery, sideline dimes to Zach Ertz, or fleaflicker bombs to Torrey Smith.

It was a performance for the ages, and if that Nick Foles shows up for Super Bowl 52, I like our odds.

Destiny seemed to be on their side this season. Everything essentially aligned perfectly for the Eagles to make the run they did. The Giants entire offense depleted over the year, and the rest of their team followed suit.

The Cowboys came back down to Earth, with Dak Prescott looking like a true sophomore quarterback with the suspension of Ezekiel Elliott. The Eagles were fortunate enough to start the season 7- 1, and every year that the Eagles have made either the NFL Championship (1949 and 1960) or the Super Bowl (1980, 2004), they have sported a 7-1 record to start the season.

Fitting enough, each time the Eagles won the NFL Championship, their quarterback rocked the number 11, in Tommy Thompson and Norm Van Brocklin. Unfortunately, our beloved Carson, who also wears the number 11, will not be on

shot as you may think.

New England is coming into this game with the best offense in the league, with 40- year-old Tom Brady still playing at a level a notch above any quarterback the league has ever seen.

The Patriots?offense is centered around vertical deep threats to their speedy receiver Brandin Cooks, or dink-and dunk throws for five yard gains to Chris Hogan and Danny Amendola.

The Eagles allowed the fewest rushing yards per game this season, however they must be on high alert for the Patriots? plethora of running backs, including Mike Gillislee, James White, Dion Lewis, and Rex Burkhead, who are all receiver threats as well. The key for this stellar Eagles front seven is to pressure Brady, but only doing so with a four- man rush. The rest of their defense must be left back in coverage, forcing Brady to hold the ball as long as possible, hopefully giving the fourman rush, sporting the likes of Brandon Graham and Fletcher Cox, enough time to get him.

Dr. Campbell agrees with this philosophy, saying ?The defensive line is going to put the pressure on Brady, and the Eagles are going to win.? If Rob Gronkowski is cleared to play in Super Bowl 52 after suffering a concussion in the AFC Championship, he will provide a matchup nightmare. The Eagles?

(Photo: Getty I mages)

Rocky vs. Apollo Creed: The Rematch. Rocky, the greatest underdog storyline in the city of Philadelphia, is the perfect role for this season?s team, and the Philadelphia Eagles have fully embraced this role as the underdog. In the 2004 season, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, a rising dynasty, took down Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 (with the help of a little spying). Since then, the Patriots have gone on to four more Super Bowls, while the Eagles have only made it to one NFC Championship. Thirteen years later, the two?s paths cross once again, the Patriots filling the role of Apollo Creed, five time world champions sporting the best quarterback of all time, while the Eagles, playing their favorite underdog Rocky, have overachieved, overcome adversity, and are poised to play out Rocky 2 according to script: with a win over Apollo Creed.

come all of the injuries, players stepping up at all positions, coming together to prove all of the haters wrong.

(Photo: Justin Lane)

By Jacob DeAnnuntis ?19

complete 180 of Nick Foles, from the pitiful Christmas Day performance against the Oakland Raiders, to one of the best quarterback showings in Eagles playoff history, in the NFC Championship against the Minnesota Vikings (one of the best defenses in the league might I add). Doubts swirled around the Eagles fan base immediately after Wentz injury, but after the Christmas Day game, any confidence or hope had in Nick Foles was eradicated. But he stayed the course, looking calm and

the field to help us secure our first Super Bowl, but he certainly lead us to the point we are at now.

best hope to slow him down is pro-bowl safety Malcolm Jenkins, whose skill set and physical Super Bowl 52 up in Minnesota ability match him up well with is the perfect ending to the perfect the starting tight end. A tough season. The only way for matchup will be on edges of the Philadelphia to receive the respect field, where Ronald Darby and it deserves is to take down the ar- Jalen Mills will probably be left guably the best franchise in the one- on- one. Jim Schwartz is NFL in the Patriots. I wouldn?t most focused on stopping the want it any other way. Beating dink-and-dunk passing game, by New England would safeguard using an aggressive zone and against any attempts to discredit four- man rush, with plenty of the Eagles on this amazing run. down field coverage. After all, Although this task seems formi- Brady?s only two Super Bowl dable, it?s not as much of a long Losses have come to the New

York Giants, who had fantastic four- man defensive lines both years.

I believe that the biggest advantage that the Eagles posses over the Pats is New England?s poor defense. Just as he did in the Minnesota game, Foles must continue to get the ball out quickly, and it is up to Doug Pederson to call plays which implore this. The New England defense does not possess a formidable pass rush, and the Eagles this year have one of the best offensive lines in football, with Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson playing phenomenally.

This should also give Foles more time to hang in the pocket and wait for his receivers to make a play down field. Foles picked apart the number one defense in the league in the Vikings, and made it look easy, so let?s hope he can repeat that against a far less menacing defense. The Pats are susceptible to the deep ball, and Nick Foles has shown off his ability to throw downfield, while Doug Pederson is also not afraid to call some gutsy plays. Expect the Eagles to pound the ball with Jay Ajayi frequently, mixing in LeGarrette Blount and Corey Clement to change the pace and rush against the second worst run defense in the league.

I honestly think that the Philadelphia Eagles have a legitimate chance to go down in glory, and pull off the upset. I?m predicting a 24- 21 Eagles victory, coming from a steady, solid, nothing-too-crazy performance from Nick Foles, a powerful rushing attack from Jay Ajayi, a complete dominance of the Eagles front four, and no mistakes, with no missed field goals, interceptions, fumbles, etc.. Another note to add, the Eagles downed the Carolina Panthers in Week 6, who had beaten the Patriots in Week 4.

By the transitive property, the Eagles will raise the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl 52.

The excitement among Prep Eagles fans is certainly growing each day as we move closer towards the big day. Ricky Weipz ?19, a dedicated Miami Dolphins fan, said of the game, ?I?ll side with the Eagles on this one.

It?s always a good day when Tom Brady loses. Plus, another day off would be nice.? Deep down, we all know he?s rooting for former Miami Dolphin Jay Ajayi to get his first ring. But Ricky does bring up a valid point. Based on the NFC Championship celebrations, if the Eagles can pull out the victory getting in and out of the city for the next couple of days will be very tough for all Prep students.

Once the parade starts, I find it impossible for us to have school (if anyone needs any more incentive to root for our beloved Eagles).

Although taking on Brady and Belichick appears as a daunting task, if any team in the NFL is going to do it, it will be the Philadelphia Eagles. After all, it?s only right. Rock defeats Apollo Creed in their rematch.

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Student-Athlete of the Week: M arquez M cCr ay '18 On Saturday, January 27, St. Joseph?s Prep senior Marquez McCray tweeted out his commitment to Sacred Heart University, completing a process that, to national recruiting circles and St. Joe?s Prep fans alike, seemed eerily quiet. Last August, before the football season kicked off in Pennsylvania, Ed O?Brien of 247Sports positioned McCray as a top six player at his position in the state, noting ?McCray currently has one offer from Morgan State, but it's hard to believe that he won't receive more in the upcoming months.?

It would not be until October 7 that McCray would get another offer, as Sacred Heart extended a scholarship the day before a Senior Night win over rival La Salle College High School.

The season would continue and the Prep kept winning.

McCray was a key component to his team?s successes, not only as the director of the offense from a position stand-

point, but more generally speaking as a point producer.

By the air or the ground, McCray was responsible for 66 points, fourth on the team.

Most notably, in the state semifinal against Coatesville High School, McCray accounted for 24 of the team?s 59 points.

rushed, and even 1 received, it has been quite the ride; not to mention a 27- 1 record as a starter.

Next year McCray will join a SHU program desperately needing revival, as the Pioneers finished 4- 7 on the season, and 2-4 in Northeast Conference play. The good thing is that McCray will be able to compete right away for a starting job at quarterback, as the Big Red senior starter Kevin Duke is on pace to graduate, barring a fifth year of eligibility.

It was in those four quarters did the Lansdale native epitomize his role as captain and put the team on his back. Hurling for a season high 203 yards, it was only the second time he ever breached 200 yards, the first being in the first game of his junior year at Mission Viejo, California. The QB?s night against Oaks Christian School (CA) was the 3rd highest single-game mark in school history, to put things in perspective.

With the addition of McCray, the University moves into first place in the NEC?s recruiting classes, per 247sports.com. He will be joined by players from as far as Flower Mound, Texas in dual- threat lineman Hayden Pruett to as close as Wyndmoor in La Salle?s wideout Troy Holland.

Looking at McCray?s career in the macro ? his two years as a starter and half of a season as an ?every once and a while? type of rotational player ? he has put up some standout numbers. Compiling 3,785 career yards on 281 completions with 36 touchdowns thrown, 18

As far as SJP?s seniors, McCray adds his name to a sevenplayer list of Preppers headed to the collegiate football ranks.

(Photo: Twitter @quezz14)

By Simon Williams ?18

Prep quarterback Marquez McCray '18 announced his commitment to Sacred Heart University on Twitter early last week.

(Photo: St. Joseph's Prep)

Prep Basketball Soar s Through Catholic L eague Play

Kyle Thompson '18 in action against LC.

By John L euzzi ?19 Another season of St. Joe?s Prep Basketball under coach Speedy Morris is halfway finished and the team has been living up to its preseason recognition. This year the Hawks have been led by captains Darius Kinnel ?18, Kyle Thompson ?18, and Gabe Arizin ?19. La Salle commit forward/center Ed Croswell ?18 has had a great start to his senior season as he has used his 6?8 frame to provide the Prep with a lethal presence in the paint. After a slow start to his Prep career, junior transfer Jacob O?Connell has gotten comfortable in the Hawks style

of play. Sophomores Trevor Wall and Chris Arizin have come through in crucial situations for the Hawks as they have grown into the team?s 6th man. So far, the Hawks are 6-3 in Catholic League play, most recently having taken on Father Judge, Conwell- Egan, Archbishop Carroll, Cardinal O?Hara, and Bishop McDevitt.

The first test for the Hawks after their tough loss against Bonner- Prendie, the Hawks headed down I- 95 to take on the Crusaders of Father Judge.

Playing behind for the entirety of the game, the Hawks found themselves in a unusual position going into the last few.

With just a few minutes left, Kinnel put the team on his back and forced the game into double overtime. Paced by Kinnel?s 27 points, the Hawks were able to come out on top and beat the Crusaders 59- 54.

Thompson added 13 Pts, Gabe Arizin put 9, and the other starters Wall and Croswell only mustered a combined 8 points.

In the matchup, Croswell took an elbow to the head and was ruled out for the next few games with a concussion.

The Hawks started out their games without Croswell against the bottom team in the Catholic League, ConwellEgan Catholic. The Hawks yet again had a slow start to the game as they trailed by 2 points at the end of the 1st Quarter. Eventually, the Hawks were able to fight their way back and pick up an 81-72 victory over the Eagles. Thompson led the way with 23, Wall added 17, practically all of them off layups, Kinnel and G. Arizin added 13 each, and Chris Arizin had his best game of the year with 9 points and 7 rebounds against an undersized Egan squad.

After a dominant offensive outburst against ConwellEgan, the perennial powerhouse Archbishop Carroll was up next for the Hawks. The main concern once again would be how SJP would look without their star big man, and unfortunately, the answer was not the one they hoped for. The Patriots came into the matchup hot as ever, led by star 6?2

sophomore point guard AJ Hoggard, prolific shooting guard Justin Anderson and the quick- footed, super athletic forward Keyon Butler. Without a true big man for the Hawks, Carroll made open spaces for AJ Hoggard to unload the threes. The Hawks fell behind early as Carroll?s defense had forced them into taking too many contested shots, but sophomores Trevor Wall and Chris Arizin carried the workload for the Hawks as they combined for 16 points before halftime to bring the Prep back into the game. Coming out of halftime trailing 37- 30, the Hawks had some key drives where they brought Carroll?s lead to just 3. Kinnel controlled the Hawks offense as he finished with 19 points and shot 53% from the field. His play was complemented by a strong defense that forced 7 turnovers en route to erasing a double digit deficit to just 3 points with a few minutes to go. The team was finally boxing out as they limited Carroll to just 4 second chance opportunities in the second half.

However, despite Kinnel?s efforts, the team fell apart in the final minutes, and Carroll was able to pull away with a 70-59 win. Kinnel led the Hawks with 19, Thompson finished with 10, and O?Connell, Wall and Chris Arizin all added 8 points.

The three games in this past week for the Hawks were against Cardinal O?Hara and Bishop McDevitt. Against

O?Hara, SJP really struggled to get into a rhythm offensively and were unable to stop Antwuan Butler and Jordan Hall on the defensive end, and ended up taking home a big division loss. Kinnel once again was the Prep?s leading scorer with 14 (in fact, he has scored in the double digits in 15 of the Prep?s 17 games so far this season and is averaging 16.2 points per game), with Thompson adding 12, and Gabe Arizin and Wall each with 8.

Then, against South Philly, a non- league opponent who the team didn?t have much knowledge of, SJP was able to get out to an easy victory, led by 23 from Kinnel, 19 from Thompson, 10 from Wall and Chris Arizin, 9 from O?Connell, and 8 from Gabe Arizin.

On Sunday, they finally regained their centerpiece: Ed Croswell. The Hawks led pretty much the entirety of the matchup, and, paced by Croswell and Kinnel?s 19, with Wall?s 10 and Thompson?s 7 as well, the Hawks cruised to a 59-45 victory.

The remaining stretch for the Hawks is not going to be easy as they still have to play against Archbishop Wood, La Salle, Neumann- Goretti and Roman Catholic. If you can?t make it to the game, make sure to listen in to WSJP as they bring you all the action of St. Joe?s Prep Basketball on blogtalkradio.com/wsjp, or follow @SJPrep_Sports on Twitter for the latest scores and stats of every Prep game.

Monday against host school Loyola Academy. Yet again, the Prep managed to come out strong with a commanding 5goal lead by the end of the second period. The game ended 52, and the team was crowned as the victors of the Jesuit Cup. Goalie Troy Stefano ?19 was named as the tournament MVP after allowing only 5 goals throughout the whole weekend.

The line of Marc Colavita ?18, Ronan Egan ?18, and Conor Ryan ?18 propelled the team?s offensive efforts, with each player having multiple points per game. When asked where the hockey team goes from here, Egan shared how, ?The expectations are high after a dominating performance out in Chicago. We have a few tough games before getting into the

thick of our schedule, where we play La Salle, Holy Ghost, and Malvern within 8 days. If we keep up what the team has been doing, we have a legitimate chance to make a run to the state final.?

(Photo: St. Joseph's Prep)

Prockey Wins Jesuit Cup (Cont.)

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As the team heads into the thick of the winter season, it remains ranked fourth in the state. Looking ahead, the Prep Hockey team will be commemorating Sal DiNubile ?19 at the Prep- La Salle game Monday, February 5th. All proceeds will go to the DiNubile Scholarship fund. Even if the team faces upcoming rivals and obstacles soon, its vigor and intensity do not show any signs of slowing down, as The Prep_continues_to_strive for_ the_Magis.

The four captains of the Prep Hockey team, left to right: Conor Ryan '18, Nick Urbani '18, Ronan Egan '18, and Tyler Black '18.

M eet the Captains: M eade Tolen '18

By Jack Thorell ?19

(Photo: Twitter @meade_tolen)

Senior Meade Tolen is honored and humbled to have been elected a captain of this year?s swim team. In a season that has progressed swimmingly for the team, Meade hopes to lead the swimmers to continued success, saying, ?As a captain I?m responsible for motivating the rest of the team and leading by example at our practices and meets. I hope that our team continues performing the way we are and that we end the season on a high note.?

Meade Tolen '18 (right) will head to Navy next year to continue his athletic and academic careers.

Tolen, who also participates in the band and TMF Hawks and is attending the Naval Academy next year, is thrilled to be captain of a program that has been so influential to his Prep experience. ?Being on the

team has made my high school experience great. I?ve become very close friends with the other swimmers since the beginning of freshman season.?

He also noted the success and fun he?s had swimming with the team, saying, ?My biggest achievement in Prep Swimming was placing top three in PCLs last year, but, even though I wasn?t able to swim due to a foot injury, I?m most proud of the team beating Father Judge this year. It was arguably our biggest and closest meet this year, and I?m happy to see us come out on top.?

Meade is a seasoned competitor in the 200 meter freestyle and 500 meter freestyle, but can be counted on to perform well in other

events as occasionally needed.

He?s understandably very comfortable with many facets of the sport, as swimming has been an important part of his life for a long time. ?I?ve been swimming for as long as I can remember. I started by just swimming in the summer at a local community pool and then it grew into me swimming all year round starting in middle school.? As he doesn?t plan to swim in college, Meade is finishing out his competitive swimming career as captain of a team that he?s grown quite close to and that has had a major impact on his time here at the Prep. He couldn?t be happier to be ending it in this way, leading the Prep swimming team to finish a great 2018 season.

M eet the Captains: Andrew Clevenger '18

By L iam Gr ugan ?19

Q: With so many other winter sports and clubs offered at the Prep, why did you choose swimming?

A: I like swimming because it's a great sport and one of the best ways to get exercise. I think swimming has a unique blend of individual and team competitiveness that you don't find in other sports. During a race it's all about you, but at the end of the meet, you have to hope the rest of your team did well too. One of the things I like most, though, is the people on the swim team. I have been with some of these guys for four years and they are my closest friends. The people I've met and the friendships I've formed are a big reason I've stuck with the sport.

Q: How would you describe your day- to- day role on the team?

A: I think my main role is a leader in the form of setting an example. I have to take charge and make sure everyone stays on task. I also try to impart helpful advice to the younger swimmers as much as I can regarding form and race techniques. During meets, I help to motivate everyone and get the adrenaline running.

Q: Are you currently involved in any other activities at the Prep?

A: I am heavily involved in the music program, being lead trombone in the concert/pep band, and jazz band, as well as a member of the Treblemakers.

I am also on the lacrosse team,

and a captain of the TMF Hawks.

Q: What is the best advice you can offer to younger students working to someday be a captain or even just a successful athlete/member of a club?

A: If you want to be a captain you have to show everyone else you have what it takes.

You can never be too young to be a leader, but make sure you are just that, a leader, not a boss. Show up everyday ready to work hard and make sure you get to know everyone who's on the team you're hoping to lead. When I was young I had a former Marine coach who gave me some advice that has stuck with me ever since.

"Do the work, success will come," he said to me. I truly believe this applies to you no matter what age or skill level

you_are.

Q: On tough days, how do you set an example for other swimmers_to_follow?

A: Being up and ready to go. I always try to be the last person down in the locker room at the end of the day. I don't think anyone should be putting in more work than me because that means I'm slacking, and if the team sees a captain slacking, then they will begin to think it's okay for them to go easy.

Q: How has being a varsity athlete affected your ability to manage_your_workload?

A: I've definitely had a few later nights due to athletics, but it's nothing that I haven't been able to handle. If anything, be-

ing a varsity athlete has given me a better idea of how to manage my time in order to get to practice and get all my work done and it's something that will definitely help me in college.

Q: How do you plan on continuing your journey through college?

A: I'm hoping to go to the United States Naval Academy, but I have yet to hear back from them. Ultimately, I hope to continuing swimming for a club team in college provided the school I'm going to has one. If they don't, I may look into creating one because swimming has been such a great and formative experience in high school that I definitely don't want it to end in college.

Avington: Croswell Cr itical to Basketball Success

By Dan Avington ?18 14.4 points per game. 10.9 rebounds per game. Returning 2nd Team All- Catholic. These are just some of the numbers that Ed Croswell has put up in his two short seasons at St. Joe?s Prep. His addition to this team has brought them from a mid- level Catholic League contender to squad with a legitimate chance to get to the Palestra for the CL playoffs this season.

When the former Math,

Civics, and Sciences standout was out for a few games this season due to a concussion suffered against Father Judge, his absence was incredibly noticeable. The Hawks lacked a true presence in the paint, due to junior Jacob O?Connell?s tendency to run the baseline and man the free throw line more than he played on the block.

On the defensive end, SJP no longer had the Twin Towers to pull down boards and swat shots, so O?Connell was left to fight in the middle alone.

Croswell finally made his return against the Lancers of Bishop McDevitt, and he certainly made a difference. The Philadelphia native put up 19 points, tying for the game?s leading scorer, and his squad went on to a big victory after a string of Catholic League losses.

So far this season, Croswell has put up numbers up there with the best in the league. He had his season highs of 22 against Girard College and Cheltenham, threw in 21 against Malvern, 19 against St. Ignatius, 17 against West Catholic, and 16 against Bonner. In matchups where Croswell has put up over 10 points, the Hawks are 9- 2, so when I say, ?When Croswell plays well, the Hawks play well,? I?m not lying.

He?s had games where his rebounding is just phenomenal, with a season high of 20 against Cheltenham, adding in a 16- board performance against Malvern, 13 against Haverford, 11 vs. Lansdale, 9 against Ryan, and pulled down 8 facing West Catholic and Penn Charter. And not just is he cleaning up the boards, but he put up 5 blocks against

Malvern, 4 on Berks Catholic, and 3 against Haverford. And Croswell?s big games aren?t coming against teams full of backups either. He?s faced off against some of the top big men in the area, such as Rider commit Ajiri Johnson of Bonner, big- bodied Division 1 football recruit Asim Richards of Haverford, Luke Godzieba of Lansdale, Billy Corcoran of Malvern, and star freshman forward Taleeq Robbins for Ryan and been extremely successful against next to all of them. Croswell is never intimidated by someone of star caliber facing off against him.

The La Salle commit uses his combination of strength, speed, and athleticism to give opponents fits. His fast feet and hands allow him to maneuver in the post like a guard, and enable him to get around slower footed big men for easy

buckets inside. He utilizes his long arms and 6?8 frame to swat the shots of the opposition, giving the Hawks a fearsome rim protector. He has the strength of someone 50 pounds larger than himself, which he uses to back down opponents and box out for rebounds.

When he gets the ball, he typically draws an extra defender, so he has become incredibly skilled at kicking the ball to his open guards and creates tons of opportunities for them to score.

Overall, Croswell is a critical aspect of this team. If the Hawks want a chance at taking down BonnerPrendie, Neumann- Goretti, or Roman Catholic in the Catholic League playoffs this season, they need Croswell at the top of his game, and he never brings anything less than that.

I ndoor Tr ack Spr ints Towar d PCL M eets Prep indoor track has seen major success this year, with exciting relays, fast times, and new faces. A new generation of Prep runners is putting in work, and the senior distance runners are preparing to finish their last winter track season.

The team has sent dominating relays to popular, intense regional meets, such as the Hispanic Games at the Armory track in New York and the New Balance Invitational.

Overall, the Prep indoor track season has been a success, breaking school and state records and setting up a hopefully victorious outdoor spring track season as well.

A few freshmen have stepped up, filling in the sprint team with needed depth. Following Miles Green ?18, these young guys have lots of potential among their PCL competition.

Zavier Atkins, Malik Cooper, Sahmir Hagans, and Julian Tal-

ley are four freshmen set to win medals this year and the years to come. They have run fast times among runners years older than them, and have showed great potential.

Bobby Dupell and Miles Green have been grinding on the Prep indoor track for four years, and have shown early on in their last two seasons that they mean business. Along with Salim Epps ?20 and Cooper, they proved themselves at the New Balance meet. They were ranked fourth in the finals of the 4x200, but the squad pulled through and ran a time that put them at a new school record, #1 in the state and top ten in the country.

That same group of four also dominated the 4x400, scorching the meet record, school record, and PIAA competition, also launching themselves into the second spot in the country.

They represent the Prep?s sprinters and middle- distance

runners with power and determination. Isaiah Richie ?18 has also proved his spot among the top in the field events, winning the long jump in nearly every Track & Field Coaches? Association of the Greater Philadelphia Area meet and qualifying for Meet of Champions in the pole vault.

The other seniors outside of these three are James Brooks, Dylan Robak, Calvin Willie, and Duo Wang. Brooks, Robak, and Willie make up a triumvirate of hard- working distance runners, which they showed in the cross country season. Willie, although a power miler, also runs the 400 and 800 when the state team needs him. He is extremely valuable to the team in his position of a jack- of- all- trades.

He has come up clutch when a relay needed him most, and has wowed spectators with his legendary kick, being able to track down other runners from tens

(Photo: St. Joseph's Prep)

By Denis Gallagher ?20

The members of the 4x200 and 4x400 for the Prep indoor track team, left to right: Salim Epps '20, Malik Cooper '21, Miles Green '18, and Bobby Dupell '18. of meters out. Brooks and Robak, the mile and twomilers, are also cross country runners, and their leadership in that sport carries over into track. They fight hard every meet and stick with it, having to run 15 laps on the indoor track, a brutal test of mental fortitude.

As the winter season rounds the corner for the last couple of meets, the team is hungry for a victory against rival La Salle.

The squad has trusted the process of hard preparation and teamwork, and believes that they possess what it takes to knock the Explorers off their throne.