Volume 45, Issue 3

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A M essage from the TM F Hawks Page 5

Rocco's Review: Joker Page 9

TikTok at the Prep Page 8

M eet the Captain Page 16

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The Student Newspaper of St. Joseph's Prep

Vol. 45, I ssue I I I

Prep Student's Page Bashing 76er s PG Goes Vir al

1733 West Gir ar d Ave. Philadelphia, PA, 19130

October 18, 2019

I mpeachment Explained, L ocal Politicians, Prepper s Weigh in

101 Year s L ater, A Proper Bur ial

By M atthew Hopkins '21 To be brutally honest, since his opening night in October of 2017, Ben Simmons couldn?t hit water if he fell out of a boat. In other words, his shot was busted, and Philadelphia fans let him know.

By Connor Siemien ?21

The Prep?s very own, Shawn Corrado ?21, took the ulimate Philadelphia fan ideology to a new level and co- created the Instagram page @daily_benjamin. The significance of this Instagram page is that it will post the same picture of Ben Simmons everyday until he makes a regular season threepointer. The page raked has accumulated 59.7k followers. Corrado was inspired to make this page because he wanted to draw attention to the fact that Ben Simmons is in the NBA and half the kids at the Prep could probably shoot a 3 better than him judging from the fact that he is 0.0% from behind the arc? which is funny because he gets paid $5.9 million to be able to make shots.

(Photo: St. Joseph's Prep | Twitter)

The 2016 first round draft pick of the Philadelphia 76ers is without a doubt a talented basketball player, but his game lacks one particular aspect of basketball shooting.

101 year s after being laid to rest, Prep alumnus Thomas Fear n recieved a proper bur ial. The Class of 1916 gr aduate was a Wor ld War I veter an. By K ier an Dougher ty ?21 There are two phrases commonly used at 17th and Girard: ?Men for and with Others? and ?If not me, then who.? Thomas Fearn, a Prep graduate from the class of 1916, embodied both of these. When the United States be-

came entwined in World War I in 1917, Fearn decided to go to Europe and fight for not just his country, but also for the safety of the world. He rose to the rank of Sergeant and became one of the most respected members of the US Army's 79th division of the 314th Infantry.

(Photo: St. Joseph's Prep | Twitter)

Corrado?s page is an encapsulation of the passionate Philly sports fans that no one seems to understand.

?[T]he thing about us Philadelphia fans is that we are as real as they come, regardless (Continued on page 9)

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Unmasking the Prep Hawk(s)

It is possible that Ben Simmons saw some of Corrado?s posts, but one thing is for sure: he was seen putting in work this off season regarding his shot. This preseason, he made a contested three against the Guangzhou Loong Lions, which gave many Philadelphia fans hope, and put the future of the page on edge.

Philadelphia is notorious for having extremely dedicated, tough-loving fans, and it is safe to say that most Philadelphia sports fans are proud of this reputation.

Unfortunately, Fearn was mortally wounded while leading his comrades into battle in Montfaucon, France. He passed away later the next morning. The Captain of the 314th Infantry wrote about Fearn to his father,?He was

Right to left: Danny Deeny '22, Will K eane '20, Rob Simmons '20, and Sean M ahoney '22. The four were selected to represent " Team Hawk" at spor ting events and school functions. By Brennan Fitzger ald '22 ?The mascot was awesome, super funny? said Jack Morrow ?22, commenting on the mascot during the La Salle versus

Prep football game. This simple opinion reflects the importance many students place on the school mascot. Whoever wears the Hawk head has a great responsibility to the en-

tire school. Students, faculty, and alumni alike care greatly about the Hawk.

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?The actions taken to date by the President have seriously violated the Constitution,? Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said during a press conference on September 24th. Subsequently, Pelosi announced that President Trump would become the fourth president in U.S. history to be the subject of a formal impeachment inquiry. The announcement comes amid growing concern by Congressional Democrats and 2020 Democratic presidential candidates alike, regarding a phone call made by President Donald Trump to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. This call, made in the summer of 2019, prompted a whistleblower complaint, which put pressure on the Trump Administration to release documentation of what was said during the conversation. Democrats? main concern was whether or not Trump solicited help in an election from a foreign government in the talk with Zelensky. A memorandum of the call was released, and it showed Trump talking about former Vice President Joe Biden and United States military aid to Ukraine, among other topics. In the call, Trump asked Ukraine for a ?favor,? which was to investigate whether it was actually Russia who hacked the 2016 election. Trump also implied that military aide was on the line if Ukraine did not do the ?favor.? Moreover, the President said that Ukraine should ?look into [Biden],? who, according to Trump, ?stopped the prosecution? into a Ukranian energy company that the Vice President?s son worked for at the time. Members of Congress across the Delaware Valley have (Continued on page 2)


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