“Graduation Tickets Wanted!” “Need an extra graduation ticket!”

Right now, graduation tickets are a dese-prately sought-after commodity on campus.

The NestList has been flooded with re-quests for extra tickets since the Graduation Salute on March 18 and 19, the two-day pe-riod in which graduating students were able to pick up commencement ceremony tick-ets, gowns and class rings.

Posts have also popped up in the Class of 2016 Facebook group: students looking for tickets for their family members who want to attend commencement.

But just like the coveted golden tickets to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, extra

crimson tickets to the Saint Joseph’s Uni-versity commencement ceremonies are rare finds.

All graduating students are given a pack of five tickets: two crimson tickets and three white tickets. Crimson tickets allow guests to sit under the main tent. The white tickets allow access to the secondary tent directly behind the main tent. Additional seating be-hind the tents is available for guests who do not have a ticket. The ceremony is also live-streamed in other campus locations like the Cardinal John P. Foley Center and Merion Hall.

The problem is, some seniors don’t think five is enough.

Tyler Morris, ’16, is expecting 16 mem-bers of her family to attend commencement.

“My family is very close, and we attend all family milestones: birthdays, commu-nions, even small family dinners,” Morris said. “They wouldn’t miss my graduation for anything, and regardless of how many tick-ets I have, they’re coming.”

Scott Spencer will be conducting his first graduation as University Registrar, and has graduation experience outside of St. Joe’s. It’s his job to determine the number of tickets each student will receive for the cer-emony.

Spencer inherited the five-ticket limit.“I don’t know if five is enough tickets,”

Spencer said. “At my previous institution, which was a smaller school, we only gave out four. Everyone knew there were only going to be four tickets at graduation, and that was just the way it was.”

Spencer advised students not to worry. For one, he said additional tickets will be available on graduation day.

“Will we be able to accommodate everyone’s extended family, I’m not sure,” he said. “But there will definitely be additional seating available.”

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Saint Joseph’s University held its first Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) this semester.

The class of 19 participants, including 18 post-9/11 veterans and one spouse, grad-uated from St. Joe’s EBV program on April 16. The veterans came from as far as Cali-fornia, Oregon, and Nebraska to take part in the entrepreneurship bootcamp.

The original EBV program was estab-lished in 2007 as part of Syracuse Universi-ty’s Institute for Veterans and Military Fam-ilies. With the graduation of the EBV Class of 2016, St. Joe’s joins 10 other schools in a consortium of universities now offering the program on their campuses.

Ralph Galati, ’70, director of Veterans Services at St. Joe’s and veteran of the Unit-ed States Air Force, explained that a donor brought the program to the attention of St. Joe’s after seeing it featured on an episode of “Sixty Minutes.”

“So we went to Syracuse,” Galati said. “And long story short, we went up and we liked it, they liked us, they liked St. Joe’s reputation, they liked our geography in the Mid-Atlantic area, they liked our business school. So we got added to the consortium.”

A group of veterans with varied busi-ness plans were attracted to the program.

From an innovative nail salon to a global database of hospitals, each entrepreneur came into the program with a unique goal. Keith Howards-Streicher, an EBV partici-pant originally from Chicago, had a plan to provide aid to minorities in the military.

“I had a concept, an idea to help dis-abled veterans, minority veterans,” How-ards-Streicher said. “Minorities of all kinds: women veterans, LGBT veterans, African American veterans, Hispanic veterans, vet-erans that live in a rural area, all the minori-ty veterans that make up a majority of the veteran population. I had an idea to help them and I didn’t know where to look. So a friend of mine recommended that I look into the EBV program, and I did just that.”

The EBV program is structured in three parts. Participants began the online portion of the curriculum in March and arrived at St. Joe’s for part two on April 9.

“The first phase was online, it was about three weeks,” Karina Wallace, EBV par-ticipant, explained. “It was textbook stuff, learning about business, the history of it. The second phase is here at St. Joe’s, and it’s just speaker after speaker, hitting every area, answering our questions. And the third phase is a continuing mentorship and free services for a year.”

Howards-Streicher emphasized the im-portance of phase two for entrepreneurial success.

“Resources and services are poured into us every day, from eight [a.m.] to eight [p.m.], and it’s been phenomenal,” How-ards-Streicher said. “We’ve learned so much, I’ve learned so much; I’ve learned about marketing, about human resources—who I should hire, who I shouldn’t hire, the pro-cess to hiring and how that works—scalable markets, feasibility. The panels have been amazing.”

As part of phase two, each veteran per-fected his or her venture pitch and compet-ed against each other for a spot in the final “Shark Tank”-style round of competition.

“They all competed against three other individuals; we had four concurrent sessions going on,” Galati said. “And we picked the top one from each of the four groups, and that’s who’s competing now [in the Shark Tank competition], the top four finalists. We have four prizes that we’ll give out tonight: $5,000, $2,500, $1,000, and $500.”

Nick Nowatney was the first-place win-ner of the EBV competition. He received $5,000 to use toward his business plan, a high-end nail salon that he will run with his wife in Omaha, Nebraska.

While four veteran entrepreneurs re-ceived a cash prize, Galati explained that all of the participants will have access to var-ious business resources over the course of the next 12 months.

“They’ll have suite of about 15 services

that they can take advantage of that Syra-cuse has negotiated,” Galati said. “They have x amount of hours of free legal, free tax and accounting, free website building and host-ing, mentorship, and several others that are also either free or reduced charges. And the design there is just to give them a jump start.”

Wallace plans on taking advantage of these opportunities to continue to grow her business, Young Parent Hope.

“We support young parents with a new-born gift basket, and we just want to em-power them and educate them throughout the whole journey of parenthood,” Wallace said. “This business is growing so much, and I just want to make a big impact in our community and just empower teen parents instead of bashing them.”

On the day of the EBV graduation cere-mony, Galati was proud not only of the work of the veteran entrepreneurs, but of the community that fostered such a program.

“The university has embraced us and the veterans’ cause to be more veteran-friendly,” Galati said. “The Haub School of Business has been very supportive in terms of giving us more support and facilities, and we’ve had the generosity of donors, both alum and otherwise…Seeing that kind of passion around veterans and helping them become entrepreneurs has been really rewarding.”

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Department of Public Safety reports (April 8 - April 14)April 8

Public Safety was notified regarding a student attempting to conceal a bottle of alcohol near the Campion Student Center. Public Safety Officers responded and confiscated the alcohol. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified regarding an unattended backpack located outside of Villiger Hall which contained a quantity of beer. Public Safety Officers responded and confiscated the beer Commu-nity Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by the LaFarge Hall desk attendant that while conducting bag checks of students entering the lobby, a quantity of alcohol was located. Public Safety Officers responded and confiscated the alcohol. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s employee regarding a group of juveniles inside Bellarmine Hall. Public Safety Officers re-sponded and detained the juveniles until the Philadelphia Police ar-rived. Four juveniles were arrested, taken to the 19th District and charged with Criminal Trespass.

Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm inside the McShain Residence Center. Public Safety Officers responded. Preliminary investigation revealed the alarm was activated due to a malfunction. Facilities Management was notified.

April 9Public Safety was notified by Residence Life that person(s) un-

known damaged a room door inside the Pennbrook Apartments. Property Management and Community Standards were notified.

Public Safety was notified by an area resident regarding students being loud in the 5600 block of Wynnefield Ave. Public Safety Offi-cers and the Philadelphia Police were notified and responded into the

area. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by an area resident regarding students being loud in the 5400 block of Woodbine Ave. Public Safety Offi-cers and the Philadelphia Police were notified and responded into the area. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by the LaFarge Hall desk attendant that while conducting bag checks of students entering the lobby, a quantity of alcohol was located. Public Safety Officers responded and confiscated the alcohol. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by an off-campus St. Joe’s student that an unidentified male entered her residence in the 5600 block of Over-brook Ave, and began shouting and then fled. Public Safety Officers, along with the Philadelphia Police were notified and responded into the area, but were unable to locate the unidentified male. Incident is under investigation.

April 11Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student regarding person(s) unknown removing her unattended coat from a room in Mandeville Hall. No police report filed at this time. Incident is under investi-gation.

April 13 Public Safety was notified by Facilities Management regarding per-son(s) unknown removing the red emergency phone from the sec-

ond floor of Villiger hall. Community Standards was notified.

Public Safety was notified by a St. Joe’s student regarding being punched by another student inside the LaFarge Residence Center. The student did not require medical attention. Community Stan-dards was notified.

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On-campus organizations prepare for primaries

Pennsylvania, along with Connecti-cut, Delaware, and Maryland will hold their primary elections on April 26.

With the Pennsylvania primaries un-der a week away, the discussion of politics has become apparent both on and off Saint Joseph’s University’s campus.

“Historically, especially recently, students have played significant roles in elections,” said Randall M. Miller, Ph.D., professor of history. “Ironically more in mobilizing support, encouraging can-didates, in some cases even pushing particular issues on to candidates. But, surprisingly, not voting very much.”

Though the deadline to register for the Pennsylvania primary has already passed, there are still plenty of ways for students to be politically active, even if they are un-able to vote.

“You can man the phone banks, you can distribute the literature, you can show up at rallies,” Miller said. “The best way to get informed is to be informed. There are all kinds of outlets. Even if they [students]

don’t vote, even if they can’t vote, they’ve had, in this election cycle, a significant impact by contributing to what is really a movement.”

Young people (18-29) make up 21 percent of the voting eligible population in the United States. However, only 45 percent of young people (18-29) voted in 2012, dropping from 51 percent in 2008, according to statistics released by Civic Youth.

“Students are some of the most under-represented groups in the electorate [be-cause] they don’t vote,” said Susan Liebell, Ph.D., professor of political science.“So their primary responsibility and way of participating would be to vote.”

Students who choose not to vote have the opportunity to join politically active organizations, like College Democrats or College Republicans. Catherine McPar-land, ’16, took advantage of these organi-zations, and decided to get involved in the political conversations on campus.

“I would definitely say joining College

Democrats or College Republicans is a great way [to become informed],” McPar-land said. “I would also say that watching the news is huge. Or even just following your candidate and their supporters on Twitter.”

Josh DiNatale, ’18, President of the College Republicans, said that their major objective is to have students become more knowledgeable.

“It is our job as a club to make sure people understand the severity, especially of this election,” DiNatale said. “All of this can impact our lives. Because whoever the president is, whether you’re a freshman or a senior, this president is going to be the president when you’re looking for a job, so I think that’s something that we try and stress.”

Today there are many more sources of information for students to use to stay informed, according to Miller.

Both the College Democrats and Republicans will have voter registration drives in the fall to focus their efforts on

the general election in November.In addition to the youth vote, the

geographic location of Saint Joseph’s is an essential factor in the election.

“If you want to win Pennsylvania, you have to win the Philadelphia region and the counties around it,” Miller said. “And also the Catholic vote was considered to be important in a swing state, so all of a sudden we really matter because of our geography, [and] our profile.”

Regardless of political affiliation, ev-ery student’s vote counts.

“I just think it’s kind of necessary for students to want to be politically engaged. I think that it’s dangerous when we are so divided that we can’t have conversa-tions about our different issues, because at the end of the day, whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, you want what is your best vision for America,” McPar-land said. “So I think it is easy to fall into the division and easy to fall into argu-ments, but having that dialogue is really important to do your civic duty.”

Correction:The April 13 article “Spotlight” listed the location of Walter Robinson’s lecture, which will take place on April 20, as the Cardinal Foley Center.

The lecture will take place in Campion Student Center’s Doyle Banquet Hall North at 7 p.m.

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Patrick Garrigan, Ph.D., associate pro-fessor of psychology, appreciates the diffi-cult work Academic Honesty Board mem-bers like him do. He thinks other faculty recognize it, too.

“When you find a student cheating in your class, there is a great deal of emotional investment on the part of the instructor to do that,” Garrigan said. “It feels really bad to catch a student cheating. Then you confront the student, and you have what is a largely ugly situation, and the student appeals and you go to the board, and from the professor’s perspective, I wouldn’t have done any of this if I weren’t very, very sure.”

Garrigan is one of eight faculty mem-bers who make up the Academic Honesty Board. The board also consists of one faculty chair, who only votes in the case of a tie, and seven undergraduate and graduate students. Together, board members hear academic honesty violation appeals and second of-fense hearings.

Members of the board are appointed to two-year terms by the provost. These terms are automatically renewed unless a facul-ty member decides to or is asked to leave.

Board members have no say in who the pro-vost appoints.

Only 10 percent of reported academic honesty violations result in a hearing before the Academic Honesty Board, and those are the “tough cases,” said Academic Honesty Board Chair William McDevitt, associate professor of business law, who was appoint-ed to the board in 1991 and has served as its chair since 1997.

“We only get the cases where the stu-dent feels they were unjustly charged with a violation,” McDevitt said. “And the hearing, like it or not, is an adversary process. There is a winner. There is a loser. The winner is usually belated and singing the praises of the Academic Honesty Board that we were so fair and just and thorough. The loser is usually bitterly disappointed.”

One of the things Garrigan said he has learned since joining the board in 2008 is that such cases are not always black and white.

“There are more ambiguous situations than people might imagine,” Gar-

rigan said. “Now we only hear appeals, so I don’t know about the whole set of things that were never appealed. But at least of the appeals that we’ve heard, it’s not terribly un-usual to hear circumstances that are open to more than one interpretation.”

Out of 123 violations in the 2012-2013 academic year, three were reversed during Academic Honesty Board hearings. In the 2013-2014 academic year, two out of 121 violations were reversed. In 2014-2015, one out of 92 violations was reversed. The only violations that result in hearings are those in which a student files an appeal or if the violation involves a second offense.

Garrigan said he understands why fac-ulty members feel “frustrated and angry” when their decisions are reversed by the board.

“I would feel the same way,” he said.That does not mean that the process

does not work or should be abandoned, Garrigan add-

ed.“I can under-

stand why a bad experience might

make someone want to not go through the process or disengage from the process, but they should keep in mind that at first what might appear to be a very clear-cut case, might from another perspective not be so clear cut,” Garrigan said.

For McDevitt, the reputation of the board is important to the integrity of the process.

“I don’t want to have even the appear-ance that we ipso facto favor faculty, or that we ipso facto favor students,” McDevitt said. “We favor neither. We are neutral.”

Paul Klingsberg, Ph.D., professor of mathematics, has served on the board for over two decades. He said he think the pro-cess works well.

“I think the board is thoughtful and de-liberates carefully in each case,” Klingsberg said. “There will be times where we wish there was more evidence, but there isn’t, so we have to make our decision on the basis of what we have. I think it is fair to both the professors and the students. I’ve treated it as a job that needs to done carefully, but I have not looked at any sociological context. I’ve just done the job.”

Board members value their role ANA FAGUY ’19

News Editor

Academic Honesty Board strives for fairness

KATRYNA PERERA ’16Editor Emeritus

Greek life judicial system planned

Beginning next semester, a Greek-led judicial system will handle alleged com-munity standards violations that occur within the Greek community.

This system, in partnership with the Office of Community Standards, is in the early stages of development, according to Beth Hagovsky, Ed.D., director of the Of-fice of Student Leadership and Activities.

Several student members of the Greek community also confirmed the news, stating that they had been informed of these developments during recent chapter

meetings. Currently all students, whether or not

they are in the Greek community, who are formally charged with alleged violations of community standards face an adminis-trative hearing by a member of the Office of Community Standards or the Office of Residence Life. Greek community mem-bers may also face review processes for violations within their own organizations.

The Greek-led judicial system will be established in conjunction with the Of-fice of Community Standards, but details

about how the judiciary process will actu-ally work are still being developed.

William Bordak, director of Commu-nity Standards, said there is “no new ‘judi-cial board’ or ‘committee’ being created at this time” and deferred to Stacey Sottung, associate director of the Office of Student Leadership and Activities and director of Greek Life.

Sottung declined to comment, as did Patrick Rogers, ’18, Interfraternity Coun-cil President and Alex Ator, ’17, president of Panhellenic Council. However, they

conjointly released the following state-ment regarding the current disciplinary process Greek organizations follow:

“As registered student organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities must follow all Community Standards policies as well as guidelines outlined by the Of-fice of Student Leadership & Activities,” they said in the statement. “If they violate a policy or guideline, they will be adjudi-cated by one or both offices, depending on the situation.”

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EDITOR IN CHIEFMolly Grab ’17MANAGING EDITORAngela Christaldi ’17COPY CHIEFAshley Cappetta ’17BUSINESS DIRECTORJulia Le ’19FACULTY ADVISERJenny Spinner

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“Oh. Well imagine. As you’re pacing the halls of Hagan Arena and you can’t help but to hear, oh you can’t help but to hear the ex-changing of words”—why am I stuck behind the girl on the shoulders of the 6’ 3” guy in front of me? Get down!

Hawks, it is finally time for the long-awaited Spring Concert; to that, we say “Hallelujah!” We voted for our favorite art-ists round after round, and now are excited to welcome the famed Panic! At the Disco to campus, so that all of our middle school dreams can finally come true.

The Spring Concert Committee has worked for months to ensure that the event is “Victorious.” They have prepped Hagan, promoted the event tirelessly on social me-dia, and will even (most likely) run ridicu-lous errands for Brendon Urie, the band’s lead singer, once he arrives—we heard he likes to “drink the water, drink the wine be-fore he turns up the crazy.”

The Spring Concert Committee has also assembled a list of rules for the Spring Concert to guarantee that everyone remains safe and also has fun—and these rules are important. Make sure to check them out on page “Nine [in the Afternoon]” of this issue.

We at The Hawk recognize that while these rules are comprehensive and import-ant, we wish to “Write Sins, Not Tragedies” and supplement those rules with an insid-er’s guide to Spring Concert etiquette. We’ve compiled a list of do’s and don’ts that we strongly encourage you to follow, especially if you’ve never been to the Spring Concert before. Without this list, tonight’s concert may turn out to be “Pretty. Odd.” So, from

all of us, “this is gospel for the vagabonds” who may not know the unwritten rules of the Spring Concert:

1. PLEASE wear deodorant. Other peo-ple’s noses will thank you.

2. Hydration, hydration, hydration.3. On that note, it will be hot in Hagan,

and will feel like “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out.”

4. Also, on the topic of outfit selection,take note that this isn’t Coachella, no matter how much you wished you were there this past weekend. #sjuspringconcertchella16?

5. Climbing onto the shoulders of theguy in front of you is strongly discouraged—no one else can see!

6. Keep your hands to yourself (weknow Selena Gomez can’t, but you can).

7. Don’t climb on the stage—you will bestopped. “Do you really think they are going to let you kill this chorus?”

8. “Show praise with your body, standup sing Hallelujah”... but not while bumping into other, people. Please.

9. Making your Snapchat story 300 sec-onds of blurry, screaming videos of a distant figure on the stage probably isn’t a good use of your phone’s battery life, and can distract fellow concert-goers.

10. “Where will you be waking up to-morrow morning?” Avoid being “Miss Jack-son” and utilize the Sober Friends—they truly can be your friends tonight.

11. If you’re making out with someone the whole time and are preventing others from enjoying the concert, we will person-ally “chime in with a haven’t you people ever heard of closing the goddamn door?”

12. Before the concert, try to learn onesong besides “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” so that you can lose your voice in the most ef-fective manner possible.

13. Keep all of your underwear on yourbody and not thrown on the stage; after all, “Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off.”

14. Please throw your trash in the trash-cans. Though clean versions of songs aren’t necessarily as fun, clean floors at concerts definitely are.

15. Limit the selfies. If not, “You justmight see a ghost tonight” who isn’t living in the moment. We’ve been there, and no one looks that good under flashing concert lights.

16. Don’t be a hater. If you’re not feelingthe band, don’t go. But do not go to the con-cert just to complain to those around you the entire time.

17. Don’t panic!18. It’s a disco.These are helpful suggestions from

some Spring Concert veterans. While every-one enjoys concerts in their own way, it’s im-portant to be respectful of all those around you, and be mindful of the ways in which your concert experience may affect some-one else’s. We are sure that this year’s Spring Concert will be filled with small “moments you’ll never remember and a night you’ll never forget.”

Enjoy the spring concert, Hawks. To-night, we’ll be “Victorious.”

- The Hawk Staff

Unofficial rules for the Spring Concert

Colors, colors everywhereThe Hawks of India, the Asian Student Association, the Office of Multicultural Life,

and Adult Student Life collaborated to celebrate the spring festival of Holi at Saint Jo-seph’s University on Villiger Lawn this past weekend. Students gathered to dance, sing, and throw powdered color during the beautiful weather. We hope to see the ‘Festival of Colors’ celebrated in the future at St. Joe’s.

Autism AwarenessApril is Autism Awareness month, and the Kinney Center has lots of exciting events

planned. Highlights in the upcoming weeks include a visit from Leslie Kimmelman, cre-ator of Julia, the first Sesame Street character with autism. The first-ever Kinney Prom is also this Friday. We’re excited to see all of the prom-goers experience this sensory-friendly rite of passage and party the night away.

Hey Now, You’re an All-Tournament StaR

Isaiah Miles was named to All-Tournament Team at the Portsmouth, Va., Invitation-al. Miles was invited to the Invitational following the best season of his career. The Invita-tional featured the top 64 seniors in the nation playing in front of professional scouts. We wish Miles the best of luck as he moves forward!

It’s now sunny in PhiladelphiaThe steps of the Post Learning Commons are becoming increasingly crowded as stu-

dents are flocking outdoors to bask in the warmth and sunlight that has accompanied the long-awaited arrival of spring. All that sunshine means a little less studying… and a little more sunburn. Ouch.

Running out of time… and DBThe end of the semester is approaching, which means that more and more of us are

realizing how much (or little) is left on our meal plans. While you may be stretching your final dollars of DB to plan out a Hawk Wrap every week, your friend may be looking to spend their remaining $200 as quickly is possible, so either the Hunger Games will soon begin, or you’ll be buying candy for your entire floor.

-The Hawk Staff

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Parking warsWe’ve noticed an influx of vehicles consuming parking spots in lots around campus...

honk if you’ve noticed! We love the amount of events that take place on campus every spring, but desperately searching for somewhere to park isn’t fun when you’re running late to class.

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CAM REDFERN ’16Special to the Hawk

I wanted to have more difficulty choosing the one small moment that had the biggest impact on me. I am not sure why I wanted it to be hard to narrow down my Saint Joseph’s University experience to one small yet powerful moment, but I did. I did want it to be difficult, but it was not. Not because there have been so many good moments, but because to me, there truly is only one moment that is my “single best moment.” Luckily for me, it happened very recently, so I do not have to graduate without having one—that is quite clear.

St. Joe’s isn’t perfect, and my moment may highlight that. I’m not sorry for the days that I have been frustrated about my experiences at St. Joe’s; in fact, I am glad to be able to recognize that there are things to be frustrated about. St. Joe’s, if you haven’t all noticed, is far behind on diversity and inclusion issues. Minority students frankly do not receive the same access to education and the same St. Joe’s experience as everyone else here. It’s the truth.

My peers may have many experiences to sift through when deciding a favorite. I, on the other hand, do not have that luxury. It is difficult for me to choose, not be-cause I have so many to count, but because my experience on this campus has been stifled by a lack of support for my marginalized identities. I am thankful, though, that I can graduate in a few weeks knowing that change is on the horizon at Saint Joseph’s.

University President Dr. Reed announced that diver-sity and inclusion will finally be supported and resourced at the university about three weeks ago. The university will be hiring an Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion as well as promoting three individuals who have been exploited by this university for years. This is a win for Saint Joseph’s.

This is the best moment that I have had since I came to St. Joe’s.

However, it is crucially important for me to explain that this decision needs to be recognized for what it is. I will not sit and clap for the administration. I will not praise them for finally having the realization that minority students are here on campus and have important needs.

What I will do is thank the people who have truly made this progress possible. There are students advocat-ing for diversity and inclusion every day that I am proud to know and call my friends. Thank you to you all. The shared difficulties are intolerable, but I would not trade a moment of working and learning with you all.

There are a few staff members working tirelessly to fight for change while everyone else closes their eyes to the everyday realities of the marginalization of minority students on this campus. Thank you Kim Allen-Stuck. Thank you Alex Daniels-Iannucci. Thank you Jennifer Dessus. Thank you Natalie Walker-Brown.

You are what I treasure about St. Joe’s. You are the dedicated people who wanted to ensure that minority students get treated equitably, and are the ones who have pushed this administration to make the decision. It’s im-portant that you are credited with this achievement.

The best moment I have experienced at St. Joe’s can be defined in the one moment that the decision to resource minority students was psuhed through Human Resourc-es. The reality, however, is that every small moment of struggle with the people who I cannot thank enough were the truest and most powerful moments that explain what St. Joe’s has meant to me.

I am proud to go to St. Joe’s, but not because I am always proud of the senior leadership. Instead, I am proud to go to St. Joe’s because I have met incredible people who have shown me what being an advocate is about. It is hard; it is tiring; it is worth it.

I hope that after I leave, the progress of creating safety and inclusion for minority St. Joe’s students does not end here. One new step for inclusion does not right the 1,000+ wrongs that have brought the university to this moment. St. Joe’s can offer all of its students the opportunity to have a difficult time choosing “their single best moment.” It is time to work towards that.

When I was 15 years old, I was diagnosed with clinical depression and a severe anxiety disorder. When I applied for college and now as I apply for jobs, often the forms include a box asking me to self-disclose my mental illness, and identify myself as mentally dis-abled. The first time I saw this question I was stunned, because this was the first time I had encountered this idea that because of my med-ical diagnosis I was different from other people who did not have a mental disorder.

The National Institute of Mental Health reports that “one in five adults in the U.S. experiences…mental illness in any given year.” People who suffer from a mental illness may feel ashamed or scared to seek help or tell oth-ers what it is they are going through because they do not wish to be judged. They are afraid that people are going to think less of them and that they are not as capable as someone who does not have this diagnosis.

A movement called Mad Pride seeks to change that.

The mission of the Mad Pride movement is to fight the stigma that surrounds mental illness by celebrating mental diversity, meaning those whose brains are wired differently, and appreciate the uniqueness of these individuals. According to its Wikipedia page, the move-ment encompasses the current “users of mental health services, former users, and their allies.”

Though the group does wish to spread the message of mental diversity, they are not com-pletely united on all fronts of the mental health debate, specifically on the topic of the use of medication. One member, David Oaks, found-er and director of MindFreedom International, was diagnosed as schizophrenic and man-

ic-depressive during his undergraduate years at Harvard, and has protested drug companies and personally maintains his mental health with diet, exercise, and peer counseling.

Former Philadelphia Magazine senior writer Liz Spikol, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, takes pharmaceutical drugs to stabilize her mood. She genuinely believes that these have benefitted her in stabilizing her mood, and compares the situation to her also having asthma and taking that medication to maintain and control those symptoms.

While perusing the internet in search of more information about the movement, I came across a New York Times article titled, “Mad Pride fights a stigma,” where I had the chance to read testimonials from different supporters of this movement. One man, who suffers from manic depression, discussed how he does not see his bipolar disorder as a limitation but as a way for him to have the ability feel strongly and deeply. He believes that his mental dis-order has given him the chance to be creative and imaginative in a freeing way.

I have been told that my diagnosis will present challenges to my quality of life. I know there is a thick manila folder that contains notes detailing my depression and anxiety. But I will not let a medical diagnosis and a box on a form determine who I am and what I am capable of.

Mad Pride allows people who have a mental disorder the chance to know that they are not defined by their medical diagnosis, and that they have a chance to live a life equally as extraordinary as their counterparts.

KATHERINE GRYGO ’16Staff Writer

GRINDS MYGEARS

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former Orientation Coordinator.

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6 | Opinions The Hawk April 20, 2016

Just Employment?Exploring fair employment policies on campus

One September afternoon my fresh-man year when I was walking alongside one of my sophomore friends, I asked her, “We talk about social justice so much here at Saint Joseph’s—but what about, like, the people who work on our campus, like the Campion workers or other people? Do they get paid enough?”

She smiled at me and said, “You’re on the right track.”

As a then-freshman, I’d just been ex-posed to the roots of social problems I’d always been curious about, like poverty and homelessness—problems that I am still learning about. I learned the differ-ence between service and social justice. I learned what it means to relate to people on a human level, not merely associating them with overarching stereotypes or general so-cial groups.

But it occurred to me, then, that for as much as I’d been learning about the social, economic, racial, and political climate of Philadelphia, I—and in turn, we—should focus just as much on what goes on in sim-ilar facets on our own campus. If we claim to be a bastion of social justice, then we ought to practice it in every deed and word.

Do we know the names of people who make our Hawk Wraps, clean our bath-rooms, mow the Curran Lawn? Do we ac-knowledge them and treat their jobs with dignity, or just duck down with our faces to our phones as we walk to class, checking

our emails or refreshing Snapchat? One of the seven tenets of Catholic

Social Teaching, a set of principles that we discuss frequently in my Leadership, Eth-ics, & Organizational Sustainability (LEO) classes, is the “dignity of workers”—the idea that the dignity of work is to be respected, as well as the workers themselves.

This dignity plays out in providing a living wage, in acknowledging workers in different facets, and in making sure that our school provides adequate resources for all employees based on what they need: resources like classes to learn English as a second language, or child care, or access to the university library. And the Just Em-ployment Policy group on campus is ask-ing, “Is it currently providing that?”

Begun in 2009 out of the Kalmanovitz Institute for the Working Poor at George-town University, the Just Employment Pol-icy (formerly the Jesuit Just Employment Initiative) has expanded to include a num-ber of other campuses, such as John Carroll University and Loyola University Chicago.

According to the Just Employment Policy, the initiative is “supported by stu-dents, workers, faculty, and administrators from colleges and universities from across the country…We provide guidance and support in implementing just employment policies that ensure that our universities live up to the values that make them great institutions.”

Beth Ford McNamee, ’99, assistant director of Campus Ministry, said that in past years, the club was called the Jesuit Just Employment Initiative, but has since died out. Felicia Carter, ’14, a student at the time, even spoke about the group’s ef-forts at the 2012 Ignatian Family Teach-In For Justice, an annual Jesuit conference on social justice. The group has made a resur-gence this semester as a collaborative effort of students who would like to continue the ideals of the Just Employment Policy on campus.

McNamee explained that so far this semester, students at St. Joe’s have part-nered with events such as the annual Ara-mark Employee Appreciation Day on April 12, where students baked for workers in Campion Dining Hall and signed cards to show their appreciation for all the work-ers do. They plan to show appreciation for residence hall desk attendants in a similar manner, as well.

Jessie Marinucci, ’17, is a member of the group and is active in its efforts to con-nect with workers on campus.

“Right now, we’re working on finding out the nature of subcontracted employees and their contracts,” Marinucci said. “A lot of our efforts this semester have focused on building relationships with subcontract-ed workers and mobilizing efforts to show some more appreciation for their work around campus.”

These efforts are needed in order to better understand the needs of workers on campus, and to understand how Saint Joseph’s functions as an employer. To un-derstand what these contracted workers may need, and to be able to advocate for them, if necessary, the relationship formed between the workers and students is often the most crucial element—a necessary first step toward ensuring that our university applies fair labor practices throughout our campus.

“Our times have changed, but the im-perative has not…We are called anew to uphold the dignity of the laborer, to an-swer the challenge of globalization,” said Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia, stated on the Kalmanovitz Insti-tute’s website.

For as many students who may know the name of their favorite omelette-maker or cashier, there are so many other work-ers on this campus who are effectively ren-dered invisible because we may not readily see them as often. We should make a better effort to get to know those who work on our campus in all positions, who may not be as visible as our professors or coaches.

We call this place our home, and they do too.

LINDSAY HUESTON ’16Opinions Editor

Two weekends ago, as snow fell on Philly, I was soaking up the sun in Barce-lona, Spain. (Not to brag or anything…) While in Barcelona, I visited the beautiful Basílica de la Sagrada Família, designed by the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí. With 18 towers and three facades carved with scenery to symbolize the life of Christ, the outside is stunning.

The inside, though, is truly breathtak-ing. Created using a variety of light-colored stones, the interior of the church not only forms a Latin cross, but true to Gaudí’s plan, is reminiscent of a forest, with wide pillars in a variety of shapes spread throughout the space. What is truly astonishing is the way the Spanish sunlight streams through the massive, brightly colored stained glass windows, reflecting colorful beams around the light interior.

Undeniably, the Sagrada Família is a massive work of art. But, it’s also—you guessed it—a massive work of math. The museum beside the church shows the vari-ety of theories spanning from mathematics to physics, which Gaudí used to transform

his plans into a magnificent reality. How-ever, for Gaudí, the math was not all about structure—he also incorporated geometry to enhance his design.

I believe that people often see science and the arts as being on opposite sides of a great spectrum. Mathematics in particular is frequently seen as boring and functional, impeding, if not entirely obstructing, cre-ativity. However, this could not be further from the truth.

Many of the arts can be appreciat-ed, and even enhanced, through the lens of mathematics. From the golden ratio to multivariable calculus, math can serve as a key to unlocking the features and forms of nature as well as the other aspects of the physical world, leading to better render-ings of everything from flowers and chil-dren to skyscrapers and coastal scenes. It was mathematical analysis that was used to determine that author J.K. Rowling was working under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, and I believe this comparable approach can be used to gain a deeper un-derstanding of the form and rhythm of po-

etry and prose. The rhythms and notes that form every musical work, from Beethoven’s symphonies to Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” are essentially a mathematical system of their own.

I’ve always seen math and the arts as having indisputable links. Personally, I found that understanding physics only enhanced my study of ballet and my en-joyment of watching the professionals perform their seemingly physics-defying movements. Understanding, modifying, and creating patterns for the clothing I sewed and designed in high school was often a great mathematical undertaking, requiring a variety of measurements and calculations.

Furthermore, math in and of itself is not a subject devoid of creativity. After spending a few years studying math, it has become clear that there is an artistry in the act of creating an elegant proof, and most mathematicians could spend hours tell-ing you about the beauty they find in their work. Mathematicians, just like artists, are interested in pushing boundaries and cre-

ating something new, whether it’s a tech-nique for proving basis vectors are linear independent or showing that the primes are infinite. Pursuing the arts, learning to keep an open mind, and thinking outside the box can be just as beneficial to math-ematicians as understanding mathematics can be for artists.

Certainly not every piece of art can or should be studied mathematically, and in the same vein, not every mathematical the-ory is suitable for use in creative pursuits. However, Saint Joseph’s University has a College of Arts AND Sciences for a reason. I’m not trying to say that math and the arts are the same, or that every mathematician is cut out to be an artist, or vice versa. I just want to point out that these subjects are not so antagonistic as they might seem at first glance. In fact, they can complement each other quite nicely.

Next time you’re left breathless by a work of art, perhaps look for a little math in it, and next time your math professor is carrying on about the beauty of a proof or theorem, maybe try to see the art in it too.

SARAH COONEY ’17Hawk Staff

The beauty of mathTaking time to appreciate

the math in all things

Tom’s all gone: On Blink 182’s lead singer leaving

VIVIAN MILAN ’18Hawk Staff

As an overly-dedicated Blink-182 fan, I was ec-static when I heard that the band will be releasing an album after five long years of silence. Some might even say I was “Up All Night” thinking about “All the Small Things” that will make the album so awesome: The tour that is sure to follow, the new merchandise, the revitalized fan base—it’ll be great.

Then I found out that Tom DeLonge, the lead singer, is no longer in the band.

Knowing that the voice you’ve heard on the ra-dio for years will suddenly be replaced feels like an entirely different situation.

At first, I thought this news was a joke. If there’s no DeLonge, they can’t have an album, right? I was entirely wrong. He was replaced with Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio, and the album has already been re-corded without DeLonge.

DeLonge’s whiny, heavy California accent that shines through his singing is one of the reasons Blink-182 is so special. There is even a blog on Tum-blr called “Tom DeLonge Lyrics” that’s dedicated to rewriting the lyrics to Blink-182 songs to match De-Longe’s unique voice.

However, DeLonge is not innocent in all of this drama. He was not kicked out of the band but rath-er left on his own. Travis Barker, the group’s drum-mer, said in an interview with music magazine NME that DeLonge wanted to change the band’s sound to something more along the lines of Coldplay or U2. Mark Hoppus, the band’s bassist and singer, believed that DeLonge simply didn’t want to record or be in Blink-182 anymore. When Hoppus and Barker re-fused to change the sound, DeLonge refused to re-

cord an album. DeLonge is already working on projects outside

of the band. He is writing a trilogy of books called “Sekret Machines.” The first of the series, “Sekret Machines: Chasing Shadows,” was released earlier this year and is about 700 pages long. According to Rolling Stone the novel is “based on actual events,” as well as material “from the imagination of ” De-Longe. DeLonge released an EP with his other band, Angels and Airwaves, to go with the novel.

Blink-182 has been making music on and off for the past 22 years. It would be crass to demand that DeLonge stay with the band just because he has dedicated so much time to it. DeLonge is clearly in-vested in “Sekret Machines” and has moved on from Blink-182, which is perfectly acceptable.

Hoppus and Barker wanted to do what they thought was best for the fans. They did not want to change their sound and disappoint fans just for the sake of DeLonge, and I respect that. They put the fans first instead of conforming to the number of bands that have drastically changed their sounds (I’m looking at you, Brendon Urie).

I have asked a plethora of people whether or not they’re going to listen to the new album, and most of the responses I got were, “Who’s Tom DeLonge?,” “Blink-182 is still a thing?,” and “I don’t know. Do what you want.” But despite my skepticism and the apathy of others, I know that I will listen to this al-bum.

I still love Blink-182 and even if I don’t like their new music, I will still have their previous albums to keep me company.

Lifestyle | 7April 20, 2016 The Hawk

This time of year, one of my favorite ways to enjoy the weather is to go on a picnic. I love to lie on a blanket, soak up the sunshine, relax, and of course, eat! One of the best parts of a picnic is the yummy food. Here are some quick and easy summer recipes to bring along on your next picnic.

Chicken Caesar Wraps (serves 5–6):Ingredients: - 3 cups of shredded romaine lettuce- 2 cups of cooked chicken, chopped- 6 slices of cooked bacon, chopped- ¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese- ¼ cup of croutons- ½ cup of Caesar dressing- 5–6 tortillas (8-inch recommended)Instructions:1. Combine the first five ingredients in a medium bowl.2. Mix in the Caesar dressing until the mixture is evenly coated.3. Spoon into the tortillas, fold, and enjoy.

Berry Cantaloupe Salad (serves 4):Ingredients: - ½ cantaloupe, scooped with melon baller- 1 cup of strawberries, thinly sliced- 1 cup of blueberries- 1 tablespoon of fresh lime juice- ½ teaspoon of lime zest- 2 teaspoons of chopped mint leavesInstructions:1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.2. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Kristen’s Tip: Remember to keep the salad cold when taking it on a picnic.

Remember that food safety plays a huge role in having a successful picnic. Getting sick from a nice picnic lunch can certainly put a damper on your springtime mood. In order to ensure that you’re eating nontox-ic foods, remember these seven steps:

1. Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer before eating.2. Do not prepare any foods more than one day before consumingthem.3. Make sure to keep hot food hot, and cold food cold.4. Mayonnaise-based foods and cut melon should be kept cold.5. Cook all food thoroughly before serving.6. Throw away any food that has been sitting out for over an hour.

I also recommend checking out Pinterest for more ideas. The number of different recipes that are perfect for a picnic are endless. Happy picnicking!

KRISTEN ADAMS ’17Hawk Staff

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Watermelon Lemonade:Ingredients:- 6 cups of cubed seedless watermelon, chilled- 4 of cups cold water- ¾ cups of fresh lemon juice, chilled- 2/3 cup of granulated sugar, or to taste- Ice - Fresh mint, for garnish Instructions:1. Add the watermelon to a blender and pulse until pureed (shouldtotal about four cups). Pour through a strainer into a bowl.2. In a large pitcher, whisk water, lemon juice, and sugar until the sug-ar has dissolved. Stir in pureed watermelon. Add ice and mint.3. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve, or add extra ice if servingright away.

Photo by Cristiana Caruso ’16

Play timeStudent group brings theater to Gompers Elementary

KATIE WHITE ’17Lifestyle Editor

“Sad!” The elementary school students begin by sulking across the stage, hanging their heads low and dragging their sneakered feet behind them as they trudge from one end of the stage to the other.

“Now, angry!” Their footsteps turn suddenly to stomps and then to skips as they are prompted to try on different emotions, each more expressive than the last.

Theater and improvisational games like this are part of any Friday afternoon for the after-school students at Gomp-ers Elementary School when a group of Saint Joseph’s Uni-versity students comes to visit.

As an offshoot of St. Joe’s independent theater group Followed by a Bear, members of Followed By a Bear Cub share their passion for theater with younger generations in an afternoon filled with improv warm-ups, script readings, and other opportunities for third to sixth graders to practice performing in front of their peers.

The inspiration tos start the after-school group began with an interest in service and performing shared by club president Morgan Yearick, ’18, and some of her classmates.

“Last year, I was part of the service learning program here at school,” Yearick said. “I was a second grade class-room assistant at St. Rose of Lima and—because I was part of Followed by a Bear—I thought it would be nice to kind of take those ideals and what we do in that club and bring it to the kids.”

What began with around five members that met from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Fridays has since doubled, and so has the interest among students looking to play along.

“I really love being involved because I get really close to the students at Gompers and I get to work with them to make them better performers and better people,” said Mad-ison McEntee, ’19, vice president of the club and one of its original members. “I also love that I get to do it with other

SJU students who also share the same passion for children that I do.”

Though the group has only been together for a semes-ter, Yearick says she’s already beginning to see the impact that participating in theater can have on the young students. Growing in confidence and learning to trust their own per-forming abilities in a group space is something she’s found to be infectious among the students they work with.

“[One student] had been very shy with everything. She didn’t want to do the improv games. She would stop in the middle of them and say, ‘No, I can’t do this.’ When we were working on the scenes, she was like, ‘No I don’t want to per-form in front of everyone.’ But at the end, she went up there and did great, and it was just one of those [unforgettable] moments,” Yearick said.

More moments like these will hopefully occur as the club continues to grow. In coming semesters, Yearick said she would like to be able to introduce new, original scripts for the kids to read and practice, by way of student submissions. She also hopes for the club to lead the after-school students in putting on their own performance, and eventually, to branch out to bring theater to other elementary schools in the area.

In just this first semester of meeting, club members have already noticed how the efforts that Followed by a Bear Cub puts forth each week are beginning to make a difference. That’s the fact that keeps members coming back week after week, and what makes the kids so excited to participate.

“There have been days where one of us will miss and the kids will be like ‘Where is she? We miss her.’ So things like that, where they look forward to us being there, they look forward to doing this, and doing this with us—that connec-tion of the two groups together is what really makes this re-warding,” Yearick said.

The Hawk8 | Lifestyle April 20, 2016

Logo courtesy of Followed By A Bear Cub

CORINNE SINESI ’19Special to The Hawk

Kanye West drove audiences crazy by changing the release dates and premiere loca-tions of his seventh album, “The Life of Pab-lo.” However, he has finally delivered to his fans, and the album is even better than what was expected.

“The Life of Pablo” is a multilayered piece of work with dedications to many aspects of West’s life. He criticizes himself and the ide-als that accompany fame. In “I Love Kanye,” he ironically points out his character flaws: He’s rude, compulsive, and narcissistic. As he simultaneously berates himself, he also claims that he is the reason for the fame of others, and says that they are reproducing his original sound. He then finishes by making fun of his adversaries by saying, “I miss the old Kanye” and “I love you like Kanye loves Kanye.” Clearly, the self-absorbed celebrity we all know and love and/or hate is still in there. Then again, who would West be with-out his ego?

He also justly criticizes the world of fame and fortune. Both parts of “Father Stretch My Hands” express how West just wants to feel “liberated.” With fame comes the societal chains that suppress Kanye’s creativity from running full-force without restrictions.

Rihanna is featured on a track called “Fa-mous,” which follows “Father Stretch My Hands.” In this song, she essentially responds to Kanye’s thirst for liberation from the media by saying, “It might be kinda hard to love a girl like me. I don’t blame you much for want-ing to be free.” Presented by two heavy-hitters in the music industry, these songs show how hard they work to reach their dreams only to be disappointed by how people distort their images and judge their decisions.

West also gives Chance the Rapper an op-portunity to declare his position as an artist. Chance releases all of his music for free, mak-ing him ineligible for a Grammy Award. In “Ultralight Beam,” West and Chance collab-orate to give Chance the opportunity to gain some well-deserved recognition.

On a more positive note, “The Life of Pab-lo” is also an album that stands for God and love. “Ultralight Beam” praises God’s work, and West states how he is acting out God’s plan for him. The “light” that he refers to represents his musical talent and other “mis-sions” on Earth. This song commands the at-tention of the audience and acknowledges the good in everything, thanks to God’s work.

“Father Stretch My Hands” also empha-sizes the hardships that come with romance and fame. It includes a disagreement between two lovers followed by the line, “Beautiful morning, you’re the sun in my morning babe. Nothing unwanted.” I personally believe this line summarizes the entire album. There are low points in everything: love, fame, and individualism. The sun in your life is what gives you the strength to get out of bed in the morning, and, with a strong faith in God, all will be well in the end. This memo is a reflec-tion of West and “The Life of Pablo” gives us an inside peek into his life and purpose.

Kanye’s best‘The Life of Pablo’ offers an inside look on Kanye’s life and purpose

AriesWorkplace conflicts may arise this week, creating tension between you and your coworkers. This time will test your professionalism—be sure to leave a good impression.

TaurusSometimes it’s hard for you to keep secrets to yourself, Taurus. This week, try to contain yourself when you hear some good news about opportunities coming to you.

GeminiThere will be opportunities this week for some acquaintances to become close friends when you’re all in a social scene. However, be mindful of your spending when you’re enjoying your-self, Gemini.

CancerOver the past couple months you have spent countless hours trying to make your mark in your work place. This week, your efforts will be noticed, as new opportunities will knock on your door. Don’t let anyone ruin this special time for you.

LeoAnimosity has developed over the past couple weeks within some of your friendships, Leo. There will be a point this week where you are fed up with the tension. Let your feelings be known.

VirgoMake this week all about yourself, Virgo. Take the time to strengthen the familial bonds that you have been distant from, spend some time treating yourself, and make a date to hang out with your significant other.

LibraIt’s been a while since you have given your significant other, friends, or family the attention and time that they deserve. Shower them with compli-ments this week and let them know how important they are to you.

ScorpioYour financial troubles have left you feeling overwhelmed recently. Use your creative mind to come up with a solution—the sooner, the better.

SagittariusThe beginning of this week will leave you with a negative outlook on life. Instead of letting the pessimism win, surround yourself in good company to lift your spirits.

CapricornFamily is a big part of your life, Capricorn. This week, they will be the people to keep you grounded when times get tough. Reach out to them when you realize you’re in need of some company.

AquariusThere has been someone who has caught your eye recently. Instead of bottling up these emotions, let them be known—they may just have the same feelings for you.

PiscesThere are people in your life who aren’t positively impacting you, Pisces. Instead of letting them sway you and your decisions, try to remove them from your life.

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April 20, 2016 The Hawk Ad | 9

The Saint Joseph’s University women’s lacrosse team improved to 6-8 on the sea-son and 5-1 in the Atlantic 10 following two victories this past weekend. The Hawks had a thrilling 9-8 win in overtime against the Duquesne University Dukes on April 15, thanks to a four-point performance by freshman Rebecca Lane, who was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week on April 18.

Lane tallied one assist and three goals on Friday, including the overtime winner, upping her total to 23 goals for the season.

After Duquesne took an early 2-0 lead in the first half, the Hawks outscored the Dukes 5-1 to take a 5-3 lead into halftime. The Hawks outshot the Dukes 15 to 10 in the first half and committed eight turnovers to Duquesne’s nine.

St. Joe’s upped their lead to 7-3 early in the second half, thanks to goals from junior captain Nora McCallion and Lane, before Duquesne sophomore Jill Vacanti tallied her 32nd goal of the season to make it 7-4. St. Joe’s sophomore Aly Gormley then scored off an assist by sophomore defender Catie Vivian at 19:39 to push the Hawks’ lead back to four.

Duquesne scored four unanswered goals, thanks to Vacanti and junior Tess Drotar - who scored both of her goals while Duquesne was on the man-up advantage - to tie the game at eight, forcing overtime.

Just 11 seconds into the overtime peri-od, Lane scored her third goal of the game to win it for the Hawks.

“It’s always going to be exciting to score the game-winning goal, but [fresh-man] Hayley [Sabol] coming up with draw to begin overtime really helped us get into

the groove and finish the game on a high,” Lane said.

Second-year Head Coach Alex Kahoe added that she thought her team came out to compete for “more than 60 minutes,” not-ing that “it was a great battle on both sides of the ball.” Kahoe also said that she was im-pressed with how Duquesne’s offense chal-lenged her team.

“I’m proud of our defense,” Kahoe said. “They really stepped up and played well to-gether today.”

The Hawks had an offensive outburst on April 17, defeating the St. Bonaventure University Bonnies 20-9. The win was their fifth in a row, which is the longest streak in program history. The victory also marked the first time the team scored 20 goals since April 16, 2000.

“We continue to work on having mul-tiple threats offensively, being able to work off of different situations, and read the way the defense plays us,” Kahoe said. “I think what that does is by reading that, different people are able to step up, which I think we were able to see today, and capitalize on op-portunities.”

St. Joe’s got on the board first with a goal from McCallion less than two minutes into the first half, but St. Bonaventure tied it up two minutes later. The Hawks went on to score the next four goals, three of which occurred over the span of 59 seconds. With 23:27 left in the half, junior Sarah Smith scored on an assist from fellow junior Mag-gie Egan, her second of four assists on the day, marking the 25th assist of the season for Egan, which set a new school record.

“It’s very humbling,” Egan said. “I’m

proud to receive that recognition, but as much as it’s an individual award, it’s a teamaward. I couldn’t get where I am today with-out my teammates having my back, getting over for the ball.”

The Bonnies drew within three goals, but Sabol quickly responded, scoring her third goal of the game. The Hawks scored the next three goals to hold a 9-2 advantage with 16:18 left in the first half. The Bonnies scored the next three goals to cap the scor-ing for the half.

St. Joe’s continued their offensive dom-inance in the second half, scoring five goals in the first five minutes. Just nine seconds into the half, Lane scored. McCallion scored the next three goals over two and a half min-utes, and senior Mallory Grey scored on the

man-up advantage with 25:03 remaining.With 16:50 left, the Hawks went on

a four-goal run, two of which came from Egan. With 2:43 left in the game, junior Taylor Dachowski scored her first goal of the season to put the Hawks at the 20-goal mark.

“It was really important for our team to come out hard from the first whistle and continue to maintain that throughout the whole game,” Kahoe said. “I’m really proud of how they’re playing and how they’re real-ly coming out and competing and support-ing each other.”

The Hawks will travel to Virginia Com-monwealth University to take on the Rams on Friday, April 22.

Saint Joseph’s softball (16-17-1) host-ed George Mason University (19-18) in a three-game series this past weekend. The George Mason Patriots entered the series with just three home runs total in their 34 prior games, and redshirt freshman Jess Middleton had hit two of them.

In the top of the second inning of game one, Middleton went deep for the third time this season and gave the Patriots a 1-0 lead.

The Hawks threatened in the bottom of the fifth while down a run. With two outs and runners on first and second base, junior Maddie Brunck stepped to the plate. Unfor-tunately for St. Joe’s, Brunck grounded out to end the inning and the score stood at 1-0 in favor of the Patriots for the remainder of the game.

Freshman Ashley Ventura was domi-nant in the circle for a solid five innings for

the Hawks. She worked her way out of a bit of a jam in the sixth, then allowed the first two runners to reach base in the seventh. With the bases loaded and two outs, Ven-tura got senior Casey Price to ground out to first base and escaped the inning with no further damage. Ventura went the full seven innings, allowing just four hits, two of which never reached in the outfield, while striking out nine. Four of those strikeouts came in the first two innings.

“[The key has been a] different mindset, just trying to stay more focused and keeping my mind set on one goal instead of thinking about all of the little things that I do wrong,” Ventura said. “I just try to stay positive and I know I have a good team behind me, so that helps. Obviously, I never want the other team to score any runs, so that’s always the goal.”

In game two, George Mason held a one-run lead through five and a half innings. St. Joe’s scored their first runs of the series in the bottom of the sixth inning. The first run came when senior Sarah Yoos homered to left field and tied the game. Later in the in-ning, sophomore Lauren Reilly scored on a passed ball with senior Hannah Dionne at the plate to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead.

George Mason didn’t allow St. Joe’s to hold the lead for very long, though. In the top of the seventh, the Patriots scored two on a line drive to right field by sophomore Liz Seymour and regained a one-run lead.

The Hawks went down in order in the bot-tom of the seventh and dropped the second game of the series by a final score of 3-2.

Game three followed the pitch-ing-dominated game pattern and was score-less through five and a half innings. With two outs in the bottom of the fifth, freshman Taryn Grober drove a pitch into right field to score Reilly from second base for the first run of the game.

Junior Kaylyn Zierke drove in two more runs for the Hawks in the sixth inning to give St. Joe’s a three-run cushion. The Patri-

ots made the game interesting, scoring two runs in the seventh, but couldn’t fully com-plete the comeback. St. Joe’s held on to win 3-2.

Ventura was stellar again, allowing just four hits in six and one-third innings. Se-nior Anna Lauterbach relieved Ventura in the seventh for her conference-leading sev-enth save of the season.

St. Joe’s travels to Saint Louis Univer-sity for three games from April 23 to April 24 and returns home April 27 for two games against La Salle University.

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Shooting for the record bookWomen’s lacrosse wins two A-10 games

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Hawks remain undefeated in NEC playMen’s lacrosse beats Bryant in overtime

Cheered on by a loud, energetic crowd on Alumni and Family Day, the Saint Jo-seph’s University men’s lacrosse team defeat-ed Bryant University 10-9 in overtime on April 16. With the win, the Hawks improved to 9-2 overall, and 4-0 in the Northeast Con-ference.

“Really [this was] the type of game we expected it to be,” Head Coach Taylor Wray said. “We were telling our guys all week this

was going to be a one-goal game and it may take overtime to get the win.”

Bryant got out to an early lead on Sat-urday, scoring three goals in in the first four minutes of play. The Hawks got on the board with a goal from junior Mike Rastivo with 8:08 left in the first period, but the Bulldogs scored two minutes later to maintain their three-goal lead.

Bryant won the faceoff to start the sec-ond period, and took three shots, none of which made it past St. Joe’s junior goalkeep-er T.J. Jones.

After just under seven minutes into the second period, the Hawks scored the first goal of the period on junior Kevin Reiding-er’s 16th goal of the season. The Bulldogs scored just 20 seconds after St. Joe’s goal to again keep their three-goal lead.

Bryant won the following faceoff, but a penalty on Bryant gave St. Joe’s the man-up advantage, and Rastivo scored with 5:58 left in the half. With just eight seconds left in the first half, Rastivo scored again to bring the Hawks within one going into halftime.

“I think we understand that we didn’t play our best in the first half,” Rastivo said. “We regrouped during halftime, and we just told ourselves to keep battling.”

The Hawks started the third quarter with an early goal from senior Kevin Forster to tie the game at five apiece. Junior Con-nor Kubikowski scored his first goal of the season less than 30 seconds later to give the Hawks the lead for the first time of the game.

The Bulldogs scored twice in the period to retake the lead. Down by one entering the final quarter, Rastivo continued his domi-nant day and scored another goal to tie the game at seven apiece with 12:52 remaining. Seven minutes later, Rastivo scored again to give the Hawks the lead.

“We kind of said to the guys, ‘To win a game like this, the players got to make plays,’ and Mike Rastivo made a couple clutch

plays for us,” Wray said.The Bulldogs continued to fight and

tied the game on a goal with 3:23 left. With 2:10 remaining, the Bulldogs scored another goal to take the lead for the first time in the period.

With the clock ticking, sophomore Kyle Cain got the ball to Rastivo, who scored the game-tying goal, the 100th of his career, with 10 seconds left to send the game to overtime.

“Honestly, it’s just really humbling,” Rastivo said of his 100th goal. “I’m thankful it came at such a great time, but it’s all about the team today. You don’t accomplish some-thing like that without playing with unbe-lievable players with you and playing under great coaches.”

Bryant obtained possession of the ball after a turnover from St. Joe’s, but the Hawks regained control of the ball when junior Anthony Joaquim caused a turnover and grabbed the groundball.

Cain again got the ball, and passed it to sophomore Chris Blewitt, who scored the game-winning goal with 1:46 left.

“[Cain] saw me on the backside, and I saw an open space to step in and take a shot, and luckily it went in,” Blewitt said. “It’s pret-ty good, but I can take none of that credit because it was an absolute team win from the bottom to the top after a tremendous week of great preparation and practice.”

The team celebrated on the field after Blewitt’s goal. With the win, the Hawks im-prove to 16-0 all-time in the NEC since join-ing in the 2014 season.

“Really, really proud of my team,” Wray said.

Rastivo and Jones were named the NEC Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the week, respectively, for their performanc-es. Rastivo tied a single-game career-high six goals in the game. Jones made 14 saves in the win against Bryant, including an im-

pressive save with 43 seconds left in regula-tion to keep St. Joe’s within one goal, which allowed Rastivo to tie the game. Jones ranks first in the NEC in goals against average and save percentage, and ranks second in the conference in saves per game.

The Hawks will play at Robert Morris University on Saturday, April 23.

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Back in the swing of thingsBaseball sweeps Massachusetts

The Saint Joseph’s University baseball team traveled to the University of Massa-chusetts this past weekend to take on their Atlantic 10 rival. Entering the series, the Hawks stood at 14-14 overall and 3-3 in the A-10, but a three-game sweep of the Mas-sachusetts Minutemen boosted the Hawks to a winning record and a tie for third place in the A-10.

“Coach came out and stressed that we really needed to start having fun,” junior Cal Jadacki said. “We play the game to have fun, so one of the big focuses for this week was just to have fun. We really took that to heart, and this weekend was fun baseball.”

St. Joe’s won by a final score of 3-1 in the first game of the series. Freshman Lucas

Rollins started the game, and earned the first win of his collegiate career after allow-ing one run on five hits in six innings while striking out eight.

Massachusetts struck first, getting their only run of the game in the third inning when junior Jon Avallone scored on a field-er’s choice. The Hawks struck back the next inning and took the lead.

Sophomore Deon Stafford led off the inning with a walk, and senior Charlie Coghlin also walked three batters later. Stafford scored on a wild pitch, and Cogh-lin advanced to third, and came around to score on a throwing error from Massachu-setts’ catcher.

The Hawks added an insurance run in the sixth when Jadacki drove in senior John Brue with a two-out single.

St. Joe’s put together another impres-sive performance the following day, win-ning by a final score of 6-1. Freshman pitching shone again for the Hawks, this time from Tim Brennan, who was named A-10 Co-Rookie of the Week on April 18. Brennan pitched the full nine innings, and allowed one run on five hits while striking out eight batters.

“As a position player, having a guy on the mound who’s consistently throwing good games is always good to play behind,” Jadacki said. “He just gives the team con-fidence.”

The Hawks got on the board first with a run in the third. Junior Peter Sitaras led off the inning with a walk, and then stole second. Sitaras moved to third on an infield single from Stafford, and came around to score on an error.

The Hawks tallied three more runs in the fifth, all of which came with two outs. Coghlin walked to start the rally; freshman Charlie Concannon followed with a single. Sophomore Matt Maul doubled to drive in the two runners, and came around to score on a double from Jadacki. The Hawks capped their scoring in the seventh when Jadacki hit a two-out, two-RBI single.

The Minutemen’s only run came in the seventh inning on a home run from senior John Jennings.

The Hawks completed their sweep of the Minutemen with a 17-7 rout on April 17.

The Hawks again got on the board first with a solo home run from Brue in the first inning, but the Minutemen scored three in their half of the inning to take the lead.

St. Joe’s got one run back in the second on a sacrifice fly from Jadacki, and took the lead in the third. Sophomore Marc Gia-calone led off with a single to center field, and advanced to second on a two-out error that put junior Brian Lau aboard. Concan-non singled to drive in the first run of the inning, and Lau scored on a wild pitch to put the Hawks ahead 4-3.

The Minutemen quickly retook the lead, though, scoring two runs in their half of the third. The Hawks exploded with eight runs in the fourth inning, an inning that saw 11 batters come to the plate. Ja-dacki led off the inning with a home run. Junior Taylor Boyd followed with a walk, and Sitaras reached in a single. Giacalone walked to load the bases, and Boyd came around to score on a wild pitch before Brue doubled down the right filed line to drive in

two more runs. Concannon was hit by a pitch, and

Maul reached base and advanced to sec-ond on an error that also allowed Brue and Concannon to score. Jadacki came back to the plate and hit his second home run of the inning, a two-run shot that capped the scoring on the inning.

“Everyone was doing their job,” Jadacki said. “Everyone was executing, and it was enjoyable. Everyone seemed to be pretty relaxed and things were going our way, so we kept the ball rolling.”

Massachusetts added a run in both the fifth and sixth innings, and St. Joe’s tacked on another run in the seventh on a sacri-fice fly from Stafford. The Hawks weren’t finished, though, and went on to score four more runs in the ninth. Stafford and Brue both reached base, and Lau doubled to drive in Stafford. Concannon followed with a two-run double, and Jadacki hit a sacrifice fly later in the innings to finish out the scoring.

The Hawks will take on the first place Saint Louis University Billikens next week-end in A-10 play, and will play in the Lib-erty Bell Classic Championship at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday, April 26.

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