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St. Joe’s Sends Out Mass Email Revealing Everyone’s GPA
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/20/2013
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Transparency is nice and all, but...
"Upperclassmen at Saint Joseph's University's Haub School of Business found out precisely where they stood among their peers when a mass email sent from the dean's office March 6 accidentally included a spreadsheet of their grade-point averages. Officials said Tuesday that the extensive report card hitched a ride on a solicitation for an internship in Italy that went out to nearly 500 undergrads."
Lucky this is a business school and not a law school; an especially litigious bunch could make St. Joe's pay dearly for this mistake: "Federal law forbids a student's grades from being disclosed
Philly’s Big Five Basketball Is Actually Good, Better Than New York Ball
By Joel Mathis 1/28/2013
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So says Dick Weiss at the New York Daily News, who notes that LaSalle, Temple, St. Joseph's and Penn all have good basketball teams this year, and laments that the Big Apple doesn't embrace college ball the way Philly continues to do:
It doesn't matter whether they are playing in front of crowds of 4,000 in college gyms or 20,000 at Wells Fargo, they will always lay it on the line. The formation of the Big Five in 1956 created a parity among local teams that has lasted for close to 60 years. Unlike New York City, this is one of
PHOTO: Hawk Flips Nova Fans the Bird
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 12/12/2012
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After draining a clutch fourth-quarter three to take the lead against Villanova yesterday, St. Joseph's forward Halil Kanacevic whipped the crowd into a frenzy. Too bad he was at the Pavilion.
As he backed down the court facing the Villanova students, he raised three fingers in the air. Then he lowered two of them. The 'Nova student section had been fairly sedate. So had most of their fans. That changed instantly.
After sufficiently revving up his opponents' fans, Kanasevic proceeded to give away the game, missing two free throws with 45 seconds to play, and throwing a ball off his own player
Dorm Room Fund Wants to Make Philly’s College Kids Rich
By Mike Bertha 9/24/2012
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A boss partner at First Round Capital, Penn alum Josh Kopelman, has announced the start of Dorm Room Fund in Philly. The student run investment fund will help students or recent graduates of Philly's universities get their start-ups off the ground. Kopelman co-founded Infonautics in 1991 while he was still a Junior at Penn. First Round Capital will contribute $500,000 to Dorm Room Fund in the hopes that Philly's college entrepreneurs make it big. [Inquirer]
St. Joseph’s Pays $10 Million for Cardinal’s Residence
By Joel Mathis 9/07/2012
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Pope John Paul II visited there. So did Ronald Reagan. Now the property at 5700 City Avenue—known as the Cardinal's Residence—has been purchased by St. Joseph's University for a cool $10 million, taking the property off the hands of the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Archbishop Charles Chaput said in January the church would sell the 16-room stone mansion, which has been home to Roman Catholic cardinals for more than 75 years—but had also come to be seen by some as a symbol of the church hierarchy's "complacency and pride." The school hasn't figured out how it will use the property, though in the
Which Local Teams Will Make It to the NCAA Tournament?
By Michael Bradley 2/21/2012
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Monday night, Villanova found out exactly what it is like to get a 30-foot knife in the throat, when Shabazz Napier completed UConn’s gigantic comeback by draining a long-range heartbreaker with 0:00.6 left to lift the Huskies to victory. It was the second straight game in which the Wildcats had coughed up a huge lead, and it was the perfect metaphor for a season that has gone horribly wrong.
Lesbian Couple Wins St. Joe’s Alumni Association Contest
By Mike Bertha 2/15/2012
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Equality kicks ass. And so does irony. A lesbian couple was originally barred from entering the St. Joseph's University Alumni Association's "How I Met My Hawkmate" contest because the Catholic church doesn't recognize homosexual relationships. When word reached the Twitterverse and blogsphere, people used social media to rapidly spread the news—and bad publicity—quickly convincing the alumni to reverse their decision. Today, the alumni association announced via Facebook that Megan Edwards and Katie MacTurk won the contest. [NBC Philadelphia]
St. Joe’s Alumni Association Respects Lesbians After Media Scandal
By Mike Bertha 2/03/2012
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St. Joe's Says Lesbians Don't Count. Sike. Remember that time when the St. Joseph's Alumni Association didn't want to include a lesbian couple in its "How I Met My Hawk Mate" contest? Yeah, so do we. But it looks like SJU is hoping you forget because they've decided to let the couple participate. How thoughtful. [NBC Philadelphia]
Knock, Knock. So, the Nashville Predators are good (they've notched 66 points this season). But, they're not good enough to stop Wayne Simmonds and the Flyers from beating them 4-1.[The 700 Level]
Babysitter Arrested for Molesting Toddler. You know what's
St. Joe’s Alumni Association Says Lesbians Don’t Count
By Mike Bertha 2/02/2012
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The St. Joseph's University's Alumni Association is holding a contest for Hawk couples. The premise is that couples send in the story of how they met at school and/or bonded over their love of the university to the SJU Alumni Association Facebook page. The stories that receive the most "likes" by Valentine's Day get a $100 gift certificate to their favorite restaurant. So, if you and your partner both went to SJU, you should definitely enter this contest—unless, of course, you're lesbian. Then, you shouldn't bother because the alumni association won't post your story because, "the Catholic Church does not
St. Joe’s Grudge Benches Former Hawk
By Mike Bertha 12/19/2011
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Meet former St. Joe's starting center Todd O'Brien. O'Brien enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Alabama Birmingham, is on the basketball team there and has one year of eligibility left in his collegiate career. But, Todd O'Brien hasn't logged one minute of game-play this season because St. Joseph's University and Hawks head coach Phil Martelli adamantly refuse to release O'Brien as a part of the NCAA's Grad Student Transfer Exception rule. It's alleged that O'Brien has not been released because Martelli feels that the player wronged him by leaving to study and play elsewhere. [Sports Illustrated]
