The Hawk (newspaper)

Background
The Hawk, Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 1929, has notably recorded the history of Saint Joseph for 90 years. For people who have worked there, it is a place to learn, grow, build up friendships that can last long after graduation, and inspire a future career. The staffers are found at work at every game, lecture, meeting, and special event. They handle every aspect of production, including putting physical copies in distribution boxes early Wednesday mornings. Whether the staff lands a big story or makes the smallest mistake, it’s all there in print. The people they write about are neighbors, dormmates, professors and others they may encounter in their lives as St. Joe’s students.

It is the weekly student newspaper of Saint Joseph's University located in Philadelphia, PA and is published every Wednesday during the school year. It appears in print and online and includes News, Opinions, Lifestyle, and Sports sections. Exclusive multimedia content can also be found online.

The paper is distributed on campus on Wednesdays during the academic year at major campus locations including the Post Learning Commons, Campion Student Center, academic buildings, and student residence halls. While The Hawk strives to bring objective news to the student body, it does not serve as a public relations platform for Saint Joseph's University.

The Hawk contains news articles about Saint Joseph’s University, while the Opinions section highlights the views of different individuals and groups on campus through columns, staff editorials and letters to the editor. The Lifestyle section includes soft news, human interest stories about people and events on campus and in the area, and student columns about campus life and popular culture. The Sports section focuses on the Saint Joseph’s University Hawks and Philadelphia-area professional teams.

Distribution
The newspaper is free to those affiliated with the university and is distributed every Wednesday during the academic year. It has a print circulation of 2500.

Awards
The National Pacemaker Awards are the highest achievement for college journalism. The awards are given every fall at the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) conference. The Hawk won two Pacemakers in 2014. The first award was for excellence in student media in the category of “Four-year Non-daily Newspaper.” Staff member, Weiyi (Dawn) Cai, ’15, won fifth place for Designer of the Year Award for infographics.