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The Hawks' Herald

The Student News Site of Roger Williams University

The Hawks' Herald

The Student News Site of Roger Williams University

The Hawks' Herald

Wish (Credit: Walt Disney Company)
In defense of Disney’s Wish
Nicole Kowalewski, Herald Reporter • April 10, 2024

Despite the requisite capitalist motives and a mountain of overblown internet criticism, Walt Disney Animation’s hundredth anniversary feature...

Students rehearsing a production of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma! Coming to RWU
Abigail Lebowitz, Arts & Culture Editor • April 10, 2024

The classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma, will be hitting the Roger Williams stage the 19th to the 27th, so grab your cowboy hats...

The problem with Percy Jackson on Disney+
Nicole Kowalewski, Herald Reporter • March 27, 2024

All is not well in the realm of Greek heroes and media gods… Pushing past the exhaustively repetitive debate over the necessity of reboots,...

Student Body President Zoey Cormican.
Student Body President, Student Senate & ICC election results
Lily Neves, Managing Editor • April 10, 2024

Student Body President, Student Senate, and Inter Class Council elections have come to a close and congratulations to the following:  Student...

The solar eclipse.
RWU students were ‘totality’ excited for the solar eclipse
Sage Shuster-Wright, Photographer • April 10, 2024

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse occurred when the Moon passed between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun’s face completely. The...

Student body president candidates Joseph Pistulli (left) and Zoey Cormican (right).
Presidential Debate
Lily Neves, Managing Editor • March 27, 2024

As the 2024 Roger Williams University student body presidential elections rapidly approach, there are two candidates who have declared their...

The schematic of the skatepark area. Courtesy of Colin Martz.
Concrete Contention: RWU’s Newest Addition
Madelyn T. LaScala and Madison Barr April 10, 2024

In recent news of student enrichment, the Office of Student Life has announced the potential installation of a skatepark. Located on the north...

Art Club participates in watercolor night.
Organization Spotlight: Art Club
Nolan Abitabilo, Features Editor • April 10, 2024

Have you ever felt the need on campus to let your creative mind flow and share an artistic experience with your friends? Well this past Thursday...

The flyer for the Pop Up Thrift Shop. Courtesy of Feminists United and Sustainability Club.
Fashionable Fundraising: Thrift Shop Pop-Up Event
Abigail Lebowitz, Arts & Culture Editor • April 10, 2024

Any of you who have done your laundry recently, so hopefully all of you, might have noticed the donation bin placed nearby. This bin, and many...

Image by Vectonauta on Freepik
TikTok ban: A ban on culture?
Amanda Walsh, Herald Reporter • April 10, 2024

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or stuck for hours on end in an arch studio), you know that Tik Tok is on the brink of banishment....

“Help! My Personal Style Is Too Strong!” Tips to Being An Irresistible Icon
“Help! My Personal Style Is Too Strong!” Tips to Being An Irresistible Icon
Madelyn T. LaScala and Madison Barr April 10, 2024

Dearest fellow scholars,      Personal brand is everything. Whether you’re dating, going out for an interview, obtaining sushi at Lower,...

Players on the field during the game.
Men’s Lacrosse Secures 8th Straight Win vs. Wentworth
Stathi Savvidis, Herald Reporter • April 10, 2024

The Roger Williams men’s lacrosse team squared off against Wentworth on Wednesday, defeating them 9-7 at home, in a game that was impacted...

Freshman Will Hurlbut takes a swing.
Men’s Tennis blows away Colby-Sawyer in non-conference match
Megan Standifer, Sports Editor • April 10, 2024

With a sunny but windy Spring day on Sunday, April 7, RWU men’s and women’s tennis hosted Colby Sawyer for a non-conference match of three...