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The Hawks' Herald

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The Hawks' Herald

Chill & Chic: Staying Warm Without Losing your Style
Chill & Chic: Staying Warm Without Losing your Style
Natasha Alvarez, Reporter • March 17, 2025

As the temperatures drop and winter sets in, university students are faced with the challenge of staying warm while still showcasing their personal...

Love at First Line: Blind Book Dates at Our Library
Love at First Line: Blind Book Dates at Our Library
Ryan Robertson, Arts & Culture Editor • March 17, 2025

Last month, our campus library decided to play matchmaker—not with people, but with books. The Blind Date with a Book showcase promised students...

Final pose for the group ballroom dance number
RWU’s Spin on Dancing With the Stars
Sydney Zobel, Social Media Manager • March 7, 2025

The Fieldhouse was packed with excitement on January 22 as students, faculty, and staff gathered to witness the highly anticipated return of...

2025 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients
Nolan Abitabilo, Editor in Chief • April 3, 2025

Yesterday, in an email that was sent out by Public Affairs, Roger Williams University broadcasted that sailor Cole Brauer, who made the historic...

Students hard at work clay throwing.
Throwing for a Cause
Sydney Zobel, Social Media Manager • April 2, 2025

Ceramics students from both Roger Williams University and Mount Hope High School came together on Monday, March 30th, to participate in a collaborative...

March Meltdown Goes Extraplanetary
March Meltdown Goes Extraplanetary
Alex Repass, Opinion Editor • March 31, 2025

Just last week, RWU’s Campus Entertainment Network (CEN) hosted its annual March Meltdown week. For those unfamiliar with this event, it is...

Hawks Soaring in DC
Hawks Soaring in DC
Lily Neves, Reporter • March 18, 2025

Throw a dart at a map and go to it. In my case, my dart was nailed into the map as soon as I visited Washington DC for the first time in seventh...

Photo featuring the readers, the Bateman team, Professor Emans, Dean Meriweather, and one of the children who received a copy of the book.
RWU holds Multilingual Storytelling
Claire Kelley March 4, 2025

Four Roger Williams University students recently brought the magic of multilingual storytelling to the Providence community during a special...

Students Against Censorship
Students Against Censorship
Claire Kelley February 18, 2025

On February 4th, a group of students hosted an event centering around raising awareness for banned books. Book bans are on the rise, with censorship...

ChatGPT: You’re a Genius for Using It!
ChatGPT: You’re a Genius for Using It!
Shelby Geaney, Reporter • April 1, 2025

“What I did was I put it through ChatGPT, it gave me a summary of the article, and I just used that.” “[Name redacted], you’re a genius!” This...

Was This The Coldest Winter?
Was This The Coldest Winter?
Amanda Walsh, Reporter • March 18, 2025

The weather has warmed up a bit here at RWU. It’s gone from single digits all the way to the upper 30s. After the windy winter we had, this...

Graphic made by Alex Repass
Ruckus at the Royal Rumble
February 19, 2025
Molhado Madness in Brazil
November 13, 2024
Shaping the future of Women’s Sports: RWU’s commitment to equity
Shaping the future of Women’s Sports: RWU’s commitment to equity
Dominic Paquette, Sports Editor • March 31, 2025

It has been 37 years since March was first recognized as Women’s History Month, yet women athletes around the world still face unequal treatment....

Track Preseason
Track Preseason
Mia Morelli, Reporter • March 7, 2025

After being Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's track champions two years in a row, “...we definitely have a target on our back,” said...

Molhado Madness in Brazil
November 13, 2024