y ▁Lie uten ants ▁of ▁Staff ord shire ▁Category : High ▁Sher iffs ▁of ▁Staff ord shire <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Haw k ▁is ▁the ▁mas cot ▁of ▁Saint ▁Joseph ' s ▁University . ▁ ▁The ▁Haw k ▁represents ▁the ▁University ' s ▁mot to , ▁" The ▁Haw k ▁Will ▁Never ▁Die ", ▁by ▁fla pping ▁its ▁wings ▁non - stop ▁( even ▁during ▁hal ft ime ) ▁throughout ▁every ▁basketball ▁game . ▁The ▁Haw k , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁fla pping ▁his ▁wings ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁decor ated ▁mas c ots ▁in ▁college ▁sports , ▁having ▁been ▁called ▁the ▁best ▁college ▁mas cot ▁by ▁ESP N ▁College ▁Basketball ▁Magazine , ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated , ▁and ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁News . ▁ ▁The ▁Haw k ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁stopping ▁its ▁et ernal ▁fla pping . ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁against ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁URI ' s ▁mas cot , ▁Rh ody ▁the ▁Ram , ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁St . ▁Joe ' s ▁Haw k ▁from ▁his ▁et ernal ▁fla pping ▁by ▁putting ▁an ▁inner ▁t ube ▁over ▁its ▁head . ▁This ▁tempor arily ▁imm obil ized ▁his ▁arms . ▁While ▁trying ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁t ube , ▁the ▁Haw k ' s ▁head ▁( cost ume ) ▁fell ▁off . ▁The ▁incident ▁was ▁tele vised ▁on ▁ESP N . ▁ ▁Haw k ▁selection ▁ ▁Haw k ▁selection ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁annual ▁application ▁and ▁interview ▁process ▁in