Med school campus required to have ‘adequate parking’
Students are no stranger to parking woes on campus in South Orange, and now eyes are turning to the parking situation at the Interprofessional Health Sciences (IHS) campus. A public meeting of the Nutley Planning Board was held on Sept. 6 to discuss a resolution for parking at the IHS campus, according to Nutley’s tapinto.net page. Kevin Coakley, Seton Hall’s attorney, wrote a letter to Nutley township attorney Barry Kozrya, on Sept....
DeVos’ decision is a slap in the face for sexual assault survivors
The United States Department of Education announced on Sept. 22 that it will be rescinding Obama-era guidance on how schools should handle sexual assault cases under Title IX. Title IX is among the education amendments passed by the Supreme Court in 1972 and states “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any...
Live Like Kainoa: Pi Kappa Phi holds fundraiser for brother
The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity will be sponsoring the “Live Like Kainoa” fundraiser on Sept. 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. on the Green to help brother Kainoa Spenser’s family with their incurred medical expenses. Over the summer, Spenser was diagnosed with pneumonia, which led to further complications and a flesh-eating disease that attacked his limbs and the entirety of his body, according to Ravi Shah, president of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity....
Students conflicted about potential relocation to new medical school campus
With the opening of Seton Hall’s Interprofessional Health Sciences campus (IHS), many nursing and health sciences students are conflicted about changing campuses in the middle of their college careers. The IHS campus, located in Nutley, which is miles from South Orange, will house the College of Nursing, the School of Medicine and the School of Health and Medical Sciences “with a focus on interprofessional education and...
Medical school receives visit from accrediting body
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) visited Seton Hall’s medical school from Sept. 10 to 13 for the next step in its accreditation process. The LCME evaluates medical schools in the United States and Canada and determines whether the school is worthy of accreditation. The purpose of this visit was to guarantee that the medical school meets established standards, according to Seton Hall’s website. Making sure that...
SGA Updates
The Student Government Association (SGA) meeting on Aug. 28 opened with President Christina Simon delivering the Advisor’s Report on behalf of Advisor Maggie Bach who couldn’t be at the meeting. Bach wanted Simon to let the freshmen attending the meeting for the first time know how excited is she for their interest in SGA. President Simon thanked those who came to support her at freshmen convocation on Aug. 27. She congratulated the...
SHU renews security contract with Securitas
Since 2004, the independently contracted security company, Securitas, has been employed by Seton Hall to keep the campus safe. The University recently renewed a three-year contract with the company, which employs nearly 300,000 people worldwide, according to Securitas’s website. Pat Linfante assistant vice president for Public Safety and Security discussed the process that prospective employees undergo in order to be hired by...
Seton Hall’s interim president condemns white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Dr. Mary Meehan, Seton Hall’s interim president, released a statement on August 16 that condemned the white nationalist rally that occurred in Charlottesville, Va. during the weekend of August 11. “The worst impulses of humanity were on display,” Meehan wrote in her letter, “a toxic mix of racism, anti-Semitism, and willful ignorance.” “As a Catholic institution, we stand in unity with those who were targeted by the racists in...
SHU halts expansion of Beta Theta Pi fraternity
Seton Hall University has decided to delay the expansion of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity to its campus until next year. At that time, the administration will reconsider its expansion, according to Michael Davis, assistant director of Leadership Development. “Following the tragic death of Timothy Piazza at Penn State, it is prudent that we take the time to reflect on what’s best for our community,” Davis said via email. Piazza died on...
Seton Hall named one of ‘America’s Best Value Colleges’
Seton Hall University was named one of ‘America’s Best Value Colleges’ by Forbes magazine. The University earned the 245th spot on the list, placing behind schools like University of California Berkeley, Stanford University and Harvard University. Forbes’ Best Value ranking indexes which schools will “deliver a meaningful return on investment,” according to its website. Seton Hall’s spot on this 300-school list puts SHU within the top...
1 dead, 5 injured in Newark shooting Ι South Orange Ave closed
One person was fatally shot as three others were injured in a Newark shooting on Thursday night.
Phi Delta Theta will colonize 70 founding fathers
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity will be colonizing its nearly 70 new members at Seton Hall on April 29. Phi Delta Theta fraternity was founded in 1848 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The fraternity was founded on three pillars: friendship, sound learning and rectitude, according to phideltatheta.org. Phi Delta Theta’s national philanthropy is the Amyotrophic Laterals Sclerosis (ALS) Association in honor of Lou Gehrig, Phi Delta...
