Join The Setonian
About Us
Welcome! We are excited that you are interested in joining The Setonian, the official undergraduate student newspaper of Seton Hall University.
For 100 years, we have served as the voice of the University community, delivering coverage from all angles of Seton Hall’s campus. From reporting on the frontlines of student-led protests to dissecting the latest fashion trends, The Setonian has remained relentless in its reporting.
For questions, email us at setoniannews@shu.edu, our Editor-in-Chief Megan Pitt at megan.pitt@student.shu.edu, or our Managing Editor Lakyn Austin at lakyn.austin@student.shu.edu.
Our Sections
The Setonian has a variety of different sections, all reporting on different areas of news or contributing to our coverage behind the scenes.
News
Our News section covers all important events that affect the Seton Hall community, from on-campus protests to our Student Government Association and everything in between.
News staff writers will have the opportunity to participate in various areas of the paper’s coverage, including writing up breaking news, engaging with enterprise and investigative reporting, and even data journalism, all in the spirit of delivering the most essential stories to our community and holding President’s Hall to account. Writers will also learn to write in AP Style, one of the most widely used English language style guides for reporters.
The workload of a News staff writer typically entails writing one article every other week but could be more for those interested in joining our breaking news coverage team. Staff writers will also have the opportunity to pitch stories at various points throughout the semester during weekly section meetings.
Prior experience with news writing is not required.
News Editor: Michela DiLorenzo, michela.dilorenzo@student.shu.edu
Features
Features covers all things entertainment and trending that keep our campus alive. This includes Pirate profiles, pop culture, listicles, student reactions, campus events and more.
Aside from covering events on campus, we also often venture out to the Village and surrounding restaurants and businesses.
We are committed to letting students’ voices be heard on a variety of topics that are popular today.
The workload of a Features staff writer typically entails writing one article every other week. Staff writers will also have the opportunity to pitch stories at various points throughout the semester during weekly section meetings.
No prior feature writing experience is required.
Features Editor: Kaelyn Blizard, kaelyn.blizard@student.shu.edu
Sports
We work closely with SHU Athletics and the athletes across our 16 different programs. Our sports section is extremely high quality and fast-paced, producing stories within hours of a game's completion, profiling athletes and offering behind-the-scenes insight.
Additionally, our section dives into sports culture with feature stories.
The workload of a Sports staff writer typically entails writing one article every other week. Staff writers will also have the opportunity to pitch stories at various points throughout the semester, including during weekly section meetings.
Sports Editor: Jaden Highsmith, jaden.highsmith@student.shu.edu
Opinion
As the primary independent news source of the Seton Hall community, we offer an outlet for students to express their opinion on a topic of their choosing. From album reviews to societal critiques, our Opinion section weighs in on a variety of issues.
The workload of an Opinion staff writer is at their own discretion, but they would be pitching and writing stories on a regular basis.
Opinion Editor: Calla Patino, calla.patino@student.shu.edu
Photography
Our photo team is responsible for obtaining all of the images used in the production of the paper — from going out into the field to capture news and sports events as they happen to finding images for use on the web. Photojournalists are an integral part of our team and are a great opportunity for aspiring photographers or hobbyists to practice and perfect their craft.
The workload for photojournalists varies based on story assignments, but is flexible.
Photo Editor: Lianna Cruz, lianna.cruz@student.shu.edu
Graphics
While we are not in need of additional graphics editors, please contact our graphics editor if you are interested in joining next year, as you may be trained. We will be looking for an experienced student staff member with knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, along with digital illustrators who can draft art for our opinion columns and other articles as needed.
Graphics Editor: Maria Jose Castellanos Rubi, mariajos.castellanosrubi@student.shu.edu
