Redefining success at Seton Hall from a non-STEM perspective
By Grace Tylee | October 27Students often equate late-night lab reports or complex mathematical equations with “real” academic rigor.
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From the Sports Desk: Love for basketball from bleachers to byline
By Sports Desk | October 27As a section, we’re all very passionate about sports—I mean, we better be, given the position that we’re in.
‘Baby, let the games begin’: the art of diss tracks
By Kaelyn Blizard | October 24Diss tracks are back in the spotlight with Taylor Swift’s latest album, where a song rumored to target pop icon Charli XCX has fans buzzing. But lyrical feuds and musical showdowns aren’t new. For decades, artists across genres—from hip-hop to pop—have channeled their drama, competition and personal conflicts into some of the most compelling music of their time. This isn’t just gossip; it’s a long-standing tradition of turning rivalry into art.
A press that needs permission isn’t free
By Megan Pitt | October 22U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said journalists must agree not to disclose unauthorized information to maintain access to the Pentagon on Sept. 19. News organizations were given until Oct. 14 to accept the new restrictions.
Road to Seton Hall: a commuter story
By Ishal Chhipa | October 9For commuters, the college experience doesn’t start in a dorm room, but in a driver’s seat.
Dodgers survive Philly frenzy as Game 3 looms large in Los Angeles
By Jeremy Son | October 7The Los Angeles Dodgers weathered a relentless ninth-inning rally to edge the Philadelphia Phillies 4–3 in a tension-filled Game 2 at a roaring Citizens Bank Park.
NJ PBS is dead, what now?
By Lianna Cruz | October 6A mere two months after Congress rescinded funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), New Jersey’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) announced its impending July 2026 closure. The loss of federal funds was the final blow after Gov. Phil Murphy had cut state funding by 75% in June 2025.
"YB Better": The best rapper of our generation visits Prudential Center for his first tour in years
By Zachary Mawby | October 3I know what you’re thinking: “YoungBoy? Seriously? You already lost me.”
Pointflation: Dunkin’ rewards are skyrocketing
By Calla Patino | September 29Nothing is better than sipping an iced, cold French vanilla coffee with cream and liquid sugar when it costs me no dollars.
Advantages, disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence in school
By Amelia Wysoczanski | September 22Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant thought. It is the present.
Never let a clumsy bone stop you
By Calla Patino | September 17Falling is a way of life. Accidentally walking into a Handicap parking sign pole when meeting a freshman for the first time is a part of the journey. Clumsiness is beautiful in its own lack of spatial awareness and directionally challenged way.
Hot Take Friday: Cheating allegations, year-end music recap, infected raw milk
By Dominique Mercadante | December 6For this week’s Hot Take Friday, we’re once again sharing opinions on controversial issues in pop culture: Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan’s breakup, Apple Replay v. Spotify Wrapped, and the Bird Flu outbreak in California.
Hot Take Friday: “Chickenfry” breakup, Sabrina Carpenter concert controversy, and Megan Fox pregnancy
By Esmeralda Arias and Dominique Mercadante | November 22This week for Hot Take Friday, we’re sharing various opinions on minor issues in pop culture that we think should be talked about.
E-Board Column: Just getting started
By Emmett Bikales | March 29It was late in the summer before my senior year when Emma Thumann asked me to be the Setonian’s news copy editor. I had never done a lick of work for the paper. I am as much a journalist as I am a person who can do long division; that is to say, not at all. How I came into consideration for this position remains a mystery, but I type before you today as a proud member of the Setonian’s 100th editorial board.
E-Board column: Maybe it is fate
By Emma Thumann | March 19I’ve never been someone who believes in fate, of higher powers or external forces and wonders influencing my every thought. But when I became editor-in-chief, I learned something about the paper that made me reconsider my stance.
E-Board column: Nothing short of rewarding
By Maria Levandoski | March 16Serving as the Head Photo Editor this year has been the highlight of my senior year.
E-Board column: Being part of the Setonian has helped me not only improve as a writer, but also my communication skills
By Dareen Abukwaik | March 12Four years later, I have gotten to know so many people and make friends in the process of working on the Setonian.
E-Board column: Not everything is predetermined, and that's okay
By Peyton Hruska | March 10To this day, I have formed connections with people that I never would have encountered otherwise–some of whom I am grateful to call my close friends.
E-Board column: What Trenton makes, the world takes
By Thomas Donnelly | March 7It’ll be weird not hearing my dad’s coworkers ask when my next article will be up. Just as I sat with curiosity coming into Seton Hall, I’ll sit with this for a little bit longer.
E-Board column: It takes a village
By Serena Davis | March 5The proverb “it takes a village to raise a child,” although the newspaper is not a physical baby, rings true as I look back at the last 100 years of the Setonian.
