Being homesick is nothing to be ashamed of
By Shayan Dawood | January 30When I came to Seton Hall my freshman year, I was excited.
COLUMNS
Lifelong friendships are a myth, mostly
By Justin Sousa | January 23Reflecting on the people you surrounded yourself with throughout your childhood can be an eye-opening experience.
Senior column: Don’t dwell on what you missed
By Alyssa Schirm | December 5Coming into Seton Hall as a freshman, I was adamant that I wanted to be involved in as much as I could.
Internships should be paid, no exceptions
By Vanessa Vela | November 21I started my hunt for an internship after watching “The Carrie Diaries.” For anyone who has seen the show, you know that Carrie Bradshaw’s New York internship experience was nothing less than glamorous.
College is what you make of it, and that includes SHU
By Robert Fallo | November 16“Oh my god! Seton Hall is third in unhappiness for colleges? I knew I hated this school. Why did I ever decide to go here? This school makes me so sad.”
We don’t know how to listen to each other anymore
By Kristel Domingo | November 7In a world constantly buzzing with social interaction, proper communication is essential in daily life. We communicate everyday – whether it be through face-to-face interaction, social media messages, body language, you name it. We are a very social civilization.
International film festival shows ‘slice of life’
By Evando Thompson | October 30____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>One of the biggest issues in America right now is how we deal with social issues, like LGBTQ rights and gun laws. Anyone can type a rant in 280 characters or less. It takes a different type of dedication to call legislators and force them to get a bill passed. [caption id="attachment_28833" align="aligncenter" width="547"] Photo via Wikipedia[/caption] I used to be uninformed when it came to politics because the jargon can be off-putting. Here we welcome the filibuster, an antiquated facet of our government that undoubtedly staunches progress in politics. The Congressional Research Service defines a filibuster as any tactic aimed at blocking a measure by stopping it from becoming a vote. In recent Democratic Presidential Debates, we hear about the amazing bills that each candidate will sign if elected. The unfortunate part of that is none of the bills are likely to pass because they must go through the Senate. Arguably, the biggest recent bill passed through the Senate, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was almost a decade ago. Gaining the necessary 51 votes to pass a bill in the Senate is nearly impossible due to increased partisanship in today’s political climate. Many advocates for the filibuster say the original idea is what the Founding Fathers wanted it to be: the “cooling saucer” that forces the two parties to work together. The risk of getting rid of the filibuster means that the side you agree with will not always be in power. Abolishing it would make it easier for everyone to pass things. For example, it would no longer be possible to filibuster judicial nominations, most recently seen in the 50-48 Brett Cavanaugh ruling. I think it is a risk worth taking. While it is good to give the minority party a voice in the Senate, it should not come at the expense of getting something passed. You can argue whether you agree with a bill or not depending on which end of the political spectrum you fall on. What cannot be argued is the lack of progress being made on either side because of the filibuster, along with other issues that plague our government today. While we cannot reverse the use of technology and use of social media, we can do something that has a stronger impact than a post. Call your representatives, have your voice heard and do your small part in advocating for justice. Evando Thompson is a senior journalism major and German minor from Atlanta, Ga. He can be reached at evando.thompson@student.shu.edu.
I’m learning to care about politics, and you should too
By Tyler Calvaruso | October 23I grew up in a household where my father would come home from work, turn on the television and flip back and forth between FOX News and CNN until he decided it was time to call it a night and go to sleep.
Your feminism isn’t feminism if it’s not intersectional
By Staff Writer | October 9As of Sept. 27 of this year, 18 transgender women have died according to The New York Times. The violent deaths of these women and the lack of attention their deaths have received are a reflection of a society that does not care about transgender women of color.
Halloween is not an excuse to be insensitive to others
By Rhania Kamel | October 2Halloween is this month and I wanted to take the time to remind everyone to avoid cultural appropriation. I love Halloween as much as the next person, but it’s important to remember that someone else’s culture should be not be your go-to choice for a Halloween costume.
Here’s why you should try to meet someone in person
By Liam Oakes | September 12We live in a world where the majority of us always wants to be connected with someone else through some sort of channel, whether it be through social media, text messaging or dating apps.
Student journalists are real journalists and should be respected
By Nicholas Kerr | September 5Late Monday night a three-alarm fire broke out in North Philadelphia, engulfing a four-story abandoned building in flames and forcing firefighters to evacuate the block. The order to leave subsequently displaced several Temple University students living in nearby buildings.
As you enter college, remember to treat yourself well
By Isabel Soisson | June 18Finding yourself in college involves a lot more than just trying any and everything.
There’s nothing wrong with attending community college
By Merinda Gruszecki | May 1The two-year, “community college” stigma needs to end. The thoughts and opinions of two-year colleges in the past does not pertain to the current benefits attending community college has today.
Disabled students should study abroad
By Veronica Gaspa | April 24When I was getting ready to start my senior year at SHU, all I knew was I wanted to make it the best year ever. I was thinking about what I hadn’t done yet in college and the one thing that took over my thinking was study abroad. I had never left America, and it was at the top of my bucket list.
I hope to pay it forward when I graduate
By James Justice | April 10Some memories are clearer than others, this one is crystal. I remember walking from Aquinas Hall to the University Center on a Wednesday night in April 2016. I didn’t know then, but the next half hour would change my life.
I found myself through studying journalism
By Sarah Yenesel | April 3Like some other college students, I will be ending my collegiate career in a different place than where I started it. Towards the end of my first year as a nursing major at Seton Hall University, I realized that while I respect the profession, I could not find joy in doing that work for the rest of my life.
In college, remember to trust your gut
By Kaitlyn Quinn | March 30When I was a junior in high school, I figured out exactly what I was going to do for the rest of my life. I would attend Seton Hall University for its Speech Pathology 4+2 Program, graduate with three degrees in speech pathology, elementary and special education and English, and I would become a speech language pathologist. I would always have a job, I would save the self-esteem and speech of thousands of children, and I would write the next best-selling novel on the side.
Seton Hall needs to work on their security
By Robert Fallo | March 20Safety should be a top priority, if not the highest priority for a college campus. With thousands of students in the area every day, the potential for disaster without the correct security is heightened.
It’s not too late to go into journalism
By Kevin Kopf | March 6In the current age, it is easy to write off journalism, and subsequently related majors such as public relations, communications, and many more, as useless.
