Damages delay semester start
By Staff Writer | August 28Hurricane Irene passed through South Orange and the surrounding areas on August 27 and 28 resulting in damages and power outages on Seton Hall University's campus.
Hurricane Irene passed through South Orange and the surrounding areas on August 27 and 28 resulting in damages and power outages on Seton Hall University's campus.
UPDATE: 1:25 p.m., A Tropical Storm Warning is still in effect for South Orange and the surrounding areas, according to a PirateAlert text message and e-mail sent to students. The alert told students to limit their movements outside of their residences and to "be mindful of local flooding, downed power lines, trees and other debris."
Hurricane Irene, the storm currently ravaging the Bahamas, is expected to reach New Jersey on Sunday, leading Seton Hall to cancel all scheduled events for that day, including New Student Convocation.
Seton Hall University, and the surrounding areas of South Orange, felt the tremors of a 5.8 magnitude Virignia earthquake minutes after 2:00 pm.
This past Tuesday the Women's Resource Center held the program, "These Hands Don't Hurt Women," a presentation about domestic violence and sexual harassment. The program was held in the Chancellor's Suite at 8:30 PM.
Patrick Linfante, assistant vice president for Public Safety and Security, confirmed Monday that the Seton Hall students, who were involved in a verbal dispute which later evolved to the physical assault of one student, were on-campus residents leaving campus on Friday, July 29.
Due to the new student activities fee, included in tuition this year, the Student Activities Board will be providing students with several opportunities to go on trips, listen to guest speakers, and attend events on and off campus.
Due to the new student activities fee, now included in tuition, the Student Activities Board will be providing students with several opportunities to go on trips, listen to guest speakers, and attend events on and off campus.
Update, 3:30 p.m.: The ruptured gas line was successfully repaired this afternoon by Public Service, according to Patrick Linfante, assistant vice president of Public Safety.
The eighth annual Seton Hall University Hall on the Hill event was held on July 12 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to celebrate innovations by the school both on and off campus.
Former University President Msgr. Robert Sheeran has been appointed to the position of director for mission and ministry at Marin Catholic High School, a part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, according to a release by the University.
Seton Hall University's vice president of University Advancement announced that he will be leaving the Hall on July 29, according to a broadcast email sent out by the Presidents Office.
Seton Hall's Academy for Urban School Reform recently teamed up with the Hall's Teaching Learning Technology Center to donate laptops to Newark's Dayton Street Elementary School, one of the lowest-performing schools in the state.
The Village President and Board of Trustees of South Orange announced on June 8 that a public meeting will be held on June 16 to address a report on the quality of the water supply in South Orange, according to a press release.
Due to a deadlocked jury, the trial of former Seton Hall basketball player Kelly Whitney has been declared a mistrial, according to Kathy Carter, Director of Public Information at the Essex County Prosecutor's office.
The annual Seton Hall Survey of Baccalaureate Graduates collected data for the Class of 2011 online after a problem with Internet Explorer at cap-and-gown pick up that caused data from graduating seniors to become lost.
Seton Hall University, in accordance with emergency response agencies from the Village of South Orange and Essex County, conducted an Emergency Response Exercise, Tuesday, May 24 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m..
The Board of Adjustment's ruling on the conversion of a home on 1 S. Centre St. was recently upheld almost a year after Seton Hall officials appealed the Board's decision to deny the University's application to convert the home, as reported by South Orange Patch in a May 19 article.
Two Seton Hall students took the stand in a New Jersey court room on Wednesday to testify against former Seton Hall basketball standout Kelly Whitney and described a frightening scene in which the Chicago, IL native and an accomplice robbed the students at gunpoint nearly a year ago.