NEWS

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Animal House' ordinance deemed effective

After 2 years in effect, the Rental Registration & Licensing ordinance, more commonly known at Seton Hall as the

Founder of Haitian orphanage visits SHU

The founder of the Maison Fortune Orphanage in Haiti, which students have visited on the annual Division of Volunteer Efforts Haiti service trip, came to Seton Hall this week.

Arrest made in car break-ins

Update, 1:59 p.m.: According to Christie, the stolen Jeep Cherokees have not been recovered yet.

Seton Hall students robbed at gunpoint

Update, 3:05 p.m.: According to Gary Christie, assistant director of Public Safety and Security, the South Orange Police Department is still investigating last night's robbery, and updated information may be released soon.

South Orange police report increase in motor vehicle-related crimes

Update, 3:14 p.m.: According to Gary Christie, assistant director of Public Safety and Security, the two stolen Jeep Cherokees mentioned in this afternoon's PirateAlert were owned by students, one of whom lived off-campus and one who is a Turrell Manor resident who parked in the University owned lot across from Turrell.

New details regarding Thursday night armed robbery revealed

An investigation by the South Orange Police Department and the Department of Public Safety and Security has shown the armed robbery of two University students did not occur at the Wilden Gate, as previously reported.

SPACE VIOLATION

The University's two most frequented parking lots are in violation of South Orange municipal codes, according to an investigation by The Setonian.

Setonian takes home 12 awards in N.J. newspaper contest

The Setonian has won 12 awards in the 2010-2011 New Jersey College Newspaper Contest, as announced on Tuesday.

Exposition marks 15 years of celebrating academic efforts

The Annual Petersheim Academic Exposition, a commemoration of undergraduate and graduate student scholarly achievement, is celebrating its 15th year this April.

ONE Campaign sponsors awareness concert

Seton Hall's ONE Campaign will host an awareness concert, free to Seton Hall students, headlined by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (SSLYBY) on May 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Theatre-in-the-Round.

Summer construction for Xavier

The tri-level of Xavier will be closed this summer for renovation work, according to Michael Marconi, project manager for Facilities Engineering.

Blue Orange guide highlights popular town hangouts

The Village Liaisons at Seton Hall are creating a Zagat-type guide of South Orange establishments for the fall semester's incoming freshmen.

Alum creates internship program

A Seton Hall alumni and member of the Board of Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stillman School of Business created a new summer internship opportunity open to Seton Hall students.

Hall brings back TEDx

Seton Hall will be holding its second annual TEDx conference on April 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m in the Theatre-in-the-Round.

Gay marriage course returns in fall 2011

The special topics course, Politics of Gay Marriage, will be offered by the Women and Gender Studies department for the second time next semester.

Hands-on training for high-schoolers

High school students interested in athletic training participated in Seton Hall's Athletic Training day, a workshop organized by the Athletic Training club in order to promote March as Athletic Training month.

PR seniors hope for success in national competition

____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A group of senior public relations majors were chosen to participate in the Public Relations Student Society of America Bateman Competition, which began in November and will conclude in May. Ned Hopf, Melissa Piccinich, Besi Henriquez and Lauren Cerra were all picked to be on a team to represent Seton Hall in the competition, which allows the students to use the skills they learned in the classroom to create a campaign for a national client, according to the PRSSA website. All the students felt it was a privilege to be chosen to be on the team. "This competition means the world to me," Piccinich said. "For public relations majors, this is a great honor to be chosen to participate." The competition this year is sponsored by AllyFinancial and the task is to increase financial literacy among low to moderate income communities, according to the website. The students agreed that PR classes they took throughout their years at Seton Hall had helped them to prepare. "I could not have been prepared for this competition without the knowledge my previous PR1, PR2, and Promotional Writing courses have taught me," Cerra said. "I reviewed past PR campaigns to also prepare." There was a large amount of work that goes into creating the actual campaign for the competition, according to Hopf. "A large portion of our time was devoted to researching the competition, our client, our demographics and various things of that nature," Hopf said. "Then we had to create objectives and a strategy for how to move forward. After the planning is complete we then have to put the plan in action and make sure it goes as smoothly as possible. Finally once the implementation is over we have to evaluate our campaign and reflect on its strengths and weaknesses." For part of their campaign, the group created different financial game shows to help students learn in an entertaining way, according to Henriquez. The students all have different expectations for the competition, but said they all want to create a great campaign. "My expectation for this competition is to create a good campaign that will promote the client's message: To make smart financial decisions," Henriquez said. "However, my biggest expectation is to make Dr. Rennie proud. If we can achieve that, than I know our campaign was a great success." Three teams will be chosen as finalists in May to present their campaigns and the winner will receive $2,500 and a trophy. Kelly Carroll can be reached at kelly.carroll@student.shu.edu.

Seton Hall continues to help Haiti recover

Chilean miner visits Seton Hall

Mario Sepulveda, one of 32 survivors of the collapsed Chilean mine from this fall, visited the Seton Hall campus today.

Chilean Miner speaks at the Hall

Mario Sepulveda, one of the 33 miners from Chile who were trapped underground for 69 days, spoke about his experience in the mine and how it has affected his life.