Welch pleads not guilty
By Staff Writer | September 29Nicholas Welch pleaded 'not guilty' at his arraignment this morning regarding the off-campus house party shooting that killed sophomore Jessica Moore and injured 2 other Seton Hall students.
Nicholas Welch pleaded 'not guilty' at his arraignment this morning regarding the off-campus house party shooting that killed sophomore Jessica Moore and injured 2 other Seton Hall students.
Funeral services for Jessica Moore will be held on Oct. 2 at the J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment in Petersburg, Va, according to a University broadcast e-mail.
Two suspects have been identified, and one has been arrested in connection with the shooting incident that occurred at an off-campus house party early Saturday morning, Robert D. Laurino, acting Essex County Prosecutor announced at a press conference held at the East Orange Police Department.
UPDATE: The press conference has been rescheduled for 10 p.m. tonight.
According to My Fox New York, there have been "unconfirmed reports" that police have a name in connection with the off-campus house party shooting that killed sophomore Jessica Moore, 19, and injured two other Seton Hall students.
Details regarding the shooting incident that occurred early Saturday morning, which injured three Seton Hall students, one who died late Saturday afternoon, are becoming clearer.
Freshman Nicosia Henry, a women's basketball player, was one of the three students that got injured from a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning at an off-campus party in East Orange, according to multiple sources.
Hundreds of students, staff and faculty attended a prayer service for sophomore Jessica Moore, 19, in the Main Lounge of the University Center Saturday evening. Moore died earlier Saturday after being shot at a house part in East Orange that morning.
A former Seton Hall student was robbed at gunpoint at around 1:45 a.m., Sept. 25, about one block from the University's campus, according to a broadcast e-mail.
UPDATE: Sept. 27, 7:40 a.m.: According to 7 Online.com, one of the victims in Saturday's deadly shooting at a house party in East Orange is in stable condition at University Hospital in Newark – awaiting word on whether she may need surgery.
The University has sent a broadcast e-mail to the Seton Hall community with information regarding the shooting the occurred early Saturday morning in East Orange.
Emotional reactions to the tragic death of sophomore Jessica Moore continued throughout the early evening hours of Saturday prior to the University's scheduled prayer service.
Seton Hall Alum Nicholas Scalera ('63) met with Interim-President Gabriel Esteban on Tuesday, September 21 to finalize the creation of a scholarship which would benefit underprivileged children. "I can't express in words how enthused I am about starting a scholarship fund to enable financially and socially needed students from Essex County attend Seton Hall. It will be the culmination of a life-long dream." Scalera said.
Signs warning students of foods containg nuts are now prominently displayed in the Caf to notify students of potential allergens in food after a freshman nearly died from an allergic reaction last week.
The Department of Public Safety and Security and Parking Services will run a second SHUFLY shuttle Saturday, Sept. 25 in hopes of addressing overcrowding and preventing students from being turned away.
With approximately 2,500 parking spaces available, students have made complaints that parking seems more difficult this year than in years past, according to Parking Services.
This semester the Seton Hall shuttle service, SHUFLY, has been facing overcrowding. Students have been both unable to ride the SHUFLY due to the buses being over capacity and been made to get off the shuttle in order to avoid overcrowding.
Seton Hall's interim provost, Dr. Larry Robinson, has been selected as a finalist in Texas Woman's University's search for a new provost, as reported by the Denton Record-Chronicle on Monday.
The Student Government Association discussed the closings of several dining places on campus as well as allocated money to on-campus clubs and organizations at the Sept. 20 meeting.
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