SHU students raise money for Haiti
By Staff Writer | January 27Students at Seton Hall University have come together to launch a campus-wide effort to help those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti.
Students at Seton Hall University have come together to launch a campus-wide effort to help those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti.
Seton Hall 2009 graduate Craig Marcklinger is safe and currently US-bound after experiencing the devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti on Tuesday.
A recent survey published in USA Today on drinking in college co-ed dormitories sheds light on the decrease in Seton Hall's own alcohol-related violations last year.
International students make up approximately one percent of the population at Seton Hall, according to the College Board's Web site, and because these students are so few and far between, many find it difficult to adjust to their new culture.
Diplomacy students were given the chance to mingle with faculty and guests including United Nations ambassadors, consulate members and a former National Security Advisor at this year's Whitehead School of Diplomacy Global Leadership Gala on the evening of Dec. 3 held at the Public Library in Manhattan.
As students pull all nighters, walking out of the Walsh library, a glimmer of lights accompanies the sunrise: Seton Hall's Christmas Tree.
In September of 2000, the smell of death was discovered and revolutionized the mind of graduate student Eric Stroud. With shark attacks occurring on a global basis, Stroud wanted to somehow prevent them from harming people.
As Seton Hall continues its efforts to be more environmentally friendly, professors are feeling pressure to minimize their printing, though they are not bound by the free printing limits that the university's Digital Sustainability Committee imposed this semester.
Three new Senators were sworn in during the Student Government Association meeting, Monday night.
In the depths of the Fahy basement lies Seton Hall's very own museum, dedicated to ancient Native North American artifacts.
In an attempt to keep the Seton Hall community informed about the affects of the Holocaust, Norbet Bikales, one of the Jewish children rescued in Chabannes, France during the devastation will be the guest speaker at the Sister Rose Thering Endowment Colloquium on Dec. 6 in the Beck Room of the Walsh Library.
Seton Hall will be instituting a new schedule for the Summer 2010 session. The decision to institute the new schedule was made to maintain the standard three-week gap between the conclusion of the summer session and start of the fall semester, due to the late end of the Spring 2009 semester.
The Pirates steamrolled past NJIT Monday night, winning by a score of 93-53.
World AIDS Day is on Dec. 1 and the Students Activities Board (SAB) is taking significant steps to spread awareness about the disease to the Seton Hall community.
The Cecil Group, a planning and design firm based in Boston, Mass., presented the final "South Orange Vision Plan" at a town hall meeting in the South Orange Performing Arts Center loft on Nov. 12. The Vision Plan provides South Orange with a plan to encourage future economic growth within the Village's downtown, Valley St. and Irvington Ave. business corridors.
Data from the Career Center from last year's graduating class, in which the university maintained its graduate employment rate from 2008, as well as the Career Center's new efforts this year to help students find employment, might help quell student worries about their job search.
The Student Government Association granted a total of $10,000 in co-sponsorships to various clubs on campus at Monday night's meeting. The first group was the Student Activities Board, who requested $2,500 to help pay for the 2009 Winter Ball, "Santa's Workshop."
For students that live out of state, or even out of the country, navigating holiday breaks can be tricky.
As Thanksgiving approaches, students who will be remaining on campus for the holiday are invited to join local families for dinner. But even students who will be away for the holidays can get to know nearby families throughout the year through the Home Away from Home program.
A new high-powered telescope will be presented during the opening of the observatory in the McNulty Science and Technology building, dedicated by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Physics Center, on Monday Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.