Seton Hall celebrates 10th annual tree lighting
By Liam Oakes | December 5‘Twas the night of Dec. 3, when all through the Seton Hall campus there was darkness and cold, crisp air. But not for long.
NEWS
First winter storm of the season rips through region
By Nicholas Kerr | December 5The first winter storm of the season wreaked havoc across the northeast region Dec. 1 and 2, causing thousands of flight delays, hundreds of cancellations and hundreds of miles of traffic across the region during two of the busiest travel days of the year.
N.J. looks to next November for weed legalization referendum
By Thomas Schwartz | December 5On next November’s ballot, the state of New Jersey will ask residents whether people over the age of 21 can use recreational marijuana legally.
SGA pushes rewards program in Village
By Rhania Kamel | December 5A Student Government Association ad-hoc senator is starting up an initiative with Village Relations to create a rewards program for Seton Hall University students to use in South Orange Village.
Freshman Studies will include environmental awareness class
By Staff Writer | December 5Freshman Studies has decided to include a pilot lesson about sustainability in all University Life courses held next semester.
SGA spearheads Village Relations Committee
By Elizabeth Rodriguez | December 5The Student Government Association recently started pushing for a new initiative to form a student government coalition amongst other New Jersey colleges and universities and their student governments.
University celebrates Investiture of President
By Thomas Schwartz | November 21The Seton Hall community welcomed its 21st President Dr. Joseph E. Nyre on Nov. 15 in the Walsh Gymnasium. Administration, students, local leaders and clerical leaders were among those intendence to celebrate the installation of Nyre, where he said he will approach the position “with a sense of honor, excitement and profound humility.”
SGA President and VP reflect on their first semester together
By Liam Oakes | November 21With several large Student Government Association (SGA) initiatives now underway, President Rishi Shah and Vice President Frank Mabalatan are slowly beginning to wrap up their year in SGA before the end of their term in nearly four months.
SGA looks into Wi-Fi issues
By Genevieve Krupcheck | November 21The Student Government Association’s Academic Affairs committee, organized a study into Wi-Fi problems at Seton Hall University.
Village Relations Committee looks to improve pedestrian safety
By Rhania Kamel | November 21The Student Government Association’s Village Relations Committee is spearheading a new initiative that deals with pedestrian safety on Seton Hall University’s campus.
SHU hosts a private screening of ‘Harriet’
By Staff Writer | November 21Seton Hall hosted a private screening of the new movie “Harriet” on Nov. 16, as a “collaborative, interactive, experimental academic event,” according to Dr. Kelly Harris, one of the hosts of the event.
DOVE will host its “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week”
By Elizabeth Rodriguez | November 21The Division of Volunteer Efforts (DOVE), will be hosting their annual “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week” this year from Nov. 17 to 22. This is a week of service opportunities aimed at raising awareness and helping those who are homeless and hungry this Thanksgiving season.
Student makes beats and sells them on SoundCloud
By Staff Writer | November 21Sophomore finance major Noah Russo creates and sells his beats on SoundCloud. Russo’s published beats are categorized by mood and genre on the platform and can be purchased for $20-$50 dollars. Buyers can purchase the rights to his songs for $100. In a year, Russo has accumulated around 1,000 sales.
SGA plans to promote awareness on student elections
By Staff Writer | November 15Vice President of the Student Government Association Frank Mabalatan is beginning a new initiative with the SGA Senate Elections Committee this semester to promote awareness and encourage competition by bolstering participation in SGA elections to ensure the best leaders are representing the Seton Hall community.
SGA establishes fivefold theme ahead of legislative session
By Staff Writer | November 15The Student Government Association (SGA) has established five ‘overarching themes’ that will frame their future legislation following last month’s Town Hall meeting with students, faculty, and administrators.
Bethany Hall hosts Dr. John Caputo for Great Minds Dialogues
By Thomas Schwartz | November 15Seton Hall began its Great Minds Dialogues, which will spotlight several scholars from differing fields. On Nov. 12 in Bethany Hall, philosopher and theologian Dr. John Caputo spoke at the series’ inaugural event where he engaged in topics related to academic freedom, and political correctness, among several related subjects.
SGA continues push for student and faculty Board of Regents seats
By Nicholas Kerr | November 7A committee has been compiling data on how other schools interact with their governing boards to compare against SHU
Inclusion Alliance teaches freshmen lessons on diversity
By Rhania Kamel | November 7Members of the Inclusion Alliance visited freshmen students in their University Life classes for the second consecutive year in a row to facilite discussions on diversity this week.
SHU ranked first for post-graduate employment among N.J. private schools
By Staff Writer | November 7When it comes to post-graduate employment, Seton Hall has been ranked No. 1 among New Jersey private schools, according to career resource aggregate Zippia. Overall, Seton Hall ranks No. 5 in New Jersey.
Seton Hall expert on terrorism weighs in on death of Islamic State leader
By Thomas Schwartz | November 7Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, killed himself on Oct. 25 using a suicide vest after being cornered in a dead-end tunnel during an American military raid, according to The New York Times. Since his death, the Islamic State (IS) has named a new leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi, and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that Turkish forces have captured the wife of the late leader.
