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‘Spotlight’ lawyer accuses Newark archdiocese of defending abusive priest

By Isabel Soisson | January 30

Mitchell Garabedian, the celebrated lawyer known for representing the sexual abuse victims of Roman Catholic priests in the Boston area, recently accused the Archdiocese of Newark of blaming the alleged victims of Rev. Michael “Mitch” Walters in order to protect him. Walters is accused of abusing five boys and one girl decades ago. Walters graduated from Seton Hall in 1977 with a BA in religious studies.

Minimum wage hike means higher pay for student workers

By Nicholas Kerr | January 30

Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) and New Jersey state lawmakers reached an agreement on Jan. 17 to raise the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour, fulfilling a key campaign promise made by Murphy to voters in 2017 while running for the office.

Asst. director tackles new position

By Evando Thompson | January 30

Daria Peace-Allen began her first days of work at Seton Hall last week after taking over the open position of Assistant Director of Leadership and Development.

SGA receives funding for diversity initiatives

By Staff Writer | January 30

The Student Government Association (SGA) received an allocation of $16, 000 for diversity initiatives, according to the SGA Finance Committee.

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Seton Hall instagram explodes with controversy

By Staff Writer | January 30

On Jan. 29, the Official Seton Hall University Instagram account, @SetonHall, posted an image of students who recently attended the March for Life in Washington D.C.

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Government shutdown stretches into 34th day

By Nicholas Kerr | January 23

The United States partial government shutdown continues into its 34th day today, leaving more than 800,000 federal employees furloughed or working without pay and making it the longest shutdown in history.

Developers propose luxury dorms on Valley Street

By Rhania Kamel | January 23

A North Carolina-based student housing management company has a proposal develop new luxury student apartments on Valley Street in South Orange. The project will be unaffiliated with Seton Hall University, but could serve as another location for students to live.

Student shares passion for acting

By Payton Seda | January 23

Raised in the suburbs of San Francisco in Palo Alto, Calif., Elizabeth McCole, grew up in the high-pressured environment of Silicon Valley, where she was expected to graduate from a top college and get a job as a highly-paid professional. Instead, she decided to move to the East Coast to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. Now a senior Theatre and Communication double major at Seton Hall University, McCole has proven herself time and again on stage.

MLK-inspired luminaries set South Orange aglow

By Staff Writer | January 23

Martin Luther King Jr.’s influence on social justice and equality has had an incredibly powerful impact on the people of America. Though it seems restrictive to commemorate the activist’s contribution to the civil rights movement on merely one day of the year, the country declares the third Monday of January as rightfully his.

Professor awarded national ranking

By Kaitlyn Quinn | January 23

On Jan. 11, Dr. Robert Kelchen, an Assistant Professor with the Department of Education Leadership, Management and Policy, ranked No. 32 out of the top 200 professors a group of national educators ranked, which looked at approximately 20,000 faculty in total. Education Week and American Enterprise Institute made this announcement.

Laundry renovations underway

By Marie Leone | January 23

In his President’s Report of last semester, Student Government Association (SGA) president Rishi Shah said that “all” of the laundry rooms on campus will be remodeled, “most likely” in the 2019 school year.