The 2014 Campus Security and Fire Safety Report was released on Oct. 1 includes several new definitions that make interpreting the statistics somewhat more difficult, and breaks down the new numbers for students.
At the closing of the last academic year, PNC Bank, Seton Hall’s primary personal banking system, decided to close its branch office in the cafeteria and remove the ATM from Xavier Hall because the machines were being underutilized.
The College of Arts and Sciences will host a Servant Leadership Experience to Kingston, Jamaica, for the duration of Seton Hall’s winter break. Selected students will be given the opportunity to work at the Alpha Boys School from Jan. 2 to 11, where they will help rebuild the facility, develop evening social activities and teach young students the essentials of reading, writing and arithmetic.
PirateNet will be getting an update soon, and while there are not going to be any big changes to the system, this update could allow for more in the future.
Due to a decision made by the South Orange Board of Trustees on Sept. 8, parking on Ward Place was discontinued on Oct. 6.
Timothy Hoffman, president of the Student Government Association, has already had a big impact on the campus. Since becoming SGA president in April, Hoffman has taken steps to overhaul the old Student Government bylaws, which he said were confusing and did not define what SGA could do.
Seton Hall’s Student Government Association has brought TurboVote to campus. TurboVote is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that helps make the voting process easy and provides students a chance to have their voices heard.
The Seton Hall men and women’s cross country teams will head to the Bronx on Friday, Oct. 10, to compete in the Metropolitan Championships.
“After the Fire” brought two survivors of the Boland Hall fire back to Seton Hall to share their experience and talk about fire safety. The Black Student Union and Housing and Residence Life combined efforts to hold the event. The main theme was “turning tragedy into triumph” as the audience gathered to listen to the speakers in the McNulty Amphitheatre on Oct. 1.
Interested in learning about how to prepare for your career? Then come out to “A Major Party” on Friday Oct. 3 on the lawn behind Fahy Hall from noon until 4 p.m.
Seton Hall University will hold its first ever White Coat Ceremony at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10 in the Main Lounge of the Bishop Dougherty University Center. This ceremony marks the official entrance of first year students into the College of Nursing.
The Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations will welcome Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to address students and faculty as this year’s World Leaders Forum speaker.
October is International Month at Seton Hall University. Office of International Programs and several internationally inclined student clubs will be promoting international events around campus.
Emily Balan/News Copy Editor
The latest Campus Security and Safety report came out on Wednesday Oct. 1. While there were no reports of rape, fondling or statutory rape reported for the 2013 calendar year, it is important to understand the act only records assaults that have been reported to the Department of Public Safety and that occur within the limited vicinity of campus, as was reported previously by the Setonian.
The Student Government Association swore in ten new senators on Monday, Sept. 29, following one of their largest applicant pools in recent memory. Timothy Hoffman, president of SGA, said he was pleased with the additions to the senate.
The Seton Hall bells ring with change and improvement and John Signorello, associate vice president of Facilities and Operations, and Michael Garcia, director of Internal Audit, shed some light on why some of these changes were made and how they are holding up.
Seton Hall University’s Greek Organizations will be joining forces with schools across the country to try to raise awareness of the problems of hazing; an issue that is even causing controversy around the newly crowned Miss America.
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