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Seton Hall reports four new coronavirus cases in highest recorded single-day increase; several cases said to be ‘related’

By Nicholas Kerr | October 22

Seton Hall recorded four new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday evening, its highest single-day increase. According to the Health Intervention and Communication Team (HICT) dashboard, three of the cases appear to be related to another confirmed case from Oct. 20 – another first for the University which, until this point, had only reported isolated cases.

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Seton Hall announces plans to continue hybrid classes into spring

By Daniel O'Connor | October 14

The University’s Hybrid Flexible or “HyFlex” instruction modality will continue into the spring 2021 semester, according to an email from the Office of the Provost sent out on Tuesday.

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Seton Hall gathers on Green, honors Breonna Taylor and others killed by police

By Daniel O'Connor and Justin Sousa | October 10

More than 100 students and community members gathered for a vigil on the University Green Friday night to honor Breonna Taylor and other Black men and women who were killed by police. 

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Seton Hall women’s basketball team and Black Caucus to host vigil honoring Breonna Taylor and others killed by police

By Justin Sousa | October 8

Seton Hall’s women’s basketball team, along with members of Seton Hall’s Black Caucus, will host a vigil on the University Green Friday to honor of Breonna Taylor and several other Black men and women who have been killed by police.

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Women’s basketball team to host vigil honoring Breonna Taylor and others killed by police

By Daniel O'Connor and Justin Sousa | October 8

Seton Hall’s women’s basketball team, along with members of Seton Hall’s Black Caucus, will host a vigil on the University Green Friday to honor of Breonna Taylor and several other Black men and women who have been killed by police.

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New Jersey records 957 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily count since May

By Nicholas Kerr | October 3

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced via Twitter on Saturday that the state recorded another 957 coronavirus cases, the highest number of daily cases since May.

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Microsoft Outlook, Teams, return after hours-long outage

By Daniel O'Connor | September 29

Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook and Teams, experienced a major outage Monday evening, preventing some students from accessing their emails and remote classes.

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Seton Hall forgoes spring break for next semester

By Staff Writer | September 25

Seton Hall announced that there will not be a spring break for the spring 2021 semester in an email to students on Sept. 24.

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Seton Hall to begin random surveillance testing of resident students

By Nicholas Kerr | September 24

Citing a recent 14% uptick in national coronavirus cases, Seton Hall announced on Thursday that it would begin random surveillance testing for resident students starting on Sept. 28.

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Seton Hall lags behind peer institutions in daily coronavirus tests, data shows

By Nicholas Kerr | September 21

New data shows Seton Hall lags behind some of its peer institutions in coronavirus testing, according to a Setonian analysis of institutional testing data across three other Catholic-midsize universities. 

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Seton Hall rises six spots in U.S. News and World Report ranking

By Daniel O'Connor | September 14

Seton Hall rose six spots in the 2021 annual ranking of colleges by U.S. News and World Report, rising from No. 139 to No. 133 on the publication's list of the best national universities.

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Health Services clarifies testing protocols, while virologist calls outbreak risk ‘unacceptably high’

By Daniel O'Connor | September 4

A Seton Hall virologist called the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak on campus “unacceptably high” after a Health Services interview with The Setonian clarified the University's testing and tracing protocols.

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University details new penalties for students who violate public health guidance

By Nicholas Kerr | August 24

Students who live off-campus and violate Seton Hall or public health guidelines could face monetary sanctions of as much as $1,000 from the University, according to Associate Dean of Students Winston Roberts.

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Faculty Senate passes motion asking University to give professors a choice in remote teaching

By Nicholas Kerr | August 21

Following a lively two-and-a-half-hour-long meeting on Wednesday, Seton Hall’s Faculty Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of a motion calling on the University to approve all faculty requests to teach the fall semester remotely.  

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Aquinas Hall evacuated as black water pours from damaged sprinkler head

By Daniel O'Connor | August 21

Housing and Residence Life (HRL) confirmed Friday that a damaged sprinkler head was the cause of a fire alarm that forced the residents of Aquinas Hall to evacuate at 9:25 Thursday night. 

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Housing and Residence Life to reverse course on residence hall closures

By Daniel O'Connor | August 19

Seton Hall’s Department of Housing and Residence Life (HRL) announced that it would reopen dorms in its Complex residence halls, just days after a late-night email to residents announced its closure.

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Seton Hall will pivot to in-person classes following Governor’s executive order

By Nicholas Kerr | August 14

Seton Hall University announced on Friday that it would proceed with in-person instruction on its South Orange campus this fall beginning on August 31. The announcement follows an executive order issued by N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday which allows for colleges and universities in the state to proceed with their restart plans filed with the state despite not entering Stage Three of its economic reopening.

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Some resident students will be required to quarantine upon arrival to campus regardless of COVID-19 test results, University says

By Nicholas Kerr | August 14

Resident students who are coming from one of the 33 states and U.S. territories on New Jersey’s 14-day quarantine travel advisory list will be required to quarantine even if they test negative for the coronavirus upon arriving on campus, according to a new FAQ posted by the University.

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Seton Hall will offer a 'free ninth semester' to incoming freshmen

By Nicholas Kerr | August 12

Seton Hall announced that it would offer a "free ninth semester" to some freshmen students enrolling in the fall 2020 semester last week. The announcement came just days after the School announced that it would walk back its plan to begin the semester in-person as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, citing New Jersey’s failure to enter Stage Three of its economic reopening.

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University closes Complex residence halls in late night announcement

By Daniel O'Connor | August 8

The University announced late Friday night in an email to students the closure of Serra, Neumann, and Cabrini residence halls for the fall 2020 semester, along with other adjustments to its reopening plan.