opinion

In college, remember to trust your gut

By Kaitlyn Quinn | Mar. 30, 2019

When I was a junior in high school, I figured out exactly what I was going to do for the rest of my life. I would attend Seton Hall University for its Speech Pathology 4+2 Program, graduate with three degrees in speech pathology, elementary and special education and English, and I would become a speech language pathologist. I would always have a job, I would save the self-esteem and speech of thousands of children, and I would write the next best-selling novel on the side.

Gun violence is more than just physical

By Staff Writer | Mar. 30, 2019

Since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, where 20 children and six adults were killed, there have been approximately 1,600 mass shootings in the United States as of February of 2018, according to The New York Times. In 2018 alone, there were 340 mass shootings in the country, and nearly four months into 2019, there have been approximately 75, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

It’s time to abolish the Electoral College

By Editorial Board | Mar. 20, 2019

The Electoral College went into effect in 1789 for a few reasons. One was to create a buffer between the population and the election of the president of the United States. Another was to give smaller states more power to elect the president. The Founding Fathers were hesitant to give American citizens direct power to elect the president; they were afraid a tyrant could manipulate the public and rise to power, according to Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 68.

Seton Hall needs to work on their security

By Robert Fallo | Mar. 20, 2019

Safety should be a top priority, if not the highest priority for a college campus. With thousands of students in the area every day, the potential for disaster without the correct security is heightened.

It’s not too late to go into journalism

By Kevin Kopf | Mar. 6, 2019

In the current age, it is easy to write off journalism, and subsequently related majors such as public relations, communications, and many more, as useless.

Live it up this spring break, but be safe

By Staff Writer | Mar. 6, 2019

Happy spring break Pirates! We’ve officially made it, I know it seems like we’d never make it. Spring break is officially upon us, midterms are over for the most part, and we have definitely all earned a break. This is why, we at The Setonian wanted to wish our fellow students a great break because you deserve it, but also offer a warning and some advice.

Taking charge starts at home, with us

By Staff Writer | Feb. 27, 2019

The first step in bringing about change is through caring about things that don’t affect us directly.

Take care of your mental health first

By Editorial Board | Feb. 27, 2019

It’s nearing midterm time, Pirates. You know what that means! All-nighters, countless deadlines, and sometimes a feeling like you’re not good enough.

Letter to the Editor

By Letters to the Editor | Feb. 20, 2019

To The Editor:

Break out of your comfort zone, and you will rise

By Kristel Domingo | Feb. 20, 2019

Sometimes life just smacks you across the face, and everything lately seems to be going awry. You could be faced with a mountainous workload, personal life issues, or a challenge you just can’t overcome. A bunch of things keep going wrong, and suddenly your life is like a game of Jenga, and one more wrong move might make you want to fall to pieces.

On Valentine’s Day, learn to love yourself first

By Rhania Kamel | Feb. 16, 2019

With Valentine’s Day being an unofficial American holiday, I understand that there’s this societal pressure to engage in romantic love and be part of a relationship that transcends the individual. For me, this day is an opportunity to reflect on myself and on the importance of learning to love myself first.

All cancel culture is not created equal

By Staff Writer | Feb. 16, 2019

If you’ve been on the internet in the past few years, you’ve no doubt read about, witnessed or even participated in cancel culture. Vice defines cancel culture as “a makeshift digital contract wherein people loosely agree not to support a person (especially economically) in order to somehow deprive them of their livelihood.” Lisa Nakamura, a professor at the University of Michigan, described it as “a cultural boycott,” to The New York Times.

SuperBowl halftime show left much to be desired

By Thomas Schwartz | Feb. 6, 2019

Within 72 hours, Maroon 5’s halftime show performance has accumulated over 700,000 dislikes on YouTube. The video has yet to reach 100,000 likes, thus positioning Super Bowl LIII’s halftime fumble into an infamous category of YouTube’s bin of trolled, despised content.

In response to “SHU removes anti-gay organization from website”

By Letters to the Editor | Feb. 6, 2019

Regarding the recent article entitled, “SHU removes anti-gay organization from website” which was published on Jan. 31, I would like to clarify certain points about “Courage International” and the Catholic identity of our University that have been smeared because of the emotional frustration of a few. “Courage International” is a Catholic organization that exists to help those who suffer from unwanted same sex attraction in order to live a Christian lifestyle. In no way is this organization “homophobic.” Courage International’s first goal is to help people “to live chaste lives in accordance with the Roman Catholic Church’s teachings on homosexuality (chastity).”

We apologize for a breach in our readers’ trust

By Editorial Board | Feb. 6, 2019

This week it was brought to our attention that a reporter for The Setonian fabricated the quotes and majors in an article that ran in last week’s paper.

Now is the time to act on climate change, or else

By Nicholas Kerr | Jan. 30, 2019

When I was born in 1999 in a small town just across the river from Philadelphia, it must’ve seemed to my family that I had a bright future ahead of me. I was being brought into a new millennium propelled by unprecedented economic growth, ever-advancing technology, and a new era of peace ushered in by the end of the Cold War. Americans, by and large, were closing out an era of rapid positive change, eager to see what the year 2000 and beyond would bring.

We need a moderate candidate to run

By Editorial Board | Jan. 30, 2019

We’re past the midterms, we’re past the shutdown (for now), and as of Jan. 20, we’re officially halfway done with Donald Trump’s presidency. We all know what this means: campaign announcement season!

SGA creates environmental commission

By Letters to the Editor | Jan. 30, 2019

Fellow Pirates:

Student athletes need to care about their mental health

By Staff Writer | Jan. 23, 2019

Students and college athletes are being offered more resources for mental health than they ever have before. The stigma around mental health is being broken down, slowly, every day. A question that still arises, however, is why it’s so hard for student-athletes to get the help they need.

This government shutdown is a disgrace