Issue 24 4-7-2016

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April 7, 2016

Uncle Joey provides laughs, advice for students Comedian Dave Coulier packs a full house in Jubilee Auditorium Rebecca White Assistant Pirate Life Editor

SO bike network rolls in In News, Page 4

Cookin’ up religious lessons In Pirate Life, Page 7

The Jubilee Auditorium was packed on March 31 as Dave Coulier, famous for his role as Joey Gladstone in “Full House,” came to Seton Hall to perform his stand-up comedy routine.

The actor started the evening off by talking about his famous role in the show which he has recently reprised in the new revival series, a Netflix original, “Fuller House.” From his craziest fan experiences to being back on the set, Coulier joked about all things Hollywood.

In an interview with The Setonian the comedian shared advice on what college students should do if they want to break into the entertainment industry.

“Get your ass to Hollywood,” Coulier said with a laugh. “It’s not going to happen anywhere else.”

Aside from location, the performer also shared the notion that there is no secret formula to success, because everybody is different. However, some basic characteristic traits are needed.

“You need to have huge drive,” he said. “You have to have extremely thick skin. You have to be able to handle rejection every single day, no matter how successful

Sheng Xi Chen/Staff Photographer Dave Coulier starred in “Full House” and the Netflix revival series “Fuller House.” you get.”

After going for a reading or audition, an agent may call and say “they thought you were too fat,” “they thought you were too thin,” “they didn’t think you were tall enough,” “they didn’t think you were handsome enough,” “you’re too Midwest, they’re going for more New York,” he said to name

a few.

But Coulier says not to think about the rejection or criticism.

“You hear criticism about yourself and you have to be able to take whatever positives you can from something like that, if there is anything, and use it to your own advantage,” he added.

“If you want to do it, just go,”

Coulier said. “Don’t talk about it, don’t tell people you’re going to do it. Just go. If you want to be a Broadway actor, go to Broadway.

Go immerse yourself in it. You have to be willing to leave the nest and immerse yourself in the world you want to be in.”

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SHU’s master plan for the University Center Leah Carton News Copy Editor

MBB offseason underway In Sports, Page 14

Say goodbye to the Bishop Dougherty University Center as we know it and hello to a renovated campus.

Construction on some campus buildings, a part of the Campus Master Plan, is set to begin in January 2017.

University deans gathered for a video presentation of the Plan before Easter break. The Plan, which includes the renovated University Center, is expected to be completed by January 2019, according to John Signorello, associate vice president of facilities

and operations.

Daily operations of heavily used areas, such as the Pirate Dining Room and Galleon Food Court, will not be obstructed during construction periods, Signorello said.

“The renovation will be phased so that the University Center will remain operational during the renovation time period with concentrated efforts of renovation during the summer of 2017 and 2018,” Signorello said in an email interview.

He added that the most noticeable changes to the Center will include larger food service areas “with more variety,” and renovat-

ed student lounges and offices.

The Setonian reported that the University Center had replacement plans in January 2016 as part of the ‘Strategic Plan.’ It is not clear why the plans were changed and Signorello declined to provide further details on the construction projects.

The plan for the renovated University Center is joined by a plan for the creation of an on-campus Welcome Center near the Farinella Gate.

Some components of the new Welcome Center will replace those which already exist in the University Center.

For example, Signorello said

there will be a new event room to replace the Main Lounge that will be “much larger.”

“This new building will consolidate Admissions from 525 South Orange Avenue and Bayley Hall into a new space. This building will also have a new event room, which will replace the Main Lounge in the University Center,” he said.

He continued, “The Welcome Center will be located near the main entrance in the area that is now the Cabrini parking lot.

There will be parking under the building.”

Leah Carton can be reached at leah.carton@student.shu.edu.

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Conference discusses international conflict, terrorism Megan O’Malley Staff Writer

Today, one does not have to look far to find international conflict. Images of war and terror, including the recent attacks in Brussels and Pakistan, bombard viewers of the evening newscasts.

On April 4 and April 5, the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) and the Petersheim Academic Exposition at Seton Hall, held a conference on campus, titled: “All Conflict is Local: Personal Experience, Reflection, and Conflict Resolution.”

The “All Conflict is Local” event consisted of current students, professors and alumni who discussed violence, specifically wars and conflicts that were incredibly personal for some of them.

Courtney Smith, senior associate dean and associate professor in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, said that events like this are rewarding because students at the Diplomacy School are heavily involved.

The event was organized by graduate student Brandon Kotlow and Zheng Wang, director of CPCS and associate professor for the School of Diplomacy and International Relations.

Speakers shared their knowledge of international conflicts.

Some of the speakers included Dosso Kassimou, who spoke of religious and cultural conflicts in nearby Newark, and Phumla Ngqawa-Adesanya who discussed South Africa’s conflicts with the rest of the continent.

The second day of the conference opened with Sister Bosco Ebere Amakwe from Nigeria.

She reflected on her experience of being a part of the Christian minority in the eastern part Nigeria.

Amakwe said that members of the terror group Boko Haram come in from the north of Nigeria and burn churches, schools and kill the minority. She added that she does not argue for her people to separate from the country.

Instead, she fights for the nation to accept the minority group and to drive terrorism out of Nigeria’s borders.

“It’s important to remember the people at the heart of this conflict,” Amakwe said during her presentation. “People want to remain who they are.”

Borislava Manojlovic, director of research projects in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, experienced the wars in the Balkans during the 1990s and the Croatian War for Independence as a citizen living in the conflict areas.

“Conflicts do not end with a peace agreement,” Manojlovic said during her presentation.

Manojlovic urged attendees not to forget that dealing with conflict in any given region is not over with as soon as the weapons are dropped. It takes years and decades before a nation or region can move from a conflict. And even still, that conflict will forever remain a part of history.

Student groups were also allotted time to discuss conflicts that they have extensively examined

Uncle Joey: Continued from Page 1 That’s exactly what Coulier did. Instead of going to college, he moved to Los Angeles when he was 19 years old to follow his dream. But he didn’t always want to be a comedian.

“I always enjoyed watching other comedians,” he said. “I come from a really big, funny family. In another life I would’ve liked to be a doctor or a surgeon or a pilot.”

Luckily for audience members, Coulier did move to Hollywood and became a successful actor from his time on “Full House” which ran from 1987 to 1995, before most college students today were born.

Many fans of the original series were aching for more from the Tanner family and there were rumors for years about a spin-off

or a reunion show. Before “Fuller House” hit Netflix in February, the excitement was palpable, not just from the fans, but the actors as well.

“It was very surreal being back there within the confines of that set at Warner Brothers,” he said.

“In my mind, it’s not full house, it’s full circle. What was amazing is that even though all this time has passed, we clicked right back into those characters immediately.”

Going back to that character and set was emotional for Coulier.

“I cried when I first saw the set,” he said. “I went to Warner Brothers and they were building the kitchen and the living room.

I stood up in the bleachers and I started to tear up. I thought

Photo courtesy of Brandon Kotlow Students, professors and alumni focused on international conflicts and violence at the event. through study abroad programs during their time at Seton Hall.

The first of these groups was about conflict in Cyprus, led by students Valerie Barons, Patricia Mace and Safeyeh Tarassod.

During their trip to Cyprus from February 25 to March 6 the three students had the opportunity to visit a missing persons site, where officials are still trying to locate members of the community almost 40 years after the fighting stopped on the island.

“Sometimes, with the constant media bombardment of images, we become desensitized to the effects the conflict has on the local community,” Mace said. “The identity of the Cyprus people is currently up in the air.”

The second group presented research from their January trip to Basque Country. The presenters were students Paola Eraso, Felipe

Bueno and Gabriela Taveras.

These students analyzed differences between the terror organization that originated in this region—the ETA separatist group—and the FARC in Columbia, the prisoner crisis, and how the Basque region handles refugees.

More than 470 prisoners detained in the conflict still remain in prisons away from their families.

“Despite the ceasefire, the locals still feel the ripples of conflict in the region,” Bueno said.

Daisy Caballero, diplomacy student and attendee, reflected upon the conference.

“I think the conference showed a different perspective regarding conflict. Being able to hear different stories from people who are being affected directly is important,” Caballero said. “Now I’m

more interested in the subject.”

Another Diplomacy student and attendee, Laura Munoz said, “It’s one thing to study a conflict and it’s entirely different to actually experience it first hand. From these presentations, I could see how much the conflict meant to the presenters.”

Brandon Kotlow, a graduate student in the School of Diplomacy, had a strong role in planning the event.

“This conference actually took quite a bit of planning and coordination,” said Kotlow. “Once Dr. Wang developed the idea for the event, we held an open call for proposals to students and alumni.

After reviewing the many submissions, we selected our candidates and I continued working on the event logistics.”

Megan O’Malley can be reached at megan.omalley@student.shu.edu.

‘Wow, I never thought I’d be back here, this is amazing.’”

The rumors and Jimmy Fallon appearance kept fans anxiously awaiting a reunion show until Netflix announced the revival, but the actors always said that they wanted to make sure it was done correctly, Coulier said.

“We’ve built such a nice, iconic image and following in television syndication around the globe now,” Coulier said. “We didn’t want to tarnish that. You can botch that up very badly in a big way. We were cognizant of the fact that there is a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it.”

When Coulier went back to film “Fuller House” he said the process is similar to what they did for “Full House.” The show has the same setup, same rehearsal process, the same actors, etc.

“It’s the same people, we just look older and wiser,” he said.

His favorite memory from filming the revival series was the first night the live audience was there.

“I knew people were excited,

but not like how they were,” he said. “It was really an incredible and magical night.”

But acting for a live audience is not always easy. Coulier shared that performing on-stage versus in front of a camera and live audience is different.

“In a sitcom, you are listening to that live audience, listening for those laughs,” he said. “You have to hold for a laugh and look at the other actor and wait and wait and wait. When we did ‘Fuller House,’ the audience reaction was mind-numbingly huge. We had to just sit there and wait for the audience to die down.”

During his routine, Coulier said he had fun performing with his TV family again and doing the silly voices that made him famous. In fact, the comedian first began by doing imitations.

“Sometimes voices can be really challenging,” he said. “It depends on whether it’s already in my wheelhouse or not. Some voices are easy to do, but some you have to work at.”

Coulier said his favorite imitations are obscure ones of people he knows, because when he grew up, his older brother Dan would imitate their family members.

“We’d lay in our bunkbeds at night and he would crack me up doing impressions of family members,” he said. “I just had a natural inner laugh about doing voices.”

He joked with the audience that his favorite time to do imitations is on the phone with telemarketers, because he loves giving them a good scare.

When Joey Gladstone was reintroduced to the world, it was revealed that he lived in Vegas, was married, and had kids of his own, although they haven’t made an appearances on the show.

“I’d like to meet my wife and children,” he said with a laugh.

Viewers are hoping to meet the rest of the Gladstone family in season 2, which the cast is filming this summer.

Rebecca White can be reached at rebecca.white@student.shu.edu.

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Chipotle study wraps up after norovirus outbreak These are some of the themes that the Organizational Behavior class and Operations Management came up with during their study of Chipotle.

Brianna Bernath Staff Writer The norovirus outbreak at Chipotle, a Mexican grill, has led the company to search for possible solutions. Seton Hall students in the Stillman School of Business did research separately tand created studies to propose to the fast food chain with hopes of presenting their findings to Chipotle management at a conference this month.

The most recent Chipotle norovirus case sickened 143 people in Boston, Mass., in December 2015. The outbreak was “likely caused by a Chipotle employee who worked while sick,” according to Chipotle’s website. This led the restaurant to close down on February 8 for new food safety procedure training.

Amar Dev Amar, a Stillman management professor, saw the opportunity for business students to get real-life experience in operations and problem solving with Chipotle.

Amar led students in conducting the Chipotle study. Amar assigned the project to students in his Organizational Behavior and Operations Management courses.

Frankie Maier, a junior finance major and Organizational Behavior student, said the students were tasked to visit the Chipotle in Springfield, N.J., or any convenient location if they were not able to visit this one, to observe sanitary procedures in the restaurant.

Students then reconvened with classmates in smaller groups to share their findings and then revisited Chipotle after February 8 at various times.

“At this point, the scandal was coming to a close, the investigation was kind of closing, and a lot of their new rules and regulations were being implemented,” Maier said of her second visit to the Springfield Chipotle. “It was kind of to see how your first experience compared to your second experience.”

The new safety procedures put in place include high resolution testing for the vegetables and marinating chicken only at night when the vegetables have been put away.

According Chipotle’s food safety page, “high resolution testing is the practice of taking a large number of samples from a relatively small amount of the ingredient.”

Through this experiment, Amar said he was trying to teach his students “how leaders should understand the behavior of the people who work for them, and how their behavior becomes in-

Bathrooms are unclean, floors are dirty and porous enough to hide germs and viruses that will arise in decaying foods. Redesign bathroom for cleanliness and designate behaviors for creating a barrier between the bathrooms and other areas.

Garbage pail allowed to overfill, overflow. Area around was not cleaned and maintained. Design a process to have the garbage deposit and collection done effectively.

Sheng Xi Chen/Staff Photographer The Chipotle located in West Orange, N.J. consistent with what the company wants, and how to bring it back.”

Amar referred to Chipotle as a “young company,” founded by Steve Ells in 1995, that became successful quickly.

In its third quarter during the 2015 fiscal year Chipotle opened 53 new locations, taking its 2015 total to 150 restaurants, according to Forbes.com.

“It is not uncommon for companies during this stage of evolution to hit a rock, hit something where things like what happened at Chipotle will happen,” Amar said.

Sultan Hardaway, a senior business management major and Operations Management student, said that he saw Chipotle employees not wearing gloves or hairnets while working with food at the Springfield location.

“They just wear snapback hats or little visors,” Hardaway said.

“Some procedures I felt that they should’ve been more cautious about, and I didn’t see that there.”

Hardaway said that during his visit, he witnessed an employee answer a phone while mixing a dish for the assembly line without wearing gloves or washing his hands after hanging up.

Grant Palluzi, a junior sports management major and Organizational Behavior student, said that Chipotle’s issues can be found in any other fast food restaurant.

“Most workers don’t normally use gloves in a lot of businesses,” Palluzi said. “I’ve worked in the food industry for a few years too, and it’s something that a lot of workers don’t like.”

While Palluzi did not specify other fast food restaurants besides Chipotle that are in the practice of not using gloves, he did specify that the workers at the West Orange Chipotle location both cleaned and scooped food for a period of time with no gloves during his visit.

Mike Palazzolla, a junior finance major and Organizational Behavior student, commented on how Chipotle is handling the norovirus outbreak.

“It could be them doing this as more of a PR stunt and putting makeup on a pig, instead of them actually going and correcting the core health-related issues,” Palazzolla said. “They’re doing it to shut everyone up, but in the long run, they’re not really seeing what the true issue is, and that’s food storage and bacteria.”

Amar has sent a letter on March 9 to Steve Ells inviting him and his team to attend the conference on April 13, where all of the students that participated in the experiment will share their findings and their suggestions for improvement.

The conference will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Jubilee Auditorium. All students are invited to attend the conference. Attendance is free.

Chipotle representatives have received the letter, but it is not known whether they will be attending the conference or not.

Amar said that the conference will take place with or without Chipotle representatives in attendance.

Brianna Bernath can be reached at brianna.bernath@student.shu.edu.

Salt shakers are created by filling used Tabasco bottles with salt. Prescribe behaviors and equipment that would make the relish center hygienic and stand out.

Edges of server pots not high enough to stop any food droppings running back from the counter into the pots. Pots need to be redesigned to maintain sanctity of food in them..

The plastic shield not high enough to stop droppings and drippings from the faces/mouths/bodies of customers hanging on them waiting for their food. These shields need to be redesigned to create a defense against the food.

The seating area floor did not look clean. It has the look of a community dining hall, like a church or so... The furniture design of open edge plywood chairs, etc. is good enough to collect and hide decaying food.

Students represent SHU at cadet leadership conference

Photo courtesy of Francis Ahmed Students Brooks Mencke and Francis Ahmed attended and represented SHU at the 2016 McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The theme of the conference was ‘From Failure to Change to Inspiration and Change.’ The conference was four days long and included events like ‘Core of the Corps Musical Leadership Experience’ where Mencke and Ahmed sat in on a musical session played by the Military Academy Band and panels on adversity and governing. Ahmed said the part of the conference that impacted her the most was the breakout sessions with her Senior Fellow, Elizabeth Birch. “Birch gave us each special attention and wholeheartedly committed to dissecting our leadership qualities and unlocking the value in us that we didn’t even know was there,” Ahmed said.

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Crime Log March 29 Theft: A student reported cash was stolen from his unlocked locker in the Fitness Center.

April 2 Theft: South Orange Police reported that a pizza deliveryman was the victim of a strong-arm robbery that occurred at 183 Tichenor Ave. at approximately 11:00 p.m.

April 4 Theft: A faculty member reported the theft of a quantity of cash from her purse which was left unattended in a Fahy Hall office.

Upcoming Events

What: Opening Cuba: The High Stakes Gamble of Obama and Castro When: Thursday, April 7, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Where: Diplomacy Room, McQuaid Hall The Details: Anthony DePalma, former reporter and foreign correspondent and first professional writer-in-residence, will give this special presentation.

Cost: Please RSVP to Susan Malcolm at susan. malcolm@shu.edu.

For more information, see www.shu.edu.

What: Pirate’s Pitch When: Friday, April 8, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Where: Jubilee Auditorium The Details: All SHU students, regardless of major, are eligible to compete in this event, but the deadline for submission has passed.

The five finalist teams will compete for $10,000 in prizes.

Cost: Free For more information, see www.shu.edu.

What: UPitch NJ When: Friday, April 15, 1 p.m.- 5 p.m.

Where: Rutgers University , Piscataway The Details: This is the first statewide collegiate business competition with 12 universities bringing student teams to compete for service s and prices. Sophomore Ryan Skolnick, who won Pirates Pitch last year for his business, Aveho, which involves using video games to learn foreign languages.

Cost: Free For information on the bus going to Rutgers from the South Orange campus, contact Susan Scherreik at scherrsu@shu.edu.

For more information, see www.shu.edu.

What: “Stateless” documentary screening When: Thursday, April 7, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Where: Fahy Hall 236 The Details: Filmmaker Michael Drob presents his documentary about the Soviet Union opening its borders to Jews during the 1980s. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and refreshments will be served.

Cost: Free For more information, see www.shu.edu.

What: Faculty Researcher and Teacher of the Year Award luncheon When: Friday, April 8, 12 p.m.

Where: Chancellor’s Suite, University Center The Details: Dr. Gregory Burton will host the annual luncheon. There are 26 faculty members who have been nominated in recognition of their research or their leadership skills.

Cost: Free For more information, see www.shu.edu.

April 7, 2016

South Orange Board paves the way to bike lanes Alexandra Gale Staff Writer

SHU community bikers could see a bicycling network when traveling to and from campus if the South Orange Board of Trustees’ plan for a bicycling network is implemented.

The plan was presented by Dan Peterson, chair of the South Orange Transportation Advisory Committee, at a Board of Trustee meeting on March 14. Trustee Walter Clarke, on the Recreation and Cultural Affairs committee, called Peterson the “brainchild” of the bike plan in an email interview.

“This initiative was started to increase bike ridership by making it easier for people otherwise not encouraged to ride. Being a transit Village, South Orange is positioned to benefit from increased multi-modal transportation,” Clarke said. “A more bike friendly Village equals less cars equals less traffic. More biking and walking equals happier, healthier South Orange.”

While there is a small demand from hardcore cyclists, the plan is aimed to encourage people who would not normally cycle to be, “confident enough to bicycle by giving them specific routes to follow,” Clarke said. The idea is to cultivate a more bicycle friendly environment in the town.

Clarke added construction is

Tristan Miller/Staff Photographer Bike racks are available, like this one near Boland Hall, for students who roll to campus. not required to implement the plan other than signs and streets being marked for the bike lanes.

The plan, “Takes bike riders off of many of these main streets traveled mostly by cars and encourages them to use less trafficked streets to get from point A to point B. This should make riders more comfortable (and safer) knowing they will encounter less automotive traffic,” Clarke said.

Seton Hall students were happy to hear about the possible addition to the streets.

Burak Eraslan, a freshman finance major, said a bike lane would help him practice his Pen-

SGA Updates Ashley Turner Assistant News Editor The Student Government Association (SGA) President Teagan Sebba stated that the SGA elections received more votes than Sheena Collum, mayor of South Orange Village.

The Student Life Committee reported that they are working on the Breathe Easy smoking campaign on campus to remind people not to smoke within 25 feet of all buildings on campus.

The Village Relations Committee reported that at the Seton Village town hall, there was talk of a 5k run that could possibly run through campus. Also, Public Safety will discuss student safety off-campus with South Orange Village officials.

A new bill was proposed at the meeting, which requests to move the weekly SGA meetings from Monday at 6p.m. to Monday at 7 p.m. President Sebba stated that pushing back the meeting time would be more beneficial to senators who may have had prior engagements like class that prevent them from attending the meetings.

Ashley Turner can be reached at ashley.turner1@student.shu.edu.

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ny board, a type of plastic skateboard, skills without the fear of running into people or cars.

“Once the weather gets nice again I ride three to four times a week. Mainly on South Orange Avenue, but also through the streets behind the Ward Gate,” Eraslan said.

Stephanie Nwaiwu, a sports management and marketing major, also Penny boards around campus and in town.

“I ride it almost every day since I got it on campus and down into the village,” Nwaiwu said, “I can’t skate on the sidewalks and it’s quite dangerous to ride in the

street, but it’s really all I can do.

Having a partition delegated to us (bike and skateboarders) would benefit us not only from the viewpoint of the skater but the viewpoint of the driver as well.”

As a driver, sophomore psychology major Colleen Ward had a different opinion.

“I feel like it will create more traffic issues because South Orange already allows cars to park along the street so you have to constantly move in and out of lanes to avoid hitting parked cars,” Ward said.

Alexandra Gale can be reached at alexandra.gale@student.shu.edu.

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NJ seeks to outlaw distracted walking, SHU weighs in Alan Petukh Staff Writer Students who use their cell phone while walking in public don’t think twice about it. But would they if they knew they could be charged a fine and face imprisonment for it?

A bill that was proposed March 14 by NJ General Assembly member Pamela Lampitt would make this a reality.

Lampitt’s bill would impose a fine of up to $50 or 15 days imprisonment on those caught walking while using their phone in public.

“If a person on the road — whether walking or driving — presents a risk to others on the road, there should be a law in place to dissuade and penalize risky behavior,” Lampitt told CBS2.

The bill is intended to prevent distracted walking, which has become an increasing problem. Pedestrian fatalities have increased by an estimated 10 percent in 2015 than the 4,884 pedestrian fatalities, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association 2015 preliminary data. This data said the growing use of cellphones while walking may be a recent factor to pedestrian deaths as it can be a distraction for drivers and pedestrians.

With an increasing number of accidents potentially related to distracted walking, it is important that students are aware of the risks that come with walking while using a cell phone.

“My friend accidentally

bumped into someone,” Kristina Voltas, a freshman marketing major spoke of her friend who was texting and walking.

Walking while using a cellphone has been a hazard for students who continue to do it near Seton Hall’s campus.

“I am not aware of any ‘accidents’ on campus,” Gary Christie, Public Safety assistant director said in an email interview.

“Our major concern regarding cell phones is pedestrians who become the targets of crime while walking the streets surrounding campus. Just a month or two ago a female student was robbed of her cell phone while she was walking near Ward Gate,” Christie said. “An individual (later arrested by SOPD) ran up behind her and snatched the phone from her hand. These kinds of incidents are crimes of opportunity and texting or talking on a cell phone while walking creates that opportunity for someone with bad intentions.”

Students said this law would not make them feel safer, in fact it would do the opposite.

In two separate polls on the Class of 2018 Facebook page consisting of 55 students, 100 percent of students have stated that they always or sometimes use their cell phone while walking to another destination and 80 percent said they’d continue to do so even if Lampitt’s bill became a law.

“That would be total government control. Our liberty and freedom is being infringed upon by not being able to make the choices we could make while we’re

under law. What if you’re walking down the street and you get a text message or a phone call about a family emergency, you’ll get 15 days of imprisonment for checking up on a sick family member.

That’s not right,” Brian Mulligan, a sophomore pre-law major said.

Tom Hesse, a sophomore finance major said, “What if I’m lost and I need to use the GPS. Why should I be fined for trying to see where I’m going? It has good intentions but I don’t see the need for it at the moment.”

A law which would have the intention to protect pedestrians and drivers, may spark statewide controversy and increase the number of court cases. For most New Jersey towns, this proposed law may not be a priority for police officers who have more pressing issues to take care of.

Regarding what can already be done about distracted walking if Lampitt’s law is not enacted, Richard Izquierdo, assistant professor of political science and public affairs, said that more freedom entails more responsibility.

“We have the right to do things, but the responsibility is not part of that legal option. You don’t have to heighten the threshold to a criminal offense. If I’m walking with my phone out and I run into you, you could sue me.

That’s the tort law of New Jersey,” Izquierdo said. “If you can recover from it, I don’t think it’s a criminal offense. What you want is people to be more careful. Essentially, instead of passing this bill, you could get the benefits of this

Victoria Hess/Staff Photographer A student preoccupied on his phones walks down the stairs outside the cafeteria on a rainy day. law, by bringing more awareness to be passed in Arkansas, Illinois, to this issue.”

Nevada, and New York, according A hearing for Lampitt’s bill to the Associated Press. has not been scheduled and bills Alan Petukh can be reached at with similar intentions have failed alan.petukh@student.shu.edu.

Discipline makes the difference in online class preference Samantha Todd Staff Writer For students with busy schedules and internships, online classes offered at Seton Hall for the fall 2016 semester are a covenient option. More than 700 undergraduate students are enrolled in online classes this semester, according to Mary Ellen Farrell from the University Registrar.

Farrell provided data on the web-based courses offered, which showed there are 48 undergraduate web-based courses offered this spring 2016 semester, and 744 undergraduates are enrolled in them.

There are also 46 web-based graduate courses offered this semester and 528 graduate students are enrolled in these courses.

These figures vary depending on the semester, how many webbased courses are offered and the number of students allowed to register for the course slot. In fall

2015 there were 47 undergraduate web-based courses offered and 753 students were enrolled in them. In the same fall semester there were 51 graduate web-based courses offered with 645 students registered for them.

The wide range of online classes that Seton Hall offers are an “advantage for self-motivating students,” according to Monica Rice, a professor in the department of catholic studies.

Seton Hall has offered online degree programs at the graduate level for 20 years, Farrell said.

“Students like the flexibility these online classes offer them,” she said. The courses are strictly online classes and hybrid classes.

Hybrid courses are a combination of online and in-person instruction.

Kaitlynn Bunch, a freshman majoring in speech pathology, is currently enrolled in a hybrid class this semester.

Bunch said she had to meet in

person with the instructor for regular classes a few times, but then the remainder of the course was online. She said she liked having an online class because she was able to do it on her own time, and did not have to stress about finishing work in the allotted time in class.

Farrell also provided data for the hybrid classes offered. This spring semester there are 12 undergraduate hybrid courses open with 300 students registered in them. There are 278 students enrolled in the 15 graduate hybrid courses offered this semester.

Last fall, 174 students were enrolled in the eight undergraduate hybrid courses available. There were 66 students enrolled among the seven graduate hybrid courses offered.

Rice said that online classes are a, “good setting” for “mature and motivated students.”

For the online classes that she teaches, she has to prepare the

syllabus and assignments beforehand because everything must be regimented, Rice said. In contrast, regular classes allow for group work and in person discussion.

Bunch has registered for another web-based course for the upcoming fall semester. “I find it to be useful having online classes, especially if I miss a day because I won’t miss a day of class,” she said.

While online classes pose an opportunity they also have their disadvantages. Rice, who teaches two online courses, said it is difficult to develop a discussion online. Interaction is easier in regular classes since, “immediate solutions to problems can be found in person,” Rice said.

Maxim Matusevich, a history associate professor, said that online courses require self-discipline from students.

Matusevich teaches three online courses and his students get their assignments for the semester through Blackboard. He usually

teaches one online course in the fall, one in the spring and one to three in the summer.

All of the assignments are listed in the syllabus, he said. Online courses rely more on textbooks for structure while in classes there is more time for discussion instead, Matusevich added.

Matusevich keeps up with changing technology to stay up to date for facilitating teaching online classes. He said that he tries to make his online courses as interactive as possible.

Teaching online courses in the summer, “allows for a lot of flexibility for students and the teacher,” Matusevich said.

Online classes have their disadvantages as well, such as procrastination, Bunch said.

Farrell added that, “Students don’t realize it takes a degree of discipline,” to finish all of their assignments on time.

Samantha Todd can be reached at samantha.todd@student.shu.edu.

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Diplomacy Dean gathers Sororities compete head to students for research on genocide head in War of the Roses Nicole Encalada Staff Writer

International terror attacks, including the March 22 Brussels bombings, call for prevention of these atrocities.

Andrea Bartoli, dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, is heavily involved in the organization Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC).

GAAMAC’s premise is to be a state-led initiative to prevent mass atrocities including war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and ethnic cleansing, according to its website. The organization also assists states that are considering developing strategies to prevent mass atrocities.

In regard to his involvement with GAAMAC Bartoli said, “I’ve been involved with GAAMAC since the beginning. The very idea of bringing together the countries

committed to genocide prevention and the responsibility to protect came into conversation with the Swiss diplomat Mo Bleeker.”

“GAAMAC is a coalition.

GAAMAC is an alliance,” Bartoli added. “The focus is particularly interesting because it is at the national level. Domestic policies that countries can take to prevent mass atrocities.”

Bartoli has not taken on this challenge alone.

He has recruited a research team of Diplomacy and International Relations students including Abraam Dawoud, Nicholas Ciccarino, Craig Witmer and Cynthia Sularz to connect Seton Hall to GAAMAC last year.

“Last year I was teaching a class and I was simply mentioning the idea of launching this research collaboration between faculty and students on GAAMAC and I asked for volunteers,” Bartoli said.

Bartoli said he took all students who were interested and added

that, “I think that they found afterwards the focus of their interest and commitment.”

Craig Witmer, a senior diplomacy and international relations major, said in an email interview that his experience working with Bartoli and GAAMAC is “absolutely fantastic.”

“As the world continues to see growing complexities in preventing mass atrocities, the capacity to address them must be fostered,” Witmer said. “Being able to pick the brains of policy makers, and individuals who have and continue to be thought leaders in the international community as an undergraduate has fundamentally improved my experience as a student at Seton Hall.”

Bartoli added, “GAAMAC is definitely growing and the commitment of the school of diplomacy, I imagine, will continue to grow.”

Nicole Encalada can be reached at nicole.encalada@student.shu.edu.

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Photo courtesy of Instagram Four sororities, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Gamma Delta, and Delta Phi Epsilon, competed in the War of Roses from March 29 to April 1. They participated in three-legged races, volleyball, and several talent shows. Alpha Phi went on to win the competition. The event was hosted by Pi Kappa Phi. The proceeds went to the fraternity’s philanthropy The Ability Experience, a nonprofit organization that specializes in grant-giving.

Where: Villanova, Pa. Date: April 5 The update: The university canceled classes on April 5 due to celebration of the men’s basketball team winning the NCAA championship. After Kris Jenkins’ buzzer-beating three point shot won the game, police reported that soon after six people were arrested and 25 were injured due to drunken student celebrations. Some reportedly started bonfires and scaled poles.

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Princeton University:

Where: Princeton, N.J. Date: April 4 The update: The university denied requests from a group of black students to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from the public policy school.

The former U.S. president had racist views and denied black students admission when he was president of the university. Though Wilson’s name will remain, the university pledged to increase minority student enrollment.

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Where: Honolulu, Hawaii Date: April 4 The update: The university hired the University of California Center for Laboratory Safety to investigate the cause of a laboratory explosion last month that injured a visiting researcher. Officials said that the explosion occurred while a researcher was growing cells using low-pressure hydrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen.

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Where: Harrisonburg, Va. Date: April 4 The update: Students are speaking out about the campaign slogan “Trump 2016” being painted over a memorial for a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity who passed away March 29. The memorial was painted on the spirit rock; there are no regulations that govern who paints it, when or for how long the painting lasts.

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Where: Austin, Texas Date: April 5 The update: Campus police launched a homicide investigation after a body was found behind the alumni center.

The only information released about the victim is that she was a woman in her 20s; it has not yet been determined if she was a student. President Gregory Fenves said the school is doing everything possible to ensure safety on campus.

From: www.patch.com Where: Athens, Ohio Date: April 4 The update: Keith Markman, professor at the university for 15 years, was arrested and charged with assault and aggravated burglary. Markman reportedly broke into a Lancaster residence on April 4 and struck his ex-girlfriend in the face. His bail was set at $30,000 and he has been placed on administrative leave by the school.

From: www.nbc4i.com

Where: Durham, N.C. Date: April 4 The update: President Richard Brodhead seeks to end a sit-in protest that has occupied his office since April 1.

The nine students demanded that three administrators be fired and a $15 minimum wage for campus workers be implemented. One of the administrators that protesters want fired is an executive who reportedly used a racial slur towards a parking attendant.

From: www.abc11.com Where: Albuquerque, N.M. Date: April 4 The update: The university has denied claims made by Gov. John Sanchez that it bought or sold fetal tissue.

Sanchez said an investigation found that the school allegedly harvests infant body parts through its relationship with Southwestern Women’s Options Clinic, but the school said tissue is from women who agreed to donate.

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Quote of the Week “Cooking is theological as well. One can find God in cooking. God can be found in simple, daily activities.” Ines Murzaku, professor and founding chair of the Department of Catholic studies April 7, 2016

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Katherine Boland/ Staff Photographer Father Leo Patalinghug, founder of gracebeforemeals.com, shared a meal he prepared as well as a message about the importance of grace on Tues., April 5.

Turn up the heat, bow your head for grace

From a student’s perspective: Father Leo Patalinghug honors Monsignor Cafone by doing what he loved Kelly Zarnowski Staff Writer Students had a great opportunity on Tuesday to engage in some food for thought, while also tasting thoughtfully prepared food.

Father Leo Patalinghug, founder of gracebeforemeals.com, prepared a meal with a message at the second annual lecture to honor the late, beloved Monsignor James Cafone.

Upon meeting with the Father Leo before the presentation began, he wittily remarked, “I hope the experience will be a palatable one”.

Behind the light, comical utterances, Father Leo’s passion for spreading the word of God in a fresh, current way was presented clearly.

The speaker shared his enthusiasm at the opportunity to speak in the presence of students at Seton Hall stating, “I love college students because they are young enough to still want to learn, but definitely old enough to know a lot”.

The event began with a brief introduction on the legacy that Monsignor Cafone left at the University, given by Associate Vice Provost Monsignor Robert Coleman.

Coleman reflected on the late Cafone’s service at Seton Hall, including his combining of his love for cooking with serving oth-

ers. The address paralleled Father Leo’s presentation, who as he began talking, also got chopping.

The lecture was accompanied by the preparation of penne a la vodka, which served as entertainment as well as the spring board for his Christian discussion.

The presenter’s will to keep his eyes trained on the audience while also handling a large chopping knife could only fittingly be described as miraculous.

From relating the making of wine to the process of becoming a saint to the representation of olive oil to the sacrament of Confirmation which sets one “ablaze,” each step of the food preparation was related ingeniously to an aspect of Catholic faith.

Father Leo presented the importance of family life utilizing time at the dinner table, the domestic altar, to strengthen God’s love and bring people together. His remarks sizzled just as enticingly as the garlic and olive oil he started off with in the pan, a sound he claims is bested only by the parting lines of a priest: “The mass is ended, go in peace”.

The tie between food and theology was ever strengthened by Father Leo’s presentation, as he explained that even Jesus’ birth in a manger, which is quite literally a feeding trough, represents the direct need for “sustenance” from God.

This theme is one that Ines Murzaku, professor and founding chair of the Department of Catholic studies, can agree with.

Murzaku states, “The focus of the theology of food in Catholicism is on the Eucharist. It is the divine banquet which is the primary vehicle through which Catholics reach out to God, and God reaches out to them. This is the unitive theology of the Eucharist.

So food is sacramental. What is remarkable is taking the Eucharist seriously as an actual meal, paying attention to taste and other sensory experiences (both desiring and savoring God), and likewise food, as a valuable site for doing theology. Cooking is theological as well.

One can find God in cooking.

God can be found in simple, daily activities.”

With three completed books, a radio and television show, Father Leo continues to spread his message and attempt to bring Catholic families together through food with his website, gracebefoemeals. com.

Though only 6 lucky audience members, along with President Esteban, sampled the meaningful pasta meal, all in attendance of “The Cooking Priest” lecture went home satiated with a message far more nourishing than any dish.

Kelly Zarnowski can be reached at kelly.zarnowski@student.shu.edu.

Katherine Boland/ Staff Photographer Father Leo commemorated the late Monsignor Cafone by holding this event in honor of his legacy, featuring his love for cooking and serving others.

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Curtain rises to present new courses for new college

Heather Harris Staff Writer As the College of Communication and the Arts continues embarking on its inaugural year, the faculty within the new school are working behind the scenes to create a new curriculum. Heading the efforts to revamp the school’s educational offerings is Interim Director of Curriculum and New College Initiatives, Thomas Rondinella.

When searching for new courses to add to the school, Rondinella looks for new concepts which can complement each major.

“We’re always looking for anything that can be interactive with other majors. We make sure our courses have a lot of connectivity with each other. On the professional side, we look for cutting edge ideas and industry trends.

On the academic side, we look to broaden the scope of courses we will be offering,” he said.

With the evolving core requirements and constant addition of new courses, Rondinella believes students must take advantage of the guidance of faculty advisors within their major.

“A lot of students rely on up-

perclassmen for advice when it comes to classes they should take, but they shouldn’t because their curriculum is different. Things are changing so quickly that there are seniors taking different courses than sophomores to satisfy their requirements,” he added.

“It is very important that students are advised by someone in their major. With all the new courses being developed, the interactive nature of our college, and classes substituting in other parts of the curriculum, only an advisor would be able to correctly guide students on the most successful path.”

Students can join the new courses being offered during the upcoming summer semester.

William Pace, professor of digital media production, has created the course “Philmmaking 101” to add to the college’s roster of courses offered. The creative spelling derives from the course’s unique curriculum.

Pace said the reason for the unusual spelling is because it’s a course centered on an unusual concept that it will outline the basics of cinematography using your camera phone and the concept is

one that people are already familiar with and use on a daily basis.

“Usually when they come into our classes with professional level cameras, it is difficult for them to learn right away. In the classroom,

“On the professional side, we look for cutting edge ideas and industry trends.”

Thomas Rondinella, Interim Director of Curriculum and New College Initiatives they learn the essence of good cinematography and videography with this high tech camera but don’t put any of it to use in their daily lives,” Pace said. “We decided to take a piece of equipment they know and are familiar with and teach them the essentials of how to shoot good video.

Once they learn that, it will help them naturally progress to working with a high tech camera and various rules for good shooting.”

The aspect of having their camera in their pocket at all times makes this course one of a kind.

“Hopefully, with the familiarity

All-Starr intern paints path to success Nicole Peregrina Social Media Manager Little did freshman pre-science major, Starr Sumpter, know that one sign-up sheet passed around in her biology class would allow her to start and run her own business at College Works Painting, which yes, does involve painting.

After three rigorous interviews, this national internship chooses a handful of interns to invest money in starting their home painting businesses.

“You are running your own business so your outcome is how much time you choose to partake in it,” Sumpter said.

According to the College Works’ website, interns earn about 20% of the selling price of the homes they paint, which can reward interns to receive $3,000 to $3,500.

The program also guarantees a minimum of $4,000 for those who fulfill program requirements.

Interns learn many skills through creating marketing plans, gathering perspective clients, calculating estimates, budgeting and hiring painters. Sumpter describes the daily activities at her internship as self-motivated and always different.

“A typical day at my internship is never typical because I’m never doing the same thing,” Sumpter said.

Sumpter plans on attending

Photo Courtesy of Starr Sumpter College Works interns Layal Alhaddad (left) and Starr Sumpter (right) attended their first training session in Westbury, NY. Sumpter is to start production this summer. medical school to become an anesthesiologist and believes that her College Works internship will still be beneficial in her life and career.

She added that the biggest learning points at this internship for a non-business major are the transferable skills learned.

“Many people ask me why I do an internship that has to do with running and managing my own business when I want to become an anesthesiologist,” Sumpter said.

“This is because I learn communication skills, how to finance and budget and leadership skills which all can be used in any field.”

Balancing school and the internship have proven to be the most trying, but rewarding part for Sumpter.

According to the Greenfield Online website, 88% of students said that they interned to improve their ability to manage time.

Sumpter added that calendars have become her best friend since working at this internship.

“I would love another hands on internship, maybe foreshadowing an anesthesiologist to learn more about the medical field,” she added.

Nicole Peregrina can be reached at nicole.peregrina@student.shu.edu.

of their personal device the students will learn faster. Students will get the opportunity to take great photos and videos and raise the level of their camera abilities.

Even if they don’t take any other course, or go further with photography and videography, everything they shoot will look and be more professional,” Pace added.

Pace already has interest from students and another professor, and is excited for his course to begin this summer and eventually graduate into a permanent offering every semester.

Another new class coming to the college this fall is “Songwriting and Music Fundamentals” (MUTH 1099), taught by Dag Gabrielsen, professor of sound engineering and production.

A course of Gabrielsen’s own creation, he said, “all levels and styles of music are welcome in the course, from beginner through advanced. We will cover various approaches to text setting which is a term we use to describe the art of setting words to music when writing a song. We will also cover how the elements of music are balanced in the creation of songs” Gabrielsen added that the course

also includes hands-on training in Sibelius music notation software and Pro Tools on Mac workstations in the Music Technology Lab. He said in a workshop environment like this, students learn music fundamentals through hands-on song creation.

Gabrielsen, like Pace and Rondinella, is geared towards bringing the new and improved courses to the students of the College of Communication and the Arts. He created this course after assessing the interest of his students, both music major and non-majors alike.

“I had my students fill out an informal questionnaire to get a sense of their interests and needs with regards to our current curriculum. Learning how to write songs, at least at the introductory level, was at the top of their list, along with basic training in sound production and engineering,” Gabrielsen said.

“I proposed that we modify an existing introductory course in Music Fundamentals by making songwriting the focus rather than abstract exercises in music theory.”

Heather Harris can be reached at heather.harris@student.shu.edu.

Spring cleaning 101: Back to the basics

Alexis Hordge Staff Writer Out with the old and in with the new. What a better time than now to start spring cleaning?

After the long and cold winter, we welcome springtime with open arms. Usually, instead of snow we get sunshine and rather than the cold, we get warmer weather and cool breezes. For students who live on campus, spring cleaning might seem to be a daunting task.

Not to worry, there are few things to keep in mind and help you out in your task of tidying your living space. You’ll need your handy-dandy cleaning supplies such as a broom and mop. Some good cleaning supplies include, Lysol cleaning wipes and spray, Pinesol, and Febreeze. You can get out your cleaning wipes and wipe the surfaces of your room and get rid of some excess dust.

First start by gathering up all your unused winter clothes. If you live far away, you can ship them home. If you live nearby, you can scrounge up any unused clothes and items and take them home for a weekend visit.

Now that you’ve cleared some of your clothing clutter, you can straighten and re-organize your closet and then you can move on to other clutter. With fall semester under your belt, there’s likely to be some remaining stray

unused textbooks. You can send these home as well or sell or donate them back to the bookstore.

Along with old textbooks, you may also have old papers from classes you may not need or want anymore. So make sure to check your desks, bags and places which you may have stashed some papers and sort them out. File away the ones you want to keep in an organized space and throw out the ones you no longer wish to have.

Try rearranging you room, changing things can be refreshing in itself and you may even find that old shirt you’ve been searching for, hiding behind your bed.

Change the sheets on your bed, possibly to a brighter color in honor of springtime and to usher in some brightness. Also, throw out any spoiled food which you may have forgotten to throw out and restock with fresh products.

You can rearrange or take down some posters on your walls. If your walls are already bare, now is a perfect time to add a new look and dimension to your room.

On a smaller note, you can always buy a new plant, flower or something simple to add a new and brighter look to your room.

Springtime is the time to welcome freshness, and spring cleaning can do just that.

Alexis Hordge can be reached at alexis.hordge@student.shu.edu.

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‘Big Fat Greek Wedding’ disappoints fans Perle Desir Staff Writer The sequel to the beloved American romantic comedy, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” directed

by Kirk Jones and written by Nia Vardalos was released on March 25.

In this sequel, Toula (Nia Vardalos) and Ian (John Corbett) are now the very irritable and traditionalist parents they were escaping from in the first film, dealing with the tape-à-l’oeil Greek family issues while preparing for another wild wedding.

As it turns out, Gus and Maria Portokalos, the grandparents, discovered through a technicality that their priest never signed their wedding certificate, prompting them to rectify the fact.

For the fans of the first film, a sequel like this was unnecessary because the motive was clearly monetary rather than creative.

There are three plots within the movie which might make it difficult for viewers to decide which one to focus on.

While the first movie was filled with stereotypes associated with being Greek, which did innocently add to the comedy, the sequel solely amplifies these stereotypes for viewership.

In this sequel, a brief moment of joy passes quickly, only to be

replaced with a thin plot about exploring people who have moved to very different parts of their life, but are not given the time to rightfully express it.

Make no mistake, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” has its moments.

Such moments are unexpectedly found during the last minutes of the film, where it reminds us of the importance of close family relationships and finding the courage to live the life you want while still making room for the people you care about.

The sequel picks up the story a decade and a half on, but while the characters have grown, they remain recognizable.

The sentimental callbacks and the truthful and compelling moments when Toula interacts with Paris, remind us that these characters are human (a factor that’s in short supply in Hollywood nowadays).

Overall, the charm and heart, which made the original such an unexpected success are arguably intact and while there is a great disregard to character development in the script, the ambiance as well as mood will most likely overshadow those flaws.

And so, you’ll leave the theater knowing that you could have undoubtedly done worse.

Perle Desir can be reached at perle.desir@student.shu.edu.

Photo courtesy of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” Facebook page “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” released on March 25, was not well written, but has a sweet story.

Award-winning British writers explore race in literature, past and present Julie Trien Staff Writer Seton Hall students have the opportunity to expand their literary horizons when two British writers visit campus on Thursday, April 28, as a part of their “Breaking Ground U.S. Tour.”

According to tour organizers, this event is meant to spread awareness about writers of color, all of whom come from various ethnic and literary backgrounds.

As a part of the tour, SHU will welcome authors Colin Grant and Bernardine Evaristo, who will do public readings. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Arts and Sciences Hall, room 107.

Grant said that he plans to focus on literature in relation to history.

In particular, he will demonstrate how one’s writing can affect ways in which the past is interpreted.

This appears to be a subject close to Grant’s heart as he has written two biographies, “Negro with a Hat,” a biography of Marcus Garvey and “I & I: The Natural Mystics,” a group biography on the original Wailers. Grant also penned a memoir, “Bageye at the Wheel,” which was published in 2012.

In terms of his literary voice and style, Grant highlighted the importance of remaining objective in his historical works while also engaging the reader.

The author went on to explain how the underrepresentation of people of color in literature inspired him to write about such topics.

“When I was growing up in the UK I rarely found African/Caribbean subjects depicted in books in the local library or bookshops,” Grant said in an email interview.

“I was determined to correct that

oversight.”

Bernardine Evaristo has also written a number of works, including seven books, literary criticism, essays, poetry and fiction.

Evaristo said she enjoys experimenting in her writing, creating her own literary language and challenging ideas such as longheld myths regarding cultural identities.

In fact, her most recent novel, “Mr. Loverman,” centers on a 74-year-old Caribbean Londoner who goes through life hiding his homosexuality.

The theme of this novel seems to also reflect the author’s mission of advocacy. Evaristo is passionate about lending a voice to those who have not been given such an opportunity.

“She is a staunch and longstanding advocate for the inclusion of artists and writers of color and she has initiated schemes to ensure

Photo courtesy of Seton Hall College of Arts & Sciences Facebook SHU brings black British writers to campus for the Breaking Ground tour. that they are heard and representIn addition to the importance ed in the creative industries,” acof advocacy, both Grant and Evacording to a statement from her risto echoed a similar thought website. for aspiring writers by suggesting Evaristo added that she was inthat writing is a journey and one spired to go into theater writing should not give up on it, despite after seeing a lack of representathe pitfalls he or she encounters. tion in this realm on behalf of the Julie Trien can be reached at julie. black community. trien@student.shu.edu.

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It’s about time: SHU unveils ‘Master Plan’

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n an article this week an update is provided for a Campus Master Plan set to begin in January 2017. According to reporting done by The Setonian, construction is supposed to be completed by January 2019.

This two-year construction process will revamp the Bishop Dougherty University Center with a wider variety of food services along with renovations of offices and student lounges. Additionally, this plan will focus on

a new “Welcome Center” in a different building which will have a space to replace the main lounge in the University center.

It’s about time.

Talk of renovating the University Center has been flying around campus for years before it took a backseat to the new medical school and space for the College of Communication and the Arts, but with class sizes on the rise and

more students involved in organizations that use these spaces, this change is long overdue.

For example, even over the past four years Greek life on campus has added a new fraternity and a new sorority with plans to add even more due to increased interest. All Greek organizations and other clubs utilize the space in the U-Center and have been experiencing growing pains under the pressure of larger class

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sizes.

The graduating class of 2016 set a record as Seton Hall’s largest class at over 1,500 students and the trend of larger class sizes has continued in recent years. With last year’s class topping 1,400, it has become increasingly hard to ignore the obvious strain on facilities that were designed and built for a much smaller student population.

Although the University has invested millions in campus renovations in the past two years to

accommodate its students, with talk of plans focused on the medical school and a new college constantly present, there has been a need for a definitive plan of action for students currently on campus.

Hopefully this Master Plan will offer the much-needed space and resources for student organizations on campus. With the success of students and alumni contributing just as much to the increasingly positive reputation of Seton Hall, the students in turn deserve these resources on campus.

From Delaware to Peru: Finding your passion takes some exploration Senior Column:

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visited Seton Hall on one of those bitter February days when campus is dead. I tried not to stare at the tri-level of Xavier that reminded me on first glance of prison cells as my mom drove along that stretch of road. We walked around as much of campus as we could bear. The wind whipped my hair around and I buried as much of my face in my scarf as I could, though it still tore through every layer I wore that day. It was as though three students went to the school for how many people I saw on campus. I remember thinking to myself, “It’s only four years, I can deal with that.”

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At a new school far away from my small community—northern Delaware—the clay of my future was freshly moistened, and I was ready to start molding. I knew that I loved to travel, having been on a club volleyball team that took us around America and to several European countries as well as Peru and Mexico in high school. I also knew what kind of person I wanted to become, disciplined and knowledgeable on current events. Save for those two things, I had no clue what to do with myself.

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what we’re passionate about, as points at every event that even rethough it’s as simple as joining a motely interested me. I still had no club. Well, it turns out that they sense of direction. were right.

You know how sometimes you At first, I was extremely cogni- may feel like a plastic bag floatzant of my first impression. I took ing through the wind wanting to academics start again? very seWell, I felt Emily Balan riously.

I like I was Senior Column would scour in quickthe undersand, and graduate whenever catalogue, I tried a looking at new club classes in or plotted which I thought I could finally dis- a new minor, the sand of all those cover my passion. I explored New attempts to get myself on solid York City every chance I got and ground just kept slipping through visited friends in Philadelphia al- my fingers. most every other weekend. I joined As my third semester was windclub after club, only to quit club ing down, I joined the Setonian after club. I racked up my priority as a Pirate Life staff writer. The

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assignments were straightforward: watch this show or that movie and give us your thoughts in about 300 words. Cool. Easy. Fun. So I stuck with it. The next time the editorial board held elections, I interviewed for head PL editor and received the news copy editor position instead.

I know that I’ll always look back at that turn of events as what catapulted me onto my path. I am so thankful to have found journalism, which has led to so many other amazing opportunities. I finally found the leverage that I needed to bring myself out of that clouded sinkhole and, after graduation, I plan to hit the ground running.

Emily Balan is a senior diplomacy major from Wilmington, Delaware.

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Sports Quote of the Week “Her teammates know that if we need something to be done, Megan will do it.”

Women’s golf coach Sara Doell on senior Megan Tenhundfeld.

The Answer: Iverson willed NBA change, his way into the Hall Dennis Chambers Sports Digital Editor

On Monday, for the first time, Allen Iverson wasn’t The Answer.

He was receiving his.

The Philadelphia 76ers legend was chosen as an inductee into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Iverson went among the trees, as per usual for most of his career, while being selected alongside big men greats such as Shaquille O’Neal and Yao Ming.

And suddenly, it is all justified.

The du-rag, the baggy jeans, the oversized throwback jerseys, the gold chains and, of course – “we talkin’ about practice?”

Iverson was never shy about doing things his way during his NBA career. Most of the time, his actions were met with criticism, and all of the time, he didn’t care.

The Answer just kept on doing him, playing basketball the way he wanted to and representing the hip-hop culture while doing it.

The establishment that is the Hall of Fame could have fought this, at least for a year, to prove a point to Iverson and his followers: Don’t act the way we want you to and you’re going to pay the price for it.

It was right not to. The

6-foot-nothing guard impacted the league in so many more ways than making his peers look foolish on the court night in and night out. The league went as far as instituting a dress code at the start of the 2005-06 season, effectively banning styles associated with the hip-hop culture. It didn’t take a rocket scientist to see who that

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was in response to.

Iverson embraced and embodied the City of Brotherly love from the first moment he became a Sixer on that June night in 1996.

His will and his passion might have even exceeded his elite talent.

That’s what Philly loved about the undersized superstar—no matter how outmatched he seemed, he always went on to defy the odds.

A.I. went on to win Rookie of the Year honors and later captured his lone MVP award in 2000-01.

That same year, he brought the Sixers team to their first NBA

Finals appearance since the Larry O’Brien trophy was brought home to the city in 1983.

In that championship series, Iverson and Co. faced a Los Angeles Lakers team touting his Hall classmate, O’Neal, and an 11-0 record in the playoffs. Just like time and time again, The Answer was counted out. And during Game 1, he proved again why counting him out was misplaced, going on to drop 48 points and shocking the Lakers with a 107101 victory—their only one of that Finals series.

Michael Jordan goes down in the eyes of many as the greatest basketball player of all time. All things included, and stature involved, even some of the current NBA stars believe Iverson deserves his own category.

Just ask The King.

“Pound-for-pound, probably the greatest player who ever played,” LeBron James said of Iverson back in 2013. “He was one of the greatest finishers we’ve ever seen. You could never question his heart. Ever. He gave it his all. A.I. was like my second-favorite player growing up, after MJ.” Maybe Iverson never added a ring to his collection, but the guard captured the heart of a city

Photo courtesy of NBA.com Allen Iverson was always about doing things his way. and forced the league to react on a nightly basis.

For a Hall of Fame nod, it was never a question that he was The Answer.

Dennis Chambers is journalism major from Mullica Hill, N.J.. He can be reached at dennis.chambers@ student.shu.edu or on Twitter @ Dennis.Chambers_.

Revis to blame as Jets struggle to retain Fitzpatrick David Heim Executive Editor Quarterback is the most important position on the football field, and if the 2016 NFL season started this Sunday, the starter for the New York Jets would be Geno Smith.

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I’m sorry, Jets fans. I kind of chuckled there typing that graph.

The Jets quarterback depth chart, as it stands today, looks like this: the aforementioned Smith and second-year backup Bryce Petty. Yikes.

It is important to note that last year’s starter and over-achiever Ryan Fitzpatrick is currently a free agent. The Jets and Fitzpatrick still appear far apart on a new deal. The Jets sit at just over

$700,000 in cap space, which is good for lowest in the league.

Hypothetically, the Jets currently can’t afford any more ‘Fitzmagic.’

I say hypothetically for a couple of reasons. No NFL contracts are guaranteed in money and the Jets could easily maneuver some dough around to bring Fitzpatrick back for another go. But as it stands, the Jets are in a pretty tough spot.

Why? Two words.

Darrelle Revis.

Yep. The all-world cornerback, and he is an all-world cornerback—I’m not denying that one bit—is holding the Jets back from being a complete football team with his contract.

When Revis ditched the New England Patriots—my New England Patriots—last offseason to head back home to New York, I was pissed…especially after what he helped the team accomplish. I was the loudest one calling for Bill Belichick to pay the guy whatever he wanted, because after a 10-year drought of not winning the big one, why wouldn’t the Pats keep their best defensive player, some-

one who was a difference-maker for their secondary?

But I was wrong, and thank goodness I was.

Instead of re-upping with New England, Revis signed a five-year, $70 million contract in New York, with nearly $40 million of that guaranteed. Yikes. Revis made $16 million in 2015 and will earn another $17 million in 2016, with an equal number in terms of cap hit, which is highest on the Jets’ roster. Silly money.

I have a serious question for Jets fans: Is it worth it?

Is it worth paying a guy all that money when now it is affecting your team’s quarterback situation?

I mean, having that all-world corner helps. Just ask the 2013 Seahawks and the 2014 Patriots.

But is it a necessity to winning the Super Bowl, or let alone make the playoffs? No. The 2009 Saints’ No. 1 corner was Tracy Porter. The 2010 Packers? Thirty-four-year-old Charles Woodson. The 2011 Giants? Corey Webster. The 2012 Ravens?

Cary Williams.

The common themes with

Photos courtesy of NFL.com Revis’ (right) contract is keeping money from Fitzpatrick (left). those teams were the quarterback situations.

The quarterbacks on those teams were Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Eli Manning and Joe Flacco. Is Ryan Fitzpatrick on that level? No, but in his defense…he isn’t asked to be. He doesn’t have to be.

The Jets defense is solid, but it’s not 2015 Broncos good. And it certainly won’t be after losing key players this offseason, as well as Revis getting another year older.

I don’t think the Jets are winning anything with Fitzpatrick under center, but I know they’re not winning anything with Smith or Petty.

Strapped for cash, the Jets need

help to stop the quarterback carousel that has been rotating since Chad Pennington.

What happens if Andrew Luck decides next season he doesn’t want to extend his contract in Indy? What happens if Brees and the Saints eventually part ways?

How are the Jets going to pony up and pay those kinds of guys?

Bringing back Revis needed to happen in the fan base’s eyes, but I can tell you now that the ramifications of that monster contract are being felt now.

David Heim is a senior journalism major from Roselle Park, N.J. He can be reached at david.heim@ student.shu.edu or on Twitter @davidheim12.

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How we see the Big East: Conference on the pathway for positive change Matthew Lamb Staff Writer Will Big East basketball ever be the same? Will it ever regain the national exposure and reputation from the glory days of the 1980s and ‘90s?

With Villanova’s impressive 9551 drubbing of Oklahoma and a stunning 77-74 victory over North Carolina on a Kris Jenkins buzzer-beating three-pointer in the championship, one can certainly assume that all signs point to yes.

With five teams from the conference making the NCAA Tournament this season, the nation saw the grit and toughness the Big East plays with, highlighted by ‘Nova proving why the conference deserves more recognition by winning it all in dramatic fashion, but not surprisingly to those who have followed this conference night in and night out.

However, anyone who has seen

the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary The Requiem of the Big East knows that this conference will never be what it once was. Classic conference rivalries of Georgetown-Syracuse, Villanova-Pittsburgh and Xavier-Cincinnati are no more.

If there was no conference realignment, recent years would have told the story of how Big East basketball is stronger than ever.

The conference could have had a national champion in 2014, when Connecticut won the NCAA Tournament.

Six former Big East teams—and seven if you include Miami—made the Big Dance this season.

Of those seven, three made it the Sweet Sixteen, and Syracuse made an improbable run to the Final Four.

Instead, only the eventual champion, Villanova, won more than one game in this year’s tournament.And yet, the Big East has found a way to move on and

grow as a conference. Since 2013, when the conference realignment occurred, the conference has stressed being a Catholic-affiliated, non-football conference that has still retained the tenacity that its basketball teams held when the conference was formed.

The rise of former mid-major programs in Butler, Xavier and Creighton have proved that being added has not resulted in a lack of play. These three teams have combined to go 192-114 since the realignment.

To top it all off, has it been mentioned that Villanova won it all this year? There is also talk of expanding the Big East even further.

On March 25, Creighton Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen said he would advocate for the Big East to increase from 10 programs to 12, according to Sporting News. Those two teams? Wichita State and Gonzaga.

While those schools do fit the

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be far from even a preliminary thought, it does motion to the fact that the Big East is getting closer to reaching a definitive identity that many believe is lacking.

While the current mentality of the way basketball is played in the Big East remains the same since its inception in 1979, we are not in 1979 anymore, or even 2013 for that matter.

Change is here for now, and not going anywhere anytime soon.

Matthew Lamb can be reached at matthew.lamb@student.shu.edu

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mold of predominantly Catholic, basketball-oriented schools, Gonzaga is geographically nowhere near any of the other Big East members, and Wichita State does not share the ideal of a small, Catholic, urban institution like many of the current schools.

This idea, Rasmussen stated in the article, is far-fetched, being that conference commissioner Val Ackerman and current university presidents are not looking to expand the conference at the moment.

Although this idea seems to

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Photo courtesey of Chron.com The Big East is making a comeback after Villanova’s NCAA win.

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Photo courtesy of SHU Athletics Senior Yasmin Harrell is now the second player in Seton Hall softball history to record 200 career hits after Wednesday’s 6-2 loss at Rutgers.

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MBB: Offseason news and notes swirling Gary Phillips Sports Editor

Offseason; There is no offseason in the world of college basketball.

While Seton Hall’s men may have ceased play on March 17 in Denver when the Pirates fell to Gonzaga in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, there is still plenty of buzz in South Orange.

As does the end of any season, a break from on-the-court action brings news and rumors of transfers, recruits, future scheduling and early projections for next year.

Transfers, recruits catching the Hall’s Attention Seton Hall is currently in the mix for two transfer guards.

The first is Delaware point guard Kory Holden, who is also considering Kansas, Baylor, Virginia Tech and South Carolina, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.

In accordance with NCAA rules, the sophomore would have to sit out all of next season before being eligible. Holden, a native of Maryland, averaged 17.7 points and 4.2 assists a game for the Blue Hens, who went 7-23 last year.

The other guard on Seton Hall’s radar is Cane Broome, who comes from another SHU – Sacred Heart University. The Connecticut local averaged 23.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists last year on his way

to Northeast Conference Player of the Year honors. Joining the Hall on Broome’s final list are Cincinnati, Creighton and NC State, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN. Like Holden, the sophomore would not be eligible to play until the 2017-18 season.

Then there is the recruiting trail, with the final signing period for high school seniors bridging from April 13 to May 18. The biggest name on Seton Hall’s wish list is Brewster Academy (N.H.) forward Taurean Thompson, who is also considering Syracuse, Georgetown and Providence. ‘Cuse and the Blue and White are considered the favorites of the bunch, according to Chris McManus of SHUHoops. com. Thompson, who hails from Jersey City, N.J., is a four-star recruit and the 86th-overall best player in the 2016 class.

Eron Gordon, the younger brother of NBA star Eric Gordon – is another high schooler the Pirates would like to see further his education and basketball talents at Seton Hall.

The transfer, who officially visited Seton Hall in October, is from Indianapolis. He is also thinking about Butler, Marquette, Ole Miss and Arizona State, according to the IndyStar.

Gordon is listed as a three-start recruit by ESPN.

Joey Khan/Photography Editor The season may be over, but there is still plenty happening with the men’s basketball team.

The MSG bout is the latest addi- season Top 25” polls for the 2016Some of SHU’s Schedule Set The Pirates went 4-0 at Madison tion to an impressive non-confer- 17 season.

Some of the standouts – ESPN, Square Garden this past season – ence schedule that already includincluding a win over Villanova in ed the Gavitt Games – a clash of Sporting News, Bleacher Report the Big East Championship. So, Big Ten and Big East foes – and the and The Big Lead – all have Seton the Pirates figured why not play at AdvoCare Invitational, a tourney Hall somewhere between No. 17 the Mecca some more this coming that will also host Florida, Gonza- and No. 23. ga, Indiana State, Iowa State, MiSuch favorable preseason rankyear?

The team will take on South Car- ami (Fla.), Quinnipiac and Stan- ings will be contingent on whether or not Isaiah Whitehead leaves for olina in New York City on Dec. 12 ford.

High Expectations Ahead the NBA or returns for his junior as part of the Under Armour ReWith the college basketball sea- season. union double-header. South CarGary Phillips can be reached at olina went 25-9 (11-7) last year. son over and Villanova the nationAuburn and Boston College will al champions, many media outlets gary.phillips@student.shu.edu or on have released “Way Too Early Pre- Twitter @GaryHPhillips. be the other matchup that day.

Zabrowsky leads Women’s golf to third place at Hoya Invitational

Pirates earn third straight Big East Honors

Photo Courtesy of SHU Athletics Senior Karlie Zabrosky earned her sixth career top-10 finish as the Pirates came in third place at the 2016 Hoya Invitational on Tuesday. Zabrosky placed sixth out of 54 individual golfers with a 20-over-par, 76-77-83-236.

Photo Courtesy of SHU Athletics Zach Schellenger is the third-straight Pirate pitcher to win Big East Pitcher of the Week. The sophomore saved each game of Saturday’s double-header vs. Quinnipiac. He pitched the final two innings, allowing just two hits, four strikeouts and no walks.

In game two, he went the final five inningswith two strikeouts and no hits.

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Bozzella ‘fortunate’ for incoming 2016-17 recruits

Olivia Mulvihill Assistant Sports Editor

The college basketball season may have just ended, but that does not mean it is too early to look ahead.

A quartet of incoming freshmen – Deja Winters, Shadeen Samuels, Tyeisha Smith and Skyler Snider – have Tony Bozzella doing just that as the Pirates set their sights on the 2016-17 season.

“I’m very excited,” the Seton Hall coach said of his new recruits. “This is as excited as I’ve been in my 24 years for this recruiting class. We feel extremely fortunate to be able to get the talent level in the kids we got.”

Bozzella went on to speak about the impact each individual recruit will make as the Hall strives for a third straight NCAA Tournament in the coming year.

Deja Winters One of the first players the Pirates went after, the 5-foot, 11-inch Ohio native was named the Associated Press Division IV Player of the Year after averaging 27 points per game this past season. She also helped lead the Richmond Heights Spartans to a district tournament title game appearance and more 1,000 points for her high school career.

“Deja will bring a lot of athleticism and the ability to score the ball at a high level, but could turn into a tremendous defender as

Photos courtesy of MAC Basketball, Facebook and Twitter Tony Bozzella is excited to have Winters (No. 12), Smith (No. 3), Snider (No. 30) and Samuels (No. 21). well,” Bozzella said of Winters. “I expect her to have an immediate impact on our program.”

Shadeen Samuels Samuels, a 6-foot forward who hails from Ossining, New York, almost went by the way sides of top recruiters due to an injury she faced the summer of her junior year.

“I think a lot of schools forgot about her,” Bozzella said. “If she would’ve played this summer, she would’ve been one of the top recruits in the country. Shadeen has a lot of the same abilities as Tab (Richardson-Smith). She’s not as athletic but she’s well ahead of where Tab was her freshman year.”

Samuels is the only player in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association history to win four Class AA state titles. Samuels also won two tournament MVP honors in 2014 and 2016. She helped Ossining finish

at an impressive 28-2 record and go on to win their first-ever Federation Championship this season.

Samuels was also named Section 1’s “Miss Basketball.”

Tyeisha Smith A 5-foot, 9-inch shooting guard from Maryland, Smith averaged 20.5 points as she helped St. Frances Academy win its first A Conference title in six years.

Smith’s standout senior season also earned her All-Metro Player of the Year honors.

“I love Ty’s ability to play on and off the ball defensively,” Bozzella said. “Her motor is very good, she’s in tremendous shape, she can shoot the three well, and she reminds me a lot of Aleesha (Powell). I think she can be an “Aleesha’ type of player.”

Skyler Snider At 5-foot, 11-inches, Snider is capable of playing both guard and forward. A native of Kearney,

Nebraska, the wing averaged 20.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in her final season at Kearney High School. With 1,453 career points to her name, Snider finished her high school career as Kearney’s all-time leading scorer. She also set the school’s single-season scoring record with 510 points.

“I was very excited when I saw Skyler play,” Bozzella said. “You think of a mid-western player from Nebraska and that’s what she is. She’s tough, physical. She’s a confident kid who plays really, really hard. I think she’ll come in and play good solid minutes.”

Within a matter of months, all four players will step foot in Walsh Gymnasium and officially become a part of the Seton Hall women’s basketball program.

Their coach believes they are ahead of where most young players in their position are.

“I think they come in well

Seton Hall then got on the board with Harrell’s big hit that drove in two runners, bringing SHU within three runs.

This momentum was shortlived, as sophomore infielder Alexis Walkden grounded out on the next play, leaving Harrell stuck at second as the inning came to a close. Rutgers then managed one last run in the sixth on a double from Hall that drove in senior Stephanie Huang, who scored two runs, before the game’s end.

At a record of exactly .500, Seton Hall will look to earn some key wins over the coming weeks when the team encounters conference rivals Villanova, Georgetown and Providence.

The Pirates will hit the road again when they travel to Pennsylvania to take on the Wildcats in a three-game series. The first contest will start on Saturday, March 9 at 12 p.m.

Kyle Kasharian can be reached at kyle.kasharian@student.shu.edu or on Twitter @ItsKyleKash.

Photo courtesy of SHU Athletics Freshman Madison Strunk was not at her best as Seton Hall fell to Rutgers on Wednesday.

ahead of where most freshmen in college come in at,” Bozzella said.

“Their skill level is well ahead, but their mentality is all about winning and playing hard. They’re winners and I think they’ll assimilate themselves very quickly into the program.”

Olivia Mulvhill can be reached at Olivia.mulvihill@student.shu. edu or on Twitter @OliviaMulvi-

Strunk, softball fall to in-state rival Rutgers on the road Kyle Kasharian Staff Writer

The Seton Hall softball team fell to Rutgers by a score of 6-2 on Wednesday night on the road.

With this loss, the Pirates drop to 19-19.

Senior infielder and catcher Alex Rabbetts and junior outfielder Valerie Suto led the Pirates with two hits apiece, and Suto chipped in a run. Senior Yasmin Harrell notched a big hit for twoRBI in the fifth.

On the mound for Seton Hall was freshman Madison Strunk, who gave up six runs on 11 hits while striking out two batters.

The Scarlet Knights had the upper hand early, knocking in three runs in the first inning, including a three-run homer by sophomore Sierra Maddox that drove in senior Melanie Slowinski and sophomore Rebecca Hall.

Rutgers followed this up with a run in both the second and fourth innings to increase the lead to 5-0.

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Tenhundfeld chasing Big East three-peat to close career Elizabeth Swinton Staff Writer

A memorable four years as a part of Seton Hall women’s golf has culminated in a final stretch of strength and leadership for senior Megan Tenhundfeld.

The women’s golf program at Seton Hall is one rooted in leadership. Two seniors—Erin McClure and Ali Kruse, who graduated last year—led the team to back-toback Big East titles.

Under the guidance of Tenhundfeld, the Pirates are looking for a third.

“She does not accept mediocrity from herself, her teammates or her coaches,” head coach Sara Doell said of Tenhundfeld. “Her teammates know that if we need something to be done, Megan will do it.”

That drive has kept the team in good hands from one class of seniors to the next, and Tenhundfeld’s preparation is seen in her performance.

“I certainly feel like I have become a better player since my freshman year,” Tenhundfeld said of her grind. “Through intense practicing and work in the weight room, my confidence and skill level have increased.”

In the 2014-15 season, she competed in 10 tournaments and recorded three top-10 finishes, including one top-five finish, along with a 78.00 stroke average for

the year.

Tenhundfeld was also a Big East Academic All-Star for the season, showing her dedication both in the classroom and on the green, as well as in providing a good example for her teammates.

“I have loved leading this team and bringing people together,” Tenhundfeld said on her role as a leader. “Since the team is very young, I am doing what I can to leave the returning players in the best way possible. I want all of them to continue on to have successful golf careers at Seton Hall.”

Tenhundfeld cares for her teammates and is not shy when it comes time to step up to the big moment. An example of that came in last year’s Big East Tournament when her team needed her the most.

Doell reflects on that moment fondly in the history of Tenhundfeld’s career.

“Megan got up and down on the last hole of Big East last April to seal a one-stroke victory for the team,” Doell said. “I met her in the fairway on the last hole and she wanted to know where we stood against Georgetown and I told her that it was very close.

In front of a very large crowd, she made the putt for us to win by one stroke.”

In some ways, that moment signified the passing of the torch and the start of Tenhundfeld’s reign as the leader and the playmaker.

Photo courtesy of SHU Athletics Tenhundfeld is after another conference championship.

hundfeld is on track to do just that.

In the fall 2015-16 season, Tenhundfeld competed in five events, headlined by her tied-for-second place finish at the Bucknell Invitational. Her stroke average for the season was 76.64, improved from her junior season.

The spring season of her final year provides the opportunity to continue on the track of growth and make some damage on the way to a third conference championship.

“I definitely believe that we have the capability to win for the third time in a row,” Tenhundfeld said. “The fall was not as successful as we would have liked, but so far this spring season I have really seen the skills and talent come out in each player.

“If everyone comes together on the same three days and plays their game to their abilities, I don’t doubt that we could come home with a third title.”

And Tenhundfeld will be leading every step of the way.

“Megan is a very strong leader,” Doell said. “She knows what she wants, she knows how to get it and she knows how to motivate and push those around her to strive for greatness.”

For Tenhundfeld, her time is now.

Elizabeth Swinton can be reached at elizabeth.swinton@student.shu. edu on Twitter @eswint22.

“Making that final putt to go on to regionals was not only a huge deal for Erin (McClure) and Ali (Kruse), but for myself as well,” Tenhundfeld said. “The momentum and confidence of the Big East win helped bring me into a successful senior year.”

Doell goes a step beyond, ranking Tenhundfeld upon those of the ranks of McClure and Kruse.

“At the end of her career, her name will be towards the top of the best players that we have had in this program,” Doell said.

With her play this season, Ten-

ly on that we were going to get as many pitchers in as we can.

We wanted to get our guys some work.”

Clearly, it paid off—and has been paying off since Seton Hall has managed to win 19 of its last 22 games. There’s a lot of momentum with this team right now, and they look to keep it going. Sheppard said he is looking for consistency.

“More of the same,” the coach said. “We have to keep it simple and play our game.”

The Pirates will travel to Omaha, Neb., next to face off with Big East rival Creighton for a threegame series. The first contest will take place on Friday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Joseph McManus can be reached at joseph.mcmanus@student.shu. edu or on Twitter @ScoopsMcmanus.

Photo courtesy of SHU Athletics Derek Jenkins hit an inside-the-park homer on Wednesday.

Pirates whop Wagner after Jenkins’ in-the-parker

Joseph McManus Staff Writer The sun was out but the temperature was low in Seton Hall’s 9-2 win over Wagner on Wednesday, April 6 at Owen T. Carroll Field. SHU was able to keep momentum rolling after a four-game sweep of Quinnipiac last week.

The Pirates were the first to score in the bottom of the second inning after a fielder’s choice allowed Ryan Ramiz to score. The RBI was credited to Joe Poduslenko. In the very next inning, though, starting pitcher Matt Ardente would be tagged for two runs of his own, giving the Seahawks a 2-1 lead. However, the Hall would not be denied, as the bottom of the fourth would be fruitful.

Chris Chiaradio got the rally started with an RBI single, but

it was Derek Jenkins who came up huge with a three-run insidethe-park home run. The next few innings were scoreless, the Pirates leaned on their relief to help carry them. The defense also tightened up, despite two early errors, lending itself to the bullpen.

Seton Hall poured it on in the bottom of the seventh, scoring four more runs to bring the lead to 9-2. Zack Weigel was responsible for two of those runs with a bases-loaded single. Chris Morris would come in as a set-up man in the eighth and contribute a scoreless inning. To close, Zach Schellenger took the mound and came through with two strikeouts to end the game.

When asked about why he chose to go to the pen, head coach Rob Sheppard said he wanted to get his guys work.

“We wanted to establish ear-