The Setonian - Volume 93, Issue 25, 04/27/2017

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Faculty challenge University on tenure denials

‘Virtually impossible’ for professors to find another job after rejection Ashley Turner News Editor

Med school closer to approval In News, Page 3

Male students work to ‘heel’ sexual assault In Campus Life, Page 7

MBB’s recruit and honor In Sports, Page 14

Seton Hall University is – once again – facing outcries from faculty who believe the level of consideration regarding faculty input on administrative decisions has been insufficient.

The University has been dealing with an official grievance from a College of Communication and the Arts faculty member, Dr. Msgr. Dennis Mahon, who argued forcibly that the exclusion of faculty opinion regarding the review and eventual suspension of the Masters of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership (MASCL) program was against University policy. A Faculty Senate grievance committee agreed with him.

Now, the University faces a resolution created by the faculty of the College of Arts & Sciences, which claims that the Office of the Provost’s decisions regarding rank and tenure for certain faculty members contravened the University’s standards for promotion and tenure. The resolution also states that Interim Provost Dr. Karen Boroff ignored or overturned rank and tenure committee decisions and that there was a lack of transparency when she did so, threatening the faculty’s

confidence in Seton Hall’s shared governance policy.

Three professors were denied tenure in the past year. Dr. Raymond Capra, professor of Classical studies, was denied tenure in 2016 and now has to leave the University at the end of this semester.

This year, Dr. Martha Easton, professor of Art History, and Dr. Matthew Corrigan, associate professor and director of the Master of Social Work Program, were also denied tenure.

Per University policy, Easton and Corrigan have to leave Seton Hall in a year because their applications for tenure were rejected.

Dr. King Mott, associate professor of political science and current Chair ProTem of the College of Arts & Sciences, said that a rejection for tenure is more serious than just losing a job.

“Not only do they lose their job, but they are marked,” Mott said. “It’s very hard to find another job after you have gone through the entire tenure process and have been denied. Very hard. In fact, virtually impossible. So you basically have ruined academic careers.”

Photo via shu.edu Dr. Matthew Corrigan is an associate professor and Master of Social Work program director.

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Students beseech University to reconsider tenure decisions Brynne Connolly Staff Writer

While the University deals with the resolution filed by the College of Arts & Sciences faculty regarding their displeasure over the Office of the Provost’s decision to deny tenure to certain professors, some students have taken matters into their own hands and have emailed the administration on behalf of their professors.

Students reached out to the University to advocate for two professors in the Honors Program that were both denied tenure.

Dr. Raymond Capra, professor of Classical Studies, was denied in 2016. As per Seton Hall’s policy, Capra was allowed to remain on staff for a year following his denial. He is required to leave the University at the end of the semester.

Now, Dr. Martha Easton, a professor of Art History, was also denied tenure. Both professors serve as instructors in the University’s Honors department.

Brian Pulverenti, sophomore classical studies and English major, said that this

was a blow to the Honors department, which is expecting to accept the same number of students as it has in previous years but with less staff. Pulverenti sent a letter of dissent that the Honors Program forwarded to students as example for a letter writing campaign, to counteract these actions.

However, Dr. Fr. John J. Ranieri, a professor of philosophy and the director of the Honors Program, said the department was not encouraging students to participate, but rather was just informing them of what could be done. So far, the campaign has had no impact on the decision.

Anyone who is offered tenure is ensured a job that lasts until retirement age with the exception of a dismissal with just cause. Additionally, professors who are appointed to this role will not see a wage reduction unless there are cutbacks staff-wide. However, the application is not simple.

See Honors, Page 2

Photo via shu.edu Dr. Martha Easton is an assistant professor in the College of Communication and the Arts.

Photo via shu.edu Dr. Raymond Capra is an assistant professor of Classical Studies.

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Resolution:

view their credentials. And in two instances candidates have received support, in one of them it was unanimous.”

Due to the managerial status that the faculty possesses, the University has a shared governance policy that requires administration to consider faculty votes and opinions. The managerial status and shared governance policy also forbids faculty from unionizing under the United States Supreme Court 1980 Yeshiva University ruling.

The College of Arts & Sciences faculty feel that the shared governance policy has been slighted due to the rejection of Easton’s and Corrigan’s applications for tenure.

“The provost’s decision on tenure and promotion for these individuals was counter to what all of

the committees and the dean had recommended,” Mirabella said.

“The tenure committee decisions were either ignored or overturned and we don’t know why this happened. There’s no reason given and it threatens our confidence in shared governance. So this is a really important issue for us.”

Dr. Kelly Goedert, director of the department of psychology’s graduate studies and incoming Chair Pro-Tem, said that “administrative decisions regarding tenure and promotion are form letters that indicate only whether a person has met or not met the standards laid out in the faculty guide.”

“There is a lack of transparency in how a person came to that decision that looks so different from all of the other decisions going up through the whole process,”

Goedert said.

She also stated that shared faculty governance is one of the standards that the Seton Hall’s accrediting body, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, uses to evaluate SHU and other universities when determining accreditation.

Due to this, the College of Arts & Sciences presented its resolution before Dr. Mary Meehan, interim president of the University. Mott and Goedert met with Meehan on April 26.

Also in attendance was Dr. Juergen Heinrichs, former Chair ProTem of the College of Communication and the Arts (COAR). The COAR faculty informally voted to support the College of Arts & Sciences resolution. Twenty voted in favor, one voted against and one abstained.

“From their point of view, COAR faculty is concerned about a lack of shared governance in recent administrative processes,” Heinrichs said in an email.

Mott said that if faculty “are given managerial responsibilities, then that is the relationship that is optimal for our circumstances” and that they will not “sit quietly while academic prerogatives are violated.”

Meehan said via email after meeting Mott, Goedert and Heinrichs that she “agreed to conduct a thorough investigation into their concerns and told them that I would do this as soon as possible.”

Dr. Peter Shoemaker, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, de-

From then on, the Provost consults several deans and members of the Rank and Tenure Committee before a final decision is made on April 1, the Faculty Handbook stated. If applications are positively endorsed they are forwarded to the Board of Regents for approval. Otherwise, the applicant is denied tenure and the professor is allowed to remain at the University for up to one year before they must leave and find other employment.

Pulverenti said he is sure that Capra’s departure from the staff will cripple the department. “In terms of what Dr. Capra means to my education, I would absolutely say he is essential. He has been for the past 10 years the center of our Attic Greek program,” he said, referring to the Greek dialect of ancient Attica and Athens. “Obviously, this is the heart of Classical Studies.

The entire program as it is today

has its foundation in his contributions and his continued effort toward the betterment of its students.”

While Pulverenti’s letter did not include an appeal on behalf of Easton, Pulverenti said he would have written on her behalf as well had the announcement of her tenure denial come before he had sent the letter of dissent to Dr. Karen Boroff, interim provost.

“I hope that it turns out that they can both stay at Seton Hall,” Ranieri said. “If not we will have to find alternatives for the short term first and then we will have to look at the long term.”

Boroff said via email, “All recommendations are confidential and every person in a review capacity, no matter where one sits in the review process, is obliged to fulfill his/her obligations with the utmost of comprehensiveness and diligence, integrity, profes-

sionalism and confidentiality.”

Tenure is seen as a way to protect academic freedom, which shields teachers and professors for being terminated or adversely affected in any way for teaching controversial matter or writing about it as a personal project, according to the American Association of University Professors.

According to the Faculty Handbook, “All members of the faculty, whether tenured or not, are entitled to academic freedom as set forth in the 1940 ‘Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure’ established by the Association of American Colleges and the American Association of University Professors.

Academic freedom is considered essential to the purposes of the university and applies to both teaching and research.”

However, some feel that the modern tenure process stifles creativity and forward thinking

Continued from Page 1 The concern among College of Arts & Sciences faculty lies within the issue of shared governance, according to Dr. Roseanne Mirabella, professor of political science and public affairs and chair of the Seton Hall Advocacy chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

According to Mirabella and Mott, faculty at a private institution like Seton Hall have a managerial status, which gives them the ability to insert their opinion regarding the hiring or removal of other faculty at the University. This managerial status gives faculty the ability to vote in terms of tenure and promotion, as well.

“Because of that we have committees at every level that look at and review the credentials of faculty if they go for tenure,” Mirabella said. “So it’s a very, very important responsibility that we have as managers.”

When a candidate’s application for tenure is submitted, it has to be approved by three separate committees before going to the provost, according to Mott.

“What has happened is candidates have gone through this process – it’s not just a year process, it’s a six year process – and have then gone through the department, the college committee and a university committee across all colleges to re-

Honors:

Continued from Page 1 The process to become tenured lasts six years and acceptance is not guaranteed at the end of those six years, as was the case for Capra and Easton.

SHU professors looking to apply for tenure must fill out an application and submit appropriate supplemental materials to their respective departments by October of the current year to exemplify why they deserve tenure, according to the University’s Faculty Handbook.

By November, applications are sent to their respective department which convenes a Rank and Tenure Committee.

This committee then reviews the recommendations and submits those that qualify to the Provost in December.

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Sarah Yenesel/Staff Photographer Interim President Dr. Mary Meehan will conduct an investigation into the concerns about tenure decisions.

clined to comment. He stated that as an administrator, he is not involved with the resolution because it was an act of the faculty.

Boroff said that there is very little she can say on specific tenure cases because they are personnel matters, but provided a statement on the resolution situation via email.

“As you probably can anticipate, it is not uncommon that faculty members’ recommendations on a portfolio differ among themselves, chairs and deans may not agree, college committee members may not evaluate a portfolio the same way, and the variances continue,” Boroff said. “Long ago, I have learned that reasonable people, given the same set of facts, may put forth different interpretations of those facts, or set out different courses of actions driven by those facts, or reach different conclusions. That is usual in any organization and occurs in most every walk of life.”

Mott said that the Arts and Sciences faculty are not trying to be antagonistic, but instead cooperative.

“We want the university to be successful. The faculty is here much longer than the administration. They’re, you know, here five, 10 years? We’re here 20, 30, 40 years,” Mott said. “So while they go to their next appointment, we are left with what they do. It’s a very serious moment. It’s troubling when our governance isn’t taken seriously.”

Ashley Turner can be reached at ashley.turner1@student.shu.edu. among its professors by forcing them to conform to subjects that are deemed common.

In regards to this dichotomy of thinking, Boroff said, “Given the strides that Seton Hall University has made over its proud history, strides which have ultimately benefited our students, the promotion and tenure process has served the University well.”

On April 21, the College of Arts and Sciences passed a motion asking Dr. Mary Meehan, interim president, to consider the cases of those who have been denied tenure, Ranieri said.

“A number of faculty think that the actions taken by the provost and the previous provost with regard to Capra and Easton were not warranted. The college faculty voted to ask the interim president to look into the matter,” Ranieri said.

Brynne Connolly can be reached at brynne.connolly@student.shu.edu.

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School of Medicine takes steps toward accreditation Brianna Bernath Asst. News Editor April has been a month full of major developments for the Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine: Dr. Bonita Stanton, founding dean, submitted a 119-page evaluation for approval by the medical school accrediting body, and the school has named its founding Board of Governors and Chairs.

“The process was exhilarating and fun, but huge,” Stanton said in an email in reference to the accreditation documents. “It required considerable collaboration and cooperation to make certain that we were all moving together even though we had many, many different working groups.”

In regards to the founding governing bodies, Stanton said that the CEO of Hackensack Meridian and the former provost of Seton Hall, Dr. Larry Robinson, each selected seven members for the Board of Governors, who Stanton said have “specific fiscal, managerial and governance roles.”

The Board of Governors, chaired by Joseph Simunovich, will also serve as advisers to the dean. Simunovich is currently the co-chair of the Hackensack Meridian Health Board of Trustees.

“It is an honor and a privilege to welcome Joseph Simunovich

The School of Medicine is on track to take in its first class of students in fall 2018. in his new role as chair of the Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Board of Governors, along with the entire founding board,” Robert C. Garrett, co-CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health, said in a statement. “Each member brings a

wealth of experience and insight that will be essential as we continue to develop and look forward to training the physicians of the future.”

A search committee made up of eight physician leaders from both Hackensack and Meridian hospi-

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tals recommended current Hackensack and Meridian department chairs to Stanton for the Founding Chairs. Stanton made the final 19 selections out of the one or two recommendations each member of the committee submitted.

According to Seton Hall’s website, each of the chairs will head a different aspect of medical education, “such as emergency medicine, surgery, cardiology, oncology, psychiatry and behavioral health, radiology and anesthesiology.”

The Founding Chairs had their first meeting on April 7, during which they established three sub-committees to begin appointing faculty, finalize the chairs’ job descriptions, and establish clusters of departments organized by specialty area. Stanton said that she will also ask for input from the chairs for parts of the curriculum.

According to Stanton, the plans for the medical school remain on schedule. The next steps include “hiring the faculty, finalizing the Faculty Guide and Bylaws, forming the faculty committees, developing the curriculum and hopefully getting ready for the site visit,” which will take place in June if the school receives positive news from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accrediting body.

If all goes according to plan, the medical school campus, located on the border of Nutley and Clifton, will open its doors to its first 50-student class in fall 2018.

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

Phi Delta Theta will colonize 70 founding fathers Isabel Soisson Asst. Digital Editor The Phi Delta Theta fraternity will be colonizing its nearly 70 new members at Seton Hall on April 29.

Phi Delta Theta fraternity was founded in 1848 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The fraternity was founded on three pillars: friendship, sound learning and rectitude, according to phideltatheta.org.

Phi Delta Theta’s national philanthropy is the Amyotrophic Laterals Sclerosis (ALS) Association in honor of Lou Gehrig, Phi Delta Theta member, and New York Yankee Hall of Famer, according to Alex Atkinson, leadership consultant in charge of colonizing the New Jersey Gamma group.

“The colonization process at Seton Hall has been much better than we could’ve asked for,” Atkinson said via email. “The large population of high-caliber young men at this campus has made recruitment very successful. We have also received so much support from campus administrators, sororities, and other campus orga-

Photo via Twitter/@PhiDeltSHU The Phi Delta Theta fraternity will colonize at SHU on April 29. nizations.”

Atkinson discussed some challenges of founding a new fraternity at a university, such as Seton Hall, especially preceding the coming of another fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, in spring 2018.

“This colony will have to account for multiple challenges such as starting their colony process going into a summer break, a new fraternity coming to campus right after us, and the transition into being self-sufficient,” Atkin-

son said. “There is no doubt in my mind that they will overcome these challenges in impressive fashion.”

James Maglione, sophomore psychology major, said that he is honored to be a founding member.

“Being entrusted with the responsibility of shaping an organization of young men the way we envision it is truly a privilege that I won’t take for granted,” Maglione said.

Maglione said he is looking forward to working with the other founding members on creating Phi Delta Theta’s identity at Seton Hall.

“I am thrilled to be working with my fellow founding fathers to create, what I know can be, one of the most hardworking, congenial, and exemplary group of leaders on campus,” he said.

Matthew Minor, freshman diplomacy and international relations major, echoed Maglione’s sentiments.

“Being a founding father has been so exciting,” Minor said.

“We’re starting with a blank slate, so we really have free reign to take the organization in any way we

want.”

Minor said he thinks the fact that there are a lot of freshmen joining the fraternity sets it apart from the others on campus.

“The freshmen founding fathers and I will be around for a while to shape the organization,” Minor said. “We’re looking forward to having a long-term impact on the fraternity.”

Michael Davis, assistant director of Leadership Development (Greek Liaison), said it is essential that Greek Life grow in numbers.

“Greek Life at Seton Hall is committed to fostering a positive community for all who wish to experience it,” Davis said. “Bringing on new groups, such as Phi Delta Theta, allows us to do just that.”

Davis said that Phi Delta Theta will bring new opportunity to SHU’s campus.

“Phi Delta Theta is colonizing with over 60 men. That number is significant and will bring new thoughts and ideas to the current community,” Davis said, “while bringing new approaches to solving issues that Greek community may face.”

Isabel Soisson can be reached at isabel.soisson@student.shu.edu.

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Crime Log April 11 Theft: Student stole a case of toilet paper from the back of the Temco Club Car on Chapel Court.

April 12 Policy Violation: Student had several bottles of alcohol in the Residence Hall.

April 19 Incident: Suspicious person - non student was found inside Fahy Hall Faculty Lounge. SOPD responded and escorted subject off campus.

April 22 Terroristic Threat: A non-student threatened a guard when he was denied access onto campus after 11:00 p.m.

Events What: Business Boot Camp When: Tuesday, May 16, 9 a.m.-Friday, May 19, 5 p.m.

Where: Seton Hall University The Details: The College of Arts and Sciences will host its first ever Business Boot Camp for upperclassmen in the college to build their portfolios. The first three days of the conference will be workshop-style, and the program will culminate in a field experience on the fourth day. Each day will begin with a continental breakfast in the Dean’s Conference Room. Room and board will be provided to all accepted students. A certificate will be granted at the completion of the program.

Cost: Free For more information, contact Associate Dean Christopher Kaiser.

What: Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan at SOPAC When: Friday, May 19th at 8 p.m.

Where: SOPAC The Details: A multi-platinum selling recording artist and seven-time Grammy Award nominee, the soulful vocalist is a highly sought-after collaborator and guest performer who has performed alongside many notable artists, including Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Luciano Pavarotti, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, and Mavis Staples.

Cost: $35 For more information visit www.sovillagecenter.org What: South Orange Food Stroll & Pub Crawl When: Sunday, May 7 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Where: South Orange The Details: a tasting event that showcases the diverse restaurants and unique retailers in our Village Center. Attendee’s will stroll and sample delectable bites and beverages from local eateries and taverns.

Cost: $20 For more information visit www.sovillagecenter.org

April 27, 2017

Relay for Life raises $56,000 for cancer research Thomas Schwartz Staff Writer In the all-night event for the annual Relay for Life held April 21, a spectrum of individuals lapped Walsh Gymnasium’s indoor track, participated in team activities,and raised money and awareness for cancer research.

More than 1,200 people attended the event, according to Elizabeth Halpin, Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) advisor and associate dean of External Affairs.

CAC teamed up with the American Cancer Society and Greek Life to coordinate the event. The yearlong planning process included managing and communicating with several departments and organizations, Halpin said via email.

In 11 years, Relay for Life has raised more than half a million dollars for the American Cancer Society’s research, treatment, and advocacy programs, Halpin said.

American Cancer Society’s representative for Seton Hall’s Relay for Life was Amanda Smith, a community manager for the organization. According to Smith, the event raised $56,000, nearly reaching its goal of $60,000. Even though Relay for Life has ended,

the fundraising continues until Aug. 31, Smith said.

Rutgers University has currently raised $65,742.49 out of its goal of $110,000, according to Relay for Life’s website. Monmouth University has raised $29,778.95 out of it’s goal of $50,000 so far, said the website.

“As the American Cancer Society we are so grateful for everything Seton Hall Community puts into Relay for Life,” Smith said in an email interview. “We could not do what we do without the dedication of the Colleges Against Cancer student organization, our faculty advisors Elizabeth Halpin and Josh Reda, as well as the support from the SHU administration as a whole.”

Ryan Goldberg, Relay for Life co-chair and a junior and sports management major, said his grandmother introduced him to the event in middle school.

“After [my grandmother] passed away from cancer, I continued on her legacy by being as involved as I could in the event,” Goldberg said via email. “This event here at Seton Hall may be extremely stressful, but it is all worth it in the end. It is an amazing feeling to see so many students come to-

Greg Medina/Asst. Photography Editor Over 1,000 students walked to support the American Cancer Society. gether to fight for a great cause.”

In the all-night vigil, several activities occurred such as a luminaria, games administered by Greek Life, dance performances, a game show, magic acts, and talks given by cancer survivors, according to Anthony Tuong Cheong, a junior chemistry major who is a two-time attendee and team captain of Phi Delta Theta during the event.

Cheong led a team of over 20 people in the Relay for Life events and his team worked a lemonade stand where all profits directly

went to the cause. Cheong said he enjoys the event because of its unifying effect.

“Relay is also great because it’s one of the few events that brings the whole community together to support a great cause,” Cheong said. “A lot of the events are specific to academic clubs or Greek organizations or social clubs, but this one really brings everybody from faculty to students to athletes, etc. together and that is really great.”

Thomas Schwartz can be reached at thomas.schwartz@student.shu.edu.

SGA Updates Isabel Soisson Asst. Digital Editor The Student Government Association (SGA) opened its meeting on April 24 by having SGA Advisor Maggie Bach wish the senators good luck on their finals.

President Christina Simon started her report off by thanking Interim Treasurer Alyssa Potenzone for taking over on such short notice. Treasurer Michael Roma stepped down due to personal reasons.

Simon continued to thank everyone who participated in the Black Men of Standard’s cookout this past Friday, the Relay for Life that occurred over the weekend, and the Open House that Seton Hall held on Sunday. The rest of her report consisted of her asking questions of the senate regarding how they plan to serve the SHU student body.

Speaker Vinay Trambadia reminded the senators to keep up on their office hours and congratulated the Arts and Sciences senators on their Meet the Dean event that occurred on April 24. He also announced that the Black Men of Standard will be having a second cookout this Friday, April 28.

Academic Affairs chair Axel Esquivel congratulated those involved with the Relay for Life both in SGA and not on raising $58,000 for cancer research.

Isabel Soisson can be reached at isabel.soisson@student. shu.edu.

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University explains why students charged for dorm damage Samantha Todd News Copy Editor Students are often charged for dorm damages but are unaware of why they are charged a specific amount and what they are paying to fix.

Zohar Suslovich, a junior computer science major, experienced dorm charges firsthand. When he was a freshman living in Xavier Hall he said he was charged $200 “for allegedly causing damage to the walls” in his dorm.

The report against Suslovich said that a wall had a hole and the letters “B O O” were carved in it, however, he said no damages existed. “There wasn’t really a damage so I didn’t try to fix anything, it was completely made up,” he said via email.

“I asked for photo proof of damage because I didn’t do it, they couldn’t provide it because they said that they already fixed it, and so I just kept appealing,” Suslovich said.

He appealed the charges, speaking with three different people from Housing and Residence Life. The last person he spoke with, Tara Hart, director of Housing and Residence Life, approved his appeal after three attempts, he said.

Daniela Rios, a senior broadcasting major, also faced charges when she dormed in Cabrini Hall her sophomore year.

Upon checking into her dorm she noticed a paint chip on the bathroom wall in her suite and she told her resident assistant (RA) who said she wrote down that the damage was there before Rios moved in. However, when Rios went to check out at the end of the year, she was told by the RA who checked her out that the paint chip had not been noted when she had checked in.

Since they could not take her word that the damage was there before she moved in and she could not find her copy of the form from when she checked into Cabrini, Rios said she and her suitemates were charged $200. At the beginning of the following school year, Rios found the original form from the previous year and it noted that the paint chip was there before she moved in. She said she reported this to Housing and was told they would look into the matter.

Rios said she went to the Housing office every day for a month but was told that too much time had lapsed for them to do anything about the charge. “We were unfairly charged for something we didn’t do, and I even had proof,

Kiera Alexander/Staff Photographer Many students feel that the end of the year damage charges are unfair. but they still charged us and won’t even look into it,” she said via email.

“Housing needs to find a way to deal with issues like this,” Rios said. “It was unfair and a lot of money for a college student to shell out of their own pocket.”

Hart said via email that the money that students are charged for damages goes toward covering the cost of both materials and labor for the Facilities Engineering trade persons that make the needed repairs.

When students move out of their dorms, Hart said a professional Housing staff member and a member from Facilities Engineering walk through the rooms

SGA works to ease parking struggles, plans to bring parking app to SHU

to check for damages. As a guide, they use the room condition report that residents sign when they move in, and if they find that the “resident has created damage beyond normal wear and tear,” then the Facilities Engineering member estimates what work is required, she said.

According to Hart, an example of “damage beyond normal wear and tear” is that if in summer 2016 the student’s room was freshly painted and upon moving out in May 2017 the wall shows signs of “significant damage.” This requires the patching, sanding and painting of the wall, she said.

Since the Department of Facilities Engineering makes the

repairs, they set the rate for damages, Hart said. “We have endeavored to be transparent about the rates for commonly occurring damages. We have shared the information on social media with parents groups,” Hart said.

John Signorello, associate vice president of Facilities Engineering and Business Affairs, said in an email interview that students should note dorm damages to the Resident Hall Director when they move in.

“The Resident Hall Director walks through each room with one of the building mechanics and they jointly agree upon the amount and type of damage that each room has sustained,” he said.

Charges for damages depend on the specific incident, Signorello said. Repairing a dent around the size of a dinner plate costs $80 and repainting the wall costs an additional $160, but this can be higher if the wall is “severely damaged,” he said.

“Wall damage, electrical, [and] plumbing can all have different charges based on what needs to be repaired,” he said. “Charges range from $24 to replace room numbers to $675 to replace a front door.”

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

Xavier Parking Lot closed

Kaitlyn Quinn Staff Writer As part of an initiative to ease parking and find parking spaces on campus with minimum hassle, Student Government Association (SGA) President Christina Simon and her team have been working to bring a parking app to Seton Hall.

“I have been contacting local colleges and universities, especially mid-sized Catholic universities like Seton Hall, to get more information on their use of parking apps and technology,” Simon said via email. “I have also been talking to administration about how to integrate the technology.”

Simon said that since her election to the SGA, students have been receptive to the idea of instituting a parking app. “I am pleased by how enthusiastic students have been about this initiative since the SGA campaign season, and I am motivated to work towards putting this initiative into place so that it can make parking more efficient for our students,” Simon said.

Students shared their thoughts on how much the app could reduce parking time.

Mary Palma, a sophomore secondary and special education major as well as a commuter, said she would like the app but has two issues with it.

Palma wants to know how quickly the app will refresh itself throughout the day. “Second,

Sarah Yenesel/Staff Photographer Simon said students like the idea of a parking app.

I don’t like the idea of having to use my phone while I’m driving to look at the app, especially if parking spots are taken during busy hours,” she said.

Laura Guempel, a sophomore speech pathology 4+2 and Spanish major, said “the app could be effective if it were guaranteed to work.” She added, “If I could check parking spots regularly, that would definitely be a way to save time each day.”

Caitlyn Webber, a sophomore secondary and special education major who commutes, said she spends a lot of time circling the parking lot and parking deck for a spot.

“It would be so nice to just know where to go as soon as I get to campus instead of checking every parking area just to find that there weren’t available spots,” she said.

Kaitlyn Quinn can be reached at kaitlyn. quinn @student.shu.edu.

Photo via Public Safety Spring Fling 2017 is being relocated to the parking lot outside of Xavier Hall. To allow for event and setup requirements, students are not permitted to park in the parking lot outside of Xavier Hall. All vehicles must be moved by 10 p.m., April 27. For the lot and area in question, please see the highlighted area on the map below. The parking lot will reopen April 30 at approximately 9 a.m.

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April 27, 2017

Throwback Thursday

What was The Setonian reporting years ago?

“Controversial poster banned on campus”

Authors: Brenden Higashi Date: April 28, 2011 The story: The Theater Council was instructed to remove promotional materials for “Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them,” the council’s final production of the academic year, from Seton Hall’s campus due to the inappropriate nature of the poster’s content. The posters had previously been approved by Housing and Residence Life officials before the council distributed the posters in residence halls. The poster depicted a drawn figure of the back of a woman’s legs. The woman is wearing a short skirt and has a gun holstered to her calf.

“Pirate Radio broadcasts from trailer”

Photo via www.trumanbetas.com Michael Davis, assistant director of Leadership Development and the Greek Liaison, said that the Beta Theta Pi fraternity is coming to Seton Hall in Spring 2018. With the motto, ‘Men of Principle,” Davis said that the fraternity, “works really, really well and hard to promote that ideal. Davis said that the research he had conducted on the organization shows that Beta Theta Pi conducts leadership and educational programs and does a lot of supplemental work that he said can positively impact not just Greek life, but generic student life, as well.

U.C. Davis:

Where: Davis, Calif.

Date: April 25 The update: Students at the school can now purchase emergency contraception from a vending machine on campus. The “Wellness-to-Go” machine, located in the school’s recreation center, also dispenses condoms, pregnancy tests, tampons and overthe-counter medication like Advil. It sells morning after pills for $30; most stores sell the pill for $40 or $50.

From: www.latimes.com

U. of Cincinnati:

Where: Cincinnati, Ohio Date: April 26 The update: Jennifer Bard, dean of the law school, is suing the university and its interim provost. Bard said that she was illegally placed on leave after she responded to media reports about faculty members attempting to have her removed. Bard also attempted to enter a mediation process with faculty members, but was blocked by the provost.

From: www.usnews.com

Author: Allie Michael Date: April 27, 2006 The story: WSOU was forced to broadcast its entire radio feed from a trailer April 12-17 due to construction on the Rec Center building. Though the trailer may have been cramped, Faculty Director Mark Maben said that the students had a great time broadcasting from the trailer and saw it as a great experience.

U.C. Berkeley:

Where: Berkeley, Calif.

Date: April 26 The update: The College Republicans filed a lawsuit against the university claiming that administrators violated the students’ right to free speech after an event with Ann Coulter, a conservative commentator, was postponed from its original date on April, 27. The university cited security concerns as the reason the event was postponed.

From: www.foxnews.com

University of Arizona:

Where: Tuscon, Ariz.

Date: April 26 The update: A university study recently found that a lack of sleep doesn’t just make people groggy, but it makes them less empathetic.

Researchers said that this is because brains are hardwired for survival, so when sleep deprivation kicks in, it will focus on keeping the vital systems of the brain active, but will shut down social aspects like empathy.

From: www.abc15.com

Northwestern University: University of Redlands: George Fox University: Colorado State U.: Where: Evanston, Ill. Date: April 25 The update: The university suspended its chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and ordered its members to move out of their fraternity house by May 6. Administrators stated the the fraternity repeatedly hosted parties and provided alcohol to minors despite already being on probation for those charges.

From: www.chicagotribune.com

Where: Redlands, Calif.

Date: April 25 The update: University officials unveiled a bronze statue of the university’s first official English bulldog mascot, Deacon, after students launched a successful crowd-sourcing campaign and raised more than $10,000 to fund the piece. The total cost of the statue totaled to a little over $10,000.

From: www.pe.com

Where: Newberg, Ore. Date: April 25 The update: Student Daniel Mellers was found dead Monday after being reported missing on Sunday.

Mellers told his roommates he was walking to a convenience store to buy some soda around 10:15 p.m.

Saturday. Mellers’ body was found in the trunk of his car, but police believe he took his own life.

From: www.oregonlive.com

Where: Fort Collins, Colo.

Date: April 18 The update: Almost 100 years after a bell that hung at the university was stolen, the nearly 500-pound item was returned. Fraternity members stole the bell in 1919 and it had been passed down through the generations until recently. The bell, which will be rung electronically, will be used starting next year.

From: www.denverpost.com

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SHU men Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Zachary Wohl Staff Writer

On April 20, men walked around the Green in heels. In honor of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the organization Know More hosted the “Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event in which male students walked a mile around the Green in donated heels.

“Having men walking in women’s shoes helps them empathize with women’s issues like sexual assault. They will hopefully take this unique experience and have it influence their behavior or perspective,” said Robin Nagel, a senior English major.

The organization Know More is relatively new to campus, arriving in October. Nagel, along with senior Ashley Carter, planned this event through Know More.

While the issue of sexual assault is a major issue across the world, Nagel explained that the University can work to improve student’s understanding. “[Sexual assault] is an issue

on campus, and people need to understand the meaning of consent,” Nagel said.

Matthew Ehrhardt, a sophomore finance major and also a peer adviser, was one of the many men who decided to take part in this event.

“Actually walking in the heels brought physical pain, but that pain was a mere fraction of the physical and emotional pain of women affected by sexual or domestic violence,” Ehrhardt said.

Many of the students that participated, including Ehrhardt, took a slower walking pace than normal when completing the mile.

However, the speed at which participants walked did not seem to matter when compared against the impact of the event.

“Tons of people on my Snapchat and social media were asking me all day why I was walking around in heels and I was able to have a conversation about it with them to raise awareness for these sorts of actions,” Ehrhardt said.

Eric Kendra, a sophomore bi-

Greg Medina/Asst. Photography Editor On April 20, male students walked a mile in heels on the Green for sexual assault awareness. ology major, also participated in the walk.

“It was very painful to walk in heels that were four sizes too small. I even ended up with some pretty bad blisters as my socks were covered in blood just after four laps,” Kendra said. Despite

this, Kendra endured for the cause.

“This experience provides a better understanding of certain struggles that women may face,” he said.

Know More is tasked with promoting education and aware-

ness of alcohol, drugs, and sexual violence. They it has been holding events all month and held a student-ran panel on April 26 in which they discussed their experience as sexual assault survivors.

Zachary Wohl can be reached at zachary.wohl@student.shu.edu.

Stillman team preps for Prague in global competition Alyssa Schirm Staff Writer

When the SHU team was announced as the winners of the National CFA Institute Research Challenge, a competition in which teams are divided by regions and given a company stock to analyze.

Members explained their feelings of excitement and pride.

“It was such a surreal feeling. I think we were all in shock, but we were all excited that we were able to accomplish this not only for ourselves, but for Seton Hall,” Katie McCarthy, a senior finance and management MBA student, said.

As a part of the New York regional team, the SHU group was assigned a construction company to analyze, considering its financials.

The CFA Institute Research Challenge, at the national level, tests 53 teams from North and South America on their ability to professionally analyze a company and present their research to a panel made up of Wall Street executives.

This January, Seton Hall was chosen as the winner of the challenge for the Americas and will be competing in the global competition in Prague on April 28. However, their success up to this point

did not come without hard work and dedication from every team member.

Anthony Pescetto, team captain and a senior pursuing a MBA in finance, recounted the grueling sixmonth preparation process.

“We worked every Saturday from October until now,” Pescetto said. “We worked on the presentation and the paper and went from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and had meetings during the week to make sure we didn’t forget anything.”

However, according to Pescetto, being chosen to be one of the final four schools left from the 1,100 worldwide was worth every hour spent in the conference room.

“It means a lot because being able to represent Stillman and Seton Hall at such a big stage was really important,” he explained.

“It’s really nice to see Stillman and Seton Hall supporting us, especially Professor [Tony] Loviscek, our adviser. We couldn’t have done it without him.”

Loviscek, who has been the faculty adviser for the challenge for 12 years, believes this competition benefits the team members as much as winning it benefits Seton Hall. “I am a firm believer that while concepts provide the founda-

The Stillman team is gearing up to compete in Prague on April 28.

tion for learning, the application in a real world setting drives home the concepts, showing the realism and relevance of them,” Loviscek said.

This competition provides students with realworld experience for theorems and concepts learned on campus. Pescetto explained the uniqueness of the competition.

“It’s unlike anything else Seton Hall can offer you because it’s a real life conflict and you’re selling it to real world people,” he said.

“They’re not going to accept any

academic paper or presentation.”

The team kept this in mind as it prepared for the global competition in Prague this week.

“For the global competition, we’ve met a few times to continue to practice our presentation,” McCarthy said. “We’ve also continued to update any numbers so that we have the most up to date numbers to be going off of and have been following the stock very closely.”

Pescetto further explained how the team is continuing the metic-

Photo via Facebook/CFA Institute

ulous preparation process.

“We only had a couple weeks to prepare,” he said. “If there are any shortfalls, we want to check those and make sure that we’re ready to go.”

Loviscek noted the power of their success and how hard work got the team to this point.

“It’s a reminder that ‘gumption’ and God’s grace can make for ‘the little train that could,’” he said.

Alyssa Schirm can be reached at alyssa.schirm@student.shu.edu.

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Students lend a helping hand in tutoring Erika Szumel Staff Writer

With the semester nearing a close, many students are feeling the looming pressure of exams and final grades. Sometimes the best way to combat these pressures is with the help of other students.

In some courses, Seton Hall offers Supplemental Instruction.

Supplemental Instruction courses are student-run to help others in the class study and prepare for exams. Students who have taken specific courses such as Anatomy and Physiology or Pathophysiology and performed well in those courses, are asked to become Supplemental Instruction (SI) leaders for those courses the next semester that they are offered.

These SI student-leaders must do well in the specific course, have attended an SI session, attend an interview with the current SI leader and attend an interview with Brandon Larmore, director of the Academic Resource Center and coordinator of the SI Program. From there, students who have gone through this training can become SI leaders.

Supplemental instruction courses run twice a week for roughly an hour at a time. SI leaders strive to keep studying fun and engaging for students. Larmore highlighted

Graphic courtesy of Brandon Larmore Students in Supplemental Instruction courses tend to earn higher grades than others. the uniqueness of the program.

Students often rely on intrinsic motivation.

“It forces students to actually participate in [the] entire process,” Lamore said. “It helps engage them better with the material by putting the onus not on the tutor or the

Supplemental Instruction leader, but on the students themselves.

When students come to an SI session, they should expect to do work.”

In the Fall of 2017, SI sessions will be held in General Biology I, General Chemistry I, Anatomy &

Physiology I, and Pathophysiology.

Larmore stressed that students who are interested in recommending courses for Supplemental Instruction reach out to him.

SI leaders meet and discuss course material with professors to ensure they are updated on course

material. SI leaders have a set of structured activities prepared for each session, such as Verbal Volleyball, Family Feud, or Jeopardy in which students interact with each other to help prepare them for their tests, but also studying on their own. These leaders can refresh their own skills while helping other students.

Kevin Lopes, a junior nursing major and SI leader explained the advantages and disadvantages of SI instruction.

“I’ve personally sat through the same material that they are covering, I know what parts are going to be more difficult topics for them to understand, and that way I can make sure I cover that more thoroughly during the session, Lopes said.

He added that the only disadvantage is when he has a busy week, sometimes there is a time crunch to fit in and prepare his lesson plans.

Maria Provenzano, a sophomore nursing major, expressed how SI differs from an average tutoring session.

“It’s not as intimidating. It’s more comfortable asking a peer questions compared to a professor,” she said. “It is the best decision I’ve made to further my academics.”

Erika Szumel can be reached at erika.szumel@student.shu.edu.

SHU alum on the RISE with new book of art

Christina McDonald-Vitale Staff Writer Seton Hall 2003 alumni Neal Sehgal published a collection of poetry and photography called RISE, which explores the themes of love, loss, spirituality, living one’s truth, and finding a way to triumph over those who try to pull you down.

Sehgal’s experiences in the last three to four years involving a devastating breakup was the inspiration that drove him to create this uplifting book. “I wasn’t sure I was writing a book, when I wrote the book,” Sehgal said. “The themes came from emotions and reflections because of what I was going through at the time. I never set out to write a book—through jotting down my thoughts, it turned into this piece.”

Sehgal has always been involved with writing. He is currently an English teacher for students in grades six through high school. Sehgal has a deep-seated love for language.

“I love how words come together and express certain things through a musical quality,” Sehgal. said. “If you implement it in a certain way words can be presented to people as music, that’s where poetry fits in, in the absence of instrumental influ-

Photo courtesy of Neal Sehgal Neal Sehgal’s new book of photography and poetry explores a variety of topics. ence words have their own rhythm and rhyme.”

Sehgal is a New Jersey purist.

He traveled with his Chihuahua through the tri-state area and took the photographs used in his book.

“Everything kind of melted together,” Sehgal said. The pictures that correlate with the poems were not specifically taken to accompany a

specific piece of his book; the pictures were an addition to amplify the emotions of each poem.

Considering the book is about overcoming obstacles and rising in the face of adversity, Steph Morrone, junior sports management major said, “As a college student this book would be very beneficial through heartbreak and break-

downs as a reminder to keep pushing on!”

Sehgal decided to publish his own book and donate them to non-profit organizations in order to help others. He donated his book to places such as, Homeless Solutions, Morris County Juvenile Detention Center, libraries, Battered Women’s Shelter and animal shelters.

Roberto Bonelli, founder of Animals Battalion, one of the non-profits that Sehgal donated his book to, said, “the running narrative throughout RISE is rising above our current and possibly negative situation into a new state of being/ enlightenment.” He continued, “This is a book of epiphanies and thoughtful reflections that can only come when we manage to break away from the chaos of everyday.”

The marketing strategy was aligning the message of the book. Sehgal did not write a book just to write a book—so he didn’t feel the need to market it. He explained that marketing the work would have benefitted himself and he wanted to benefit others.

“I don’t want idolatry from this book,” said Sehgal. “It makes me uncomfortable when people thank me because it’s not a ‘Neal thing’ it probably just means they’re feeling the exact emotions I experienced. If you can feel something and understand something, you can overcome it. You understand how to move forward after self-reflecting—and that is exactly what I did through my book.”

Christina McDonald-Vitale can be reached at christina.mcdonaldvitale@student.shu.edu.

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Students raise money for Egyptian hospitals Claudia Emanuele Staff Writer

In response to the divide forming between Egypt and America, Nourhaal Saber, a diplomacy and international relations major, created the Egyptian American Youth Group (EAYG) to encourage conversation and increase fundraising.

“I chose to begin this organization to spread awareness for Egyptian people who do not have a voice,” Saber said. “I wanted to help voice their thoughts. I love being from Egypt and visiting my country and I wanted more people to come and explore the beauty that I see.”

“I want people to know that this club is not exclusive to Egyptians,” said Christine Karolewski, a sophomore accounting and information technology major. “I am Polish and Irish and although I take great pride in my family heritage, it is so interesting to be exposed to a new culture and learn about another perspective of life.”

According to freshman English major Hannah Sakha, “The Egyptian American Youth Group is an organization dedicated to aiding the country of Egypt. One of the biggest crises this country faces is the lack of funding for their hospitals. Because of this, a vast majority of hospitals there

Photo courtesy of Nourhaal Saber The Egyptian American Youth Group hopes to host a fundraiser to raise money for hospitals in Egypt. cannot afford to acquire materials such as sanitary needles, bandages, beds, and other materials.”

Another serious issue is the shortage of doctors and nurses.

When Egyptians require medical attention, many are left untreated and do not receive the care they need, often leaving in worse condition, according to Sakha.

“We hope to raise awareness about the problems Egypt is facing,” she said. “And through fundraising, raise enough mon-

ey to send there so hospitals can purchase necessary supplies, and renovate where needed.”

The club is looking toward the future with a potential Night on the Nile event. Attendees will be given the option to dress up as a Pharaoh, God or Goddess, according to Saber.

The event will have a DJ, entertainment based on Egyptian culture and food. “Most importantly, we will have all the funding be sent to help develop more

suitable hospitals in low income areas in Egypt,” Saber said.

Upcoming meetings will discuss how to involve more students with the organization and how to provide a place for members to voice their opinions and have an open mind to other beliefs.

The most important part of this organization is inclusion and acceptance.

“I would like for Seton Hall students to know that the Egyptian American Youth Group is

open to all American youth, and that you do not have to be only Egyptian to be a part of this organization,” Saber said. “You just have to have compassion for bettering your country and want to become united as a generation.

Be open to making an end to this awful division so that our own children do not grow up with a split society.”

Claudia Emanuele can be reached at claudia.emanuele@student.shu.edu.

Professor’s TV experience leads as example Margarita Williamson Staff Writer

Every row in the auditorium style classroom in the basement of Fahy begins to fill with conversations and students enrolled in the Introduction to Communication Theory course.

Professor Scott Baird Hebert opens up the class with a discussion on leadership, followed by three different TED Talks videos that focus on the topic.

The videos introduced ideas as Hebert applied those concepts to the real world, providing his opinions on the content and posing questions to the class.

Kimberly Willig, a senior communication major, said she really likes that Hebert shows the class TED Talks.

“Hearing other professionals talk makes me look forward to the class,” Willig said. “His passion for the subject makes me more passionate about the content.”

Hebert has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in communications at Seton Hall since 2005. Before a career in academia, Hebert professionally

Photo courtesy of Scott Hebert Professor Scott Hebert has been a writer and producer for HBO, MTV, NBC, CBS News and Showtime. pursued television and writing.

In an email interview, Hebert said after graduating from NYU Film School he immediately became a researcher for NBC’s 50th Anniversary show. “I then worked as a production assistant for vari-

ous commercial production houses in New York City,” Hebert said.

“I was then a writer and producer for HBO from 1979 to 1989.”

Hebert later worked as a freelance writer and producer in Manhattan for various networks, includ-

ing MTV, NBC, CBS News and Showtime.

Scarlet Castro, a senior public relations major, is also enrolled in Hebert’s Introduction to Communication Theory class. Castro explained that she learns better

visually and likes the way videos are incorporated into the course material. Castro said that Hebert’s genuine interest in the subject makes class more enjoyable.

Graduating from college is an exciting time but the pressure to find a job can be overwhelming.

The concept of building a network is stressed to young professionals but it can be difficult to put that advice into action. Students in Hebert’s class can learn from his experience.

Hebert encourages students to work hard to impress their professors. Hebert said when he was a senior in college his professors recommended him for an NBC researcher position that was never posted to the public. NBC Producers at 30 Rock contacted his professors directly for recommendations.

Jade Latson, a senior public relations major, like her classmates, has enjoyed Professor Hebert’s teaching methods. “He does a great job of merging collegiate academic content and informed life lessons,” Latson said.

Margarita Williamson can be reached at margarita.williamson@ student.shu.edu.

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Mentors work to help ‘Skool’ students Perle Desir Staff Writer

Founded in 2010 and incorporated May 7, 2015, Skooled, Inc. originally started from a panel discussion organized by MLKSA Alumni Monica Hall.

This mentoring program is the immediate result of a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Association panel discussion which aimed to answer the “What can we do to help?” question that plagues concerned minds when addressing the disparities in education based on socioeconomic standing in residential areas of Newark, N.J. When asked about the organization’s mission statement, freshman biology major and Skooled treasurer Aleessa Akegnan said, “We help students discover their aspirations, goals, and passions.

As an organization, we build mentee-mentor relationships by tutoring, doing bonding activities, and putting on programs and workshops that will develop transferable skills. We aim to bridge the gap between high school students and local college students through mentoring, tutoring, development and advocacy.”

Skooled is a weekly afterschool mentoring program held at Cen-

tral High School’s Media Center on Fridays from 3:30-5:30 p.m., by local college students. The mentoring program offers several curriculums such as a college student membership organization, a weekly after-school program, a paid summer program and an annual book scholarship award.

Passion takes center stage in an educational program like Skooled.

“This club looks for people with a passion for helping others,” Akegnan said. “Skooled is different from other clubs because it is more than community service; it is a family. Skooled is a program where the mentees look up to the mentors like big brothers and big sisters. This type of impact paves the road for a brighter future. Not only will the students be impacted but the mentors will be impacted as well because of the interaction.”

According to junior social and behavior science major and Skooled president, Marcellis Counts, the current mentors are there because they truly care to change the system.

“Members join because they want to improve the lives of the students who attend our program,” Counts said. “They believe they have something to offer younger students, whether it be tutoring, advice on college or just

Photo courtesy of Marcellis Counts SHU students contribute to a mentorship program to promote the goals of high school students. being a listening ear. Our members truly believe in the power of having a mentor. They want to be someone our students can trust and look up to.”

Extensive commitment and work ethics are required from mentors as well as their mentees when becoming involved. Sophomore social and behavior science major and Skooled secretary Ra-

ication.”

All those interested in volunteering for Skooled can sign up to be mentors by contacting a current mentor for an application or stop by the Skooled table at the next SHU involvement fair. The process is very simple, but the impact is tremendous.

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

SHU’s helping hand

a reward, or a pat on the back.

She does it because she truly cares about the students.Their success is her success.

I’ve never been the most dedicated individual in the classroom. As a journalism major, my work outside of school always seemed to hold my attention more than course work. As my time in South Orange comes to an end, I can’t possibly imagine a scenario where I wouldn’t have failed out of school if not for the help of Dean Van Norman.

I’m not sure I’ll be able to fully repay Dean Van Norman for the countless hours spent mapping out my school work on a weekly basis to ensure I didn’t blank and fail my classes. To her, seeing me, along with the long list of other students she works closely with, be able to walk across that stage and grab a diploma is all the payback she needs.

Seton Hall is represented by a many number of things, but in Dean Karen Van Norman, it is represented by a woman with true Catholic compassion. And for that, I am grateful.

Sincerely, Dennis Chambers Journalism, Class of 2017

Letters to the Editor

Fa i l u r e t o L E E D To the Editor, I read with great interest the recent article about the construction progress of the new Welcome Center at the Main Gate. (April 20, 2017). There was no mention, however, of it being built according to LEED standards, that is, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. These standards have been well-established for many years by the U.S. Green Building Council and provide for the designation of a building as resource efficient. By being built according to these standards, LEED buildings use less water and energy over their lifetimes and, as a result, greatly reduce carbon emissions. According to the Green Building Council’s website, 1.85 million square feet of new or renovated spaces are certified as LEED every day in the United States. Has the new Welcome Center been designed and is it being built according to LEED principles?

In order to find out, I contact-

chael Kelly said, “I want people to know that this is a weekly commitment. We are interested in improving the lives of our students and the students who attend. It’s important that we are present and are there for the students. Being a mentor is so rewarding because it allows you to see the progress of another student and know you helped them, but it requires ded-

Dear Editor,

ed the Seton Hall Vice President for Facilities, Mr. John Signorello. He replied and asked me to send him a specific question.

I wrote: “Has it been designed and it is being built according to LEED principles? And if not, why not?”

I have not yet received an answer to my query. When I have asked about LEED construction on campus in the past, I was told that it was too expensive to do so. In fact, the initial expenses are recouped within a few years by reducing long-term costs for energy and water. Moreover, buildings can be built according to LEED principles without applying for the official certifications which can add to costs.

At a time when Seton Hall is growing and expanding in so many ways, LEED buildings

would be a significant indication that the university is doing everything it can to mitigate the effects of climate change. Not only would it be sound environmental practice and excellent public relations to do so, it would show that the university takes Pope Francis’s injunctions seriously to help address the greatest environmental challenge of our times.

It is all well and good to have a Christian symbol on the top of the Welcome Center, but it also matters how the Center is built in order to make it as environmentally sound as possible. Neglecting to do so is an egregious failure to LEED. Sincerely yours, Judith Chelius Stark, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies

When you open the Seton Hall University website, a large tab off to the right-center of the screen reads “Catholic Mission.” Under that tab a “values and tradition” page explains all the ways our campus provides a helping hand while embodying the Catholic message to assist others.

I’ve been on this campus for four years. I’ve met a lot of people who represent those values.

But none have been better, or more helpful, than Associate Vice President & Dean of Students, Karen Van Norman.

Words cannot describe how far Dean Van Norman extends her hand for help. As a student, when you think there is nowhere left to turn, nothing left to do, and feel as if you have no option but to fall flat on your face, Dean Van Norman is there to pick you up.

She’s picked me up more times than I can count.

Dean Van Norman doesn’t do this for praise. She doesn’t expect

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The Voice Thanks to the man behind the scenes of The Setonian

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s school winds down, it is with great pride that we look back upon a very successful year.

The Setonian’s editors truly feel our organization has made an impact on campus like never before.

We’re not the only ones that think so, with administrators and faculty going out of their way all year long to commend our student journal-

ists on a job well-done.

However, there is one man who, outside of our newsroom, does not get the credit he deserves. That would be Anthony DePalma, The Setonian’s adviser.

Seton Hall’s writer in residence and a member of The New York Times for 20-plus years, “ADP” has advised The Setonian for three years.

He too sacrifices countless hours and edits endless articles for us each week.

Over the years, it has become apparent that he does this because he genuinely cares about students.

Whether it be at The Setonian or in the classroom, DePalma is always pushing us to be better – the mark of an inspiring teacher and adviser.

Sadly, this will be his final year as both at Seton Hall. The College of Communication and the Arts has provided little explanation as to why his contract was not renewed despite faculty and student complaints.

While it is a shame future students will not have the opportunity to work with the distinguished alumnus, we, in our last issue of the

academic year, would be remiss to not publicly acknowledge all that he has done for us.

So, with that said, thank you, sir – for everything.

The Voice is intended to best represent the collective opinion of The Setonian’s Editorial Board. It is written

by The Setonian’s Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor.

always pushed me to venture outside my own backyard. I’ve worked with some of the most driven people this campus knows. I’ve been charmed to encounter consummate pros kind enough to help me out. Above all else, I’ve fostered relationships I know will be there years down the road.

In short, dedicating myself to The Setonian is one of the two best decisions I’ve made in my life.

The other was deciding to attend Seton Hall.

I, coming from a Jewish family and having no religious beliefs myself, for some reason had my heart set on this private Catholic institution after two tours. SHU was probably out of my price range, but I felt at home. My family saw that comfort and made it happen. I haven’t thanked them enough.

You might not believe it, but I love this University. My snarky editorials, the topics I and those under me have reported on and my many complaints may make you think otherwise, but really, I do.

If for nothing else, I do for all the people, memories and opportunities that have made these four years so special. When I put the University on blast or assign my reporters a controversial topic, it really is because I want this place to be even better than it was to me. That, and it’s my job.

Words cannot describe how proud I am of the job I’ve done, the job my team has done. Just last week, a well-regarded faculty member complimented that this was the best year of The Setonian he had ever seen. That was my mission when I took over.

You’re probably wondering when all the feels are going to stop, but I didn’t pick this topic for my senior column just to be reflective or heap praise.

I wrote this because, while I believe I’ve done plenty for The Setonian and Seton Hall, I want others to know what they did for me – what they could do for you. If you’re not already, take advantage of the opportunities this place has to offer. They’re endless. I want to

play a role in making some of those opportunities possible – I want to give back more.

It is why I plan on staying involved with the paper and the University. I’ve already shared a handful of thoughts – yes, some critical – with administrators and won’t hesitate to pass along more. I want SHU, its students and The Setonian to be the best it can be long after I walk the stage at PNC. Right now, though, I need to wrap this up. This column has run a bit long – that’s me delaying the bittersweet end.

The Setonian and Seton Hall were supposed to prepare me for life outside the campus’ gates – and both did – but as I get ready to graduate, I can’t help but feel like I have already lived a lifetime over the past four years.

And yet, those same four years have gone by in the blink of an eye. Thankfully, I made some wise, life-changing decisions in that time.

What I’ve gotten out of Seton Hall is immeasurable. Hopefully, I see others continue to reap the same benefits.

Gary Phillips is a journalism major from Ramsey, N.J. He can be reached at gary.phillips@student.shu. edu or on Twitter @GaryHPhillips.

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This will be the last piece I write for The Setonian.

That very thought is slowing me down as I type. If you know me, you know that The Setonian has proudly been the focal point of my college career. Recently, someone described this paper to me as my baby. It’s a funny way to phrase it, but it makes sense. I’ve treated my various roles – Staff Writer, Sports Digital Editor, Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief – like fulltime jobs. I put everything I had into this newspaper. I built it up and watched it grow – my only goal being to better it. Our motto – The Voice of the Seton Hall Community – I always took that to heart.

Fortunately, The Setonian built me up in return.

When I started, I had no idea how to write a lead, conduct an interview or what to wear on an assignment. But I learned how to do all of that and more. The Setonian made me a better writer, reporter and person. I’ve messed up

plenty along the way – who among us hasn’t – but I’m confident I have the experience and skills that I need. Far before any class or internship, I have The Setonian to thank for that.

I also must thank this wonderful news organization for memories and people that I will cherish forever. I’ve been truly privileged to tell the incredibly personal stories of others, spark change at Seton Hall, travel the country and, of course, work some pretty wild basketball games. Yet, seeing my byline still gives me a rush. Covering games at Madison Square Garden still gives me chills. I want those feelings to stick with me the rest of my career.

I can say the same about a handful of friends I’ve met through The Setonian. I’ve had the greatest mentor imaginable, someone who

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THROUGH OUR EYES

Sports Quote of the Week “This is as excited as I’ve been in a while...I think the kids that we have coming into the program are ready to go.”

Women’s basketball coach Tony Bozzella on next season.

NBA needs to do more to From the beginning: protect its players Aaron Hernandez’s suicide leaves unsettling financial circumstance

Matt Lamb Staff Writer

Patrick Beverley of the Houston Rockets was fined $25,000 after having an altercation with a fan when the Rockets lost at Oklahoma City in Game 3 of the First Round of the NBA Playoffs on April 21.

This may be something that seems pretty run-of-the-mill, and could have been something that more or less blew over in the eyes of the media after the investigation regarding Beverley’s altercation following the game. However, when Beverley spoke about the fine and the incident, he went off by saying the NBA does not do enough to protect its players.

Now, one would imagine that the most prestigious basketball league in the world with some of the most talented players does all that it takes to protect its players and keep them safe. But Beverley brought up points that were not known to the common fan in his interview.

According to ESPN, he explained the incident, saying, “I’m OK with the hazing. I’m OK with the boos. I’m OK with other fans rooting for their team. But I’m not OK with the blatant disrespect while I’m on the ground after a foul and a fan is yelling out to me, ‘F-you Patrick Beverley, F-you Patrick Beverley, F-you Patrick Beverley,’ and waving a clapper in my face.”

It may not seem like a big issue, but to anyone who has played any sort of sport, what the peanut gallery says can take a toll on you. Trash talking is a part of the game that has had an impact on players mentally and emotionally. Muggsy Bogues claimed that when he faced Michael Jordan in 1995, Jordan’s trash talking ruined Bogues’ career. But there is zero reason why it should extend to the fans.

Fans are in arenas, stadiums and parks to watch the game. They cheer for the home team and enjoy watching their favorite team play right in front of their very eyes, sometimes only being less than 100 feet from all the action.

When fans attend games, it’s known that there’ll be dissatisfaction involved. But not nearly enough is done to protect players from being exposed to trash talking. Part of this is due to fan

James Justice Staff Writer

Photos via NBA.com Patrick Beverley (top) and LeBron James (bottom). persistence and lack of real punishment if a fan is caught taunting a player. We constantly hear of soccer players harassed for their race, resulting in nothing more than a social media alert. In the past few NBA seasons, we have seen fans taunt LeBron James, most notably in the Finals at Oracle Arena, and a Hornets-Thunder game stopped while officials ordered an usher to halt a fan from screaming at Kevin Durant.

Fans get an experience like no other; witnessing sports up close and personal, and usually for a decent price. For fans to take the experience and become headlines for the wrong reasons is unnecessary and is a malefactor to the league. For Beverley to feel uncomfortable in any arena to the extent where he needs to revisit a

fan because of a view choice words is absurd.

Beverley noted that this isn’t his first incident with fans in Oklahoma City, citing that he needed the police at his hotel because someone threatened to kill him when Russell Westbrook went down with a season ending injury in the playoffs four years ago.

The purpose of fan involvement at games is not to harass players or to make them feel uncomfortable to the point where they cannot play the game. The NBA needs to take precautions against this in order to make for a safer environment.

Matt Lamb is a broadcasting and visual media major from Howell, N.J. He can be reached at matthew. lamb@student.shu.edu or on Twitter @MattS_Lamb.

The news hit publications and broadcasting outlets before 7 a.m. on April 19. Aaron Hernandez, former New England Patriots star and more recently convicted murderer, had committed suicide in his prison cell.

The death, just like his case, created a shockwave that registered not just among ardent sports fans, but among the national media and public as well. As the story began to register, the puzzle of Hernandez only became more complex with new information, such as his alleged bisexuality.

Another matter which popped off the scale was the “Abatement ab initio,” with the term being Latin for “from the beginning.” It is a little used phrase in everyday conversation, but is one which may grant Hernandez’s family millions from the New England Patriots. This “Abatement ab initio” is a bewildering wrinkle to Massachusetts law, which outlines that if a person dies while in the process of appealing their conviction, that person is exempt from all charges.

So Hernandez, guilty conviction and all, will technically go to the grave an innocent man. The idea that such a caveat may even be necessary is beyond my understanding. What good does it do a person to be innocent in the eyes of the law if that person can no longer see the light of day?

The only impact this will now have is the opening of a legal Pandora’s Box. The narrative now turns to Hernandez’s financial situation, because as an innocent man in the twisted eye of this doctrine, the Patriots will likely owe some payment of money to Hernandez’s family.

The questions now become, how much of a payment do the Patriots owe, where does that payment go, and will there be any better public embodiment of dirty money than this sum of millions

which may soon be coming out of Robert Kraft’s wallet?

The answer to that last question will fundamentally depend on the answer to the first two. The first question of how much money the Patriots will be forced to pay is about as undefined as the air pressure during Deflategate. The more sensationalist stories have reported that the Patriots will have to pay $15 million, but most reports have pulled back on that, stating how it would take the cleverest of lawyers to even think of pulling that off. Although it does look as though the Patriots will be on the books for a $3.25 million payment relating to Hernandez’s signing bonus, which was set to be given to Hernandez this past March.

The next question, pending the answer to the first one, is who this money will be given to. In an uncomfortable turn of events, some have painted Hernandez in a rectifying light, pointing to how as a result of his suicide, the money has a chance to be given to his four-year-old daughter. But any step down the road of sanctifying Hernandez after what he has been convicted of doing is one too many for me. The money also has a shot, however not as likely, to be given to Ursula Ward, mother of Odin Lloyd, who Hernandez was convicted of killing.

If this money is to go anywhere, it would seem the most just destination would be that of Ward, to give her some shred of reparation for the loss of her son. Although despite my utmost remorse for her, this money specifically should be going nowhere. It is the New England Patriots’ money, and will undeservingly be awarded in the name of a killer in Hernandez.

For that, we have Massachusetts’ insensible “Abatement ab initio” to thank.

James Justice is a broadcast and visual media major from Caldwell, N.J. He can be reached at james. justice@student.shu.edu or on Twitter @JamesJusticeIII.

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Matt Toke a game changer as SHU baseball heats up Matt Ambrose Staff Writer After a fluctuating start to the season, it seems like the Seton Hall baseball team has finally found consistency at just the right time.

The Pirates are on a six-game winning streak after defeating Saint Peter’s on Wednesday, April 26 and with that, the inconsistent offense and pitching that has plagued this team all season has seemed to subside this past week.

During the winning streak, the Pirates are averaging more than nine runs a game, scoring in double digits in four of the wins while scoring nine in another.

Additionally, their starting staff allowed just three earned runs over the weekend slate against Georgetown.

The Pirates beat in-state rivals Rutgers twice in their midweek games last week before sweeping Georgetown at home.

Toke himself is hitting .416 in his nine April starts with eight RBI in and eight runs scored. Additionally, during Toke’s seven-game hitting streak which began on April 15 against Xavier, he has raised his batting average more than 60 points from .231 to .302 While the team as a whole has improved, the insertion of freshman Matt Toke into the starting lineup has given the offense that extra jolt it has been looking for all season.

In his freshman season, Toke has started in 24 of the 35 games he has played in. His starts have come in bunches, however, as he has started each of the last eight games and has had nine starts since the calendar turned to April.

In the games Toke has started this month, the Pirates are 8-1.

Toke himself is hitting .416 in his eight April starts with eight RBI in and eight runs scored.

Additionally, during Toke’s seven-game hitting streak which began on Saturday, April 15 against Xavier, he has raised his batting average more than 60 points from .231 to .302.

Toke’s production as of late has helped the Pirates’ recent surge, but this isn’t anything new.

In the 24 contests that Toke has started this season, he is hitting

.321 with an on-base percentage of .429, as opposed to just a .167 batting average and a .231 on-base percentage in games in which he has come off the bench.

In his last 19 starts, dating back to the March 8 game at Stetson in which Toke doubled and scored twice, the Pirates have a 14-5 record.

Toke now leads the team in batting average among those who have played more than 15 games this season. He has become the everyday first baseman for the Pirates over the last several games, taking the place of the injured Mikael-Ali Mogues.

Toke has led a bit of a youth movement that has rejuvenated the Pirates over the last handful of games. Fellow first year Tyler Shedler-McAvoy has started sev-

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en of the last thirteen games, and launched his first career homer against Xavier over Easter weekend along with totaling three RBI in the April 19 game against Rutgers.

Sophomore pitcher Matt Ponsiglione has also seen increased action, throwing 3.2 innings last week without allowing an earned run out of the bullpen.

Matt Ambrose is a journalism major from Exeter, N.H. He can be reached at matthew.ambrose1@student.shu.edu or on Twitter @mambrose97.

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Photo via Twitter/SHUAthletics Seton Hall athletes were honored on Tuesday, April 25 with the SHUcademy Awards, an evening where student-athletes from all teams are honored for their academic and athletic achievements.

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Success starting at the plate for SHU’s win streak Keith Egan Staff Writer

In its past six games, Seton Hall baseball is averaging more than nine runs per game with four of those resulting in double-digit runs scored. It is no coincidence that each of those five games resulted in a win for the Pirates, who now look to finish out their schedule in the same way with hopes of reaching the Big East Tournament.

Each game has had a different story line. However, there are some consistencies. In each of the six games, Seton Hall put up at least one run by the conclusion of the fourth inning. Only one of those times was that amount limited to one run.

The fifth and sixth innings have been the moneymakers for the Hall, where it has averaged more than four runs in the two innings combined. During the win streak, there has been only one scoreless fifth inning for Seton Hall, and two scoreless sixth innings.

Pulling away in the final innings was a huge factor in SHU coming away with these wins.

It has averaged just under two runs in the seventh through ninth innings of its past wins, with only

Photo via SHU Athletics Senior Joe Poduslenko has provided a huge bat for the Pirates as he leads the team in both home runs and RBI with five and 27, respectively. one scoreless finish. In four of ing pitcher Zach Prendergast talkjust go out there and throw strikes the six games, Seton Hall did not ed about how helpful it is to have and have your defense make the have to come to bat in the bottom run support after he fanned nine plays.” of the ninth. batters and went four hitless inSeton Hall’s success at the plate Seton Hall’s runs have come at nings in Seton Hall’s win against begins with limiting its strikeouts. a crucial time as well, since its opGeorgetown on Sunday, April 23.

It has averaged only six strikeouts ponents have also been putting up “It definitely takes some of the a game, while averaging 11.4 hits. just over five runs per game. Alpressure off,” Prendergast said.

Furthermore, Seton Hall has douthough much of this scoring has “Knowing that you don’t have to ble digits in the hit category in evcome later on in the game, startbe perfect necessarily, and you can ery game of the six game winning

streak.

The Pirates have found extra base hits to help them as well, hitting 13 doubles over the five game span, as well as eight triples.

One of the key players is offensively for Seton Hall has been catcher Matt Fortin. The senior has three doubles and three RBI’s in his five games played over the winning streak. He has not done it alone, however. The Pirates’ batting average over their streak is .307, while for the season, they’re only batting .256.

“We’re all really linking up the lineup together,” Fortin said. “We have a really good leadoff hitter in Joe [Poduslenko]. He shows us the way and then we take it from the other guys down the lineup to just keep continuing to get hits.”

Seton Hall will look to continue with its offensive momentum in its three remaining conference series against Creighton, Villanova and St. John’s, as well as its five remaining out-of-conference matchups. The Pirates currently sit in the final Big East Tournament spot, and will look to remain in postseason contention with their offense down the stretch.

Keith Egan can be reached at keith.egan@student.shu.edu or on Twitter @Keith_egan10.

in the 4x400 and 4x800 relays for the Pirates.

Simon had several impressive races throughout the spring season as well, such as a second place finish in the 1500-meter race at the Ursinis Invite, a top-five finish in the 1500 at the extremely competitive Delaware Open and a first place finish in the 3000 meter race to cap off a great season at the All-American Meet. He also played a key role in the men’s 4x800 team that finished second at the Osprey Open.

In addition to Simon’s and Rutkowski’s seasons, the Pirates had other impressive performances. At the Ursinis Invite, Emily Johnson and Kassi Yocco kept pace with Rutkowski in the 1500-meter and finished in second and fourth place, respectively. Sophomore Ricky Stephens finished first in the 5000-meter race with a time of 15:45, and sophomore Jared Moser was victorious in the arduous mixed 10000-meter run.

After this strong showing, Simon said coach John Moon had some words of encouragement for the team.

“After the first meet and throughout the season, he would

With the results and optimism radiating from two key team members, promising times lie ahead Pirates upcoming cross country season this fall.

James Sherry can be reached at james.sherry@student.shu.edu or on Twitter @JSherry2324.

Strong spring season bodes well for Seton Hall cross country future James Sherry Staff Writer

The Seton Hall men’s and women’s cross country team recently completed a successful spring season following the All-American Meet on Saturday, April 22. Both teams completed five meets throughout March and April in which the Pirates had strong showings from their runners across the board.

Two runners, juniors Christiana Rutkowski of the women’s team and Jake Simon of the men’s team, shined.

When reflecting back on her season, Rutkowski said, “Coming into this season, I really wanted to bring my times down in as many races possible, so I had the mindset regardless of the race to take it as it comes. This helped me push myself and get the times I was looking for.”

Her mindset transitioned to success, as Rutkowski had a first place finish in the 1500-meter race at the Ursinis Invite, a first place finish in the 5000-meter at the All-American Meet and two second place finishes throughout the season. In addition, she ran

keep telling us that we’re going to keep getting better,” Simon recalled. “I think this encouragement definitely helped as a lot of us get personal records and run some great races.”

Next up at the Muhlenberg Invite, a myriad of Pirates hit the track, showing the depth that the team has. Senior Victor Ricci had a top 10 finish in the men’s 800-meter with a time of 2:01.

Additionally, both women’s 4x400 teams had top 10 finishes. The Pirates had a strong overall showing at the Osprey Open, where three women and four men placed in the top 10 in the 1500-meter race.

Five men’s runners and two women’s runners ran their final race in a Pirate uniform this spring. Though it is always difficult to lose experience and talent, Simon believes in the returning team members’ ability to continue developing and performing at a high level.

“The seniors were a great presence as both athletes and leaders, but we have a bunch of guys ready to step up,” Simon said. “The team has grown really close this year, so we’re excited for what’s to come next season.”

Photo via SHU Athletics Rutowski’s will look to build on her strong junior year during her final season running as a Pirate.

In regards to the cross country season this upcoming fall, Rutkowski is extremely optimistic.

“It’s all about raising the bar and meeting those goals,” Rutkowski said. “Based off of this season I think we’re ready to take that step.”

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Men’s basketball notes Elizabeth Swinton Sports Editor

Seton Hall will travel to Kentucky to take on Louisville as part of next season’s non-conference schedule, according to Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press.

The matchup pits Kevin Willard against his mentor, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino.

The game will be part of a home-and-home series, where the Cardinals will come to the Prudential Center in the 201819 season. A team that is getting picked as a top-five team in many preseason rankings, Louisville is a potential big resume builder for SHU. With the addition, Seton Hall’s non-conference schedule is taking shape. It is rumored that Seton Hall will have a home-and-home with VCU, while the Pirates will also be involved in the NIT Preseason Tip-off, Gavitt Games and the Under Armour Reunion.

SHU also has games set up with Fairleigh Dickinson and Rutgers for non-conference play.

Metropolitan honors

Angel Delgado, Khadeen Carrington, Desi Rodriguez and Kevin Willard have all been recognized by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association for the 2016-17 season.

Delgado also received the Haggerty Award, which is the MBWA’s recognition for the best Division I men’s basketball player in

SHU tennis ready to strike in Big EastTourney Nick Santoriello Staff Writer

Over a month into its offseason, Seton Hall men’s basketball announced recent progress in regards to next season’s schedule and roster. From team honors to a new big man, here’s an update on what the Pirates have been up to.

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Joey Khan/Photography and Digital Editor Angel Delgado was named the 2017 Haggerty Award winner. the New York area. He was also named to the All-Met first team, alongside Khadeen Carrington.

“It feels good,” Delgado told The Setonian of Haggerty Award.

“I’m not the only one that deserved that, I think the whole team deserved that.”

Desi Rodriguez was named to the All-Met second team after being picked for the third team last season.

Each a member of the 1,000-point club at Seton Hall, head coach Kevin Willard expounded on the measure of the players’ achievements.

“All year long, Angel, Khadeen and Desi have worked hard to ensure that our team reached its goals and achieved great success,” Willard said in a statement to The Setonian. “I’m very proud of what they have accomplished, and it is exciting to see them receive individual recognition after a job well done.”

Willard was named the Peter A. Carlesimo Met Writers Coach of the Year. This is his second straight year with the honor, becoming one of four coaches to win the award in back-to-back seasons.

As for Delgado’s NBA draft process, he has no update, saying there is no word yet if he has a combine invite.

“I’m just going through the process, like everybody else too,”

Delgado said.

No matter where he goes, he has goals in mind on what he wants to improve in the offseason.

“I just got to work on my shot, try to become a better player,” Delgado said. “I think of myself I can do better than what I did this year, and that’s what I’m going to work for, to be a better player.”

New big man

SHU men’s basketball has landed a new power forward for the 2017-18 season in Sandro Mamukelashvili. The 6-foot, 10-inch, 222-pound forward announced his decision on Twitter on April 20 after making his official visit to Seton Hall that Tuesday.

Mamukelashvili is a three-star recruit out of Montverde Academy in Florida. He is a stretch four who has the ability to handle the ball and shoot from the perimeter.

The power forward joins Darnell Brodie and Myles Cale in next season’s incoming class. Seton Hall still has two scholarships open for incoming players for the 2017-18 season.

Top point guard Trevon Duval, who has Seton Hall among his final five schools, still has to announce his decision.

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

The Seton Hall women’s tennis team will travel to Cayce, S.C., to take part in the 2017 Big East Championship from April 28-30.

The Pirates finished the season with a 7-9 overall record and a 1-4 record in the Big East. The Hall was awarded the No. 6 seed and will take on the No. 3 seeded Georgetown Hoyas.

This spring, Seton Hall has been led by sophomore Anicka Fajnorova who boasts an impressive 9-3 record in dual matches.

Along with Fajnorova as one of the Pirates’ leaders has been her doubles partner, Luize Strike. In 15 dual matches on the year, the junior from Latvia had 10 wins with six coming from the top seeded singles position.

Joining Strike as the only other upperclassmen on the team is Katie Kim. The junior has been great as one half of the No. 2 seeded doubles team with sophomore Thandy Kangwa. The pairing posted back-to-back Big East doubles wins against Villanova and top-seeded St. John’s this season and will look to continue its recent success in the Big East Tournament.

Despite the inexperience and youth, coach Riza Zalameda believes this team will be confident come tournament time.

“I’m really proud they’ve come so far to overcome adversity and I think this team has grown in their mental toughness,” Zalameda said. “With the high expectations of where this program is going to go, they’ve understood there needs to be some changes in how we do things here at Seton Hall

and I’m really proud that they’ve taken that and ran with it.”

With four of the eight members of this team being freshmen, this Big East Tournament will be the first time playing on the conference’s biggest stage for some of these young players. One of those players is freshman Anniek Jansen who had six dual meet victories in the spring season. Jansen also shares Zalameda’s confidence and enthusiasm coming into the tournament.

“It’s a new start and new week so it’s another chance for us to play well,” Jansen said. “We trained a lot on consistency and repetition as well as keeping focus and concentration while playing, so I think if we do that we’ll be fine.”

The Hall will also look to freshman pair Melody Taal and Michal Matson to provide some help in the middle seedings. The duo has dominated at the No. 3 seeded doubles position with an impressive 6-2 record on the year.

Rounding out the team is freshman Krista Cerpina who is almost perfect from the No. 6 seeded singles position at 7-1.

“Going into the conference championships anything can happen,” Zalameda said. “With the school rivalries it’s all about guts, handling emotions, and seeing who is braver in the end.”

The Big East Championship will be broadcast live on the Big East Digital Network starting on Thursday, with Seton Hall taking on Georgetown on Friday, April 28 at 4 p.m.

Nick Santoriello can be reached at nicholas.santoriello@student.shu. edu or on Twitter @NickSantoriello.

Ready to Go: SHU men’s golf set for Big East Championship Matt Lapolla Staff Writer Seton Hall is once again headed to the Big East Championship – this time, it’s the men’s golf team that is headed to Callawassie Island in South Carolina.

Last year, the men’s squad tied with Butler for sixth place out of nine teams. When the Tournament begins on April 30, Seton Hall coach Clay White hopes to guide his team to a Big East crown.

“We’re in a good spot, we’ve been playing pretty well as a team, but that doesn’t guarantee anything,” White said. “If we have that mentality, I feel like we’ll have a good chance.”

Mentality is the key issue that White wants to tackle. He does not want his players to build the tournament up in their heads; he believes that as long as they remain focused, they will perform well.

“My goal this week as a coach is just to try to keep the guys from doing too much,” White said.

“That’s what has hurt us in the past, we just go down there and try to win it by playing too aggressively. In the end, you’d just like to be within striking distance.”

In trying to make sure the team remains calm, White has tried to keep all the players on their regular routines. He is treating the Big East Championship as just another tournament so the players do

not feel too stressed out.

“I think at times, the team gets a little too excited and puts too much pressure on themselves,” White said. “Obviously it is the biggest tournament of the year, but we’re trying to do our normal stuff and make it a normal week.”

A calm mentality will be essential for the Pirates, as anything can happen in the Big East Championship. Seton Hall has seen first-hand the parity that this conference has; for example, the team defeated Georgetown at the Princeton Invitational in early April, but fell to the Hoyas at the Rutherford Intercollegiate just a week later.

“DePaul’s beat us, Marquette’s beat us, St. John’s has had some

good rounds,” White said. “I feel like every team in the Big East has the capability to win it.”

While it may seem daunting to go into a tournament where anything can happen, White is excited to see how his team performs.

“It’s exciting to go in and know that if we play like we’ve played all year, we can be there at the end,” White said.

Fortunately for Seton Hall, Lloyd Jefferson Go will be making the trip to Callawassie Island once again. At last year’s Big East Championship, Go had the best individual performance with a six-under-par, 210. His seven-under par, 65, in the second round set a course record and was the best single-round performance by

a Pirate in Big East Championship history.

“I’ve been there three years now, and it’s really nice to go back to the same place for the fourth time in a row,” Go said. “I just asked the [women’s golf team] how it is, and they said it’s in perfect shape, so I’m excited to go down there.”

All eyes are on Go at this year’s event, but the senior is doing all that he can to avoid any pressure.

“I’m trying not to think about the pressure, and just focus on the moment,” Go said. “I’ve prepared enough already, so hopefully that preparation will be good enough to repeat.”

Matt Lapolla can be reached at matthew.lapolla@student.shu.edu or on Twitter @MatthewLapolla.

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Bozzella ‘excited’ for women’s basketball class Tyler Calvaruso Staff Writer

Last week, the Seton Hall women’s basketball program put the final touches on its 2017-18 roster by finalizing the signings of junior college guards Nicole Jimenez and Inja Butina to go along with Temple graduate transfer Donnaizha Fountain.

Jimenez hails from Miami and spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at Broward College in Florida. She averaged 15.5 points per game a year ago and chose Seton Hall over Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee and Coastal Carolina.

One thing that was a major selling point for Jimenez was the family atmosphere that she saw at Seton Hall.

“It stood out to me that they’re really family oriented,” Jimenez said.

To go along with that family atmosphere, Jimenez pointed out that former Seton Hall point guard Shakena Richardson sold her on South Orange. “[Shakena] Richardson played a huge role in my recruitment,” Jimenez said. “Because of her story I was able to really trust that Seton Hall will have my best interest at heart.”

Joining Jimenez in the backcourt next year will be Butina, the Hutchinson College product from Zagreb, Croatia.

Butina had a highly successful

junior college career, leading the Blue Dragons to a 33-2 record and the No. 4 seed in the NJCAA tournament last season. She also ranked top four in total assists in the NJCAA as a freshman and sophomore.

To go along with her time playing at Hutchinson, Butina has also played overseas for the Croatian U16 and U18 national teams, an experience that head coach Tony Bozzella thinks has played a major role in her progression as a point guard.

“I think Inja brings a level of experience that you wouldn’t get from the average high school or even junior college kid,” Bozzella said. “She’s played against women six to 10 years older than her throughout her whole career and she’s learned to be tougher, more physical and handle tougher situations on the court.”

As for Fountain, Bozzella believes that Seton Hall has found something special in the Temple graduate transfer.

“I feel that Donnaizha is the best fifth-year transfer in the country,” Bozzella said. “To get her was a stroke of good luck.”

Fountain averaged 12 points and 7.1 rebounds per game in her two years at Temple after beginning her college career at Georgia Tech. Her double-double performances against Villanova and DePaul last season put her on Bozzella’s radar as a player who can make some noise playing against

Big East competition.

“What put her over the edge was her games against DePaul, Villanova and even South Florida,” Bozzella said. “If you look at her performances against them, it’s not like she scored all her points against lower level teams.

This kid’s a player.”

Her talent on the court is undeniable, but Bozzella noted her intangibles as the main reason as to why he was so interested in bringing her to Seton Hall.

“We didn’t need a kid who was going to score 15 points a game, we needed a kid who was going to bring all these intangibles to the program and she was exactly what we needed,” Bozzella said. “I think she’s going to give us exactly what we were missing in terms of experience and leadership.”

With Jimenez, Butina and Fountain joining the program along with incoming freshmen Kimi Evans and Selena Philoxy, Bozzella has every reason to be excited about next season and beyond.

“This is as excited as I’ve been in a while,” Bozzella said. “Obviously because of their talent level, but with the kids that we have in our program now, they’re excited to get us back to the level that we were at. I think the kids that we have coming into the program are ready to go.”

Tyler Calvaruso can be reached at tyler.calvaruso@student.shu.edu or on Twitter @tyler_calvaruso.

Photos via SHU Athletics Nicole Jimenez (top), Inja Butina (middle) and Donnaizha Fountain (bottom).

SHU baseball cruises by Saint Peter’s, awaits St. John’s Andrew Lombardo Staff Writer On April 26, the Seton Hall Pirates picked up another win, this time an 11-0 shellacking of Saint Peter’s. The win was the Pirates’ sixth straight, after sweeps of Rutgers and Georgetown last week.

The Pirates cruised to the win behind their stellar pitching staff, setting them up well for their upcoming series this weekend against Big East leader St. John’s.

The Pirates broke the game open early, scoring six runs in the second inning. Although the runs were all unearned due to walks and errors, right fielder Jackson Martin hit a two-run homer, his first of the season. He was surprised to see a homer come off his bat.

Photo via SHU Athletics Billy Layne, Jr. was one of six pitchers who took the mound.

“The first pitch was a backdoor breaking ball for a strike,” Martin said. “I was thinking about bunting the next pitch but I decided to swing away and I got a pitch I could do something with.”

Martin finished the game 1-2

with two runs and two RBIs. Centerfielder Ryan Ramiz and first baseman Matt Toke also had big days at the plate for the Pirates. Ramiz went 2-4 with a run scored and three RBIS. Toke, the hard-hitting freshman, finished

his day going 3-5 with a run scored and one RBI. Junior Chris Morris started on the mound for the Pirates, but he went just two innings. Because of SHU’s big series against St. John’s this weekend, coach Rob Sheppard wanted to keep his pitchers fresh and give multiple arms a chance to throw.

“We only had one game this week so we wanted to break up the innings more and give some guys some opportunities and they did a good job,” Sheppard said.

After, Morris followed Billy Layne, Jr. and Andrew Politi, who also pitched two innings each, mowing down the St. Peter’s lineup. Matt Ponsiglione, Matt Leon and Ryan Testani finished out the game for the Pirates, throwing an inning each. As a whole, the team

only allowed one walk and three hits. Sheppard was pleased with his staff’s performance.

“We were very efficient and threw strikes,” Sheppard said. “We only faced four more batters than the minimum so guys were really efficient and did a good job.”

The Pirates will look to carry their momentum into their crucial series against Big East rival St. John’s.

“We just need to stay consistent and carry over what we have been doing the last week and a half,” Sheppard said.

The Pirates will travel to Queens, N.Y. for the first game of the series this Friday at 3 p.m.

Andrew Lombardo can be reached at andrew.lombardo@student.shu.edu or on Twitter @Iombardo_andrew.