Pittsburgh rapper and producer Mac Miller was pronounced dead Sept. 7 due to an “apparent” overdose at his Studio City home located in Los Angeles. According to the L.A. Times, Sarah Ardalani, the coroner’s spokesperson, stated that “Miller was found ‘unresponsive’ and declared dead at 11:51 a.m.” Malcolm J. McCormick was 26 years old when…
This year marks the 25th anniversary for Westmoreland County’s YWCA International Women’s Group (IWG). In honor of the anniversary, Seton Hill students from Christine Cusick’s Empathy and Storytelling Class collaborated with members from the IWG to share their stories. The IWG was founded in 1991 by Hiroko Hirano, Kathy Henry and Esther Yant as a…
The flu season has been a topic of conversation for a few months. Influenza is a contagious viral infection primarily of the nose, throat and lungs. The increased intensity of the flu is prominent. The nurse practitioner at Seton Hill University (SHU), Annette Smiach, suggests getting the flu shot. “It’s high and wide spread,” said…
My name’s Bridget and I have bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Sound complicated? Let’s break it down: Bilateral hearing loss – this means that I have hearing loss in both ears, which has always been the case for me. Over time, however, my left ear has gotten worse. I now joke that if you add all…
Although the college years are commonly referred to as the greatest years of your life, not all students are always as happy as they seem. With busy, stressful schedules, some may find that their mental health is suffering, including Kyle Jackson, a senior psychology and music major at Seton Hill University (SHU). “I have been…
Madison Wilson As a Narrative 4 veteran, I looked at the room full of new and old faces with a sense of unique familiarity. Everyone in the room had chosen to get together to share their story in hopes of gaining a better understanding of those around them at Seton Hill University (SHU) and of…
Easter Sunday 2015 marked the last time I ever saw my Uncle Jimmy. We dined at an Italian restaurant in Pittsburgh. Covered in white cloth, a table as long as the one in Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” seated our extended family of twenty or so people. An upbeat ambience persisted throughout the meal.…