“What media do you consume, what books do you read and who are you following? That was the first message of my Black Lives Matter video series and I have to believe that if people had more exposure to the black experience in America that their hearts wouldn’t be so hardened and their ears wouldn’t…
Communication professor Jen Jones’ Writing in Public Relations class will have three different fair trade events the week of Nov. 14–16 across Seton Hill University’s campus. Fair for the World is a fair trade holiday sale that will include items provided by Ten Thousand Villages. It will be held Nov. 14 in Maura Solarium from…
Seton Hill University has stood by its identity of the four pillars: welcoming, learning, serving and celebrating. Starting next semester, SHU will be celebrating the 100th class graduating: the class of 2018. In 1919, the first class from Seton Hill College, a university since 2002, graduated and to this day we still stand as one…
On April 4, a massive crowd of students and faculty from Seton Hill University congregated outside the Greensburg courthouse to demonstrate for Equal Pay Day. Commuters and spectators were met with chants and cheers brought forth from the picket sign-wielding congregation. Soon after the crowd began their protest, Karen Glass, assistant professor of theatre at…
Ashley Kunkle, campaign coordinator for United Way Westmoreland County, grew up in a family where giving back to the community came naturally. Although she was taught by example to love her neighbors and share generously, Kunkle says her early impression of a homeless person was “someone lazy, not wanting to help themselves.” “I would ask…
Finals can be difficult. With the many tests that are being given to us right after break, it’s hard to figure out how to study for each one and how to balance your time. Here are a few tips that could help you with those intimidating exams. -During the test take some deep breaths. It…
Millennials (adults ages 18-35) have already passed up Baby Boomers (adults ages 52-70) in population with shocking population numbers of 75.4 million versus 74.9 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This year, however, this young generation has reached another important milestone. In the upcoming 2016 presidential election, millennials will nearly tie Baby Boomers for…
1. Most important advice: PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE. Your vote is your voice and your voice matters. 2. With that being said, be an informed voter. Know why you are voting for the candidate you are voting for. 3. And with that being said, remember that you don’t have to vote for the candidate…
Tuesday, Nov. 8 eligible voters across America will line up at the polls to cast their votes for yet another historically significant election. For the first time in America’s history, a woman candidate will be on the ballot. The election has taken over news coverage everywhere, from print to television to social media; the candidates…
As I sit here this morning drinking a cup of coffee, scrolling through my Twitter feed and listening to a news broadcast reflecting on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, I begin to think about where I was on this day 15 years ago. I was five years old, sitting in my kindergarten…