Seton Hall University - Galleon Yearbook (South Orange, NJ)

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Hall ' s virtues, we must mention the less im pressive aspects of the University, because they equally contribute to the University ' ! personality and its ability to survive. While the school seems to be on its waj to financial stability, much money is stil being ill-spent on this campus. Bu procedures are being scrutinized more in tensely than ever, and decisions made much more carefully. Our faculty are not without their faults Many could not care less what happen; outside their classrooms; a few do not care what happens inside them, either. In addi- tion, many courses are not worth the time it takes to read their descriptions in the registration booklet. Yet, these courses are what students paid $3300 in tuition for this year. Students also got a few extras: inade-, quate parking, a laughable job placement service and an athletic department that is afraid to answer budget questions. For an extra $535 per semester, students got a dorm room with two roommates, a family of cockroaches, unannounced room searches and lousy food. We could go on and on but we want to laud the real survivors of Seton Hall Uni- versity, those who have endured some or all of the above — the students. No one else on this campus knows the personality and the potential of the university better than the students because they are that personality, that potential. Seton Hall will survive because the people who study here are very special people. Statistics indicate Seton Hall ' s standards are far from being the highest in the coun- try. This year, the average Scholastic Ap- titude Test scores for incoming freshmen were (out of a possible 800) 430 for verbal skills and 452 for math skills; the national averages were 424 for verbal and 466 for math. While Seton Hall does not have the highest calibre of student academically, we have nothing less than the best in terms of

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Just as creationists all over the country quawk about teaching the theory of volution in public schools, traditional- ists no doubt squirm at the choice of survival or rrriE pittcst la Darwinian concept, as theme for the ■yearbook of a Catholic university. I We contend that Seton Hall University is itself proof of Darwin ' s genius. This institu- tion, 124 years old this year, epitomizes the evolutionist ' s theory of survival through its economics, its academics and, most impor- tantly, its people. After two years of operating in the red, the University now enjoys a balanced budget. Unfortunately, we still face a $7 million deficit, but that has been reduced by $2 million this year alone. The Univer- sity ' s big brass are optimistic that Seton Hall will completely be in the black within the next few years — not bad for an institution that had critically severe financial problems when the class of 1981 were freshmen. Enhancing Seton Hall ' s ability to survive are its faculty and several prestigious academic programs. For instance, the Asian Studies department ' s program is one of the most extensive in the country. Under the Chinese exchange program, Seton Hall stu- dents study half-way around the world while Chinese students get their education here in South Orange. To run these programs, we have some extraordinarily dedicated and talented professors. Their research has gained national recognition in the media, from scholarly journals to the Phil Donahue Show. These remarkable people were more than our mentors; many became our friends. Before readers go into a diabetic coma from this sugar-coated overdose of Seton Sinking a great shot (at left) is survivor Ray Torres. (Above) Ed Young, a perennial survivor, masquerades as a ghoul. (Below) The parking lots in which all com- muters somehow survive. 5

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Often Seton Hall survivors are just too busy to notice how beautiful the campus really is. (Far left) Trees around Women ' s Residence Hall brighten the entire campus. (Left) A rainbow, a symbol of hope, stretches across the sky above the Stu- dent Center. (Below) The Humanities Building never looked better.