{"id":1085,"date":"2012-05-04T13:42:02","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/magazine\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2025-01-28T09:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:19:00","slug":"things-we-love-about-seton-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/magazine\/2012\/05\/things-we-love-about-seton-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Things We Love About Seton Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

YES, Seton Hall is \u201ca home for the mind, heart and the spirit.\u201d And it remains in the hearts and minds of nearly all alumni \u2014 in very specific ways.<\/p>\n

To find out what alumni love most, the Office of Alumni Relations sent queries out to graduates via Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, hoping to come up with at least 100 favorite things.<\/p>\n

Were we surprised by the result!<\/p>\n

At last count, more than 200 members of the University community responded. Submissions included at least 20 favorite professors.<\/p>\n

Here we present just a few of the places, people and things that came up repeatedly. The larger list \u2014 including those professors \u2014 can be found at blogs.shu.edu\/alumni<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AVOIDING THE SEAL<\/h3>\n

\u201cHazard zet Go Around.\u201d Of course, that\u2019s not what it says on the University seal engraved in granite at the center of the University Green. Yet, \u201cavoiding the seal\u201d while traversing the Green is just a matter of course and a big memory for many alumni.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Alumni recall being told about the custom during their first tour of the campus. The student guide would \u201ccasually joke\u201d that those who trespass \u201cwill not graduate,\u201d says Patrick McCabe \u201911, of Westfield, N.J.<\/p>\n

Planning to study for a master\u2019s degree, \u201cI still don\u2019t walk on it,\u201d says McCabe, now an admissions counselor in Bayley Hall.
\nThe tradition dates to before 1986, when graduations were still held on campus and some were staged on the Green. The seal, in effect, marks the spot.<\/p>\n

Not wishing to compromise their chances of seeing that day for themselves, students steer clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would never, and I die a little inside every time I see someone walk on it,\u201d says Gina Ianniello, a freshman from Staten Island, N.Y.<\/p>\n

One prescription for \u201creversing the curse\u201d for walking on the seal is to touch the foot of the Pirate statue keeping watch outside the Recreation Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to run there within 30 seconds,\u201d says Nicole Longobardo, a senior from Upland, Calif. \u201cTrust me, it\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some also rub the Pirate\u2019s foot for luck.<\/p>\n

The practice began shortly after the statue \u2014 a gift from alumni \u2014 was dedicated, recalls Kara Lennon \u201998, who was a member of the swim team.<\/p>\n

\u201cTypically, before a home meet, a lot of guys would rub the foot after leaving the rec from a practice,\u201d says Lennon, now the assistant swim coach. \u201cAll the other athletes did it too.\u201d<\/p>\n

FATHER JOHN<\/h3>\n