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The 1960s were a revolutionary time. The \u201860s were a tumultuous decade defined by the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, technological advances, and the emerging generation gap and the rise of counterculture movements. At Seton Hall University, the 1960s were similarly a revolutionary time for the Catholic college.<\/p>\n
The Setonian<\/em> went through numerous changes throughout the decade. They changed their masthead numerous times. They included certain columns while others faded to history. Reading the issues during the decade, one will notice how popular television and cinema became by the end of the decade. In the early Sixties, there would be book reviews. By the end of the transformative decade, these book reviews turned into film and television reviews.<\/p>\n There were three presidential elections between 1960 and 1970. In each of these elections, The Setonian<\/em> ran a mock election. Overwhelmingly, the Democratic candidate would win these elections. In 1960, Setonia voted for John F. Kennedy over Richard Nixon. In 1964, the student body supported Lyndon B. Johnson over Barry Goldwater. There was, however, a Setonian editor who wrote repeated columns for Goldwater to no avail.<\/p>\n And in 1968, the student body broke with Johnson before Johnson declined to run again. They first supported Robert Kennedy before his death, after which they pledged support for the anti-war Senator from Minnesota Eugene McCarthy. However, when Vice President Hubert Humphrey won the nomination, the student body voted for Humphrey over the eventual winner Richard Nixon. The Setonian<\/em> also affirmed its disgust for third party candidate George Wallace. It is yet another way The Setonian<\/em> proved itself as a trusted source of information for the student body.<\/p>\n Seton Hall felt the deaths and assassinations of the 1960s particularly hard. As a Catholic university, Seton Hall mourned heavily for President Kennedy. The Setonian wrote numerous eulogies. The Setonian mourned for \u201cYoung America\u201d when Kennedy was assassinated. The young President was named \u201cAmerica\u2019s American.\u201d It was proclaimed that even though \u201cdedicated JFK is gone, his spirit will live.\u201d A few years later, before his brother and potential Democratic nominee Robert Kennedy was assassinated in the summer of 1968, The Setonian threw their support behind him.\u00a0 In the weeks leading up to the 1968 Election, the newspaper lamented how the death of Robert Kennedy ensured the election of Richard Nixon.<\/p>\n The entire campus was shocked when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Seton Hall held a \u201cRequiem Mass [for] Dr. King\u201d which \u201cevoked the air of sadness\u201d across campus. University President Bishop John J. Doughtery \u201cspoke of a troubled America\u201d \u2013 one that is \u201ca little sadder, more shaken, and more ashamed.\u201d The Setonian reported that \u201call men wept\u201d in attendance. In an editorial, The Setonian discussed the \u201clegacy of Dr. King.\u201d In even stronger terms than how they described President Kennedy, Dr King \u201cwas a unique leader, a unique American, and a unique human being.\u201d Even though \u201che is dead, the ideals he so ardently stood for live on in the hearts of sincere men.\u201d<\/p>\n The Setonian, as a reflection of the student body, always expressed solidarity with civil rights groups. Even going as far back as the 1950s, The Setonian wrote against segregation. In 1951, in response to Texas Western College sending a letter to Loyola University asking them to remove two black students from their football team ahead of their game, Loyola University decided to boycott the game as they would rather forfeit the game, then perpetrate the continued discrimination of black students. The Setonian decided to weigh in on the race discrimination conversation.<\/p>\n The Setonian asked, \u201cWhat has happened to the moral standards of college athletic events?\u201d The editorial hoped that \u201cthis discriminatory problem has found no harness at Seton Hall\u201d but acknowledged how it \u201chas seeped its way into other colleges and universities.\u201d In all caps, this editorial finished with a message: \u201cRACE DISCRIMINATIONHAS NO PLACE IN\u2026 SPORTS BECAUSE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SPORTSMANSHIP CONTAIN EQUAL RIGHTSFOR ALL CREEDS, ALL COLORS, AND ALL FAITHS!\u201d<\/p>\n Such sentiments carried over into the 1960s. Editorials would be written in support of the Civil Rights Movement, where de facto segregation would be attacked. In March of 1965, \u201ca group of approximately 350 Seton Hall students, faculty, and administrators held a silent protest and empathy march on behalf of\u2026 the Selma [march].\u201d In what was called Seton Hall\u2019s \u201cMarch to Newark,\u201d Setonia showed her solidarity with the Selma March in \u201cexpressions of sympathy and protest.\u201d<\/p>\n Like many colleges and universities in the 1960s, the student body at Setonia was one full of protests. Besides the Setonian protest, there were numerous other protests to varying degrees of magnitude. There were numerous complaints about the cafeteria food leading to a boycott of the food served for a brief period in 1965. The Selma protest was just one that led the student body to Newark. Additionally, in response to the Newark Race Riots, there was an effort by students at Seton Hall to show support. There was also a Newark Peace Walk over the Vietnam War, with The Setonian offering numerous editorials over what it called \u201cViet Bankruptcy.\u201d<\/p>\n Additionally, The Setonian offered numerous complaints over the lack of parking found on the Seton Hall campus. In early 1968, The Setonian noted that \u201cthere are less than 1,700 parking spaces on the campus.\u201d Factoring in the rotation of students between morning, afternoon, and night classes, The Setonian figured \u201cno more than 2,300 parking passes should be issued.\u201d However, as investigated, \u201c3,000 decals have been issued and nearly 1,000 more are available.\u201d A funny picture was produced comparing parking at Seton Hall to Monopoly. The artist called it Setonopoly. Another graphic from the 12 December 1968 edition of The Setonian tried to show \u201cwhere has all your money gone.\u201d<\/p>\n In 1968, \u201ca new era at Seton Hall University began.\u201d Women arrived in the spring semester after the closure of the Newark satellite campus. With the Class of 1972 arriving in the fall, there were incoming freshmen female students on the South Orange campus for the first time in Seton Hall history. A 1963 depiction of \u201cthe complete university\u201d showed female students on the South Orange campus as the missing piece of Seton Hall.<\/p>\n Setonian celebrated the diversity of this class of \u201872. It noted the \u201cnumerous distinctions\u201d of the Class as \u201cTexas and Idaho now have female representation on campus while Japan, Taiwan, Germany, Malaysia, and Italy sent representatives of both sexes to the Hall.\u201d The 1960s were in fact revolutionary, especially at Seton Hall. 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