Tackling the biggest issues in sports from sports media students at Seton Hall
Evan Ganning is a Senior at Seton Hall and a percussionist for the university’s pep band. Since he was a Freshman, Evan has participated in the pep band and was looking forward to his last year in the organization until COVID-19 took it from him. In the 2020-21 college basketball season, Seton Hall’s pep band has been noticeably absent.
This weekend I spoke with Ed Haag, a former Seton Hall men’s soccer player. Haag played for The Hall from 1985-1988 and won three Big East Championships while he was a student here. The two of us discussed how he became interested in soccer, what the tournament years were like, and how the team dynamic…
This weekend I had a sit-down with Terrance Stokes, II, a former manager for Seton Hall’s men’s basketball team. Stokes, II was one of several managers who worked with the team during their successful seasons from 2017-2020. The two of us talked about his time working with the team, his favorite memories, and what he…
Big East Tournament: A Preview and Rundown It is finally March and the Big East Tournament has officially arrived, which can only mean one thing-the return of the insanity that comes with tournament play at the Garden. Just a year ago the Big East was the last conference to host the start of their tournament…
The NCAA managed to make a season happen for college football this past fall in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This same task has been given to the organization as to how college basketball would survive as the season contains many more games and moving parts. The NCAA managed to push forward and operate…
In Clarity Stripe’s first podcast of the semester analysts, Ben Harris, Jorie Mickens, and Ashley Stepper recap the men’s and women’s Seton Hall Pirates basketball seasons. They go into how the teams dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, what went right and wrong throughout the year, and look ahead to how March may shake out. Check…
7:15 pm After taking the 10-minute drive from the Hampton Inn in Norwich, Connecticut (an inn that is sandwiched in-between the Connecticut Turnpike and the Maplewood Cemetery) to the Mohegan Sun casino and resort, my broadcasting partner Wilnir Louis and I finally park the car on the fourth floor of the parking garage. We walk…
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life for sports fans everywhere. With most arenas empty for the past year, New York and New Jersey’s decisions to allow in-person attendance came at the pleasure of many local fanatics. For Wednesday’s final home game, the Prudential Center was open to Seton Hall fans for the first time in…
The Seton Hall men’s basketball team welcomed fans back into the Prudential Center for Wednesday’s senior night game against Connecticut. There were about 1,700 people in attendance and seniors Bryce Aiken, Myles Cale, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Shavar Reynolds were all honored before tip-off. And despite a tough loss, having fans back in The Rock was…
The sports media landscape was already changing before the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a halt. Seton Hall’s Sports Media students involved in 89.5 WSOU and Seton Hall’s Pirate TV (PTV) have been adapting and stepping up in covering Seton Hall sports and communicating it to Pirates’ fans as easily as possible. PTV and…