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Debate Hawks Host and Win Four Awards at 4th Annual Jersey Shore Invitational

The Monmouth University Debate Hawks hosted the 4th annual Jersey Shore Invitational Debate Tournament on Nov. 23-24, 2013. Over 100 college debaters representing 11 universities participated in this NDT/CEDA sanctioned tournament, including debaters from the West Point Military Academy, Boston College, West Virginia University, and New York University. The Monmouth team won four awards at the tournament. Monica Santos and Danielle Doud (both political science majors) won a team award by making it into the playoff rounds on Sunday. Three Monmouth students also won individual speaking awards including Jessica Roberts (political science, 3rd place), Sana Rashid (chemistry, 5th place), and Ryan Kelly (political science, 6th place).

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Placing the Cambell’s Soup Can Back onto the Canvas: Why “ARTPOP” is the Most Innovative Lady Gaga Record to Date || Entertainment

“I try to sell myself but I am really laughing, because I just love the music, not the bling.” Gaga doesn’t write music for the charts, but for the most honest and raw parts of both her conscious and unconscious. This lyric to the title track of Lady Gaga’s new album, “ARTPOP,” captures the true message of the album as a gestalt and uniform project. Currently sitting atop the Billboard Hot 100, “ARTPOP” is Gaga’s most innovative and unique album to date.