Author: EDITORIAL STAFF

College is a time for students to find themselves and discover their passions. Joining on-campus clubs and organizations is a way for students to broaden their horizons and make connections with other students and community members. 

Monmouth University made the decision to suspend Greek Life indefinitely on Aug. 20. In an email sent to students on Sept. 6 about the situation, University President Grey Dimenna, Esq., and Vice President of Student Life and Leadership Engagement, Mary Anne Nagy, took notice of Greek Life’s recent troubles including, “hazing, alcohol and drug use, and lack of academic focus.”

As another school year draws to a close, new students will be entering Monmouth’s gates. The editorial staff at The Outlook is comprised of a diverse group of students from different graduating classes and different majors. While the editors agree that this University has a lot to offer, they all felt that there were some key pieces of advice they wish they would’ve gotten upon entering their freshman year.

After a self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed a woman in Tempe, AZ in March, Uber halted all of their self-driving cars in the U.S. and Canada.

The U.S. divorce rate dropped for the third year in a row, reaching its lowest point in nearly 40 years, according to TIME magazine in a 2016 article.

Monmouth University is working to install deadbolt-style locks on the inside of classroom doors as a protective measure against incidents on campus. Most recently installed in the Jules L. Plangere Center for Communication and the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall, the deadbolt-style locks are intended to keep the campus community safe in case of an emergency.

Whether it is because modern society has left behind the traditional ways of the past or because younger generations are more accepting of unfamiliar ideals, religion in American society no longer holds the same influence over people as it once did. In previous generations, religion and religious morals were ubiquitous and one seldom questioned the status quo—young people attended church weekly, abstained from sex until marriage, and for the most part, keep their religion central to their daily lives. Although this is not entirely untrue today, many young people in the 21st-century rarely accept the same values that their parents or grandparents once did.

Spring break is an opportunity for many students to shed the stresses of school and embark on a journey like no other. Leisure time, either at home or away, is often rejuvenating. While some students are going abroad and traveling to far destinations, practicing safe and efficient travel is a common concern.

A healthy life and body is something everybody tries to maintain. When we get a cold, we take medicine and might even see a doctor, but when people struggle with their mental health there is adverse stigma that can be detrimental to taking the first steps to get help or continue to receive help.

College campuses are often disparaged as “too liberal.” However, the editors agree that colleges are a place where students begin to explore and discover new ideas and political identities. One editor said that young people in college are generally more passionate about issues surrounding justice and equality; topics which are often associated with left of center political views. Another editor said, “just because a college gives a liberal education, that does not mean that they also [enforce] liberal political views.”