This Friday, Oct. 24, the Department of Communication will host a special 20th anniversary screening of Shadows of Shadow Lawn. This documentary explores alleged hauntings in some of Monmouth University’s most iconic buildings, including the Great Hall, Woods Theatre, and Guggenheim Memorial Library. Produced by Monmouth alumni Tom Hanley and Patrick Perotto in 2005, the […]
Author: Henry Boody
School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series
On Oct. 8, as part of Monmouth University’s Constitution Day celebrations, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences hosted author and retired appellate prosecutor Lisa Sarnoff Gochman in Pozycki Hall Auditorium. This event, the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series, was the first of its kind since before […]
Shutdown politics, campus consequences
As of Wednesday, Oct. 1, the federal government officially entered a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a temporary spending bill before the Sept. 30 deadline. The clash centered on healthcare subsidies and spending levels, which have forced hundreds of thousands of federal employees to work without pay and brought many government functions to a […]
Late Night under fire: Kimmel and the politics of free speech
Within the past few months, two of late-night television’s most prominent voices, Stephen Colbert and, most recently, Jimmy Kimmel, have faced abrupt endings to their respective shows. In May, CBS announced that ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ would come to a close in 2026, after nearly a decade on air. Four months later, ABC […]
Monmouth kicks off Latin Heritage Month
Monmouth University officially opened its Latin Heritage Month on Monday, Sept. 15, with its annual kickoff celebration. Transforming Nagy Commons into a space filled with food, music, and community. The two-hour event, which featured foods, performances, calendars, and giveaways, marked the beginning of a month dedicated to honoring Latin American cultures and voices on campus. […]
Columbia, NYU crackdowns spark reflection among Monmouth students
In May, more than 70 students were arrested during a sit-in protest at Columbia University, occupying the Butler Library, as reported by The New York Times. This demonstration quickly gained media attention as police escorted protestors out in handcuffs. At New York University, administrators responded to similar protests with heightened security measures and disciplinary consequences. […]
Submerged in storytelling: ARTECHOUSE NYC
Last Friday, a small group of Monmouth students stepped away from the buzz of campus noise into a basement full of light, sound, and sensory overload. The trip, co-sponsored by HawkInteractive and the Art Club, brought students to ARTECHOUSE, a high-concept digital art space neatly tucked in an old boiler room underneath Chelsea Market, New […]
Culture Fest brings the world to Anacon Hall
Last Tuesday, the ordinarily quiet Anacon Hall in the Rebecca Stafford Student Center was buzzing with sound, smell, and celebration. Tables lined the room, each one alive with color, conversation, and culture–from Italian masks to global trivia wheels to Japanese drumming echoing throughout the room. This was Culture Fest, a student-led event designed to bring […]
“Surreal Realities”: A night of multimedia magic at Monmouth
On Wednesday, Apr. 2, in the Great Hall Auditorium, the lights dimmed on an eerily quiet day, and the room came alive, transforming into something completely different—part screen, part stage, and entirely surreal. With projections unraveling across the walls and performances echoing through the room, “Surreal Realities” wasn’t just another campus event. It was a […]
Monmouth’s beloved sushi chef: Everybody loves Raymond
Tucked just beyond the main food line in the dining hall lies a room that feels like its own little world.; The Hawk House. At the center is a counter, a chalkboard of rotating specials, and behind it all is where the magic happens. There stands Raymond Tan, the sushi chef that Monmouth students have […]








