A book club, proposed by sophomore Finance and Political Science major Aiden Fornicola, is in the works here at Monmouth. The club’s aim is to cultivate a shared love of language and literacy through reading, book discussions, and activities like author visits and working closely with other clubs and social forums.While there are other book […]
Monmouth University’s sixth annual “Toni Morrison Day” began with a speech delivered by Princeton professor and Toni Morrison scholar, Dr. Autumn Womack. President Leahy provided opening remarks in which he specifically commended Monmouth’s “first-rate” department of English, which organizes the event yearly. The tradition started after Morrison’s death in August 2019 and the then Department […]
Monmouth’s Delta Sigma chapter of Sigma Tau Delta will host their “Blind Date with a Book” event on Feb 14. from 1-3 p.m. in the Student Center Cafeteria. Sigma Tau Delta, English Honors Society, is encouraging students not to judge books by their covers, a sentiment everyone has heard but may not have put into […]
The New Jersey Student-Teacher Pilot Program that was passed by Governor Phil Murphy last year has increased its initial $3,000 stipend by 50% to $4,500 for full-time clinically placed student-teachers. The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) said the program for student-teacher candidates has been well received. $10 million has been reserved in the state’s budget […]
The 2024 music industry has seen a massive resurgence in hyper pop, country ballads, and new artists who are each vying for a nomination at the 67th Grammy Awards. From genre-bending musicians and viral pop sensations, there is a fresh wave of talent this award season that will draw increased attention to the ceremony next […]
Mar. 22 welcomed the surprise release of Hozier’s newest EP “Unheard,” featuring tracks that missed the last August release of his third studio album, “Unreal Unearth.” The original LP is structured according to Dante’s “Inferno,” as the Irish singer-songwriter allocates songs to corresponding circles of hell.While teasing new music on his social media earlier this […]
As March unfolds, the music industry is gearing up for various highly anticipated album releases. Among these new releases, several of them are female artists. During Women’s History Month, celebrating the success of notable female artists could not be more perfect and important. On Mar. 1, Faye Wester released her fifth studio album, “Underdressed at […]
Country music is experiencing a massive revival, topping the charts of the past year and attracting some of music’s most celebrated artists. While this might seem surprising, the insurgence of country music has been on a steady incline for the past decade. For instance, Lil Nas X’s collaboration with Billy Ray Cyrus on “Old Town […]
“1989 (Taylor’s Version)” is the fourth re-recording that Taylor Swift has completed in the last three years, in a series of regaining ownership of sound recordings bought without her knowledge in 2019. The original album, released in 2014 and titled with a nod to her birth year, featured a series of pop-synth beats that classified […]