Author: NICHOLAS COSCARELLI

The Monmouth University College Democrats and College Republicans hosted a bipartisan event in the Center for Active Citizenship, last Wednesday, March 27. 

University President Grey Dimenna, Esq., informed students that annual tuition will increase 3.85 percent to $38,879, beginning with the summer 2019 sessions, in an email announcement his office sent ahead of the spring recess.   

Lisa Dinella, Ph.D., Director of the Monmouth Gender Studies Program and a professor of gender studies, was invited to speak on a podcast on children’s toys and gender on the National Public Radio (NPR), which aired on Monday, March 18.   

Over 225 seniors attended the graduating classes first ever “50 Days to Kickoff Graduation Celebration,” a free event open to all seniors, in Ocean First Bank Center Varsity Club Tuesday, March 26.

The Dunkin Donuts in the Rebecca Stafford Student Center experienced a credit card processing issue from Jan. 26 through March 13.

Two University professors met with Pramila Patten, the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, on Thursday, Feb. 21. 

Six students from the University’s Model United Nations (UN) Team competed at the international tournament hosted by Kings College and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, last Thursday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb. 24, taking home two awards.

Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that they would be revoking requirements from organizations that receive Title X funding to counsel women about abortion and provide them with referrals to abortion services, last Friday, Feb. 22. 

After a bill to fund border security passed both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in order to appropriate funding for a border wall along the U.S.-Mexican border, on Friday, Feb. 15.