Three lawsuits were filed at the end of March in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against Monmouth University alleging that the university failed to protect highly sensitive data and allowed cybercriminals unrestricted access to their students’ and employees’ personal identifiable information (PII). The Plaintiffs are Jordan Staub, Erin Masterson, […]
After the Department of Nursing changed their grading scale in fall of 2025, setting the numeric threshold for an A to between a 98-100, students received an email on Dec. 18, that informed them upon the re-evaluation of the numeric threshold, the grading scale for an A would now sit between 95-100. The re-evaluation came […]
Pure Extraction and Ransom (PEAR) claims to have stolen 16 terabytes of data according to Comparitech, following President Patrick F. Leahy’s email to Monmouth students and faculty on Mar. 13 addressing a cybersecurity incident. The University is yet to confirm this information. According to Comparitech, PEAR is a cybercriminal group that steals and ransoms data. […]
On Feb. 26 Monmouth University Student Government Association (SGA) President Brendan Sheehan sent an email to the student body addressing his concerns regarding engagement on Monmouth’s campus. Sheehan said, “I hear the murmurs of frustration. Occasionally, I see a Yik Yak with a valid concern about academics, dining, facilities, or issues impacting the student experience. […]
The Monmouth Finance Society (MFS) took a trip organized by Ken Young, Dr. Jeneath Merkle, and Cathy Dorothy to the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 11. The Monmouth Finance Society was founded by Arseniy Shafran, a business administration major, last spring after he realized there wasn’t a student organization dedicated to finance and economic […]
Students and faculty gathered in Pozycki 115 at 10:05 a.m. to kick off the 7th Annual Toni Morrison Day on Feb. 20, hosted by the English Department. This year’s theme was “A Legacy Across Generations.” Toni Morrison was an American novelist and editor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Morrison became […]
On Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall Auditorium, ArtNow, The Intercultural Center, The Program in Gender & Intersectionality Studies (PGIS), and the Department of Communication hosted a free screening and discussion on the film “Heightened Scrutiny”. A film by Sam Feder, who is a transgender American Filmmaker, and Amy Scholder, an American […]
On Feb. 6, in the Intercultural Center, the president of The Black Student Union, Simara Rodriguez curated “The Beauty of Being”, a portrait gallery that celebrated Black History Month, the diversity, stories, and identities that make up our Monmouth community. With this years national theme being “A Century of Black History Commemorations, it marks 100 […]
Last semester we were informed by a source from the Guggenheim Memorial Library, who wishes to stay anonymous out of fear of retribution, that they noticed mice and a lack of sanitary conditions in the library. After research and realization that this has been a recurring issue over the years, we set out to investigate […]
The Sports Video Group (SVG), formed in 2006 to distribute sports content, has recognized two Monmouth students, Chloe Gosk and Vincent Macri, in their new series “SVG Students To Watch.” SVG describes this series on their webpage, as shining “a light on the young talent making an impact today and preparing to shape the future […]