Monmouth University is the home base for five Multicultural Greek Council chapters including, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc., Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc., Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
The Social Work Society and School of Social Work will host their 15th Annual Teach-in via Zoom on Nov. 7. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Global Understanding, the teach-in’s theme is “Quarantine Confessions: How it took a global pandemic to shed light on some of the most pressing societal issues in the United States.”
Get your sneakers laced up! From Nov. 15-20, Monmouth University’s Shadow PR firm will be hosting a Virtual 5K to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Monmouth University has recently seen a spike in Coronavirus cases with the most recent number of positive confirmed cases being 291. President Patrick Leahy, Ed.D., has issued increased precautions in response to the rapid spread, some of which include the closing of recreational buildings like the gym, and a temporary halt to in-person lessons. The world around us is changing, however there are many ways to adapt to it and still have fun doing socially distant and low- risk activities.
On Thursday, Oct. 22, Monmouth University’s CommWorks held a virtual open mic night. In this touching, two hour event, members of both the club and the greater campus community performed works of music, poetry, and even standup comedy.
HawkTV began production in September with new setups for their programming that include Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) and Discord. Show producers and HawkTV e-board members are learning new ways of ensuring that general members can still crew shows and participate in production, despite not being able to be in the studio.
Over the past few weeks, student life at Monmouth University has changed dramatically due to COVID-19. The move to online instruction for the remainder of the spring semester has led to the postponement and cancellation of many on-campus events and activities. It also required faculty and students to change the way the they conduct classes. Essentially overnight, all classes moved to a virtual environment. That’s hard enough for lecture courses, but is especially challenging for studio and performance-based courses.
Monmouth University’s Blue Hawk Records recently held auditions for their 16th compilation album on February 3rd and 5th in Woods Theater. There was a great turn out for auditions with many talented students, which made the decision process cutthroat. However, those that made it onto the album are exceptional artists, and as a result this semester’s compilation will be one of the best.
The referee’s whistle blows, and the match is underway. Two men, staring with intensity, vying to take the other down to the ground. Or, that’s what would happen, but Monmouth currently doesn’t have a Wrestling Team.