An application called Pocket Points, first introduced on the Apple app store in Aug. 2014, rewards students with points for not checking their phones during class – points that they can later redeem for food at participating locations.
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US Census Bureau Predicts Low Voter Turnout Among Young Adults
Data from the US Census Bureau predicts a low voter turnout in 18-24 year olds for the upcoming 2016 presidential elections. Less than half the population of eligible young adult voters are expected to participate in the voting process.
College Radio Day
WMCX, the student-run radio station, participated in College Radio Day on Friday, Oct. 2. The nationwide event incorporates live music and interviews for 12 straight hours to celebrate the essence of radio.
Bruce Springsteen Gallery Attracts Community
The gallery “Bruce Springsteen: A Photographic Journey” opened on Sept. 27th in Rechnitz Hall’s Dimattio Gallery and will be on display until Dec. 22nd.
New Public Servant in Resident For MU
Kean on legal and policy matters. When Governor Kean left office in 1990, she joined the Princeton law firm of Jamieson, Moore, Peskin & Spicer, where she was a partner. She left there in 1994 to become attorney general. She served as attorney general from 1994 to 1996, when she was named chief justice. With the completion of her seven year term, Poritz was re-nominated to the Supreme Court in 2003 by Governor James McGreevey, giving her a mandate to continue as chief justice until she reached the compulsory retirement age of seventy, in October 2006.
NJ Named #1… Least Liked State
NJ has never received the kindest reviews. Woody Allen once said, “I believe there’s an intelligence to the universe, with the exception of certain parts of NJ.” To further his point, NJ has recently been named as the least liked state in America.
University’s Professor Alex Gilvarry Opens Tenth Anniversary of the Visiting Writers Series
Monmouth University’s own Award-Winning Author Alex Gilvarry opened the tenth anniversary of the annual Visiting Writers Series on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 4:30pm in the Wilson Hall Auditorium.
UCLA Study Reveals Noticable Increase in Non-Religious Young Adults Across the Nation
In 2014 the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) released a study stating that colleges and universities across the nation are showing an increase in incoming students with no religious preference.
Fraternity Face Charges in Death Blamed on ‘Brutal’ Hazing Ritual
By the time Chun Michael Deng (Michael to his family and friends) made it to a hospital on that cold December morning, he was struggling to breathe after being beaten and knocked unconscious while staggering blindfolded under the weight of a heavy backpack.
Student Charged
A University student was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact and two counts of harassment on Sept. 16 in a residential life facility, according to the Monmouth University Police Department (MUPD). Both the victim and suspect were students.