Last week, Christians around the world celebrated the holiday of Ash Wednesday to begin the holy season of Lent. For those who don’t know, Lent is a forty day season from Winter to Spring symbolically remembering Jesus’ forty days of fasting and prayer in the desert before entering the city of Jerusalem. This is a […]
Opinion
Spring Break Plans
Spring break is right around the corner – a week full of no exams, classes, and papers. I am personally looking forward to going home, going to bed super late, and waking up late as well. There is nothing like being in your own home, sleeping in your own bed, and being surrounded by your […]
Clinical Faculty at MU Deserve Better
For over eight months, the faculty union at Monmouth University has been negotiating with the university administration over the terms of employment for faculty in our clinical programs in the Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS). Unable to come to a satisfying agreement that recognizes the important contributions of our clinical […]
The Importance of Mental Health
Mental health is a profoundly serious topic. It affects how we think, feel, and act, it helps to determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make decisions. Mental health is important at every stage of someone’s life and should never be ignored. Some examples of common mental health issues include anger, anxiety, depression, […]
Midterm Madness
As we all know, midterms are slowly creeping up on us. Midterms come with their pros and cons. In my opinion, midterms can be good simply because they tell you where you stand academically at that point in the semester. If your grade isn’t where you want it to be, you still have time to […]
College Caffeine
As a college student, I believe that I need caffeine to keep my days going. I’m not saying that without caffeine I wouldn’t be able to function, but having caffeine gives me more energy when I need it. There are so many coffee shops around the Monmouth University campus, including Offshore Coffee Roasters, Inkwell Coffee […]
Afterthoughts of Super Bowl LVI
Super Bowl Sunday is one of my favorite days of the year and I am not even a huge NFL fan. I love the glitz and glamour, and I enjoy the memorable and funny advertisements, the busy restaurants, hanging out with my friends and family, the empty roads, the adorable puppy bowl in the morning, […]
Russia-Ukraine Speculations
Let me be the first to say that I do not enjoy politics in the slightest. I try to avoid it like the plague because people tend to blow things way out of proportion whenever a conversation gets political. However, the events that could transpire in the next week or so have the potential to […]
Is The Pandemic Finally Ending?
COVID has been a raging hurricane for the past two years. At the beginning of the pandemic, it seemed like there was no end in sight. Even now, variants keep mutating and spreading like wildfire, causing widespread panic and uncertainty. While there was a significant spike in COVID cases due to Omicron variant in the […]
The Labor Shortage
It is no surprise that over the past few years, workers have been pushed to new extremes while adjusting to new environments as a result of COVID. The three workforces that have been notably mistreated are nursing, education, and customer service. Anyone who has worked in the medical field for the past two to three […]