The effects of COVID-19 have left college athletics in a precarious position. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the college sports world have adapted, rearranging schedules, and reconfiguring protocol. In this complicated landscape, where such a complex matter challenges them, schools like Monmouth University are doubling down on safety procedures.
The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme on Oct. 27th.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 for its efforts in combating hunger and improving global conditions for peace.
I can now officially say that I’ve been to my first virtual concert of 2020. On Friday, Nov. 13, alternative rock band All Time Low streamed the second installment to their “Basement Noise” concert series on their website.
On Nov. 8, the TV industry and dedicated Jeopardy! fans incurred a serious loss with the death of Alex Trebek, the program’s omniscient and charming host. Trebek, who hosted the game show from 1984 until his death, succumbed to pancreatic cancer at 80 years old last Sunday.
The global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted life as we know it in a multitude of ways, leaving many people’s mental health to suffer. According to a recent Berkeley study, college students across the country have reported rises in anxiety, depression, and loneliness. The Center For Disease Control (CDC), finds the Coronavirus to cause stress for individuals due to the fear and uncertainty of the type of future a worldwide pandemic holds.
President Patrick F. Leahy Ed.D., addressed the University community on the importance of Veterans Day, via email on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Mihaela Moscaliuc, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, co-hosted an online poetry reading of the anthology Border Lines: Poems of Migration on Sunday, Nov. 15. The event was also co-hosted by Kathy Engel, MFA, Chair and Associate Arts Professor in New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Michele McBride, secretary of the MFA Department at […]
Aside from the highly anticipated presidential election, one of the most interesting issues voted on in the 2020 election was San Francisco’s proposition to lower the voting age in local elections to 16. This idea is gaining momentum around the world in order to bolster voter turnout. A slim majority of 51 percent of voters in San Francisco agreed with this proposition, but it did not get enough votes to be passed.
Richard Veit, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology and Interim Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, appeared on Preservation New Jersey’s (PNJ) “Q&A with PNJ” guest speaker series, via Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 29.