It’s officially springtime! This is the season of fresh beginnings, and it’s a fantastic opportunity to tap into that energy to shift your mentality away from the drab winter blues. Instead, focus on the revitalizing energy of spring. The joys of spring provide a plethora of opportunities to get outside and enjoy the awakening of […]
Publication: Volume 94 (Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)
Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 Grammy Awards
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stars from all over the world walked the red carpet, performed, and some even received multiple awards. Artists such as Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Carrie Underwood, H.E.R, and Lady Gaga all performed during the […]
Attack on Titan Renewed for Another Season
Over this past weekend, the streaming service known as Crunchyroll announced that Attack on Titan will be getting extended for another season, and fans have expressed very mixed emotions. Attack on Titan, a Japanese book series called manga, is set on an island terrorized by giants known as Titans. As the story progresses, the series’ […]
Harry Styles ‘As It Was’ Breaks Streaming Records
Harry Styles’ new single “As It Was” became the most-streamed song in the United States in a single day after its release on Thursday, March 31. According to Spotify, the song was streamed 8.3 billion times on its release date, surpassing Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License,” which had previously held the record with 8 million streams […]
Russian Forces Accused of Committing War Crimes in Ukraine; President Biden calls for Trial Against Putin
With the withdrawal of Russian military forces from in and around Kyiv’s suburbs, Ukrainian forces re-entering towns have made a shocking discovery: bodies covering the streets, sites of mass graves, ruined infrastructure, alongside looted stores and homes. In the suburb of Bucha in particular, just an hour drive from Kyiv, the scene was particularly bleak. […]
Busy Bats for Monmouth This Weekend
The Monmouth University baseball team (10-13, 1-0 MAAC) defeated Iona College (0-21, 0-4 MAAC) 9-3 in the Hawks’ MAAC opener on Friday. The MU victory was fueled by an explosive seventh inning at the plate, kicked off by a go-ahead homer by Dixon Black. Trey Dombroski and Stephen Aldrich struck out a combined 15 Iona […]
Tennis Teams Meet Their First MAAC Opponents
On Fri. April 1 to Sat., April 2, the men’s and women’s tennis team competed against Fairfield University at the Monmouth University Outdoor Tennis Complex on Beechwood Avenue. This marked the first game for both teams of the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) regular season. The men’s team won four to three against Fairfield, but the […]
Track’s Successful Weekend at Towson Invitational
The Monmouth men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Baltimore, Md., for the annual Towson Invitational at the Johnny Unitas Stadium from April 1-2. The Hawks finished the weekend with strong results. The men and women continued to build on performances from the previous weekend and earned a combined eleven wins in the […]
Spanish Professor and Students Promote Afro-Caribbean Literature Course
The World Language Department’s faculty and students are working to promote Spanish elective courses while also brainstorming ways for curriculum enhancements. For example, Professor of Spanish, Luis Mora-Ballesteros, Ph.D., not only wants to emphasize the importance of studying a language, but also encourage the University’s language elective course, Afro-Caribbean Literature (FS-398). This course is commonly […]
Phi Eta Sigma Hosts Induction Ceremony
The Phi Eta Sigma National Freshman Honor Society welcomed its latest group of inductees in a ceremony at Pollak Theatre on Friday, March 11. The honor society is a leadership organization based on students’ scholarly performance, rewarding academic excellence specifically among freshmen in institutions of higher education. The ceremony was hosted by the Honors School […]