After being home for a week, I feel recharged and ready to finish the semester strong. Midterms were very rough for me – this was the first time I had to take four in-person tests in the past two years, and I can safely say that my thoughts on exams have not changed. I would […]
Publication: Volume 94 (Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)
A Mostly Maskless Spring
With the COVID-19 pandemic calming down and cases on the decline, President Leahy announced that he would be lifting the masking policy on Monmouth’s campus. Masks are now only required in classrooms. I am glad that the masking policy has been lifted. I understand that they’re for our own safety and I would gladly wear […]
Staff Profile: Who is John “Jack” Jackman?
A well-known face to the Monmouth University and athletic community is John “Jack” Jackman. He has been at Monmouth since 1993 and has played a crucial part in the Fitness Center since it opened in the 1990’s and (now) the newer Fitness Center at the Ocean First Bank Center since 2010. “I have always strived […]
Spring Cleaning: Your Guide to a Fresh Start
With spring cleaning, it’s out with the old and in with the new. While many think of “spring cleaning” as a deep clean, it doesn’t have to be. Tidying up your desk space or just putting away some winter clothes for the season might do just the trick to help your life become less cluttered—both […]
The Downside of Trying to be “That Girl”
Can a lifestyle become a trend? According to the new “that girl” ideal, everything you do in your day to day life can become trendy and aspirational. Becoming “that girl” on social media has become increasingly popular on a variety of social media platforms within the last few months, especially TikTok. This new trend is […]
The Chris Watts Fever
For anyone who is into true crime or crime drama, Chris Watts is a genre household name.Chris Watts is a convincted murderer native to North Carolina. He killed his pregnant wife Shanann Rzucek, and his two daughters, four year old Bella and three year old Celeste. As a result, he was sentenced to five life […]
The “Don’t Say ‘Gay’” Bill Prompts Workers to Walk Out at Disney
Disney is currently under fire for its quietness and refusal to cooperate with its workers against Florida’s new bill “Don’t Say ‘Gay’.” The “Don’t say ‘Gay’” Bill restricts teachers from teaching their students about “sexual orientation or gender identity” in schools from kindergarten through third grade.Many feel that the bill is a direct attack on […]
Sia’s Movie Music (2021) is Ripped Apart by Critics
It has been of utmost importance that we continue taking a look at projects within the entertainment industry that add to social progress. Therefore, representation has been a key aspect when it comes to criticizing films, a contingency that hadn’t been important until movements like Black Lives Matter arose. Representation in films has been controversial, […]
Ketanji Brown Jackson Begins her Supreme Court Hearings; Federal Reserve Announces New Interest Rates
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden’s nomination to fill Justice Breyer’s seat to the Supreme Court and the first Black woman nominated to the position, had her first Senate confirmation hearing this week. Judge Jackson, who has been confirmed by the Senate three separate times for other judicial appointments, began her hearing by recounting her […]
Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Have Successful Week
The Monmouth University men’s lacrosse team kicked off this week’s action with its best defensive effort of the season against the Virginia Military Institute at Kessler Stadium on Tuesday. The home team Hawks capitalized on two separate four-goal runs on offense, one in each half of the contest, on their way to an 11-6 rout […]