College is an experience like no other. Whether you enjoy making new friends or partying all weekend, we take pleasure in living vicariously through the big screen’s characters. In seeing the highs and the lows of living on your own with a group of vastly different people, we are not only entertained, but we also […]
2023 marks 50 years since hip hop’s inception. I had the opportunity to attend “Hip Hop in the Round” at Woods Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 22, which celebrated this milestone year. In coordination with the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, Blue Hawk Records promoted its own artists and spotlighted the genre’s deep […]
For months, social media has buzzed about the novel Legendborn by Tracy Deonn. I finally got around to giving it a read; my timing aligned well, as February was Black History Month. Though I have yet to complete the book, I have enough to form a first impression of what I have read so far. […]
Any theatre kid who is a theatre kid in New Jersey— or any state, really— knows the cultural significance of Paper Mill Playhouse. Located in Millburn, New Jersey, Paper Mill is famous in the theatre community for producing Broadway-esque shows, rounding in even the most notable Broadway actors for their productions. Naturally, it’s been a […]
On Friday, Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio and caused a large explosion, creating a fire that burned for two days. As reported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the train contained 150 cars, 20 of which were listed as carrying hazardous materials. Of the 38 […]
This past Friday marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. So far, the conflict has been defined by Ukrainian persistence, an international grain and energy crisis, alongside claims made by the West accusing Russia of numerous war crimes including mass graves of civilians discovered in Bucha earlier last spring. Outside of the war […]
The Monmouth University men’s and women’s lacrosse teams dominated several out of conference matchups, with both teams going undefeated during their second week of the season. The men’s team kicked things off with a 14-9 win over NJIT in the Hawks’ home opener on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Coming off of a tough 9-22 loss against […]
Monmouth traveled down to Virginia for their final two games of the regular season, playing against the University of Hampton on Thursday, Feb. 23 and William & Mary on Saturday, Feb. 25. The Hawks first played at the Convocation Center, home to the Hampton Pirates. Hampton, ranked just below Monmouth in the CAA standings prior […]
The Monmouth University baseball team pulled off a comeback from a nine-run deficit with an Austin Denlinger walk-off home run before stellar pitching propelled the Hawks to two wins as Monmouth swept their doubleheader against the University of Maine at the USA Baseball Complex on Feb. 24. The Hawks claimed the first game 15-14 through […]
A gunman shot eight Michigan State University (MSU) students, killing three and critically wounding five others, on Monday, Feb. 13. The students killed were Alexandria Verner, Brian Fraser, and Arielle Anderson. All victims were transported to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. As reported by NPR.org, the gunman, Anthony McRae, 43, stormed Michigan State University’s Berkey […]