In August, US President Joe Biden announced a program aimed at forgiving a portion of the total student loan debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 per year. Under his plan, borrowers could receive up to $10,000 in forgiveness, while Pell Grant recipients are eligible for upwards of $20,000. Parents who took out Parent PLUS […]
American voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots for the 2022 United States midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 8. In play are 35 of 100 Senate seats, alongside all seats in the House of Representatives. NJ residents can check their voter registration status online through the official state government’s website. New Jersey […]
Monmouth University (4-3, 2-2 CAA) was handily defeated after a sloppy effort against the University of Maine (2-4, 2-1 CAA) on Oct. 15 at Alfond Stadium. Monmouth opened their account with a 17-yard Tony Muskett strike to senior wideout Dre Tucker to cap off a 7-play, 85 yard march early in the first quarter and […]
The Monmouth University men’s and women’s swimming teams opened their 2022-2023 seasons in matchups against Fairfield University on Saturday, Oct. 15. The men fell to the Stags 207-81 while the women also dropped their competition 221-73. Both teams competed at the Leslie C. Quick RecPlex Pool, a short course meter pool that is longer than […]
In their final matchup of the regular season, the Monmouth University women’s soccer team (13-2-2, 6-1-2 CAA) defeated the Northeastern Huskies (8-5-4, 5-2-2 CAA) 2-1 in a battle for the 2022 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Regular Season Championship, earning the title in their first season in the conference. In the game Sunday, Oct. 23, the […]
Monmouth University released its latest Clery Act report on Saturday, Oct. 1, revealing that several instances of rape, criminal sexual contact, and domestic violence were reported on campus and surrounding public property between 2019 and 2021. The University recorded five rapes in 2019, one in 2020, and three in 2021, totaling nine rapes over a […]
Monmouth’s Leon Hess Business School (LHBS) recently launched its new co-curricular engagement program, Hess ENGAGE, which tracks and rewards students for on and off-campus involvement in and outside the classroom. The School formally announced the program in an email on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The program is hosted on Suitable, an academic-founded software that enables colleges […]
Monmouth’s Intercultural Center (IC) and Pride Club co-hosted a National Coming Out Day (NCOD) celebration with food, giveaways, music, a photobooth, and community mural on the Rebecca Stafford Student Center’s patio on Tuesday, Oct. 11. This nationally recognized holiday raises awareness for members of the queer community in “coming out of the closet, which refers […]
Monmouth University’s ArtNOW visiting artist series hosted a presentation and workshop featuring the work of Anthony Jude Setaro and Douglas Booton on Tuesday, Oct. 4 and Wednesday, Oct. 5. Setaro and Booton’s work revolves around immersive digital storytelling using 3D software to visually recreate Red Bank and Monmouth County in the early 1900s. They seek […]
The Leon Hess Business School (LHBS) is sponsoring the School’s inaugural student-led team for the national College Fed Challenge 2022. The team, composed of current business undergraduate students, recently submitted the first round of requirements on Thursday, Oct. 6. Richard Roberts, MBA, Specialist Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Real Estate, initiated the […]