Growing up, I looked up to many professional and collegiate athletes. I grew up coming to Monmouth and watching many of the girls on the soccer team before I was even in high school. After watching many college games, I wanted to be just like the girls on those championship teams. I ended up playing […]
Publication: Volume 96 (Fall 2023 - Spring 2024)
Taylor Swift Deserves a Super Bowl Ring
Taylor Swift. We all know her, and many of us love her. Swift has impacted the music industry positively in many ways throughout her career as America’s sweetheart singer-songwriter, and most recently, the NFL has highlighted Swift at every game she’s attended simply for supporting her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Although […]
Altruas: A Business Creating Positive Social Change
As of Fall 2023, Monmouth University had a total of 1,078 undergraduate students majoring in business, making up over 26% of the student population. After taking courses in the principles of business and marketing, business majors are able to enroll in BM-451, Entrepreneurship. This course, which is currently being taught by Professor Marcel Legrand, MBA […]
Gender Inequalities On and Off Campus
“The road to equality is challenging but not impossible.” In the 1800s, women were expected to cook, clean, and care for the household, respect their husbands, and raise the children. During this period, no woman could hold a job, have properties in their name, go to school, or even get a divorce. These biases only […]
A Guide to Birthday Freebies
Like many people, my birthday is something I look forward to every year but not for the reason you may think. Yeah, the festivities and a nice dinner at the end of the night are fine. The best part of birthdays in my opinion, though? Birthday. Freebies. There’s nothing I love more than free things, […]
Bae-Basket Ideas
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and with it, we can share a little extra love and appreciation by gifting something meaningful to our loved ones. Nevertheless, we can sometimes come up short on how to plan the perfect gift. Whether it’s for a friend, partner, or family member, this is your go-to guide […]
Rise and Shine: Creating the Perfect Morning Routine
In a world that frequently feels like it is moving at a rapid pace, finding strategies to improve productivity and well-being has become a common objective. Establishing a morning routine and implementing healthy habits will not only help you start the day with a sense of achievement, but also improve your energy levels for the […]
Why Good Writing is So Crucial: A “Hazbin Hotel” Review
After years of waiting, “Hazbin Hotel” finally released its first season on Amazon Prime, airing on Jan. 18 of this year. With four episodes previously released and the last four released during the month, the animated musical theatre-esque series follows Charlie Morningstar, the Princess of Hell, as she pursues her “seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating […]
The Percy Jackson Disney+ Show
For fans of mythology and magic, who also love the idea of these elements existing today in the real world, Disney+ brings a reimagining of a story that has been read by many over the years. As of today, the full season of Disney’s new show, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” based on a book […]
“Happy Place” is Truly a Happy Place
“Happy Place” by Emily Henry is an adult rom-com with a second chance romance and fake dating tropes. The story follows a group of three friends, Harriet, Sabrina, and Cleo, from college, which expands to six over the years with their romantic partners. Harriet has been busy with her medical residency when she gets a […]