Every New Year is the same: we start with big plans for the year, clinging to the idea that this year will finally be the one where we get our lives together and become the best versions of ourselves we can be. If you’re anything like me, however, those plans usually fall by the wayside […]
Publication: Volume 96 (Fall 2023 - Spring 2024)
Starting the Spring Semester Off Right
College can be a significantly difficult experience, academically and personally, so it’s best to start your semester off on the right foot. It’s important to make sure that you have the best experience possible, but figuring out how to do that can be tricky. These 15 tips are a sure way to have the best […]
Snow Place Like Being Back at Monmouth
Spring semester started off with, in fact, a hitch, as the first two days were delayed and one day altogether out of the four-day week was canceled due to inclement weather. Having this be the welcome from winter break may have proved a challenge for some individuals, but still others embraced the short extension of […]
Time to Unplug
Social media and technology have taken over everyone’s lives. It’s harder and harder to live a life without some sort of connection to the online world. Although apps like Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and Facebook give us an outlet to express ourselves in unique ways, and even allow us to keep in touch with friends and […]
Streaming Services & Sports: An Unreasonable Money Grab
For as long as anyone could remember, popular sports leagues such as the National Football League (NFL) were available to view on cable and network television, easily accessible to anyone with a TV screen. Less than two weeks ago, the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins matched up in the NFL playoff’s American Football Conference […]
Seniors: Have You Purchased Your Philanthropy Cord Yet?
Imagine imminently facing $200,000 in debt, and your school is already asking for a tip. Monmouth University’s average tuition, after receiving financial aid, is about $25,000 per semester. Over the course of four years, the average time it takes a student to complete undergraduate school, this totals out to be approximately $200,000. Of course, this […]
Linda Deutsch and Her Legacy at “The Outlook”
Over the course of “The Outlook’s” 90 years, hundreds of writers have come through and made their mark on Monmouth’s national award-winning paper. Perhaps none of them, however, are as recognizable as Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Linda Deutsch. Referred to as “the Trial Lady” by the late radio and television host Larry King, Deutsch made a […]
The Story Behind Our Stories
Although “The Outlook” is proud to have students, and students only, run the 90-year-old newspaper, there exists a shadow-like lifeline responsible for bringing their work to a level of national-distinction: “The Outlook’s” faculty advisors, Professor of Journalism John Morano and his successor Professor of Journalism Marina Vujnovic, Ph.D., APR, the only two in the newspaper’s […]