Sept. 11, 2026 marked 25 years since al-Qaeda carried out a terrorist attack hijacking four planes that were crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville Pennsylvania, killing a total of 2,977 people. Twenty-five years ago, the Outlook devoted its first issue after Sept. 11 to documenting a campus grappling […]
Publication: Volume 98 (Fall 2025-Spring 2026)
Baseball goes 1-2 vs. Stony Brook in weekend set
Monmouth baseball went 1-2 over the weekend against Stony Brook, falling behind the Northeastern Huskies in CAA North standings after dropping Saturday’s double header. The Hawks opened the weekend with an 8-4 win over the Seawolves on Friday afternoon. After falling behind early in the first, Monmouth put up a four-run third inning to pull […]
Baseball splits midweek non-conference games
Coming off the momentum of their third series sweep of the season, Monmouth baseball seemed ready to take on their two non-conference matchups the following week. In a surprising turn, they experienced two very different outcomes, one a giant loss and the other defined by resilience. After falling 17-5 to the NJIT Highlanders, Monmouth regrouped […]
Women’s lacrosse wins on Senior Day vs. Old Dominion
The Monmouth women’s lacrosse team put together one of its most complete performances of the season on April 18, defeating Old Dominion 9–5 at Kessler Stadium. The victory, which came on Senior Day, was fueled by a dominant showing from graduate attacker Grace Curtin and a defensive unit that controlled the game from start to […]
Sumpter leads softball to sweep over Towson on the road
Monmouth softball earned a series sweep over Towson this past weekend, taking all three games against the Tigers on their home field. The sweep was Monmouth’s first over a CAA opponent since North Carolina A&T in March of 2025. Freshman pitcher Carah Sumpter led the way for the Hawks, getting four hits in eleven at-bats […]
Supreme Court rules against Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors
O n March 31, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 against a law in Colorado that prevented mental health professionals from providing “conversion therapy” to minors, in the case Chiles v. Salazar. The focus of the case centered on whether or not the state, or the government in general, could restrict licensed mental health […]
“Don’t You (Forget About Me)”: Lorelai’s Senior Goodbye
“Real people do this,” was the first realization Lorelai Hilarczyk came to when joining The Outlook student-run newspaper. After spending countless hours making sure her piece was perfect and reading it a million times, her first printed article’s headline had a misspelled word. Naturally, she freaked out about the mistake, but she quickly learned that […]
BHR vol. 27 “From The Basement” to release on April 24
The end of a Monmouth University spring semester means Blue Hawk Records (BHR) will likely have some music planned. Just like in prior years, BHR is set to release an extended play (EP) vol. 27, titled “From the Basement” on April 24, before the official end of the semester. Produced through the Music & Theatre […]
Francesca Fuentes’ “Barely Breathin’”: Connection and vulnerability
Sometimes the greatest artists are the local gems, and Jersey Shore native Francesca Fuentes is no exception. Driven by her passion for encapsulating the human experience, Fuentes has been singing and writing from a young age, and her new single “Barely Breathin’” was released April 17. If this is any indication of her upcoming album […]
Life after graduation: Preparing for the next step
I think for a lot of college graduates, life after graduation is something everyone’s been looking forward to. No more assignments, no more deadlines, and just no more school for the first time in 17 years. Everyone’s college experience is different. Whether you’re in a sorority or fraternity, involved in clubs, or just focused on […]








