The New Jersey State Museum recently added four 65 million-year-old turtle fossils found by Monmouth University Professor of Journalism John Morano to their collection. Dr. Dana Ehret, Curator of Natural History at the State Museum and adjunct faculty member in the University’s Department of Biology, explained that three of the four turtle fossils are peripheral […]
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“The Outlook” hosts Ellen Jovin’s The Grammar Table
“The Outlook” hosted Ellen Jovin’s The Grammar Table on the student center patio from 1 to 3 p.m., on Oct. 23. During this event, students and faculty could come visit Jovin’s table to discuss her favorite topic: grammar. Jovin is a grammarian and national bestselling author of her book “Rebel with a Clause.” In 2018, […]
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges holds discussion in Pollak Theatre
Monmouth hosted Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist who was one of the first African American children to attend a formerly white-only school in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in the 1960s. Her presentation took place in the Pollak Theatre on Oct. 22, and it was titled “The Courage to Challenge Racial […]
Blue Hawk Records 25th Compilation Album coming Dec. 6
Monmouth University’s student-run record label, Blue Hawk Records (BHR), is set to release its 25th compilation album on Dec. 6, featuring the students and alums of the University. Past albums such as “Back On Track,” “20,” “Exit 22,” “Chapter XXIII,” and “Open 24 Hours” have featured Stevie 808, Olivia Melfi, Elena Worton, Jill Bernstein, Azure […]
Communication department creates a new concentration focus in sports
Monmouth University’s Communication Department recently shifted focus, expanding its sports media emphasis in its two concentrations journalism & public relations and media studies & production.The journalism & public relations concentration will be journalism, public relations, & sports communication whereas the media studies & production will be media, content creation, & sports. Additionally, the communication culture […]
The Climate Crisis Teach-In hosts the “Climate Crisis: Town Hall”
The event, attended by roughly 55 students, allowed each professor to speak broadly before Dr. Duckett and Dean Coyle read questions submitted by the audience. Dr. Daneshgar is a plant biologist in New Jersey and the Caribbean and said on climate change, “I, on a daily basis, see these impacts and the damage caused.” Dr. […]
Answering frequently asked questions about the new BSACAM building
In Fall 2023, the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM) announced a new, state-of-the-art archival facility, museum, and theater here at Monmouth University. Construction of the new building is officially underway. Over the summer, the police department relocated to the old Alumni House neighboring “So Sweet a Cat” Field, and sections of […]
Monmouth celebrates National Coming Out Day
Monmouth University celebrated its sixth annual Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, a holiday first celebrated in 1988 on the first anniversary of the second national march on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The Intercultural Center hosted the National Coming Out Day event in front of the Student Center, consisting of multiple tables that […]
Shelter in place at Elmwood Hall
On Sept. 30, students, faculty, and parents were notified by the Monmouth University Emergency Notification System of a shelter in place order for the dorm building Elmwood Hall due to a possible emergency situation in the building. The alert was proved to be a result of a false threat.This email and call alert was sent […]
Monmouth blue light system: how does it work?
With the recent relocation of the Monmouth University Police Department (MUPD), students have voiced their concern with the new move and its effects on students’ safety. One issue in particular that still concerns students is the campus’ emergency cell phones, better known as the blue light stations. These stations are scattered all around campus and […]