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Aj Melillo

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September 20, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

Challenge Your Thoughts and Open Your Mind

On a cool day in the winter of 2016, I arrived at Montclair State University with my anxiety at an all-time high. That being said, I am not really an anxious person, but that day was an exception. I was interviewing to get into the School of Communication and Media, and in my mind, my future was riding on this interview. When I arrived at Morehead Hall, I went into a room that was full of potential Montclair State students, and we were presented with some speakers who were trying to quell our ne...

September 13, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

Balling Cory Booker

Sen. Cory Booker knowingly broke Senate rules on Sept. 6 by releasing 10 confidential emails belonging to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. His purpose was to try to prove that Kavanaugh was pro racial profiling while serving in the Bush administration. Entranced by the fact that he “broke the rules,” Booker said he was willing to be kicked out of the Senate because the people deserved to see these documents. Too bad for balling Booker though. The Republicans beat him to the punch and r...

March 21, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Murphy’s First Budget Plan

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his tax and budget plan for the state going forward on Tuesday, March 13. Murphy’s plan includes funding New Jersey public schools, improving the terrible NJ Transit, helping the middle class and making community college free for New Jersey residents. All of this sounds great, but if you are like me, you are probably wondering two things: how much does all of this cost and who’s paying for it? The plan calls for a $37.4 billion budget, adding $1.5 billion...

February 14, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

Marxist Media Mayhem:Mainstream Media Needs to Check Itself

The PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games have officially become a haven for the media to shove their anti-Trump and anti-American agenda down the throats of the American people. The media proves this bias when they consistently attack Vice President Mike Pence for every move he makes, like not standing for the joint Korean team as they entered the Olympic ceremonies. Meanwhile, they turn around and praise Kim Jong Un’s little sister, Kim Yo Jong, saying she is “stealing the show at the W...

January 31, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

Ratings Never Lie:The Grammy Awards Fail Epically

On Sunday night, James Corden hosted the 60th annual Grammy Awards on CBS, and according to the ratings, it was an epic fail. According to Rick Porter at TV by the Numbers, the Grammys pulled in an unimpressive 19.1 million viewers with a 5.9 rating among the target demographic of people between the ages of 18 and 49. This means that the awards ceremony had its worst ratings among that demographic in the history of the show, and this year’s ceremony had the lowest viewership since 2009. The qu...

January 27, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

Number One, Bar None

The United States of America is the greatest country on planet Earth, bar none. On July 4, 1776 a collection of some of the greatest men to have ever lived wrote the Declaration of Independence, in which they outlined the formation of a new nation. The nation they were fighting to create would be built on the idea that people are born with three inalienable rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These men did not know if a truly free society would even work as it was never tried bef...

December 7, 2017 // By Aj Melillo

Hypocrisy in DC – Democrats Playing Their Classic Games

Throughout the past few weeks there have been countless sexual assault and harassment allegations against men in Hollywood, the media and Washington D.C. Of course sexual assault is awful no matter where it is committed or who is doing it. If we cannot trust the men and women who make our laws and policy to follow the rules themselves, then who can we trust? In the most recent of sexual harassment allegations we have had two extremely influential U.S. leaders be accused of sexual misconduct: Dem...

// By Aj Melillo

Writing for the A

For the past 13 years, English and writing classes have been a staple in my education. Year to year and teacher to teacher, I have consistently maintained a good average in my writing classes, but I also have been troubled by the subjective grading techniques clearly shown by all English teachers and professors. When it comes to writing, people have varied opinions about what constitutes the most effective formula for a quality piece of literature. I could read one book or essay and think it is ...

November 15, 2017 // By Aj Melillo

Murphy’s Marijuana Mandate: Phil Murphy’s Marijuana Plan may Unite New Jersey

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy won the New Jersey governor’s race on Tuesday, Nov. 7. While most conservatives and I disagree with a number of his policies, Murphy does have one idea that I do agree with, which looks to try and improve the state’s economy: the legalization of marijuana. If Murphy fulfills his campaign promise to legalize marijuana, it will make New Jersey the ninth state in the country to legalize the drug for recreational use. He believes that the...

November 1, 2017 // By Aj Melillo

Russian Collusion – Clinton Edition

One of the major rally cries for all that supported now President Donald Trump was “Lock her up!” and now they have even more evidence that this beautiful dream is about to come true. Tens of millions of Americans have long awaited the day that they might see Crooked Hillary Clinton carted away in handcuffs, and thankfully that day is even closer than ever. On Oct. 24, The Washington Post released a story that proved that the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) paid ...

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