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June 14, 2021 // By Brian Rooney

In My Opinion…

Walking into the first Montclarion meeting I attended, I didn’t know if how I wanted to contribute was even an option. I first started contributing to The Montclarion by writing satirical pieces for the opinion section. I’d write humorous commentary on topics such as bugs found in the food at Sam’s Place and the burst pipe that left Life Hall a foot deep in sewage. Though my ambitions at The Montclarion began as an outlet for writing some jokes, I soon realized the many injusti...

April 28, 2021 // By Brian Rooney

Perfect Games Are Made By Pitchers, Not Analytics Experts

The score is 5-4, bottom of the ninth, two outs, runners on second and third base, game seven of the World Series. Here’s the payoff pitch. It’s a ground ball up the middle, the shortstop fields, he throws. Out! Ballgame over! World Series over! But here comes the manager and he’s challenging the call. The umpires huddle. The crew chief puts on a headset and talks with the umpire in the tech box. We all wait, watching the replay over and over, but it’s clear the throw bea...

April 5, 2021 // By Brian Rooney

EDITORIAL: No Spring In Our Step

In the weeks leading up to winter recess, the Montclair State University administration announced a revised academic calendar to inhibit the risk of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on campus as residential students planned a return to their dormitories. An extension of winter break brought the beginning of the spring semester to the second week of February. Meanwhile, the end of the spring semester shifted to the last week of May and finally there was complete removal of the annual, week-long ...

March 22, 2021 // By Brian Rooney

EDITORIAL: It’s Not Why We Do It, But Thank You

Last week, the New Jersey Press Foundation (NJPF) announced the winners of its 2020-2021 College Newspaper Contest. The Montclarion won nine awards, including first place in arts and entertainment/critical writing and sports writing, second place in biography/personality profile and photography and third place in online video, COVID-19 coverage and editorial writing. The Montclarion would like to take this opportunity to thank the NJPF for their recognition of our hard work. While these honors a...

March 9, 2021 // By Brian Rooney

EDITORIAL: Forgive and We’ll Never Forget

As young Americans move up the educational ladder, they are told from ages as young as grammar school that they must attend college so they can get a job and live a good life. Well, here we are, but the only thing lying ahead is decades of debt. Meanwhile, a clear, simple solution continues to take a back seat to greed. For Montclair State University, in particular, over half of students utilize federal financial loans to pay for their tuition, with payments averaging a little over $6,500 per ye...

February 26, 2021 // By Brian Rooney

EDITORIAL: Every Crisis Has a Turning Point to Recovery, Let’s Make Sure It’s Now

Two weeks ago, an email from Dr. Karen Pennington, Vice President of Student Development and Campus Life, was sent out to all students, faculty and staff informing the Montclair State University community of the sudden death of Olivia “Liv” Morro. She was a freshman theater and dance major who was found dead in her dorm room in Basilone Hall in Dinallo Heights. The email included the phrase, “Foul play is not suspected,” then went on to provide contact information about t...

December 26, 2020 // By Brian Rooney

EDITORIAL: Montclair State University Fall 2020 Report Card

This fall semester has been unlike any other in the history of Montclair State University. After the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought the spring 2020 semester to a screeching halt and a less than ideal finish, administrators and students alike had to approach and persist through this fall semester without any prior reference point of which to proceed from. As we break for winter recess and look ahead to the spring, we now have a reference point to look upon in order to make sure the healt...

November 25, 2020 // By Brian Rooney

EDITORIAL: Do the Right Thing, Save Our Spring

Thanksgiving is this week, a holiday whose appeal and practice is more widespread across the United States than any other holiday. The annual day of gratitude carries many characteristics such as specific foods and desserts and the warmth of company, but none more than tradition. Unfortunately, tradition is exactly what we must be willing to break so the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can finally become yesterday’s history. Thanksgiving usually means college students will be traveling fro...

November 10, 2020 // By Brian Rooney

#FOCUSDEMOCRACY: EDITORIAL: Let the Healing Process Begin

Two weeks ago, we published an editorial endorsement for the 2020 presidential, Senate and New Jersey ballot measure elections. Since then, Joe Biden has become the projected 46th President-elect of the United States, Cory Booker was reelected to the United States Senate and New Jersey voters elected to legalize adult-use marijuana and provide tax breaks to military veterans who served in peacetime. In that same editorial, we explained how the election of former Vice President Joe Biden was esse...

October 22, 2020 // By Brian Rooney

#FOCUSDEMOCRACY: EDITORIAL: The Montclarion Endorsement: Let’s Hit the Reset Button

In less than three weeks, Montclair State University students, faculty, staff and millions of other New Jerseyans will cast their votes in what has been called the most important presidential election of our lifetime. While the election is receiving attention everywhere from newsrooms to classrooms, the decisions made on one’s ballot regarding local government and state policy are just as important, if not more. The past four years have undoubtedly been the most politically polarizing in d...

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