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April 4, 2018 // By Chantel Diaz

New Faces, New Potential for Change: After SGA Elections

The Student Government Association (SGA) elections have passed, placing new members in prominent positions for next year. It is exciting to see fellow students rise to positions of power where they can create opportunities for student voices to be heard. These fresh faces can bring fresh points of view and have the potential to change how students interact and engage on campus. They also have the ability to improve the level of communication between students and the administration. Like most sch...

March 21, 2018 // By Chantel Diaz

Editorial: What is to Come After Last Week’s Walkouts

Students all over the nation walked out of classrooms to join the National School Walkout Day protest on March 14. The rallying cries for gun reform rang loud and clear. From New Jersey to Iceland, student protesters were no longer accepting condolences or comfort from Congress. Instead, they called for changes to be made to prevent mass shootings like at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida last month. While it is still unclear what long-term legislation will come out of th...

March 20, 2018 // By Chantel Diaz

Editorial: Walking Out on Gun Violence

Around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, thousands of students, teachers and faculty walked out of classrooms across the U.S. to protest in the National School Walkout. For 17 minutes, participants stood outside in solidarity for the 17 people killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida shooting last month. The nationwide movement was also meant to send a message to Congress to pass stricter gun control laws and background checks prior to gun sales. Most schools were lenient...

January 31, 2018 // By Chantel Diaz

99 Problems, and a Pod is One

For most students, doing laundry is a chore. For others, laundry is a breakthrough challenge; a challenge that beats both cinnamon and Kylie Jenner’s lip challenge. You can eat tide laundry pods in exchange for spewing soup bubbles in your mouth and likes on social media as part of the “Tide Pod Challenge.” Challenge accepted? Like most of these challenges, the new “Tide Pod Challenge” is both ludicrous and dangerous. According to a report from The Washington Post, consuming ti...

January 17, 2018 // By Chantel Diaz

Red Hawk Central is Here

The Office of the Registrar, Student Accounts and Financial Aid have been relocated. Red Hawk Central is now open in Lot 7, located next to the Panzer Athletic Center. According to the Montclair State University website, the building provides coordinated support services for students all in one place. Montclair State officials seem to have turned around the inconvenience of College Hall’s renovation and made it into a perfect opportunity to test out a new idea. In doing so, the school has miti...