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May 2, 2018 // By Heather Berzak

A Furry Approach to De-Stressing Before Finals

Montclair State University is in the midst of its final week of the semester. This is accompanied with final exams, projects and papers, which leaves students with last-minute stress. With this in mind, the Health Promotion Center held Furry Friends for Finals in room 110 in Sprague Library where students could stop by and pet several therapy dogs in order to alleviate some of the stresses associated with finals week. The event was held on Wednesday, May 2, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Creature Comf...
February 21, 2018 // By Heather Berzak

Airhead Advisory Warns of Anonymous Seller

The Montclair State University Police Department sent out an advisory in January after receiving two similar solicitation reports. The most recent report was submitted by the mother of a student with special needs. Her son was tricked into handing over his ATM card to an unknown male outside of the Student Center selling Airhead candies. The unknown male proceeded to force the special needs student to go to an ATM located inside the Student Center and enter his pin number. The thief made him tak...
November 16, 2017 // By Heather Berzak

Reports of Sexual Harassment and Racism at Alexus Steakhouse Upset Montclair State Students

New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino said in a statement that Alexus Steakhouse provided $50,000 to a female worker who was sexually harassed in the workplace as well as $30,000 divided between several employees that received racist comments and nationality-related discrimination by former manager John Magliaro, according to a nj.com report. Alexus Steakhouse and Tavern in Clifton, New Jersey is known as a common spot for Montclair State University students to go during the week and t...
November 9, 2017 // By Heather Berzak

Mixed Reactions Take Over Montclair State Students as Phil Murphy Wins 2017 State Election

After the polls shut down at 8 p.m., Democrats rallied over Phil Murphy’s victory, but many Montclair State University students remained indifferent the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 7 after the votes came in. “[There was] a lack of enthusiasm from on-campus campaigners and Montclair State about the importance of this election,” said sophomore Alyssa Ruiz when comparing it to the presidential election in November of 2016. According to junior family and child studies major Jenai Robinson, who as...
March 22, 2017 // By Heather Berzak

Third Safe Space Training Sheds Light on LGBTQ-Related Hate Crimes

Students came together in the Student Center Ballrooms on Saturday, March 18, where Montclair State held its third safe space training session of the spring 2017 semester from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Safe space training is a four-and-a-half-hour program intended to educate students and create a network of support for the LGBTQ community at Montclair State through four key methods: reflection, personal and professional development, education and action. When entering the program not knowing what to expect...
March 10, 2017 // By Heather Berzak

Montclair State Students Take Their Studies to Europe

On Friday, March 3, six groups of Montclair State students departed from the Red Hawk Deck and headed to the airport to spend the duration of their spring break studying abroad. Each group was sent off to one of the following locations: Graz, Austria; London, England; Rome, Italy; Stockholm, Sweden; or Zagreb, Croatia. Morgan Bohn, a freshman majoring in graphic design, was excited to see all of the opportunities London had to offer in terms of furthering her knowledge in the aspects of art and ...
February 24, 2017 // By Heather Berzak

School of Nursing’s Inaugural Semester Lacks Program for Current Undergrads

As of the start of the spring semester, Montclair State’s newest construction project, The School of Nursing, was completed and is currently up and running in Partridge Hall. While there was much anticipation for this vibrant addition to Montclair State’s campus, it has already been followed with some disappointment from a number of undergraduate students. This new program is for graduate students only, meaning that students who wish to enroll in Montclair State’s School of Nursing must fi...