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September 21, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

Editorial: Thank You, President Cole

In a press release posted last week, Montclair State University announced President Susan A. Cole will be retiring on July 1 following the end of the academic year. Cole has been Montclair State’s president for 23 years, leaving behind a long legacy abundant in progress but not void of criticism. Cole began her time as president in 1998, becoming Montclair State’s eighth president and first woman president in university history. Since the beginning of her time in office, Montclair State enro...
September 15, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

EDITORIAL: OK Boomer, We Got It From Here

Over the past seven months, the United States has seen its most significant spike in social activism in decades. Americans all over the country have taken to the streets both physically and digitally to express their discontent for a lack of police accountability, fatal police brutality and the overall treatment of people of color in the United States. Since the birth of American youth culture, transitions from outdated ideals to fresh, forward thinking has been fueled and led by this country...
September 5, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

PHOTO ESSAY: A Quiet First Day Of School

Typically, the first day of classes at Montclair State University is filled with thousands of students roaming around campus. Whether it’s walking to and from class, hanging in the Student Center Quad or eating in the outside seating area at Au Bon Pain, it’s a lively atmosphere for everyone. Unfortunately, the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed campus life as we know it. State and university guidelines for COVID-19 have prohibited large gatherings. A once lively campus ...
September 1, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

Editorial: The Class is Half Full, Not Half Empty

This week, Montclair State University’s fall semester began mostly through an online format and the administration, faculty, staff and student body collectively have little to no idea what our lives are going to look like by the end. The best thing we can do is try our best to take every turn in stride and stay hopeful for a safe and swift return to the lives we lived before the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in March. The only thing known for sure is this virus is unpredictable. The ...
August 23, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

COVID-19 Isn’t the Only Risk to Returning Students

With uncertainty surrounding everything from economic stability to whether schools will reopen in a few weeks to the containment of the COVID-19 virus in general, Montclair State University administration has decided to charge full price for tuition and housing despite holding a large portion of its classes in an online format. Now it is time for the administration to listen to its student body and reevaluate that decision. Students and their parents alike have expressed great disdain for the tu...
March 4, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

Spring Has Lost Its Break

Spring break is the one week every spring semester that classes come to a halt and students and professors alike have a week to sit back, relax and enjoy some time for themselves. Unfortunately, for many college students, this idea of a week off is merely that, an idea. Instead, spring break is not a break at all, just a small amount of time allotted to get caught up on whatever has been piling up on the to-do list, and for most college students, that means trying to make some money, making up o...
February 19, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

Weed Out the Stigma

Many students at Montclair State University are under constant fear of being punished by university authorities for cannabis use. Meanwhile, alcohol is bought and used by underage students every week, and discipline for that drug consumption is far and few between. Due to this institutional, irrational stigma surrounding marijuana use, people continue to be punished for using a drug with a vast range of positive qualities that make it much more safe and helpful than its far more dangerous alcoho...
February 12, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

Don’t Sweat the Sweethearts

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Restaurants will be filled with reservations made by happy couples celebrating their relationships and flaunting their love. It is going to be a day filled with love appreciation for significant others, but for those that have no better half, Valentine’s Day can be the most lonely day of the year. In an era of pocket internet access and performative social media addiction, all of the people spending tomorrow’s holiday by themselves will scroll throu...
February 5, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

It’s Lonely at the Top… of the Podium

A couple times per semester, The Montclarion editorial staff has the opportunity to meet with President Susan Cole and her advisers to discuss university developments both in policy and infrastructure. The Montclarion often publishes content critical of the administration and President Cole. Although there may sometimes be disagreement and contention between the student body and the administration, there is no doubt that the administration does its best to act on behalf of the best interest of i...

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