EDITORIAL: The Call is Coming from Inside the Hawk
Safety is a campus-wide issue, and that doesn't mean solely student behavior needs to change....
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Best Sports Photos From the Fall 2021 Semester
A recap of the fall sports season-- in photos....
EDITORIAL: Did Montclair State Show Students it ‘CARES?’
There was money to go around for students in need, but who actually knew about it?...
EDITORIAL: Practice What You Preach, Stop Gaslighting Us
Montclair State University students recently received an email from university administration threatening another campus shutdown. The email entitled “Is The Next Message You Want To Get: Pack Your Bags and Go Home?” sent on Aug. 25, 2020, was used once again on April 11, 2021. The email states Montclair State rates of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive tests are rising because of students not following safety protocols. While the university administration blames its students for inclin...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
