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March 22, 2021 // By Montclarion Staff

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 Montclarion Staff

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 Montclarion Staff

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...
November 25, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

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 Montclarion Staff

#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 Montclarion Staff

#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...
October 8, 2020 // By Montclarion Staff

#FOCUSDEMOCRACY: EDITORIAL: Your Vote Is Your Obligation

Last Tuesday, the United States of America celebrated National Voter Registration Day, an annual holiday dedicated to the encouragement of preparation to participate in the upcoming November elections. This yearly reminder to vote serves as a wake-up call for all Americans to exercise their fundamental right as citizens of a democracy, an exercise ever immensely crucial to the future of this country. Earlier last month, The Montclarion released an editorial promoting the importance of activism b...

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