By Thomas Gillen co-Editor-in-Cheif Halfway through the spring semester, Blackboard, the internet based course system that many professors use to post assignments and announcements, is still undergoing maintenance issues that were present last semester and previous semesters. While the site is designed to help students stay up to date with…
Posts published in February 2017
By Nicole Curcio News Editor Sociology professor Brian Sweeney will lead a 3 credit study abroad course in Reykjavik, Iceland from June 3-13. All students are eligible to apply to fill fifteen spots in Sweeney’s first international course. During the trip, students will go “ Visit the National Museum…
By Nicole Curcio News Editor On Feb. 24, over 100 students applying for resident assistant positions lined up in front of the Hillwood Cinema at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to sign in for the first round of interviews to fill the 23 to 25 RA positions. Following sign-in, candidates…
By David Capobianco Staff Writer Students and professors who have classes in Humanities Hall Rooms 117 or 116 may have noticed a loud rumbling sound in those rooms, emanating from the mechanical room directly below those classrooms. The sound is clearly audible in those two rooms, and some are complaining…
By Jada Butler Assistant News Editor Over spring break, the dance department will take its annual trip to the American College Dance Association’s conference (ACDA), hosted this year by Morristown Community College in N.J. ACDA is an outstanding opportunity for dance majors to experience four days of dance classes in…
By Caroline Ryan co-Editor-in-Chief The Sustainability Club, which changed its name to the Coalition for Conservation this semester, is in the process of starting a campus farm. The club has a small plot of garden space near the Public Safety building on the east side of campus, which they will…
By Kristina Huderski Features Editor Kelly Carey, a senior forensic science major, has figured out a way to balance an internship, cheerleading, and school. Carey has excellent grades, is captain of the cheerleading team, and has had an internship with one of the premier law enforcement agencies around the world…
By Kristina Huderski Features Editor Arthur, owned by senior broadcasting major, Rebecca Sapan, is a 10-month-old Cavapoochon. Sapan bought Arthur in Aug. 2016 from a breeder in Lancaster, PA and he now lives happily in Hicksville, Long Island. When faced with stress, Sapan looks to Arthur to cheer her up…
By Paola Guzman Head Copyeditor With midterms right around the corner, stress is inevitable for most students. College students have to juggle countless activities including school, work, a social life, clubs and health. It is no wonder that 31.8 percent of students nationally have reported that stress has directly affected…