OPINION Written by David Horan (student organizer) Jacob Amaro (copy editor) In a letter addressed to the Rutgers University student body sent out earlier this afternoon, President Holloway proved himself to be ignorant of New Jersey State Law—a strange quality for a State University administrator. Simply put: Public workers do, however, have less legal protection … Continued
By Nicole Jide-Ojo – Student Journalist Morbius is Marvel’s newest origin story, directed by Daniel Espinosa, starring Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius. Morbius is battling a deadly disease and has been working on a cure to save himself and his best friend Milo, played by Matt Smith, who happened to have the same illness … Continued
By James Ochoa – Student Journalist We live in a devastating time in America, where things that are meant to be celebrated turn into shit by people who want to ruin the fun. Specifically at this moment, we should be proud of the confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first black woman to sit … Continued
By James Ochoa – Student Journalist The 1975 introduction of the Volkswagen Golf GTI at the Frankfurt Motor Show was a moment that contemporary automotive journalists would deem a turning point, as VW introduced a type of car that would revolutionize the automobile market—the Hot Hatch. Sports-car like performance mixed with the practicality of a … Continued
By Nicole Jide-Ojo – Student Journalist Mimi Cave’s “Fresh,” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan, is not a traditional horror movie. Still, it is every girl’s nightmare wrapped up in a bow. It is a movie about a girl named Noa (Daisy) who is seemingly losing faith in the online dating scene. Every guy she’s … Continued
by James Ochoa – Student Journalist/ Photos by Marko Bulahan These days, most people tend to pull out their smartphones to take pictures and share life’smoments, relying on built-in cameras that nearly rival the equipment used by professionalphotographers. Those that might take their photography seriously might use said equipment,pricey digital behemoths that go by the … Continued
By Landin Morris – Student Journalist “Moonlight,” a film directed by Barry Jenkins, illustrates the social economic conflicts that come with being a gay black man. Intersectionality is a feminist concept that suggests that the discrimination one faces is determined by the cumulative identities one assumes. Meaning that the number of minority identities one takes … Continued
By Lachelle Parrish – Student Journalist We are halfway through the semester! Can you believe it? Time flies by so fast yet so slow, though most times, it feels like a drag mid-semester. For some reason, students lose the zeal that they had at the beginning. However, we must push on, but don’t forget to … Continued
By James Ochoa – Student Journalist In April 2016, while I was a junior in high school, I wrote an opinion piece titled “The Ethics of Eating Dogs,” challenging and calling out the racism of my classmates, while justifying that it was ethical to eat dogs and criticizing the culture of pet ownership and testing … Continued
By James Ochoa – Student Journalist I stumbled upon a Rutgers Newark yearbook from 1972 and in it was a picture of the newly constructed Parking Deck 1 on University Avenue that was still lined with cobblestones. It made me wonder how such a structure made students feel over 50 years ago. I know students … Continued