Worked on 443 assignments, created 131, named on 51 bylines for The Montclarion.
By Danny Krastek (Avery as desk editor) + 5 others for The Montclarion - 6 min read
Hanging up the Cape: The Death of Superhero Movies
In 2018, if you had told me that in a short five years, films from the superhero genre would not only unseat “Avatar” as the highest-grossing movie of all time but would also receive a bunch of nominations at the Oscars only to end up completely falling apart and becoming a running joke a few years later, I honestly would...
By Nicholas Vidal (Avery as desk editor) + 5 others for The Montclarion - 5 min read
Extinction, Climate Change and Shoebills Oh My!
The Shoebill stork is a majestic bird that some would describe as a horrific monster. Although being a popular meme in today’s culture most people know nothing about Shoebills. It wasn’t until I became an enthusiast that I realized the truth of it all. The bird was almost unknown to most people until meme culture would make it soar in...
By Avery Nixon (Avery as desk editor) + 4 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read
EDITORIAL: Keep Hanging On, We're Almost There
After a gloomy, rainy and extremely windy winter, we can rejoice that the semester is about to come to a close. With midterms taking place and a little less than two months left of school, we decided to do a mental health check-in. Now is the time students are feeling the most overwhelmed they probably have been all year. Whether...
By Avery Nixon + 4 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read
Student Artist Profile: Josh Carmona
Audiences at this semester's Silver Slate Film Festival were treated to a viewing of "Grease Monkey.""Grease Monkey" follows Herbie Hoffman, played by junior communication and media studies major Nick Najarian, and his paid companion Candy, played by sophomore theatre studies major Lucy Sturm. Herbie and Candy spend time together while Herbie attempts to become a successful writer, but he is...
By Avery Nixon (Avery as desk editor) + 4 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read
EDITORIAL: No, Chat GPT Cannot Get You an A+
Whether you heard about it from a classmate, the news or one of the latest episodes of "South Park,” you've probably heard of Chat GPT. If you haven't heard of Chat GPT, their website describes it as "a conversational AI model developed by OpenAI, a research organization founded in 2015 with the goal of promoting and developing friendly AI that...
By Tyler Ventura (Avery as desk editor) + 5 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read
Barnes & Noble's New "Premium" Membership Is An Insult To Readers
Popular book retailer Barnes & Noble has always evoked mixed emotions within the reading community, whether it be their takeover of local bookshops or their lack of lesser-known authors on shelves. Recently, they’ve just added another reason for customers to shop elsewhere. Barnes & Noble CEO, James Daunt, announced a few weeks ago that the retail chain would be phasing...
By Sofia Acevedo Valencia (Avery as desk editor) + 5 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read
Stephanie Hsu Got Robbed at the Oscars
Imagine you are Stephanie Hsu for a moment. You put your heart and soul into a role, to put it lightly, because there are no words that can describe the impact her craft has left on this world and the Asian community. You do so well and exceed everyone’s expectations to the point that your breakout role gets you an...
By Hannah Effinger (Avery as desk editor) + 5 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read
Why Are All the Pipes Bursting?
We all know that college dorm buildings are not the most sophisticated pieces of architecture in the slightest, but when they are built for and available to students to live in — it is expected that they have some degree of safety against the elements, and are able to keep the belongings of their students as safe as possible. Especially...
By Avery Nixon (Avery as desk editor) + 4 others for The Montclarion - 6 min read
Drag Queens Aren't Grooming Children, Republicans Are
Whether it's teaching them about the existence of gay people, showing LGBTQIA+ characters in movies or simply being in the presence of a gay person, the Republican Party is riled up. One of the most prominent issues that the Republican Party is deathly afraid of is that the LGBTQ+ community is grooming children. You have to understand, growing up in...
By Esmeralda Tamayo (Avery as desk editor) + 5 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read
The Five Stages of Learning a Second Language
Language is an important feature that identifies us, and it’s fundamental to acknowledge it. International Mother Language Day was Feb. 21. The purpose of this day is to promote multiculturalism and first-language appreciation. In New Jersey, the most dominant languages spoken besides English are Spanish, Filipino or Tagalog and Chinese, among many others. We all come from different cultural and...
