Illustration by Allyson (Aven) RivasAcross the country, students find themselves maneuvering public demonstrations at a time when universities appear to be at odds with turbulent topics and students amplifying those topics. We share insights from students who organized public demonstrations on campus over the past year. Their experiences with activism via the university's Expressive Policy shines some light on how...

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From first act to final act, applause fills the theater, but few in the audience realize that the performance unfolding before them was built on thousands of hours of training. Long before opening night, students are in rehearsal rooms breaking down lyrics, running choreography again and again and learning how to fully step into a character rather than simply play...

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Montclair State University senior catcher Zach Stearns has wasted little time making an impact this season, swinging a hot bat early and giving the Red Hawks a reliable presence in their lineup. Throughout the opening leg of the year, Stearns has been raging hot with nine hits, one home run and 10 RBIs. He has been providing steady production offensively,...

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This semester, the Finley Gallery displayed a multimedia exhibition culmination of six weeks of work by visual arts students in the Integrative Studio course. The Integrative Studio II (ISII) Student-Led Exhibition was a joint effort led by students of two classes instructed by professors Jess Blaustein and Genevieve Lowe. The exhibition, which was on display from March 3 to March...

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The first official collegiate flag football game in New Jersey was played at Sprague Field at Montclair State University, and the Red Hawks earned a historic 53-6 win on Monday, March 9.“Who’s got my back! I got your back!” was chanted by the Red Hawks as they prepared for their first flag football game of the season. Montclair State started...

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Montclair State University will host the first collegiate women’s flag football game ever played in New Jersey on March 9, 2026. Since announcing the integration of the program 15 months ago, the athletic department has built a coaching staff and roster, and has joined a 15-team conference partnered with the New York Jets. When the Red Hawks jog onto the...

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There are 23,546 students at Montclair State University, which means there are 23,546 stories to tell. Whether it is the girl to your left in your business class, or the guy who is somehow always on the same bus as you, everyone has a story. Olga Mikutina studies business administration here at Montclair State, with a concentration in international business....

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Illustration by Camila GarciaPresident Trump’s autocratic ambitions are more like government against the people, over the people, and without the people. Was there even a singular person involved in the far-reaching idea to obtain a 1,800-mile distant island besides Trump? His chutzpah about scoring Greenland is doing a number on international relations and the United States’ image as a successful...

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Few of us working class people will ever taste the privilege of a fortune. Even fewer of us would kill for it. But Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim an inheritance denied to him — even if it means murdering his entire family. Directed by John Patton Ford and based on the novel, "Israel Rank: The Autobiography of...

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The hiatus is officially over. Singer-songwriter and record producer Bruno Mars is back with a brand new solo studio album, titled "The Romantic," coming 10 years after his last studio project, "24K Magic." The most baffling part about this drop is the fact that this is only his fourth solo studio album in his career. Mars has hyped the project...

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