Students gasped as they walked into the venue, their eyes panning across the lobby. Chandeliers hung from the ceiling, and in the center of the lobby was an ice sculpture with the logo for Student Life at Montclair (SLAM). Beyond the lobby was a formal dining room with a dance floor in the middle, and a DJ booth at the...

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The wind was crisp and cool as it blew across the playground. The clouds covered the sun on this early February morning, although there were patches of blue in the sky. The leaves rustled in the wind, swirling low across the ground. A groundhog poked its head out of a hole. It ventured out slowly, wary and cautious. It snagged...

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Transgender Awareness Week began on Monday, Nov. 13, at Montclair State University with a flag-raising ceremony outside the Student Center led by the Office for Social Justice and Diversity. Transgender Awareness Week lasts from Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, until Sunday, Nov. 19, Transgender Day of Remembrance. The ceremony was led by members of the Office for Social Justice and Diversity...

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If you have read any of my past book reviews, then you would know that I have been on the hunt for a gut-wrenching, oddball book that will sit with me through the holidays and ruin my appetite. A book that will resurface in my brain at the most random and inappropriate of times, like when I am washing the...

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A packed room of students eagerly volunteered as tribute to watch a weekend of the Montclair State University Players’ anticipated event, The Hunger M. I. L. F. S. The Montclair Improv League and Friends came together on Dec. 2 to perform 10 improv games, which other students had the privilege of observing and contributing to as the M. I. L....

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The sounds of rhythmic drums and trumpets fill your ears, you find yourself swaying to the beat as the Afro-Caribbean Ensemble plays to a sea of Latino/Hispanic students and faculty at Montclair State University. All while people around the student center quad are playing dominoes, dancing Merengue and eating Maduros (sweet fried plantains). This was the scene at the Hispanic...

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The Christmas season is right around the corner, everyone! Now, I am fully aware that we have to get through Thanksgiving first, but consider this: I do not care, the Philly Specials have already dropped two singles off their new Christmas album and if you do not know how to make a turkey at this point, that is your own...

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Canon connoisseurs, Nikon aficionados, Sony enthusiasts and all are welcome to join Montclair State University's very own photography club. Founded in early February 2021 by then-sophomore molecular biology major Marissa Di Fulco, the club was made to fill the gap in the thousands of organizations Montclair State had to offer at the time. She realized, as she looked through the...

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The time has finally come to unapologetically order pumpkin spice cliches, wear oversized sweaters, watch Y2K horror movies and steal your sibling’s candy haul. As someone who desperately searches for that nostalgic Halloween feeling every October, I decided to pick, read and review five books that will definitely do the trick. So grab your pumpkin spice whatever, fluffy socks and...

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Disclaimer: The following article has been revised to ensure the safety and security of the campus community. The Montclarion is committed to maintaining its journalistic integrity while also minimizing harm. Montclair State University's Hillel chapter and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) called for justice and peace this past week by hosting various events on campus to express anger and...

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