Sekhena Sembenu

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Worked on 367 assignments, created 3, named on 9 bylines for The Montclarion.

By (Sekhena as managing editor) + 2 others for The Montclarion - 5 min read

"La Cantina" at Blanton Plaza: Good Food, But More Rice Bowls Are Just Repetitive

When students came back from spring break, they were greeted with a change in the food court of Blanton Hall. Where Chick 'n' Bap once resided was a new dining option, named La Cantina. Marketed as an authentic Latin option, I was curious to see the menu offerings. To my disappointment, the menu featured the same type of food that...

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By (Sekhena as managing editor) + 4 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read

EDITORIAL: Shortchanging the Students: Make Aid Easier

By now, the complications with the new FAFSA form have circulated about, both in national news as well as in our own newspaper. If you have not heard about it yet, you will realize it when you go to fill out the form. The federal deadline for the FAFSA is June 30, but already there have been setbacks about it....

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By (Sekhena as managing editor) + 4 others for The Montclarion - 2 min read

Lost in Construction

You started building a wall Blindsided by the sounds of construction, I protested. It was going block the prettiest of views;A nice sunset, a beautiful hiking trail, a lovely place to stop and watch the stars at night. I accused you, feeling upset about losing what was once so important to me. But then I stopped. I realized you were...

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By (Sekhena as managing editor) + 4 others for The Montclarion - 5 min read

'Irish Wish' Takes Us On A Journey Of Finding The Romance Within Ourselves

Lindsay Lohan's latest Netflix original reminds us to be careful what we wish for. In "Irish Wish," Lohan plays Maddie Kelly, a book editor for famous author Paul Kennedy, played by Alexander Vlahos, who she is secretly in love with. When she finally starts to gain the courage to tell him how she feels at a book launch event, Paul...

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By (Sekhena as managing editor) + 4 others for The Montclarion - 5 min read

"Our Kind Of Cruelty" Will Have You Reading Through The Night

As of recently, there has only been one thing on my mind. You. Not you, the reader of this book review, but Netflix’s original series starring notorious sociopath and loverboy lady killer Joe Goldberg, "You". Maybe it was the way he spoke about Beck before he realized that she was just as human and imperfect as the women of his...

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By (Sekhena as managing editor) + 4 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read

Department of Art and Design Hosts "Time and Photo Student Showcase" in Finley Gallery

The Montclair State University Department of Art and Design is hosting the Time and Photo Student Showcase, a collection of student works. The showcase includes both time-based artworks by students enrolled in the Time art course and photographic work from the Integrative Studio III and Commercial Photography courses. Christopher Kaczmarek, the chair of the Department of Art and Design, installed...

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By (Sekhena as managing editor) + 3 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read

'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Brings Extravagant Creature Feature Thrills

The fifth film in Legendary Pictures' "Monsterverse" franchise, Adam Wingard's "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," has hit theaters and delivers more of the high-octane, low-thought thrills that audiences have come to expect from the series. In "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," the two Titans have settled into their own territories with an uneasy truce. Godzilla is on the...

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By (Sekhena as managing editor) + 3 others for The Montclarion - 4 min read

EDITORIAL: Showing Kindness This Autism Acceptance Month

April is declared as Autism Acceptance Month. This month, we can learn more about autism and raise awareness for inclusion and acceptance while breaking the stigma surrounding the condition. There has been a lot of stigma surrounding people with autism, whether it be in schools, the media or anywhere else. This stigma leads to ignorance, bullying, harassment or discrimination. Spark...

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By (Sekhena as managing editor) + 4 others for The Montclarion - 1 min read

See You In My Nightmares

I’ll mourn you -as if You had died I’ll mold this Plasticine soul Of mineAnd silence That singing snake That was nothing but a stain On my legacy I’d ask you to Control your venom But how I loved Cradling That mouth That tongue I might have adored youFor a bit But you didn’t let me Show you God So...

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By (Sekhena as managing editor) + 3 others for The Montclarion - 6 min read

JoJo Siwa's Rebrand Is Another Example Of Failed Celebrity PR

I have a lockdown browser test due at midnight tonight and instead of studying and actually doing it, I am here breaking down and analyzing JoJo Siwa's recent career moves. It is not like I do not have anything better to do, I do, but when JoJo Siwa said to Billboard, "No one has made, in my generation, this extreme...

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