Hymir had been ready for hours. The fight began without warning. He let his blood boil with artificial light and allowed it to pour out of him. The trees bordering the arena lit up with small orbs of light. Hopefully enough for everyone to see comfortably. Dima was in the middle, Pallas on the right, Hymir on the left. Pirhum...

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On Tuesday, Nov. 7, a stairwell outside Montclair State University's Student Center was found with a slanted step, presenting a safety concern to students and faculty. At first, there was no indication that there was a facility malfunction. Montclair State community members were forced to make their way down the steps and simply find out for themselves about the broken...

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The Red Hawks achieved a blowout victory in their season opener on the road against Lycoming College on Friday, Nov. 10. The final score of the game was 85-49 as Montclair State University started their season off on a good note. Montclair State opened up the game by going on an 11-0 run with a couple of assists and a...

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Montclair State University students gathered around campus to celebrate the annual Red Hawk Day on Tuesday, Aug. 29. The day commenced with a student involvement fair, which consisted of different organizations and clubs. Before the festivities began, President Johnathan Koppell gave a motivational speech to the Class of 2027. Students dispersed after hearing inspirational words from President Koppell and lined...

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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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Marvel Studios has had something of an odd year, reaching new highs with films like "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3" and new lows with shows like "Secret Invasion." Their latest film, Nia DaCosta's "The Marvels," sits somewhere in the middle, elevated in massive ways by its three leading ladies and clever action sequences, but held back by an undercooked...

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According to a press release by Montclair State University, staff are being trained on how to resolve conflicts surrounding bullying. The press release cited a book titled, "The Sociology of Bullying: Power, Status, and Aggression," which was edited by a sociology professor at Montclair State, Christopher Donoghue. Donoghue explained how schools could expand on anti-bullying policies."What we should be doing...

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Under the overpass in a small town lies abandoned adolescence. Cigarette butts and vivid graffiti shaded by the highway above. How such rebellion hides among a quaint, clichéd town. How such unsightliness plagues the innocent woods. Under the overpass in a small town lies a set of abandoned railroad tracks. A teenager broke their ankle on the metal rods buried...

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Sat in his dressing room, Jericho watched the lines on his face grow longer and deeper as he peered into the reflection looking back at him through the smudged and dimly lit mirror. He haphazardly applied makeup so anxiously the dust of his cracking blush fell onto his light gray suit which he had already taken off and on several...

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Pirhum rose and shrunk with each step he took to the center of the arena. The trio had no choice but to greet him. They’d been spotted. The least they could do was be polite before they died semi-honorably. “About time!” Pirhum said, trees quivering in unfeelable wind. “Felt you guys dock and got worried that you ran into something!”...

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