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(Photo courtesy of Flickr / “Exams Start… Now” by RM Images / January 26, 2008).

OPINION: Prepping for battle with midterms and finals

By Kelly Kim | Sep. 27, 2023

Many students, especially freshmen, fear the idea of taking midterms and finals. There are also those select freshmen who have never had or known what it is like to take such big cumulative sets of exams in their life. Being a recently graduated high school student, my high school never administered midterms or finals and instead compensated this by having teachers give quizzes about every two weeks so as to test whether or not you retained the knowledge and material. 

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(Photo courtesy of Flickr / “Drew Barrymore 2 by David Shankbone” by David Shankbone / June 25, 2008).

OPINION: Drew Barrymore’s lesson in (im)patience

By Maia Venuti | Sep. 27, 2023

Since Sept. 10, actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore has been embroiled in controversy after her decision to resume filming of her morning talk show, “The Drew Barrymore Show” during the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. Meaning, she planned to violate the terms of the strike by working with non-union writers, taking jobs away from writers who already were struggling due to the strike. 

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(Photo courtesy of Flickr / “Phoebe Bridgers” by Thomson202019 / October 27, 2021). 

OPINION: Sad-girl music is liberating

By Isabella Darcy | Sep. 23, 2023

It is when I decipher why the song touches me, that I experience liberation from whatever the lyrics remind me of. Liberation comes from gaining the language, through the artist's lyrics, to articulate feelings, and from rediscovering that I am not alone. 

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Commuters often need to devote extra time to driving and finding a parking space. (Photo courtesy of Flickr / “2018 Parking Lot” by Matthew Paul Argall / October 30, 2018).

OPINION: Getting the “college experience” as a commuter student

By Catherine Gonzalez | Sep. 20, 2023

I knew when I first came to the College last year that being a commuter student would involve discipline. I lose over an hour a day of relaxing, doing homework, eating or pretty much anything I could just do if I were staying on campus to drive, so I need to use my time wisely. There were a few things, however, that I hadn’t expected about campus life, and they required a bit of personal adjustment.

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(Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gladstone / Multimedia Coordinator).

OPINION: Heatwave versus freshman

By Kelly Kim | Sep. 18, 2023

With temperatures from mid to high 90s, it has felt as though the College has found itself in the epicenter of the sun as the campus was trapped in a heat wave. Since conquering the heat wave, I have been consistently telling my roommate how you do not know what it is like to be humbled until you start sweating in places you never knew you could sweat before.

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(Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gladstone / Multimedia Coordinator).

OPINION: The Roar app should NOT be used as social media

By Isabella Darcy | Sep. 18, 2023

Most students are encouraged to download the Roar app during their transition into the College. It is advertised as a resource for academics, extracurriculars and community. Unfortunately, because of the way that some folks use the app, what could have been an asset has turned into an irrelevant social-media-like platform. 

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(Photo courtesy Flickr / “TikTok” by Alachua County / March 6, 2023).

OPINION: TikTok trends brought back the freedom of girlhood

By Ally Uhlendorf | Sep. 18, 2023

Channeling inner girlhood is a liberating feeling. Bringing back the excitement of being younger and being brought back to a simpler time eases the stress of growing up. Reminiscing on a time in our lives with more freedom and endless possibilities, and remembering what we used to dream of and how those experiences crafted the women we are now. Mentally returning to a period of our lives without the restrictions of societal expectations brings a sense of inner peace and temporarily mutes all of the outside pressures of being a woman in today’s world. 

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France recently declared a ban on long robes in state schools (Photo courtesy of Flickr /“Abaya fashions” by Lars Plougmann. November 23, 2014). 

OPINION: France continues to restrict women’s rights with abaya ban

By Aliyah Siddiqui | Sep. 16, 2023

France recently declared a ban on long robes in state schools. While this announcement may seem inconspicuous, the ban is a continuation of France curtailing Muslim women’s rights while secularizing the country. Gabriel Attal, France’s education minister, specifically stated that abayas, long, loose dresses often worn by Muslim women, and kameez, the male equivalent, were no longer allowed in schools, according to AP. According to Attal, these pieces of clothing are in violation of France’s 2004 ban against religious symbols in public schools. 

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(Photo courtesy of Flickr / “Retro Tube Television” by Jonathan Cutrer / December 5, 2022).

OPINION: Danny Masterson and why I’m leaving ‘That 70’s Show’ behind

By Madison Anidjar | Sep. 15, 2023

I have probably watched ‘That 70’s Show’ five or more times, but I will not be watching it again, or its recent 90’s spinoff. It is just too much. There was never anything progressive about it. Any sexual liberation in the show is wholly on the part of the men. ‘That 70’s Show’ paints a similar rape-culture-enforcing picture that many others do. Women do not really mean it when they say no, getting a woman drunk is the same as getting her consent and a certain amount of misogyny is to be expected from men; all women can do is put up with it.

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(Photo courtesy of Flickr / “Disney Castle” by Isaac Nieves / October 29, 2018).

OPINION: The “Woke” Myth

By Michael Bulluck | Sep. 15, 2023

Do corporations even care about representation in their products? I believe the answer is a resounding no. Disney, despite criticizing Florida governor Ron Desantis for his LGBTQ+ policies, has continued to donate to Republican politicians in Florida. According to a Politico article written by Gary Fineout, “the company gave $125,000 to the Republican Party of Florida and $65,000 to a committee that helps elect GOP state senators, led by incoming state Senate President Kathleen Passidomo.” 

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(Photo courtesy of Flickr / “Chris Christie 2011 Shankbone” by David Shankbone / April 29, 2011).

OPINION: The Republican Party is moving further to the right…and it will backfire

By Michael Bulluck | Sep. 6, 2023

I believe the further to the right the GOP goes, the harder it will be for them to win elections. Barring the fact the GOP has not won the popular vote since 2004, it is obvious the American people know what they want. They know the difference between policies that benefit them and culture war issues. Only time will tell for sure how moving further right will affect the Republican Party electorally.

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(Photo courtesy of Flickr / “Beautiful living-room” by Foto Miki / November 11, 2013).

OPINION: Freshmen can find comfort in color

By Kelly Kim | Sep. 6, 2023

 Coincidentally for me, I implemented both the color I associated with most and the color I thought I should test out for college: yellow and green. Apart from those colors complementing each other nicely, I thought it ironic and fitting how I was bringing my comfort color into such an unknown environment, almost as if I knew that this was something I knew I would need to help me in the upcoming weeks. 

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Letter to the Editor: Cabinet should be replaced

By Anonymous | Jun. 28, 2023

To the Editor: One of the first steps that the new interim president should take is to ask for the resignation of Dr. Foster’s Cabinet and leadership team. They collectively have caused the decline of the College, tarnished its reputation and damaged its long-term future. Removing Dr. Foster is not sufficient if the remainder of the leadership stays. Mark my words that if the top leadership in Student Affairs, Development, Operations and Admissions are not changed, the rapid decline of the College will continue, regardless of who is at the helm. TCNJ Staff Member

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