Spring Break
When I think about the new Recreation Center being built on campus here at MSU, I think of the phrase, "Rome wasn't built in a day." It certainly feels as if the construction that has been going on has been to build a city rather than what it is: one building.
The much-anticipated debut of the Student Recreation Center is nearly upon us. After nearly two years of waiting and asking "When is the Rec. Center gonna open?" we are finally ready to have another great building on the campus of Montclair State University.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Facebook groups are meant to entertain, and most have no social significance. However, there is one group on this popular website that has recently been attracting national media coverage. "30 Reasons a Girl Should Call it a Night" depicts drunken girls at bars, universities and toilet bowls across the country.
The following is a letter delivered by Lauren James, a representative of the New Jersey Press Association. This letter was read in the first general legislative meeting of the Student Government Association on Jan. 30, 2008. I am an attorney with the law firm of Scarinci and Hollenbeck and we serve as the General Counsel for the New Jersey Press Association (NJPA).
As the Student Government Association continues to mobilize its offensive against The Montclarion, it's necessary to assert the position of the newspaper and the ends to which we are campaigning on behalf of free press and student rights. Certainly, SGA President Ron Chicken has been sufficiently alarmed as to the legitimacy of our pursuance; after all, it was his knee-jerk reaction to our efforts that resulted in his dismissal of The Montclarion's legal protection last November.
The following commentary is from Kevin Colligan, former editor-in-chief of The Montclarion during the 1992-1993 academic year. Currently, Kevin works for Major League Baseball as the director of entertainment content for MLB Advanced Media. As a Montclair State University alumnus, I was appalled and embarrassed when I learned that the student government had muzzled the 80-year-old student newspaper for political reasons.
Kevin P. Hancock, former managing editor during the 1997-1998 academic year and editor-in-chief of The Montclarion during the 1998-1999 academic year, provides the following commentary. Currently, Kevin works as an attorney. Student Government Assocation Secretary Douglas McIntyre stated in the Jan.