Spring Break
"What do we want? Equal rights! When do we want them? Now!" This is what over 100 demonstrators were chanting as they marched down Valley Road last Saturday in an effort to raise awareness about Prop 8. The demonstrators gathered by the train station on Lorraine Avenue and Valley Road to get pumped up for their 2.
Class One Concerts is still planning for Montclairfest even though their budget has just been cut by 10 percent, and there is no money in their Montclairfest line. Earlier this week C1C launched a survey on MSU's electronic voting interface system (ELVIS) asking for student feedback on what bands they would like to come to campus.
New Jersey college administrators and campus police chiefs confronted the issue of underage drinking at a state Senate hearing in response to the Amethyst Initiative signed by three New Jersey college presidents. Dr. Karen Pennington, vice president for student development and campus life, and Chief Paul Cell represented Montclair State University at the hearing held by the State Education Committee.
Professor Philip G. LeBel, of the department of economics and finance, and Professor Robert W. Taylor, of the earth and environmental studies department, received the Fulbright Scholar Award for 2008-2009. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
The computers are the source for the excess amount of heat in Room 277 in Dickson Hall, where the combination of the heat that is generated from them along with the heat that is pumped through the building is becoming "too much," according to Edward Chapel, the vice president for Information Technology.
Six cars were found damaged due to criminal mischief in Lot 45, which is a Village Apartments resident parking lot, according to Lieutenant Kieran Barrett. Around 9:45 p.m. on Nov. 6. MSU police received a call from a resident who witnessed what she thought were eggs being thrown at cars.
Montclair State University bus routes have been increased to coincide for every train arrival time. Pick-up routes include, but aren't limited to, the N.J. Transit Station on Clove Road and the Montclair Heights Station across from the Normal Avenue intersection.
A trash can fire occurred last night in the men's bathroom on the second floor of University Hall, according to Michael Onder, assistant chief at the Little Falls fire department. "As soon as I walked out of my classroom on the second floor, I smelled smoke," said student Jimmy Reithmayr.