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The Student News Site of Brookdale Community College

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The Student News Site of Brookdale Community College

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My Golden Rule: Find What Makes You Happy And Do It!

Alyssa Chierchia, Staff Writer April 15, 2022

The last two years have truly “rained on my parade,” and I mean this quite literally. My high school graduation was an outdoor socially distanced event featuring about half of my fellow senior class...

Meet The President of The Innovation Network:  ‘The Poster Child for Nontraditional Everything’

Meet The President of The Innovation Network: ‘The Poster Child for Nontraditional Everything’

Alyssa Chierchia, Staff Writer April 4, 2022

You might have a certain picture painted in your mind when you think of a college student. But Jeanette Falotico, a 56-year-old journalism major, president of The Innovation Network (TIN), and member of...

Students Learn How To Use Essential Oils On Their Wellness Journey

Students Learn How To Use Essential Oils On Their Wellness Journey

Victoria Bahary, Staff Writer April 4, 2022

PHOTOS: Denise Lance of Woodbridge, certified in ReikI, Raindrop Technique, and body psychotherapy, demonstrates how to use essential oils at Brookdale on March 31. During the session, she educates students...

Wellness Center Aims To Serve The Whole Student

Wellness Center Aims To Serve The Whole Student

Isabel Shaw, Staff Writer March 21, 2022

One of the more important resources that will soon be available to students is the new Wellness Center opening on campus this fall. The center will focus on mental health and physical safety. ...

What You Probably Didnt Know About Student Lifes MaryJo Burkhard

What You Probably Didn’t Know About Student Life’s MaryJo Burkhard

Isabel Shaw, Staff Writer March 21, 2022

“One time we were on DEFCON 5 (military high alert,) when we received a warning about a Russian submarine near Diego Garcia, a militarized atoll in the Indian Ocean where I was stationed. The...

Students Can Work Out For Free

Students Can Work Out For Free

Isabel Shaw and Giulia Campora, Staff Writers March 21, 2022

Registered students can now work out in the Brookdale Fitness Center free of charge. The center is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Center was closed for...

Students Have WILL To Foster Leadership And Improve The World

Students Have WILL To Foster Leadership And Improve The World

Sara Hosbach February 28, 2022

Women in Learning and Leadership, or WILL, is an organization at Brookdale Community College that seeks to foster leadership and encourage action in bettering the community primarily through advocacy....

March 8 Tapping Demonstration Aims to Help Students with Stress

March 8 Tapping Demonstration Aims to Help Students with Stress

Isabel Shaw, Staff Writer February 28, 2022

“If it were not for EFT, the student would have had to be taken to the nearest hospital,” said Dinneen Jackson, a national board-certified health and wellness coach, describing how she helped...

Unofficial Drawing Club Helps Students Cope with Pandemic, Feel Free to Join

Unofficial Drawing Club Helps Students Cope with Pandemic, Feel Free to Join

Kasie Jacobs, Staff Writer February 27, 2022

Beginning a new semester can be stressful--meeting new professors, new classmates, new classes, etc. Since Brookdale is a two-year school, most students spend the entirety of their time working on...

ROVING REPORTER: Do you like it when a television show or a film has a storyline related to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Alyssa Chierchia, Staff Writer February 24, 2022

“For me personally, I would not like it. Having had COVID and losing a family member to it, with also losing the end of my high school career and most of college, I just think we need distractions...

Travel to Peru and Earn Credits

Travel to Peru and Earn Credits

Jeanette Falotico, Staff Writer February 14, 2022

"As an English major, this trip fulfills a requirement for me; the English special project, which is an independent study course," said Jackie Romano, a 23-year-old English major from Manalapan. ...

Students Face Challenges Dating During the Pandemic

Students Face Challenges Dating During the Pandemic

Giulia Campora, Staff Writer February 14, 2022

The world came to a halt when the pandemic was declared back in 2020, and with that, dating changed drastically as well. Valentine’s season is a good time to examine how the pandemic has modified...

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