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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...

What has been your best experience at Brookdale?

Sara Hosbach, Staff Writer February 12, 2022

“In general, it would be taking the creative writing courses. It has really helped me improve and get on track for my future.” Lauren Eisenberg A 20-year-old creative writing major from...

Were Not African-American Exclusive

‘We’re Not African-American Exclusive’

Sarah Bruno, Staff Writer February 3, 2022

The Black Student Union at Brookdale aims to´”advocate, motivate, and recognize the unique, long-term difficulties students who are of the African Diaspora encounter on a daily basis,” according to...

WILL Club Works to Enlighten and Empower

WILL Club Works to Enlighten and Empower

Sarah Bruno, Staff Writer February 1, 2022

Women In Learning and Leadership, or WILL, is a club at Brookdale that aims to empower women and underrepresented communities. WILL hosts events and raises awareness of issues that largely affect...

How To Lose Weight For The Long Haul

How To Lose Weight For The Long Haul

Edward Ustaszewski, Staff Writer February 1, 2022

Eat more and stop doing cardio. If your goal is fat loss resistance training (weight training) is by far the best tool to use for long-term weight loss. If your goal is short-term fat loss, go ahead and...

Epic Battle: Neil Young Vs. Spotify And Joe Rogan

John Maniace, Staff Writer January 31, 2022

Ever since the age of technology began, streaming has become an integral part of people’s source of entertainment and information. Podcasts are a medium that can be based on a multitude of different...

First-Day-Of-School Jitters At Any Age

Caela Reilly, Staff Writer December 11, 2021

I woke up on the morning of Sept. 8 with a particular kind of anxiety that I had not been felt in a long time. At 25, I was facing my first day of school after several years. The last time I had attended...

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