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Johnson Planning on ‘Bringing the Juice’ as New Football Coach

Alex Evans, Opinions Editor

April 3, 2018

The William Paterson athletic department named Dustin Johnson, the defensive coordinator at Stevenson University for the past four seasons, as the new head football coach on Friday, March 23, officially ringing in a new era of Pioneers football. The...

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Johnson Planning on ‘Bringing the Juice’ as New Football Coach
WPU Students March for Their Lives

Jacob Martinez, Production Manager

April 3, 2018

William Paterson University bused more than 200 staff and students to Washington, DC on Mar. 24 to participate in the “March For Our Lives,” one of the largest youth protests in American history. After Maureen Martin, Vice President of the American...

WPU Students March for Their Lives
William Paterson Appoints New President

Christopher Molina, Contributing Writer

March 9, 2018

William Paterson University announced that it will appoint Dr. Richard J. Helldobler as its eighth president, effective July 1, 2018. Helldobler will replace current the university's current president, Dr. Kathleen Waldron, who is retiring later this...

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William Paterson Appoints New President
William Paterson Earns Multiple IBS Awards

Ryan Doyle, Editor-In-Chief

March 4, 2018

WPTV6 and Brave New Radio won several awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System this weekend. William Paterson's student-run radio station, "Brave New Radio" has been named as the 'Best College Radio Station' at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Aw...

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William Paterson Earns Multiple IBS Awards

Florida shooting stirs gun debate on campus

March 7, 2018 • No Comments

Heavy debate has circulated nationwide regarding gun control, safety procedures in schools and the arming of highly-trained teachers and staff following the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland...

Congress Can’t Decide on DACA Deal

Rebecca Lorenzo, Contributing Writer

March 6, 2018 • No Comments

Nearly 800,000 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have feared loss of benefits and deportation for the past few months. The due date for a deal has passed, however, and no plan is in sight. In...

What International Women’s Day means in 2018

Nicole Casal, Staff Writer

March 6, 2018 • No Comments

On March 1, William Paterson University celebrated International Women’s Day, a week before its official date of March 8. WP is celebrating by offering different guest speakers and panel discussions over the course of two...

Way’s Vision for William Paterson

March 5, 2018

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Features

Roasts at Rivara’s: College’s Comedy Club Goes on Tour

Brian Sandler, Staff Writer

With the seemingly never-ending blizzards raging on in northern New Jersey these past few months, it can be hard to stay upbeat. Snow to be shoveled out of enormous driveways,...

Guest Speaker Maysoon Zayid Speaks at WP to Shed Light on Disability and Islam

April 10, 2018

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Entertainment

Retro Review: Blues Brothers (1980)

Brian Sandler, Staff Writer

April 19, 2018 • No Comments

Nowadays, if someone walked into the board room of Warner Bros. and proposed a movie based entirely around the blues tunes and legends of old, such as Cab Calloway, Ray Charles,...

Jersey Shore Reboot Hits Directly in the Feels

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Sports

Pioneer Spotlight: Under The Knife: A Pitcher’s Worst Nightmare

Jeff Lombardi Jr., Sports Editor

March 8, 2018 • No Comments

For William Paterson University’s junior pitcher Eric Rosenberg, it was while pitching for his hometown of Paramus in 2014 when he had become the newest victim initiated into baseball’s most discomforting fraternity. “I...