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The Beacon

William Paterson University's Official Student-Run Newspaper

The Beacon

William Paterson University's Official Student-Run Newspaper

The Beacon

Immigration at the Campus Gates: WPU Clarifies Role in Immigration Enforcement.

Immigration at the Campus Gates: WPU Clarifies Role in Immigration Enforcement.

Sara Birns, Managing Editor September 18, 2025

Immigration is one of the most urgent topics in the U.S., shaping national headlines and erupting debates and protests on campuses, in other communities, and even in Congress. This debate has impacted...

Campus 'Batman' Keeps Students Guessing

Campus ‘Batman’ Keeps Students Guessing

Safa Hassan, Editor in Chief September 17, 2025

Four weeks into the fall 2025 semester, students at William Paterson University are once again spotting the mysterious figure dressed as Batman has been roaming campus. The figure, dressed in a...

Remembering Our Loss, Maintaining Our Hope

Remembering Our Loss, Maintaining Our Hope

Dane Sutherland, News Editor September 17, 2025

“Remember where we were that day.” declared our Associate Vice President for Student Development, Francisco Díaz. On the early morning of Sept. 11, 2025, students, members of faculty, police officers...

Professor’s Lawsuit Sparks Campus Reflection on Faculty Rights

Professor’s Lawsuit Sparks Campus Reflection on Faculty Rights

Safa Hassan, Editor in Chief May 23, 2025

The audacious story rippled across campus this spring: a professor was suing William Paterson University for losing his collection of millions-years-old fossils, drawing headlines in The New York Post,...

CNN Journalist Tells Students to "Bring Your Life Experiences to the Newsroom"

CNN Journalist Tells Students to “Bring Your Life Experiences to the Newsroom”

Susmita Majumder, Staff Writer May 5, 2025

CNN correspondent Gloria Pazmino encouraged student journalists, including several from William Paterson, to “bring your life experiences to the newsroom” on Friday during a journalism conference organized...

Watchung Arts Center Partners with Blue Truffle Music to Host Its First Ever Jam Session

Watchung Arts Center Partners with Blue Truffle Music to Host Its First Ever Jam Session

Shyla Murray, Feature Editor May 4, 2025

There has been a significant development in New Jersey jazz history. Since 1978, the Watchung Arts Center, located in Somerset County, has hosted many performing and visual arts showcases, including...

Where’s the “S” in HSIs

Where’s the “S” in HSIs

Jordan Vitale, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

Hispanic and Non-Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Serving institutes across the country have been faced with difficulty in how to best serve their Latinx populations. On April 28, Dr. Gina Ann Garcia,...

William Paterson Joins National Movement Defending Academic Freedom

William Paterson Joins National Movement Defending Academic Freedom

Sara Birns, Deputy Managing Editor April 30, 2025

In a time when voices matter more than ever, universities nationwide are uniting to speak out against what many consider unprecedented political interference in higher education. William Paterson is one...

William Paterson's Candy-Coated Seder Brings Passover to Life

William Paterson’s Candy-Coated Seder Brings Passover to Life

Sara Birns, Deputy Managing Editor April 25, 2025

Who knew chocolate milk could be kosher for storytelling? William Paterson’s Hillel Club transformed tradition into a delightful experience with a student-led Passover Seder, on April 17. This innovative...

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Dr. Wright Highlights Angela Davis as a Model of Activist Scholarship

Elias Vela, News Editor April 23, 2025

Angela Davis, the pioneering Black intellectual, earned a Ph.D. and spent years teaching race and feminist studies. Despite her academic credentials, Davis maintained a complex relationship with the academy...

Inside WP’s State-of-the-Art Field House

Inside WP’s State-of-the-Art Field House

Julia Menn, Staff Writer April 10, 2025

As the first William Paterson athletes stepped inside on February 13, they took a collective breath, their faces lighting up when they saw the clean, brand-new benches, free weights, racks, stacks, cable...

Bishnu Maya Pariyar Teaches the Life-Changing Power of Public Speaking

Bishnu Maya Pariyar Teaches the Life-Changing Power of Public Speaking

Samantha Yozzo, Staff Writer April 3, 2025

A social service provider and advocate for Woman’s Advancement in Nepal spoke with students in a communications class on March 26 about the importance of public speaking and the challenges she faced...

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