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William Paterson University's Official Student-Run Newspaper

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Society of Professional Journalists hosts third reality check of fall semester with baseball reporter Matt Breen

Sean Mauro, Staff Writer October 22, 2020

The William Paterson Society of Professional Journalists hosted its third virtual Reality Check event of the fall, which featured Philadelphia Inquirer baseball reporter Matt Breen. On Tuesday, October...

Butting heads over different political ideologies

The vice presidential debate and its complexities

Christopher Molina, Staff Writer October 13, 2020

Wednesday night's vice presidential debate between Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence ran differently from the chaotic and unorthodox presidential debate a week before. The 2020 Vice...

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Overcoming impostor syndrome: Dr. Ramirez-Peña discusses how self doubt affects female scientists

Danielle Dix, News Editor September 30, 2020

On Tuesday, Sep. 22, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) hosted a zoom meeting featuring Dr. Esmeralda Ramirez-Peña, a scientist working at the National Cancer Institute. In her seminar, “A...

Protest Held in Hoboken Friday for George Floyd and Racial Equality

Protest Held in Hoboken Friday for George Floyd and Racial Equality

Alexa Chavarria, Features Editor June 13, 2020

The city of Hoboken held a peaceful protest on Friday afternoon for the death of George Floyd and the injustice of the many other black lives lost due to police brutality. The protest was attended...

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Students will not get tuition refund, university president clarifies

Olivia Biel, Features Editor May 15, 2020

University president Richard J. Helldobler put rumors of a tuition refund to rest Thursday, April 30 at a town hall livestream, where he told students that they would not be reimbursed as a result of the...

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Protesters all over the US say shutdowns are unconstitutional

Danielle Dix, News Editor May 15, 2020

In response to the coronavirus shutdown, there have been multiple protests all over the United States. These protesters claim that the government is restricting their freedom and that the stay-at-home...

A virtual conversation on isolation, art and healing

A virtual conversation on isolation, art and healing

Katrina Hannan, Staff Writer April 30, 2020

The Center for Diversity & Inclusion and the Black Cultural Center hosted “Isolation, Art and Healing in the wake of COVID-19,” a virtual conversation in which student ambassadors discussed art...

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Bernie Sanders announces he is dropping out of the Presidential Election

Danielle Dix, News Editor April 18, 2020

On Wednesday, April 8 Bernie Sanders officially announced to his followers that he would be dropping out of the presidential race for the 2020 election.  In a conference call with his staff, he said,...

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WPU Fiscal Year 2021 Tuition Hearing with President Helldobler 

Stephany Bolanos, Contributing Writer April 6, 2020

On Thursday, March 26 at 12:30 pm, students were able to attend the William Paterson University Fiscal Year 2021 Tuition Hearing with President Helldobler. The meeting was held over Youtube due to the...

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Asian-American discrimination increases amid Trump’s race-oriented comments

Alexa Chavarria, Staff Writer April 4, 2020

Today, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, an increase of Asian-American discrimination cases are being recorded in the U.S. At a White House news conference, President Trump stated nationally that COVID-19...

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WP Community Voices get heard with new Universal Pass Policy

Priscilla Ziskin, Entertainment Editor April 3, 2020

Today, the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of William Paterson University sent an email to students about receiving credit in Spring 2020 classes.  “William Paterson University...

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COVID-19 Causes Record Unemployment Surge

Sean Mauro, Contributing Writer April 3, 2020

The Department of Labor reported the largest weekly unemployment spike in history last month as the Coronavirus outbreak causes closures and layoffs across the country. Breaking the previous record...

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