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William Paterson University's Official Student-Run Newspaper

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Documentary Puts Rafael Soriano's 'Cabezas' Exhibition Into Perspective

Documentary Puts Rafael Soriano’s ‘Cabezas’ Exhibition Into Perspective

Olivia Biel, Staff Writer April 23, 2019

The William Paterson University Gallery brushed a new stroke of perspective into Cuban artist Rafael Soriano’s paintings of heads Wednesday Apr. 10 by screening “La Profundidad del Silencio,” a documentary...

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Cannabis Institute Calls on Students to Test Their Marijuana

El Jefe, WPU Resident Pothead April 9, 2019

Faculty members from the William Paterson Cannabis Institute announced today that they would be hosting an event to test the effects of different strands of marijuana on the adolescent brain. The Cannabis...

Billy the Bear runs for William Paterson University President

Billy the Bear runs for William Paterson University President

Crusty Ducks, Senior Political Wildlife Editor April 9, 2019

Billy the Bear released an official statement Monday Apr. 1 that he will be running for University President this coming September. He believes he can bring unprecedented change to William Paterson because...

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Godzilla Rampages Through William Paterson University

Twilly Pokavitch, Godzilla's Lawyer April 9, 2019

William Paterson University suffered outstanding destruction when famed movie monster, Godzilla, attacked the campus. Luckily, no one was injured during the attack, however many students were shaken up. The...

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Alumna Dr. Pough sheds light on Hip-Hop Feminism

Priscilla Ziskin, Staff Writer April 9, 2019

Dr. Gwendolyn Pough, Dean’s Professor of the Humanities and Chair of the Women and Gender Studies Department at Syracuse University, gave a presentation on Apr. 2 in the Atrium auditorium on hip-hop...

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Asian Cultural Celebration Commitee presents ‘Holi Hai’

Lismery Luna, Staff Writer April 9, 2019

Thursday, Apr. 4, the South Asian Student Association and The Asian Cultural Celebration presented the Holi Festival, which celebrated the Festival of Color. The event was in Zanfino Plaza during common...

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Grape Tortillas are the newest gourmet meal at the William Paterson food court

West Side Story, New York City gangs editor April 9, 2019

William Paterson University food services provided students with the ultimate meal last week, grape tortillas. The food court like Billy Bear Grill, Simply Logo and The Wingery have a reputation of high...

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William Paterson University’s First Comedy Festival

Olivia Biel, Staff Writer March 25, 2019

Rain poured down on campus Thursday night, March 21, but at 7 p.m. the Black Box Theatre was full of laughter. Thursday kicked off the Theater and Comedy department's first Comedy Festival, a four-day...

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Feminist Collective Event Discusses Issue of ‘Slut Shaming’

Danielle Dix, Contributing Writer March 25, 2019

In honor of National Women’s Month, William Paterson University students and members of the feminist collective, Fatima Kanouni and Briana Goins, hosted a discussion on “The Pain of Slut Shaming”...

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380 Million Year Old Fossils Discovered Near Campus

Christopher Molina, Staff writer March 25, 2019

Members of the environmental science community from William Paterson University uncovered a mass array of 380 million year old fossils of Nautiloids, cephalopods from the Late Cambrian Era, near campus....

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William Paterson University Holds 2020 Fiscal Year Hearing

Olivia Biel, Staff Writer March 25, 2019

Amid persistent issues of mold-infested dorms and flooded buildings, Board of Trustees chairman Michael Seeve told students tuition is likely to rise at the William Paterson University 2020 fiscal year...

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Disability Studies Bachelor’s Degree Established at William Paterson University

Lismery Luna, Staff Writer March 25, 2019

Earlier this week, William Paterson University announced that a new bachelors degree, Disability Studies, will be launched Fall 2019. The degree is the first of its kind in New Jersey, and it is designed...

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