May 20, 2013

(The Verge) – Criminal Justice majors can rock out, and Robbie Reiner is proving it. The sophomore’s rock band, Idöl Threat, will be releasing their first album, Blood Bröthers, on May 31. Reiner said his love of music started at home. “I come from a musical family. My mom used to sing to me and play flute, and my dad played guitar. I always had my...

May 7, 2013

(The Verge) - Kenny Chesney’s 15th album Life On A Rock went on sale this past Tuesday. However, it is not for those who are fans of his older albums because it does not really sound like his older stuff. Chesney has definitely put some heart into this album, because the songs on this album have a clear and distinct theme. It starts out with his latest...

May 7, 2013

(The Verge) – The date is September 5, 2006. The morning bell rings. Jason Smith attempts to grab his books but is afraid. He enters the eighth grade classroom and is visibly nervous. There is not a seat in the room in which he feels comfortable sitting in. So he just squats at his desk, wearing gloves on his hands and realizes this is going to be a long...

Apr 23, 2013

(The Verge) – Humans have marked their bodies with tattoos for thousands of years. These permanent designs–sometimes plain, sometimes elaborate, have always served as amulets, status symbols, declarations of love, signs of religious beliefs, adornments and even forms of punishment. National Geographic magazine reported that the earliest known...

Apr 22, 2013

(The Verge) – It’s a common city sight – shoes hanging from telephone wires, yet many people still ponder the reasoning behind this stunt. Does it reflect a community or individual’s culture? Is it an art form? Each pair of shoes has a different story, a different owner, a different lifespan. What they do have in common is a natural force: they...

Apr 19, 2013

(The Verge) - On April 10, Monmouth University’s Institute for Global Understanding hosted a panel about the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy and the impacts after the storm on  real estate, tourism and beaches of the Jersey Shore. This was a part of Monmouth’s week long Global Understanding conference, which allows students and faculty from different...