The event was led by the Director of the Center for Community Engagement Brittany Aydelotte and the Director of Leadership Dr. Avani Rana (alumni.tcnj.edu).

SG alumni return for panel event

By Myara Gomez | 2:19am

The College hosted an informative alumni panel led by Brittany Aydelotte, the director of the Center for Community Engagement at the College, on Friday, Oct. 8 at 11:00 a.m. Both Aydelotte and the Director of Leadership Dr. Avani Rana helped set up this event. The three alumni on the panel were Kari Osmond, Brandon McKoy and Rob Matos Moran. All of the panelists were members of Student Government (SG) when they were at the College.

The Loop Bus returned to campus this semester with a few changes (Instagram @tcnjsfb).

The Loop Bus starts up again with slight modifications

By Aliyah Siddiqui | 5:55pm

Members of Delta Phi Epsilon pose for their tabling event outside of Eickhoff Hall during ANAD week (Elizabeth Gladstone / Photographer).

Delta Phi Epsilon’s ANAD week raises money for prevention of eating disorders and promotes self-love

By Delaney Smith | Nov. 22

Miller-Keystone Blood Center in Campus Town, where the pre-health blood drive from Oct. 27 to 30 was located (Sean Leonard / News Editor).

Pre-health club blood drive supports national blood shortage by encouraging community to donate

By Delaney Smith | Nov. 22

The College was ranked as the best public school among regional universities in the North region in a recent ranking (Instagram @tcnj_official).

The College ranks top among public colleges in the region once again

By Lucas Vacco | Nov. 17

The Signal's Relaunch

By Signal Editorial Staff | Nov. 15

An interactive poster hung at the poetry slam inspires students to look within themselves about how they persevere (Victoria Gladstone / Staff Writer).

Poetry slam opens door for more intercultural center events

By Delaney Smith and Victoria Gladstone | Nov. 15

The Intercultural Center hosted its first-ever spoken word competition entitled “My Voice, My Power” on Oct. 5. Seven student performers wrote poetry about their personal experiences.

OP-ED: Social Media is Killing Us

By Ian Krietzberg | Nov. 15

Two intertwined things rule modern society: instant gratification and social media. They work well together. One feeds the other and it creates this endless cycle of harm, largely in the way these two things have reshaped how our — sadly digitalized — society functions.

Proposing new assistant vice president positions was the main goal of the Nov. 3 SG general body meeting (sg.tcnj.edu).

Significant changes proposed in SG general body meeting

By Signal Contributor | Nov. 5

At the Student Government (SG) general body meeting on Nov. 3, the Structural Innovation Task Force presented an idea to restructure SG. The plan — proposed by Chief of Staff Lakshmi Gurram and arts and communications senator Peter Corso — included creating assistant vice president positions, creating roles with clear responsibilities and forming a committee with representatives from all divisions of student government to enhance their cohesiveness.

The Oct. 27 SG general body meeting included a self-defense presentation and update on mask guidance on campus (sg.tcnj.edu).

Patrolman Tyler McGilligan gives self-defense and situational awareness presentation at SG meeting; College mask mandate likely to continue for remainder of semester

By Kaitlin Bavaro | Oct. 29

On Oct. 27, at the student government (SG) meeting, Executive President Roshni Raji said that mask-wearing will most likely continue for the rest of the fall semester. She also said a critical conversation with College health board members will take place at the end of the semester about what was learned this fall in regards to Covid-19, as well as what the College’s protocols will be in the spring.

Students sounded off on the quality of the food being served at the Atrium at Eickhoff Hall (tcnj.sodexomyway.com).

Understaffing cited for problems at the Atrium at Eickhoff: changes to occur to improve dining experience

By Delaney Smith | Oct. 11

The Atrium at Eickhoff Hall has been experiencing problems as of late with food quality, food supply and staffing. Students have reported going off-campus to find meals since the Atrium has been out of food. These issues have culminated in a slew of complaints from parents and students who demand an explanation.

In addition to Lots 5 (above), 6 and 7 being available for commuters, Lot 4 will also be open daily after 10:45 a.m., along with the third and fourth floors of Lot 13, according to a Sept. 22 email from Scott Sferra.

College adds additional parking for commuters

By Signal Contributor | Oct. 8

As The College transitioned back to in-person classes this fall, parking lots on campus were more congested than usual, leading to complaints from many commuters that it was hard to find a spot in the lots designated for them. To address their concerns, Scott Sferra, the executive director of Student Accounts, announced in an email on Sept. 22 that the College would begin allowing commuters to park in two more lots on campus. In addition to Lots 5, 6 and 7 being available for commuters, Lot 4 will also be open daily after 10:45 a.m., along with the third and fourth floors of Lot 13, which is for the Decker and Cromwell residence halls.

Stallings' email mentioned several steps the College is taking to improve the dining experience of College students, including a dining ambassador program, more flex points and a number that students can message with any concerns they have (campuslife.tcnj.edu).

BREAKING: Following recent concerns, Stallings addresses on-campus dining improvements

By Alessia Contuzzi | Oct. 8

Due to the many concerns about on-campus dining, students were given details about improved food quality and safety, management, staffing and new programs in an Oct. 7 email sent by Sean Stallings, vice president of Student Affairs and observer of dining services.

Students raise their hands to ask questions for the dining services committee at the Sept. 29 SG meeting (Kiara Fernandez / Photographer).

Dining service representatives offer explanations for recent issues

By Lucas Vacco | Oct. 1

The instability of dining services at the College has tarnished its reputation among the campus community. Sodexo, the College’s food service provider, and the College’s dining services are responsible for the food that is produced and the staff hired to serve the food. The students at the College have raised concerns about food quality and service, specifically at the Atrium at Eickhoff Hall.

During the lunch rush hour, many students still choose the Brower Student Center despite the loss of Meal Equiv (Isabel Smith / Photographer).

Students express their confusion, disappointment at loss of Meal Equivalency

By Delaney Smith | Sep. 24

Citing concerns about Covid-19, the College has decided for the 2021-2022 school year to remove the Meal Equivalency program, which encouraged students to eat at other locations besides the Atrium at Eickhoff Hall. The removal of Meal Equivalency was meant to reduce the number of students eating at one time, therefore encouraging social distancing and smaller crowds, according to the Executive Director for Auxiliary and Contract Services Karen Roth and as reported by The Signal.

All members of the campus community are asked to take Roscoe’s Pledge, which consists of maintaining physical distance when required, wearing a mask indoors, handwashing, staying home while sick and covering your nose while sneezing (fall2021.tcnj.edu).

Student Covid-19 cases rise in September, causing concern

By Signal Contributor and Lucas Vacco | Sep. 21

According to the Fall 2021 Covid-19 Dashboard, 28 students have tested positive for Covid-19 since Sept. 7, as of Sept. 21. The College has a number of guidelines for keeping students safe, including mandating wearing masks indoors and requiring unvaccinated people to be tested twice weekly and complete a daily self-checkup. Since Sept. 15, tests are now offered on campus for asymptomatic vaccinated students who believe they were exposed, according to an email from President Foster.

SG approved several clubs, heard from a spokesperson of the Dining Services Committee and listened to reports from various senators in its second meeting of the semester (sg.tcnj.edu).

SG speaks on Eickhoff complaints, prepares for Spirit Week at second meeting

By Kaitlin Bavaro | Sep. 17

Student Government (SG) hosted its second meeting of the school year on Sept. 15 in a hybrid format, with most attendees being in-person and some joining through Zoom.

The first meeting of the new semester included discussion of the Press PAWS Project and the Lions Lifting Lions fund (sg.tcnj.edu).

SG addresses new business and future initiatives in first meeting

By Emma Ferschweiler | Sep. 10

Old and new members alike gathered on Sept. 8 for Student Government’s (SG) first meeting of the new semester. The meeting’s agenda included various new orders of business but mainly focused on initiatives planned for the future.

OPINION: Destabilization in Haiti is a US made problem

By Lana Leonard | Nov. 22

On June 7, Vice President Kamala Harris held a press conference in Guatemala City with Guatemalan President, Alejandro Giammattei, on immigration. In the press conference, Harris made it a point to deter immigrants looking to make the near 1,500-mile journey from Guatemala to the U.S.-Mexico border at Del Rio, Texas.

OPINION: The ‘Heartbeat Bill’ is fervently anti-women

By Delaney Smith | Nov. 16

Texas recently passed a law that bans women from getting an abortion after a heartbeat has been detected in a fetus, which normally occurs around six weeks into a pregnancy — before most women even know they are pregnant. This new law does not provide exceptions to pregnancies from rape or incest. A man could rape a minor and that minor would have no legal way to abort the resulting fetus.

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