The Accessibility Resource Center offers academic accommodations at the College. (Photo by Erin Reilly)

OPINION: ARC can do better

By Sandra Abrantes | 12:03pm

The Accessibility Resource Center at the College offers an opportunity for students with disabilities to receive accommodations in whatever regard they require. This is a necessary resource to have in order to maintain the College’s mission of Division of Excellence to persons with disabilities. ARC does not offer the opportunity and help that it has said to allow, but there is still room to improve and truly offer a fully inclusive and easier process for students struggling.

Nicki Minaj’s recent alignment with President Donald Trump has left her fans searching for a new queen of rap. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Nicki Minaj's loss in popularity makes room for new rappers to grow

By AJ Mun | 11:40am

Australia passed the Online Safety Amendment in December, banning social media for those under 16. The U.S. should consider following suit. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Buffett, Air Force).

OPINION: The U.S. should consider adopting Australia’s social media ban for minors

By Jack Salaki | 11:37am

Artists like Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish spoke out against ICE at the Grammy’s on Feb. 1. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Celebrity speeches on political issues should be followed up with actions

By Tasnim Oyshi | 11:34am

Ralph Fiennes (right) stars in the franchise’s fourth film as the eccentric humanitarian Dr. Ian Kelson with Chi Lewis-Parry (left) as the hulking infected ‘Samson.’ (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: The new ‘28 Days’ movie is a modern horror classic!

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ICE raids have increased. (Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

OPINION: ICE raids make way for anti-Latino rhetoric in everyday American life

By Adriana Tamayo | Feb. 11

Fans around the world were disappointed when “Stranger Things” disregarded Mike and Will's love story, despite years of interpreted evidence. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: The “Byler” plot had the potential to be a defining queer love story

By AJ Mun | Feb. 5

With the release of the “Stranger Things” series finale starting off 2026, fans have been buzzing with various opinions on how the show had come to a close. One plot line specifically being mourned, is that of a potential love story between Will Byers and Mike Wheeler, thus birthing the ship name “Byler”.

Movie theater visits are on the decline and that’s affecting people’s experience of them. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

OPINION: Streaming can’t replace the theater experience

By Jack Salaki | Dec. 4

Everyone is streaming movies now. According to a recent poll by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about three-fourths of U.S. adults watched a newly released movie on streaming rather than going to the theater in the past year. About 16% say they go to a movie theater monthly.

Students should not be having finals scheduled for the same time or multiple exams scheduled back to back. (Photo courtesy of Flickr / Dennis Sylvester Hurd, July 29, 2006)

OPINION: Final exams are often scheduled poorly at TCNJ

By Tasnim Oyshi | Dec. 4

Finals season is a time that many students associate with stress. All that they have learned throughout their courses during the semester culminates into big exams at the end, which count for at least 15% of their grade at the College. This puts a lot of pressure on students to do well in their finals.

Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp in Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Watch parties show how friendships can grow

By AJ Mun | Dec. 4

After Netflix released Volume One of “Stranger Things’” fifth season, students buzzed all around campus the moment that they returned from Thanksgiving break.

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has proposed the possibility of an artificial intelligence utopia. (Photo Courtesy of the Joe Rogan Experience)

OPINION: The AI Utopia is a Myth

By Jack Salaki | Nov. 23

Elon Musk has painted a bold vision of the future: a world where artificial intelligence and robotics make work optional and money irrelevant. According to the billionaire businessman, we will eventually live in an AI operated utopia. He first floated this idea on Joe Rogan's podcast a few weeks ago. He also returned to it at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on Nov. 19.

There has been an increasing number of biopics being released, particularly within the last few years. (Photo courtesy of Flickr / Jsesma, Sept. 30, 2022)

OPINION: There are too many biopics coming out

By Tasnim Oyshi | Nov. 21

The teaser trailer for “Michael” was posted on the YouTube channel for Lionsgate Movies on Nov. 6. As of mid-November, the little over a minute-long video has amassed about 14 million views. This biopic about Michael Jackson will feature his nephew, Jaafar Jackson, as the widely recognized “King of Pop” and it will be released in theaters on April 24, 2026.

Romance is pursued digitally, and that isn’t a bad thing. (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

OPINION: A love letter to love in the digital age

By Natalia Tomczak | Nov. 21

Gone are the days of love letters, carrier pigeons and messages in bottles. Here are the days of targeted instagram notes, Hinge and direct messages. We’re maintaining more correspondences than ever, and we’re not worse off for it.

The College is introducing a new tiered housing plan. (Photo courtesy of Flickr / Yellowstone National Park, Oct. 28, 2020)

OPINION: TCNJ’s new tiered housing rates are too costly

By Tasnim Oyshi | Nov. 15

If you live on campus and have yet to look at the recent emails from Residential Education and Housing, it is important that you do so. On Nov. 5, ResEd sent out an email to students with the subject, “Upcoming Housing Changes.” The email discussed three significant updates that we can expect to see next year in the College’s housing plans.

The first pets of the Bush family wearing festive Halloween costumes. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons)

OPINION: You should be able to wear your Halloween costume all autumn long

By Michael McKee | Nov. 12

Halloween has long been the one time of year where people are free to dress up in whatever costume they want. It is a holiday where acting and looking differently is not just allowed, but the norm. What if you could wear your Halloween costume in public whenever you wanted? The idea is not as farcical as it first appears.

TV shows have begun to release their seasons in two parts to generate viewership. (Photo courtesy of Flickr / Andy Thrasher, Oct. 4, 2007)

OPINION: Shows need to stop splitting their seasons into parts

By Tasnim Oyshi | Nov. 11

The development of streaming services has made watching shows more convenient than it has ever been. No longer do viewers have to rely on only their television screens for entertainment, be available at a specific time or sit through commercials (although this is changing with streaming platforms adding cheaper plans that include ads). One can simply pay a monthly subscription and they will be able to watch what they want, when they want.

The hosts of “The Kill Count” webseries on the “Dead Meat” channel are Chelsea Rebecca, James A. Janisse and Zoran Gvojic. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Spooky YouTubers are perfect for Halloween!

By Michael McKee | Nov. 9

During the much-loved spooky season, it is often appropriate to watch horror movies and shows, read classic horror literature or play horror games. While these are wonderful ways to spend October, it is important not to overlook online content creators who make excellent videos for people to watch for the Halloween season. With all this in mind, it might be interesting to explore some of these Youtubers to get a better understanding of their underrated and undervalued content.

There are limited options on campus. (Photo Courtesy of Sky Stewart)

The College needs to do better with managing severe allergens

By Briana Keenan | Oct. 31

I got diagnosed with Celiac Disease this summer. Bagels, pasta and fun ice cream toppings like brownie and cookie dough bites became out of the equation. But what I didn’t know then was that dining options on campus virtually were, too.

Guest Opinion: Writing for ‘would be public relations and corporate executives’

By Guest Opinion Writer | Oct. 29

These insights may help you climb the corporate ladder because you’re an effective writer and communicator. Getting the corner office is not an accident.

Peter Dinklage stars as the titular corruption-fighting, monstrous do-gooder in “The Toxic Avenger.” (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: ‘Weapons’ vs. ‘The Toxic Avenger!’ What’s the best horror-comedy of 2025?

By Michael McKee | Oct. 29

“Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein.” “Army of the Dead.” “Scream.” The tradition of horror comedy has a long and celebrated history, and is not as contradictory as its name might imply. This year, we saw the two most recent entries in this genre: box office smash “Weapons” and the largely unnoticed “The Toxic Avenger.” While both films are excellent in their horror and comedy elements, the question remains: which film is better?

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