Sophomore history and education major Brian Gross was the third performer to take the stage at the Rathskeller on Jan. 22 for the College Union Board’s Student Soloist Night. As he strummed along to the chords of Neil Young’s classic acoustic ballad “Heart of Gold” and nailed the Neil Young-trademark harmonica solo, Gross demonstrated his [...]

For almost 30 minutes it seemed like there was a chance for history. For 30 minutes it looked like the New York Jets, a team who went 9-7 during the regular season, had a chance to upset the 14-2 Indianapolis Colts.
As I watched Mark Sanchez play what was probably the best game of his young [...]

For the Lions, the new year couldn’t have come any faster.
Since ending 2009 with four straight losses, the College has rebounded with six straight victories in the new year, including two in the past week against New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) rivals.
“It’s nice to be undefeated in 2010,” senior guard and captain Jay Frank said. [...]

The Lions have had no shortage of offense in the first two weeks of the season.
The College has been led by the strong scoring efforts of its seniors, with the duo of senior guard and captain Jay Frank and senior forward Aaron Syvertsen pacing the group.
For the second consecutive week Frank was named the New [...]

The Lions’ offense jumped all over Berkeley College in a 96-50 blowout at home. The College was trailing for the first two minutes of the game, but immediately came to life and overwhelmed the Bull Dogs.
“Winning by 46 points is pretty awesome,” senior guard Jay Frank said. “I was just happy to see everyone [...]

It’s unusual to see large amounts of people at the Rathskeller, even during a dinner rush.
Thursday night proved an overwhelming exception as students fought for a mere spot against the wall to watch 12 student comedians battle for three spots to the N.J. Comedy Festival on Jan. 30 at Rutgers University.
Most of the crowd stuck [...]

Bob Uecker says at the beginning of “Major League” that you can tell how a season is going to go by the first game. If that’s the case, then the Lions have a season full of late-game heroics and thrilling wins to look forward to.
After flirting with defeat for the majority of the game, the [...]

With a chance to crack the No. 2 seed in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) with a win on the road, the Lions won their biggest game of the season against the Scarlet Raiders. The College just edged its conference rivals 1-0 in a game that Rutgers-Newark also needed to win for a chance [...]

With one big game remaining in the season, the Lions are in great position to get a high seed in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) for the playoffs. The Lions picked up an NJAC win and loss to remain in a three-way tie for second place in the conference.
The College’s seniors have continued to [...]

From the College campus, it’s about an hour to Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia. From campus to Yankee Stadium it’s a slightly longer drive, almost an hour and a half. The College of New Jersey is situated right in the middle of a battle zone on neutral ground. For the next week or so, this [...]

With the soccer season winding down, the Lions need to play well for the last two weeks of the season against all New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) teams to sit atop the conference standings. The College had a chance to strengthen their position in the conference with three games against NJAC rivals. After edging past [...]

Last season, senior forward Kevin Luber led the Lions in scoring with 26 points on nine goals. Before this week, the Lions were playing inconsistently, earning a 3-3-3 record without a productive offense to support a stingy defense. Luber began the week with only a lone goal. By the end of the week he almost [...]

According to Mark Gola, the new Director of Athletic Communications at the College, if you are attending a sports game on campus and you don’t know he’s there, then he is doing his job.
“I guess the best way to measure a day is sort of like being a game official [...]

It is surprising when the Lions do not play into overtime this season.
This week the Lions had its third straight overtime contest and saw its record drop to 3-3-3.
Following a dramatic overtime victory against Kean University in its first game against a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) foe, [...]