Class of 2014,
Welcome to The College of New Jersey and the TCNJ community.
In some ways, you know a great deal about this institution. Many of you have learned about the academic department in which you will be majoring; most of you know the academic school where you will spend your four years at the College. [...]

In the absence of the student body, campus construction has been busy this summer. Members of the College community returning this semester will notice many changes to campus facilities.
First and foremost, the dining hall in Eickhoff Hall went through phase II of renovations, which transformed the inside completely. The upper walls of the dining hall, [...]

The College officially inducted its Class of 2014, the largest in school history, during its Monday night Convocation ceremony, hosted by President R. Barbara Gitenstein.
“Tonight, we seek to include you in the historical continuity of the College,” Gitenstein told the 1,435-person freshman class. She emphasized the importance of civil discourse to the students, stressing [...]

Lions’ Emergency Medical Services (EMS) returns to campus for its 12th year of service, after nearly shutting down last semester. Scott Sferra, billing manager for Student Financial Services, will serve as the organization’s new supervisor.
Sferra served as a co-advisor to the organization with Holly Heller for the past four years, he said in an e-mail. [...]

New Jersey has a massive student-migration problem, and College administrators say lack of state funding is to blame.
According to data from the National Center for Education Studies (NCES), New Jesey loses more college students each year than any other state. In fall 2008, just 58 percent of freshmen who had recently graduated from high school [...]

Students will now have to pay for each page printed from on-campus computer labs, following changes to the College’s PrintSense program beginning in the Fall 2010 semester.
While PrintSense previously allowed each student to print 600 pages per semester, printing will now cost 5 cents per one-sided page and 10 cents per double-sided page.
The old system [...]

With a somber note of acceptance, Billy Plastine, executive president of the Student Government Association (SGA), raised his gavel for the last time — at least as a student at the College. The senior political science and business administration double major presided over his final SGA meeting on April 28, during which the organization bade [...]

Eickhoff Hall phase II renovations for the dining area are scheduled for completion in August according to the College’s construction website. Above, a student looks at plans for the future of the dining area that were posted near the tray drop-off area last week. According to the plans, renovations will introduce new areas for new [...]

It’s easy. Endless movies, music and television shows downloaded in minutes to your computer, free of charge. Problem? It’s illegal, and the College is taking action. In an e-mail to the campus community, Nadine Stern, vice president for Information Technology and Enrollment Services, announced potential consequences awaiting users of the popular file sharing software, Direct [...]

A Vera Bradley wristlet was stolen between 10:15 and 11 a.m. on Sunday April 18 from a cubby in the Physical Enhancement Center in Packer Hall, campus police said.
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Spray paint was found in various locations at 8 a.m. on Friday April 24 in Lot 9 and the sidewalk between Cromwell Hall and Travers Hall. According [...]

The College’s Board of Trustees discussed Governor Chris Christie’s plans to instate a 4 percent cap on tuition increases at state colleges during its annual public tuition hearing last week.
A 4 percent increase would translate to approximately $500 tacked onto instate tuition and about $850 added to out-of-state tuition.
Christie’s proposed state budget would slash $173 [...]

By Calogero Nocera
Correspondent

Green Hall’s roof and storm windows will be replaced over the summer, along with the painting of the clock tower, according to Matthew Golden, executive director of public relations and communications at the College.
Several dorms have been renovated and are expected to be ready for students to move into by the end of [...]

State funding for databases at public libraries will be discontinued as of June 30, based on Governor Chris Christie’s budget proposal for the fiscal year of 2011.
Gov. Christie’s proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year announced a 74 percent, $10.4 million, reduction in funding to public libraries, according to The Newark Star-Ledger. Taras Pavlovsky, dean [...]

By Zina Williams
Correspondent
Two years ago, after the birth of his two children – who were born 16 weeks premature – Peter DePasquale, professor of computer science, became interested in medical technology. In the 144 days they spent in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, he saw that in a South Jersey hospital, it took one hour [...]