Student Government president Christina Kopka presented awards to three employees at the College at the SG meeting on Wednesday, April 24. Students were given the opportunity to nominate members of the College staff, faculty and administration to receive their respective awards for the year. Erica Kalinowski, coordinator of student services for the School of Business, Daryl Fair, a political science professor, and Debra Kelly, director of the career center, were awarded the 2013 Student Government Outstanding Staff, Faculty and Administrator awards, respectively.

Elizabeth Ashford visited the College from St. Andrew’s University in Scotland to discuss her take on the philosophy of utilitarianism. On Monday, April 22, Ashford addressed an audience in the Library Auditorium. Following her talk, Professor Winston of the College’s Philosophy Department commented on her points and discussed some of Ashford’s arguments with her. This was followed by a short question and answer period with audience involvement.

The year was 1969 and on Trenton State’s campus, Stuart Goldstein was walking around in jeans and a T-shirt, sipping on a cup of his energy and life-blood, coffee. As if an inverted Cinderella, the clock struck noon and Goldstein slipped into a suit and became a man lobbying for young people’s rights.

Throughout the week on campus, large groups of students could be seen competing in field events among several other activities. This, of course, was in celebration of the sixth annual “Greek Week” here at the College, in which members of fraternities and sororities pair up to take part in the events to promote community building within Greek life.

Apple Inc.’s stock price fell to its lowest level in over a year last week, falling almost $24 in one day. The sudden tumble is being attributed to poor results from the iPad mini as well as continued loss of market share for the company that once dominated the smart phone market, according to CNBC.

The Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, April 16 for its annual tuition hearing.

A student reported his backpack missing from Lot 5. The student told Campus Police he placed his backpack, which contained his Dell laptop, either on the ground next to his car, or in his car. He left it there overnight on Tuesday, April 17 and returned to his car the next morning to drive home, [...]

Just nine years ago, the world was introduced to the social networking site Facebook after it blew up from a Harvard dorm room. FedEx was first introduced in a term paper by a student at Yale University, and the idea for Microsoft was the brainchild of a college student as well.
All these early starts have had their fair share of struggles with their entrepreneurial pursuits, but some of the most successful businesses started out on college campuses, not much different from our own.

It has now been two weeks since Paige Aiello was reported missing. The College senior has not been seen since Tuesday, April 9.

Islamophobia, the irrational fear of Muslim people, is present in American society. According to a 2010 survey, 43 percent of Americans admitted that they are prejudiced against Muslims.

Cassandra Jackson, English professor at the College, spoke to students at the fourth annual Gloria Harper Dickinson Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, April 17. Jackson’s presentation centered on the lack of racial divide that society ascribed to white and black youths.

The Art Students Association was funded by the Student Finance Board for $407.08 on Wednesday, April 17, to hold their “Before I Die” event during Finals Fest.

Student Government updated the general body on the Brower Student Center renovations, which will be taking place during the upcoming weeks.

On Monday, April 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., TCNJ Dining Services staff set up a table in front of the dish receptacle in the Eickhoff Atrium where they took wasted food from students’ plates and measured the amount in pounds collected after the lunch hour. Amount to be released today (Tuesday).