President Obama delivered his third State of the Union since the start of his presidency. The question is, will his words evoke real change?

The Stop Online Privacy Act has led to controversy and questions about its limit on freedom of speech.

With a dismal economic climate and looming budget cuts, many N.J. voters wonder if they can afford high police salaries.

I attended writer Joe Wenderoth’s reading, sponsored by the Visiting Writers Series and ink, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, and I want to share my thoughts on the event. While I still am unsure that I did the right thing by staying through the entire reading, the fact that I did so allows me to write [...]

It is well-known that women have gone through plights to be on equal status with men; however, it is still not achieved. There are still prejudices and discriminatory acts against women in many areas such as work and school. We all have much to learn on equality and tolerance, but something small can make the biggest effect.

On Friday, Nov. 18 my car was stolen from the parking garage of TCNJ. All the doors were locked, and windows closed. While the police officers with whom I filed the report with were sympathetic and understanding, that’s about where the civility stopped.

Sitting amongst a quarter-full audience I see 13 students swinging bells back and forth, conducting a serene rendition of the “Westminster Chimes.” One of the marshmallows I brought falls out of my ears and I can suddenly hear the performance. It isn’t quite what I am used to, nor what I would seek out, but since the marshmallow has rolled under the seat in front of me I have no choice but to listen. I get to thinking. Is the sound made for me? No. Seeing the musicians so absorbed in their art, I think again that perhaps it isn’t being done for anyone else either. They are not concerned about who sees or hears their music but are fulfilled by the mere reverberations off the theatre walls, the vibrations they feel in their chests. Nagging hand-bell choir, were it not for my article in the Signal you wouldn’t even have known I was there —but thank you for the gift.

In the Nov. 2, 2011 issue of The Signal, the article “Republicans battle abortion with ‘Protect Life Act’” contained many misconceptions that we want to reveal to the campus.

Unfortunately, it seems like the true crime has been forgotten.

OK TCNJ, it’s time to get something sorted out: Lot 6 is not Daytona Speedway.
You are not Mario Andretti. And no, it’s not OK to go around blind corners at 25mph the wrong way.
The past two years, I’ve parked in Lots 8 and 9, and while I saw my fair share of horrible parking jobs, [...]

By Chaya Himelfarb

While many would agree that every individual has an inherent right to privacy and should be allowed to independently make decisions regarding one’s own health and well being, these principles are not always upheld in today’s society

Despite the fact that the Supreme Court legitimized women’s right to choose which reproductive health care option is best for them, including abortion, nearly four decades ago in Roe v. Wade, Congress and legislative districts across the country have continued to play politics with women’s lives by repeatedly assaulting individuals’ access to reproductive health care.

In 2010 alone, 13 states passed laws barring women from receiving insurance coverage from the federal government’s health care reform act if they choose to undergo an abortion, even though federal restrictions are already in place to ensure that taxpayer money does not go towards abortion procedures.

Another recent affront to women’s right to choose is the “Protect Life Act,” which was introduced in the House recently by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA).

Pitts’ bill would allow doctors and practitioners who work in federally funded hospitals to refuse to administer emergency medical services to pregnant women, including abortion. This audacious measure would still be permitted even if a woman’s life were at risk. In short, the “Protect Life Act” contradicts its own title, as the measure jeopardizes the lives of women who receive basic health care services from a public community hospital.

As a faithful reader of your fine journal, I would like to thank Miss Fitzpatrick for her brave and timely article on this ‘modern art’ epidemic.

With Halloween just a few days away, The College of New Jersey has already experienced a serious case of the “creeps.”
The commonly humorous term has become a scary reality as two alleged sexual assaults were recently committed on and near campus.
Alert Messages provide general warnings, yet do not address underlying issues. Should we constantly be fearful of assault? Kidnapping? No.
Those extreme possibilities can only result in fear or dismissal altogether.

The recent protests across the United States are hopeful signs of something that has appeared, until now, to have been eliminated in the United States.