A row of students sit, shaking in an frightened resilience. A man in full uniform paces along the line of youth, and is passed a red can. As he reaches one end of the line, hesitation strikes. A brief, but absolute, moment stops this man from spraying the protesters. After this respite from madness, duty envelopes the man as his hand clenches the handle of the noxious spray. Such was the scene at UC Davis a few weeks ago, when videos from every angle flooded the media. Continue Reading

“The Earth is the cradle of humankind, but one cannot live in the cradle forever.” These famous words of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky mustberesoundingintheminds of scientists who have launched Curiosity to planet Mars on November 26. If everything goes as planned, the Mars rover Curiosity would land on the Gale Crater of the Mars on 5th August, 2012 after travelling eight and a half month and 550 million kilometers in space. A new era of space exploration is ushering. Continue Reading

I had a chance to catch “Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge” on November 19th at 7pm. Although it was the show’s sixth and final performance, there were over 40 people in attendance. “Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge” is a comedic spoof referencing some classic Christmas stories such as Charles Dickens’ timeless tale “A Christmas Carol,” Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” and O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi.” The play also makes references to Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist,” “The Old Curiosity Shop” and John Masius’ “Touched By An Angel.” Continue Reading

Many chain and fast-food restaurants like Taco Bell, Dunkin Donuts, and Applebee’s are located down on 440. In addition to these restaurants, Jersey City is home to many exclusive establishments. The Brownstone Diner, Hollywood Fried Chicken, Prince of Pizza, Old Peking, V.I.P. Diner, White Manor, Park Tavern, and Wonder Bagel are all local spots unique to Jersey City.  Continue Reading

The 2011 MAAC Champions are back to business. While the Peacocks have gone 1-4 in their first four starts, the team has faced all out of conference opponents. The team lost many key seniors from last year including Nick Leon, Ryan Bacon, and Jeron Belin. However, this year’s team has already shown promise. Continue Reading

The Peacocks swimming season started on October 21st at the Sonny Werblin Invitational. Both men’s and women’s teams started the invitational with great performances in all categories.

For the Peacocks Valerijs Lebedevs, Ayburk Ozturk, and Captain Peter Jimenez each took home individual wins. Jonathan Pitre also contributed by winning the 100 meter diving competition and two relay teams placed first and third in the 400 medley relays. The Peahens were competing against powerhouses Rutgers and Southern Connecticut, but shined nonetheless. Continue Reading

By Nick Meredos
Staff Writer ’15

I’ve mentioned many times before that I consider myself a nerd defined as “a person with strange, specific obsessions.” When I was much younger, I felt different compared to those around me for these obsessions. All of this changed when I entered my first Comic Con during my youth. Continue Reading

By Yarleen Hernandez
Staff Writer’13

Argus Eyes has done it again but this time, they’ve brought along their loony patients to make us laugh to death. Insanatorium took place on October 27th at the Roy Irving Theater and once again included the Argus Eyes chorus, improv troupe and the SPC dance team. It was a full house. All of the performers from the previous variety show made their scary appearances and dressed in clothing right out of a psych ward. Continue Reading

By Myrvancia Estimable
Contributing Writer’12

From a runway across the gym to hosting its own fashion week, Saint Peter’s College’s F.A.M.E club has a lot in store for this academic year.

F.A.M.E stands for Fashion And Modeling Entertainment. F.A.M.E has a variety of events they are planning to host this year. One of them is a fashion week this semester. Some programs planned during the fashion week are a movie night, a trip to the Fashion Museum in New York City and a make-up session featuring a representative from Mary Kay. Some other events planned for this year include another fashion week next semester along with the annual fashion show. Continue Reading

By Renee Brzyski
Contributing Writer’13

By Nick Mederos
Staff Writer ’15

At first glance, the trailers and clips from the film “50/50” look like your stereotypical Bromantic Comedy in the vein of movies such as “Superbad” and “Pineapple Express.” “50/50,” however, finds something beautiful in the equation of two best friends facing a dilemma together and brings to light the fact that these movies can have dramatic overtones behind all the laughs. Continue Reading