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Author Archives: Emily W. Dodd

Life advice from Transparent star Jeffrey Tambor

Golden Globe-winning actor Jeffrey Tambor stands on the Kendall Hall stage and takes deliberate steps forward, saying with each footfall, “dream, dream, dream.” Then he stops and smoothly extends one foot sideways, saying “s—l—i—d—e.” “I’ve taught acting for 40 years, and I’m always interested in why people stop pursuing their dreams,” said Tambor, best known…

Alana Huszar strikes Gold(water) with graph theory

Alana Huszar once dreamed of becoming a puppeteer or a voice actress, until she got her first taste of advanced math in a high school calculus class. That’s the moment Alana fell in love with mathematics — and she hasn’t looked back. The 20-year-old junior from Bridgewater, New Jersey, has won a Goldwater Scholarship, the…

She’s got spirit, how ‘bout you?

After graduation, Hayley Graves ’15 hopes to land a design agency job that allows her to make use of her talents as an illustrator. And her abilities are considerable. The senior won first place in TCNJ’s Spirit Mark Competition, in which the college challenged art students to draw a cartoon version of Roscoe, the college’s…

Last call at The Rat: Iconic campus hotspot to close after 39 years

Cheers echoed throughout the Brower Student Center atrium during Alumni Reunion 2015 as Lions from years past raised their glasses and celebrated the end of an era. “To the Rat!” they clinked, recounting memories of long hours spent at the beloved campus watering hole that will soon close forever. “We had the best times here,”…

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