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Author Archives: Emily W. Dodd

A Grateful Patriot

In ceremonious fashion, Lieutenant Colonel McKinley Williams bestowed honors upon TCNJ’s Ralph Pignatelli and Karen Samuels, while Airman First Class Jeddel Yeras looked on, beaming with pride and thanks. Yeras, a system administrator in network and technical services, was recently called to active duty for several months, leaving his post at TCNJ for one in…

Michelle Nugent’s Pedicab Project is back in Baltimore

On Sunday, November 23, artist and educator Michelle Nugent ’09 will bring her Pedicab Project to the front steps of the Baltimore Museum of Art to celebrate the grand reopening of the Dorothy McIlvain Scott American Wing. Nugent, an adjunct professor in TCNJ’s Department of Art and Art History, created the pedicab while working toward…

Screen thrall: Are you under its spell?

How many times have you futzed with your phone to avoid making eye contact with someone passing you on the sidewalk? Gary Woodward, professor of communication studies, coins this behavior “screen thrall”—the habit people have of looking at their cell phones as they approach another person. What used to be an averted gaze when approaching…

Field hockey and women’s soccer continue to advance

It was another exciting weekend for Lions field hockey and women’s soccer, as both advance in their NCAA tournaments. Field Hockey A first-half goal and some timely saves proved to be the right recipe for The College of New Jersey field hockey team as they earned a trip to the NCAA Division III Semifinals thanks…

Memorial to TCNJ veterans becomes campus centerpiece

In World War II, 603 students and alumni from the college left Ewing for Europe and beyond to serve in the military. At one point, the male population on campus was so small that Bliss Hall (then the men’s dormitory) was turned over to women. Thirteen of the 603 never returned, having made the ultimate…

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