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…
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Where is the Class of 2015 heading?
We asked members of the Class of 2015 what is perhaps the single most terrifying question you can ask a graduating senior: “So, what are you doing after graduation?” Here’s what lies ahead for 59 of them: Briana Saddler, criminology She’s already working as a data analyst in the Asset Forfeiture Division of the Drug…
Students got facetime this spring with DC legislators and alumni
Despite a chilly, rainy forecast and a pre-sunrise departure, Poonam Kotak ’16 was one of several dozen students who climbed aboard a bus to the nation’s capitol this semester for TCNJ’s first-ever DC Networking Day. The purpose of the trip was to link students with successful alums who can explain how to search for that…
Food startup wins $22K in Mayo Biz Competition
Until recently, all Mehak Aswani, Pauleena Pal, and Sheenal Parikh had to show for their future restaurant, Tikka Roll, was an Excel file full of projected sales figures and long list of needs, including a fridge, a sink, and a fryer. But after winning first prize in the 2015 Mayo Business Plan Competition on April…
NYTimes Columnist Charles Blow lectures on race and policing
The killings of young black Americans by police officers in Missouri, New York, Cleveland, and elsewhere have inspired a steady drumbeat of condemnation and protest. But New York Times columnist Charles Blow believes the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice, among others, could also provide “a springboard to a higher discussion.” “It…
Epic relays score TCNJ two national NCAA championships
Swim coach Brian Bishop equated it to the “Miracle on Ice”—the historic Olympic ice hockey win in 1980 when a youthful US squad pulled off an improbable 4-3 victory over a Soviet team that was labeled the greatest hockey team in the world. The College of New Jersey 800-freestyle relay team assumed the role…
Softball’s Ashtin Helmer brings heat to spring sports
As starting pitcher for TCNJ’s softball team, Ashtin Helmer ’16 is well aware that no position on the field dictates the spirit of play more than the player toeing the rubber. In January, Helmer participated in the college’s LeaderShape program, a six-day experience that challenges participants to explore identity development and inclusive leadership. She feels…