The Montclarion

12/09/2025

Keep an eye out for our NEW magazine!!! They can be found in campus buildings including residence halls‼️

12/05/2025

Welcome to the “Montclarion Minute,” hosted by Mya.

Our top stories:
-CHSS restructure
-French program earns 2025 Exemplary with Honors Award
-Montclair State men’s basketball team

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12/04/2025

On December 1st, Montclair State University students held a funeral outside of Dickson Hall - laid to rest, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS).

The protest gained traction when a petition expressed disagreement with the school’s initiative to restructure the humanities department. The petition currently sits at 3,000+ signatures.

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11/25/2025

Enjoy our MSU 2025-26 women’s basketball preview and hear from a couple of the players!

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11/21/2025

Welcome to the “Montclarion Minute,” hosted by Mya.

Our top stories:
-Montclair State University’s fall play “Assassins”
-Montclair State University’s womens soccer team
-Jonathan Koppell’s lecture

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11/13/2025

Our top stories:
-The New Jersey Gubernatorial and New York City Mayoral race.
-Montclair State University’s womens and mens soccer team.
-Entertainment show reviews.

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11/04/2025

Welcome to the “Montclarion Minute,” hosted by Mya.

Our top stories:
-Student interviews with New Jersey’s governor candidates.
-What topics students think are most important in the election.
-The impact of social media and celebrity endorsements on the election.

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05/01/2024

Join us for NJPAC's Standing In Solidarity program honoring AAPI Heritage month on 5/6! Experience the acclaimed documentary Far East Deep South, chosen as the PSEG True Diversity Film. Meet filmmaker Baldwin Chiu! Secure your spot: njpac.org/stand

04/19/2024

Discover the joy of staying healthy at the NJPAC Wellness Fair! Dive into a world of free and innovative health resources. Find your inner calm with I'm So Yoga, Learn Jersey Club, and stand a chance to win fantastic prizes this Wed, 4/17 from 11am-2pm. Don't miss out! Register now: https://www.njpac.org/event/2024-wellness-fair/

09/06/2023

After 40 years as the Red Hawks’ head coach, Rick Giancola hung up his headset, leaving behind a legacy no one is soon to forget. The now-former head coach left behind an overall record of 260-143-2 (.644) and was one of the winningest coaches among current coaches through all collegiate levels. He leaves the program and such a great career behind. But who better to step in than someone who has been in the program for years as both a player and a coach?

Enter Mike Palazzo.

Palazzo spent the last nine seasons as the recruiting coordinator as well as a defensive coach for the Red Hawks. But before that, Palazzo was a student-athlete at Montclair State as part of the football team and track and field.

“I never would’ve thought I was going to be here,” Palazzo said. “I had no idea what I wanted to do. I chose Montclair State because they had a football team. I really wanted to go to Rowan but I got rejected. It was between Stockton and Montclair and I decided maybe I can walk on at Montclair.”

Palazzo stood at 5 foot 9 inches and was never given a second look by coaches. He decided to try out anyway and see what could happen.

“I tried out in the spring. They put me at linebacker, I never played that before and I got cut,” Palazzo said. “It was that motivation that kept building. The more people that said ‘no.’ the more I wanted to get it done. Even when I played as a freshman, I had coaches telling me I should get into coaching.”

A Fresh Start for Montclair State football leaves the team excited for the upcoming season.

09/05/2023

School is back in session for the 2023-2024 school year, and that can mean only one thing. It is field hockey time!

The Montclair State University field hockey team is back on Sprague Field and are getting back into the swing of things through both their practices and preseason games for this upcoming season.

Head Coach Eileen O'Reilly, who is now in her ninth season being in charge, reflected on what she has liked the most from this team so far.

"Yeah, it's hard to pick one thing. Something that stood out to me during our preseason and first couple practices, I'd say is our grit, mental toughness," O'Reilly said. "We've really challenged this group with some different things throughout preseason. Mental challenges, physical challenges, emotional challenges, and they're rising to the occasion day-after-day and pushing their limits in different ways. Which tells me we are a team that's ready to compete, ready to fight, and it's exciting. We're looking forward to our first game."

The Red Hawks split their first two games and are 1-1 but have a lot to look forward to as the season grows older.