Olivia Monahan, Class of 2017 Subway terminals are like wind tunnels and the train was flying. The train would stop, he would spray another line, anxious for when the train would take off again. The train lept into motion once more and despite his firm grasp on the handle, he felt himself slipping. Perspiring from…
Category: Arts
Bare Naked Emotion: A Profile of Shannon Stoia
Greeted in her studio space, I was welcomed to sit on her soft yet overwhelmingly large bean bag chair; although, the clutter of her supplies made it difficult to shimmy myself into a comfortable position. Regrouping my thoughts, my eye catches a tattoo of a woman’s legs stretched out of a giant coffee cup on…
The instructor, the children, and the arts
By: Jossie Capon, Class of 2017 You walk into a big room with black painted walls. He brings out the tables and begins to assemble them. Once that is done he sets up the snacks table and brings out the art supplies. Suddenly you have a Jersey City Theater Center art classroom. JCTC Kids’ mission…
Gabriel Pacheco: Creator, Fixer, Teacher
By Gabriella Robles, Class of 2018 In the autumn air of October, the mother of 6 year-old Gabriel Pacheco did what many mothers do during this season. She bought her son a Halloween costume. It was a hawk costume, which came with a jumper outfit and a plastic mask— the kind that covers only the…
Alcohol Violations at Saint Peter’s: From the Eyes of Resident Assistants
By Diamond Reid and Krystal Nurse Cleaning up one’s past isn’t an easy task and can be hindering if change doesn’t happen in a timely manner. People, however, have been successful in doing so and used their past as a lesson to others. Edwardo Rodriguez, a Resident Assistant (RA) in freshman dorm Millennium Hall,…
Murals
By Mark Kenny and Armond Marke Brick by brick artists in Jersey City are changing the downtown’s landscape. Jersey City’s urban identity is being revitalized by many artistic platforms. Street art, some considered illegal and unappealing like graffiti tags, have long been tied to urban communities, except the artists that are thriving in the Jersey…
The Renaissance of Tattoos
Popularity in Jersey City Tattoo Shops are on the rise! by Celesté McElveen and Melissa Osorio (Class of 2016) Jersey City’s art scene is thriving now more than ever. There are beautiful hand painted murals on the walls downtown near Grove Street and the people themselves are also walking Picasso’s. Tattoos are all the rave. From…
Jersey City Gets Arty
By Armond Marke, Class of 2016 On Newark Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth Street, you may notice two neighboring buildings, one of them under construction and the other, a blue and grey stoned facade. The owners are hoping that these two buildings will soon merge to become the center of the thriving New Jersey arts…
The Dirt on Jersey City 