By Ennica Jacob, Class of 2017 Emerging from the Grove Street Path Station, you’re hit by a wave, in the figurative sense. A portrait of a controlled ocean wave hovers above Dunkin’ Donuts. Depending on what path you choose, you’ll be greeted by an aesthetically pleasing mural or “Protect Yo Heart” tags spray-painted on the…
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Spotlight on Greenville
By Diamond Reid and Jenna Carbin Greenville is located in the southernmost section of the city. The neighborhood starts south of the West Side area stretching to the border of Bayonne. Greenville has gone through many changes over the last 40 years and the change doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. Dating back to…
Campus Kitchen
By Armond Marke, ’16 and Samantha Storms, ’17 Campus Kitchen at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City has a purpose to repurpose. One in 7 Americans are considered to be food insecure, not knowing where there next meal will come from and Erich Sekel, the associate director of Campus Ministry for community service, supervises a student-led…
A Moment of Clarity
Chelsey Forbes, Class of 2017 The city of Forty Fort, Penn. is quiet. Soundless, if you will. With deep American Revolution roots, it’s population of approximately 4,500 enjoy The Beer Deli, a popular, greasy lunch spot where the average age of their customer is 55, and The Strange and Unusual, an oddities parlor that carries…
St. Peter’s Alum Gives Back on the Court
By Diamond Reid Saint Peter’s Alumnus Cassir Bastien has been coaching basketball to students as part of the 21st Century Community Learning Center Program for the past three years. The after school program runs Monday through Friday throughout the school year at many sites including one at Public School 34 in Jersey City. At P.S…
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,…
Rising Alcohol Violations on Campus
By Callan Sheridan and Bridget Whitfield Susan* hears a distant knock on the apartment door from where she was standing in the kitchen. It means nothing to her, as she reaches for a snack in her friend’s kitchen. Suddenly, liquor bottles are being shoved into cupboards and beer cans into the garbage. She hears the…
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…
A Change of Heart – Developing McGinley Square
by Garvey Potter, Matthew Holowienka, and Tatiana Ferraro The “Heart of Jersey City,” McGinley Square, will house a 20-story construction called Saint Peter’s Tower by late 2016 due to a joint venture between Saint Peter’s University and the Maryland-based Sora Development, according to a January press release published on the university website. Saint Peter’s will…
The Dirt on Jersey City 