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Halloween’s coming up, and BCC students are ready for the festivities to begin. However, some students noted that turning spooky season into reckless season can become scary in a not-so-fun way. “Last Halloween I was going to a party and needed alcohol, so we hit up this crazy guy from Newark. The guy told my...
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They call it bingo, but the name of the night should be prizes. Brookdale students are invited not only to play bingo for prices 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22, they are also urged to come in costume and compete for scariest, funniest and most unique costume titles. “You can win great prizes there, and there will...
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On Oct. 1, students, some dressed in costumes, gathered around a bonfire at Brookdale, where a dance circle, ice cream and coffee trucks, marshmallows, and DJs commenced as a part of a series of Student Life Board events designed to foster student connections. Students formed a dance circle beside the fire, and two DJs played...
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And there is something I wish I had understood a long time ago. He never put his hands on me. For years, that sentence was the reason I believed I had no right to call what happened to me abuse. I had no black eye. No bruises. No physical...
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Someone once told me, “You wouldn’t be able to tell that you’re not good.” Mental health is so overlooked, especially in teens. At the top of this list is depression, which can be difficult to diagnose. Many teens suffer from what they call “functioning depression.” This is when you go throughout your day doing schoolwork,...
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Brookdale’s History and Political Science Club invited students to “explore the many ways AI has infiltrated our lives and debate the pros and cons” Tuesday, Oct. 6. Interested students were invited to MAS 100 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to join the debate, answer questions, have questions answered, or simply just listen to...
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Your dress is too short. That’s why it happened. That’s what women are told. But what about teaching men to respect women? What about teaching men to care for women? What about holding accountable the person who chooses to hurt someone? Why is it so often the woman who is told to dress more modestly,...
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Okay so where do I begin, I’ve truly never seen a movie quite like “Primetime,” the new psychological thriller directed by Lance Oppenheim that everyone is talking about. So, let’s start with the cons. There aren’t enough iconic predator catches in this film about Chris Hansen’s 2006 reality TV show “To Catch A Predator.” This...
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Rahul Rai and Peter Steele: According to online users, one is an irrelevant, cringe TikToker, and the other is a deceased, successful gothic metal rock star. What is the connection? Controversy. Both Rai and Steele have had their fair share of questionable actions throughout their careers in the media. Still, people love to praise Steele...
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