Whitman
Showcase A Success 
by Pamela Hanscom
In celebration of the 150th birthday of both The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
and the printing of the first edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, TCNJ
hosted a Leaves of Grass Sesquicentennial Symposium from September 22-24, 2005.
TCNJ was one of only three colleges in the country to host a symposium in Whitman's
honor this anniversary year, making the event popular among literary scholars
around the country.
Pool
Prodigy
by Ben Leach
He's only nine-years-old, but he's been playing pool since he was just two. Kyle
Lacy is his name, and the Millville, New Jersey resident is ready to take on the
best the billiards world has to offer. Last May, Ben Leach chronicled Lacy for
the The Daily Journal, a Gannett newspaper based out of Vineland, New Jersey.
Life
in the Cemetery
by Desiree DiAngelo
Summer jobs are often a monotonous waste of time. Rarely do students ever learn
the meaning of life and death. However, Desiree DiAngelo did just that. Her work
at a cemetery taught her more than just how to keep the books and print death
certificates. It was an education in how different people deal with death and
the discovery of new life.
The
Other Side of Celebrity
by Zac Goldstein
Ever wonder what celebrities did before they became stars? From Tom Cruise to
Ed Norton, many of today's stars have other talents that they could have parlayed
into a career. Zac Goldstein takes a look at what a few celebrities might have
done had they not been swept up by Hollywood.
