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For more information, please contact [email protected]. themontclarion.org The Montclarion themontclarion @themontclarion themontclarion The Montclarion #MSUStudentVoice Since 1928 Volume XXVIII, Issue 2 Thursday, September 14, 2017 themontclarion.org Montclair State Reacts to Trump Rescinding DACA Gabe Wanissian were brought into the U.S. Staff Writer before June 15, 2007 while under the age of 16 to remain President Donald Trump’s in the country, serve in the order to end the Obama-era military and receive official policy that protects almost forms of identification. The 800,000 young immigrants, program began in June 2012. from deportation, Deferred Attorney General Jeff Ses- Action for Childhood Arriv- sions made the announce- als (DACA) has amplified ment on behalf of President worries for the well-being of Trump, citing a hardline anti- undocumented students at immigration stance to justify Montclair State. the decision. “[The program] “It is critical that Congress denied jobs to hundreds of act expeditiously,” said thousands of Americans by Montclair State President allowing those same illegal Susan A. Cole in her Sep- aliens to take those jobs,” tember 11 letter urging N.J. said Sessions last week. Congressional Delegation An end to DACA would to defend DACA. A fiercely reduce the country’s GDP by divided Congress now has $460 billion over the next 10 only six months to come up years, according to Center for with permanent legislation, American Progress. otherwise DACA will phase “This will bring a lot of in- out until it expires on March stability,” said Latin Ameri- 5, 2018. can Student Organization “Not to take such positive (LASO) President and stu- action would cause uncon- dent, Brian Gutierrez. “I know many [recipients] scionable damage to young LASO organization stands outside their office in the Student Center. Gabe Wannisian| The Montclarion people who have called New and they are just as Ameri- Jersey their home for most of Association (SGA) is in pre- are looking at how other stu- to protect DACA students,” can as us. They do really well their lives,” said President liminary talks about how dent governments have tak- said SGA Vice President and work so hard, and for it Cole. they will approach the topic en action and we would like James Clark. The Student Government in the coming months. “We to take what they have done DACA allows those who DACA continued on Page 2 Anti-Trump Disney College Program Tweet Leads to Students from Montclair State Unjust Share Life During Irma Removal of “I had all the intentions of ricane Matthew and I feel going [home] if I needed to,” that because of that, I was a said 24-year-old accounting bit more calm in terms of the Professor alumnus, Danison Fronda, situation now,” said Fronda. Alexandra Clark before the storm. “Most of It has been reported by Editor In Chief my group of friends that are CNN that Disney closed for down here are native Florid- two consecutive days, which After being elected at the ians, and so my first thought has only happened six times end of last year, Professor was ‘Oh my gosh, this is in history. Fawzia Afzal-Khan was to gonna be so bad,’ and I did “[I’ve] never been in a hur- return to her position as Di- consider going up [to New ricane like this before so I rector of the Gender, Sexu- Jersey] and that was pretty wasn’t sure how to prepare,” ality and Women’s Stud- much still an option. I was said junior communications ies Program for the current planning on flying back to major Billy Ippolito. academic year. However, New Jersey if I got word that Ippolito said he made sure an anti-Trump tweet from it was super bad by Friday. to fill the bathtubs with water an incoming Montclair State For the most part, everyone in case the plumbing stopped. University adjunct profes- was pretty calming in the “Before the storm happened sor in Afzal-Khan’s program fact that everyone kept say- a lot of people were brush- resulted in the adjunct being ing that we’re pretty inland. ing it off,” said recent fash- dismissed and Afzal-Khan By the time Irma would hit, it ion studies graduate Savanna being removed from her po- wouldn’t be as bad.” Sisco. sition. At the time, Fronda said Sisco, who lives 15 minutes The tweet was posted by the storm was supposed to away from Disney, said she Kevin Allred, a former ad- hit at 5 p.m. on Sunday in his noticed the storm was bad junct professor at Rutgers town, Celebration, Fla. He from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. University who was fired for said there wasn’t a call for Debris from the hurricane sur- Fiorella Medina| The Montclarion “I was scared. The wind was similar inappropriate posts rounds Disney housing. emergency evacuations in his insane,” said the 22-year-old on social media. In his recent area. The alumnus worked merchandise cast member. tweet, he focused on his dis- Christina Urban ida on Sunday. Montclair for the Disney College Pro- “I’ve never seen wind this approval of President Trump News Editor State students and alumni in gram after graduating and crazy. There were tornado saying, “I wish someone the Disney College Program was offered a full-time posi- warnings every ten minutes. would just shoot him out- Hurricane Irma swept shared their thoughts of be- tion this past February. We have a tree in the back of through the south this week- ing in the vicinity of a devas- “I’ve done hurricane pre- Trump Tweet continued on Page 2 end and eventually hit Flor- tating storm. paredness last year for Hur- Irma continued on Page 2 NEWS FEATURE OPINION ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS p. 6 Montclair State p. 11 p. 14 p. 20 Graduate Re- Montclair State p. 3 Education WMSC Marconi turns to Serve Falls in Season Day of Service Against Cli- Award the Community mate Change Nomination Opener PAGE 2 • Sept. 14, 2017 • The Montclarion themontclarion.org THE MONTCLARION DACA:LASO and EOF directors of the Uni- Student Center Annex 113 versity are trying to help DACA students Montclair, N.J. 07043 Continued from page 1 Editor-in-Chief: Managing Editor: (973)-655-5230 (973)-655-5282 to just be taken away like that? across organizations,” said for American Progress study, It is just not right,” said Guti- EOF Counselor and LASO Co- 90 percent of DACA recipi- Operations Manager: errez. Advisor Viviana Zambrano. ents have jobs, 72 percent are Montclair State does not col- LASO plans to host DACA in higher education and less (973)-655-5237 lect information as to whether awareness events on campus than 1 percent have a criminal students are documented, during the upcoming Latino/ record. making it optional for a stu- Latina Heritage Month. After backlash from the pub- The Montclarion is a publication of Montelican dent to list themselves as a According to a recent Po- lic, Trump softened his tone Publishing, Inc. published weekly, except dur- DACA recipient. Eight stu- litico poll, an average of 76 by tweeting that he might re- dents have voluntarily told percent of Americans are in visit the issue in six months ing examinations, summer and winter ses- the university that they are favor of allowing these immi- if Congress has yet to legal- sions. The Montclarion is funded by student fees part of the program, accord- grants to stay in the country. ize DACA. Many speculate distributed by Montclair State University and ing to Dr. Karen Pennington, Although 69 percent of Re- Trump is using this as lever- Vice President for Student De- publicans think they should age to gain funding for a bor- incoming advertising revenue. The views ex- velopment and Campus Life. stay, those who oppose DACA der wall with Mexico, but ac- pressed in the Opinion section, with the excep- “We work with many of have a range of viewpoints. cording to Reuters, a senior tion of the Main Editorial, do not necessarily re- those students and know their Some of those against DACA White House aide said that struggle,” said Carmen Reyes- favor the program but want Trump would be open to pro- flect the views of The Montclarion. Cuevas, Assistant Director for to see it passed through Con- tecting DACA recipients with- the Educational Opportunity gress rather than by an ex- out said funding. ??????| The Montclarion The first issue of The Montclarion, then named Fund (EOF) Program and ecutive order, which was how The Pelican, was published on Nov. 28, 1928. LASO Co-Advisor. Obama implemented it. Oth- “We are hoping to facili- ers want to get rid of the pro- tate dialogue about DACA, gram altogether. not just within LASO, but According to a recent Center OUR STAFF Irma: Montclair students and Executive Board Editorial Board alum didn’t know what to Editor-in-Chief News Alexandra Clark Christina Urban expect. montclarionchief montclarionnews @gmail.com @gmail.com Continued from page 1 our window and it just kept Managing Editor Feature banging on [the window].