Pioneer Times - Features

The Voices of William Paterson… The Exotic Aquatic

With what started simply as a do-it-yourself project, New Jersey local Jason Soroka has turned his love for writing songs into a skyrocketing career in the underground indie-folk scene. Now a junior at William Paterson, he has teamed up with fellow classmate and trumpet player Mike Castellucci as the Exotic Aquatic.

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Earthquake in Haiti affects WPU students

People across the nation are feeling the effects of the devastating earthquake and aftershocks in Haiti. For some students here at William Paterson University, the earthquake hit very close to home.

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Student Services: Lack of Service

With the spring semester rolling in, students prepared themselves for new classes. Along with this, they prepared themselves for new money issues.

For the first two weeks of the semester students have been dealing with a constant issue that I like to call, “The Battle of the Last Nerve.” Full story

WPU Athletic Department Raises Money for Haiti

The William Paterson Athletic Department kicked off the university’s efforts to raise money for the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Pioneers basketball doubleheader against Rutgers-Camden in accompany to its annual “Take a Kid to the Game Day” and “National Girls and Women in Sports Day.”

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Transferring to WPU: The Students Take

William Paterson University has students that transfer from many different schools throughout the state of New Jersey and some that come from out of state. Transferring for many students can be a total change academically and socially. Most of the students that transfer to WPU come from schools such as Bergen County College, The County College of Morris, Passaic County Community College, and Sussex Community College.

According to the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, WPU accepted 1, 707 transfer students in fall 2008 and out of those that applied 863 enrolled.

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Misconceptions of Sorority Life

Wild drunken parties. Sex. Hazing. What comes to your mind when you think about sororities?

A large number of misconceptions about sororities exist today thanks to movies like "House Bunny" and "Sydney White," which portray sorority girls to be people who will do anything and everything to be accepted.

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