FOCUS

WMSC’s music team explores alternative rock songs that explore political topics. Read below for some politically motivated favorites made by, or enjoyed by Generation Z as part of Montclair State University’s School of Communication and Media Spring 2024 #FOCUS project! “Don’t Wait” – Neck Deep (ft. Sam Carter) Review by Amber Bintliff Featuring vocals from […]

Welcome to WMSC Music Picks, a collaborative collection of WMSC’s music recommendations and reviews. In this installment, our music team contributes to Montclair State University’s Fall 2023 FOCUS project of FOCUS: Food. Read below to see what foodie favorites our members have to recommend!   “Black Licorice” — Peach Pit* Review by Daniel Ortiz a.k.a. […]

Listen along here: In the 2010’s, there were various genres with different aesthetics. Many songs produced then were a mash-up of pop, hip-hop, and EDM. Hip-hop was going through a revival when new streaming platforms were released, allowing creators to release their music and let others stream it. EDM was also making a comeback. Additionally, [...]
Listen along here: The kids were most certainly not alright in the 2000’s. The 9/11 terrorist attacks shattered the consumer world's sense of security and prosperity. The resentful malaise brewing throughout the 90’s exploded into more radical forms of expression, ranging from the aggressively theatrical, childishly silly, rabidly energetic, or just shamelessly hedonistic.  The rapid [...]
Listen along here: The 90’s were a time of varying aesthetic sensibilities. From the Spice Girls to Nirvana to Biggie, a singular, definitive taste and look of this decade is difficult to pin down.  Dominating trends veered toward minimalist and relaxed fashions, contrasting with the flashy, structured style of the 80’s. Additionally, there was a [...]
Listen along here: When remembering fashion in the 80’s one can’t help but smile. A time in music where new styles in both fashion and music began to emerge from different artists. Music had a massive influence on fashion and took over this time period. From bold outfits filled with animal print, studded boots, and [...]
Listen along here: The beauty of 1970’s music and fashion is how each style was able to be different and powerful in its own way. The 70’s produced lots of different kinds of rock, but each subgenre reinvented itself, truly working to subvert the norm. These sounds were born out of the iconic musical artists [...]
Listen along here: FASHION OF THE 1960’s - The 1960’s started with fashion that leaned on the conservative side. Boys were seen wearing sports coats and dress shoes with a crew cut, while girls wore knee-length dresses and button-down plaid shirts with a ponytail or bouffant. Then, in the mid-'60s, fashion took a turn. Since [...]

Join us on Wednesday November 17th at 3PM Eastern for #focusdisruption, a special program about disruption in the workplace, education, mental health, climate and misinformation. #Focus is a School of Communication and Media-wide initiative, pooling all student media resources and organizing stories under a hashtag. You can click on the iHeartRadio tab to listen to […]

 

Making an Informed Decision NJ Primary Election 2020   By: Cristal H Santos    To view this full article with all available information and images, click on the following google drive link!   https://docs.google.com/document/d/179jKC8-u59g0_0pXCTrL-Cr9gYbjiAs09Fq9gCf98v8/edit?usp=sharing  

Ben Petruk and Ryan Trick interviewed Montclair State PhD student and NASA fellow, Isamar Cortes about climate change and its effect in mangrove ecosystems.      

The Morning Buzz interviews Dr. Naumoff about the upcoming Dannis B. Eaton Speech Competition tackling the issue of climate change. #FocusClimateChange        

Live Broadcast of the Dannis B. Eaton Speech Competition: RedHawk Talks, an annual event held by the Fundamentals of Speech Program in the School of Communication and Media. Each fall the campus community is invited to address a topic that asks all Montclair State students to ponder current events, propose visions and solutions to the […]

NJ Politician and activitist Jim Keady joined The Morning Buzz to discuss Climate Change in New Jersey.  

By Sabrina Hajsok A one hundred percent energy-efficient home was created by a group of former college students in Africa. The two-week-long project started with six eager young adults and grew to have as many as forty people involved. They called themselves Jua Jamii. They were inspired to create and construct an environmental-friendly structure after […]

By Peter Zezas Hundreds of Thousands are Marching Across the Globe for Climate Change Greta Thunberg fights for passion throughout all generations regarding the climate movement   After speaking with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following a rally in Montreal, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg’s words lead the fight for climate change.   More than 100,000 […]

Dani Romanow’s family has been in the United States for a very long time. Her aunt, one of nine children, shared her family’s story with Dani.

In collaboration with Freedom for Immigrants, the Immigrants Rights Clinic at NYU School of Law and the Migrant Justice Initiative at Yale University, WMSC brings you the story of a Chinese immigrant who as a US Lawful Permanent Resident spent 7 months in an ICE Detention Center on Bergen County. The show features interviews and […]

Morning Buzz senior producer Frankie Perez is a third generation Cuban-American. His grandparents traveled to the US from Cuba in 1969 with five children. Frankie’s mother was born in the United States. and grew up in a Cuban dominated area in West New York, New Jersey.

Program Director, Amanda Siess, is a second generation immigrant. Her mother and father immigrated to the United States from Poland escaping communism. Here is her family’s immigration story.

WMSC FM’s General Manager hails all the way from Buenos Aires, Argentina. A first generation Immigrant, Poland was the recipient of the Diversity Visa Lottery also known as the green card lottery. The DV Lottery is a United States government lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card established in the Immigration Act […]

By: Sarah Adewolu TEXAS – After being held in custody at a rural Texas detention center by ICE officers, 12 infants have been released. They were let go after allegedly dealing with unsanitary water, as well as lack of baby food and immediate medical attention. The South Texas Residential Center, in Dilley, was a confinement […]

By Louis Biondolillo and AJ Melillo WASHINGTON- President Donald J. Trump has declared a National Emergency and signed an Immigration bill to prevent a government shutdown on Friday morning. Congress passed a bill regarding immigration on Thursday that would prevent the government from going into the second partial shutdown in three weeks on Friday, February 15th. […]