On November 19^th, the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies hosted their annual Conversation series. Each year they pick two female professors to talk about how it is to be a woman in academia. The classroom was equally filled with men and women. The professor talked about how many of her colleagues are mother. There are many women in this field that feel like they have to be some type of superwoman.

The one thing that she brought up was how she did not want to have children. There were many people that feel like she is missing out because she is choosing not to have children. She has absolutely no desire to have children because she does not like them. There are also many other medical conditions that she has to deal with that would enable her to be able to take care of children.

The second point that she brought up was the role reversal in her household. Her husband is the one that cooks the food and cleans the house. She goes to work and then gets to relax. There are many people that see this as a problem because they think it should be the other way around. This brought up a very heated debate throughout the room. Many people had very different opinions when it came to this topic. It is very sad to know that there are so many women that feel like they have to look down on themselves because they are not able to do everything.

Overall this was a very amazing event to go to. This is the type of event that many Stockton students should be attending. It allows students to learn more about the people around them and allow people to express how they feel about the topic.

On the days of Friday October 17^th through Sunday October 19^th, the annual Stockton a Cappella Retreat took place. Stockapella, Stocktones and Stockata all join together at the Spruce Lake Retreat Center. All three groups left after classes on Friday to embark on their three-and-a-half-hour trip to the Poconos. The whole trip was filled with lots of singing and team bonding.

Once all the groups got there they all ran and found out their room assignments. The assignments were made so that group were not all together. It allowed everyone to start making new friends. Once everyone got settled in, all of the three group learned the two songs that they are all singing together. After practice was over, they ended the night by gathering by the fire and talking about how the day went.

Saturday started with a lovely breakfast that was provided by the facility that they all stayed at. Once breakfast was over, the groups played a bunch of team bonding games. They helped everyone learn a little bit more about each other. The groups then split up to work on their group songs. The night ended once again with gathering by the fire.

Many people felt like the final day was the best. Everyone gathered and listened to each of their groups perform their songs. As each song went on, the groups got more and more into it. Everyone was dancing and singing with one another. It was amazing to feel all the energy from each and every group. The experience was an amazing one that many members can not wait for next year. At the end of this trip, all of the groups felt like one big happy family.

The Day of Service brought a lot of excitement to Stockton University. On September 12^th, many people gathered to take part in this year’s Day of Service. This year’s day of service was like no other. There were a few changes to make this event the best it could be.

The day started with everyone choosing a color. Everyone grouped up and sat down with their breakfast that was provided. After everyone was seated, the keynote speaker, Todd Bernstein, began to speak to everyone. Once he finished, all the groups split off and went to their different sections. There were many different types of programs introduced to the groups.

There were many that stuck out during this program. One of the programs was Book with Borders. It was the most hands on that happened that day. Many participants organized books and put them in boxes. This program allows students who do not have the best access to books to get them for free. It gave many students here a great feeling to know that they were able to help in some way.

Another highlight of the night was the green dot presentation. It shed light on what can really happen in this world. It showed so many participants that everyone could easily be a helping hand. Being attacked could really happen to anyone, even someone that a person cares about. The speaker hit home with many people in the audience. It was truly an eye opening experience for many people there.

Overall, the Day of Service was a very big success. It taught many people about a lot of the service activities that Stockton University has to offer. The only issue that was mentioned was that it was not as hands on as people thought it was going to be. Even though there was that, everyone seemed to have a great time and learn a bunch of new information.