Early February has become one of the most electric moments on New Jersey’s high school sports calendar, and this week perfectly captures why. While...

By Pamela E. BarnettThe Presidential election is next Tuesday, which means many of us will spend the rest of the month obsessively analyzing the victor’s path and reading informed accounts about what the future could hold.I hope some of us will take a break from the exhausting news cycle and turn to the arts, which are exactly what we all need in the wake of this highly polarizing and divisive campaign and election season. Artistic experience affirms and expands our humanity. Art connects us.We need that now more than ever. In an “Arts Talk” for the National Endowment for the Arts, singer and composer Josh Groban made the case that “art matters because it...

Speed over to your closest toy aisle and look for the Kei Swap — a new Hot Wheels car with ties to TCNJ. Designed by Matt Gabe ’05, lead packaging designer at Hot Wheels, the car is a throwback to the ’90s and was created from nearly start to finish by Gabe. A lifelong appreciator of cars, he’s had the Hot Wheels gig since 2009, designing the look of both large-scale playset packaging and individual die-cast car packages for the brand. Last fall, he was recognized as the guest of honor at the 38th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention in Los Angeles. Here, we get behind the wheel with Gabe as he talks about his toy car...