The teacher shortage is a real issue impacting many schools across the nation. While teaching has always been considered a noble profession, fewer people are going into the profession now than ever before. It is important to acknowledge that teachers, the good and the bad, have more of an impact on the lives of children than many people would like to admit.

DARKOA: American teachers deserve more respect

The dreams of returning to campus three weeks after spring break in 2020 are long gone. Our in-person routines and pleasures have nearly been forgotten. This coming semester will not be a return to a pre-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) life but a transitional period for everyone. Here is what our team has to say about the past year and a half and their hopes for the coming semester.

EDITORIAL: The Daily Targum reflects on working from home, hopes for returning to campus

Have you ever truly looked at a comma before? Or deliberated for an hour on the exact capitalization of WALL-E? If you have not, then you probably are not a copy editor.

ON THE FRONT LINES: It is your copy editor's world, writers should try living in it

If you know anything about Hulu’s "Ramy," you know it is very different from most shows out right now. The show centers around the life of Ramy Hassan, a young Arab American from New Jersey trying to figure out how to be a good person and strengthen his connection to his religion.

SHAHID-QURESHI: Hulu's popular show 'Ramy' teaches important, relatable lessons about making mistakes

Central to President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s campaign for the presidency was bringing people together. He was set to be the great unifier for our divided nation. His response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, his policies, his demeanor has all been unifying, despite the Jan. 6 insurrection. 

SUTA: To avoid extremism, primaries must be replaced by better candidate vetting system

By the time this publication picks up again in the fall semester, Rutgers must follow the science on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and give the student body and faculty the semester they not only deserve, but also have every right to have. 

SHIROFF: Mandating vaccines at Rutgers should come with relaxed coronavirus guidelines

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As New Jersey residents, or at least four-year visitors, many of us have grown some attachment to the Garden State. Out-of-state Rutgers students even choose to come here voluntarily. The endless suburbs, beaches, hiking trails, diverse restaurants, proximity to big cities and endless debates about Central Jersey attract approximately 9 million residents.

EDITORIAL: New Jersey can bounce back from its poor reviews

Returning to campus this fall means we can finally partake in our favorite activity: attending job fairs and begging for internships. Whip out your best suit and laminated resume and get ready to work a nine-to-five job for no benefits and no pay. 

EDITORIAL: Companies cannot exploit unpaid interns forever

Although it seems like 2020 was a particularly apocalyptic year, there has never been a shortage of crises demanding our attention.

EDITORIAL: Exhausted activism can hinder social progress

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Even when I was ashamed of my Chinese heritage, Lunar New Year was always a joyous, raucous occasion in my household — growing up, it was one of the few moments every year that I felt not just comfortable in my Chinese skin but happy to be celebrating such a vibrant and rich culture. 

COMMENTARY: America’s xenophobic violence against Asian Americans must end

If you are like me, you had some sort of nerdy phase in the early stages of life that seemed to shape how you approach adulthood. For me, "Harry Potter" was my choice because my oldest brother already had all seven books. I grew up idolizing characters and waiting on my Hogwarts letter.

COMMENTARY: J.K. Rowling's legacy casts shadow over 'Harry Potter'

The pandemic has brought the worst in almost everything. The “worst” meaning that people were losing their jobs left and right, and schools were shutting down here and there — all of which was amid the completely and extremely chaotic 2020 presidential election. Yet, through this insanity of constant stay-at-home-orders and dangerous political protest (if you can even call the recent Capitol Hill insurrection a “protest”), pop culture has helped me to stay sane.

COMMENTARY: Pop culture provides needed distraction amid bleak times

We were heartened to read Akhil Dwasari’s plea in his column, "Americans cannot wait until January for stimulus bill," for the passage of a robust coronavirus disease (COVID-19) stimulus package now! We are advocates with Raise Your Voice to End Poverty (RESULTS), a non-partisan advocacy organization for the end of poverty, here in the U.S. and abroad.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stronger leadership required to pass stimulus

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One day when I was in middle school my mom walked in on me counting pennies in order to be able to pay for my ticket to see One Direction. My mother was a reasonable woman, she offered to pay for my ticket to see my favorite band, but I was an unreasonable child and I insisted that I had to be as close to those five men as possible. 

ON THE FRONT LINES: Still love One Direction? You are not alone

By mandating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for students in the Fall 2021 semester, Rutgers is taking the right step to ensure all members of the community can work and study in a safe environment.  

ON THE FRONT LINES: Mandating vaccine is only way to begin to get Rutgers back to normal

We have all heard of the savior complex, and on paper, it sounds favorable. After all, in the media, those with savior complexes tend to be rewarded. They are the sexy Edward Cullens, the heroes, the alphas in the pack.

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DARKOA: American teachers deserve more respect

DARKOA: American teachers deserve more respect

EDITORIAL: The Daily Targum reflects on working from home, hopes for returning to campus

EDITORIAL: The Daily Targum reflects on working from home, hopes for returning to campus

ON THE FRONT LINES: It is your copy editor's world, writers should try living in it

ON THE FRONT LINES: It is your copy editor's world, writers should try living in it

DARKOA: American teachers deserve more respect

SHAHID-QURESHI: Hulu's popular show 'Ramy' teaches important, relatable lessons about making mistakes

SUTA: To avoid extremism, primaries must be replaced by better candidate vetting system

SHIROFF: Mandating vaccines at Rutgers should come with relaxed coronavirus guidelines

EDITORIAL: The Daily Targum reflects on working from home, hopes for returning to campus

EDITORIAL: New Jersey can bounce back from its poor reviews

EDITORIAL: Companies cannot exploit unpaid interns forever

EDITORIAL: Exhausted activism can hinder social progress

COMMENTARY: America’s xenophobic violence against Asian Americans must end

COMMENTARY: J.K. Rowling's legacy casts shadow over 'Harry Potter'

COMMENTARY: Pop culture provides needed distraction amid bleak times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stronger leadership required to pass stimulus

ON THE FRONT LINES: It is your copy editor's world, writers should try living in it

ON THE FRONT LINES: Still love One Direction? You are not alone

ON THE FRONT LINES: Mandating vaccine is only way to begin to get Rutgers back to normal

ON THE FRONT LINES: Curb your savior complex