Christie vetoes gay marriage bill

N.J. Gov. wants ballot referendum to decide

After the General Assembly and the Senate passed a bill to allow same-sex marriage in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed the legislation last Friday, Feb. 17. Although Christie rejected the bill, he recommends that the voters of New Jersey settle the issue with a ballot referendum in November 2012. Full story

Sacred Heart well-represented at Super Bowl

    With the final five seconds of Super Bowl XLVI radiating from the clocks at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady stood at his own 39-yard line in the shotgun formation.     Brady received the snap from his center, Dan Connolly, dropped back and let one of sport's most exciting and anxiety-ridden plays, ambitiously deemed the Hail Mary, fly -- as he looked to answer New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw's touchdown run the previous series and avenge a Super Bowl loss to the Giants four years earlier. Full story

Grammy Awards full of triumph and tribute

Houston is remembered and Adele wins big at music’s biggest night

   The Grammy Awards are usually the most electric award show of the season. Performances are plentiful and rock stars do what they do best on stage-- sing, dance, and entertain.          However, this year's awards, which aired on Feb. Full story

Senior Jared DeBenedictus goes crazy for CrossFit

Dedication and motivation are key to DeBenedictus’ success

 Did your New Years workout resolution already fall through?  For some,  this is already the case and daily fitness may not be top priority.     However, for senior Jared DeBenedictus, working out is a way of life.     DeBenedictus has been CrossFit training for the past two years after giving up mixed martial arts, also known as MMA fighting. Full story