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NJIT Student Wins ASME Design Prize 2010:Venetian Masquerade Reviews of Autobahn, Presented by Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program Earth Day 2010 at NJIT and Beyond
 
NJIT Student Wins ASME Design Prize

NJIT Student Wins ASME Design Prize

After months of preparation, Michael Lowry of NJIT has won the 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Design Competition for District A, held last Saturday at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Lowry won with his recycling robot named “RUFUS.” This year’s competition was called “Earth Saver.” Students had to create a robot that would sort glass, plastic, metal and aluminum recyclables. The competition usually consists of teams of up to four, but Lowry competed as a team of one.

NJIT Student Wins ASME Design Prize
2010:Venetian Masquerade

2010:Venetian Masquerade

Last Friday night, the annual semi formal masqueraded through The Bethwood in Totowa NJ, as NJIT students, staff, and administrators gathered to celebrate the end of another year. The dance has been an ongoing yearly affair organized by the Senior Class committee of the Student Senate.

2010:Venetian Masquerade
Reviews of Autobahn, Presented by Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program

Reviews of Autobahn, Presented by Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program

Monica Pajdak Staff Writer This past week, the Rutgers-NJIT theatre program held its production of Autobahn, by author Neil LaBute. Directed by Louis Wells, the play featured a series of seven scenes taking place between pairs of actors. Each scene begins in the middle of a conflict and then progresses to slowly reveal the exact nature of that conflict [...]

Reviews of Autobahn, Presented by Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program
Earth Day 2010 at NJIT and Beyond

Earth Day 2010 at NJIT and Beyond

NJIT started Green Week with two NJIT collection drives. The Soles for Souls shoe drive for Haiti, sponsored by Track and Field, with collection boxes spread throughout campus, provided plenty of opportunities for students to drop off gently used shoes. According to Team Service Representative Jamil Wilkins, the team has already collected about 100 pairs of shoes and is looking for more. Collections end May 7th.

Earth Day 2010 at NJIT and Beyond

SAC and Senate: 1001 Nights and Java House

27 April 2010

SAC and Senate hosted a collaborated event that combined SAC Java House concert and 1001 Night Festival last Thursday in campus center atrium and Highlander Pub. The event, which started at 9:00pm kicked off with SAC’s Java House’s last event of the semester followed by Senate’s 1001 Night Festival at 10:00pm.

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B-Movie Breakdown: Stupid Teenagers Must Die

27 April 2010

Hello B-Movie fans. This past week I preformed a service for you all. I watched the entirety of the movie Stupid Teenagers Must Die (). Now let me begin by saying that no one, apart from the friends and family of the production team, should ever watch this movie. The horrible acting, dialogue, story, shots, and special effects continuously echo the fact that is movie is an amateur effort. If you have been reading the past B-Movie Breakdowns then you would notice how I try to work as a champion for the bad or independent movies out there.

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Newark Newb: Planet Wings Puts Your Taste Buds in Orbit

27 April 2010

Sometimes there is a rainy day, and sometimes on those rainy days we here at the newb don’t want to leave The Vector office. So we decided to review a delivery place and let you our loyal readers know that while we like to promote students going out and exploring Newark, sometimes it’s okay to support local restaurants from the comfort of home. With about six of us wanting to eat we decided we wanted to try something that would give us a variety of flavors for a reasonable price and Planet Wings was a great choice in that sense with over 24 different types of sauce to put on you wings.

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The Lost Freshman: The Blessed Challenge

27 April 2010

Freshman year brings about a lot of changes, and opens the door to many new experiences. New friends, new subjects, and other new opportunities to grow and prosper are presented in college, as well as a slew of challenges. When first presented, the distinction between opportunities and challenges seems clear. What freshman year teaches us, however, is that there really is no distinguishing the two in the real world, a fact that I have been finding out the hard way lately.

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In Memory: Fatima Kasaem, Dr. William Spillers, Nia Haqq & Michael Muchioki.

27 April 2010

Memorial pieces mourning the recent loss of faculty and students at NJIT.

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Architecture Masonry Competition Class of 2013

27 April 2010

On April 17th, NJIT witnessed a little change to its landscape when the Architecture Class of 2013 took part in the annual masonry build competition. This year’s competition was a little different from last year’s, as there was an additional requirement of including seating on each structure. The winners of the competition were selected last Monday.

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Proper Steps to Take When Writing a Paper

27 April 2010

In my time as a writing tutor at CAPE, I’ve come to notice that though many NJIT students are strong at math and science, many tend to have difficulty with writing. The process of writing a paper is tedious and should be given ample time. The following steps, if followed, will make paper writing much easier for people who find it difficult.

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Student Athlete’s Host Their Annual 24-Hour Relay

27 April 2010

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.) hosted their 5th annual 24-Hour Relay this past week on the Lubetkin field. Unlike traditional relay races and charity events that involve a minimum of four participants for no more than twelve hours, this event lasted for 24 hours straight, and involved the entire NJIT community.

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Greek Member Spotlight: Lori-Ann Sciachitano

27 April 2010

Matan Shavit Entertainment Editor Lori-Ann Sciachitano is a junior majoring in Science, Technology and Society and a member of Greek Life since 2009. After graduating high school in 1998, Lori-Ann took some time off from school and participated in two tours with Americorps where she got to travel around the country and do all different types of community service. [...]

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Editorial: 4/27

27 April 2010

In all of the years I have been in school, there’s nothing like a senior year. While in high school, your social status often depends partly on your year in school, and it seems that you gain more points as you move higher up the academic ladder.

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