On 3 April, NJIT alumnus Ryan Cruz (Industrial Design, 2014) will appear on ABC’s Shark Tank alongside his brother Eric and lifelong friend Kevin Zamora. In 2014, Cruz presented his senior thesis project where he…
Overrated/Underrated: Christmas
[one_half]Overrated - Carmel Rafalowsky For many people, it seems the whole calendar year leads up to Christmas. Generally considered the ultimate family-time holiday, Christmas has brought us winter classics like “Elf,” “Home Alone” and “The Grinch.” The…
Singing from the Soul
Jazz probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when someone says “chorus”—but that’s what’s on the menu at the Rutgers-Newark Chorus performance this Sunday, Dec. 8, at St. Mary’s Parish. The chorus, led…
Gloriously Inglourious
“Inglourious Basterds” (2009) is everything you would expect out of a Quentin Tarantino film: gory, macabrely comedic and intricately crafted. The story begins on a French dairy farm, with three ominous, black, Schutzstaffel or SS,…
What do you think about Trump pulling out…
[one_third]Liberal - Anthony McInnis On Sunday Oct. 6, President Trump announced a sudden withdrawal of United States troops from northeast Syria. The military had been operating alongside the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces in that region…
NJIT Recognizes Transfer Students, But Is it Enough?
What is it like to be a transfer student at NJIT? The question is raised as NJIT celebrates National Transfer Student Week for the first time. The event, observed nationally from Oct. 21—Oct. 25, aims…
Newark Lead-Water Crisis Hits Frat Row
“How do you want us to pose with this?” Mykelti Thomas, president of NJIT’s Theta Chi chapter asked. Together, he and a fellow brother solemnly held up a water filter they had recently purchased for…
What are your opinions on the Democratic Debate?
[one_third]Carmel Rafalowsky - Liberal I did not watch the debates live and, frankly, after combing over footage, articles and candidates’ platform websites, it seems that I did not miss much. With over 20 candidates participating…
Physician-assisted suicide will be legal in NJ in…
[one_third]Liberal - Carmel Rafalowsky While the topic is difficult to tackle, and the concept is hard to swallow, I must say that I am in favor of physician-assisted suicide and am pleased to see that…