The Vector

Do It For You

Yvonne Chen • October 31, 2013

I once spoke to a friend, a college graduate of some years with a promising career, about my own plans after graduation. When I said that I intended to go for a doctorate straight after obtaining my bachelor’s,...

Fire Breaks Out in Game Room: Quick thinking prevents further damage

Yvonne Chen • October 28, 2013

Around 6:40pm on Sunday, October 13th, Nina and Danica Vukotic were on duty in the Game Room when they heard a sudden noise. Nina got up to investigate and saw that “the ceiling panel was melting, and...

SAC Montréal Trip Report: Visit France without crossing the ocean

Yvonne Chen • October 14, 2013

Day 1 boarded the bus at 4pm sharp on Friday, October 4, for the long ride to Montreal. By the time we arrived at the Montreal Midtown Holiday Inn, it was around 12:30am on Saturday. Too excited to sleep,...

El Grito de Poetas: The Cries of Poets, A Spoken Word Event

Yvonne Chen • October 7, 2013

Yvonne Chen I. We spent one night listening to eleven baring open their souls Though the stories might belong to others It made no difference because they had Internalized them and made them their own First...

Bringing NJIT to the NEXT level

Yvonne Chen • October 7, 2013

The campus development fundraising campaign for $150M What do establishing scholarship funds, attracting top-notch faculty, and constructing campus infrastructure have in common? They are all very expensive...

NJIT Athletics Leaves Great West Conference

Yvonne Chen • October 6, 2013

Independent now, but riding high on last year's successes Though NJIT is an NCAA Division I school, it has now been left without a conference - but not from foul play or dismissal. “The reason we are...

Letter from the Provost

Yvonne Chen • October 6, 2013

NJIT: A Vision for the Future In the past forty years, NJIT has transformed from a local, commuter-oriented engineering school into New Jersey’s Science and Technology university. Today the university...

Never Stop Learning

Yvonne Chen • October 6, 2013

As a computer science major, it is especially important to me that I balance out my time with non-technical activities such as writing for the Vector, singing in a choir, or staying fit through Zumba class....

The Influencing Machine: How to be a responsible consumer of media

Yvonne Chen • September 30, 2013

Yvonne Chen Managing Editor Brooke Gladstone: [email protected] Do you let bias hinder you from discovering the truth? How much of your media consumption do you consciously control? These are but...

Convocation 2013: A welcome for NJIT’s newest class

Yvonne Chen • September 27, 2013

Yvonne Chen On Wednesday, NJIT’s latest freshman class attended the annual convocation ceremony, marking their symbolic induction into the NJIT community. Various administrators and esteemed guests...

Hack Jersey: Law, Money & Politics: Where journalism and code collide

Yvonne Chen • September 27, 2013

Yvonne Chen On Saturday, NJIT played host to Hack Jersey’s “Law, Money & Politics” event. Hack Jersey is an organization that unites journalists and programmers to solve journalistic issues....

Welcome to the Village: New buildings mark a new chapter in NJIT history

Yvonne Chen • September 27, 2013

Yvonne Chen Ribbon cutting ceremony On a rare warm day amidst the onset of fall weather, students, faculty, staff and friends of NJIT gathered to witness the official opening of the Warren Street Village,...