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NJIT's Student Newspaper

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NJIT Moves to Allow Pass-Fail Decisions for the Fall Semester

NJIT Moves to Allow Pass-Fail Decisions for the Fall Semester

Karim Gueye and kgueye December 9, 2020

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width="1/1"][cmsmasters_text] “The stress is higher than it’s ever been as students continue to adjust to an online environment.” Aryan Path, a senior mechanical...

How NJIT Students Are Spending Their Holidays

How NJIT Students Are Spending Their Holidays

Samira Santana December 9, 2020

The end of 2020 is fast approaching with COVID-19 here to stay for the near future. Along with family traditions, workplaces and organizations all around the country are holding virtual holiday...

C-CAPS Director Talks Mental Health

C-CAPS Director Talks Mental Health

Yukthi Sangoi and ysangoi December 9, 2020

The pandemic has unfortunately added new stresses to everyone’s lives. There can only be a limited amount of face-to-face interaction between people, and as a result, many have become unemployed. Staying...

Intermittent Fasting: The Warrior Diet

Sabastian Fernandes and sfernandes December 2, 2020

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock these past few years, you’ve probably heard of intermittent fasting. The basic premise: choose a stretch of time either daily or weekly that you are not...

The Paleo Diet: What About Potatoes?

Samira Santana and ssantana December 2, 2020

The Paleo Diet is a diet that consists of eating what humans ate during the Paleolithic Era. If you’re not a history guru, this means eating the food that hunter gatherers ate. It does not restrict...

Running: It Sucks

Nicolas Arango and narango December 2, 2020

Complete and utter failure. When deciding on which lifestyle change I was going to follow for 21 days, I thought, “Why not take a challenge. Do something that you would never do,” which...

Jump Roping: Finding a Sense of Balance

Prem Naik and pnaik December 2, 2020

With everyone home during quarantine, running and biking were a popular choice for keeping in shape. Both are great sources of cardio and help keep your body active, which is especially important when...

Waking up at 5 AM: The Cold, Dark Truth

Katherine Ji and kji December 2, 2020

I’ve always said that I’m a night owl, that I preferred to work at night when everyone was asleep. The problem was, I wasn’t always working. When it’s so late at night, 2 AM looks exactly the...

Yoga: Does it Really Help?

Sandra Raju and sraju December 2, 2020

Yoga, a practice originating in India about 5,000 years ago, has been taking off in the United States in the past decade. With its purpose being to increase self-awareness and improve overall mental and...

Journaling: A Reflection on my Reflections

Daniil Ivanov and divanov December 2, 2020

This month, I was challenged to write an entry in a personal journal every day.  I’ve done month-long challenges before, such as not drinking coffee or two separate times where I committed to...

21 Days to Form a Habit: The Vector Newspaper Takes on Lifestyle Changes

21 Days to Form a Habit: The Vector Newspaper Takes on Lifestyle Changes

Katherine Ji and kji December 2, 2020

What does it take to form — or break — a habit? A common habit-forming tool amongst self-help communities revolves around the 21 Day Challenge. Many coaches and blogs utilize this formula. The...

Students Take to TikTok During Pandemic

Students Take to TikTok During Pandemic

Nicolas Arango, narango, and Prem Naik December 2, 2020

If you have not heard of TikTok by now, you have to have been living under a rock. From its various controversies, to the rise of new TikTok stars, TikTok has crept its way...

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