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NJIT's Student Newspaper

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Student Activities Fees per semester by university | Graphic by Ian Atkins

Student Activities Fees: What Its Approved Increase Means for Students

Ian Atkins, Contributing Writer April 24, 2024

In every enrolled undergraduate student’s payment portal for NJIT, they can see a section called the Student Activities Fee. This is a portion of what students pay to the university that is allocated...

Guest Speaker Ibrahim Jaaber addresses Halallywood attendees.

Halallywood Bedazzles the Ballroom

Hafsa Ali, Contributing Writer March 25, 2024

NJIT’s Muslim Students Association (MSA) held its largest annual event, Halallywood, welcoming over 400 people to participate in a gameshow, watch a movie starring members of the MSA, and enjoy a variety...

Recruitment specialists Adrian Ghilardi and Brian Lyke table in Weston Hall to capture interest in the brotherhood.

Phi Delta Theta Comes to NJIT

Arwa Ouali, Senior Staff Writer March 10, 2024

Fraternities and sororities serve as a community and a way to find brothers and sisters, respectively, who will remain committed to their new family through college and beyond. Adrian Ghilardi, the recruitment...

Graphic by Kapila Mane and Ashley Saldana

Sneak Peek of JerseyCTF IV

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief March 10, 2024

Preparations are well underway for the cyberpunk-themed JerseyCTF IV, the fourth annual capture-the-flag (CTF) event organized by the NJIT Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), NJIT Information and...

Central King Buildings main entrance facing the clock tower.

Dean of Students Office Relocates to Agile Strategy Lab

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief March 3, 2024

NJIT’s Campus Center is the go-to hub for many students. The basement has club and game spaces, the first floor has eateries and lounges, the second has study and event areas, the third floor has the...

NJIT Offers Biweekly Screenings for Sexually Transmitted Infections

NJIT Offers Biweekly Screenings for Sexually Transmitted Infections

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor February 24, 2024

College is a time for students to explore the world, meet new people, and learn more about themselves; unsurprisingly, this period is often associated with increased sexual activity. A study by the Health...

NJ Transit Proposes Increase in Bus and Train Fares

NJ Transit Proposes Increase in Bus and Train Fares

Najee Manning, Senior Staff Writer February 24, 2024

Riders could be paying 15% more for train and bus transportation starting July 1 if NJ Transit approves a proposed fare increase.   The proposal — announced last month — also calls for an additional...

Flooding in Essex County, New Jersey after Hurricane Ida in 2021 | Photo from Destroyeraa-alt | CC-BY-SA-4.0

A Call to Fight

Sadia Mohiuddin, Contributing Writer February 15, 2024

Envision this — rain patters on a street surface, accumulating until it pours across the concrete, sweeping along with the howling winds. Below the surface, a myriad of copper, clay, and wooden pipes...

The Place of Dwelling built by NJIT architecture students in front of Weston Hall on the Warren Street side.

NJIT Students Support Newark’s Unhoused Population

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor February 10, 2024

In November, Newark mayor Ras Baraka made headlines by announcing that the unsheltered homelessness rate in New Jersey’s largest city had fallen 57.6%, according to an annual study conducted by the New...

Mike Johnson, current Speaker of the House

Mike Johnson Is Appointed Speaker of the House

Arwa Ouali, Senior Staff Writer November 11, 2023

The United States government’s legislative branch is comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Speaker of the House is the third-in-command of the country, after the President and...

Science Spotlight: Studies Reveal New Theories about Menopause in Primates

Science Spotlight: Studies Reveal New Theories about Menopause in Primates

Arwa Ouali, Senior Staff Writer November 11, 2023

Menopause is a period during which reproductive hormones begin to slow their production, an indicator of lower fertility and the menstrual cycle’s end. It’s been studied extensively in humans, yet...

Photos from NJIT ACM & Nucleus Yearbook

The 10th Annual HackNJIT Makes Waves

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor November 11, 2023

On the Saturday morning of Nov. 4, hundreds of attendees poured into the Campus Center to participate in HackNJIT, the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) annual hackathon held in conjunction...

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