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NJIT's Student Newspaper

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NJIT's Student Newspaper

The Vector

Office of Prevention and Advocacy engaging students during events this semester - Photos by Ethan Ho & Wanapat Khonsue

Office of Prevention and Advocacy Commences Its First Full Year on Campus

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief November 5, 2023

About six months ago, Brittany Gaviria Sanchez joined NJIT as the university’s inaugural Prevention Specialist in the Office of Prevention and Advocacy, which was established this summer. The office...

The War against Mosquitoes Continues

The War against Mosquitoes Continues

David Juarez, Staff Writer October 28, 2023

Aug. 20 is marked as World Mosquito Day, the anniversary of the day on which British physician Sir Ronald Ross discovered the connection between the presence of mosquitoes and the transmission of malaria....

Photo from UCAN

Talks between UCAN and NJIT Shift after Initial Contract Request Surpasses One Year of Negotiations

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2023

The negotiations between NJIT and the union that represents more than 800 teaching and research assistants, post-doctoral fellows, research professionals, and adjunct faculty is entering a new phase now...

Douar Agadir, Morocco, following September 2023 earthquakes | Photo from alyaoum24 | CC-BY-3.0

Environmental Disasters Rock North Africa

Arwa Ouali, Senior Staff Writer September 29, 2023

After 11 p.m. on Sept. 8, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook the mountain terrain in Morocco. This was one of the most powerful earthquakes Morocco had seen in over 100 years and the deadliest since 1960.   Cultural...

Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii following August 2023 wildfires | Photo from Paula Ramon | Getty Images

Hawaii Wildfires Devastate Island

Arwa Ouali, Senior Staff Writer September 29, 2023

On the night of Aug. 8, wildfires erupted in the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, which had first been established in the early 1800s.  Footage from neighbors’ properties and the ensuing investigation...

View from Prudential Headquarters in Newark | Photo from Derek Jensen | CC-BY-SA-3.0

Building Newark’s Future

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor September 29, 2023

Today, Newark is better known for dilapidated buildings and violent crime than for its heyday as the center of industrial manufacturing in the Northeast. However, a slew of major construction projects...

Images from the Red Zone installation, located in the Campus Center gallery

The Red Zone

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief September 29, 2023

This article contains mentions of sexual violence.   “Just because you can doesn’t mean you have to or even want to,” “I think I wish I was more patient and assertive,” and “my body oftentimes...

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Trends in College Enrollment

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor August 31, 2023

In the fall of 2011, 8,328 students registered for classes at New Jersey City University, better known as NJCU. By 2021, that number had dropped to just 6,918.   This trend echoed in several postsecondary...

NJIT Sets Sustainable Goals to Achieve Higher Ranking

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2023

This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory and the NJ Sustainability Reporting project. In a year-long assessment submitted to the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating...

Maple Hall Spring 2023 Updates

Maple Hall Spring 2023 Updates

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2023

The end of the Spring 2023 semester also marks the end of the first year that NJIT’s newest residence building, Maple Hall, has been in use. The virtually generated glimpse of the hall before it...

NJIT Surveying and Steel Bridge Teams Win It All!

NJIT Surveying and Steel Bridge Teams Win It All!

Aaron Dimaya, Staff Writer May 9, 2023

NJIT’s Surveying and Steel Bridge teams took first place in this year’s Metropolitan Student Symposium, hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers, or ASCE, and held at Rowan University....

Michèle Rittenhouse Exits the NJIT Stage after 49 Years

Michèle Rittenhouse Exits the NJIT Stage after 49 Years

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2023

“It was the summer of 1974 when I met Bill Gile. We were watching a play that had a mutual friend in the cast. We had a bite to eat before the show. The next day, he fired his assistant and hired...

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