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Veterans Affairs Hit Home: Thousands of Veterans are not Receiving Benefits

Veterans’ Affairs Hit Home: Thousands of Veterans are not Receiving Benefits

Katherine Ji December 7, 2018

On November 12, 2018, NJIT joined millions across the country in celebrating and thanking veterans for our freedom, with the Dean of Students and Campus Life holding a ceremony in the Campus Center Atrium....

Thousand Oaks, California

Thousand Oaks, California

Jagathi Kalluru November 29, 2018

America mourns another mass shooting tragedy. On November 17, the 312thday of 2018, the 307thAmerican mass shooting of the year took place at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California....

Left, Right, Middle: Is universal basic income a sustainable idea for the future?

Left, Right, Middle: Is universal basic income a sustainable idea for the future?

Nicole Cheney November 1, 2018

[one_third]Liberal - Nicole Cheney  Universal basic income is not a sustainable long-term solution. Why should the rich be given table scraps that could change the life of someone in the working...

Why the Silence? Male Victims vs Society

Beshoy Shokralla October 24, 2018

When I think about why we do not hear from male victims of sexual assault or harassment in the media, I immediately think of a Saturday Night Live skit. In this skit, Pete Davidson plays a 15-year-old...

Left, Right, Middle: Is there a Problem with Straight-Ticket Voting?

Left, Right, Middle: Is there a Problem with Straight-Ticket Voting?

Adrian Wong October 24, 2018

[one_third]Liberal - Nicole Cheney In a country with a broken political system, it’s hard to place the blame on any one individual for their particular voting choices. Straight-ticket voting, an option...

Left, Right, Middle: Do you believe the Kavanaugh hearing has been presented fairly?

Left, Right, Middle: Do you believe the Kavanaugh hearing has been presented fairly?

Arif Uddin October 18, 2018

    [one_third]Liberal - Nicole Cheney  If a general election nine months away issufficient reason to nullify Supreme Court appointment proceedings, then one would contend that treason,...

A Prisoners Dilemma: China-U.S. Trade War

A Prisoner’s Dilemma: China-U.S. Trade War

Anuj Patel October 15, 2018

On March 1 of 2018, President Trump rolled out a series of tariffs on China. On his personal Twitter account, he tweeted “when a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually...

Brett Kavanaugh: The Story So Far

Brett Kavanaugh: The Story So Far

Beshoy Shokralla September 26, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh is the latest judge to be nominated to the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump. His hearings came to an end on September 7 and committee voted to send him to the full chamber on September...

Trump, Russia, and the White House: Thoughts from the NJIT Student Body?

Trump, Russia, and the White House: Thoughts from the NJIT Student Body?

Anuj Patel September 26, 2018

Controversy rocked the Trump Presidency since before Donald Trump was even sworn in and political opinion in America has become even more polarized. A survey of 113 random NJIT students has revealed that...

Is Fracking Worth the Risk?

Is Fracking Worth the Risk?

Anuj Patel September 19, 2018

[one_third]Liberal --  Nicole Cheney  Hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as “fracking,” is the process by which water and other chemicals are pumped into a horizontal well at pressures...

A man spraying a pesticide on some plants in his garden

France Bans Pesticides

Sreya Sanyal September 19, 2018

An environmental crisis that affects agriculturalists ranging from international farm conglomerates to home gardeners is underway: the depletion of bee populations. Bee populations around the globe are...

Cleaning the Passaic River

Cleaning the Passaic River

Daniil Ivanov September 19, 2018

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