New Jersey recently became the fourth state to approve a $15 minimum wage, following California, Massachusetts, and New York in a continuing democratic state trend. NJ.com reports that the wage is set to move to…
TKE Trial: A Sentence Has Been Reached
After nearly three years, justice has been served. Joseph Micalizzi, a third-year mechanical engineering student and member of NJIT’s Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter, was fatally shot in an attempted robbery on May 2, 2016. Two…
Hague Judge Resigns from Post Following Overt Interference…
Christoph Flügge, a senior judge at the international courts in The Hague, Netherlands, set off a storm of controversy by resigning from his position, citing claims of extensive political interference by the United States and…
Unrest in Venezuela
Venezuela has been in the middle of tremendous tension and civil upheaval since the highly contested election-win of Nicolas Maduro in May 2018. Following Maduro’s recent inauguration as President in Jan. 10 of the new…
Watching Human Rights
“My life is in real danger if I return to Saudi Arabia.” Rahaf al-Qunun, a young Saudi woman seeking asylum in Thailand, has made it clear to the world that under no circumstances can she…
China Becomes First Country to Land Spacecraft on…
For the first time in human history, a spacecraft by the name of Chang’e 4 successfully made a soft landing on the far side of the moon on January 3, a mission accomplished by China’s…
More Than a Nuisance: NJIT Researchers Illuminate Disease-Carrying…
According to the World Health Organization, mosquitos are the “greatest menace” of disease-spreading insects. Mosquitos can transmit yellow fever, dengue fever, and malaria, which affect 500 million people a year. Despite the damage mosquitos do…
CIA Concludes Crown Prince Behind Kashogghi Murder
On Friday, November 16, the Central Intelligence Agency released a report concluding that the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was responsible for ordering the assassination of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October. Khashoggi,…
Veterans’ Affairs Hit Home: Thousands of Veterans are…
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. However,…