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NJIT's Student Newspaper

The Vector

NJIT's Student Newspaper

The Vector

Consider the Stork: Why Free Birth Control Matters for College Students

Consider the Stork: Why Free Birth Control Matters for College Students

Christine Olukere, Staff Writer January 27, 2024

For many young people in college, a sense of anticipation permeates the air; they count the hours until the results of an important exam, the minutes until the end of class, and the number of days until...

We will not wait for the next school shooting

January 25, 2024

Written by Andrew Sun and Alexander Denza, UNC Chapel Hill March for Our Lives Editor’s Note: The following is a student-written op-ed, signed by over 144 student leaders and meant to be published...

Springing Forward or Falling Back

Springing Forward or Falling Back

David Juarez, Staff Writer December 4, 2023

On Nov. 5, the biannual occurrence of time manipulation, better known as “falling back,” or the end of Daylight Savings Time occurred, allowing us to gain an extra hour of sleep. I know that for many...

A Veteran’s Guide to Study Abroad

A Veteran’s Guide to Study Abroad

Matthew Fleishman, Staff Writer December 4, 2023

It’s your first, or maybe fifth, semester at NJIT, and you are looking forward to making the most of your college experience. The classes, clubs, friends, parties, events, and…maybe even studying abroad...

Dear Highlander, My boo just ghosted me

Areej Qamar, Executive Editor October 28, 2023

Dear Highlander,  My boo just ghosted me, and I actually have no idea why. I thought that things were going pretty well with them, but they’ve completely disappeared and stopped responding to my...

Affirmative Action: Good Intentions with Bad Results

Affirmative Action: Good Intentions with Bad Results

Ali Jamil, Contributing Writer October 28, 2023

“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need” is a fundamentally noble and just goal for a nation to strive for. After all, none of us can control the circumstances of our upbringing....

The Gravity of Affirmative Action

The Gravity of Affirmative Action

Christine Olukere, Staff Writer October 28, 2023

Once upon a time, during that tempestuous period known as college admissions season, I managed to get to the interview portion of the Harvard University application process. With my entire family in tow,...

Humanities Classes Aren’t Just Easy As

Humanities Classes Aren’t Just Easy As

Ali Jamil, Contributing Writer October 12, 2023

It is the age-old habit of every STEM major to look down upon humanities classes as if they’re worth nothing more than the easy As and credits that they provide. “After all, when exactly am I going...

Dear Highlander: I absolutely flunked my first college exam

Areej Qamar, Executive Editor October 12, 2023

Dear Highlander,  I studied so much and felt confident, but I absolutely flunked my first college exam. I have no idea where I went wrong — I've never studied nearly as much as I did for this exam....

View of the bridge between the Campus Center and Fenster Hall

There’s More to a College Than Its Ranking

Ali Jamil, Contributing Writer October 8, 2023

There was an interesting mix of emotions I felt upon seeing NJIT’s #19 Wall Street Journal ranking on my friends’ Instagram stories. On one hand, the overly critical student in me was thinking “oh,...

Photo taken from a UCAN rally at the Board of Trustees meeting on Nov. 17, 2022

We Are NJIT’s Academic Workers, and Enough Is Enough

Nicholas Harty, Contributing Writer September 29, 2023

July 1, 2023 marked one year since the expiration of the United Council of Academics at NJIT’s (UCAN) old employment contracts. Since then, adjuncts, graduate employees, and postdoctoral researchers...

Graphic by Areej Qamar

Summer Deserves a Longer Shout-Out

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor September 29, 2023

The sun glares down on your back as you adjust your beach towel. The water is warm, the weather balmy, and for once, your bathing suit isn’t giving you rashes. You reach sleepily for your steamy Colleen...

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