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NJIT Makerspace – NJIT’s Dream Machine Team

Alfred Simpson, Staff Writer • September 29, 2021

Walking into the Makerspace, students are immediately greeted by a familiar design found in many startups; the layout is open, making all rooms visible to passersby to encourage learning...

Club Spotlight – Dice and Decks

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor • September 29, 2021

Dice and Decks is NJIT’s premier card and board game club. At its meetings, members can find almost anything they’d like to play, from board games to role-playing games like Dungeons &...

“MONTERO” Album Review

Evan Markowitz, Guest Contributor • September 22, 2021

Content Warning: Suicide On Sept. 17, Lil Nas X released his long-awaited “self-titled” debut album, “MONTERO.” Nas X, whose full name is Montero Lamar Hill, began his...

Reflection on coming back to campus

Ali Jamil, Contributing Writer • September 22, 2021

It wasn't too long ago that we were waking up late in the afternoon and hopping onto our online classes in our pajamas as we lay in bed cozily sipping tea while our professors talked in the...

Vector Eboard’s Advice to First-Year Students

Nicholas Merlino, Sandra Raju, Yukthi Sangoi, Karim Gueye, Ethan OMalley, and Nicolas Arango • August 25, 2021

Sandra Raju Hello Class of 2025! I am a senior biomedical engineering student minoring in Chemistry. I understand that the past year has brought about some changes to campus, but that will...

Advice to Future Highlanders

Samira Santana • April 28, 2021

My first semester at NJIT feels like it was just yesterday. I’m now in the final leg of my sophomore year, and personally, my mental growth has seen noticeable improvements— something...

Atlas: Enneagram Review

Emily Rejano • April 20, 2021

In this age of self-reflection, tools that serve as identity definitions are becoming increasingly popular. The Enneagram is a unique online personality test that characterizes people into...

Online Learning: Not “Goodbye,” But “See You Later”

Evan Markowitz, Guest Contributor • April 14, 2021

Let's face it: if you're reading this, you have probably been affected in one way or another by the phenomenon we've come to know as "online learning." Whether in the form of "synchronous online," "asynchronous online"...

My Experience with Weight Loss

Anthony McInnis • March 10, 2021

Losing weight can be a challenging experience for many. From the stresses of life to not knowing how to prepare meals, there’s always so many factors that can interfere with one’s mission to become...

Seafood: Worth the catch or better off under the sea?

Isaac Scafe and Daniil Ivanov • March 10, 2021

Overrated - By Isaac Scafe Life under the sea is better than the human world. The seaweed is greener and the fish are happier under the sea. Quite frankly, everything under the sea should just stay...

Overrated/Underrated: Dining Indoors

Evan Markowitz and Sabastian Fernandes • March 3, 2021

Overrated – by Evan Markowitz Imagine walking into your doctor’s office and sheepishly admitting that you caught COVID-19 not from a party, not from a crazy hookup, but from a Denny’s. I...

“Living Inside a Fishbowl”: Reflecting on the Pandemic

Evan Markowitz, Guest Contributor • March 3, 2021

It’s weird to think that a year ago I was figuring out my spring break plans. I wanted to travel to see friends, and take a couple days off just relax a bit. After all, that’s...