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Movember: The Hair Grooming Phenomenon

Fariha Tasneem • November 20, 2014

In recent years, November has been marked by a peculiar ritual often undertaken by men: not shaving facial hair for the entire month. It’s an easy task, but the result is admittedly unsightly. Normally,...

NJIT Public Safety Summary: 11-11-14

Vector Staff • November 20, 2014

NJIT Vector Summary For 10/31/2014 through 11/13/2014 Times Shown are Times Reported 10/31/2014 12:46 AM Officers issued a non-affiliate a summons for an open container of alcohol on MLK Blvd. 9:46...

Are Robots Taking Over the [Surgical] World?

Aditya Uppuluri • November 20, 2014

[(PICTURE ) Da Vinci Surgical System: Robot (On the right) & Console (On the left)] One of the greatest advances in medicine in the past decade has been the development of robotic surgery. When I...

NJIT Hackathon: The Experience

Matthew Maravilla • November 20, 2014

With the help of numerous sponsors and corporations like Ordr.In and Addteq, HackNJIT has come back to campus after a 3-year hiatus. During HackNJIT, participating students have only 24 hours to create...

What to stream this week: Family Films

Martyn Mendyuk • November 20, 2014

Thanksgiving is coming up. That means it’s time for the whole family to get together and for the kids to undoubtedly begin hogging the Netflix queue. Instead of slouching back and doing whatever you...

Studying Abroad in China: From Capitalist to Communist

Kareem Fayek • November 19, 2014

Since starting my weekly series of articles about studying abroad in China, the most common question I get from readers who reach out is: "What's it like living in a communist country?" Even though there...

Motivational: “No”

Erick (CK) Allas • November 19, 2014

Erick Allas No “No.” A two letter word that holds such power and strength that it can break through the hardest of walls. It is a word that many people either abuse or overuse—a word that crushes...

The Food Bros Review: Krug’s Tavern

Matthew Dwyer & Damian Priestner • November 19, 2014

The Food Bros Matthew Dwyer Damian Priestner The Food Bros: This week the food bros hit Krug’s Tavern, which is a nice relaxed drive off Ferry St. in the Ironbound district. Family owned and operated...

Freedom By Design

Amy Ng • November 18, 2014

NJIT’s Architecture & Design program celebrates the success of its first accessible design competition Throughout the past two months, dozens of bright minded and ambitious students at NJIT’s...