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The Vector

Americas Big Deal Featuring Newark Symphony Hall

“America’s Big Deal” Featuring Newark Symphony Hall

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor October 20, 2021

Watch out, Hollywood! Newark Symphony Hall is officially the venue for the new reality competition TV show “America’s Big Deal.” The show invites entrepreneurs nationwide to pitch solutions for...

Hispanic Heritage Month at NJIT

Hispanic Heritage Month at NJIT

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor October 6, 2021

Since Sept. 15, NJIT has been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. This period, which lasts until Oct. 15, commemorates the countless contributions that Hispanic Americans have made to the United States,...

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Spotted Lanternflies Invade New Jersey

Anthony McInnis September 29, 2021

Students and faculty at NJIT have probably seen a lot of insects sporting colorful spotted wings around campus. The Spotted Lanternfly is quite pretty. They don’t even bite or swarm people. Yet...

BioBlitz: On the hunt for plants and animals

BioBlitz: On the hunt for plants and animals

Alicia Tedesco September 29, 2021

Walking around the NJIT and Rutgers-Newark campuses, on the lookout for animals and plants of every kind and reporting them back to the organizers – that’s the “BioBlitz” event...

Scooting Around Newark

Scooting Around Newark

Sreya Das, Alumni September 22, 2021

In July 2021, Newark launched its first ever city-wide rental vehicle initiative in the form of a six-month pilot program called NewarkGo. Through this program, people can rent electric e-scooters...

Support for New University Hospital Facility in Newark

Support for New University Hospital Facility in Newark

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2021

On April 14, New Jersey state and local officials came to University Hospital and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School to show support for Governor Phil Murphy’s approval...

Stayin’ Alive - How One Newark Hotspot Moved the Dance Floor to the Living Room

Stayin’ Alive – How One Newark Hotspot Moved the Dance Floor to the Living Room

Sabastian Fernandes April 28, 2021

It seems that nowadays, life can take place almost anywhere. From doctors’ checkups in your kitchen to college lectures in your bed, remote meetings are widely used as a substitute for the...

Brownfields Assistance Center At NJIT

Brownfields Assistance Center At NJIT

Ethan OMalley, Alumni April 20, 2021

The conclusion of this semester marks over a year of activity of one of NJIT’s newest endeavors, the NJ Brownfields Assistance Center. The project aims to provide free assistance...

Newark Advocacy Groups Settle Lawsuit over Lead Water Crisis

Newark Advocacy Groups Settle Lawsuit over Lead Water Crisis

Nicholas Merlino, Alumni February 17, 2021

With more than 17,000 of approximately 19,000 lead service lines already having been replaced to combat the exposure of lead to Newark residents drawing from the city’s water...

NewarkGo: Sharing a Ride in the City

NewarkGo: Sharing a Ride in the City

Daniil Ivanov and Ethan OMalley February 10, 2021

Newark will soon begin a 6-month pilot program for an electric bicycle and scooter ride share initiative. The program, called NewarkGo, aims to target 10 high-traffic “fleet anchors” concentrated...

Shipping Container Homes for Newark Homeless

Shipping Container Homes for Newark Homeless

Ethan OMalley, Alumni February 3, 2021

Shipping containers will be converted into temporary housing situations for homeless people living in Newark Penn Station in early February. For anyone who has taken a train out of Penn Station,...

A Year Without Bullets for NPD

A Year Without Bullets for NPD

Ethan OMalley and eomalley January 26, 2021

The Newark Police Department set a record in 2020. For the first time in decades, the department has gone through an entire year without firing a single shot, especially impressive given the violent confrontations...

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