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The Turning Wheel: An Everlasting Ecosystem of Imagination  

The Turning Wheel: An Everlasting Ecosystem of Imagination  

Najee Manning, Senior Staff Writer February 20, 2023

(Photo from Spotify) The moment that listeners enter American pop singer Spellling’s 2021 album “The Turning Wheel,” they are sucker-punched by rich violin, lush piano, ghostly wisps of music,...

XOXO, Njit.Confessions 

XOXO, Njit.Confessions 

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor February 20, 2023

Whenever she got a break on her shift at work, the creator of @njitconfessions on Instagram rapidly scrolled through hundreds of messages in her inbox, posting as many as she could throughout the day....

Diss Tracks 101: Reviewing Two Instant Classics 

Diss Tracks 101: Reviewing Two Instant Classics 

Paridhi Bhardwaj, Staff Writer February 15, 2023

Although some music listeners prefer happy and peaceful songs, diss tracks never fail to amaze me. I am not alone; these songs are often the most successful on the album, featuring sharp writing and pop...

Vegan for a Week  

Vegan for a Week  

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor February 15, 2023

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to eat entirely plant-based? From Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, I went vegan in the hopes of learning more about the life that a vegan NJIT student might experience....

Why we hate remakes — until we don’t  

Why we hate remakes — until we don’t  

Najee Manning, Senior Staff Writer February 15, 2023

For the last decade, the general public has collectively fallen into rolling its eyes at the horrible remakes of their favorite shows and films forced upon them. There have been a few good apples that...

Avatar: The Way of Water Review 

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review 

Haripriya Kemisetti February 8, 2023

This review contains spoilers.  In the lands of Eywa and Pandora, Jake Sully and his family continue the story of James Cameron’s “Avatar” 10 years later, in “Avatar: The Way of Water.”   After...

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a Great Pastime 

‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ is a Great Pastime 

Vaishnavi Kodali, Staff Writer February 8, 2023

This review contains spoilers.  Synopsis  This film begins with several key players: Claire Debella, Lionel Toussaint, Duke Cody, and Birdie Jay. Toussaint is the head scientist for a...

Rating Media I Consumed on a 16-Hour Flight 

Rating Media I Consumed on a 16-Hour Flight 

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor January 31, 2023

(Photo from IMDB) This article contains spoilers. Content warnings: mentions of death, self-harm, and terminal illness.  There aren’t many feelings like the sensation of clicking your...

True Stories From Newark 

True Stories From Newark 

Paridhi Bhardwaj, Staff Writer January 31, 2023

Content warnings: mentions of death, self-harm, and terminal illness.  We live in scary times; whenever one watches or reads the news, at least one headline is always about some sort of crime,...

Entertainment Highlights in the Brand-New Year 

Entertainment Highlights in the Brand-New Year 

Paridhi Bhardwaj, Staff Writer January 31, 2023

Welcome to 2020, season 3.   COVID-19 is back in a new avatar. In New Jersey, the seven-day average for confirmed positive tests is 2,184 to date, up 8% from the last week of December 2022...

  NJIT Students Consider Texting

  NJIT Students Consider Texting

Kevin Colonia December 30, 2022

University students currently live in a digital age, in which technology is an accessible tool for daily use and serving nearly every purpose. Books can be found and read online, drawing and designs can...

Songs That Summed Up My 2022 

Songs That Summed Up My 2022 

Vaishnavi Kodali, Staff Writer December 30, 2022

(Photo from Spotify) From TikTok-viral clips to Christmas classics, the following songs span a wide range of musical genres. However, each track was special to me — and millions of others around...

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