On 3 April, NJIT alumnus Ryan Cruz (Industrial Design, 2014) will appear on ABC’s Shark Tank alongside his brother Eric and lifelong friend Kevin Zamora. In 2014, Cruz presented his senior thesis project where he had to create a product: a shoe with an easily detachable sole that then converts into a slipper. Two years later, Ryan, Eric and Kevin...
NJIT in Space
For the past two decades, NJIT’s Dr. Boris Khusid has been engaged in space research with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and one of his experiments was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 7. ACE-T-Ellipsoids is a series of experiments at the ISS which explore the behavior of colloidal solutions. Dr. Khusid has been working on this project for the past six years, and...
Inaugural Multicultural Festival Celebrates NJIT’s Diversity
On March 4, as the sun set and silence fell over NJIT just outside, the Campus Center Ballroom was brimming with the reverberations of Filipino tinikling sticks, the pounding of West African djembe drums and the swishes of Russian sarafan skirts. This night, students and faculty celebrated almost 20 different cultures during Student Senate’s inaugural Multicultural Festival. Altogether, this event garnered over 400 attendees...
RHA Hosts Conference for 36 Regional University Residence Hall Associations
On the weekend of Feb. 21 to 23, the NJIT Residence Hall Association (RHA) hosted the Regional Business Conference (RBC), convening 179 delegates from 36 colleges. The conference was held to conduct business relating to managing the structure supporting our region’s residence hall associations. Hosting the event was a logistical feat and the culmination of a year’s work by a student-led team of NJIT RHA members. RHA is...
Lucia Rodriguez-Friere Lead Water Research
NJIT is no stranger to the lead-water crisis that continues to plague Newark citizens, with continuous testing and replacement of repairs being watched closely in the past years as the extent of Newark’s drinking water problem came to light. Dr. Lucia Rodriguez-Friere’s research team in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of several such teams leading the charge in educating others...
Graduate Students Protest
On Thursday, Feb. 6, dozens of NJIT graduate students picketed between Campus Center and Fenster Hall. After the protest, students marched to Eberhardt Hall for the public section of the Board of Trustees meeting, holding up signs saying “NJIT works because WE do” and “NJIT Grads Deserve Better,” among others. One of the primary causes for the protest is that...
NJIT’s Clocktower Curse
There’s a chance that during your time at NJIT, you’ve heard of a curse—one destined upon those who walk under the clock tower just outside the Campus Center. “…Whoever walks under the clocktower is doomed…” Though joyous and musical in the eyes of many students here, some upperclassmen will enlighten you on the superstition surrounding it. While students hear many...
Landing Your Internship
“The employer motivation is stronger than it’s ever been, the span of candidates that they will consider for internships is wider than it’s ever been, [and] the demand for tech talent has never been as great.” -Gregory Mass, CDS Internships are like movie trailers: they allow students to experience what it’s like to work in their field, so they can...
Mohamed Elshahed: 2018 London Design Biennale Medal Winner
The London Design Biennale, hosted from September 4 – 23 of 2018, represents an international exchange of ideas and ingenuity in design. With 39 countries and territories competing from all six human-populated continents, the biennale had a diverse array of exhibitions. This year’s London Design Biennale Medal, awarded to the most outstanding overall contribution, was won by NJIT alumnus Mohamed...
Judge to Rule on Former NJIT Lecturer’s Libel Suit Against NJIT
Jason Jorjani, a former university lecturer at NJIT, is demanding $25 million in damages from NJIT A federal district court judge is expected to rule soon on a libel suit filed by a former NJIT lecturer whose controversial views on race and eugenics were criticized by NJIT administrators and professors last year. The lawsuit was filed in federal district court...
NJIT Esports Team Competes at New York Overwatch Tournament
On Saturday, December 8, a team of six NJIT gamers braved New York public transportation and the cold streets of Brooklyn, fueled only by some donuts and coffee, to compete in the Invitational Collegiate Overwatch Tournament at the New York Excelsior (NYXL) Shop and Local Area Network (LAN). This is NJIT Esports club’s first time competing at NYXL as part...
2018 Director’s Project
The objective is simple: “How do you tell a clear story?” The “2018 Director’s Project”ran this past weekend in the Jim Wise Theater, and it was not an event to be missed. “The Director’s Project”is a series of nine short plays, each ten minutes long, that are directed, performed, and staged by students. Each of the directors, ranging from sophomores...
Safety on Campus: NJIT Launches First Aid and Community Service Officer Program
On October 15, NJIT will be launching a pilot program for on-campus student Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Community Service Officers (CSOs). This is a new endeavor headed by NJIT Public Safety and will also be governed as a club under Student Senate. NJIT Public Safety teamed up with Student Senate, the Dean of Students and Campus Life, Dr. Boger,...
#NikeBoycott
On Monday, September 3, Nike debuted its 30th-anniversary “Just Do It” campaign, with advertisements featuring Serena Williams, Odell Beckham Jr., and Colin Kaepernick. The announcement immediately started trending on Twitter when people saw Kaepernick reappear in the news. The ad featuring Kaepernick read “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” Colin Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the San...
The Saga of President Trump and the FBI
It has been over one and a half years since the FBI began investigating. June 16, 2015—nearly three years ago—Donald J. Trump announced that he would be running for the position of President of the United States. Shortly after, Russia and Russian news outlets showed favoritism to the dark horse candidate, seeing an opportunity to re-establish connections with the United...
Who Can Use The Makerspace?
With a budget of approximately 11.5 million dollars, the NJIT Makerspace continues to make progress in renovating the facility for student use. Despite opening its doors to the public last December 2017, the Makerspace is still under construction. NJIT President, Joel S. Bloom, claims that makerspaces offer significant educational, research, and economic development tools with NJIT’s being the largest in...
Students Claim NJIT Advising is Adequate
In a recent survey conducted by NJIT’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness, over a thousand students contributed their opinion regarding the service provided by their academic advisor. The results of the survey were positive overall with questions focusing on students’ personal experiences with their advisor and whether or not the session was useful. A little over thirteen-hundred (or 19%) of NJIT...
NJIT’s Parking Issue
3,698 Student Permits Issued | 2,968 Parking Spaces Available At NJIT, commuter students who drive to school typically utilize the parking deck service offered to them. There are two parking decks available to students; the older deck is located on Summit Street and the newer deck is located on Wilsey Street. Each semester, students have the option of purchasing a parking...
NJIT Professor Placed on Administrative Leave During Administrative Review of Alt-Right Involvement
NJIT Lecturer Dr. Jason Jorjani was placed on administrative leave on Monday, according to Matthew Goldstein, Chief Strategy Officer of NJIT. According to President Bloom, NJIT administration is continuing their review of the situation involving Dr. Jorjani’s involvement with the alt-right movement, which was brought into the spotlight after the New York Times published a video where Dr. Jorjani appears...
Dr. Jorjani Under Review After Alt-Right Involvement Pushed Into the Spotlight
The NJIT community was taken by surprise after a video published last week by The New York Times pushed Dr. Jason Jorjani’s involvement with the Alt-Right into the spotlight. The video was part of an undercover report produced by Patrik Hermansson, a Swedish graduate student working for the British advocacy organization, Hope Not Hate, and was embedded alongside an Op-Ed piece published in to The New York Times on Tuesday, September 19. Dr. Jorjani and Hermansson met in a New York pub where the...
The Thoughts of NJIT Students 50 Years Ago
Seventy-four alumni from the class of 1967 have written biographies reflecting upon their lives since graduating from the Newark College of Engineering, now known as the New Jersey Institute of Technology. As time moves forward, things are often left behind: pieces of pop culture, clothing trends, technology, and the events that took place while they lived “in the moment.” What...
NJIT 2020 Vision
Two years into the 2020 Vision plan, NJIT has been initiating a number of changes across campus – and students have started to notice. Dubbed the “blueprint for achieving the vision shared by the NJIT community for 2020,” by authors of the plan, NJIT’s 2020 Vision was developed with the goal of continuing the school’s trajectory towards becoming a leading...
NJIT Raises Price of Parking
For Full Time Commuters, the price to register has increased yearly, from twenty-five dollars in 2013, to thirty, thirty-five, and forty dollars each following year For the fourth consecutive year in a row, NJIT has increased the price of parking for commuters and residents alike. With roughly eleven thousand students (undergrad and graduate students), the New Jersey Institute of Technology...
Chlöe’s ‘In Pieces’: A Heartfelt but Scattered Debut
Photo from Spotify For over seven years, the singer/songwriter duo Chloe x Halle, composed of twins Chloe and Halle Bailey, has made waves through unique compositions of experimental contemporary R&B. This year, Chloe Bailey experienced the tumultuousness of adulthood and chose to release solo music that shows her personal journey during Chloe x Halle’s music hiatus. As a solo artist,...
‘Suzume’: A Poignant, Mystical Adventure
Photo from IMDb Fans of “Your Name” and “Weathering with You,” rejoice! A new movie by Makato Shinkai was finally released in American theaters in April. “Suzume No Tojimari,” or “Suzume,” as it is known to American audiences, is Shinkai’s latest movie, tackling concepts such as closure, love, trauma, and ecological disasters. “Suzume” follows a 17-year-old girl named Suzume Iwato...
‘Swarm’: Rooting for the Unrootable
Photo from Prime Video “This is not a work of fiction” is the first disclaimer that “Swarm” presents to its audience, a complete contradiction to the fictional show that begins seconds later. Although this may simply seem like playful wording for the first episode, this bewildering statement is only the beginning of the insanity that “Swarm” plans to impose on...
‘Baby J’ Review
Photo from Netflix This review contains mentions of substance abuse and self-harm. John Mulaney has had a rough few years. The stand-up comedian was initially vaulted to fame through his segments on the show “Saturday Night Live” and his Netflix specials “New in Town,” “The Comeback Kid,” and “Kid Gorgeous.” His combination of boyish charm and mature witticism drew primarily...
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’: The Reimagining of Princess Peach
Photo from Illumination Entertainment For video game lovers across the world, Mario and Luigi are more than just characters bleeping across a computer screen. They are a symbol of many childhoods, spending countless hours exploring unique and interesting worlds in the search for Princess Peach. When it was announced that the franchise would be reimagined into a movie, it was...
Campus Catalog: Nicholas Volpe
Photo by Yukthi Sangoi A Feature on the NJIT Community Nicholas Volpe, Fourth-year Computer Engineering Major What are some of your interests? I absolutely love messing with technology, meeting new people, music, going out and experiencing new things, learning new ideas, and being outside in the sun! Whether it’s messing around with some funny little program, or some huge project,...
In with the Engineers, Out with the Algae
Photo by Erin Foody NJIT’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders is always working on improving the quality of life of local and developing communities. One of its two current main projects includes a region inside Cotopaxi, Ecuador called Maca Grande; the objective is to provide a clean source of water to improve health and accessibility of those living in the...
The Broken Vinyls: Set to Release Debut EP
Photo by Elena Spiteri Alternative indie rock band The Broken Vinyls has announced that its EP, “Exit 151,” will officially be released on May 19. The group features second-year NJIT information technology major Rockwell Dela Rosa on drums, second-year Essex County College student Jonathan Arevalo on guitar and vocals, second-year Essex County College student Bryant Ayala on guitar and vocals,...
AIS and PSA Throw the Desi Wedding of the Semester
Photo by Areej Qamar The night of May 1, just a few days before finals began for NJIT students, was not a quiet one for the Association of Indian Students (AIS) and the Pakistani Student Association (PSA). The two organizations amassed their large followings to host a “Mock Shaadi,” which had been performed at other universities with significant South Asian...