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NJIT's Student Newspaper

The Vector

Math Initiative Brings Newark Students to NJIT 

Math Initiative Brings Newark Students to NJIT 

Ethan O'Malley October 13, 2022

For the last four years, NJIT has invited high school students from several Newark schools onto campus to participate in the Math Success Initiative. This program is aimed at providing higher-level mathematical...

COVID-19: What to Expect if Infected on Campus 

COVID-19: What to Expect if Infected on Campus 

Ethan OMalley, Alumni October 3, 2022

College may be back to its in-person format, but COVID-19 still remains a cause for concern, and a few Highlanders will certainly be catching the disease this year ­— some already have. So, it is best...

Hacking on Campus at Jersey CTF

Hacking on Campus at Jersey CTF

Ethan OMalley, Alumni April 15, 2022

At 11 a.m. on April 9, 2022, NJIT’s second annual Capture the Flag competition, JerseyCTF, began. Capture the Flag here is not referring to the popular playground game, but instead to a common type...

Black History Month at NJIT

Black History Month at NJIT

Ethan OMalley, Alumni February 25, 2022

February is Black History Month, a month where Black culture and the contributions to history by Black people are sent into the spotlight. Here at NJIT, the celebration is being headed by The Union of...

NJIT is Building Back Better

NJIT is Building Back Better

Ethan OMalley, Alumni February 11, 2022

With Phase 1 of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge complete, a joint effort between the City of Newark and NJIT will now be moving into the second round of competition. The challenge was created...

Tech House in Newark

Ethan OMalley, Alumni December 10, 2021

On Sept. 30 the Urban League of Essex celebrated the completion of the Tech House. The new facility is located in the Fairmont Heights neighborhood of Newark adjacent to the Newark Collegiate...

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...

New Jersey Introduces New Voting Legislation to Expand Voter Access

New Jersey Introduces New Voting Legislation to Expand Voter Access

Ethan OMalley, Alumni April 6, 2021

Voting legislation has been an active area of political discussion over the past few weeks. On the back of a controversial election which saw former President Trump contesting the official result in several...

New Jersey Vaccine Rollout Falters in Minority Communities

New Jersey Vaccine Rollout Falters in Minority Communities

Ethan OMalley, Alumni March 10, 2021

With just under 1.5 million New Jersey residents receiving their first dose of the COVID vaccine the state is making solid progress in its goal to have 70% of the state vaccinated by June. However,...

NJIT Students On Getting Vaccinated

NJIT Students On Getting Vaccinated

Ethan OMalley, Alumni March 3, 2021

As of Tuesday, March 2, the state of New Jersey has administered over 1.8 million doses of coronavirus vaccines, with over 14% of the state population receiving at least one dose. Currently...

Professor Boufadel’s Work On Mitigating Spread of COVID-19 Through Supermarkets

Ethan OMalley, Alumni February 23, 2021

In a new paper, NJIT professor Dr. Michel Boufadel and his colleagues studied the propagation of COVID-19 particles through the airways in a supermarket setting, focusing on how...

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,...

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