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The Vector

NJIT's Student Newspaper

The Vector

NJIT's Student Newspaper

The Vector

In Memory of Stephen Hawking

Johnpierre Grajales March 27, 2018

On March 13 of this year, the brilliant physicist Stephen Hawking passed away after an incredible 50+ year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). While this disability greatly affected him physically,...

How An Immigrant Changed America: Jacob Riis

How An Immigrant Changed America: Jacob Riis

Johnpierre Grajales February 20, 2018

While the overall condition of living has improved in America, much of it is due to the dedication and perseverance of many of the immigrants in the nineteenth century and onwards. Protests, petitions,...

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

Johnpierre Grajales December 12, 2017

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is the newest addition to the Animal Crossing franchise and has brought the charm and gameplay to mobile devices around the globe! The game centers around the player building...

Are You LinkedIn?

Are You LinkedIn?

Johnpierre Grajales December 12, 2017

Today, many prospective workers and students use the internet to find jobs and internships to utilize their skills and broaden their horizons. LinkedIn is a social media site that focuses on business,...

What Happened to YikYak?

What Happened to YikYak?

Johnpierre Grajales November 23, 2017

Do you the remember an anonymous chat/social media app with a yak as the mascot? You may or may not, but those who are somewhat familiar with it may be asking what happened to it. It seemed to just drop...

EA: Challenge Everything, Including the Fans

EA: Challenge Everything, Including the Fans

Johnpierre Grajales November 23, 2017

Electronic Arts (also known as EA) is a video game production company known for many titles including Madden NFL, FIFA, Dead Space, and Battlefield. Recently, the company has been put under fire for their...

Gacha Games Gotcha Wallet

Gacha Games Gotcha Wallet

Johnpierre Grajales November 7, 2017

These days, many smartphone users have software applications varying from fitness trackers to social media to video games. What many consider “free to play” games are “pay to win”, which tempts...

Full Metal Jacket & Requiem For a Dream

Johnpierre Grajales November 7, 2017

Movies are the conglomeration of the director’s ideal frames and sounds stitched together to form what they consider a work of art. While some want to leave the audience with a chuckle to remember, others...

Sound of Horror

Johnpierre Grajales October 30, 2017

Humans have evolved in a way to preserve ourselves, be it through our endurance, intelligence, or our natural instincts. One such instinct is our perception of danger from sound. Sound is utilized in many...

Video Game Review: Cuphead

Video Game Review: Cuphead

Johnpierre Grajales October 16, 2017

Cuphead, for those who do not know, is a run and gun side scrolling video game with visuals akin to 1930s animation, also known as "rubber hose" animation. Cup head is a level-based game with bosses at...

Snapchat and Streaming Apps Killing Your Battery

Snapchat and Streaming Apps Killing Your Battery

Johnpierre Grajales October 6, 2017

Snapchat, a video and photo sending application, is known by many of its users to be a “battery hog” or a software application that uses up a lot of battery. This can be attributed to its high bandwidth...

Steam Directly Affects Developers Pockets

Steam Directly Affects Developer’s Pockets

Johnpierre Grajales September 28, 2017

The new curating system of Steam Direct has replaced Steam Greenlight and imposed a $100 recoupable publishing fee for each title, but this fee did not seem to have an effect on the number of games on...

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