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NJIT Students Donate Personal Protective Equipment

Victoria Nguyen and vnguyen • September 16, 2020

When universities started shutting down in March 2020, many college students looked for opportunities to help their communities brace for the impact of COVID-19. Some of these students, who attend NJIT,...

El Negreeto

Victoria Nguyen and vnguyen • October 30, 2019

Akon is back. Yes, you heard me right, the man behind early 2000s hit songs like “Right Now (Na Na Na)” and “I Wanna Love You” (and for those of you that listen to Bollywood music, the singer...

Newark Lead-Water Crisis Hits Frat Row

Victoria Nguyen, vnguyen, divanov, and crafalowsky • October 15, 2019

“How do you want us to pose with this?” Mykelti Thomas, president of NJIT’s Theta Chi chapter asked. Together, he and a fellow brother solemnly held up a water filter they had recently purchased...

What’s In My Water?

Victoria Nguyen and vnguyen • September 19, 2019

Everything you need to know about the lead water crisis in Newark What is the city of Newark doing about the Lead Crisis? The city expressed its deep concern with the contamination...

Judge to Rule on Former NJIT Lecturer’s Libel Suit Against NJIT

Victoria Nguyen • January 31, 2019

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...

Remembering Naomi

Victoria Nguyen, vnguyen, hlewis, BShokralla, aedmonson, kriismandel, alefkovitz, and spemberton • December 4, 2018

"Regularly sitting in the chair next to my desk in the Murray Center, Naomi would have extended conversations with me full of stories and laughter. She would often talk about life and her love of learning–hypothesizing...

Senate Gets a New Vice President of Finance

Victoria Nguyen • October 18, 2018

The NJIT Student Senate has successfully filled a vacancy in their executive board these two past weeks. Amanda Azer, previously the Student Senate Secretary, was elected to become the new Vice President...

Tips & Trixx for Starting College

Victoria Nguyen • September 5, 2018

A new school year is upon us, and that means a fresh start for everyone; for freshmen, especially, this is a year of rapid change—and hopefully— one of rapid growth. College is great in that there...

US Senators Pushed to Pay Up

Victoria Nguyen • May 1, 2018

Male republican U.S. senators do not believe that they should pay for their own sexual harassment settlements. As of Thursday April 19, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) was the only male senator of his party to...

Growing Pains

Victoria Nguyen • May 1, 2018

What I am going to say next will likely be an unpopular opinion: I am going to miss school. Rest assured—I will not miss the incessant studying or the stress over common exams. Instead,...

Legislative Action, from Students to Senate

Victoria Nguyen • April 24, 2018

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South Korea and North Korea May Seek Peace

Victoria Nguyen • April 24, 2018

South Korea and North Korea may potentially end 60 years of historical tension and military standoff at their summit on April 27, 2018. The two countries signaled their willingness to de-escalate the situation...