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NJIT's Student Newspaper

The Vector

NJIT's Student Newspaper

The Vector

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Student Senate Square

Hunter Russo, Student Senate Information Technology Representative April 24, 2024

Vol. C | Spring | Issue XI The Student Senate held an informative meeting on April 3. During this meeting, the Senate approved the creation of three new student organizations, The Philosophy Club, The...

NJIT Researchers Find a Way to Efficiently Detect ‘Forever Chemicals’

NJIT Researchers Find a Way to Efficiently Detect ‘Forever Chemicals’

Shree Sankar, Contributing Writer April 8, 2024

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ and are man-made substances that remain undegraded for thousands of years. When these chemicals enter human...

From left to right: Edie Westrich, Hope De Jesus, Samantha Montalbine, Namitha Yalla.

Experiences as Women at NJIT

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2024

Content Warning: This article mentions threats of violence and sexual harassment.  It was 8:30 a.m. on a Thursday last fall, and Hope De Jesus was walking to class when a man she didn’t know started...

An Amtrak Acela Express train passing through Old Saybrook, Connecticut in 2011. | Photo from Shreder 9100 | CC-BY-SA-3.0

Amtrak Retires the Original Acela Generation

Jack Grube, Contributing Writer March 25, 2024

For over 20 years, Amtrak Acela trainsets have hauled millions of people between the major American cities of the Northeast megalopolis, connecting vacationers, college students, and businesspeople alike...

A Rising Metropolis: How Newarks Horizontal Housing Expansion Is Changing the City

A Rising Metropolis: How Newark’s Horizontal Housing Expansion Is Changing the City

Nicholas Heisler, Contributing Writer February 3, 2024

Driving through Newark’s streets will soon be a very different experience from what it is today, as the city is in the midst of a development renaissance. The city has initiated a multitude of new development...

Image from SpaceX

SpaceX Test Flight Ends 2023 with a Bang

Jack Tomasello, Contributing Writer January 27, 2024

On the morning of Saturday, Nov. 18, a massive roar shook south Texas as SpaceX launched the second test flight of their new Starship rocket, eventually intended to transport people to Mars and beyond....

NJIT Provides Cybersecurity Training for All Community Members

NJIT Provides Cybersecurity Training for All Community Members

David Juarez, Staff Writer January 27, 2024

On Nov. 6, the Office of Information Service Technology, or IST, released security awareness training modules for students on the Highlander Pipeline. These modules train NJIT students and staff about...

Democrats Secure House in NJ Election

Democrats Secure House in NJ Election

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor December 4, 2023

On the chilly Tuesday, Nov. 7, voters lined up in polling booths across the nation in order to cast their votes in citizen initiatives, mayoral races, state legislature elections, and two gubernatorial...

Mike Johnson, current Speaker of the House

Mike Johnson Is Appointed Speaker of the House

Arwa Ouali, Senior Staff Writer November 11, 2023

The United States government’s legislative branch is comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Speaker of the House is the third-in-command of the country, after the President and...

Science Spotlight: Studies Reveal New Theories about Menopause in Primates

Science Spotlight: Studies Reveal New Theories about Menopause in Primates

Arwa Ouali, Senior Staff Writer November 11, 2023

Menopause is a period during which reproductive hormones begin to slow their production, an indicator of lower fertility and the menstrual cycle’s end. It’s been studied extensively in humans, yet...

Photos from NJIT ACM & Nucleus Yearbook

The 10th Annual HackNJIT Makes Waves

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor November 11, 2023

On the Saturday morning of Nov. 4, hundreds of attendees poured into the Campus Center to participate in HackNJIT, the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) annual hackathon held in conjunction...

Office of Prevention and Advocacy engaging students during events this semester - Photos by Ethan Ho & Wanapat Khonsue

Office of Prevention and Advocacy Commences Its First Full Year on Campus

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief November 5, 2023

About six months ago, Brittany Gaviria Sanchez joined NJIT as the university’s inaugural Prevention Specialist in the Office of Prevention and Advocacy, which was established this summer. The office...

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