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A Light-hearted Plea to Continue Wearing Masks Post-Pandemic

A Light-hearted Plea to Continue Wearing Masks Post-Pandemic

Isaac Scafe February 10, 2021

*This piece is written satirically.  If this pandemic has done one thing right, it has been bringing the habit of wearing face masks into style. I’ve found no greater joy than slipping...

The Death of the Snow Day is a Damn Shame

The Death of the Snow Day is a Damn Shame

Evan Markowitz and emarkowitz February 10, 2021

COVID-19 and online interaction has taught us one particular lesson: Nothing is sacred. One crucial adaptation that was mourned this winter across the nation? We killed the snow day.  As...

Official portrait of Vice President Joe Biden in his West Wing Office at the White House, Jan. 10, 2013. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

My Hopes and Fears for President-elect Joe Biden’s Presidency

Isaac Scafe and iscafe December 2, 2020

After much anticipation and weeks of recounts and failed court cases by the Trump Administration, Democratic candidate Joseph Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election. With...

The Lack of Proper Food Labeling at GDS: To Eat or Not to Eat?

The Lack of Proper Food Labeling at GDS: To Eat or Not to Eat?

Sabastian Fernandes and sfernandes November 25, 2020

From a morning pick-me-up to a late-day feast with friends, residential students look often rely on food from Gourmet Dining Services (GDS), the dining hall on campus. However, GDS’s...

Alex Trebek and His Impact on Students

Alex Trebek and His Impact on Students

Yukthi Sangoi and ysangoi November 25, 2020

On Nov. 8, legendary host Alex Trebek lost his battle against pancreatic cancer, devastating the nation immensely. Trebek is most known for hosting Jeopardy, a game show that...

Anti-Cheating Measures  Overly Invasive

Anti-Cheating Measures Overly Invasive

Sabastian Fernandes and sfernandes October 28, 2020

“Respondus Lockdown Browser” has become a phrase synonymous with fear that makes the stomachs of college students everywhere turn with disgust. With virtual learning becoming the...

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The Fifty-Five Dollar Question: Student Activities Fee

Sabastian Fernandes and sfernandes October 28, 2020

Among the hubbub of the start of every college semester, one thing that most all college students dread to see are their tuition fees. While the Bursar’s office reassures us that all of our money is...

Presidential Drinking Games

Presidential Drinking Games

Katherine Ji and kji October 28, 2020

This past month, voters across the nation braced for the impact of the Presidential debates, armed with beer cans in hand. Turning to the long-standing tradition of debate-related drinking games, students...

Protecting the People: How to Defend Against Misinformation

Protecting the People: How to Defend Against Misinformation

Sabastian Fernandes and sfernandes September 30, 2020

Just weeks before the upcoming presidential elections come to a head, celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian participated in yet another social...

Unmasked and Exposed

Unmasked and Exposed

Karim Gueye September 17, 2020

An unnofficial NJIT Instagram was born and deleted within the span of the first week of school. The ripples of this page have affected the way several NJIT students...

Handicap Accessibility: An Inside Look at On-Campus Accessibility

Handicap Accessibility: An Inside Look at On-Campus Accessibility

Zane Nogueras and znogueras May 9, 2019

Near the end of January, I was at the Wellness and Events Center (WEC) playing basketball. Not even an hour in, I landed hard onto the court, and I felt a pain in the back of my leg, like a hammer  swung...

French Fries Land at University Ave: Are You in Heaven?

French Fries Land at University Ave: Are You in Heaven?

Shanee Halevi February 14, 2019

[ngg src="galleries" ids="64" display="basic_thumbnail"]Walking through the pearly gates of French Fry Heaven, I was drawn to giant menu on the back wall. As I scanned it, I became very aware that fry...

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