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Vegan for a Week

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor • February 15, 2023

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to eat entirely plant-based? From Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, I went vegan in the hopes of learning more about the life that a vegan NJIT student might experience....

Intermittent Fasting: The Warrior Diet

Sabastian Fernandes and sfernandes • December 2, 2020

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock these past few years, you’ve probably heard of intermittent fasting. The basic premise: choose a stretch of time either daily or weekly that you are not...

The Paleo Diet: What About Potatoes?

Samira Santana and ssantana • December 2, 2020

The Paleo Diet is a diet that consists of eating what humans ate during the Paleolithic Era. If you’re not a history guru, this means eating the food that hunter gatherers ate. It does not restrict...

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...

Veganism: What’s the Beef?

Katherine Ji • September 20, 2018

When vegannism is mentioned, we often conjure up images of animal activists and Instagram-worthy green smoothies. However, can eating our vegetables help reduce our ecological footprint? Simply put, yes—a...