Few events in modern history have arrived more unexpectedly than the 1979 Iranian revolution. In the United States, agencies of observation and prognostication, including academic circles, newsgroups, and the Central Intelligence Agency, were caught almost entirely by surprise.
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Matthew Cunningham is majoring in Science and Technology Studies at Stevens. In the past four years, Matthew has reported over 150 articles on metro, university, and campus news; science features and commentary; opinion; and arts and culture features. During his time at the Stute, Matthew has served as a columnist, webmaster, managing editor, and editor-in-chief.
Here’s one way to explain the weirdness of this year’s presidential election for the Student Government Association: Mercury is in retrograde.
An unusual sight is expected this year on Halloween night in Hudson County, New Jersey. Stevens staff are terrified. Hoboken residents are reminded to monitor their children.
Look at the bench, and see if you can figure it out. It’s on the west side of Babbio Patio, tucked in the corner, out of the way of major foot traffic.
It wasn’t long ago, really, when kayaking to class was seriously considered by students. With enough rainfall, and with Hoboken’s aging sewer system, residents of the Mile Square City sometimes had to trudge through several inches of flooding when walking out their front doors.
Eleven new Senators have joined the Senate of the Student Government Association, following two weeks of nominations and campaigning. These 11 — increasing the number of Senators from 15 to 26 — will join the deliberative body of students that oversee over 110 student organizations, manage a $1.7 million budget, and advocate for student issues in and out of Stevens.
When you step onto the Stevens campus, it’s clear to see that some very important changes are taking place (I mean, it’s pretty hard to miss the construction around here), but this year we have a quieter and much less bothersome change occurring in our Office of Undergraduate Student Life — the arrival of our new Greek Coordinator, Amanda DePinho!
Try it: stand on Babbio Patio, face the skyline of Manhattan, and look at it, the colorful, discordant mixture of skyscrapers that line the horizon — get in your oohs and aahs — before you imagine Times Square, in an instant, decimated by a W-80 nuclear cruise missile.
Perhaps for the first time in your life, you don’t have to tell someone where you’re going or when you’re coming home.