For the last few months, the naming of the Gianforte Family Academic Center has been a controversy for the Stevens community.
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Chris Search stands at the front of the classroom in his signature maroon polo shirt and straight-leg jeans. He has an athletic build reminiscent of a cross-country runner with a posture reflecting decades spent teaching physics to undergrad punks attending Stevens Institute of Technology.
More students are becoming addicted to nicotine thanks to a popular e-cigarette device, Juul.
On Oct. 3, in response to the Board of Trustees’ decision to rename the planned academic complex from “Gianforte Academic Center” to “Gianforte Family Academic Center,” a group of current students and alumni launched a GoFundMe campaign titled “Stevens Name Your Price.”
According to filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Stevens President Nariman Farvardin and multiple members of the Board of Trustees made monetary contributions to Gianforte’s congressional election committee, “Greg For Montana.”
Last Thursday, the Stevens Board of Trustees announced that our values have a price tag. If a donation is high enough, then the Board is willing to name our buildings after just about anyone.
As an expanding and growing school, Stevens Institute of Technology is in need of more space for students, staff, and faculty.
I started writing for The Stute as a spur of the moment decision. I saw an ad on Facebook, and wrote a short, 600-word essay about how I felt about starting college.
The petition led by Andy Waldron regarding why the Gateway Building was named after Greg Gianforte has developed a lot of controversy, and understandably so.
Recently, Stevens has accepted over $20M in donations from alumnus and RightNow Technologies founder Greg Gianforte, primarily from two $10M donations.