For a while I thought getting my undergraduate degree would be the last time I’d be a student. Because in a way, it can be.
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We progress through life in stages. In each stage, we dedicate all of our time toward preparing ourselves for the next one.
It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that everyone’s favorite reporter, the Prince of Print, the Sultan of Satire, the Babe Ruth of Breaking News, Simon Pepa, is about to graduate from college and will tragically no longer grace the pages of The Stute with his topical and trendy articles.
As Stevens bids farewell to another class of Ducks bound for the workforce, President Biden has paused federal student loan payments until September.
When I attempt to construct a narrative of my four years at Stevens, to present a piecemeal construction of the 1348 days between my first permanent relocation to its campus and now, I am overwhelmed by the enormity of the totality of my experience.
It might seem like a strange thing, but when I look back on the past four years at Stevens, I think about Plato’s allegory of the cave.
On April 8, Bob Maffia, Vice President for Facilities and Campus Operations at Stevens, sent an email to students and faculty with the subject “Stevens To Source 100% of its Electricity from Renewable Source.”
It was 3:00 in the afternoon when I woke up to a faint noise of the announcement on board from the cabin crew and the captain herself, “As we have started to approach the city of New York, all the passengers are requested to open their window shades as the temperature outside is 3 degrees with clear skies.”
So, I might’ve spent $15 on jam.
Well, technically, they’re preserves, made from tiny little strawberries only grown in Britain. But no matter what they are, I walked into the supermarket, went down the condiment aisle, and actively made the decision to spend an entire internship working hour on some old fruit.
In case you haven’t noticed, I am an avid fan of anime. Since middle school, I have watched a number of anime shows and movies which I have loved and enjoyed.