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Posts published in “Opinion”

Let’s Shake it Up!

I’ve passed Birch a countless number of times, but I had only judged it to be a bar, a place not suitable for a sophomore like myself.

Studying in the lowlands

Sixty percent of the Dutch population lives below sea level.  The centuries old water management practices in the Netherlands are what keeps much of the country afloat.  

A new hope

“Hello, my name is Mary Ruane and I’m from Mountainside, New Jersey.” No, scratch that. They don’t care where you’re from, besides that’s too formal.

Congratulations Class of 2017

To the graduating class, I just want to say congratulations. Whether it has been four, five, or more years here at Stevens, I’m sure you are more than ready to leave.

Per Aspera Ad Astra

Hardship- a state or instance of serious continued difficulty or misfortune. Someone had it right to make our university’s motto “per aspera ad astra” or in English “through hardship to the stars”.  

To my graduating self:

Congratulations, class of 2017. This issue of the Stute is dedicated to you, but as selfish as I am, I’ll take this opportunity to write a letter to myself in four years, for when I graduate in 2020.

Reality check

Life always has an interesting way of working itself out. The anxieties of not knowing what you’re doing, which people will you keep in touch with, where you’re living, and so on about post graduation can really add up when the clock is severely ticking down to May 24.

What’s your utopia?

Utopia gets a bad rap. If someone calls you or your idea “utopian,” they usually mean it as an insult, a synonym for naïve and unrealistic.