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Find your diner (or whatever works for you)

With the anticipation of primary elections (discussed two columns down), the anxiety of obligations, and the imminence of graduation for some, there is a danger of getting swept up in a quickening torrent of work, practices, meetings — life.

Examining the “useless liberal arts major” myth

As I am writing this, a proud student of the College of Arts and Letters (read: tour guide) at our historically engineering-focused school, there is a nationwide conversation on the importance of the humanities in STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields like the one we as Stevens students engage in.

The Freshman 15

Let’s get one thing straight: I didn’t gain 15 pounds at Stevens. I actually only gained 10 pounds when I got here.

Your style résumé

Finally, a useful article! No, but seriously, how many times have you walked passed Schaefer gym during a career fair only to see a long, winding line of identically dressed, white and navy worker ants?

A backdoor for “us” is a backdoor for “them”

Last March, China’s National People’s Congress wrote a draft for an anti-terrorism bill that required companies to implement encryption backdoors. A spokeswoman from the Chinese Foreign Ministry insisted that the bill was “a requirement for the government in combating terrorism.”

Have we reached a cyberpunk reality?

One of my favorite worlds to engage in, whether it be through books or movies, is the cyberpunk reality world. The term “cyberpunk” is closely associated with sci-fi movies and video games, and they can construct these worlds to appear real to us.

Starring… Jess Castiglione

Welcome to the new column in the Stute! I will be featuring interviews with Stevens students who are passionate about the arts.