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Holiday activities

As the semester comes to a slow and painful close, it may feel impossible to enjoy the holiday atmosphere of Hoboken and New York City.

Wrapping up 2023

The end of the semester (and year) certainly comes with a range of a lot of different emotions. What I’ve most frequently referenced to people who ask how I’m doing since we’ve come back from Thanksgiving break is a meme that keeps popping up on my Instagram feed lately.

A Stevens New Year’s resolution

Would you change anything about your Fall semester if you could go back and relive it again? I think this question helps us reflect on how accomplished we feel about the semester.

What’s the point of finals?

Finals season is upon us, that necessary evil aiming to measure a semester’s worth of learning.

Evaluating students’ cumulative knowledge is a difficult and stressful task for both the student and the professor.

Lebanese Christmas

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I’ve never had Thanksgiving turkey before, told people why I’m thankful for them, or argued with my family members about Donald Trump over a drumstick (although I’d really like to engage in one of those debates).

Thanksgiving thoughts

I have a lot of opinions on Thanksgiving and the decent-sized holiday break that we get because of it. It is a rough break to navigate because there is so much to do, and you just do not have as much time as some of the longer breaks you get.

It’s meat in a ball, do you really need a recipe?

Homemade meatballs are fantastic, cheap, and easy comfort food. Frozen meatballs have always confused me; it’s meat in a ball. You don’t have to be a professional to make a passable meatball.

Why do colleges invest in athletics?

Michigan vs. Ohio State, Bama vs. Auburn, Army vs. Navy — these are a few of the big college football rivalries played annually across the US.