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The birthday dilemma

The last time I wrote, I danced around the question of happiness. That was a discussion of fulfillment and the idea that frustrating tasks are worth it for an overarching goal.

Breaking news: alternative fairy tales

Recently, in the far southwest part of northeastern Hoboken, there has been a series of various strange events that have been occurring, featuring talking animals, sorcery, and the occult.

Wait, is there an exam this week?

Do you happen to have essays, presentations, and quizzes all due this or next week? As freshmen, we are starting to get into the intensive part of our semesters, where we may have two or more exams in one week, followed by multiple assignments to complete.

Optimizing your meals

Whether you are on a meal plan, cook for yourself, or order takeout every night, I’m sure there’s been a time when you wondered if you were getting the most bang for your buck.

Playing with House money: thoughts on the shutdown drama

While political intrigue may not excite the general readership as much as prison breaks, I found myself equally on the edge of my seat reading about how the US government narrowly avoided a shutdown as I was following the story behind my last column.

The drenched chronicles: a tale of soggy news and sunny spirits

It was a dark and stormy morning on Friday, September 29, at 7 a.m. when Isy and Ava set out to do the impossible: deliver the fourth issue of The Stute across campus — a seemingly ordinary day transformed into an unforgettable tall tale of two girls braving the Stevens deluge. 

Dangerous assumptions: stereotypes about autism

Autism, as we are discovering in this column, is shrouded in mystery — enhanced by the problematic nature of defining what autism is and the vast diversity of individuals who identify on the autism spectrum.

Artist Spotlight: Jeffrey Smart

In this week’s Artist Spotlight, I will be covering the Australian Precisionist and contemporary realist landscape painter Jeffrey Smart, one of Australia’s most celebrated artists for his unique perspective on the industrial landscapes of the modern age.