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Finishing what was once started

As the author sits now to write his final Off the Press article, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the importance of finishing what we start.

Umberto Boccioni

In this week’s Artist Spotlight, I will cover the influential and controversial Italian painter and sculptor Umberto Boccioni. Boccioni was best recognized for leading the Italian Futurist movement in the 20th century, which was a heavily politicized art movement known for its passionate support of industrial domination and the dismantling of social norms and culture which glorified the past.

Bud Light’s big bold blunder

First, to preface everything, this is by no means a political piece. The entirety of this column is dedicated to business.

Goodbye little one

Oh boy, does time fly. I know it’s cliché to say “it seems like the year just started yesterday,” but it’s kind of fascinating how one can fail to realize the actual value of time until it has passed.

Just do it.

As the semester comes to an end, we are all faced with the daunting task of final papers, presentations, and exams to complete before we can get to our summer plans.

The Dead Romantics, by Ashley Poston

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston is a novel I did not expect to be satirical. It is a modernized version of a story about a girl trying to find her place in the world, all the while trying not to fall in love with a ghost.

The Biden administration and electric vehicles

Introduction 

On Wednesday, April 12, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), at the direction of the Biden administration, proposed that two-thirds of passenger cars and a quarter of trucks sold in the United States should be electrically powered.

My last match

The places I’ve traveled, the things I’ve learned, my goals, my dreams, my family, the friends I’ve made, the big wins, the small wins, the plane rides, the car rides, the bus rides, the tournaments I’ve won, the losses I’ve had, the bad times and the good times: everything has led me to where I’m at right now.  

An end means a new beginning

Entering my freshman year at Stevens in 2019, it’s been an interesting journey. From coming in as a shy sports writer to a flurry of editing roles to being the confident writer I am today, The Stute has given me a platform to redefine myself not only as a writer, but as a person.

Everyone forgot how to read

There is a crisis! No one knows how to read anymore! This is objectively the worst possible medium for announcing this crisis and coming to a conclusion because of the aforementioned nature of the crisis.