This semester, I’ve had a little more time on my hands than I have in the past since I’m a senior and graduation is right around the corner.
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Claire:
The end of the semester can definitely be a stressful time. Most of us are already neck-deep in final projects and studying for final exams.
This piece is mostly coming from the (almost retired) student leader in me. Especially if you are balancing multiple leadership roles, this has to be the most important lesson.
Many people are not content with their lives because they want to have new ways to have fun. As the idea of fun becomes normal in American society, it becomes repetitive and boring to the point that what was originally seen as fun just becomes normal, dull, and boring.
Over the course of many years, ever since its founding in 1870, Stevens has been the place where many famous people came to study and learn about technology, like Frederick Winslow Taylor, Henry Gantt, Mark Crispin, Frederick Reines (wow, two Fredericks!),
Claire:
Knowing what to do after graduation is a common problem for many college students, especially here at Stevens, where many students have the option to pursue an accelerated master’s degree.
For whatever reason, and I know that at least people who I am close with agree, the spring semester is always so much more packed than the fall.
Due to the growing economy, Stevens is planning on thinking of new ways to raise money to ensure that students are meeting all of their needs.
This column, Off The Press, is known for being very wacky and providing all kinds of humorous news pieces. However, for this issue, we decided to go back to a simpler time when jokes required a basic setup and punchline, looking at the way that manipulating words for humorous effect caused us to try to look at the world in a unique way.