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Episode 9 — Merge mentalities, build a stronger guard

Random food for thought: There’s not much to be afraid of when you’ve already lost everything that matters. 

Disclaimer: I have recently broken my hiatus with tweets in columns for this one article.

The truth about the Georgia voting bill

Last week the majority Republican state legislature in Georgia passed a new bill that will greatly alter voting access within the state and has already come under some significant criticism.

Stevens Doesn’t Really Feel Like Re-Opening

With the speedy rollout of mostly-safe vaccines to the population and the end of the pandemic finally within view, Stevens finds itself at a difficult position of actually having to function as a proper school for the first time in over a year.

Things aren’t as bad as you think

Last December, I was feeling glum, and so was almost everyone I know. I thought, I should get a bigshot intellectual to give the Stevens community a pep talk, but who?

When pandemic boredom sparks creativity: the story of Beekeeper

Beekeeper is a project completely put into motion by Aaron Lerch (third-year Mechanical Engineer). Known as the drummer of one of Stevens’ most well-known live acts “Behind The Curtain,” Lerch has written and produced this project without any limitations on his creativity.

Are we the first civilization or the last simulation?

I recently came across the concept of Simulation Theory, which has been developed by several famous philosophers and computer scientists like Descartes, Moravec, Bostrom, and others.

SGA Election Cast With Only One Option

Important Notice: Due to limitations imposed upon Off the Press by the Stute that may or may not be the direct result of our trying to break the story of the SGA’s brief flirt with totalitarianism last semester, the kind, lovable, and attractive journalists at Off the Press are no longer allowed to post the actual names of any student within our news articles, even if they are a public figure currently occupying the highest office in the land.

Will Artificial Intelligence ever live up to its hype?

When I started writing about science decades ago, artificial intelligence was ascendant. IEEE Spectrum, the technology magazine for which I worked, produced a special issue on how AI would transform the world.

Hoboken restaurant favorites: Barbès

The day before I went home for Easter, my friends and I decided to have dinner.

We opted for Barbès: a French and Moroccan restaurant that had long been on my restaurant bucket list.

East Coast v. West Coast

To me it has seemed there has always been a secret war between the East Coast and West Coast. There are various contrasting characteristics associated with each side of the United States and that includes their style and fashion choices.