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Biden’s State of the Union address

Introduction 

On February 7, President Joseph Biden delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

Recitation Hall: the Stevens School, but not of technology?

Most students here at Stevens know the boxy, brick, monotonous building known as Burchard Building. However, not many students know that before Burchard was built in the late 1950s, a very different-looking building sat where Burchard is today.

Physicists Make Wormhole! Not

By now, you might have heard that physicists have created a wormhole, which heretofore has existed, as far as we know, only in the imaginations of physicists and science-fiction writers.

An irreverent social history of music

As I study in the library, my favorite brain break is browsing the shelves on the second floor to see if anything jumps out at me while I take a stretch.

I am no longer a vegetarian

Yesterday, I ate chicken. Considering hundreds of people probably ate chicken yesterday on the Stevens campus alone, this does not seem super exciting.

Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering: the gift of a Trustee

As explored in last week’s edition of this column, Stevens originated with a single building, Edwin A. Stevens Hall. However, around 30 years into the school’s history, it became evident that it needed more space.

Edward Hopper’s women

My recent visit to the Whitney Museum of American Art included a tour of the Edward Hopper exhibition, a showing of a painter whom we might be faintly familiar with, but who has truly shaped the landscape of American art in irrefutable ways.

Music City in 26 hours

Walking down the busy nightlife street of Broadway, you can expect to be pulled into a variety of bars by rousing performers trying to make it in a busy city.

Why sports matter

On October 9, 2022, I had to seriously question why I watch sports. It started with a cup  of tea at 9 a.m.

From cow milk to alternative milk and back

I spend most of my time practicing small, individual changes toward being more sustainable. Most of these involve classic swaps like shampoo bars, bamboo toothbrushes, and reusable water bottles.