Nearly nine months after Stevens first moved to online instruction due to COVID-19, an abundance of virtual events continue to be offered to students.
The Stute
It’s our last article of the semester, but we’ll be damned if literally anything has happened for the last couple of weeks, so in the interest of not ragging on the SGA for longer than is funny (or until they incur our wrath again), Off the Press is going to end this unique semester with a community update article full of fun little “micro-stories” that have all been rigorously researched and are chock-full of that sweet ol’ Off the Press charm that we are legally and biologically required to produce.
As the end of the year is fast approaching and the pandemic is still raging on after almost nine months of wreaking havoc on all aspects of American life, it’s time to reflect on the state of higher education before we head into another year.
Being a graduate student actually makes you more of an apprentice to your respective field of study and less of an innocent and inexperienced student.
With the positive news of a vaccine on the horizon, it’s easy to forget that we are amid the second significant spike in COVID-19 cases.
Stevens A Cappella (SAC) will be performing in the 2021 Varsity Vocals International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) against more than 250 university groups across 33 states and 5 countries.
Since 2018, Stevens Christian Fellowship (SCF) has been supporting Operation Christmas Child, a project run by Samaritan’s Purse. The purpose of Operation Christmas Child is to provide Christmas gifts to children in need by packing a shoebox with toys and essentials.
In March 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act) that provided coronavirus relief funding to higher education, among other things.
On November 17, first-year students living in Castle Point Hall (CPH) this semester were notified via email that they will not be able to live in CPH for the upcoming spring semester.
After years of informal lobbying for the establishment of a dedicated prayer and meditation space at Stevens, religious student leaders are working on a formal proposal calling for the space which they hope to submit to administration before the end of finals.