On February 4, the Vietnamese Student Association’s (VSA) GroupMe became visible to Stevens students. It wouldn’t be until April 8 that they held their first event: Ham Choi Game Night!
The Stute
Ok so the semester is almost over, which means the year is almost over. I have successfully made it through all the stuff I was supposed to, and now there’s more stuff, but then it will actually be over, so it’s fine.
People love to ask, “How’s co-op? Is Co-op harder than school? And the answer is… weirdly no.
Because here’s the thing they don’t tell you: work ends.
I think this time around I’d like to start by saying that I am not a very smart man. At the time of writing this, I ran a marathon yesterday, and every step sends a wave of pain somehow all the way up to my shoulders.
This past weekend, I was home spending time with my family, and for my younger sister this was a godsend. Between the two of us, I have always been the “reader,” meanwhile there is nothing she would like to do less.
“How are you feeling?” “How are you doing?” “How are you handling everything?” Are you seeing the pattern? How am I?
Food is my safe haven. Projects, quizzes, homework, meetings — my life has been stuck in a constant loop lately, and the only things bringing me peace right now are chocolate, ice cream, and solitaire (that one’s not food).
Following the harrowing attacks by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, as Israel’s violent military response in Gaza began in earnest, I wrote a For Math’s Sake column describing the difficulties of doing math in dangerous times, and also, the further difficulties math can present in these times.
I feel like it has been so long since I wrote for this column! I am so excited to be back.
Have you ever copied your grandmother’s recipe and felt that it didn’t quite taste like hers? Similarly, researchers aimed to ferment miso onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and found that it tasted quite different to the traditional miso made on Earth.