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News
Week of August 22, 2021
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Khalil Thompson An Olympic Highlander
Photos by USA Fencing & Augusto Bizzi
By Yukthi Sangoi | Managing Editor
Communications and media studies major Khalil Thompson spent this summer representing the United States in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. At nine years old, he had his first taste of fencing through Saturday morning classes to which his mother sent him, not realizing this would become a defining moment for what he was soon to become. The first time he watched high-level fencing was the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, two years after being introduced to the sport, but the inspiration to get more serious with fencing did not come until he was thirteen and watched the Senior Men’s Saber World Cup in Brooklyn, New York face-to-face. “I was fascinated by the different styles of fencing,” Thompson said. “Additionally, I was happy to see two other black men go far in the tournament.” Daryl Homer, a now three-time Olympic fencer and teammate of Thompson, finished eighth, and Bolade Apithy of France finished second. Thompson used this as encouragement to continue making progress; “seeing other black fencers doing well on a high level” inspired him to keep fencing. Normally, the qualification process of being able to fence in the Olympics takes about a year, but due to the pandemic, an extra year was added on. The May North American Cup took place in Richmond, and it was the last tournament that counted to be on the United States team; it was just under three months before the Olympic Games took place. “I knew I had to place higher than Grant Williams and Jonah Shainberhg, the fifth and sixth ranked fencers in the country, respectively,” Thompson said. “Jonah lost in the quarterfinals and was out of the running. I had to fence Grant in the semifinals and won the close match 1513.” Caught up in the moment, Thompson
“actually fell to the ground the moment [he] won the match.” He was told later on that Jonah lost his match and fell into disbelief. “I felt relieved that I had finally fulfilled a lifelong dream of qualifying for the Olympics,” he revealed. “I told some of my best friends [that I qualified] first. I waited until the competition was over and when I told them, they were all super excited,” not realizing that they had been following the results of the tournament closely all day and knew before Thompson himself. While this has been extremely invigorating for him and his loved ones, it wasn’t always a smooth ride. He stated that an earlier bump in the road was trying to qualify for a national team. “I had missed the Cadet & Junior national teams. It’s very hard to get to the next level of competition; you’re no longer fencing people your age. I’ve fenced people 20 years old and 40 years old on the same day.” Another deterrent occurred after he began attending college. “I originally started at Penn State University but took a leave of absence when I was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety,” Thompson explained. “I felt that it was the end of the road for me,” feeling ready to quit fencing and go back to square one with a new life. Fortunately, his mother, sister and family at the Peter Westbrook Foundation understood how much fencing and other aspects of his life actually meant to him; they made sure that he never got to the point of quitting. His family helped him through the break, eventually bringing his confidence back up to start school again. To suggest a change of pace, his mother brought up the idea of going to NJIT instead, and he realized that it was the best place for him.
Since then, he has not had too much time in a normal college experience, with his first year being interrupted by COVID-19. “I had to regain my footing. I took a light course load in Fall 2019 and wasn’t in school at the beginning of 2020,” he mentioned, “so coming back to school only online was a difficult adjustment, [but my] experience was better than I expected. I’ve made some friends at school and have become comfortable with being in school again.”
“There was a time I stopped fencing and focused more on school until I had to get ready to compete again,” Thompson said. “Now that the Olympic journey is over, I can put more focus into my studies and end my long undergraduate tenure.” The road has been long and difficult for him, but it all seemed worth it to fulfill his Olympic dream.
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News
Week of August 22, 2021
Student Senate Plans for Fall Semester
By Yukthi Sangoi | Managing Editor The 2021-2022 Student Senate Eboard is on track to making this first back-tonormal school year the best and safest it can be. With Anuja Badeti as President, Mariam Sharobim as Vice President of Administrations, Mark Nashed as Vice President of Finance, Lauren Azer as Vice President of Student Affairs, Lara Rios as Director of Student Organizations and Michael Schober as Director of Public Relations, the group has been planning various projects following elections last semester. As of now, there are a few projects that are well under way and close to being done: building a fire pit on the green as well as installing outdoor charging planters and benches with solar panels are two of these. Additionally, there has been construction going on around campus such as two new rooms in Weston Hall, upgraded walls, floors, ceilings, furniture, lighting and more in the GITC renovations and a new electrical engineering lab room. Student Senate has also been working closely with student organizations to ensure that clubs remain active for students to participate and enjoy safely. If certain clubs had to slow down or stop their activities during the pandemic, the Eboard has made sure to revive them. The Homecoming concert is also a larger event that has required lots of planning and safety measures to be taken into consideration. Due to the timeline of club financing, taking care of the clubs as well as the Homecoming concert was high on the Senate’s list of priorities. Right below
that is curating in-person events, as one of its biggest goals is returning to and bringing back the face-to-face aspects of college life that most students have missed out on in the past year and a half. The group would like to push for more activities taking place outside as well as equipment provided to encourage safer hangouts indoors and outdoors. Furthermore, Student Senate has plans to collaborate with various clubs for school-wide events, incorporating a strong sense of community and inclusivity among all students. This objective is also reflected in potentially creating new areas around campus for students to gather. Just as it was done with Weston Hall’s new rooms, the Senate hopes to renovate and modernize lecture halls as well as prospective student gathering areas to improve the campus aesthetic. According to the Eboard, one of the most difficult parts of planning and executing ideas so far is creating concrete in-person plans while still being accommodating to potential changes due to COVID-19. It’s difficult to put money into different events without the guarantee that they will surely happen, especially considering the Delta variant. “This fall semester still has many uncertain factors that can and will impact any goals and plans of action,” Student Senate acknowledged. “However, thanks to the help of a strong and persistent administration and the Office of Student Life’s constant support, we are optimistic that through everyone's efforts, the coming semester will restore NJIT back to its true vibrance.”
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Features
Week of August 22, 2021
Fall 2021 Changes to NJIT Dining Services
By Nick Merlino | Web and Multimedia Editor & Yukthi Sangoi | Managing Editor The Fall 2021 semester is now in full swing, and with it arises many questions on how the school’s administration plans on leading students to a safe and fun in-person experience. The NJIT Gourmet Dining Services has iterated through several changes over the past few semesters in response to the dynamic needs required by COVID-19. In Spring 2021, the hours of operation for GDS had been extended on weekends to better accommodate students looking to dine in the morning, more efficient food preparation practices were put in place to combat long virtual queues of students waiting for meals, and some on-campus dining options were changed. With the school pushing to have all
students be in person this semester, a new set of GDS changes will be applied. Dr. Marybeth Boger, Dean of Students and Campus Life, as well as David Arluna, Food Service Director, have helped shed light on the situation. According to Dr. Boger, all dining stations will return to buffet-style, as it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a large jump from virtual queues of the previous semester, but rest assured that the school is approaching the situation tentatively. NJIT administration is actively monitoring the apparent danger levels of COVID-19 and is willing to quickly make changes to the dining scheme as necessary. If students themselves are still feeling wary about dining
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in person, there are other options. The mobile ordering system developed last year will remain in place for all retail dining locations, such as the Warren Street Cafe and Smashburger. This will continue to allow students to decide how much face-to-face interaction they have with other people during their meals, while keeping a wide variety of food choices available. The school is also beginning to address concerns coming from students revolving around nutritional needs. Digital monitors are being added to nearly all stations in the dining hall, containing information on the food being served. These screens will display the portion sizes, calorie count and other nutritional
details. Arluna, when explaining these new health-based measures, made it clear that this is intended to be a positive change for students. Dr. Boger stated, “if [students] have suggestions on ways in which we can improve the quality, I definitely want [them] to be able to share the suggestions, whether it be about the quality of food or even what we offer. They are very welcome.” You can read more about the previous semester’s GDS changes here: https:// njitvector.com/2021/02/spring-changes-to-njit-dining-services/
Association for Computing Machinery By Nick Merlino | Web and Multimedia Editor The NJIT chapter for the Association of Computing Machinery is the largest organization on the NIJT campus for students majoring in any computer-based discipline. It is a technical club focusing on the advancement of education for students attending the Ying Wu College of Computing, but they also offer opportunities for students looking to relax and engage in fun activities outside of their course work. The club runs two annual events, HackNJIT and JerseyCTF. HackNJIT is a 24-hour Fall Hackathon that they have been hosting for the past seven years. Hackathons are large computer programming focused events that revolve around completing challenges, working on projects and meeting like-minded people. They are fun social events for everyone, no matter an individual's personal interest or skill in programming. The host organization also usually gives out its own merchandise. JerseyCTF is an international 24-hour capture-theflag cybersecurity competition. Capturethe-flag styled events revolve around completing a series of tasks that have varying degrees of difficulty, ranging from simple Wikipedia searches and programming exercises to hacking into real servers to search for data.
Another unique aspect of the club are the special interest groups, which are student-led mini-clubs within the organization that allow people to explore new concepts and technologies in the computer field. The aim of them is to help everyone involved learn more about a particular niche subject, such as computer-generated imagery or cybersecurity. NJIT’s chapter also hosts the tutoring for YWCC. These tutoring sessions are run by qualified paid and volunteer tutors, and they cover most YWCC classes. The tutoring through the organization is a great resource for anyone taking computer related courses, and they are open nearly every week during the semester on weekdays. Above all else, the Association of Computing Machinery club at NJIT offers a strong sense of community for anyone interested in computing technology, with lots of activities to engage in and friends to make. If you would like to contact the organization, its email is acm@njit.edu. The first meeting will be on Sept. 10 at 12 p.m. in GITC 3700. Check it out!
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Vector Eboard’s Advice Sandra Raju Editor in Chief Hello Class of 2025! I am a senior biomedical engineering student minoring in Chemistry. I understand that the past year has brought about some changes to campus, but that will not prevent you from enjoying the next four years here. Join a Club! Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and give different clubs a try — I wouldn’t be a part of the newspaper if I hadn't! You could learn a new skill, gain more connections in your major or career field, earn volunteer hours and enter competitions through opportunities offered by the clubs on campus. An added bonus is that you’ll likely get free snacks at most of the meetings.
Explore Newark! Whether you cross the street to explore the Rutgers Newark campus or are willing to be more adventurous and take the light rail to the Ironbound, there are plenty of hidden gems around the city. You might even find your go-to lunch place! I’d recommend Fresh Coast and Resa Grill for those days you want to switch it up from GDS. In the past three years, I have made many fond memories and met many creative, intelligent and talented individuals on this campus. I can guarantee that by taking some of my advice, as well as the advice of my fellow Eboard members, you will also have a great time here.
Yukthi Sangoi Managing Editor Hey, first-years! As a sophomore mathematical sciences student, I can’t speak too much about the social or tangible parts of the college experience, but I can give a suggestion regarding academics that I’ve gathered in the past year. I think the biggest tip I’ve learned is to develop connections with classmates. You don’t have to necessarily be friends or talk to them every day, but having a few classmates’ contacts helps alleviate the stress of making sure you note down every single detail in class lectures. If the professor takes a longer time to respond about homework assignments, quiz-
zes, exams, or anything else from class, you can easily reach out to a classmate and get the notes or information needed. Additionally, having more than one perspective can help you solve problems with an easier method or give you another strong point for that essay you’re writing! I’m not too much of an extrovert, but meeting people and getting guidance from them can go a long way, and there are lots of people willing to genuinely help you on your journey for the next few years at NJIT! I hope you all have a great time here and join The Vector to meet some cool people :)
Nick Arango Executive Editor Hi first-years – I’m glad you made it and hope the following school year is as exciting as possible. As a fourth-year architecture student and executive editor of The Vector, I’ve managed to learn a thing or two about enjoying my time at NJIT.
Also be sure you make friends. It might be easier for some of you than others but at least try to have one friend in each class. They’ll make that 8:30 am class somewhat enjoyable or if you’re an archi, you'll find that 2:00 a.m. studio grind really fun.
First things first, join a club. The usual complaint at NJIT is that there isn’t enough to do on campus, but you can fix that simply by joining a club. There’s archery if you want to shoot some arrows or an art club if you love to draw. If writing is your medium, then submit a piece for The Vector.
Lastly, Newark is actually a pretty dope city. Explore it. Branch Brook has more cherry blossoms than DC, and the Ironbound has such great food. Make sure to visit Black Swan Espresso for the best coffee in the city.
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Week of August 22, 2021
Opinion
to First-Year Students Karim Gueye Business Manager Hey all, I’m a senior computer scientist and The Vector’s current Business Manager. My advice for first-years? Fail a lot and fail as early as possible – but make sure to pass your courses. College sits at the end of childhood and the brink of adulthood. It’s the twilight period of your life when you aren’t bound by your family or your own personal responsibilities. The best way to respect this sliver of
life is to drive straight out of your comfort zone and into a tree. Make a fool out of yourself trying to flirt with a classmate. Run for an Eboard position that you’re underqualified for. Walk up to a total stranger at GDS and have the worst conversation of your nascent little life. Every single success in your life is built on the foundation of every preceding failure. You need to build your foundations early if you want to leave NJIT as a mature adult.
Ethan O’Malley Photography Editor My advice to any incoming first-year students would first be to not plan too much. Your interests and ambitions are likely going to change quite a bit over the course of this year, and you will have plenty of time to pursue any direction that you end up pointing towards. While having a plan can give your life structure and ease anxiety, if you stick to anything too vehemently, you may end up resenting all the potential opportunities that you cast to the wayside. My second piece of advice is a bit ill-
timed with the delta variant but will become truer as vaccination rates increase throughout the year. That advice would be to take advantage of the city. We live pretty close to a lot of restaurants, museums, concert halls and other venues both in New Jersey and New York. I feel like a lot of my best NJIT memories involved going out with friends to some restaurant in NYC or Jersey City. Make sure to make the most of that. In any case I wish you the best of luck and a fun first semester.
Nick Merlino Web and Multimedia Editor Hey everyone! I'm a CS major and the Web and Multimedia Editor at The Vector! My advice to new students would definitely be to utilize the full array of student resources available to us. I often hear of students who do not immediately grasp the teaching style of their professors (especially in some of the harder classes like Calculus) and quickly write off the course for the rest of the semester, opting to take it again in the future. I think that while the professors are great resources, the door of their classrooms
is not where learning has to end. Places like the Math and Physics tutoring centers, ACM tutoring (I am personally biased towards CS) and more have really awesome people who are willing to help teach just about anyone. These centers can be life savers when taking difficult classes, and they allow students to learn in more intimate settings. They're great resources that I think are underutilized. That’s all, so good luck in the upcoming semester! :)
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Week of August 22, 2021
“Don’t Overthink It,”
Bo Burnham’s “Inside” is a Masterpiece Photo from Netflix
By Evan Markowitz | Senior Staff Writer Five years ago, Bo Burnham “quit performing live comedy.” For those who don’t know him, Burnham is a comedian who got his start making funny songs in his bedroom for his YouTube channel. Between the start of his channel and 2016, he had created four musical comedy specials, three of which had hourlong runtimes. Following “Make Happy,” his 2016 project, he vanished from the comedy circuit. Though he re-appeared in 2017 with his film directorial debut, “Eighth Grade,” he wasn’t seen for long after that — that is, until May 2021, with the release of “Bo Burnham: Inside.” “Inside” continues the Burnham tradition of musical comedy, featuring his well-known sense of dark and, at times, absurdist humor. The big twist though is that, unlike his previous four specials which took place on stages with large audiences, this special was filmed entirely within the guest house of his home over the course of many weeks with no audience at all. The songs, many of which were released on the special’s companion album “Inside (The Songs),” follow Burnham’s life in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. The entire special was filmed and edited entirely by Burnham himself and was released on Netflix. Looking at the songs and scenes, the opening number, “Content,” provides a humorous look both at Burnham’s early-quarantine experience as well as society’s obsession with the consumption of “content.” This satirizing of society is a common theme through the special, continuing with the next song, “Comedy.” In this scene, he questions whether a pandemic is an appropriate time for jokes and, if it is an appropriate time, whether he’s the right man for the job. Some songs deal with the realities of COVID more head-on, like “FaceTime
with my Mom” and “Look Who’s Inside Again.” The former describes a relatively mundane interaction: chatting with a parent and all the complications that come with. It ends on a rather sad note in the video, where a visibly frustrated Burnham desperately tries to explain to his mom that her thumb is blocking the camera to no avail, which isn’t a big deal at all, but is a phenomenon that many are likely accustomed to. The latter song is a look into his creative process during his lockdown, highlighting the challenge of trying to be comedic without an audience. Other songs, like “Goodbye,” also broach this topic, but I’ll get to that one later. Besides songs, the special features a number of skits and interludes. One such skit features him as a video game live streamer, commentating over “Inside,” the game. Burnham, the commentator, plays as a virtual version of himself, completing various tasks, like “cry three times” and “play the piano,” in a manner reminiscent of “The Sims.” Other interludes highlight just how sad and alone he feels. In talking to a friend over lunch about this special, she noted that physically speaking, he isn’t all that alone. He lives with his long-time girlfriend in a house near the guest house where “Inside” was filmed. While there’s obviously a difference between physical and emotional loneliness, knowing that the guest house is effectively a glorified movie set took away a bit of the sympathetic charm for me that the special attempts to convey. The emotions that otherwise would feel sincere end up feeling more performative. Some of the songs in the special were released as standalone music videos on both Burnham’s and Netflix’s YouTube channels. The first of these to be released, “Welcome to the Internet,” can only be described as a fever dream. In
the song and video, he is portrayed as a carnival barker-type character eager to discuss the “mountains of content” present online. Throughout the song, the intensity increases as the pace picks up, with Burnham frantically enumerating examples of things you might find on the internet. After the first chorus, the song slows to a near halt and moves into waltz time as he laments about the internet of the past before returning to a chorus that speeds up until a crashing conclusion. One of the major highlights towards the end of the special is “All Eyes On Me,” a song about being a performer. Songs that highlight Burnham’s life as a comedian aren’t exactly hard to come by throughout his specials, with some examples including “Art is Dead” from the “Words Words Words” special and “Can’t Handle This” from “Make Happy.” During “All Eyes On Me,” he opens up about his struggles with panic attacks which ultimately led to his previously mentioned disappearance, as well as the coincidence of him attempting to return to performing right as the world began to close down. The songs and the skits often tend to reference each other, with musical motifs appearing throughout the special. Often, these motifs come about through background instrumentals in the skits that are pulled directly from the larger musical numbers. One major example of motif though is the final pre-credits song in the special, “Goodbye.” In the song, Burnham revisits many previous pieces from the special but with a twist. It ties up the entire special in a very clever way, reminiscent of previous closing songs like “We Think We Know You” from “what.” and “Are You Happy” from “Make Happy,” leaving you in awe of just how well put together the themes and performances of the special are.
That production value is of course one of the highlights of Burnham’s performances. Unlike many standup comedy specials on Netflix, a typical Bo Burnham special is far closer to a stage show, featuring intricate lighting effects, state direction, choreography and sound effects. As “Inside” was mostly filmed in one small room and without an audience, those effects were more scaled back, but in their place, he manages to turn the video itself into his stage. Frequently, he makes use of a projector, handheld lights, and mirrors in order to accentuate and emphasize details and add a visual component to an otherwise dull room. In terms of editing, Burnham makes use of video aspect ratio uniquely, framing videos like the aforementioned “FaceTime With My Mom” in 9:16, the vertical aspect ratio of many mobile phones, and “White Woman’s Instagram” in 1:1, which is the default ratio of Instagram posts. These details are a testament to Burnham’s familiarity with technology and social media. While Burnham got his start on YouTube, he was also a popular personality on the Vine platform, which was discontinued in late 2016. On Vine’s pseudo-successor, TikTok, songs from “Inside” have become quite popular. The song “Bezos I,” a comedic take on the wealth of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has been used in over 600,000 videos on the platform. There’s so much more to talk about that simply cannot be put into words, from the awkward comedy of “Sexting” to the horror of the “Unpaid Intern” reaction video scene, but I cannot recommend this special enough. While there were a million ways to mess up a “COVID special,” Burnham handled this incredibly well. I give it 4.5 crabs out of five and can’t wait to see what content he delivers next.
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Entertainment
Week of August 22, 2021
Horoscopes
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By @poetastrologers
ARIES
TAURUS
GEMINI
Under the light of dawn you will find something. Don’t be surprised if it’s also part of your dream. Dreams for now and for the future. Give everything to it.
A kind of homecoming will happen again. Still your heart is in the middle of the water. You will see the past coming into focus. It was all for something.
An artistic awakening keeps blooming. What part of you is into this. It could be that the full self agrees. Whatever the case, rest your cares on a friend.
CANCER
LEO
VIRGO
Things are coming back to you. Things you asked for and things you didn’t. Maybe a sort of realization will happen again. Put things away.
A birth of orange and yellow from the trees. This is enough to sustain you. At least for a while or until you remember what you really love. Holding quiet you see the faucet where it all comes from.
It could be said that you long for this more than anything. Clearly falling back you win the prize. There’s things to say and you will say them. Make a speech to no one.
LIBRA
SCORPIO
SAGITTARIUS
Pink and hot pink tendrils all over the day. Love is really blossoming this way. Life is there in the trees. Keep going forward.
A circle of purple and green are on the wall. It’s that time again for questioning. No one answer is important. As they say, it’s in the method.
Luck again is there for you. You could be there in the night flower or in the day. You will make something pretty all your own. It will take work, sure.
CAPRICORN
AQUARIUS
PISCES
You’ve been waiting for this for a while. Still, you might want to wait some more. There’s nothing wrong with patience. You know that better than anyone.
You will do the work needed to be done dutifully. There’s nothing you can’t do really. You will cheer someone on with your presence. In the book it is there.
There are sweet fruits everywhere. In your heart you long for all of the cake. But now you must sleep peacefully for hours. Gain your energy through prophecy.
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