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Volume CXVIII No. 18
March 5, 2021
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Students and Professors collaborate to launch Palaver: The Stevens Journal BY JENNY FANG Staff Writer
“When was the last time you were courageous?” Milena Sudarikov asked, amidst an engaged crowd during the first journalistic discussion between professors and students called Roundtable Discussion: Dialogues on the Topic of Courage. The event’s planners and contributors included Professors Benjamin Ogden, Michael Steinmann, Ashley Lytle, Jason Vredenburg, students Garrett Kincaid, and Milena Sudarikov, who are part of the Stevens’ Palaver editorial board, and students Mariapia Riso, and Cosmo Gallaro. Prior to the event, The Stute was able to contact Benjamin Ogden, professor in the CAL department and a key member of the discussion board, for information regarding the planning behind it.
According to Professor Ogden, the idea behind Palaver initially came from his desire “to find a journal of ideas at Stevens, one that would feature spirited writing on a variety of topics.” After managing to recruit students Milena Sudarikov and Garrett Kincaid, they came to the conclusion that there weren’t enough opportunities for professors and students to “engage in intellectual dialogue through writing” outside of the classroom. Thus, they set out to create Palaver: The Stevens Journal. The idea to kickstart the dialogue with the theme of courage made sense to Ogden. It is an area he is well acquainted with, with a book almost complete on the intellectual history of courage. Sudarikov and Kincaid were both on par with the idea and excited for the outcome. The first meeting was held on Zoom, and attend-
Photo courtesy of @followstevens Instagram. ees reached 88 at maximum. tions of courage; what cour- cussion with audience memContributors came from a age means in society today; bers jumping in at times to variety of disciples includ- what role courage plays in what courage truly stood for. ing English, film, psychol- the classroom, for both stu- In response to Sudarikov’s ogy, philosophy, and phys- dents and professors; and question and others, many ics to name just a few. In whether courage is a skill pitched in their own respecthe email exchange, Ogden that can be learned (a form tive thoughts, touching into mentioned that this would of knowledge) or whether topics such as morals and be an open dialogue and will it is something one is born society at large today. focus on “what personal ex- with (something instinctuRead the full story periences have most shaped al).” As Ogden expected, this the participants concep- was a highly productive dison thestute.com
What you should know New MakerCenter launches, providing about the COVID-19 vaccine facilities and services for 3D printing, ule of 21 days for your second BY RAYNA INDELICATO quantum technology, and more dose. The CDC recommends Science Writer
you get the second-dose as Almost a year following close to this timeline as posthe infamous shutdown, the sible; however, second doses United States is finally work- are available up to six weeks ing to vaccinate the entire after your first dose of either country. With two vaccines vaccine but are not available out and another one on the before the specified timeway, herd immunity is start- frame. What about the new ing to look like a real possi- Johnson&Johnson/Janssen bility. We have collected in- vaccine? formation from the Food and On February 24, the FDA Drug Administration (FDA), announced that Johnson&the Centers for Disease Con- Johnson’s (J&J) single-dose trol and Prevention (CDC), vaccine had met the requireas well as health experts to ments for emergency use auanswer some pressing ques- thorization. This vaccine was tions about these new vac- created by the Janssen Pharcines. maceutical Companies of What vaccines are cur- J&J. This means the United rently available? States will soon have access Currently, in the Unit- to yet another vaccine to preed States, you have the op- vent COVID-19. tion between the Moderna Unlike the Moderna and vaccine and the Pfizer-Bi- Pfizer vaccines, which use oNTech vaccine. Both are mRNA technology, J&J has mRNA-based, two-dose vac- an adenovirus vector vaccines that require follow-up cine. This vaccine technolvisits to get full protection. ogy has been thoroughly The Moderna vaccine re- researched since the 1970s quires you to get the second and is used in many vacdose 28 days after your first. Read the full story The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on thestute.com has a slightly shorter schedPhoto courtesy of Chloe Brenna for The Stute.
Photo courtesy of wrtdesign.com. students that announced the the Stevens campus. BookBY GIANNA CALEGARI launch of the MakerCenter. ings and reservations are reStaff Writer The SES MakerCenter page quired to gain access to most On February 18, 2021, was also released on the Ste- of these spaces. the new MakerCenter was vens website, which details One of the facilities of the launched at Stevens, After all aspects of the new facil- MakerCenter is the Makerorganized preparation since ities and services that the Space, which is located in the Fall 2020 semester, the MakerCenter has to offer. Room 104 of the ABS EnMakerCenter is available for The MakerCenter pro- gineering Center. Provided use to all faculty, research- vides hands-on experience equipment includes worktaers, and students at Stevens, to students and researchers, bles, tools, fasteners, laser regardless of major or area of as they are able to design and cutting and engraving techstudy. produce ideas they concep- nology, and a soldering staJean Zu, Dean of the tualize. Its goal is to foster tion. Schaefer School of Engi- collaboration and creation Read the full story neering and Science (SES), while offering multiple facilsent out an email to all SES ities and services throughout on thestute.com