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Police extinguish dormitory fire on fifth floor of Davis Hall

by TYLER ROMEO Staff Writer

A small fire broke out in a dormitory on the fifth floor of Davis Hall last Sunday. The smoke alarm was triggered at 8:55 a.m., two hours after sunrise, and campus police immediately responded. The first officer to respond was able to use an extinguisher to put out the fire. The fire was caused by a makeup mirror pointed at a window, which amplified sunlight and ignited the sheets on a student’s mattress. Due to the police’s quick response and training, the fire only burned over the mattress, with some additional smoke damage to students’ clothing. The room’s occupants were not in the room at the time. After the Hoboken Fire Department arrived, the fire marshall released the room back to Stevens later in the day, and the mattress was replaced and occupants notified.

According to Stevens Fire Safety Coordinator Daniel Cunning, there were two key

factors that allowed the fire to be extinguished so quickly and without extensive damage.

The first was special training for Stevens police officers that took place last summer. Officers were trained by Cunning and his staff on basic fire response, how to use extinguishers, which type of extinguishers to use, and other critical information. The other advantage Stevens had was a communications connection with the Hoboken Fire Department.

Stevens police radios now have a channel connected to the Hoboken fire dispatcher, allowing direct communication in case of fires.

Despite “everything [going] super smooth [sic],” Cunning believes we were “lucky.”

There has been a growing number of incidents of students covering smoke detectors with plastic bags, likely due to ecigarette use. If the smoke detector had been covered during this incident, Cunning speculates the entire room, and possibly a significant portion of the floor, would have been destroyed, including fire

The fire began on the fifth floor. Photo from summer 2015.

damage from the fire and water damage from the sprinklers. Cunning recommends students “be vigilant, and use common sense.” According to a recent longitudinal study

Chinese Student Association rings in the Chinese New Year

by JAMES MURPHY Staff Writer

The Chinese Student Association hosted their annual Chinese New Year celebration last Wednesday in the Babbio Atrium, with complementary food and bubble tea.

The event began at 9:00 p.m., with students filing in and forming a long line to receive servings of sesame chicken, vegetable fried rice, pork dumplings, and crab rangoon.

The food was catered by Yeung II, and the bubble tea from Vivi’s, both located on Washington Street.

CSA Vice President Jona-

than Wong explained that Chinese New Year is the way that Asian countries celebrate the new year, rather than on December 31. “The historical significance is in the past,” he said. This New Year represents the Year of the Monkey.

“The monkey is one of the Zodiac animals,” Jonathan said. “There’re many other ones – the snake, the sheep, and so on. It’s very similar to Horoscopes, where each animal might be compatible with another animal, and some animals might be avoided. Each animal has its own significance.”

The monkey is typically characterized by being intel-

ligent, lively, and honest. “[Chinese New Year] is usually celebrated in the way we are doing it now, with a big gathering of family and relatives from both sides. You get together, share stories, and talk to each other over food.

There’s a lot of food that is specially made for this day, like peking duck, which we have for our event. I usually celebrate two times with both sides of my family, once a week before, and once on the day.”

Students interested in joining the CSA can do so by attending a general body

from the National Fire Safety Administration (NFSA), 118 college students have died since 2000 due to university housing fires. Of those deaths, 59% involved tampered or

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removed smoke alarms, 75% were alcohol-related, and only 7% were male students. The NFSA recommends adoption

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Chi Epsilon and ASCE host trivia-Jenga night

by JOSEPH BROSNAN Staff Writer

The Stevens chapters of Chi Epsilon, the Civil Engineering Honor Society and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) worked together to host an academic review for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam.

The event, which was hosted on Wednesday from 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. was a fairly well attended event with pizza and Jenga.

Students gathered into small groups and answered questions

from an old FE Exam. If they got the question right, they got some Valentine’s Day Chocolate and got to take a turn in the game of Jenga; the only catch was that the Jenga Blocks were many times larger than the traditional game.

The FE is a crucial exam for Engineers, and especially important for Civil Engineers, because passing the exam is the first step in becoming a professional engineer.

Chi Epsilon and ASCE were both impressed at the concept and turnout.

They plan on hosting this event in a bigger capacity in semesters to come.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The coffee stain Being better for e-board Cultural shift courtesy of smartphones

Roving Reporter Who is your favorite comic book superhero?

Hoboken Burrito review

Polling Pierce How would you rate Deadpool?

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Responding to criticism After I saw the DeBaun Performing Arts Center’s (DPAC) performance of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” I was eager and excited to pen a review and include in the next issue of The Stute — and I did. After I finished my personal final draft, subject to the careful vetting of our editors, I was satisfied. I had never written a review for The Stute, let alone of a play. My verdict on the play deemed it an absolute success, all involved putting forth great performances, and many even excellent ones. The first rendition of a Shakespeare play I witnessed in person wouldn’t be my last, I vowed.

To my surprise, on Friday evening, I was tagged in a post on a Facebook. If you noticed the title, you’re probably well aware of what was to follow. The post was of the review, linked from The Stute’s website. Beneath it, however, were several comments systematically dissecting every bit of the review. The translation process from my mind to The Stute’s WordPress post system somehow got marred, and what I said in the final copy of my review didn’t quite reflect my

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The coffee stain

by GABRIELLE McCORMACK Freshman Software Engineering Major

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There is an instinctual reaction to be on the defensive and defend The Stute at all levels, especially from senior members. However, this bit of criticism is anything but negative, the content of the criticism notwithstanding.

Thankfully, The Stute is at a point where it is criticized for its content, not its formatting fumbles or spelling snafus; people care about what is written.

When you reach a point in your profession, passion, or personal life where you have confidence in what you are doing, criticism is the most valuable thing you can receive. When people criticize, at a base level, they are consuming whatever content you’re creating and reacting in some way. To make the most of criticism, divorce yourself from your work and apply what you learn to your next piece, in whatever way it manifests.

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thoughts. I claimed that DPAC adapted and modernized Shakespeare’s comedy when, in fact, their performance was Shakespeare, period. Other concerns were terminological and one related to my closing metaphor for how DPAC’s only limit is the ceiling of DeBaun Auditorium.

I responded, clarified my points, and apologized for any miscommunications. I received likes and respectful responses, genuine or obligatory I’ll never know or care. What I found most interesting and useful to analyze was not my or the DPAC cast, crew, and even director’s reactions to the ordeal, but others’ reactions. I received apologies as if my pet had died, impassioned disapproval at “those jerks,” and, well, let’s call it even more impassioned disapproval and leave it at that.

Based on who said what, the responses made sense. Those who were upset at the seeming roast of my review — which, snarkiness aside, was entirely valid, justified, and necessary for my future writing — understood the rough history The Stute has had at the organization and publication levels in the past years.

A few days ago, I walked into the library after my classes were over for the day to start my homework. Because my classes end later in the afternoon, I got to the library around the busiest time of day. It was around 3:30 p.m.

and there were no empty seats in sight. I checked the first and third floors, then went down to the second as a last resort. As I was searching for a seat to sit in, I saw that every place was occupied, from the round tables to the overly large booths that are about as big as my regulation, twin extra-long mattress in my dorm.

Just as I was losing hope of finding a place to sit, I found a lone chair with the desk arm attachment near the wall of single desks on the second floor. As soon as I saw it, I practically ran over and

took it for myself. Finally, when I sat down, I noticed a dried coffee stain on the desk attachment. It looked like it had been there for several hours, maybe even a day or two. For some reason, when I looked at it, I couldn’t help but wonder who spilled that lone drop of coffee onto the desk.

I couldn’t help but wonder what drove them to be drinking coffee (as we all do), and what specifically caused them to do so. Were they having a difficult day? Were they working on five hours of sleep or less like most of us do?

Were they working on a

project or an essay? Or, maybe were they just sitting back in the chair and enjoying that cup of Pierce coffee in those “too small” eight ounce cups? I feel like that last option is very unlikely (besides the Pierce coffee statement) considering where they were.

In any case, whatever they were doing, they needed a cup of coffee.

That coffee stain I saw reminded me of how much everyone here works to do the best that they can, and even though I don’t drink coffee (shocker, right?), I’ve come to appreciate the work that comes along with it.

Senioritis

Bettering yourself to e-board standing

by JOSEPH BROSNAN

5/5 Civil Engineering Major

I have been on campus for quite some time, and I’ve been involved in a variety of student organizations.

From my experiences across all of these organizations, I’ve noticed a few trends that I’ll make public here. I’ve noticed that some people mature and grow into themselves differently. Some people take more time to learn a skill, others pick things up naturally. Sometimes a person may need a little extra help to feel comfortable with developing them-

selves — others, no help at all. Every single person is utterly unique, but I feel that difference in ease of adaptability, which closely correlates to maturity, really separates people at Stevens by how likely they are to take on e-board status for a club.

Take for instance The Stute (and this is in no way shape or form an attack on anyone in The Stute, I hardly know the staff the way I used to!).

If you show up to meetings, promise you’ll get assignments done, and then get those assignments done, once every or every other week, you’re in a good standing to do more, and more likely to step up as a member of the eboard. But if you don’t do as much, you’re not nearly as likely to get any positions, should you apply for them.

I find that this is a sort of self-fulfilling proph-

ecy. If you work, you’re more likely to work more, which will allow you a position that allows you to work even more. And conversely, the less you work, the less work you’ll have to do.

But going back to what I was mentioning earlier, there are certain traits which manifest themselves when applying yourself to work: showing up on time, making your voice heard, being hygienic, being friendly/agreeable even if you don’t agree, not being a jerk to everyone, and not being an obnoxious little troll. Little things like these really help push your case along for being a responsible person. And here at Stevens, there is a subtle gravitation towards people of maturity.

Perhaps I am too conceited that I’d use myself as an example, but

I am probably one of the more mature people on campus. People tend to assign me tasks, ask me for help, and pester me for advice on tons of topics. I attribute this to my efficacy in completing assignments, and my overall problem-solving mindset. But I got this from being available and flexible and not being a jerk to people.

So, what sorts of traits help make you a better person, or maybe just a better RSO member?

I’ve made a short silly list. But take note, these tips are not just for being a part of an e-board, they are tips for any organization, professional and recreational.

Show up on time.

This not as difficult as it sounds. Showing up a little earlier allows you to be seen before a meeting and lets you talk to people before everyone gets busy. It can be both fun and ad-

vantageous for you, and it shows that you are a very organized person — or very bored.

Don’t be obnoxious.

A little difficult to characterize, but basically be conscious of what you’re saying before you say it, and be cautious of how many times you’ve spoken in the past minute. Not every conversation needs to have you speak in it. Just take it easy and quip in when you are

sure you can help flow the conversation along.

Speak up.

I know I just told you to shut up, but don’t stay silent the whole time either. If you’re sitting there not sure what to do, try to spark up a conversation. It doesn’t have to be anything vitally important, but just to connect to someone.

Fulfill your promises.

If you said you’d take

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Technically Speaking

The cultural change that came with the smartphone

by TARIK KDIRY

Freshman Software Engineering Major

There has been one specific topic of conversation that has been in my mind all week. After an incident involving a collision with a woman on the street that was too preoccupied with her cellphone to acknowledge my existence, I wondered: How has our society changed with the release of the smartphone? Surely, during the beginning of the Information Age, there

must have been an observable shift in the way humans interact and go about every day. Since the release of the iPhone in 2007, the world has transformed into a more, and at the same time, less informed version of itself than 10 years ago.

From a news standpoint, the smartphone has eliminated hours and hours of crowding around televisions to hear the headlines of the days. This goes for news on every level. Everything from cover stories on the Wall Street Journal to the local news can be directly read in the palm of your hand. Though I may be late on the realization, in this last week I have had time to reflect on the topic and couldn’t help but find it astonishing.

From my bed early in the

morning, I can read about first-hand accounts of the violence occurring in the Middle East. If I could go back 10 years and see how the people of 2006 received their news, I’d describe it as something close to barbaric, being constrained to reading news on television and personal computers.

Even the more traditional ways, such as physical newspapers, were (and still are) used. However, there is something about using that palm-sized PC that makes everything seem normal to me now.

The communication aspect of the smartphone has also brought our society closer together in general.

At any location and at any time, a user with a smartphone can update their location and current ac-

tivity for the world to see.

This has allowed people to follow the lives of their loved ones, or even strangers, closely. As disturbing as this may sound, I can’t help but find it absolutely eye-opening. With apps like Facebook and Twitter, finding relatives with whom we’ve lost contact, catching up on the news, and reading the latest reviews can be done anytime and anywhere. This has allowed users to integrate the smartphone into everyday life and every moment of the day in general. By having the smartphone as a close and necessary accessory to every aspect of the day, the phone simply becomes an extension of the user.

The social aspect of the smartphone has become an

interesting topic to focus on recently, too. There are two sides to the argument: one, smartphones are the ultimate social tool as they connect people from all over the world. Two, a multitude of people are glued to their screens and are unable to carry out a conversation with a living person in front of them.

Though it is true that many people abuse the smartphone by overusing it in the worst of times, the smartphone brings social life to a whole new level.

As a society, we have shifted towards looking at our screens to meet new people and create plans. Without the need for a letter or even a call, planners can create invitations and guest lists straight from their phones.

This has streamlined event

planning, both personal and professional, and has created a very impersonal method of invitation.

The result of this kind of behavior is left for anyone to decide. Dating has also taken on a new edge with apps like Tinder that have drastically reduced the amount of time that it usually took to find possible romantic partners. No longer will anyone need to go out and meet new people in person. I personally find that sad, but awe-inspiring at the same time. In one decade, a standard for meeting new people and being social is thrown out the window and replaced by the smartphone.

The smartphone has defined a generation, and set a course to a much more connected world.

Scientific Curmudgeon

Is gravitational-wave claim true? And was it worth it?

by JOHN HORGAN

Director, Center for Science Writings

“Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein’s Theory.” That’s how The New York Times reported that the Laser Interferometer GravitationalWave Observatory (LIGO) had detected gravitational waves, first predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity a century ago.

Last September, LIGO observed a “chirp” lasting a fifth of a second. Analyses of the signal suggest that it was produced by the cataclysmic collision of two black holes a billion light years away. In part

because media coverage of the LIGO announcement has been so enthusiastic, I feel obliged to raise two curmudgeonly questions.

First: Is it true?

Media coverage of LIGO is remarkably similar to that generated by a previous gravitational-wave announcement. In March 2014, a team overseeing the Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization observatory, BICEP2, claimed to have detected gravitational waves produced by inflation, an extremely rapid — and hypothetical — cosmic growth spurt.

I expressed skepticism, saying I wanted “an explanation of why only inflation, and not other more conventional physical phenomena, can account for the gravity-wave findings.”

Early in 2015, the BICEP2 researchers withdrew their claim, acknowledging that their observations had

LIGO’s Livingston, LA facility

been distorted by dust in the Milky Way. I doubt the LIGO team will meet a similar fate, for several reasons. First, LIGO consists of two separate observatories, each of which recorded the chirp.

Second, precisely because of the BICEP2 debacle, the LIGO team has no doubt extra-obsessively rechecked its observations. Third, the theoretical basis for black holes is more sound than that for inflation.

But I still wonder about

Cuisine Corner

Hoboken Burrito (209 4th St.)

by KATRINA GUIDO

Sophomore Physics Major

On Fourth St. between Garden and Park is a Mexican takeout and delivery place that’s perfect for the college crowd. With a larger menu than Chipotle and Qdoba, a bit more of an authentic experience can be had for a lesser price than Charrito’s. Hoboken Burrito is the type of place I imagine every college town to have.

With the temperature a tad brisk, I decided to try out this “Cali-Mex” joint’s delivery service.

Being the college stu-

dent that I am, I got the craving for Mexican at an ungodly hour of the morning. Even though they weren’t open, I was able to use Delivery.com to schedule my delivery to arrive the next day between classes.

Leading up to the time of expected arrival, I was slightly nervous. I had used a third party delivery site to request food from a tiny little place that, from the outside, looks as though their computers might still be running Windows 98, if they even have a computer at all. However, no worries, because 10 minutes before my requested delivery time my food arrived without an issue.

I chose to order some of their most popular items on the lunch menu according to Delivery. com which included a steak burrito, chicken tacos lunch, guacamo-

le and chips, and the Cali bowl with beef. I would definitely recommend ordering lunch, as their specials offer some pretty nice deals. The burrito was quite large, comparable to the size of a Charrito’s burrito.

The steak was juicy and tender, and there was a good amount in every bite which mixed with the rice, black beans, and cheese. It hit the spot.

Next up, the soft chicken tacos. Though they are traditionally served on corn tortillas, these were on flour tortillas— their only downfall. The shredded chicken had good flavor and wasn’t dry at all as can be the general tendency. The lettuce and salsa fresca tasted and looked very fresh. The lunch plate comes with two tacos which are sized more like mini burritos, that

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the specificity of the colliding-black-holes interpretation of the chirp. Ultimately, that interpretation will require corroboration from other analyses and experiments. Even given corroboration, the LIGO result raises another question: Was it worth it?

LIGO has cost American taxpayers about $1.1 billion, and federal funding for science, unfortunately, is a zero-sum game.

Chemist Ashutosh Jogalekar, who blogs as Curious

Wavefunction, notes that while “the detection of gravitational waves will be a fitting testament to both experimental and theoretical science and the dedication of countless scientists over the years, in one sense it [is] utterly unsurprising.

That’s because it is the logical prediction of a theory that has been around for a hundred years.”

In an email to me, an historian of technology spelled out his concerns even more bluntly: “So a 100 year old theory has been confirmed experimentally — big whup. Did anyone think Einstein was wrong? This isn’t doing anything to convince me that public funds spent on this stuff wouldn’t be better spent on medical research. Or clean fuels, or any number of things that would apply scientific expertise toward justice or the alleviation of human suffering.”

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The Cali bowl was also a nice size and included a choice of ground beef or shredded chicken, rice, black beans, cheese, and sour cream all for $5. The ground beef was moist and flavorful with a good amount of spice while not being spicy.

I’m more partial to the shredded chicken, so the next time I order (yes, there will most likely be a next time) I will probably get the bowl with the shredded chicken.

Each of the meals came with a container of salsa which had some bold heat while still helping to develop the flavor of any of the entrees it topped.

My favorite part of the meal though, was the guac. Not only was the portion a hearty size, but this guac was so smooth and creamy with just the

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right splash of lime in the aftertaste that I was putting dollops of this avocado dream on everything.

Now, please don’t get me wrong: this is not a five star restaurant, nor is the chef worthy of a James Beard Award.

What this restaurant has that sets it apart from

Chicken tacos.

I share these concerns.

On the other hand, $1.1 billion spent over decades isn’t exorbitant, especially considering that the U.S. spends almost a thousand times that much on “defense” every year.

I also find LIGO thrilling in part because it has no practical benefits. It is a manifestation of one of our most sublime attributes, the desire for knowledge not as a means to an end — power, prosperity, health — but simply for its own sake. No science is “pure,” but LIGO comes close. I hope the LIGO report withstands scrutiny and propels us into an exciting new era of gravitational-wave physics.

John Horgan directs the Center for Science Writings, which is part of the College of Arts & Letters. This column is adapted from one originally published on his ScientificAmerican.com blog, “Cross-check.”

most of the other places in Hoboken is the knowledge of what it is and what it is not. Sure they use fresh ingredients, but they don’t tout that fact in an effort to attract the locally-sourced, all-natural bandwagon crowd.

They are just a small Cali-Mex joint keeping it simple.

Katrina Guido

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Campus Pulse

Roving Reporter Who’s your favorite comic book superhero?

“Spider-Man.”

“Green Lantern.”

“Wolverine.”

Kenny Rexer

Nicolas Nuila

Evan McHugh

“Deadpool!”

“Batman.”

“Rorschach.”

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Stephen Lillis

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Pearls of Wisdom

Polling Pierce

How would you rate Deadpool out of 5 stars?

(Based on 100 responses of those who saw it)

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Represent an RSO?

Hello, ducks. This week I would like to share with you some quotes that I try to use on a daily basis to make your days more comfortable:

“Try to be strong enough to face the world each day but weak enough to know that you can’t do everything alone.”

“Be generous to those who need your help, but frugal with what you need yourself.”

“Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.”

“Be willing to share your joys and be willing to share the sorrows of others.”

“Be open-minded enough to believe in miracles.”

“Be a leader when you see a path others have missed but be a follower when you are shrouded in the mist of uncertainty.”

“Be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds and be the last to criticize a friend who fails.”

“Be sure of where your next step falls so that you don’t stumble.”

“Be loving to those who love you but also be loving to those who don’t love you, for they may change.”

“Remember a beautiful life begins with a beautiful mind.”

Love from your girl,

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of fire safety programs, which Stevens has been performing with greek housing and other locations, and regular room inspections.

Nobody was injured in this week’s incident.

The same, unfortunate-

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ly, cannot be said for a more serious fire that occurred in Hoboken on Washington Street. Cunning recommends students be mindful of new appliances, and do what they can to ensure their own safety. In case of a fire, get to safety, pull the fire alarm, and call the campus police emergency number: (201) 216-3911.

Hoboken fire truck on call for emergencies.

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meeting, which happens biweekly on Thursdays.

Anyone with questions about the CSA can email csa@stevens.edu.

“Anyone is welcome, and we’re glad to see a wide variety of people,” Jonathan said.

Photos by Russell Bechmann

KSA celebrates Lunar New Year

by NAMANKITA RANA Staff Writer

The Korean Student Association, or KSA, held their Lunar New Year celebrations Thursday night in Bissinger. The event was open to the entire student body, whether you were Korean or not.

The festivities began at 9 p.m., and each guest, upon entry, was given a flower to wear (not a

tradition, but just for fun).

A variety of snacks were put out, including flavored chips, grapecoconut juice, seaweed snacks, and novelty sodas in a wide host of exotic flavors (think pineapple-orange with jelly bits floating around.

It was delicious). Dinner dishes were equally varied, and included vegetarian and nonvegetarian options like noodles, tofu, rice, and

beef soup. All foods were labeled in both English and Korean.

After dinner and mingling, games kicked off, with the opportunity for winners to win prizes such as authentic Korean chopsticks.

Mostly, the night served as a fun way for students to meet across ethnic borders, socialize, and learn more about Korean culture while enjoying a delicious meal.

Photos by Lisa Mengotto

KSA hosts Holidays of Love

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Fire breaks out on Washington Street store, Washington General Store, Dear Hannah clothing store, and local Indian Bistro, Karma Kafe.

According to NJ.com, while no residents were hurt, 14 firefighters suffered injuries ranging from hypothermia, exhaustion, and smoke inhalation. Jersey City Fire Department, North Hud-

by ANDY WALDRON Staff Writer

A serious fire broke out in the 500 block of Washington Street last Saturday. Starting around 10:00 p.m. of unknown origin, the fire affected buildings containing residential space, a Verizon SUNDAY

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the 19th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Additionally. over $15,000 was raised on a GoFundMe page for one Hoboken Police Officer, Jalen Williams, who lived in one of the apartments.

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care of it, make sure that you do. No one likes a quitter or someone apt to bail, and sticking with it to the end looks really good for you later. I get it, it may be really hard to come up with that column every

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week, but you said you would, so you better.

Take yourself seriously.

Lying and blowing stuff out of proportions can be fun and all, but sometimes it leads into point two. Tone it down a notch and know how to get serious when you need to. The easiest way to do this is to mean what you say and hum-

ble yourself down a bit.

Have fun.

Just because you’re taking yourself seriously doesn’t mean you have to be “No-Fun Joe.” Laugh a little, slack off a little, but just make sure you let people know you’re going to Biergarten before you get there. Being friendly and cordial will really help ease tensions with

your fellow RSO members and make your day a hell of a lot better.

But really, at the end of the day, these are just guidelines, once you feel comfortable with yourself, you can make your own and you’ll be fine. Not everyone starts off as e-board material, but anyone can be a part of one if they try hard enough.

Letter to the Editor

Dean’s List Recently, the Dean’s List came out and I was shocked to see that the list had 18 landscape pages of monospaced names. For a small school like Stevens, that seemed high. So, I did some math and figured out there are

approximately 2,047 students on the list. Out of 2,829 undergraduate students, almost three quarters made Dean’s List. The list should be something to be proud of, not a roster of Stevens undergraduate students.

Not With Those Shoes

NY Fashion Week – A Glimpse at Next Season!

by HOPE BRANDES

Sophomore Visual Arts & Technology Major

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, I’m not having a Christmas relapse, it’s fashion week! Everyone else might be pining for warmer weather, but the big names in fashion are already thinking about next fall/winter. You won’t find any complaints here either; fall fashion is what I live for. So what can we expect for the next cold season?

Starting with my homeboy Tommy, the Fall Tommy Hilfiger collection isn’t bringing about any radical changes, but everyone loves the classic preppy, nautical look. The premier outfits featured silky, flirty dresses with bows and peter pan collars, some of which were accented with Breton stripes and patterns inspired by sailor’s tattoos.

Speaking of the high seas, flared sailor pants were in, as well as button up skirts.

Jackets were one of the main focuses too, which were typically navy blue, double-breasted with gold trim and buttons. There were also blouses with sailor collars, more Breton stripes and sequins everywhere!

The Michael Kors collection echoed some of the smaller details like sequins, peter pan collars and tiefront blouses. What stood out the most to me in this collection were the unique sleeve styles of the shirts and coats. Most of the shirtsleeves were long enough to cover the model’s hands, and they all sported some sort of contrast detailing on the cuffs whether they be color-blocked, fur-lined or worn unbuttoned with a layer underneath. Among the typical tans, greys and whites for winter, there were also pops of periwinkle purple and grass green used for sweaters, jacks and blouses.

The Tory Burch collection was really exciting. A mixture of geometric, colorblocked patterns in deep fall colors made a bold statement. There were sweaters

Models walk the catwalk in the Tory Burch collection.

in oversized, argyle prints, patchwork coats and skirts with thick stripes of red, brown, and navy. Bright, solid colored pants in Kelly green, red or white were the staples in many outfits, usually paired with navy, leather boots. There were also a few more subdued outfits featuring a navy, lilac and grey color palette.

Many pieces also featured a new floral pattern consisting of a navy base with small, yellow, white and green buds. The tie-front blouse also sneaked its way

into this collection.

Rag and Bone marched their men’s line down the catwalk on the opposite side of their women’s collection while a live band played.

Both featured canvas coats and parks in army greens, with baggy pants and combat boots for a sporty look.

The men’s line also featured what can only be described as a leather tracksuit. Many of the outfits were all black but shiny materials added texture and interest. My favorite pieces were the long, grey, double-button coats

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that would work well for dressing up or going out.

Rodarte was all about texture and layering. The models wore tall, ruffled sandals; sheer lace dresses with ruffled trims and belted leather jackets also with leather, ruffle trim. To keep warm in their barely-there ensembles, the models were buried in fluffy fur coats with streaks of pink, red, yellow and white. DKNY, on the other hand, was anything but delicate. Baggy layers and slouchy silhouettes created an androgy-

nous look. The girls wore slouchy pants and boxy white button-downs with chunky lace-up boots. The color palette was very muted, mostly black and white with a bit of wine red.

This is just a taste of everything that happened during NY Fashion week! You can watch the full runway replays at fashionweekonline.com. More and more designers are going the route of ready-to-wear too and have already released some of their fashions online if you’re impatient.

Girl Talk

Women of color: why on-screen representation matters

by NAMANKITA RANA

Freshman Undecided Engineering Major

I will start by admitting that as a pre-teen, and really up until two years ago, I never particularly cared about the lack of representation of my race in Hollywood. In fact, I hardly registered it, happily lapping up whatever mainstream media threw at me. (I’ll give you a hint: It was overwhelmingly white and male). I also spurned Bollywood, what would have been my only source of representation onscreen, in an attempt to conform to what everyone else was doing (watching white Hollywood), and tick my Indian relatives off with my cultural cluelessness.

But all that changed when I discovered Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor in 2014. I’d accidentally stumbled on a trailer

for her upcoming movie on Tumblr, and when I saw her for the first time, I remember that I was absolutely blown away.

She was beautiful, she was fashionable, but more than that, she was someone who looked like me. She was Indian, but she also truly looked Indian. She had ethnic features, she had golden brown skin, and she wore traditional Indian clothing — and that left a huge impact on me. Although my friends joked (and still joke to this day) that I had developed a maddening girl-crush on her (I might be a bit obsessed), the reality was that it was linked to something way deeper.

The truth was, she left such a huge impact on me because I had never seen someone like her on screen. She was an Indian actress who really looked Indian. She’d struggled with weight issues when she was younger, like me.

She’d had to deal with the unique cultural struggles desi girls go through, like me. She had a whole history of her own that I could relate to on practically every level, and she filled in a hole in my subconscious that I hadn’t re-

alized I had. I loved that she was a strong feminist, and that she made film roles for herself. I could see myself in her. I could relate to her. And I realized, so late, the gap that had widened within me.

It led to me re-discovering and appreciating a side of myself I’d been forced to suppress for years: my Indian-ness.

My story of finding a cultural representative outside of Hollywood, in a way, reflects the sad reality of the industry to-

Sonam Kapoor promoting a film

day. The truth is, Sonam Kapoor still isn’t a Hollywood actress. And although I discovered her through my homeland’s film industry, I realize that not everyone has that luxury. Women of color often have practically no one to see of their ethnicity on screen, and little to no means whatsoever of filling that gap.

The numbers back it up, too. While women were cast as 22% of lead characters and 33% of all speaking parts in the

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100 top grossing films of 2015, only 27% of the female roles played by black, Latina, or Asian actresses were considered major roles, according to research conducted by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University.

The study also reported a paltry representation of female characters of color overall: 13% of female characters were black and only 4% Latina and 3% Asian. And if you need further evidence of the lack of diversity, just look at this year’s Oscar lineup for Best Actress: every single actress nominated is a white female. The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was more than a passing Twitter trend; it was a stark reflection of the reality of today.

So, why does this even matter? The little personal anecdote might not have articulated it as well as I would have liked, but the truth is that it is hard to express how alienating it is to never see a character on screen that looks like you. You are never be able to fully relate to the character, can never

truly relate to their story. That doesn’t mean that race is the only way to relate to a character, but race, whether we’d like to admit it or not, definitely shapes our experiences and identity.

There’s no conceivable way to fully identify with someone who does not reflect your reality.

The absence of these characters, whether you ever realize it or not, creates a deep feeling within you that your experience does not exist and does not matter — that you don’t matter.

Progress is being made in Hollywood, slowly but steadily. Women like Lupita Nyong’o, Zoe Saldana, and Mindy Kaling, to name a few, have shattered barriers, playing women of color who go beyond the racial stereotypes and fetishizations of their race being held by the public. But, more aggressive work needs to be done if the screens of Hollywood are to reflect the reality of American diversity. For the sake of our viewers, and countless impressionable young girls looking for someone to relate to, I think it’s high time we get on that.

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Always Right

Across the Hudson

Blocking ad blocker blockers

A meeting place for 8 million

lished an apology.

On the other hand, plenty of sites handle advertising right. After reading a recent blog post by Stack Overflow’s advertising operations manager, I whitelisted his site.

The programming Q&A site avoids malware by hosting and publishing ads itself. All advertisements are relevant to programmers and aren’t tailored for users with tracking data. They are static, lightweight images; the site still loads quickly on mobile. I’m fine with looking at ads here because they don’t negatively impact the user experience and are safe.

the Civil War, namely for draft riots.

To this day, Union Square is still New Yorkers’ default activism location. I went to high school a block and a half away, so I was actually able to see some of this activism.

The big ones were Occupy Wall Street in 2011 and a series of anti-police brutality protests in 2015, but there were plenty of smaller protests consisting of a few dozen people.

The one I most vividly remember was a Free Tibet protest.

After 9/11, Union Square became the city’s mourning site. The south end of the park was filled with memoranda for lost loved ones, such as candles, flowers, and American flags. I didn’t go to school in the city in 2001 and was too young to go to there at such a crazy time, but every account I’ve heard says the memorial was one of the most beautiful things ever. There was no Yankees versus Mets or Brooklyn versus Queens – it was just New Yorkers coming together to mourn their losses.

There is now a memorial in the Union Square subway stop between the 16th Street entrance and the 4, 5, and 6 trains.

by DENNIS STEWART Senior Cybersecurity Major

In December, Forbes began requiring readers with ad-blocking extensions to disable them in order to view pages.

Visitors were greeted with a message: “Thanks for coming to Forbes.

Please turn off your ad blocker in order to continue. To thank you for doing so, we’re happy to present you with an ad-light experience.”

In some cases, they were also greeted with malware. Security researcher Brian Baskin was the first to report “malvertising” on Forbes: ads opening a new tab pretending to be a Java update page.

The fake Java update is pushy and contains malware.

Forbes claims to be unable to replicate the issue and has not pub-

In response to Eyeo’s Acceptable Ads Manifesto, uBlock Origin’s developers wrote their own: “The user decides what web content is acceptable or not in their browser.”

I’ve decided it’s not worth my time to install an extension to block ad blocker blockers. When a site like Forbes requires me to disable my blocker, I decide to go somewhere else. There are metaphorically billions of news sites, most of which don’t hold their content hostage.

I’d rather stick to the Stack Overflows of the world than the Forbeses.

by DAVID ROGERS Freshman Mechanical Engineering Major

One day during my freshman year of high school, I was at school after-hours to work with the stage crew. We all heard chanting and yelling coming closer to our building. We looked out the window and saw a giant crowd of people heading west down our block.

It was an Occupy Wall Street mob leaving Union Square Park.

Union Square has been a gathering place for New Yorkers almost since it was first laid out in 1832.

After just under three decades of relative peace, Union Square saw its first massive gathering after the battle of Fort Sumter in 1861, when a quarter million New Yorkers gathered there in the largest display of patriotism at the time. Union Square continued to be a gathering place throughout

Dennis Stewart

That’s just Union Square on the big days. Most days, there aren’t huge protests, memorials, or massive displays of patriotism. Most days, Union Square is simply a park where people can have fun, enjoy a snack or drink, or perform in the street. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, there’s a farmers’ market on the west side of the park with vendors from all over the Northeast. In the months before the winter holidays, the south end of the park is turned into a holiday market with unique items sold every few feet. In the center of the park, there are benches, tables, a dog run, and a large lawn. NYC Parks & Rec. does a pretty terrible job of making sure the lawn is open when it’s supposed to be open, so don’t go Union Square just for the lawn.

Union Square is 2 blocks east of the 14th Street PATH station. If you go there coming from anywhere else in the city, the park is above one of the busiest subway stations in the city, carrying the N, Q, R, L, 4, 5, and 6 trains. I highly recommend visiting it at the end of a fun event elsewhere in the city, before heading back to Hoboken.

Washington Square Park Blog

Stars of Stevens

An interview with Trevor Batchelder

by MIA HILDEBRANDT Freshman Mechanical Engineering Major

Courtesy of Trevor Batchelder

Age: 21 Major: Chemical Engineering Hometown: Toms River, NJ In addition to having an immense love for chemistry and engineering, Trevor Batchelder is passionate about the performing arts. Trevor started acting and singing at a young age. He is the current president of Alpha Phi Omega and has served as Vice-President of the Stevens Dramatic Society. Trevor is also a part of the Stevens Choir and the President’s Ensemble.

In addition to being a chemical engineering major, you are an actor and singer. When did you first know you wanted to be involved in the performing arts?

My fifth grade teacher was also the director of the school play, and he had a lot of enthusiasm for it and encouraged me to do it. I got very excited about it, did the audition, and I had a lot of fun with it. I think that audition was a defining moment for me. It was my teacher’s enthusiasm

that drew me in. Since then, I have been hooked! I knew that DeBaun Auditorium was a space I wanted to perform in.

When was your first role as an actor?

It was in the play called “Matchbox Twenty Across America,” which was a play written by my fifth grade teacher. I was cast as the Main Extra #2, which was the funny guy role. My name was Trevor in the show… just Trevor, but I was the comic-relief guy.

Why do you enjoy acting?

I’ve always worked hard in my academics, so I get very stressed out. It’s kind of nice with acting to totally take myself out of these situations for a little while and pretend to be someone totally different who is facing totally different problems. I have also made a lot of great friends through the performing arts over the years.

Do you come from a musical family?

No, not at all! My brother is into musical theater — he’s kind of followed in my footsteps, and he is also a talented violinist. Also, my dad played saxophone in high school.

Other than that, there is really no rhyme or reason as to how I got into the performing arts!

Do you have any musical inspirations?

I am a big fan of Hugh Panero. He was in Phantom of the Opera. I look up to him as a singer. I think he is an extremely talented and versatile tenor.

What kind of music do you listen to?

It’s weird. I don’t really listen to a lot of music outside of musical theater — that’s a lot of what my phone has on it. I like a lot of alternative stuff. One of the groups I have been listening to recently is called Jukebox the Ghost. I would love to get Bethany Reeves to let me to sing one of their songs at a voice recital, but I know that’ll never happen!

I’m also currently listening to a lot of Hamilton. I listen to a lot of music from shows I’ve been in — “Pippin” is probably my favorite, but I can’t listen to it if I am trying to get work done. It has a way of calming me and being like, “Trevor it doesn’t matter! Why are you working so hard?

None of it matters!” I think I listened to the entirety of that

soundtrack after my last final this past semester!

Trevor’s Top 5 Concerts: 1. River City Extension 2. Steven Wilson 3. Porcupine Tree 4. King’s X 5. Stevens Institute of Technology Winter 2015 choir concert What have been some of your most memorable performances or pieces that you have performed?

My favorite role that I’ve ever played was Edna Turnblad in “Hairspray.” It was not only really fun to play her, but I had an interesting time exploring that character. Instead of making it just comical, I wanted to make her more real. I thought more about what a 50-year-old woman in the ’60s would actually be concerned about and how she would normally act.

Are there any plays that you have seen that have had a profound effect on you?

I really enjoyed the musical Fun Home. I saw it this past semester, and similar to the reasons I loved the role of Edna Turnblad so much, the musical taught one a lot about compassion and caring for and about people.

How else do you keep music and the performing arts in your life while at a tech school?

I always try to make time for it. I’m very busy, but being able to lose a couple of hours of sleep a week for the sake of being able to practice my craft and stay involved in the performing arts at the school is very worth it.

Do you have any advice for incoming freshman who want to continue their musical pursuits at Stevens?

Just go for it. It’s so easy to get involved. The Stevens Dramatic Society is always looking for new people, as are the Stevens Orchestra, Choir, Concert Band, and Jazz Band. Talk to people and reach out. Put yourself out there.

A lot of the time it is freshmen that have the most drive, know how to get things done, and put on really great performances.

If you or someone you know are a star, please contact mhildebr@stevens.edu.

Varsity Sports

Friday, February 19, 2016 • Page 10

Women’s basketball looks for E8 regular season title

SSI – The Stevens Institute of Technology women’s basketball team (18-5, 14-0 Empire 8) travels to Rochester for a pair of roads games this weekend.

EVENT DETAILS The Ducks will take on Nazareth College Friday at 8 p.m. before battling St. John Fisher College Saturday at 4 p.m.

WHAT’S AT STAKE With two wins, Stevens will outright win the Empire 8 Conference regular season championship and earn the right to host the E8 Conference Championship next weekend.

LAST TIME OUT The Ducks topped Hartwick College 69-41 Tuesday night, as senior Kaitlyn Astel scored 22 points to lead all scorers.

NAZ REPORT

mark this year.

SWAT PATROL Sophomore Brooke Stoddard was force in the paint for Ducks, swatting away three shots and pulling down four boards. Stoddard also chipped in two points and an assists.

YOU GET POINTS, AND YOU GET POINTS The Ducks received points from 14 different players Tuesday. Sophomore Sydney Darby added seven points and three assists off the bench.

SHOOTING STARS The team shot a blistering 47.6% from the field, including 51.72% in the second half.

CAN’T MAKE IT? Live stats and video will be provided by both schools, and will be available on stevensducks.com.

Stevens Sports Information

The Golden Flyers come with a 17-6 record, and are 10-4 in the E8. Lindsey Kelly leads Naz with 19.6 points per game and 10.6 rebounds per game. Last time, it was Stevens who came out with 66-61 victory.

GONE FISHIN’

Men’s swimming leads E8’s after day 1

St. John Fisher enters the game with a 20-3 record, and a 13-1 clip in E8 play. The lone E8 loss came at the hands of Stevens, as the Ducks defense allowed a seasonlow 35 points in a 51-35 victory.

KAIT THE GREAT

Astel became the 12th player in program history to score 1,000 career points, as she connected on a jumper seven seconds into the fourth quarter. Astel joined classmate Miranda Ripken as the two players who have reached the

No. 6 men’s volleyball takes down No. 11 NYU

ON DECK IN SPORTS

Saturday BASKETBALL vs. SUNY-Old Westbury 3:00 p.m.

Hoboken, NJ

WOMEN’S SWIMMING

EMPIRE 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS TBA Ithaca, NY

MEN’S SWIMMING

EMPIRE 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS TBA Ithaca, NY

MEN’S TENNIS vs. North Carolina Wesleyan College

9 a.m.

Fredericksburg, VA

MEN’S LACROSSE

vs. Arcadia University 12:00 p.m.

Hoboken, NJ

MEN’S BASKETBALL Stevens Sports Information

Stevens Sports Information

SSI – Through one day of the Empire 8 Championships, the Stevens Institute of Technology men’s swimming team is in first place.

Sophomore Connor Harrigan started things off with a second place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:39.07, as freshman Sam Fuller, juniors Conner Arnott and Mark Lippert also placed in the top six.

Seniors Joshua Lefeber and Ravi Sun finished first and second respectively in the 200-yard IM with Lefeber recording a “B” cut time of 1:51.37.

Sophomore Ethan Gehenio and freshman Chris Ludeke also placed in the top eight.

Senior Tomasz Wolinski narrowly missed a B cut in the 50-yard freestyle, but still finished first with a time of 20.94. the 200-yard medley relay quartet of Sun, senior Dane Pilcher, freshman Vinny Tavoletti and Gehenio hit a B cut mark of 1:31.93, resulting in a first place finish to close out day one of action.

The Ducks tallied 383 points, while Hartwick College sits in second with 266.

SSI – After dropping a pair of matches on Sunday, the No. 6 Stevens Institute of Technology men’s volleyball got back on the winning track with a straight set win over No. 11 New York University.

The Ducks moved to 9-3 overall, and 2-2 in the United Volleyball Conference, while NYU fell to 5-6 and 2-1 in conference. The scores were 25-17, 25-23, 25-16.

Stevens forced their guests into an early timeout, scoring seven of the first nine markers, capped off with backto-back kills from senior Chris Vaughan. The Violets could get as close as six, but a back row kill from junior Gabe Shank-

weiler ended the opening set.

The back and forth second frame saw Stevens jump ahead 10-7, but NYU countered with five of the next seven.

Shankweiler rolled off four straight from service line, and the Violets took a timeout. The pep talk worked as the visitors would knot the set at 22 and Phil Bueno would serve up an ace to put the Violets in front. The Ducks crawled back and recorded the final three points, with Shankweiler and sophomore Thomas Burrell combining on a double-block.

NYU raced out of the gates in the final stanza, going up 5-1. After a service error, junior Jordan

Stuart took advantage of five straight unforced errors, putting Stevens up for good. Freshman Jacob Stillman would serve up an ace, and senior Tim Ferriter ended the match with a thunderous kill.

The Ducks hit .356 over the three sets, and were led by Shankweiler’s 12 kills. Vaughan chipped in 11 kills and four digs, while Ferriter had 10 kills and seven digs.

Nick Benson led NYU with 12 kills and three aces, with Bueno chipping in 10 kills and 2 aces.

The Ducks will host a tri-match on Sunday, welcoming Rust College and York College to Canavan Arena.

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Wrestling Men’s Track & Field Women’s Track & Field Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Fencing Men’s Fencing Men’s Volleyball Men’s Volleyball Women’s Track & Field Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Swimming Men’s Volleyball Women’s Swimming

All Day Competition Empire 8 Championships (Ithaca) Empire 8 Champoinships (Ithaca) Utica College Utica College Competition Competition Nazareth College SUNY New Paltz Harverford Invitational Hartwick College Hartwick College Empire 8 Championships (Ithaca) NYU Empire 8 Championships (Ithaca)

1st 3rd 2nd 94-67 69-61 7-0* 5-0* 1-3* 2-3* 96-68 69-41 1st 3-0* 2nd

W Complete Complete W W Complete Complete L L Complete W W W Complete L

2/13 2/13 2/13 2/13 2/14 2/14 2/14 2/14 2/15 2/16 2/16 2/17 2/17 2/17

*For the entire event. Not individual scores.

Results from stevensducks.com

at St. John Fisher College 2 p.m.

Rochester, NY

MEN’S TENNIS

at No. 16 University of Mary Washington 3 p.m.

Fredericksburg, VA

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL at St. John Fisher College 4 p.m.

Rochester, NY

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