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While you were away on summer break, Stevens was busy constructing new facilities on campus. The completion of the North Building and construction on the new Babbio Center Garage and Academic Complex are just a few of the major on campus construction projects which will shape the future of Stevens. As outlined in the Stevens ten-year strategic plan, these ambitious projects will serve to revitalize and improve the educational programs offered on campus, in addition to increasing space for the student population to grow from around 3,000 to nearly 4,000 undergraduate students by 2022. The Babbio Center, completed in 2005, originally called for a grand parking garage to be built beneath and in front of the building on the edge of Castle Point Hill. After many years of debate between Stevens and the city of Hoboken over construction permits, Stevens has finally been allowed to start work. Work
on phase 1 which includes 266 new parking spots began on May 1st and will be continuing through January 10th, 2018, in time for use during the 2018 Spring Semester. The Babbio Garage will provide a rooftop pedestrian plaza featuring a green roof and a new, much anticipated concrete staircase down to Sinatra Drive. The exterior of the garage will be covered in a “stretched fabric facade”, which will serve to improve the view of the Hoboken skyline and the coastline of the Hudson River. Little is known about phase II of the project other than that it will include an academic wraparound building, start construction in 2020, and should be completed in 2022. The beginning of September marked the beginning of construction for the new academic complex being built along 6th Street and Hudson Street. This new complex will feature two new four story buildings connected by a two story sky bridge. Originally referred to as the Academic Gateway and later as the Gianforte Academic Center, the complex’s
final name is currently up in the air. Containing state of the art classrooms, technical laboratories, and offices, the complex will help to fur-
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The Lore-Center for Women’s Leadership became official in the eyes of the Stevens community, ushering in administrators, staff and students into the newly-renovated space during its ribboncutting ceremony and subsequent open house this past Monday. Guests were welcomed with flutes of strawberrylemonade and merchandise boasting the Lore-El Programs’ newest logo as they made their way through the doors of the old-style Victorian residence. In attendance were several residents of the Lore-El Center as well as several distinguished members of the Stevens administration, including President Nariman Farvardin, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Marybeth Murphy, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Sara Klein, Associate Dean of Students Kris-
tie Damell, and Director of Diversity and Inclusion Susan Metz. The first floor was temporarily converted into a cocktail-hour-like reception, complete with an elegant arrangement of fruits, artisan breads, and hors d’oeuvres, yet those in attendance were free to explore the new kitchen, the common space on the first floor, as well as selected residents’ rooms on the second floor with resident-assistant Yonaida Brito leading the way. After the preliminary rounds of exploration, mingling, and trips to the impressiev food spread, Vice President Murphy summoned guests into the common lounge area to welcome and thank those who had made the Lore-El Center for Leadership a reality. “I hope that you all will join us as we meet here, as we try to find more ways to be an inclusive institution,” said Murphy, referencing Stevens commitment to expand its female undergraduate population in
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the comings years. “I will be calling upon many of you to help us because it’s not something that one person can do.” Vice President Murphy then introduced President Farvardin to give brief remarks. He began by first thanking Vice President Murphy for “championing this effort” and for “reminding me that this is a beautiful space that needed some attention.” Farvardin went on to note how he is proud to have a space dedicated as the “center point for programming and events to promote women at this institution.” Although Stevens has made significant progress from a female undergraduate population of 0% to roughly 30% in approximately 50 years, Farvardin notes that he and the university are committed to raising that percentage to 50%. “We have a venue to support programs that nurture female students, faculty and staff, which I hope will go a long way
and send a message that we are supportive,” said Farvardin. He made note of key stakeholders in the Lore-El Center renovations, including architect Doug Moss, contractor Vinnie Luongo, the administration under Vice President Murphy in Student Affairs, as well as generous friends of the university who provided financial support for the project. After President Farvardin’s remarks, Yona Brito had the honor of cutting the ceremonial red ribbon, symbolizing the new beginnings of the center. Doug Moss of Holzman, Moss, Bottino Architecture was also in attendance and commented that three residential spaces within the Center had been removed, allowing for more social space and fluidity between the common lounge area. Ashley Kritz, an interior designer within Moss’ firm, served an important role during the design
in July of 2019, but it is unknown whether Sixth Street will reopen earlier. The North Building, located north of Jonas and
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ther revitalize the academic programs offered at Stevens. These buildings will replace the Lieb building and the Sixth Street lot across the Street. The Lieb building, built 100 years ago as a squad bay dorm for World War I soldiers, is currently in the process of being demolished. To the dismay of many students, the construction of the two new buildings requires Sixth Street between Hudson Street and River Street to be closed to cars and pedestrians. This project should be completed
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process. In addition to selecting the color palette, furniture, and ensuring a balance between modern design and oldstyle Victorian architecture, she also made sure to keep members from the Stevens community involved in the design process from the beginning. “Lore-El residents, administrators and staff from Student Affairs all collaborated in order to make this vision into a reality,” Kritz stated. “It was a fun project to work on and it is evident that Stevens truly cares about its students.” The flooring and trim have been stained, the carpet has been placed, and the furniture is ready to be lounged upon; however, the Lore-El Center will be undergoing yet another round of construction this upcoming summer to transform the space behind the building. “We working with Stevens to use the [exterior] space to extend the possibilities of the building,” said Kritz. The work is expected to be complete by the beginning of Fall 2018, but the Lore-El Center is now officially open to serve and provide the needed space for the advancement of women at Stevens.
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west of Humphreys, was completed and opened at the start of the semester. Standing at three stories tall and containing 15,000 square feet of space, the North Building currently houses the Computer Science Department, members of the Maritime Security Center, in addition to several other classrooms, laboratories, and offices. The North Building also features several environmentally friendly experiments. These
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SGA funded music festival moved to the spring by TARIK KDIRY Editor-in-Chief
Last April, the Entertainment Committee had a budget approved for a fall festival. After speaking to three different agents, EC compiled a list of ten different artists to perform at the festival. After deciding on the top three artists to book, Student Life put out a choice of three dates for the event. Soon after, the agent that was coordinating with EC was unresponsive and everyone involved in planning the event decided it was best to postpone the event to the Spring semester. EC Festivities Chair David Baldyga stated, “It would be best to wait and plan it out correctly to benefit the most students.” A couple weeks ago, the Entertainment Commit-
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What would you rather be doing right now? I may not speak for all of us, but I imagine we don’t all love every second of being in school/ work and would rather be somewhere else. It doesn’t even have to be a vacation - just something other than the many hours behind the desk of a computer, waist deep in a book, or hundreds of lines into code. Everyone has things they would rather do and learn. Personally, I have a lot of things I would rather be doing or learning right now. Now, that doesn’t mean I do
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do, all the time. I really want to go snowboarding in Geneva, see the fjords in Iceland, trek around New Zealand, practice French IN France, and so much more. I try to remedy those wants by trying to look forward to doing more mundane things. For example, instead of this report I have to do later, I would much rather be decorating my apartment. Come to think of it, that’s what shapes my procrastination. I’m even procrastinating this column by looking on Pinterest for apartment
ideas. Is anyone else the same way? If you are reading this, thank you for procrastinating your work for this. Now if you will excuse me, I have a snowboarding video to watch and an apartment to pretend-decorate.
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not enjoy what I’m doing now. I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to study here and enjoy my field, but there are those days where being on a beach would make me happier than any of those chairs in the library. So I ask you, what would you rather be doing at this very moment if you could snap your fingers and do it? I am currently asking myself the same question, and it is proving to be a lot more difficult to answer than I thought. There are so many things I want to
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by MARY RUANE
Freshman Business and Technology Major
In chairs circled around a wooden table, the group leaned in towards each other, holding hands. “Let’s say a prayer,” said the blonde, on whom all eyes had focused. People of different faiths exchanged worried looks between each other before the blonde opened his mouth to speak again. “Our Savior, Lin-Manuel Miranda, thank you for bringing us together…” It was a prayer that everyone could get behind because it brought us closer, uniting
us behind a common being -the playwright who created the hit musical, Hamilton, is definitely a savior to all of us. My Stevens family is a group of kids from diverse backgrounds, cultures, races, sexualities, and ideals. We have different majors and interests, our personalities clash on occasion, and our political views don’t always align. Yet, I couldn’t imagine praying to Lin-Manuel with any other group of people. I don’t know anyone else who would skip down the hill with me just because I was getting bored of walking. So, I thought today would be a good day to talk about four types of friends I’ve met in college. The Musically Talented One: You’re either friends with the entire music department at your school, or have a friend with hidden musical talents. Either way, they’re usually one of the more entertaining friends in your group. Always on
their game knowing the songs playing in Pierce or breaking out into songs you never knew existed, this friend keeps the party alive no matter where you are. The Politically Woke One: This friend probably started the prayer at dinner and is most likely going to run for a position on the Student Government Association. They always know the latest things in the news and always have a fact-based opinion on the topics. Conversations are never dull when they’re around and they help you to keep your mind open to ideas you wouldn’t have considered otherwise. The Insanely Smart One: One of the Pinnacle Scholars of the group, this friend is always well-intentioned when helping with your Calculus homework. That isn’t to disregard the fact that it hurts your ego when you always have to ask for their help with difficult topics. They’ll claim they aren’t
that smart, but they probably find a complicated subject to be ‘fun.’ They always have an answer to every question, even the ones you didn’t know required answers. It’s always fun to be around a brainiac, though. The Lost One: This friend is constantly on the verge of dropping out or switching their major. They’re confused on where they are in life and have no idea where they want to be in four years. They barely know who they are, but they always do their best to validate others who are feeling the same way. They’re constantly switching things up and are always there when you’re beginning to feel lost as well. Now that you’ve gotten a taste of what it’s like to be in my friend group, go ahead and see what kinds of friends are in your own group! Stevens is very diverse, so it’s likely that no two groups of friends are exactly alike.
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by OLIVIA SCHREIBER Senior ChemBio Major
I entered senior year with an open-mind, a few less credits, and a positive outlook for the future. It’s week four and all has remained constant for the most part—the positivity remains intact, but I’m beginning to feel the mid-semester strain work against me, slowly and stealthily. I would like to consider myself one-step ahead of the game, but an important task that I have yet to accomplish is the successful completion of my application for candidacy form which— once processed by our dear friends in the
Registrar office—verifies that I am on track to graduate in May. Perhaps I’ve caught an early bout of senioritis given that each time I try to fill out the form— a whopping double-sided sheet, mind you—I find myself being interrupted or distracted by other responsibilities. I begin going through all my courses listed under “Institutional Coursework” on the myStevens portal and by the time I get through my sophomore semesters, I call it a day, and promise myself that I will complete it sometime later. You can call it a short attention span, laziness, or even good old procrastination—but if I’m going to be honest with you (seriously, I’m on the Honor Board, I have to be honest with you), I think my inability to finish my application for candidacy form is due to a subconscious longing for the past or at the very least, a delay of the inevitable. I’m going to go all
Freudian for a second and do some self-analysis, so bear with me. I came into Stevens as a chemical engineering student aspiring to enter industry until I had an end-of- secondsemester epiphany: I missed my biology books, abhorred my design courses, and returned home to the School of Science where I’ve dwelled happily for the past two years. During that time, Stevens has become a place of maturation, friendship, and inspiration, from both my peers and professors. I was the fool that posted “Happy first day of sixteenth grade!!” on my Instagram and felt a visceral sadness upon realizing that August 28, 2017 would be the last “first day” of my undergraduate career. The epicenter of my senior year has focused not only on me, but also on the university that has provided me a wealth of opportunity. Filling out my application for candidacy is
simple—much simpler than any Instrumental Analysis exam or worse, the Electricity and Magnetism final. Yet, I cannot help but feel the heaviness of the paper in my hand as it represents the totality of my undergraduate experience, namely the many hours spent in the library, the quality time spent in the company of my truest friends, and the knowledge accumulated in the classroom. The deadline is approaching—it’s October 2, to all my fellow seniors—and the weeks continue to pass quickly, without paying reverence to my need for a slower pace. My application for candidacy still sits quietly on my desk, unsigned and incomplete. I will eventually make my way to my adviser’s office for her final signature, but contrary to popular belief, when it comes to matters such as these, I’d say a little procrastination is just fine, indeed.
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Technically Speaking
Motorola has fallen
by DAVID HOROWITZ Freshman Cybersecurity Major
It’s 2005. Your mother’s Motorola RAZR is state of the art in the world of pink engineering. By 2007, 130 million RAZR phones had been sold. It was featured in Lost, Top Gear, Burn Notice, and other notable TV shows and movies at
the time due to its popularity. Motorola had gained ground on Nokia, the leading phone manufacturer at the time, which meant the landscape was much more diverse than today. Nokia had the largest market share at 35% and Motorola was in second place with 21%. They had momentum to build on. Then, the unthinkable. Apple, who made iPods and computers, released a product no one expected: the iPhone. Existing phone manufacturers were stunned at the level of polish and user friendliness offered by the entirely new experience. Well, maybe they did in private. Publicly, many companies re-
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leased statements that are now just plain embarrassing. Steve Balmer, the CEO of Microsoft at the time, said “There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share.” The CEO of Nokia said they would not change their thinking or approach. The CEO of Palm said, “We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone. PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.” Motorola stayed quiet and just kept their tears inside, I suppose. They already had smartphones on the market that were being outclassed immediately. Their first two smartphones came out in 2003, although they were hardly ‘smart’. The Motorola Q was the smartphone best fit to compete the iPhone at the time. It ran a terrible Windows mobile operating system and had no touchscreen support. Basically, it was nothing like the iPhone and a terrible competitor. It wasn’t for two more years until Motorola had a worthy competitor: the Motor-
ola Droid. The Droid had been made in partnership with Verizon to compete directly with the iPhone. It had a touchscreen and a slide out keyboard to give people the best of both worlds. At least, that was the idea at the time. It ran a very early version of Android that was still not up to par. By this time, Motorola had lost market share all the way down to less than 5%. They had not responded fast enough to the new market pressures put on by Apple. In early 2011, Motorola split into two separate companies. The first, called Motorola Solutions, kept all the profitable areas of their business, including police technologies, radios, and other commercial needs. Motorola Mobility was the second, and it was strictly their phone business and all its misfortune. By 2012, Motorola held just below 2% market share. They had one good thing going for them though. Google purchased Motorola Mobility and their entire patent portfolio for 12.9 billion dollars that year. Google’s purchase brought
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The audacity of anger: why female fury isn’t a bad thing
by NAMANKITA RANA
Junior Engineering Management Major
Women who seemingly never get angry are truly commendable creatures. How they manage to tolerate some of the truly awful things the world can throw at them is beyond me. That was especially true of a former female boss I had -- no matter what the scenario, she was a seemingly never-ending supply of patience, even to those who scarcely deserved it. There was one incident where this rang exceptionally true. It just so happened that we were stuck in a meeting all day with some folks from the technical department of the organization. (Back then, I had a decidedly non-technical role). This meeting included an extended session led by the principal software engineer. He had the sort of self-assured arrogance that men in tech fields so often do, but even so, I didn’t assume much of it. Even before entering the meeting, a coworker warned me that I was about to be in for a hell of a time (and not in a good way). I soon found out why. The meeting started off
easily enough, but quickly devolved into what I can only describe as a nightmarish ordeal. The engineer in question almost immediately turned the attention from the tasks at hand at to something he considered far more important -- himself. He began to loudly whine about how overburdened he was. Then it started to get uglier. He began making some overt jabs at my boss’s qualifications and work, drawing into full relief her lack of a technical background and her apparently “easier” job (wrong), all while managing to give the best “poor me!” performance I’ve ever seen. It was exactly the sort of self-victimizing ruse I so often see women accused of portraying, but much more terrifying in person. At one point he was, for all intents and purposes, literally screaming down at her. In that moment, as he stood there and lashed out at my boss, my blood was boiling. I was furious, and that’s probably a milder way of putting it. How dare he lose it right in front of her, I thought, throw temper tantrums like some sort of pathetic, overgrown child while she, an employee far more overworked and underpaid than him, was forced to be the adult in an increasingly escalated situation. But of course, I knew all too well that my female manager didn’t have the luxury of throwing it right back in his face.
The privilege of getting angry, hell, of getting downright furious, was one that was denied to her. Because although his behavior was deplorable, by the privilege of being a man with technical skill, he was virtually indispensable to the team. Meanwhile, I knew that if she so much as piped up in self-defense, she could be fired and removed without so much as a bat of an eye. After all, a woman with “soft skills” is an easily expendable resource. So she took his insults silently, even though his attacks were personal and petty and absolutely crossed the line of professionalism. The incident, if anything, opened my eyes to the glaring hypocrisy between the two genders when it comes to one of the most base emotions humans possess-- anger. Men blow up in anger all the time, both professionally and privately, and no one really bats an eye. And while a man who occasionally lashes out in a righteous fury is seen as someone who is laying down the law, the same does not hold true for a woman. Indeed, a woman doing the same is a dangerous, unpredictable force. She’s crazy, shrill, out of her mind, a Lady Macbeth come alive. There’s personal experience with this here, too. I’m not exactly an angry person, per se, but I’m not someone you’d want to try and cross, either. I’ve gotten darkly angry before, and friends,
some excitement to the fans of Motorola’s android devices. The Moto X, released in 2014, was one of the best smartphones of the year. Motorola was making competitive devices under Google, but they were not gaining market share. Then, it all fell apart. In late 2014, the remainder of Motorola Mobility was sold off to Lenovo for only 2.91 billion. Google had kept all the patents to itself and dumped the rest. Present day Motorola Mobility is only kept alive by the ‘Moto by Lenovo’
people I trust, have told me to be careful. Not because it’s unbecoming or unfeminine, but because unlike a man, my anger tends to detract from my point rather than add to it -- no matter how valid my cause for anger might be. This isn’t me merely postulating, either. In a study that won several prizes, Arizona State University psychologist Jessica Salerno, with University of ChicagoIllinois psychologist Liana Peter-Hagene (2015), investigated what happens when women and men become angry during jury deliberations. During deliberations, jurors often find themselves needing to sway others. The stakes are high: the jury’s decision will decide the fate of another human being, and if they get it wrong, an innocent man or woman may be sentenced, or a guilty party may go scot-free. Emotions run high, and speeches can be very passionate. The premise of the experiment was simple -- if women and men are perceived differently when they express their anger in impassioned speeches, then their influence on fellow jurors should reflect these impressions. If you’re taken seriously when you get angry, you may persuade others to change their mind; if you’re viewed as a lightweight, you’ll be ignored.
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branding to appeal to western customers. Almost all the staff that were apart of Motorola have been let go and the devices Lenovo has been putting out under this branding is underwhelming. It’s truly disappointing that the stellar devices Motorola was working on in 2014 could not have continued, as it might have brought them back into the game. Instead, we all watched as they slowly died. Motorola Solutions lives on, but their legendary phones are now just a thing of the past.
Musically Inclined .
Best of the Beatles
by FRANCESCO LOMBARDO Freshman Music and Technology Major
I’ve always been a rock head. I can clearly remember my early morning car rides to school with my mom, growing up on classic rock bands, such as Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, and tons more. I’ve always had some form of rock at all times that it’s second nature to me. Recently, I had decided to sit down and listen to all of The Beatles albums, using a new pair of planar magnetic headphones, so that I can hear every single detail in each song. After my marathon, I narrowed down my favorite albums: Rubber Soul, Sgt. Peppers, Magical Mystery Tour, and White Album. Rubber Soul has a heavy use of guitar and is very different from The Beatles’s later stuff. The opening song, ‘Drive My Car’ has a famous guitar riff in it, and most of the guitar is very pronounced, with a ton of solos. Sgt. Peppers and Magical Mystery tour fall into the same line for me. Both focus less on raw guitar, and instead on the use of many different types of instruments. Two tracks in Sgt. Peppers primarily use the sitar which is an Indian instrument The Beatles learned to play while
in India. You can really see how their music style evolved from their earlier albums. It sounds more mature and experimental, which is something that works extremely well in the contexts of both these albums. Songs like ‘Blue Jay Way’, ‘Within You Without You’, ‘Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds’, ‘Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite’, and ‘Flying’ are a few examples of their more strange songs. What’s great about these two albums is that even though these tracks are very different, they still fit in very well. Now, my favorite Beatles album is what I consider the culmination of their work: White Album (also known as their self titled album). There is not one Beatles album that I don’t like; I consider all of them perfect, or close to perfection, especially Abbey Road, but no album has pulled me back time and time again like White Album. Their mix of rock songs like ‘Back in the USSR’, ‘Birthday’, and ‘Revolution 1’ and softer songs such as ‘Blackbird’, ‘Julia’, and ‘I’m So Tired’, ensure that every song you hear is different from the last in terms of style. Not to mention, my favorite Beatles song is on this album, ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. George Harrison’s vocals and the back and forth between his guitar playing and Eric Clapton’s is pure perfection. Overall, I think what makes The Beatles one of the greatest bands of all time is their ability to stay fresh and relevant with the times, but also put their own twist on it.
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in the rear of the building, and a rain garden located in front of the building which will treat runoff water from Humphreys and the Alexander House. The building was constructed from prefabricated building modules by ModSpace, a corporation
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specializing in the construction of temporary and prefabricated buildings. The North Building was created in order to serve as the temporary home of the Computer Science Department and other offices displaced by the demolition of the Lieb Building. It is unknown what purpose the purpose the North building will serve upon completion of the new academic complex. In addition to the major projects listed above, several other areas on campus were improved upon. Burchard 118, the largest lecture hall on campus with a capacity of 219 students, was renovated. A new carpet, wallpaint, faux wood ceiling, and clean chairs give the new lecture hall a modern feel. This lecture hall in addition to several other classrooms across campus received updated audio-visual and information technology systems. The lobby of McLean is currently being redesigned and will feature new display screens, a new floor and wall color scheme, and a redesigned seating area. Around campus, Thirteen new wide angle cameras were installed in an effort to improve the campus safety and security. The goal of these new construction projects and improvements on campus is to create a better learning environment for Stevens Students. Only time can tell whether it will be successful.
Club Spotlight
Stevens Women in Business by AUDREY DSOUZA Outreach Chair
Founded in March 2016 with an interest group of seven girls, Stevens Women in Business (SWIB) is one of the newest clubs on campus. A semester later, in the Fall of 2016, SWIB became a registered student organization (RSO) and now averages around 50 members at their events. “The official purpose of the club is to bring together a community of women to support each other, both in the professional and personal world by hosting informal networking sessions and workshops to enhance skills and teamwork,” said Victoria Piskarev, president of the club. “ [The] majority [of the club] are women business majors, but our club is women interest, not women exclusive, so we do have a few guys as
members too.” The club’s largest events are its breakfasts, called “SWIB Breakfasts”, which are informal networking events where professional women in the industry are invited to talk about their experiences in both the professional and personal world in an informal panel style. “We’ve had the Associate Deans of the Business School and the audit team from Goldman Sachs come so far,” said Piskarev. Stevens Women in Business is also a part of the Women’s Council, along with other ‘Stevens Women in’ clubs such as, Stevens Women in Computer Science (SWiCS), and Society of Women Engineers (SWE), as well as sororities. Piskarev is optimistic about cross promotion with the Women’s Council, stating that her goal this semester is to “do events in Lore-El”, The Lore-El Center for Women’s Leadership,
and that “Kristie Damell has been very open to it, fingers crossed!” The next general body meeting (GBM) is next Thursday, September 28, 2017 in BC 320. “The club has women in engineering, computer science, and CAL majors as members,” said Piskarev, emphasizing that all are welcome to join. “We’re starting a new mentor/ mentee program, and it’s not too late to sign up to be a mentee! It’s exactly like SWE’s program, and basically like the Ethnic Club’s mentor/mentee program. It’s our first one ever, so it’s exciting. And of course we’re going to have our SWIB Breakfast panels again as soon as we can.”
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tee met with the SGA and notified them that there were issues with the booking agent, so the fall festival would have to be rescheduled. In order to have the necessary funds for such a festival, almost every organization on campus had money cut from their budget. SGA Vice President of Finance Houston Migdon stated: “Money was cut from almost every organization on campus during the budgeting period in
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order to keep the SGA solvent as well as ensure funds were available to put on such an event.” After the original cancellation, the festival planning committee had two decisions. Reassemble the student groups and decide on another fall festival, or continue with the originally selected group. As of now, the same student group originally responsible for organizing the fall festival will be given the funding to organize the same festival in the spring. They believe they won’t run into the same problems in the spring and the festival is expected to take place in April 2018.
Earthquake kills over 200 in Central Mexico by DAVID ROGERS Staff Writer
On Sept. 19, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Puebla State of Mexico, about 71 miles southeast of Mexico City. The states of Morelos, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Mexico have also been damaged by the earthquake, the second to hit Mexico since the 1985 Mexico City earthquake that killed nearly 10,000 people. Mexico’s proximity to the North American, Pacific, and Cocos tectonic plates make it prone to earthquakes, although this recent earthquake is particularly devastating because it affected densely populated areas of the country. The shaking in Mexico City was amplified, as the city is built on an old lakebed. According to Mexico’s civil protection agency, at least 225 people died from the earthquake: 94 deaths in the capital, 71 in Morelos State, 43 in Puebla State, 12 in the State of Mexico, and five in other states; and the death toll
is still rising. At least 20 students died when the Enrique Rebsámen School collapsed. Five died in Monterrey Institute of Technology. At least 800 injuries have been reported in Mexico City alone. CNN Español reports four million power outages, including 60% of Morelos State. Emergency rescuers spent the night clearing debris and finding survivors. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto claims 30 children and eight adults are missing from the Enrique Rebsámen School. Nieto is prioritizing search and rescue operations of people trapped in buildings, although he emphasized the help that citizens need in the coming days and weeks. The Mexican Federal Government has declared a state of disaster, allowing emergency funds. Mexican Secretary of Education, Aurelio Nuño, suspended classes in affected states. President Trump and former President Obama offered condolences to the U.S.’s southern neighbor.
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United Nations meeting held in New York City by ALEX MURTAGH Staff Writer
This week marked the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The assembly included over 190 member nations, from all over the world. The meetings allow many heads of states, as well as UN ambassadors the rare opportunity to speak together in person to discuss both global and bilateral issues. The main event of this assembly was President Donald Trump’s first speech to the UN. In the week leading up to the speech, many speculated about what Trump would and would not discuss. Since his speech on Tuesday, which included numerous inflammatory remarks, the UN has been abuzz with news coming from the US delegation. President Trump’s 40-minute speech to the general assembly was mostly well received by the delegation, receiving applause at various points. Trump had four main key points during his speech, which included outlining his ‘America first’ policy, and what he considers to be accomplishments of the US under his leader-
ship, the nuclear threat posed by North Korea, the threat of “rogue nations” like Iran, and the failure of socialism in Venezuela. Many members of the media have deemed this to be one of his best speeches yet, but his critics still pointed out what they felt was problematic with
safely move through the streets. For many New Yorkers, this is their least favorite time of the year, knowing that there’s a good chance they could be late for work with roads closed at every street corner. There has also been news surrounding Trump’s team while
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his policies, and the way he handled calling out specific countries. Many from both the right and left felt that he went too far in some ways, but not enough in others. Aside from Trump’s speech, there were protests outside of the UN and Trump Tower. The City of New York and the federal government prepared for any potential threat, whether that be from protesters or from terrorists. Streets around the city were closed so that UN delegates could
at the UN, including Vice President Mike Pence, First Lady Melania Trump, Chief of Staff John Kelly. First, VP Pence called out the UN Council on Human Rights, saying that “they do not deserve their name,” due to human rights violations committed by countries that sit on that council. The two he specifically named were Cuba and Venezuela, while he defended Israel for the numerous times the council has singled them out.
FAST has fun in the Philippines On September 20th, The Filipino Association of Stevens Tech (FAST) hosted More Fun in the Philippines. The event took a creative twist converting Jacobus Hall into the Philippines and taking attendees on a guided tour to educate the tourists on the prominent natural landscapes, cities, food and the local Filipino population. Attendees began the adventure in an airport, where they were assigned a tour guide. They also received an itinerary of the 4 locations in the Philippines they would visit. The first was Paliparan, which was checked off at the airport. Following this, attendees were taken to Bayan. At Bayan, the natural beauty of the Philippines was presented to attendees. Tour guides described the extensive verdant mountain ranges, great stretches of sandy beaches, and extraordinary amount of wildlife and flora present in the country. As the tour guide led the group to the next station, the tour guides gave attendees plantain chips. Next was Tropiko, in which the visual highlights of the metropolitan scene of the Philippines were detailed. Tourists got an insight into the busy and complex living conditions in the Philippines such as the transportation system, shopping centers (known as Mega Malls), and various forms of housing. Delicious snacks accompanied the station. The last stop was Bahay, where tourists encountered local people, culture, and wildlife. The first half of the presentation explained the characteristics of Filipino community, indigenous people and ecology, with the last half expanding on the Home and Family (FAST) community. With the last check box checked off on the itinerary, the journey came to an end. Refreshments were provided, and tourists were allowed to exit the Philippines with new knowledge and a better understanding of the wonderful Filipino culture, community and country.
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Hurricane Maria Strikes An Already-Crushed Caribbean by MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM Staff Writer
Two weeks after the devastating Hurricane Irma, Puerto Rico was battered by another storm, Hurricane Maria. The storm’s 155 miles-per-hour winds spanned across the entire territory, prompting thousands to take refuge and wrecking an already-crushed island. The storm made landfall near El Negro in southeast Puerto Rico shortly before sunrise on Wednesday. Maria’s winds weakened as it plowed through the territory, downgrading it from a Category 5 to a Category 4 storm. Yet its winds remained so powerful that, according to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Maria caused 100 percent of the U.S. territory to lose power. The combined damage from Maria and Irma could leave Puerto Rico without power for as long as six months. On Wednesday evening, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello set a 6-p.m-to-6a.m curfew to “maintain the order” within the American territory, especially with rising water levels threatening the island. “The danger continues,” said Gov. Rossello, “There is a flood warning for all [of] Puerto Rico.
Stay in safe places.” On Thursday morning, after decimating Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria lashed the Dominican Republic. Winds ranged from 115-to-125 mph, causing flash floods, power outages, and mudslides. Before rushing home to the D.R. from the U.N. General Assembly, D.R. President Danilo Medina called for emergency funds for the country to recover from the “recent storms linked to climate change,” along with other Caribbean countries hurt by the hurricanes. “Climate change and its consequences should not be a subject of speculation or debate,” Pres. Medina said, “It’s a truth which hits us and which causes great uncertainty.” After sweeping through the Dominican Republic, Hurricane Maria’s winds classified it as a Category 2 storm. The National Weather Service, as of September 21, expects Maria to swerve away from Florida and head alongside the east coast of the United States. The destruction from Maria is still unknown. Based on current reports, Hurricane Maria is responsible for at least 15 deaths, but with the power outages and continued flooding, the number of casualties is still uncertain.
CSA hosts Little China Town by AUDREY DSOUZA Outreach Chair
On Tuesday, September 19th 2017, Little Chinatown was hosted by the Chinese Student Association (CSA) in Babbio Atrium. The event was intended to replicate the Taiwanese night market scene, complete with games, and street food. CSA had a record of 180 attend the event. Two games to play were a fishing game, and a ring toss with ducks. After playing these games, one could win tickets to redeem for prizes - namely snacks. “It was really fun to watch people keep playing the games we had over, and over again,” said CSA President Abby Kaye. “ The food and snacks ran out within the first hour, which is always a good sign.” Snacks included Pocky, Hello Panda, Ramune, Yan Yan, HiChew, as well as dumplings and spring rolls. CSA Secretary Tracy Wong said “So far, the board seems much stronger this year, so I’m optimistic. Based off of this event, I think attendance at our events will only be increasing, and same goes for our meetings. We are adding cultural lessons each meeting. At our next GBM, we will have a Chinese yo-yo workshop, so come check us out!” The next CSA general body meeting will be on Sept. 28 at 9:00 pm in BC 210.
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BSU’s National Braai Day Celebration by NASIR MONTALVO Staff Writer
On Wednesday, September 20th, The Black Student Union (BSU) held their first event of the year, The National Braai Day Celebration, in Babbio Atrium. National Braai Day is the unofficial name for South Africa’s Heritage Day, which South Africa celebrates on Sept. 24. ‘Braai’ is Afrikaans, a language commonly spoken in South Africa, for barbecue. Friends and families all over South Africa spend the day grilling their favorite foods. BSU kept with the tradition and served wings, hamburgers, and hot dogs. BSU thanked everyone for coming, and hoped that they would return to learn more about African culture.
Bench Night brings music to the Stevens’ library by RAMI KAMMOURH Staff Writer
On Wednesday night, the Library and SPAAG (Stevens Performing Arts Awareness Group) hosted Bench Night in the Great Hall of the Library. SPAAG is a new student organization with the mission of bringing more performing arts events to campus, and many of the organization’s members participated in several musical performances as part of the event. Those in attendance were able to enjoy works composed by members of SPAAG, including Cartoon Classics, a work by student Salvatore Finocchiaro. “This is something new we’re doing and we’re exited for it,” said Library Director Linda Beninghove.
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North Korean missile launches cause international stir by MONICA MOSER Staff Writer
Since Kim Jong-Un took power over North Korea after the death of his father, he has been running the country emphasizing just how much power he has over his people: frequent military parades, public executions of political enemies, and consistently reminding the people about the “dangers” of the West (particularly the United States of America). The greatest example of his power exercises is the North Korean nuclear missile program. Kim Jong-Un has escalated the missile program by conducting more tests
on nuclear weapons than his father and grandfather did combined. Just recently, North Korea has launched twentytwo missiles in fifteen tests, one of the missiles being an ICBM and two of them being launched over Japan. The escalation in missile testing has world leaders reacting. South Korea, in response to North Korea, had some drills of its own and dropped bombs near the border. Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe emphasized that Japan’s priority is to “protect the public.” Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the launch was “the most serious and grave threat ever to us.”
But United States President Donald Trump appears to be the most outspoken about dealing with North Korea. Back in August, he emphasized that should North Korea strike the United States, they would be met with “fire and fury.” And during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea should the United States come to the defense of its allies. He also called Kim Jong-un “Rocket Man” and said that he “is going on a suicide mission”. And this afternoon, Trump signed an executive order to cut off funding for North Korea’s missile programs.
The order permits the Treasury Department to “target any individual or entity that conducts significant trade in goods, services, and technology with North Korea.” But despite the opposition from other countries, particularly the United States, North Korea is not backing down in their nuclear program and are prepared to take down any country in their way. After Trump threatened “fire and fury”, North Korea threatened to blow up Guam. They also likened Trump’s speech at the UN to a “dog’s barking.” As the missile launch tests continue, additional sanctions are being placed onto North Korea.
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Cuisine Corner
Raving for Kraverie Kravings
by MARKO DJAPIC
Junior Chemical Biology Major
As I’m sure lots of you have noticed, Tracy and I have been trading off Kuisine Korner this semester as an experiment to see how column splitting works. What that means is to all the HATERS you can consider yourselves DABBED on, I’ll still be here every other week. More importantly, given that we live in two towns right next to
each other, we thought we would take this time to explore our respective neighborhoodsbringing me to Kraverie, right off Marin Boulevard, in downtown Jersey City. If you go to Bwe or Elysian Café and consider yourself a cosmopolitan city person, prepare for a master class in hipster cred; Kraverie might be one of the hippest places in our area. A Korean fusion restaurant specializing in sweet and savory crepes, Kraverie is a rare find for a down town scene dominated by classic American cuisine and popular Asian trends. While they close woefully early even on the weekend (Kitchen closes at 930!), and the locale itself is small enough to make even a party of 2 feel tight, the small space feels more intimate than cramped with its warm
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lighting, charming décor, and wood floors. Needless to say, the servers are also attentive without being overbearing. After showing up maybe half an hour before the kitchen closed, my friend and I were lucky enough to get a table that had
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just opened up. Looking at the menu, the place catered to a wide palate, having truly unique dishes that make 2 pages of menu into an extended bucket list that demands multiple visits. Each dish could also be ordered with one of 5 different meats or vegetarian, making Kraverie an excellent place to go if you or your friends have dietary restrictions. On top of that, the prices were way more affordable than I had thought given we were in downtown Jersey City, to the point I thought we were guaranteed to get jipped with a small plate. Fortunately, I was very wrong! Since Kraverie is known for its crepes, how could I order anything but a crepe? Going big I went with the Korean Crepe,
a signature, filled with spicy pork, Monterey Jack, mushrooms, onions, and sour crème all served in a scallion kimchi garlic crepe along with house fries. Needless to say, I was blown away. As the child of Europeans it was a delight to try such classic flavors and motifs touched by the zings and spices of Korea, launching the typically heavy, savory fulfillment of European style pork into the stratosphere with unique sour notes, heat, and astringency. My friend, who had the Jap Chae Noodles, was similarly blown away. The combination of glass noodles with a stir fry approach to vegetables like… spinach made for a dish that left them speechless and only able to describe it as “Yum!!!”.
(201) 737-5877 Food: Service: Location: Price: $ Kraverie is a cheap, intimate restaurant that deserves to be experienced. Few restaurants can claim to have successfully innovated as well as they have, and the results get served out to you on massive plates with wonderful sides. While it might seem far, the light rail and scenic downtown make it so you won’t even notice the trip. Come here for a nice night out when your pocket book is hurting, or when you’re feeling adventurous but don’t want to go to the city. I recommend it.
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Kesha’s Rainbow - as Colorful as it Sounds
by CHRISTIAN BONAVITA Freshman Chemical Biology Major
From 2009, when “Tik Tok” was released and reached the top of the charts, and until 2013, Kesha was considered the fearless and outspoken leader of dance-pop. She released hit after personality-filled hit, and was ubiquitous on Top 40 radio. Therefore, many were shocked when in
2014 she checked into rehab for an eating disorder and accused longtime producer and writing partner Dr. Luke of sexual abuse and controlling her music output, including Top 5 hit “Die Young” and other notable songs. As the legal battle came to a close, though, sympathy and supportive actions from the public and public figures morphed into immense excitement and anticipation for what a Kesha album would sound like without Dr. Luke at the production board. Rainbow exceeds these expectations: the album, packed with classic club-ready Kesha charm, is also excitingly eclectic in its genres and shows Kesha’s growth over the last four years. What the solemn yet powerful lead single from
Rainbow, “Praying,” does not reveal about the rest of the album, is that at its heart, Rainbow is still a Kesha album; it features many up-tempo songs that feature her sometimes playful, sometimes aggressive, trademarked vocals. The boldest example of this continuity is drumheavy “Woman,” in which she declares at the beginning of the chorus, “I’m a motherf*cking woman… I don’t need a man to be holding me too tight.” This is very reminiscent of her earlier music, including lyrics that not many other singers can pull off and vocals that ooze personality. Even in a song that recalls so much from her past hits, though, the addition of the Dap-Kings Horn Section elevates the instrumentation in a way that shows versatility and Photo courtesy of Target
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growth. The song takes on a more soulful layer that epitomizes the rest of the album’s creativity. What differentiates Rainbow from Kesha’s previous efforts and many of 2017’s other top albums is its eclectic selection of genres that keeps listeners on their toes. Not many albums can boast featured performances from both Eagles of Death Metal – on early 2000s rock-
pop reminiscent “Let ‘Em Talk”, and Dolly Parton – on the country power-ballad “Old Flames.” Even more surprising is Kesha’s comfort in each genre; she is rambunctious on “Let ‘Em Talk,” a mournful crooner on “Old Flames.” and a reflective pop belter on songs like “Rainbow” and “Praying”. Rainbow is a highly enjoyable listen for Kesha fans and music fans
in general. Kesha shows immense versatility and skill outside of producer Dr. Luke, and she seems at peace with her often tumultuous personal life. There is very little filler material on this album, and each song makes for an interesting experience thanks to Kesha’s vocal and instrumental style. Key Songs: “Let ‘Em Talk,” “Woman,” “Praying,” and “Rainbow”.
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SGA Roundup
1870 Votes
by MARK KRUPINSKI
Sophomore Computational Science Major
This semester, the largest push from the SGA is voter registration: getting 1870 voters registered in Hoboken. I applaud the SGA for this initiative. Getting students active and involved is a great way to make the campus better for everyone. Even if it does not directly affect students on campus, registering to vote is a great first step. Stevens is part of the greater Hoboken community, and we should embrace that. However, Hoboken and Stevens are not the only communities that students are part of; stu-
dents are also part of their home community. The mayoral election is not the most important thing in the world. Understandably, the SGA works with the Office of Student Life on many issues — including voter registration. However, it seems that the Office of Student Life is the dominating figure in this argument. The SGA is taking a more “laidback” and passive approach, along the lines of “Hey, you should register to vote in Hoboken, but if you have a reason not to, that’s cool too.” The SGA is looking out for students’ interests and rights with this approach in a way that is very accepting of all students and their values. In contrast, the Office of Student Life has been more direct and aggressive. The Office of Student Life has implied, “Hey, you have to register to vote here in Hoboken. Only Hoboken.” There are no exceptions to the rule,
which is unacceptable. Obviously, most “prideful” Stevens students want the campus to succeed and grow, and voting for the “right” candidate will help that cause – but there is no need to “aggressively” force that onto the Stevens student population. Change should come out of a desire from the student body, not an “authoritarian” figure forcing it upon them. Respect a student’s decision not to vote in a certain region and do not pressure them to do so. People don’t vote to benefit you; people vote to have a voice within their community. Someone not voting does not impede on anyone’s rights and privileges. It is an important right, but it is not mandatory. A non-voter should not be ostracized for not voting — especially not for not voting in the “right community” for you. Vote in the community you feel most attached to, not one that will “benefit” more.
Scientific Curmudgeon
Is It Still Too Soon to Blame Global Warming for Big Hurricanes?
by JOHN HORGAN CAL Professor
Remember Irene? It was a hurricane that wreaked havoc along the eastern seaboard of the U.S. in 2011. Some environmental activists, notably Bill McKibben, blamed Irene on human-induced global warming, whereas others denounced that attribution as scientifically premature. Here we go again. McKibben contends in The Guardian that global warming lurks behind hurricanes Harvey and Irma as well as a recent record-shattering heat wave in San Francisco, forest fires in the Pacific Northwest and a drought in North Dakota and Montana. He argues that “every one of these events jibes with what scientists and environmentalists have spent 30 fruitless years telling us to expect from global warming.” McKibben’s headline: “Stop talking right now about the threat of climate change. It’s here; it’s happening.” Journalist Dave Roberts quibbles with the straightforward hurricane/warming claim in Vox. He notes that “it is grossly irresponsible to leave climate out of the story, for the simple reason that climate change is, as the US military puts it, a threat multiplier.”
But he adds that “the jury is still out” as to whether “climate change increases hurricane frequency.” Journalist Chris Mooney, whose 2008 book Storm World explored the complex, contentious science tying global warming to extreme weather, is similarly cautious in The Washington Post. He says scientists “might be on the cusp” of demonstrating that a given hurricane, such as Harvey, “was statistically more likely to occur,” but they haven’t quite gotten there yet. In a sensible column for Scientific American, climate scientist Michael Mann and two co-authors state that two consequences of global warming, rising sea levels and warning oceans, are definitely boosting the flooding caused by storms. They acknowledge the uncertainty of attributing an individual storm to climate change. But it would be “imprudent,” they write, to conclude that “we must wait for the results of formal detection and attribution studies before we can say anything about the effects of climate change on hurricanes as they are happening. There is much that we know based on physics, and we should state those things clearly and immediately, as they can provide insights that can help guide people as they begin to recover and plan for the future.” One fascinating twist, reported by The New York Times, is that Republican officials are bickering about the hurricane/climate change link. Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental
Protect Agency, said it is “insensitive” to talk about the possible causes of Harvey and Irma, according to The New York Times. “To have any kind of focus on the cause and effect of the storm versus helping people, or actually facing the effect of the storm, is misplaced,” Pruitt said. Like his boss, Donald Trump, Pruitt has expressed skepticism about humaninduced global warming. Tomás Regalado, mayor of Miami and a Republican, vehemently disagrees with Pruitt, according to the Times. “This is the time to talk about climate change,” Regalado says. “This is the time that the president and the E.P.A. and whoever makes decisions needs to talk about climate change. If this isn’t climate change, I don’t know what is. This is a truly, truly poster child for what is to come.” Careful scientific studies seem to have little impact on our Republican leadership. So here’s my question: How many more destructive storms, heat waves and droughts will it take for that leadership to acknowledge the threat of climate change and do something about it? And by that time, will it be too late? As McKibben notes, “Global warming is the first crisis that comes with a limit-solve it soon or don’t solve it. Winning slowly is just a different way of losing.” 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 Scientific American blog “Cross-check.”
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Where did all the women go?
by KAAVYA RAMAN Sophomore Finance Major
There are approximately 24 male directors for every female director in Hollywood.24. You might be asking yourself, “Why is that ratio so large? Why aren’t women stepping up to direct films?” Let’s talk about it. First off, from my own personal experience, there seems to be this notion that people in the entertainment industry can just choose their jobs, almost like picking petals off a flower. However, that’s not true. Individuals can pitch ideas to their team or to the studios that they work with, but having their projects picked up is more difficult. Television networks, studios, and production companies work together to hire showrunners, and directors are hired by the showrunners and executives, but the majority of them are male screenwriters. The Writers Guild Awards (better known as the WGA) reported that women made up about 15.1% of the executive producer positions during the earlier half of 2015, which was an 18.6% decline from the preceding season. The report stated that, in 2013-14, only 136 women held executive producer positions out of a total of 457 EPs. Deadline reported that, in 2015, when director Marie Giese took her complaint about the lack of women directors to the ACLU in Southern California, the organization informed their director of the LGBTQ, Gender and Reproductive Justice Project, Melissa Goodman. Goodman then alerted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which started inspecting the lack of
women directors in the industry, with points such as potential cases of sexism, ageism, and racism backing the investigation. At the time of the start of the investigation, it was reported that women only received 16% of episodic directing opportunities. This isn’t the first time that the EEOC has been involved either. In 1969, there were hearings held in Los Angeles concerning potential discrimination against women and minorities who were trying to procure behindthe-scenes jobs. The Commission, however, didn’t have as much power at the time and looked to the Department of Justice to further the case. The outcome was an agreement between the DOJ and the industry to establish “goals and timetables” that would increase minority representation, but women directors were not included in the agreement. Unfortunately, no real improvements were even seen.In 1983, the Directors Guild of America (better known as the DGA) filed a class-action discrimination lawsuit against both Warner Brothers and Columbia Pictures regarding the lack of female and minority directors. After this case was settled, there was a small increase seen in femaledirected films, but there was a quick decline. Earlier this year, in May, a video of Jessica Chastain addressing the depiction of women in films that premiered at Cannes Film Festival went viral. Chastain, star of “Zero Dark Thirty” (directed by Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, who also directed “The Hurt Locker”), stated, “This is the first time I’ve watched 20 films in 10 days, and I love movies. And the one thing I really took away from this experience is how the world views women from the female characters that I saw represented. And it was quite disturbing to me, to be honest.” She also went on to explain that she hopes to include more female storytellers in film, and that
these women would be similar to those she recognizes in her “day-today life — ones that are proactive, have their own agency, don’t just react to the men around them. [Ones who] have their own point of view.” This statement was after Chastain’s jury awarded the Palme d’Or (the most coveted award at Cannes) to Sofia Coppola for her film “The Beguiled” -- Coppola is only the second woman to be awarded this honor (the first was Yuliya Solntseva in 1961 for her film “Chronicle of Flaming Years”). Director Maren Ade (director of “Toni Erdmann”) was insistent on the fact that the jury “didn’t give awards to women because they are women;” she called not only for more female directors, but also suitable material and more diverse stories. Out of 19 filmmakers up for the Palme d’Or, only three contenders were women: Sofia Coppola, Scotland’s Lynne Ramsy, and Japan’s Naomi Kawase. San Diego State University recently released a report, in which it was revealed that women made up 7% of all directors “working on the 250 highest-grossing domestic releases in 2016;” this is a 2% decline from the levels in 2015 and 1998. As an aspiring writerdirector, these stats are shocking to hear, but this is the reality. We idolize so many individuals from this industry, but there are so many voices we have yet to hear from. There are stories missing from diverse voices, which is equivalent to pieces missing from a puzzle. The attention given to films such as “Wonder Woman” (directed by Patty Jenkins) and “Pitch Perfect 2” (directed by Elizabeth Banks) are just a few examples of recognition given to women-directed pictures. However, in order to wipe out the Chastain-dubbed “disturbing” depictions of female characters in film, it’s imperative that we bring in these new voices and see these characters from a woman’s point of view.
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Sports
Friday, September 22, 2017 • Page 10
Stevens to Induct Five Into Athletics Hall Of Fame Next Week
Women’s Volleyball gets 10th straight win
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SSI - The Stevens Institute of Technology department of athletics will induct five new members into its Hall of Fame Class of 2017 next Saturday, September 30. Five Ducks will join the ranks of the immortals as part of Athletics Alumni Day. Kara Borzillo ‘10, ‘12 Borzillo was a standout for both the field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams at Stevens. The most prolific scorer in Stevens field hockey history, at the time of her graduation she was the Ducks’ all-time leader in goals (52), assists (25), and points (129). At graduation, she also held the program’s single-season records with 19 goals, 48 points and 2.09 points per game, all set in 2008. She was a National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-American in 2009, an NFHCA Division III Senior All-Star, four-year allconference selection and the 2009 Empire 8 Player of the Year. For the women’s lacrosse program, she was a fouryear starter and selected for the 2010 North/South AllStar Game as a senior. Mark Cardillo ‘64 Cardillo, a member of the men’s fencing program, was one of the most talented sabreists to stalk the strips of Castle Point. Cardillo won back-to-back Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association Sabre Championships in 1963 and 1964. He is one of just four Stevens men to ever capture that title. He also won three Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association medals, including consecutive gold medals in 1963 and 1964. His count of three medals have never bested by a Stevens fencer and his two golds are still the standard of the program. At the 1964 NCAA National Championships held
at Harvard, Cardillo placed 14th in the country to cap his senior season. It is still the highest any Duck sabre fencer has ever finished on the national stage. Salme Cook ‘09, ‘11 Cook was a force on both the track and soccer pitch for the Ducks. For the soccer squad, she scored 23 goals to put her eighth on the all-time list for scoring, despite playing the bulk of her career on the defensive line. She was a four-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America AllRegion Selection, four-time first-team all-conference pick, the conference Rookie of the Year as a freshman and Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. On the track, she helped begin the most successful stretch in program history by being the first Stevens athlete, male or female, to compete in the NCAA Track & Field Championships by posting a qualifying time in the outdoor 800 meters in 2010. At the time of her induction, she still holds the 800-meter outdoor school-record and the 500-, 600- and 800-meter indoor school records, plus three additional relay standards. She also retired holding the 400-meter outdoor record and was a five-time firstteam all-conference selection in track. Christine Smith ‘11, ‘12 Smith played a year of soccer at Stevens but is more renowned for her outstanding four-year lacrosse career for the Ducks. She was a three-time Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association All-American selection and the program’s all-time leader in draw controls with 300. To date, only two other players have notched more than 200 career draws in program history. She also ranks in the ca-
reer Top-5 in six other columns in the record book, and according to coach Celine Cunningham, who has led the program for 15 of its 17 seasons, “she is handsdown the most humble, impactful player I have ever coached. Her dominance on the draw was a key reason we had so much success during her career.” Smith was a First-Team IWLCA All-Boardwalk Region selection in all four years of her lacrosse career, played in the 2011 North/ South All-Star Game and helped lead the team to a .812 winning percentage in her four years with the program. J.R. Maehler ‘09 Maehler is a unique case; he was elected and eligible to be inducted in 2016 but unable to attend the ceremony, so he will be fully honored alongside this year’s class. Maehler cemented his name in the long history of Stevens lacrosse as one of the best attackers in Castle Point history. Maehler’s 2007 campaign saw him score 55 goals with 45 assists, making it one of the top seasons in the history of the program. It is the only time a Duck has broken the 100-point barrier in a season to date, while his 5.56 points per game is good for third all-time. Maehler is first all-time in assists and points and third in goals, while his 6.67 shots per game is good for sixth. Maehler was also named United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All-American three times, in addition to three all-conference awards and the Player of the Year award in 2007. The Stevens Hall of Fame Class of 2017 will be inducted during an on-campus ceremony at DeBaun Auditorium on September 30 beginning at 7 p.m.
SSI - Sophomore Casey King recorded a careerhigh 19 kills and matched a career-best with five aces to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology women’s volleyball team to a sweep of New York University (2520, 25-21, 25-17) Wednesday night in a non-conference match at Canavan Arena. Rayne Ellis recorded 11 assists for NYU, who dropped its fifth straight match to fall to 3-10. The last four NYU losses have come in Hoboken after the Violets dropped three matches at the Ducks Classic. Volleys and Points NYU scored the first two points of the match on a kill by Kate Glavan and a Stevens error. The first set featured multiple runs by each team. After NYU went up 2-0, the Ducks scored seven straight points to grab a 7-2 lead. The Violets responded with four consecutive to draw within one and then scored three straight points to take a 16-13 lead. The Ducks responded with seven of the next eight points to grab control of the set at 20-17. Kills from the sophomore tandem of Taleen Mitchell and Shelby Stewart bookended a three-point run that brought Stevens to set point. NYU’s Kate Glavan served the ball out of bounds to close the set. A block error by Glavan led to a kill by Singleton and an early 1-0 lead in the second set. Three consecutive kills led to the visitors taking a 3-1 lead. Stevens finally draw even at 10 after a King kill and a Daryl Mitchell attack error. An NYU attack error and another King kill led to Stevens taking a 12-10 advantage. Seemingly in control of the match, three errors led to a four-point swing that saw NYU claim a 20-19 lead.
The Ducks would respond, scoring six of the final seven points to take a 2-0 lead. King was the catalyst of the run, recording a pair of aces and two kills. Singleton recorded a kill and then paired with classmate McKenzie Kingsbury to block a Glavan attack to round of the scoring. With an opportunity to close out the match, Stevens took control of the final set from the opening serve, scoring eight of the set’s first 10 points. Kingsbury and King combined for six of the eight points. NYU would close to within three points (10-7), but Mitchell and King recorded kills from the outside to push the lead back to seven. A kill by junior Emily Piekarski returned the serve back to Stevens with a 2216 lead. The Ducks would go on to score three of the next four points to end the contest. A Lauren Ward attack error closed out the match. Inside the Numbers King surpassed her career-high of 18 kills, set against Springfield, Oct. 14, 2016. The Wallington, New Jersey native previously served five aces against Clarkson on Sept. 10, 2016. King was consistent with her attack, notching six kills in the first set, seven in the second, and six in the third. King’s five aces lead all players. Sophomore setter Julie Greco dished out 34 assists. She has recorded 30 or more assists on seven occasions. Unsung Hero “Emily Singleton was somebody that we relied on throughout the match. She was consistent tonight and picked apart their defense in ways that we knew would work She was very mentally focused and was able to get the job done tonight.” Up Next Stevens heads to upstate New York for three Empire 8 Conference matchups today.
FIELD HOCKEY
VS Elmira College 11 a.m.
MEN’S SOCCER
@ Alfred University 5 p.m. Alfred, NY
WOMEN’S SOCCER
VS Hartwick College 2 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS
Stevens Fall Invitational 8:30 a.m.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
VS The Sage Colleges 12 p.m.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
@ Houghton College 11 a.m. VS Utica College 1:30 p.m. Houghton, NY
Sunday MEN’S TENNIS
Stevens Fall Invitational TBA West Windsor,NJ
Duck Country Scoreboard Stevens
Opponent/Event
Score
Result
VS Alfred University Bill Fritz Invitational VS St. John Fisher College VS St. John Fisher College Meters for Mike Meters for Mike VS Houghton College VS Arcadia University VS Christopher Newport University Empire 8 Championship
3-0 N/A 2-3 1-0 N/A N/A 9-0
W 3rd L W Complete Complete W W
9/20
Volleyball W Cross Country W Field Hockey Soccer M Swim M Swim W Tennis W Volleyball W Volleyball W Golf M Field Hockey Soccer W
9/20
Volleyball W
Date 9/15 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/17 9/20
VS Cabrini University @ Montclair State University VS New York University
3-0 3-2 622 1-2 4-0 3-0
W 3rd L W W
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