[The Stute] November 30, 2018 (Issue 12, Volume CXVI)

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CHLUS AND TOM WIN STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENTIAL RACE

by JAKE MILLBURN Staff Writer

Outside Jacobus Halls, 1960s, Archives & Special Collections, Samuel C. Williams Library

Jacobus Hall Throughout the Years

by AUDREY D’SOUZA Managing Editor

The demolition of Jacobus Hall is slated to occur in early 2019, making way for the new University Center and student housing that will replace Jacobus and Hayden Halls by August 2021. Students organizations and offices currently housed in Jacobus, including The Stute, have been preparing to vacate the building by participating in clean up and packing efforts organized by the Student Government Association (SGA) and Office of Student Life (OSL).

While Jacobus has been home to The Stute and other student

offices since the Spring semester of 1989, archived records from the Samuel C. Williams Library show that the building was constructed along with Palmer Hall in 1937 as a dormitory to support the expansion of Stevens at the time. During its 80-plus-year lifetime, Jacobus would also house both male and female students, during separate time periods in Stute history.

The building was named Jacobus Hall in honor of Dr. David S. Jacobus, an 1884 graduate, and would accommodate 21 men in a combination of single and double rooms when completed in Fall of 1937. The building would also serve as a

social center for all dormitories, with a large lounge area, music room, reading room, squash courts, and was expected to hold future dances and social functions formerly held at the Stevens Castle. Rent for students neared $200 per year, estimated to be about $3,500 today.

The official opening ceremony took place in December of 1937, according to The Stute, and was attended by several trustees, faculty members, and students from the time, as well as President Harvey Davis (Stevens’ third president), William Slocum Barstow (the donor), and Dr. David Schenck Jacobus.

Not much has changed about

Jacobus over the years, except perhaps for the addition of handicap entrances to the first floor, and the removal of carpeted flooring and furniture pieces from the lounge.

Cosmetically, the building has grown run down compared to when it was first constructed. In its lifetime, Jacobus has served more than 80 classes of Stevens students, seen multiple wars, and multiple renovations. Although it may feel bittersweet to see Jacobus go, the new University Center will simply continue supporting of growth of Stevens, as envisioned by President Davis himself when the building was first constructed.

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The runoff election between Mark Krupinski with Alex Murtagh and Jason Chlus with Ryan Tom closed this past Sunday, November 25, at 7 p.m.

The winning ticket was Jason Chlus with Ryan Tom. Every President and Vice-President of Operations (VPO) bring different working philosophies and agendas to the Senate, so The Stute reached out to these gentlemen to get a better idea of what their first steps are and where they plan on going with their new positions.

The President of the Student Government Association acts as the consolidated voice of the student body. They are responsible for representing student interests in meetings with upper-level administrators, Hoboken officials, and beyond.

The VPO is a more internal position for the SGA. The VPO oversees all committees in the Student Government and is also responsible for placing Senators into committees and appointing most committee heads.

Chlus, the new President, is eager to get started. The recent presidents, Lucas Gallo, Thomas Daly, and Matt Hunt, set a high standard for Chlus to live up to.

However, he is confident: “I do not believe anyone is looking for me to be like past presidents.

Stevens is constantly growing and facing new problems every day. The position of President is not a standard one and requires

Student Life welcomes new Associate Dean of Student Life Leo Pedraza

by ANDREW KINNEY Staff Writer

“My dissertation topic is how to help STEM students persist through their undergraduate programs,” said Leo D. Pedraza, Stevens’ new Assistant Dean and Director of Student Life.

Pedraza is originally from Southern California, born in Los Angeles and raised in both Oceanside’s Camp Pendleton Marine Corp base and in the High Desert of California in a town called Apple Valley. He described his childhood home as “suburbia with less grass and more dirt, jack rabbits, Joshua trees, and mountains in the background.”

Rabbits aside, Pedraza wanted to return to the beach after high school, leading him to enroll in Cal State Long Beach for undergraduate study. He didn’t originally set out to study college administration, starting in the graphic design/visual communication program instead, with the intention of working in animation. During his time at

Long Beach, he joined a fraternity, served on the Interfraternity Council and the ASI (student government), became an orientation leader, editor-in-chief of the Long Beach Union newspaper, and even worked as a guide for the on-campus Japanese Garden. He said being so involved gave him a change of heart, so he “asked a mentor in the student activities office how I can do what she does professionally, and she gave me some guidance to look at some college administration masters programs.”

From there, he changed his major to communication studies and headed to Oregon State University to earn a M.Ed. in College Student Services Administration. About his time after masters studies, he said, “Since then, I have spent that last 16 years as a high ed. professional at several colleges, serving in different capacities. I found my way to upstate New York where my first job was at Cornell working in fraternisee LEO · Page 2

An investigation conducted by the Office of Undergraduate Student Life found that Chi Psi, known as Lodge on campus, hazed its new members throughout the spring semester of 2018, according to Malcolm McDaniel, Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

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for the prior semester. The report raised enough suspicions in Student Life that a team of trained investigators was assembled to determine whether or not the report was legitimate.

As happens with any fraternity under investigation, Lodge was suspended at the start of the fall semester of 2018. Brothers of Lodge met with the investigators, providing these investigators with stories of their experiences in Lodge and their new member process. Once the investigation concluded, it was determined that Lodge did haze their new members and vio-

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Rendering of the towers given to the Hoboken Planning board.

Planning Board approves Stevens’ towers

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The wait is over.

After weeks of meetings and deliberation between Stevens, the Hoboken community, and the Hoboken Planning Board, the Planning Board unanimously approved Stevens’ application for its two towers replacing Jacobus and Hayden Halls at last night’s Planning Board meeting.

These towers — which will have enough beds to house ap-

proximately 966 students and provide the student community with new student organization offices, fitness center space, a game room, and a marketplace, among other amenities — is a major component of Stevens’ ten-year plan.

In early August, the Hoboken City Council approved zoning changes to allow Stevens to pursue the towers project, only once Stevens received the necessary approvals from several municipal boards, including the Planning Board.

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lated Stevens’ code of conduct during the spring 2018 semester.

“The members of Chi Psi exceeded the maximum number of weeks allotted for New Member Education set by the Office of Undergraduate Student Life,” McDaniel told The Stute in an email. “Chi Psi forced new members to stand for unreasonable lengths of time, and Chi Psi brothers transported pledges across state lines, left them at an undisclosed location, and forced them to navigate back to another Chi Psi chapter as a form of initiation in the spring

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of 2018.”

The number of Lodge brothers that hazed their new members cannot be fully known, but the investigators determined that “the majority of the chapter were aware of the actions taking place,” according to McDaniel.

For hazing its new members, it was determined that certain sanctions must be placed on the fraternity. Lodge is not eligible to recruit or initiate new members of the fraternity during the 2018-2019 academic year.

Lodge is not permitted to host any social events, or any recruit-

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lots of awareness and [adaptability].” One of the initiatives he wants to pursue first is building a strong relationship with faculty and administration. After that, he says, “I will push for transparency with the Student Activity Fee and [figure out] where all that money goes.” Other initiatives he would like to take on include finalizing the space allocations for the new buildings, finding a home for the student organizations that have been displaced by the Jacobus Purge, and working with the Cabinet to make the SGA more efficient.

Tom, the new VPO, echoes Chlus’s excitement. “Jason and I already have a lot of ideas and initiatives that we are hoping to undertake, so we are looking forward to that.” Tom has been an Official of the SGA for two years and currently serves as the Speaker of the Senate. The Speaker is elected by the Senate and is not a Cabinet position.

However, because he cannot be in both positions at the same time, he will be stepping down as Speaker on Sunday. The Senate will then nominate and elect a new Speaker.

Chlus was inspired in large part by Gallo. “[Gallo] has taught me everything I know about the position. He taught me about the challenges I will face, how to deal with them, how to be productive, know when to have fun, know when to push, and more importantly know when to listen.”

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Upperclassmen unable to live on campus starting Fall 2019

the completeness of their application from the Planning Board in early September. Stevens then went before the Planning Board in late October with the hope of receiving approval on their towers at this meeting; however, that meeting ran so long that not all of Stevens’ witnesses could speak at the meeting and a vote could not be taken.

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Lodge hazed their new members last semester, admins report

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ment events targeting a new member class for the remainder of the 2018-2019 academic year. However, educational and professional development events are permitted. Lodge must also “work with their National and Alumni leadership to develop a re-imagined New Member Education Plan,” according to McDaniel.

“During my short time here, this is the first instance where a chapter has been found responsible for hazing,” McDaniel said. “Hazing is a very serious issue and is something that Stevens does not tolerate.”

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Trina Ballantyne, Dean of Residential & Dining Services, announced several changes to how housing at Stevens will work beginning next year in an email sent last Monday. The most significant change being made is that only first-year students will be allowed to live on campus beginning next fall. Currently, Palmer Hall, River Terrace Apartments, and some parts of Jonas Hall are reserved for non-freshman students. That will change next semester, with only freshman and first-year transfer students permitted to live on the Stevens campus; all other students who do not wish to find their own private housing will be forced to live in Stevens Leased Housing.

Another change announced by Ballantyne is that the deadline for applying for Stevens housing has been moved up to February 15th, which is significantly earlier than the deadline in previous years. Students should begin arranging their plans for living next semester as soon as possible to account for the new application deadline.

The changes come primarily as a result of the reduced bed space on campus beginning next year, as Hayden Hall will be demolished over the summer to make room for the new university center.

Thank you, Jacobus, for our wonderful, mouse-infested home. We will miss you!

We can’t wait for our new office in Howe, and then Alexander House, then the University Center, and then whatever comes next!

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SES Center for Student Success

by JASON BUCKMAN Staff Writer

The School of Engineering & Science (SES) is forming a new academic support and advising center called the Center for Student Success (CSS). Much like the School of Business’s Student Support Center, the purpose of the CSS is to provide student-centric support for all SES students. This includes assisting with day-to-day activities such as creating and amending study plans, adding and dropping courses, as well as managing schedules for students in the Coop or study abroad programs.

CSS will be working collaboratively with faculty advisors to provide students with a better experience.

The CSS is meant to be a onestop shop for students. As described by Christopher Church, the Director of Programs and Advising, the center is “a place where students can come in and have support at the administrative level.” The goal of the CSS is to guide students through their entire academic career with

continued support and advice.

One of Church’s goals is to be proactive rather than reactive.

He cites that one of the center’s potential challenges will be catering to the larger SES student body while still being accessible and personable.

The center will be a place for students to receive help making and approving their academic plans, get career advice, and take care of administrative forms. If the center is unable to take care of things in-house, they will connect you to the proper office directly. Jean Zu, Dean of SES, expressed that “the purpose [of the center] is to support students, to give students the best experience, and the best service that they well deserve.”

This sentiment is part of the push to make Stevens more student-centric and improve the relations between administration and students.

Church has been meeting with different departments to understand student needs and then translate their needs into holistic support at the CSS. He see SES · Page 4

ty and sorority affairs. Then I came down to NYC to work in the broader campus activities realm for Pace University, later Columbia University, and also Iona College. But it was in my previous job working for NJIT for the last six years in new student orientation that I got involved with student success initiatives for STEM students.”

Pedraza is now quickly approaching the end of his Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy at Seton Hall,

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which is where the dissertation topic at the top of this article is from. Pursuing his Ph.D. is also what originally brought him to Stevens, when an assignment asked him to examine the organizational structure of another educational institution, and he picked Stevens. Collaborating with Dean Nilsen, this assignment got him excited about Stevens and convinced him that he would love to work at the school if the opportunity ever arose. From there it was just a matter of time before a position opened, and he applied for the first listing that he saw.

Now that he’s at Stevens, he

said he is “thrilled to be here at Stevens as the new Assistant Dean and Director of Student Life. My hope is to build on the student life legacy by fostering a vibrant and energetic community here for the students, and I hope all the experience and education I have will be useful in accomplishing that at the university. The experience that students get from being involved on campus is invaluable to their careers and in helping to shape society after they graduate. I’m proud that my team and I get to play a major role in that, and I am looking forward to supporting our students through their

Leo Pedraza is the new Associate Dean of Student Life

co-curricular experience here at Stevens.”

Senior Design Group Works on Plans for Yacht Club design of a new MYC for the Commodore (the head of the MYC) to present to investors, in hopes of securing funding for Amidst finals season, sevfuture construction. According en senior students continue to the group’s formal mission to work on their senior design statement, “The revitalized project: Site Zero Energy ManManhattan Yacht Club will inhattan Yacht Club. The senior spire a feeling of serenity and design team, named Blue Libnature. This updated space will erty Engineering, consists of stand in contrast to Jersey City’s three Mechanical Engineering urban setting by encouraging students, Adrian Leszczynski, modern technology within Eva Westphal, and Tage Paray, green outdoor and indoor spactwo Civil Engineering students, es. Movement will be encourJohanna Pluymers and Sarah aged naturally throughout the Hoogenboom, and two Engigrounds, fostering the feeling of neering Management students, an outdoor campus. The design Johan Geldart and Brianna Pewill be self-sufficient in terms rez. of both water and energy proThe team decided to work duction, and resilient towards together due to shared interests floods and tropical storms. The in resiliency and the SU+RE site shall draw the eye towards House, a sustainable and resilthe Statue of Liberty while reient house for coastal commumaining a long lasting, modern, nities, which was designed at iconic structure itself in the Stevens and won the 2015 Soyears to come.” Hoogenboom lar Decathlon. emphasizes that the team aims to create a Yacht Community that is environmentally friendly and is zero net energy, meaning that all energy consumed by visitors is directly produced on site.

By the end of the Spring 2019 semester, the team aims to complete phase one of the project, which is presenting the Commodore with plans to draw in investors. The second phase of the project will involve further development of the design to achieve a constructible set of Members of the senior design team (left to right) Geldart, Paray, drawings, which will be accomPerez, Pluymers, Hoogenboom,Westphal, Leszczynski plished if the members of Blue Photos Courtsey of Sarah Hoogenboom Liberty Engineering decide to

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In addition to their shared interests, the seven team members also cite that they have a successful team dynamic even though most of the students did not know each other before Senior Design. Rather than having students of different majors work on individual portions of the project, the entire design team provides input and is involved in all aspects of the project.

The project was proposed by its advisors, Professor Leslie Brunell, Professor Clark Snell, Professor Keith Sheppard, Professor Eirik Hole, and Professor John Nastasi. Sheppard has a personal connection to the project, as he is a member of the Manhattan Yacht Club (MYC), a sailing club in Liberty Harbor Marina, and wanted to see his club grow both in the number of members and resilience.

The goal of the project is to complete a comprehensive site

continue working on this project after graduation or if the project is transferred to another team to continue work in the next academic year. Finally, the third phase will involve the construction and commissioning of the site. However, the actual senior design project is purely conceptual, and the following phases fully depend on the ability to fund the project. Although the project has no funding, the final concept design drawings will act as a bid package, which the Commodore of the MYC will present to the members of the club, and they will fundraise the money necessary to build the project.

In regard to the team’s involvement with this project after graduation in May 2019, Hoogenboom states that “this project has really been eye-opening for me and if there was an opportunity to continue with this project or something similar, many of us would be interested in taking part.” Leszczynski echoes the former sentiment and believes that “this project definitely has the potential to continue after Senior Design ends. I’d love to actually see this through and get it built.” Ultimately, Blue Liberty Engineering’s Senior Design Project ends at the design concept level, but the team hopes that the members of the MYC like their project and will be able to fundraise enough money in order to have the physical clubhouse built.

Stevens Christian Fellowship promoted to Probationary RSO

by ERIC LONDRES Staff Writer

The Student Government Association (SGA) voted in favor of promoting the Stevens Christian Fellowship (SCF) to a Step Four (Probationary Status) new Recognized Student Organization (RSO) during the Senate meeting held on November 25. Their new status allows them to request up to $1,000 in a semesterly budget.

SCF, which was a Non-RSO prior to entering the New Organization Process, previously failed to pass a vote of confidence from the Committee on Student Interests (CSI) due to major problems with their constitution, as The Stute previously reported.

After engaging in dialog with the Senate Rules Committee for the better part of a month, SCF presented a revised constitution which addressed most of the

concerns raised during their initial attempt at promotion.

The Rules Committee approved the new constitution via an emoji response vote in their public Slack channel on Friday, November 16, and the CSI voted to recommend promoting them to Step Three later that day. The SCF spent a total of two business days as a Step Three organization following the approval of their constitution before being

promoted to Step Four at the SGA Senate meeting.

SCF is notable as the first (and, to date, only) organization that began as a Non-RSO and went on to attain Step Four status. No other pre-existing organization has been promoted to Probationary status. If SCF desires to become a full-status RSO, they will have to present to the Senate after one full year in Step Four.

International Exchange Visitors Volunteer at NYC Marathon

by LAURA VALERI & BRITTANY THEN ISSS Staff

In celebration of International Education month this November, Stevens hosted an eclectic variety of activities on and off campus. As part of the initiatives for this special month, 20 of Stevens’ very own International Exchange Visitors volunteered at the New York City Marathon. The event was facilitated by the Department of State as an opportunity for cultural enrichment with the added thrill of cheering 50,000 runners from 120 countries participating in the world’s biggest marathon.

Our exchange visitors cheered and hydrated hundreds of participating athletes from the Mile-5 fluid station in Brooklyn.

Representing four continents and a dozen countries, our volunteers appropriately matched the diverse spirit of the NYC Marathon which attracts runners from every corner of the world. Stevens Immigration Advisor Laura Valeri facilitated the event for our visitors and shared, “There is something very magical about the NYC marathon; the entire city is celebrating, the support and the

Stevens International Exchange Visitors and Scholars volunteer for NYC Marathon Photo Courtsey of Laura Valeri

energy of the crowd for runners of all abilities and skills was unbelievable.” As someone who previously ran in the marathon twice, Laura “can definitely say that New Yorkers make you feel like a rock star.” Marathon volunteers are an essential part of the magic, ensuring that things run smoothly for both spectators and runners completing the 26.2-mile course.

“As an athlete, I normally enjoy the preparation and execution of an activity. However, this time I was at the opposite side of the field,” shared Martin, an undergraduate student studying at Stevens this semester thanks to an exchange agreement be-

tween Stevens and the University of Amsterdam. “The number of nationalities involved gave us a feeling that we belonged and when the main group of runners started to come, you could feel the energy from the runners being adopted by the volunteers.”

Nicholas, a Visiting Research Scholar from Kenya completing his Ph.D. in South Africa, attended the welcome reception for volunteers that took place the Saturday before the marathon at the United States delegation at the UN. He was the lucky winner of a fancy marathon jacket, raffled among many participants. Scholar Saskia from Germany avidly recalled, “the

best part of volunteering was definitely handing beverages to the runners and motivating them to get to the finish line. So many people have thanked us for being there as volunteers – a great feeling!”

Our exchange visitors had an epic time soaking up the marathon’s lively energy while discovering the spirit of voluntarism amidst the vibrant streets of New York City. Many thanks to the Department of State, Stevens International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), the Office of International Programs, and the International Education Month Committee that made this experience possible.

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S19 Budget Meeting Recap

by ERIC LONDRES Staff Writer

12 hours. 3 meals. 87 student organizations. One $140,000 deficit. If there is a narrative that can be drawn throughout the semesterly budget meeting held on November 18, it is one of excess. From the very first budget discussed, the meeting was behind schedule, hot in temper, and financially in the red. Budget by budget, organization by organization, line item by line item, and cut by cut, the committee whittled down the most extravagant hopes and desires of Stevens’ student clubs into something that, with a little luck and a handful of rollovers, just might fit into the semesterly operating budget for next semester.

The meeting, hosted by the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate Budget Committee, was held in Burchard 118. The Budget Committee holds these meetings near the end of every semester to debate and approve the budget requests of student organizations. Besides submitting Additional Funding Requests (AFRs) during the semester, the semesterly budgets approved during this meeting are the primary method through which most clubs and other student organizations acquire funding for their planned events and operations.

The doors to the meeting opened at 8:30 a.m. and the first organization, Korean Student Association, was scheduled for 9:00 a.m.

The meeting began with a very large budget deficit, with a deficit of over $140,000.

Because of this, the committee established several “daily rules” that were not enshrined in budgetary policy, but that the committee would follow objectively during the meeting.

These rules included no clothing, no estimated speaker fees, no general prop budgets, and a limit of $50 on sticker purchases. Organizations were permitted to request speaker budgets if they had an exact quote, and props if they had itemized lists; however, many of these were cut regardless, such as the two props requested by SITTV totaling $38.89.

The committee briefly debated cutting the entire printing budget of The Stute, but ultimately decided to allow the campus newspaper to continue printing newspapers.

The Budget Committee at this meeting was the largest budget committee in recent memory.

Excluding subcommittee heads (who have ex officio voting privileges during the semesterly budget meetings) and Cabinet members, there were seven members of the Budget Committee present during the meeting.

Many of these members were added to the committee this semester, making this their first semesterly budget meeting.

Several organizations had ma-

jor cuts to their budget. Alpha Phi Omega received 0% of their requested budget, with both of their requested events cut in their entirety. Gear & Triangle also had their budget cut to $0 after the representative from G&T told the committee that if they didn’t approve their budget, they could find the funds elsewhere. WCPR received 0.63% of their requested budget, with their semesterly concert cut and only GBM food remaining.

SITTV received 46.16% of their requested budget after the committee reopened their budget request at the end of the meeting and made additional cuts. Other large cuts included Anime Club, who received 43.7% of their requested budget; Colleges Against Cancer, who received 59.67% of their requested budget; the Chinese Student Association (CSA), who received 25.35% of their requested budget; the Filipino Association of Stevens Tech (FAST), who received 29.67% of their requested budget; and the Honor Board, who received 20.4% of their requested budget.

Organizations who wish to dispute subjective cuts made during the budget meeting can do so provided they alert Picone 48 hours prior to the dispute, which will occur during the SGA senate meeting on Sunday, December 2, in Babbio 122.

A lot of questions were raised during the budget meeting about club sports. Committee members mentioned that based on their own personal experiences with club sports, the $72,000 budget that the SGA is required by Student Life to give club sports every semester doesn’t seem like it reaches any of the students in the club sports.

One subcommittee head stated that she worked on fundraising events for one of the club sports and never saw any money from the club sports budget reach her events. Van Deursen said that John Maurizi, Director of Campus Recreation, has previously stated that if any student asks to see his budget he’ll show it to them, but that when Van Deursen asked for it, Maurizi did not deliver. It was mentioned that a club sports budget committee was recently established, but it was unclear how selection for this committee occurred and its operations were not public. Many committee members said that the club sports budget should be audited, but it was not clear how that could occur.

Van Deursen, at one point, loudly stated, “This is a massive f**king incestuous pile of sh*t.

You can quote me on that.”

The budget meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m., over 12 hours after it opened. Ultimately, the budget deficit was reduced to less than $20,000. Vice President of Finance Anthony Picone said that he was comfortable with this number, as the operating budget for next semester will increase as rollover requests are submitted and some funds go unspent.

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Rami Kammourh, outgoing VPO, also reinforced some key points. “[Kammourh] has taught me how important it is to maintain a structure and to become very aware of the SGA’s rules [and] guidelines,” Chlus reflected. Notably, the decision to hold the runoff election was made between Gallo and Parliamentarian Dylan Moon, highlighting the need for the President to understand the SGA’s constitution and bylaws thoroughly.

Tom believes that the most important thing he learned from his time working with the current Cabinet is patience. “I don’t mean in the sense of learning patience itself, but rather the patience required to create change. It’s really counter-intuitive as a student that cares about the university because my first instinct is to try and fix any problems immediately... Most of the time the best way to get things done is to establish and maintain connections with the right people and gently nudge things in the right direction.”

One of the bylaws of the Student Government Association states that Cabinet members cannot hold executive positions in other RSOs. Chlus is not leaving any positions vacant, but he understands that some members of the Cabinet might

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be. “I personally do not hold any e-board positions, [but] in terms of my cabinet I know they will find someone they trust and is knowledgeable in that area to fill their roles.”

We asked him to clarify the rationale behind this rule, to which he replied that “the cabinet positions are a lot of work and a huge time commitment.

If a member was to have an e-board position with another RSO on top of their workload [with the SGA,] they would be extremely overwhelmed.”

Tom mentions another reason for the rule: “By giving up the position I am eliminating any conflict of interest that could arise, especially from a financial standpoint. Given that the SGA is in charge of distributing club funds and overseeing all RSOs, there is definitely a potential conflict of interest.”

Tom is stepping down from the position of Treasurer in the Society of Automotive Engineers.

Interviews for Cabinet positions began Wednesday, November 28. The Cabinet will be finalized by the SGA Senate on Sunday, December 2, after appointments by Chlus and Tom. They are looking for individuals who have unique and different perspectives from them. Tom explains, “Jason and I share a lot of similar ideas and interests, so we have really been pushing for people who bring something different to the table.”

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timony, and then public comment opened. Several members of the Hoboken community went before the board and attested to the importance of these buildings.

“It puts the entire student body closer to the business district,” said one small business owner, in favor of the plan.

“For 31 years, I’ve been very cognizant of everything going on at Stevens,” said Mary Ondrejka, a Hoboken resident.

“The reason I came to this town was because of Stevens. I never went to Stevens, but it’s very close to my heart. It’s important for me that they move forward, and now they can. I have nothing else to say other than I’m very pleased [with this project].”

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also has worked with the Student Support Center advisors to learn about Stevens culture and how he can help the center become a valuable resource for students. The team currently has six employees. The most recent hire, Nina Cheung, is responsible for advising engineering and science majors.

The other members of the team

A small congregate of Stevens students attended the meeting in a demonstration of support for these towers. Lucas Gallo, President of the Student Government Association, testified before the Planning Board, offering reasons why these towers are necessary for the Stevens community.

“As Stevens grows, we want it to continue to have that small community feel, and these buildings will help us in that endeavor,” Gallo said. “Hoboken has become my favorite city in the world, and this approval given no variances will give future Stevens students a residence in the city that they will be proud to call home.”

Once the public comment portion ended, the members of the Planning Board each commended Stevens and themselves for presenting an application that had no variances and that had gone through vigorous dis-

course, discussion, and public comment.

“Stevens isn’t just part of Hoboken; they are Hoboken,” said Mike DeFusco, a Hoboken city councilmember. “Accompanying the students on campus is part of an important planning process. This is a tremendous step forward for this board and the entire city.”

“Stevens is so important for this city,” said Anthony Romano, a Hudson County freeholder.

“Coming together as a consensus to remind everyone that Stevens is part of Hoboken is very important.”

After the public officials finished their comments, they closed discussion and called a vote. Every member of the Planning Board voted in favor of the application.

“The unanimous approval of the Hoboken Planning Board of the Student Housing/Universi-

ty Center project is a validation of the importance of this project not only for Stevens but for the City of Hoboken,” said Beth McGrath, Vice President for Government and Community Relations and the Chief of Staff.

“This is a watershed event, and we are so appreciative for the judicious and fair review by the Planning Board, the cooperation of the City of Hoboken, and, especially, for the active engagement and support of the students and other members of the Stevens community to effect this outcome. We are on the way to building a world-class University Center and student dormitory that will make Stevens an even better environment.”

Stevens must still discuss this project with other municipal boards, such as the Shade Tree Commission. The towers are expected to be complete by August of 2021.

are Jennifer Lebron (Computer Science and Cybersecurity advisor), Ann Petrigliano (Mechanical Engineering advisor), Sandra Clavijo (Director of CORE), and Sally Reiter (Administrative Assistant). Starting November 16, passersby could see a new sign at the center, which will be undergoing complete renovations over the winter break.

The CSS has unofficially started seeing students. The center is quickly becoming popular among the general student body

through word of mouth. An anonymous student expressed that the center helped them develop their general college plan and that it was “very accessible and much less intimidating than my faculty advisor.” They explained that the center helped them develop guidelines for future plans and that they would feel comfortable going back to the center for future advising.

The Center for Student Success is located in EAS 119. To schedule an advising appoint-

ment right now, contact Christopher Church at cchurch@ stevens.edu. In the future, they will be implementing an online appointment scheduler. Walkins are also welcome. All official administrative business should still be conducted at the Office of Undergraduate Academics, located on the 9th floor of the Howe Center, until the launch of the CSS in the spring. The CSS is excited to welcome students into the office to help them navigate their Stevens career!

Jacobus Hall in the 30s continued from front page

Clockwise from top left: Jacobus being built in 1936 with the original Stevens Castle in view; Floorplans for the Jacobus Hall Dormitory and Student Center, 1936; The Lounge , 1938; Tablet dedication featuring President Harvey Davis, William Slocum, and Dr. David Schenck, 1941; Jacobus exterior, 1938; Photos courtesey of Archives & Special Collections, Samuel C. Williams Library

Tree Lighting 2018

Friday, November 30, 2018 • Page 5

Entertainment Committee Rings in Holidays with Tree Lighting

by JOSEPH DOLAN Staff Writer

At exactly 9:30 p.m. on November 27, 2018, on the patio outside of Walker Gym, the Stevens holiday tree was lit at the Entertainment Committee’s (EC) Fifth Annual Holiday Tree Lighting event. The tree lighting is a flagship event for EC. They begin serious planning in September, but work on the event persists all year long. For the last five years, EC has been dedicated to improving the event. This year, EC moved from using live trees on campus to using their 16-foot artificial holiday tree.

There was a multitude of activities to take part in at the event.

The first students to sign in received plush ducks and custom holiday themed mugs. Those after them could choose from a variety of rubber ducks and other plushies. Students could fill up their new mugs at a hot chocolate station, drink some apple

cider, or eat many of the holiday themed desserts laid out. In addition, a photo booth was provided. Several campus singing groups, such as the President’s Ensemble, Quackappella, and Floctaves, performed in front of the tree singing songs like Jingle Bells, Sleigh Ride, and Winter Wonderland. EC planned most of the event on its own, with coordinating help from the Office of Student Life, the Office of University Events, DeBaun Auditorium, and the Audio Engineering Club.

If you’ve noticed a sudden abundance of holiday decorations springing up around campus, you can thank the members of EC for those as well. EC’s Vice President of On Campus Events, Carly Palicz, had nothing but nice things to say about her membership, saying, “A lot of really dedicated general body members and non-members helped to put this together. People were coming up to us the

night of asking what they could do to help.”

Maryia Spirydonava, a 4/5 Civil Engineering student, commented on the improvements made over the last three years she’s come to the event: “It’s really fun to have an actual Christmas tree now! It’s also really nice to have the musical groups on campus perform.”

Freshman Tina Ahuja enjoyed the experience of attending her first Tree Lighting at Stevens.

“I had a great time! I waited in line early and got a duck, and it was great to see Quackappella perform. The event was very festive and nice, and united the school.”

Freshman EC member Max Perez was happy to say that the event went off without a hitch: “This has gone very smoothly.

We got the decorations out as fast as possible, nothing’s gone wrong yet, so I’d say we’ve done pretty great!” Over 500 students attended Tree Lighting this year.

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Campus Pulse

Friday, November 30, 2018 • Page 8

Roving Reporter Where should we go for Stute Dinner?

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Q: What do you call it after all the gifts from Christmas have been opened?

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A: Snowbitten A: Christ-mess

A: Santa Claus in a laundry dryer

Q: Who is the most impolite and disrespectful of all the reindeer?

Q: When you go out in a blizzard and you see a vampire, what do you get?

A: Yule Tide

Q: What is red and white, and red and white, and red and white again?

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Opinion

Friday, November 30, 2018 • Page 9

The Stute Editorial

Curiosity, a part of human nature Curiosity, the desire that humans have to question things, is something that is very unique to our species.

It is something that sets us apart from other species and makes us unique. It allows us to incite change in society and propels our civilization forward. Even though it is such an important skill to have, it is a skill that we have been exercising less and less.

We are inundated with information on a daily basis, which is a wonderful thing, but we have stopped questioning the information that we are given. We don’t bother to challenge each other’s

opinions. We don’t question information that we believe and just accept it as is. We have stopped growing.

There is a reason why college is when you grow the most, because we are questioning things that our parents have always told us to be true. If we question our parents, then why don’t we question things that affect us daily?

We tend to complain about things that bother us or are told to us, yet we never question the things that bother us. We stopped trying to do something about it.

I’m not saying that questions should come out of an-

ger. I’m saying that you can learn a lot from asking questions. Perhaps you find out why your boss is asking you to do that annoying task. Or maybe you realize that there is a problem in your organization. Asking questions makes you more informed.

We shouldn’t be afraid to ask questions, we should be looking for questions to ask.

I constantly am told to ask questions, in my internships and co-ops, and this advice couldn’t be more valuable.

Sometimes, people have been doing things for so long that they don’t realize that there are problems with their ways. Maybe you bring

Senioritis

up a good point to your supervisor that they haven’t thought of before. Or maybe you help someone realize that they are basing their opinions off of stereotypes.

We should want to be influenced by the things around us. I know a lot of current Stevens students don’t care about what the University Center will look like because they won’t be here to experience it. Yet, it will affect the clubs that we are in. It will affect our legacy, not to mention the view that you will be able to see from Manhattan. Yet, most students aren’t asking to be included in the con-

versation. There has been some information released about the building, but most of it is very hard to find — in fact, most of it has been released by The Stute. Students should be interested in the future of our school and ask to be included. After all, you will be annoyed when you can’t walk through Wittpenn Walk because of construction; if you ask why it was closed and why the alternative route is the way it is, then you will see the reasoning and won’t be experiencing the same level of frustration. Or you could ask why Stevens is pursuing only LEED Silver for this project,

rather than something more ambitious and environmentally progressive like LEED Gold or LEED Platinum.

Questions can only help us grow. So this holiday season, ask questions.

Have a great break everyone and happy holidays!

May there be lots of happiness and smiles this December.

Maryia Spirydonava Editor-in-Chief

Mind of a Freshman

On grief and gratitude

Reflections and afterthoughts

rarely happy around this time of year. It’s been that way for as long as I can remember — it’s too soon for the wave of all-encompassing ‘Christmas spirit’ to crash, but the day still gets dark and cold quickly, putting a damper on my mood. Deadlines are fast approaching, with final reports to write and exams to study for. Inevitably, personal drama spikes right around now.

It’s all a bit overwhelming at times, and I don’t do overwhelming well.

But I think there’s a compromise to be found — a middle ground, between grief and gratitude. A simple way to try to keep a stable perspective.

This time of year sometimes brings stress and sadness and even some heartache — and I’m going to leave room for it. It won’t last forever, but it is for right now.

And that’s okay.

I try to give myself space to sit with my messy feelings.

My inexplicable, irrational feelings of ingratitude and entitlement and grief. Denying myself that necessary period of grieving, in an effort to rush towards gratitude, would prevent me from ever

come up with an analogy. Imagine that during the semester, you’re in the middle of a huge herd of people. You’re always stuck in this herd, but when you have free time, you’re not completely restricted. You can float above the ground and gaze over the mass of people, but you still can’t completely escape.

I’ve learned that it takes me a while to process. I can gaze above what’s happening, and I can transition between the things I have to do, but it takes me a second to reflect. Free time during the semester isn’t enough time to understand what’s going on. I realized this over Thanksgiving break when I had several days off in a row. It happened in a way where I spent the first three days just gathering my breath and collecting my thoughts, and it was after that time of peace that my mind became settled enough to create afterthoughts and

by NAMANKITA RANA Senior Engineering Management Major

I’ve always thought Thanksgiving was just a little bit tacky. Sorry, but it is.

Maybe it’s because Thanksgiving was never really a part of my cultural lexicon, or perhaps it’s the cynic in me, but there was always something that struck me as oddly contrived about the holiday.

Let’s gather around a table with people we rarely see to acknowledge things we are rarely thankful for, in the vaguest terms possible. Bleh.

Hard pass.

I don’t believe in saying niceties just for the sake of it.

That’s never been my style.

Maybe that makes me a more somber person, but that feels better than being inauthentic.

Maybe it’s also because I’m

feeling truly grateful for what I have.

And yet — winding down on my last fall semester here, I find that there’s plenty that leaves me grateful. Really, truly grateful.

I have received opportunities I do not deserve, the recognition I never expected, and challenges I never thought I could meet. I have friends who are supportive, a family who loves me, and peers who are wonderful to be around.

I’ve grown so much — mentally, emotionally, creatively, what-have-you — in the last semester alone. I am always pushed past my comfort limits, and I am always thankful for those challenges, too.

As you enter your final week of classes, I encourage you to take the time to dissect what it is that has given you grief, and what it is you’re grateful for.

Take stock; reflect on where you’ve come, and where you have yet to go. Then finish strong.

To everyone getting ready to take finals — good luck, power through, and see you on the other side.

Until then!

Off The Press

In Defense of Wasps “Save the whales!” “Save the pandas!” “Save the bees!”

All are phrases commonly heard amongst so-called animal activists. One never sees this same cry of sympathy for some of America’s most valuable and beloved insects — wasps. A warm, sunny summer’s day evokes loving memories of drinking soda and hanging out by the wasp nest your mom warned you about.

The next thing you know, you spill soda all over yourself and enjoy a hearty chase from the wasps. This warm glow of wasp-related nostalgia should be enough to convince activists to save them from inevitable extinction. Yet, there has

never been a protest or movement to ensure that wasps are around for years to come. At Off Center, we wondered why no one was intent on saving these rambunctious little creatures. We spoke to Professor Donald Dharma, a professor of etymology, about wasps and why no one seems to care.

“What?” said Dharma, “I’m an etymologist, we study words.

You’re thinking of entomology. These aren’t even my office hours.” Wow, yet another person who doesn’t care about wasps. We then interviewed Professor John Sullivan, who teaches entomology, about what concerned citizens could do to save America’s wasps.

Sullivan argues that wasps are valuable to the ecosystem, protecting mosquitos and eating ladybugs. Sullivan recommends “filling hummingbird feeders with apple juice, especially ones near elementary schools.”

If you would like to join the movement to save America’s wasps, join Off Center’s protest on December 7 at 9 p.m. in Babbio 122. We will be chaining one of our club members to a wasp-infested tree that is scheduled to be torn down. After, there will be a completely unrelated sketch comedy show with free pizza, snacks, and honey.

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by NATALIE TODARO Freshman Music & Technology Major

For my final column of the semester, you may be expecting me to reflect on my first semester of college. Initially, that was my idea as well, so I sat down to write and tried to think about the past three and a half months. But, I couldn’t exactly piece together what has happened. Sure, I took a trip down memory lane and remembered the days that I lived, but that was all I could do.

To try to furth`er describe what I mean, I’ve

piece together the past months.

It’s a matter of looking into the past. I think a lot of people talk about how important it is to let the past go, and while I think this is true, I’ve learned that in certain situations it can be extremely beneficial to confront your past. In terms of relationships, you don’t always have to cut someone off.

Keeping communication and simply checking in with someone can help you reflect.

As the semester comes to an end, I am looking forward to being able taking time to think and be fully separated from the herd, gaining a different perspective. In one of my first columns of the semester, I talked about adding bravery to your to-do list. I’d like to encourage you to add to that list: reflection. You might be surprised by how much you’ll learn from your reflections and afterthoughts.

Opinion Continued

Friday, November 30, 2018 • Page 10

Passion for Fashion

Supreme Reigns... Supreme

by DANIEL KANG Sophomore Biomedical Engineering Major

Supreme’s Fall/Winter ‘18 season is coming to an end, which means it’s time for a comprehensive review of this season. To the few that don’t know Supreme, it is the brand that serves as a cult to its fanatic worshipers around the world who would die (or at least willingly stand in the scorching heat or freezing cold) for the infamous box logo branded items. They are a brand that makes typical shopper lines around the block look short. The brand that makes authenticity look easy. This brand is now worth a billion dollars and was nominated for the 2018 Fashion Awards (previously named British Fashion Awards). Their growth is rapid; Supreme is rumored to be opening three new stores by the end of 2019 in San Francisco, Italy, and Germany. This could mean more box logo tees commemorating the occasion, as with the brand’s other 11 stores in Europe, Asia, and North America. There are also rumors of Supreme collaborating with luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana (a follow up to Supreme’s epic Louis Vuitton collaboration in 2017), although the founder’s racist remarks towards China may change that. The multinational private equity firm Carlyle Group manages $212 billion in assets and its heavy investment of $500 million for a minority stake in Supreme seems to be paying off. According to Lyst, Supreme’s logo was recognized as the most powerful in the world, ahead of Champion, Gucci, Versace, and Louis Vuitton.

Clearly, Supreme’s sartorial clout does not seem to be

Supreme box logo crewnecks, supremenewyork.com fading away anytime soon.

Cleveland Cavaliers player JR Smith even got a tattoo of the Supreme logo on the back of his right leg and may be in hot water with the NBA. The controversial basketball player was picked to model Supreme’s Nike and NBA collaboration which consisted of logo-covered apparel and footwear. The NBA explicitly prohibits “players from displaying any commercial logos or corporate insignia on their body or in their hair.”

Over the summer, Supreme released a New York Post exclusive newspaper cover with the simple box logo that attracted flocks of people to kiosks and newsstands to get their hands on a pair. Immediately after, newspapers went up for sale on eBay for $15 or more. It was a brilliant marketing move by a brand that prides itself on its burnished street cred.

Supreme released an 84-minute skate video by William Strobeck called “Blessed” on Black Friday, November 23, with an accompanying white tee and

lookbook and hung up posters all around New York City commemorating the release.

The skate video also released on iTunes. The throwback to the brand’s skate roots felt right as it captured the raw energy of the skaters instead of using special effects or an endless montage of flawless tricks. Watching the skaters perform tricks in their box logo tees with visible wear and tear made them look infinitely cooler than collectors and curators who like to keep their box logo tees in pristine condition. Kodak Black and Chief Keef performed at the after party of the friends and family showing at Village East Cinema.

Supreme’s fifth collaboration with Comme des Garcons Shirt was a smash success. It made its way back to the grand opening of Dover Street Market Los Angeles.

My favorite piece was not the split box logo hoodie or tee, but rather the tan sweater. The Supreme CDG Air Force 1 with the split swoosh, a continuation to last year’s Supreme CDG Air Force 1 covered in eyes, also

sold out immediately.

Supreme’s second collaboration of the season with The North Face released this week. Fleeces, parkas, hoodies, tees, headbands, bags were part of the collection constructed with Cordura and GORE-TEX. The first collaboration consisting of pieces constructed with premium lambskin leather was alright, but I think the second collaboration is better. There was a Supreme x The North Face Paper Down Nuptse jacket was rumored to be releasing this season, but it seems slated to drop next season.

So far, from the lookbook, we have seen a Santa Cruz Chameleon 27.5” bicycle (a sequel of sorts to the ultrarare Supreme Brooklyn Machine Works bicycle released in 1998 — only 38 were available to the public), Tamiya Hornet RC car, Steiff teddy bear, Tag Heuer stopwatch, New Era box logo beanies, and, most excitingly, box logo crewnecks in a range of colors. All but one of the crewnecks are tonal, meaning the box logo is the same

color as the crewneck itself.

The red on gray is a standout but the rest are equally as attractive. The box logo crewnecks will come in a total of 9 colorways: black, navy, light blue, red, forest green, peach, mustard, and natural.

The box logo crewnecks are without a doubt the most hyped items of the year and will be releasing next week on December 6, most likely prompting a frenzy of hypebeasts worldwide to try to cop this highly coveted piece of streetwear.

This season still proves that whatever Supreme decides to put its exceptionally recognizable mark on will sell out. In an age of declining brick-and-mortar retail stores and instant gratification, Supreme’s very presence is an anomaly with its endless lines and inflated resale prices. However, as an admirer of Supreme’s unique aesthetic, I am uncertain about the long-term future of Supreme. Streetwear has reached its peak and there’s nowhere else but down for the movement. Supreme’s core identity revolves

around authenticity and rebellion against the establishment. Any other brand that tries to pull it off appears corny and fake. The irony is that Supreme is coming close to achieving the ubiquity that it once rebelled against so fiercely. The hyper-commercialization of streetwear is bound to burst the bubble at some point, with major brands already leaving streetwear behind. Although streetwear can never be fully extinguished, there will be a reckoning with the rise of resellers appropriating the mantle of popularity and moving on. There is no shortage of brands chasing after the hype of Supreme, but fashion is not all about hype.

Hype is not synonymous with good taste. It’s remarkable to see a streetwear brand influencing and even leading the rest of the fashion world, but one wonders how long this will last — probably as long as Supreme continues to create distinctive product, which I sincerely hope will never end. Nevertheless, I wish the team all the best in fulfilling its wildest dreams.

Letter to the Editor

Not defined by autoimmune

by SARAH HOOGENBOOM

Let’s talk about autoimmune diseases, a category of chronic conditions that affects approximately 50 million Americans. This means that 1 in 5 people in the United States are diagnosed with one of the 100+ types of autoimmune diseases during their lifetime. An autoimmune disease is a condition where the body’s immune system is not able to differentiate between healthy cells and viruses, and therefore mistakenly attacks healthy cells which then slowly breaks down the body’s ability to function and protect organs. Initially assumed to be caused by a past infection or genetics, researchers are now finding that lifestyle

and environment may be the leading cause for these disorders. Many of these autoimmune diseases have similar symptoms, making the disease hard to diagnose and treat, leaving many sufferers without an official diagnosis for years. Even after diagnosis and prolonged medication, symptoms can reappear suddenly during the patient’s lifetime. The reality of having to take care of or hide an illness for a lifetime can be a difficult pill to swallow.

Autoimmune diseases are directly related to physical symptoms, and many times patients can appear to be perfectly healthy on the outside. However, there is also a mental illness portion of the condition that is not often spoken about. Autoimmune diseases tend to be a grey

area for many. People usually only learn about them if a family member or friend is diagnosed, and patients usually do not discuss the details of what it is like to have a condition. Not because it is taboo, but because it is uncomfortable and upsetting to talk about the physical and mental pain that comes with the diseases. But like mental health conditions, starting the conversation is the first step to learning how to spread awareness and create a support system. This is why I am writing about autoimmune diseases.

Two years ago, I was diagnosed with Lupus. In my case, my immune system was attacking my healthy tissue cells. The symptoms first showed up at the beginning of the summer after my soph-

omore year and progressively got worse until I was diagnosed in December. At the peak of my symptoms, my joints were inflamed to the point where I could not walk without pain and I couldn’t close my hand around a pencil. I hid my receding hairline and red inflamed face that made smiling difficult.

Just like my doctors, I did not understand what was happening to my body. I did not want to ask for help and I did not know who to turn to.

I quit the sport that brought me to Stevens and stopped hanging out with my friends.

I isolated myself mentally because I did not want pity. I believed that no one would understand the true feeling of being trapped in one’s body.

Even after being diag-

nosed, the recovery was half the battle. I did not simply wake up the day after my diagnosis and feel 100%. It was a series of medications and more doctor visits. I always felt a mental cloud and found myself breaking a sweat during physical therapy sessions dedicated to regaining function in my fingers, which in retrospect is hilarious. I was scared that I would never be “normal” again or that my medications would completely alter the person I was. But during the spring semester, I learned how to openly talk to friends and even strangers about my limitations, mentally and physically. It is incredible, the amount of weight that was lifted off my shoulders each time I was honest about how I was feeling, instead of hiding be-

hind a mask of a person that I thought I was expected to look and feel like.

I now have a group of friends and support groups online that have supported me through relapses, and I am even more thankful for the days that I can walk to the places I want to go. I fear the days of relapse, but it has pushed me to do more things and to go all out with my passions. I would even say that I would not be the person I am now without Lupus.

An autoimmune disease does not define a person but rather makes them stronger.

Talking about it rather than hiding the physical limitations is one step towards strength. Embrace the person you are and things will get better. When they do, it will be great.

Opinion Continued

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Campus Liberal

Campus Conservative

Report Card for Donald J. Trump: 2018

2018 Presidential Report Card

take advantage of external proofreaders, of whom there are many available.

Memory/Recall: F Donald will frequently make bold assertions; however, when pressed for explanations or for more information, he will tend to claim that the original assertion was never made in the first place. This is behavior that must be stopped if he is ever to move forward in life honestly.

Economics: D This seems to be the most hotly contested subject. Yes, under Donald’s watch the stock market has been doing well, in spite of more than a few large downturns.

The performance of the stock market doing well, however, has little bearing on the status of the country (despite what Republicans, including Donald, would have you believe). Unfortunately for the rest of us, corporate interests will continue to dominate and therefore Donald will continue to receive undue praise.

Science: F Donald seems to take issue with science. He so adamantly denies climate change exists that he has publicly contradicted the research of his own government mere days after it was released.

This denial will surely lead to a delay in action on the part of the United States and may doom the entire world.

Human Rights: FIn the last year, Donald has shown a penchant for mistreating young children.

ICE, under his supervision, has put children in cages and

U.S., China, and many other countries. What this ultimately means is a step backward for individuals whose jobs relied on trade between China and the U.S. So I would give him a B+ in this category.

Donald Trump’s messages and actions truly prove that he is committed to improving our national security. Building the wall, attempting to improve the immigration system, and increasing funding to the military and U.S. customs enforcement are just a few of his accomplishments. The only issue I can think of was the border crisis where children were separated from their families.

Even with the current caravan situation down at the border, I think Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen have been handling a difficult situation extremely well. So in this category, I would give Trump an A-.

First and foremost, I should make it clear that my position on taxation is that it is essentially government robbery. With that said, I am extremely thankful for the tax cuts passed under the Trump administration. Granted, I am annoyed that the income tax cut was not permanent, and that the deficit has increased because no spending was cut.

Hopefully, Trump and the incoming Congress will work together on this. As Trump cut taxes, he also managed to cut regulation, giving businesses the chance to flourish and operate with less burden.

And just so people don’t think I’m some sort of an anarchist, I do think we need regulations in place, just not old outdated

by MATTHEW DOTO Junior Computer Science Major

Dear Parent, This report card is intended to update you on the progress of your child, Donald, in the year 2018. Some parents worry when their child does as poorly as Donald did this year, and, well, I’m worried too. Given the issues I see in Donald, it would be a good idea for you to sit down with his teacher and discuss a plan moving forward, whether it means moving him out of this school to get more experience elsewhere, homeschooling him, or just hoping he improves on his own in time. Unfortunately, he does seem to be souring the classroom for the other students, so I highly recommend moving him out of 1600 Penn.

Having prefaced accordingly, what follows are grades and comments on them, explaining what went right or wrong, and what might be done to correct course, so to speak.

Spelling: DDonald seems to have significant issues with proofreading his work before submitting it. While he may have improved since the ‘covfefe’ fiasco of last year, it would be greatly to his benefit to

has been credibly accused of practicing slavery in its detention centers. In just the last week, Donald allowed border patrols to use tear gas against incoming migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., turning them away and proving, once and for all, that the founding principles of America are not permanent. Couple this dehumanizing treatment of immigrants from our southern border with his wish to ban transgender troops from serving in the military, and you have a vile human being who should be convicted, not lauded.

Fascism: A The only area Donald seems to excel in is fascism.

He has a natural slant toward fascist policy, and his habit of referring to the press as the enemy of the people is right out of the fascist playbook.

He also seems to take pleasure in gaslighting groups of people, denying things that so obviously have happened or treating horrible injustices as positives.

In review, Donald seems convinced that 2018 has been a model year for him, and that he has remained in the right throughout numerous scandals, any one of which might have put a previous president on the sidewalk.

He has somehow succeeded in convincing a large group of followers of this too, many of whom seem to believe that everyone but the president and his staff are lying to the people. It is a sad day in America when Donald Trump is allowed to continue doing what he’s doing without consequence.

by ALEX MURTAGH Junior Civil Engineering Major

It’s been a wild year in the jungle of politics, so I think it’s only right that we go back and look at what has happened over the past year.

Specifically, we’ll be taking a look at what Donald Trump has done, and applying it to my conservative report card.

The categories I’ll be grading Trump on are foreign policy, national security, taxation and regulation, domestic policy, and rhetoric. Since it’s the end of November, let’s start in December 2017.

First, on foreign policy, Trump has made waves all around the globe, from his interactions with European leaders to the first meeting between a U.S. President and the leader of North Korea. I think Trump has done an excellent job by projecting strength through peace. Although this may upset many world leaders, many of them forget that without the U.S. military they would cease to exist. To be fair, not everything is good. I am still not a huge fan of the trade war with China and other countries. A trade war on such a large scale can hurt the

ones that don’t actually make a difference. I’m going to say B here.

Domestic policy is probably the broadest of all the categories. In this case, I can’t really find much fault in the administration. I think Trump has done a good job handling all of the natural disasters so far, even managing to keep the economy at record highs in the aftermath of major storms.

Trump has supported school choice, welfare and prison reform, and a thriving energy sector. My only real grievance is the lack of progress on fixing the health care system.

Eliminating the taxes related to Obamacare was a good start, but it’s not enough. So I’ll give him an A- here.

Rhetoric is probably where I diverge a significant amount from the president. The man needs to put down the phone and stop tweeting, or at least let his advisors read the tweets before he sends them. Not all of his tweets are bad, but you know they’re too much when the national media has to have a breaking news story every time he puts his 140 characters out for everyone to see.

Trump rarely gets in trouble for actual policy issues, it’s more of what he says and then doesn’t actually follow up on.

This not only makes liberals’ heads explode but conservatives as well when there was a much better way to communicate his message without stirring up controversy. For this I’m giving Trump a C-.

Overall, I think Trump deserves a B+ for his work, but that really only means that he has significant room for improvement.

Scientific Curmuggedon

The twilight of science’s high priests

by JOHN HORGAN CAL Professor

A high point of my career, and faith in science, was a cosmology workshop I bulled my way into in 1990. Thirty leading physicists, including Stephen Hawking, gathered in a rustic resort in northern Sweden to swap ideas about how our universe was born.

One afternoon, the workshop participants traveled to a local church to hear a concert. As they marched down the center aisle of the packed

church, led by Hawking in his wheelchair, the parishioners stood and applauded.

The symbolism thrilled me.

These churchgoers seemed to acknowledge that science was displacing religion as the source of answers to the deepest mysteries, like why we exist.

That scene came to mind as I read Hawking’s new bestseller Brief Answers to the Big Questions. Reading the book was a bittersweet experience, and not only because Hawking died last March at the age of 76. (His book was completed by colleagues and family members.) Brief Answers resembles a relic from a longgone golden age of science, when the high priests of science were at the peak of their power.

Hawking personified the hubris of science in the late 20th century. In a 1980 lecture, “Is the End in Sight for Theoretical Physics?”, he expressed “cautious opti-

mism” that within 20 years physicists would discover a “complete theory” that would solve the riddle of existence.

It would tell us what reality is made of, where it came from and why it takes the form we observe. He expanded on these ideas in Brief History of Time, published in 1988.

In his new book, Hawking pushes back his prediction for a final theory of physics to the end of this century, but otherwise his ideas haven’t changed much. String theory remains his favorite theory of everything. It conjectures that reality is made of infinitesimal strings, loops, or membranes wriggling in a hyperspace of 10 dimensions.

The theory also suggests that our cosmos might be a minuscule bubble in an infinite “multiverse.”

Our scientific picture of the cosmos, Hawking proposes, is already so complete that it eliminates the need for God. “No one created the

universe,” he declares, “and no one directs our fate.” We don’t need God to save us either, Hawking suggests. If the Earth becomes unlivable, whether because of nuclear war, runaway global warming, pandemics, or an asteroid collision, science can help us escape to Mars and elsewhere. Our future, Hawking states, “lies in going boldly where no one else has gone before.”

Hawking recognizes science’s declining status. He deplores widespread doubts about global warming, nuclear power, vaccines, genetically-modified foods, and evolution. He calls for better science education to lure more young people into science and to counter public ignorance. “The low esteem in which science and scientists are held is having serious consequences,” Hawking complains.

He fails to mention that science’s wounds are at least

partially self-inflicted. Studies have recently shown that many and even most findings published in peer-reviewed journals cannot be replicated by follow-up research. The so-called replication crisis is especially severe in fields with high financial stakes, such as oncology and psychopharmacology.

But physics, which should serve as the bedrock of science, is in some respects the most troubled field of all.

Over the last few decades, physics in the grand mode practiced by Hawking has become increasingly disconnected from empirical evidence. Proponents of string and multiverse models tout their mathematical elegance, but strings are too small and multiverses too distant to be detected by any plausible experiment.

In her new book Lost in Math, German physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, who recently spoke here at Stevens,

offers a far more candid and compelling assessment of modern physics than Hawking. She fears that physicists working on strings and multiverses are not really practicing physics. “I’m not sure anymore that what we do here, in the foundations of physics, is science,” she confesses.

As I finished Brief Answers, a question came to mind. Will science ever regain its luster?

Will it earn back the public’s trust in a new golden age, or will its credibility be permanently diminished? I’m not sure which scenario I prefer.

I’m glad I witnessed science’s high priests at the height of their glory. But perhaps we are better off doubting all authorities, including scientific ones.

John Horgan directs the Center for Science Writings, which is part of the College of Arts & Letters. This review is adapted from one originally published in The Wall Street Journal.

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Three Three-Pointers from #3 Pushes Women’s Basketball Past NYU

ON DECK IN SPORTS

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SSI - Freshman Allie Moss drained three shots from beyond the arc as the Stevens Institute of Technology women’s basketball team topped New York University 60-47 in Wednesday evening’s non-conference matchup at Canavan Arena.

Freshman Jess Broad tallied game-highs of 16 points and five steals as the Ducks improved to 5-2 overall. Moss added a careerhigh 11 points, while graduate student Anna Toke led Stevens on the boards with a game-high 13 rebounds.

The teams alternated points to start the game, but the Ducks ended the first quarter on a 5-0 run capped off by a three-pointplay from Broad after being fouled on a made layup. The Marlboro, New Jersey native opened the second quarter with another three-point-play after making a steal and going coastcoast before drawing the foul on

the made basket.

The Violets were able to shorten Stevens’ lead to seven at the end of the third quarter after a layup by Olivia Linebarger, but

back-to-back baskets from Broad and Toke at the start of the fourth quarter put the Ducks ahead for good.

NYU was paced by Katie Foos, who made five three-pointers to finish with 15 points. The Violets fell to 2-2 on the year.

Inside the Numbers Toke and sophomore Christina Li each added nine points.

The Ducks made 18-of-22 from the charity stripe, finishing with a free throw percentage of 81.8%.

Sophomore Lily Taeuber re-

corded a career-high three blocks.

NYU’s Annie Barrett dished out a game-high four assists.

Stevens’ largest lead was 16 points.

The Ducks scored 17 points off turnovers.

The Violets outrebounded Stevens, 38-34.

Tonight’s win marks the Ducks’ first-ever victory against NYU. The Violets have won the last 10 games against Stevens, dating back to the 2001-2002 season.

From the Court

“I am extremely proud of the entire group tonight. We defended and were the aggressors on the offensive end. Overall solid contributions across the board.”

- head coach Megan Haughey Up Next The Ducks host Trinity College on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 1 P.M. The only meeting between

the two teams was last season in Hartford, Conn., where the Bantams defeated Stevens 66-42.

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Men’s Basketball Returns to Win Column with 58-55 Win Over TRACK AND FIELD Staten Island VS Bison Opener TBA Lewisburg, PA

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD VS Bison Opener TBA Lewisburg, PA

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SSI – Sophomore Alec DiPietrantonio scored eight points and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds as the Stevens Institute of Technology men’s basketball team defeated the College of Staten Island 58-55 Wednesday in a non-conference game at Canavan Arena.

Junior Michael Zignorski came off the bench to score a team-high 14 points and senior Ryan Coffey added 11 points and nine boards for the Ducks, who improved to 4-2.

Stevens has won each of the last three meetings with CSI and improved to 10-4 in the all-time series (Updated information provided by CSI Athletic Communications).

Christian Taylor scored a game-high 18 points and Adeola Latunji added 11 points

and seven rebounds for the Dolphins, who fell to 1-5.

DiPietrantonio grabbed six offensive rebounds and 10 on the defensive glass to finish with the most boards by a Duck since Kenny Gan pulled down 19 against Ithaca on Feb. 14, 2015. The Mount Laurel, New Jersey native also made a key layup with 16 seconds left in regulation that gave the hosts a threepoint advantage. Senior Kevin Florio had reclaimed the lead for Stevens with a jumper after Staten Island took its first lead of the half two possessions earlier Pivotal Point After Staten Island used their final timeout to draw up a potential game-tying play, Stevens forced the Dolphins

away from their designed play with suffocating defense on the perimeter.

Austin Mick fired a wild three with two seconds remaining, but the shot was well off its mark and was easily snagged by junior Dylan Walsh.

Inside the Numbers Staten Island outshot Stevens, 35.6% to 33.8% The Ducks held the Dolphins to just 3-of-14 shooting from behind the arc. Conversely, Stevens made five threes.

The Ducks held a 47-41 edge in rebounding, including a 10-4 advantage on the offensive glass. Stevens’ 47 boards marked a season high.

DiPietrantonio recorded a game-high three blocks.

Stevens held the advantage in points in the paint, bench points, points off turnovers and second-chance points.

Senior Frank Amari drained his first three of the season.

The victory closed out a doubleheader sweep for Stevens. Women’s Basketball earned its first-ever victory over NYU to open the evening in the first non-conference twinbill played at Canavan Arena since Nov. 22, 2011.

Unsung Heroes Walsh came off the bench to score seven points and pull down a pair of rebounds, but his defensive positioning with Coffey and DiPietrantonio kept Staten Island off the offensive boards, holding the Dolphins to just four offensive rebounds and three second-

chance points.

From the Court “I’m happy that we found a way to win tonight. We got a lot of the shots that we wanted, but they just didn’t fall.

Luckily, we defended really well, which gave us an opportunity to win the game.”

- head coach Bobby Hurley Up Next Stevens opens Empire 8 Conference play against Sage on Dec. 1.

The Ducks swept the Gators last season.

It’s the earliest Men’s Basketball has opened conference play since the 2012-13 season.

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75-74 66-60 64-75 13-28 58-62 58-55 60-47

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Hoboken, NJ

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@ The Sage Colleges 4 p.m.

Troy, NY

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