Stories from the current online edition of The Stute. en-us http://www.thestute.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:19:27 GMT 20 http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusNews/The-Great.Stevens.Logo.Debate-3884531.shtml As part of a major re-branding initiative, Stevens Institute of Technology launched a poll on their Facebook fan page on March 2 at 9 a.m. to decide on the school's new logo. The poll was directed at all members of the Stevens community, including students, alumni, faculty and administration, and originally featured four black-and-white finalist logos designed by an outside graphics firm, Spiral Design Studio. a5723fa4-81e5-4d73-b144-8f305218f531 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus News 3/05/10 Sheeraz Hyder Managing Editor http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusNews/ Campus News http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusNews/Stevens.Institutes.no.Guests.Policy.For.Hobokens.St.Patricks.Day-3884913.shtml The Stevens Office of Residence Life has issued a "no guests" policy in all off-campus housing locations on Saturday March 6, the day of the Hoboken St. Patrick's Day parade. The Residence Life ban, which forbids residents from entertaining anyone not assigned to their apartment, will be in place from 9 a. e0f4ed99-6949-46ca-8c6a-4631597ca255 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus News 3/05/10 Off-campus students barred from entertaining visitors Regina Pynn Writer http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusNews/ Campus News http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusNews/Mothers.Of.Invention.Shows.What.Women.Can.Do-3884887.shtml In celebration of Women's appreciation month, the Women's Programs and the College of Arts and Letters held the "Mothers of Invention." The first half of the presentation was led by Ethlie Ann Vare, co-author of the book "Mothers of Invention." Mrs. Vare originally went to school to get a medical degree, but Ethlie said she "discovered sex, drugs, and rock and roll and ended with a degree in world literature. 1579ddc2-5e57-4d09-a18f-0c9f4aa17233 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus News 3/05/10 Female inventions presentation and Q&A panel celebrates Women's History Month Brent Caruso http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusNews/ Campus News http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusNews/Blumberg.Takes.On.Hurricanes.On.Nat.Geo.And.Advances.Research.In.Tuckerton-3884147.shtml A recent episode of "National Geographic" called "Preventing Armageddon" addressed the fear of annihilation of all life on planet Earth by any number of different events. The most recent of these events happened 65 million years ago when an asteroid hit Earth, sending up clouds of dust that in turn blocked out the sun, killing many different animal species including the dinosaurs. 7ee9c06b-6c6c-48ce-b11a-c7f7607cc8d2 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus News 3/05/10 Mike Azzara http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusNews/ Campus News http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/LocalNews/ZeroTolerance.Enforcement.For.St.Patricks.Day.Parade-3884261.shtml On March 6, Hoboken will hold its yearly St. Patrick's Day parade. After last year's parade, during which over 130 house parties were closed by the police and hundreds of summons were issued, the Hoboken Police Department has announced a strict zero-tolerance policy for the day. 305ff984-e7f3-4a6b-ba77-bcb0a04844be Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Local News 3/05/10 Police prepare for public disturbances Andrew Scagnelli Staff Writer http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/LocalNews/ City/Metro http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusLife/Stevens.Bike.Exchange.Gives.Students.A.Lift-3884444.shtml Ever need to get across Hoboken in a hurry and don't have a means of transportation to get there? Ever need to get somewhere that's out of walking distance, don't want to pay for public transportation? If so, worry no longer. The Campus Life Committee's (CLC) new Bike Exchange Project has you covered. 6e91579d-fc83-4703-a486-c920283a7720 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus Life 3/05/10 Jack Kolodziejski http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusLife/ Features/Campus Life http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusLife/Stevens.Conducts.Nsse.Survey-3884056.shtml The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is a survey that has been recently emailed to the students of Stevens Institute of Technology. The survey obtains information from hundreds of students about their satisfaction with their college experience. 014722c5-9e97-45dd-8a95-372e8874895c Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus Life 3/05/10 Joseph Sorrentino http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/CampusLife/ Features/Campus Life http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/Stute.Editorial.No.I.Regret.Nothing-3885241.shtml There is a bittersweet feeling that comes from knowing that a chapter of your life is ending. A part of me is heartbroken to be leaving this new family so soon while another part of me is excited for life after Stevens. It has been quite a ride, and I want to thank those that traveled it with me and those who made it memorable. eb73d64d-c17d-4799-8bd9-b1f8258b4cfb Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/05/10 Natalie Schloeder layout http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/Mind-Of.A.Freshman-3884811.shtml Balloons, cameras and candy at Pierce? What are we celebrating again? Oh right, we're voting for a new logo. I still don't think I'm quite sure what the old logo was. I'm by no means any sort of graphic designer, nor do I wish to offend anyone, but surely with a school full of such talented people we could come up with choices a little more creative and interesting than the four currently presented. 3a4b4521-0633-4b49-9819-2e6fae37aeca Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/05/10 Vote or ... Don't Jack Kolodziejski http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/Senioritis-3883484.shtml One of the attractive features that lured many of the students in my graduating class (myself included) to Stevens was the guarantee of housing all four years. In the most densely populated area in the country, this would seem like a pretty sweet deal. For a while, it was a sweet deal. ebbbf1f0-2ab5-4571-9c44-79dd9fcc4118 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/05/10 Why we're angry Andrew Bjerke writer http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/The-s.Is.For.Sucks-3883490.shtml In its marketing overhaul, Stevens has made yet another great leap forward for the school: the new Stevens Logo. Through a Facebook group, Stevens leads us to the poll for the new logo, laying out the four choices for us. Beforehand, they take us through a bit of an explanation as to how they got this far. 242a1e54-bb12-4a7f-85c2-6c070dcab943 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/05/10 Andrew Bjerke writer http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/The-Independent.Thinker-3884353.shtml I understand that not every student has the benefit of sampling the psychology classes here at Stevens. For that, you have my deepest sympathies, but allow me to teach a small but important theory proposed by Abraham Maslow. Maslow proposed that the difference between wildly successful or exemplary people and those who do not rise in society could be explained by an individual's ability to satisfy their "hierarchy of needs. 986e8bd6-7aa3-412a-9c5d-1a0c15291bec Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/05/10 Where we lay us down to sleep Regina Pynn Writer http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/A.Champion.Of.Liberty-3884351.shtml Last week I wrote about the example set by Muhammad Ali as an advocate of individual rights. One of Muhammad Ali's major influences was Malcolm X, the great spokesman for the Nation of Islam and an advocate of individual freedom. His powerful oratory encouraged Black Muslims to be responsible for themselves and their own communities and also encouraged them to stand up for themselves in the face of aggression. 026cff41-0b74-4b0a-ad02-7b9f969b79a7 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/05/10 Malcolm X: Liberty by any means necessary! Matt Csengeto http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/Cuisine.Corner.Anikas.Kati.Roll-3884067.shtml Readers, the jig is up! After a year of reviews, I have finally been called out for the pattern in my rating system. For faithful followers of mine, you have probably noticed that I have never really given a review less than a 3 or a perfect 5. The reason I have never given 5 is because I feel that it would imply that it was the greatest dining experience of my lifetime, and that I wouldn't have changed a thing. 5b9e90e4-c6bc-4282-99e5-b2d8dbfdaccb Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/05/10 You get what you pay for Justin Eusebio http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/It.Takes.A.Campus.To.Decide.that.Your.Logos.Are.Awful-3883355.shtml This week Stevens was bought out by Facebook. Or at least that's how it seemed from the look of campus and Pierce. For those students who are hibernating this winter and have somehow missed the large blue and white Facebook stickers scattered around campus, Stevens has decided that the old "brick" logo no longer completely describes the Stevens community and instead wants to undergo a "rebranding" with a choice of four new logos. d8169e85-fa87-47a1-bc13-fe495d69b486 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/05/10 Matt Neuteboom http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/The-Scientific.Curmudgeon-3883744.shtml In 2004, I did an article for Discover magazine on scientists' efforts to create better interfaces between human brains and electronic devices. By interfaces, I do not mean boring things like keyboards or touchpads, but chips implanted in the brain to send signals to and receive them from brain cells. 733ae8c5-2a27-4efd-8990-f22e69e3e9ce Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/05/10 Turning brain science into weaponry John Horgan Writer http://www.thestute.com/news/2010/03/05/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial