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We write Stevens history HOBOKEN, NJ | SEPTEMBER 26, 2025
VOLUME CXXIII No. 3
BY NIHIRA PATHAK, CONTRIBUTOR
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Students vote on a new LSB, Stevens Sanctuary Policies Proposal
Stevens’ rankings In LinkedIn’s new listing of Top 50 colleges for long-term career success, Stevens ranked 45th. The ranking is based on five pillars: job placement, internships and recruiter demand, career success, network strength, and knowledge breadth. To evaluate job placement, LinkedIn uses its hiring data to analyze alumni career outcomes and alumni progression into senior ranking positions. The metric is also based on the number of graduates entering a fulltime job within the same year of graduating. Network strength is based on how strong alumni connections are between students of their same graduating class as well as classes before and after them. Knowledge breadth is analyzed based on graduates’ unique fields of study and skills the graduating cohorts have. Stevens has also been included in Princeton Review’s Best 391 colleges for 2025 and in its Best 389 Colleges list in 2023, neither of which have specifically ordered rankings. The Princeton Review bases its rankings on student surveys. Students who attend the college are asked about their information, academ-
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Stevens EWB brings change to Peru BY SERENA PANUCCI, NEWS EDITOR This past summer, Stevens’ chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) took part in an 18-day trip to Peru to implement a water infrastructure project aimed at improving the local community’s access to fresh-
water. For the students, the trip was more than just construction work; it was a chance to apply engineering knowledge, develop leadership skills, and engage with another culture in meaningful ways. EWB, a student chapter of a national organization, partners with communities around the world to provide
sustainable infrastructure solutions while fulfilling their goal of developing the next generation of leaders and engineers. “Our chapter works with communities in Peru, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean to bring them the infrastructure they need to thrive,” explained
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This week, Stevens students will begin voting on the newest Letter from the Student Body (LSB), a student-led initiative calling on the university administration to declare Stevens a Sanctuary University and implement policies designed to protect students, faculty, and staff from federal overreach. If passed, the letter will be delivered to President Nariman Farvardin and the President’s Cabinet, urging them to adopt a comprehensive set of sanctuary policies. These measures include refusing voluntary cooperation with federal agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), guaranteeing legal and mental health support for undocumented and international students, protecting activism and protests, and committing to open communication with the Stevens community in the event of federal presence on or near campus. This LSB also explicitly calls on Stevens to “reject the idea that student, faculty, and staff safety can be subordinated to speculative financial concerns.” Tanishka Kapoor, Pres-
ident of Stevens Amnesty, explained that the LSB was motivated by a rise in government pressure on universities nationwide: “We want the Stevens administration to know that we want to be protected — not just through words but through actions and policy implementations.” Vice President of Amnesty Kristina Szumski added that the group was also concerned by recent changes to administrative language on campus. “We want to have policies that protect student rights, and that our opinions are heard rather than silenced,” she explained. Amnesty members also emphasized that the stakes go beyond immigration; the letter is framed around First Amendment rights, protection of international and undocumented students, and ensuring that advocacy is not punished. The Sanctuary University Request LSB was drafted by members of Stevens Amnesty International, with guidelines from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and reviewed and endorsed by more than 20 other student organizations, cultural Greek organizations, and faculty members. The drafting
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Latine Heritage Month kickoff: Cultura Carnival BY SOFIA STOECKEL, CONTRIBUTOR Latine Heritage Month is a month that celebrates Hispanic heritage in the United States, going from September 15 to October 15. The Office of Student Culture and Belonging hosted the Cultura Carnival at Stevens on September 17
to celebrate Latine culture. Some events that they had set up were bracelet-making, games, bag-decorating, and more. They also had a lot of traditional Latine foods such as empanadas, among many other dishes. Stephanie Cueva, previous president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and Sabrina Elgazzar, current
Internal Vice President of SHPE, spoke on the Carnival and what it means to them in a brief interview. Cueva was last semester’s president of the Latinx council, and Elgazzar is the incoming president of the council, and they both contributed to the event with the Office of Student Culture and Belonging. Cueva also used to work in the Of-
fice of Student Culture and Belonging. When asked about the event, Cueva and Elgazzar stated that it was planned by the Office of Student Culture and Belonging, as well as the different Latin organizations around campus, and that it was a chance to come together to
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Celebrating Constitution Day and getting ready to vote BY JOSEPHINE CHOONG, SECRETARY Constitution Day and Citizenship Day are important days in U.S. history, celebrating the anniversary of the Founding Fathers signing the U.S. Constitution. It
is celebrated on September 17, and the National Constitution Center stated it “encourages citizens to learn about their civic responsibilities and opportunities.” The upcoming New Jersey election is especially crucial with the election of a new governor.
One of the earliest commemorations of the Constitution’s signing date happened in 1861. Amidst the Civil War, Philadelphia residents used the anniversary to publicly affirm their allegiance to the Union. In 1939, William Randolph Hearst led public celebra-
tions to honor new citizens in cities across the country. In particular, Los Angeles advocated for a law establishing “I Am An American Day.” The next year, President Franklin Roosevelt declared
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NATIONAL NEWS Appeals court says Lisa Cook can stay on the Federal Reserve Board BY SEAN PALERMO, CONTRIBUTOR Lisa Cook, the first black woman represented on the Federal Reserve Board, was publicly “fired” in a public NEWS (2-3)
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tweet posted by President Donald Trump last month after allegations were made by one of his supporters, Bill Pulte, who claimed that she’d committed mortgage fraud in 2021, before be-
ing employed on the board. The properties involved in this case include residences in Michigan and Georgia in which Cook took out loans, with Pulte claiming that she named both properties as
her primary residence for better loan deals. The documents Pulte used to support his claim were found in standardized federal mort-
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