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Painter Joseph Marioni next to one of his recently completed works. By Bryan C. Kuriawa Above the busy streets of Manhattan, he spends his mornings reading through books about the history of art. Surrounded by a library compiling his favorite artists, his colleagues, and his own work, he plans for the day ahead. Two floors above in his studio, he […]
Read moreBy Daris Mendez Ornate masks and elegant dresses filled up the reach of Downs Hall on April 8. With translucent glasses and lounge tables dressed in aqua blue, you would think the elegance followed an event like prom or homecoming. The purpose, however, was a masquerade charity ball hosted by Kean’s Leadership Institute, aimed to raise funds for 180Turning Lives […]
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May’s artwork, “Core to Core”, 2010 charcoal on paper, 75×38” By Vera Boateng “The Hawser Series” by Huguette Despault May, in the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery in CAS, illustrates May’s personal memory of Massachusetts, the talisman she received from New Bedford rope maker John E. Ruggles, and Massachusetts’ state history. Ruggles, gave May a start on her four-year project, […]
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Drake’s new album By Vera Boateng On Jan. 13, the platinum selling hip-hop record artist and Grammy-Award winner Aubrey Drake Graham, known simply as Drake, released a mix tape album. The last album the artist came out with was called, “Nothing Was The Same” in September 2013. Some featured hits on the album include song titles such as “Started From […]
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Members of Kean Gladiators await the start of ABC Network’s Scandal in Sozio Hall Community Center. By Bhriana Smith Shonda Rhimes’s hit drama series “Scandal” is one of television’s biggest sensations. Fans all over the world have coined themselves as “gladiators,” a member of Olivia Pope’s team. It is no surprise that Kean University has a couple of Gladiators of its […]
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Pretty Little Liars main characters By Daris Mendez For five seasons, the teen drama “Pretty Little Liars” has brought secrets and has intrigued faithful viewers. The anonymous and almost omnipotent stalker has been terrorizing Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale), Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson), Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell), and Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario) ever since the mysterious text was first received at […]
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Premiere Stages’ 2014 Summer Intern Company By Adilene Rodriguez In such competitive fields like theater, finding a bounty of career-starting opportunities could be difficult in this day and age, but Premiere Stages tries to make it easier for theater students. Premiere Stages, a professional Equity Theatre company in residence at Kean, works with the Theater Department to give theater majors […]
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Dr. Ellis-Williams captures the audience with her presentation. By Sade Cox In honor of March’s Women’s History Month, Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams analyzes the impact of cultural misuse on the racial identity of Black young women through popular culture. Ellis-Williams, a women and gender studies professor at New Jersey City University, delivered a presentation entitled “When the Booty is White: Race, Identify, Appropriation & the Lingering Sarah Baartman Effect on Young Black Women.” […]
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Cinderella as seen in the ballet performed at Wilkins Theater on March 14th By Gabrielle Gale Prendatt-Carter The Russian National Ballet’s performed Cinderella at Wilkins Theatre on, March 14. There were two acts of ballet, choreographed by Rostislav Zakharov, with no dialogue, sixteen characters, and pre-recorded music by Sergei Prokofiev, playing in the background. The costumes were aesthetically pleasing to the […]
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