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By Jennifer Balsa | Published by October 8, 2020 It is safe to say that this has been one of the strangest school year kickoff for Kean University due to the inability to throw in person gatherings. From attending online cooking classes to setting up a yoga routine we have all tried to find new and creative ways to stay active […]
Read moreBy Valerie Sanabria | Published by October 7, 2020 Kean University students were supposed to return to campus on March 16, 2020 after the spring recess. Instead of returning they began remote education “to minimize the density of people on campus and reduce the potential health risk from COVID-19” according to an email sent out from the vice president of […]
Read moreBy Lenny Mata Cuevas | Published by October 7, 2020 Whether it is for a solo meal, a get together or a date, going to a restaurant seems to always be a good idea. However, because of the regulations imposed to restaurants due to COVID-19, the options were limited during most of the summer. Even though restaurants adopted a takeout […]
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By Tasha Dowbachuk | Published by April 21, 2020 Kean graduate Eric Cruz, his brother Ryan Cruz, and their friend Kevin Zamora dove into the dangerous waters of business and succeeded on ABC network’s reality television show Shark Tank. The three pitched their shoe brand “Muvez,” a specialized engineered convertible shoe, and won over the sharks through the airing of the episode on Friday, April 3. “The […]
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By Wynter Aiken | Published by January 29, 2020 Historic Renaissance phenomenon Leonardo da Vinci, whose artistic vision is embedded in inventions, paintings, drawings and much more was showcased for all to see at the grand opening of the Da Vinci-Inventions exhibit at Kean’s Liberty Hall Academic Center on Jan. 25. The interactive exhibit, in collaboration with Grande Exhibitions, opened […]
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By Zoe Strozewski | Published by December 17, 2019 For those who are still waiting to receive their letter from Hogwarts in the mail, Kean students now have the opportunity to experience the world of Harry Potter right on Kean’s campus. Liberty Hall Museum has transformed some of its rooms into scenes straight from the Harry Potter series, and until […]
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By Alexander Valdes | Published by December 11, 2019 Inside of Wilkins Theatre lies a mural, a collaborative piece between the students of the Kean University Theatre Conservatory and the Fine Arts Conservatory. Titled “College Hour,” the mural was set up within Wilkin’s Theatre’s main entrance and is an artistic interpretation of the Seurat painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published by December 10, 2019 David Janes, senior majoring in Media and Film, loved television at a young age. “I’ve loved television since I was a child. I traded my cartoons for weekly appointments of 24, Prison Break, Homeland, Alias, and soap operas when I was only eight years old,” Janes remembers. “The continuing story unfolding week […]
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By Tiye Bracy | Published by December 6, 2019 On Thursday, Nov. 21 during college hour, the Learning Commons presented the first Kean Talk. This year’s Kean Talk was a “Ted-talk-style presentation featuring seniors, who shared what they wish they knew when they were first-year students,” according to the flyer. The librarians collectively initiated the idea of Kean Talk last […]
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By Wynter Aiken | Published by December 5, 2019 Life throws hurdles from every direction that can become overwhelming especially when your creativity is on the line. But, for rising rap group U.O, aka Unidentified Objects, they make time to balance their passion for music and are determined to not let anything stop them from making their unidentified talent be […]
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