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By Joshua Rosario | Published by March 16, 2018 U.S. Senator of New Jersey, Cory Booker, is the University’s 2018 undergraduate commencement speaker, according to a Kean press release issued Feb 26. “We are thrilled that Sen. Booker will be our commencement speaker,” said University President Dawood Farahi in the press release. “His leadership on a host of issues from […]
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By Joshua Rosario | Published March 1, 2018 A lit candle caused a fire on Jan. 17 in Upperclassman Residence Hall and triggered the sprinkler system causing water damage to parts of the building, according to University spokesperson, Margaret McCorry. The candle fire broke out in a student’s bedroom on the seventh floor of the Upperclassman Residence Hall. The fire […]
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By Jennifer Padilla | Published March 1, 2018 Kean University is aiming to better showcase its brand and visual identity by presenting a new seal that will be seen around campus on media, clothing and other branded items in the upcoming months. “The new seal makes the university’s name more prominent so people immediately know that it represents Kean,” said […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published March 1, 2018 The Center of Interdisciplinary Studies’ B.A Global Studies program was approved by the Kean University Faculty Senate at the Jan. 30 meeting. The B.A. Global Studies program is set to start in the 2018 Fall semester. The program requires 120 credits to complete, as opposed to the 124 credits that are required […]
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By Petruce Jean-Charles | Published March 1, 2018 President Donald Trump startled the country with one of his comments. On Jan. 11, during a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators in the White House, Trump referred to Haiti and other African nations as “shithole countries.” This meeting was established to come up with solutions for immigration and issues pertaining […]
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By Dan Papa | Published March 1, 2018 With the legalization of marijuana as a new possibility in New Jersey, it is becoming clear that “the times they are a-changin’.” As a candidate, the state’s new Governor Phil Murphy, promised that one of his first acts would be to legalize marijuana in the Garden State. Legalization is part of Murphy’s […]
Read moreBy Joshua Rosario | Published March 1, 2018 In 1963, the United States Congress passed the Equal Pay Act, the law provides equal pay for equal work regardless of sex. Despite the law, a disparity remained between genders pay. In 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, to help against that disparity. According to the United States […]
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By Rafaela Teixeira | Published March 1, 2018 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been all the rage lately as the popular vote among younger generations go to vaping. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse define vaping as the act of inhaling and exhaling aerosol (e-juice), often mistaken as water vapor, which contains many toxic chemicals not including tobacco. It […]
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By Sara Ridgway | Published March 1, 2018 The Kean University Police Department’s daily, public blotter reveals all of the incidents and crimes reported to the police. Between the dates of Jan. 16 (the first day of the spring 2018 semester) and Feb. 5, there was a total of nine motor vehicle accidents, 12 fi re alarms (two of which […]
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By Sean Calderon | Published March 1, 2018 The Trump administration declared on Jan. 8 that it will move to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for four countries, including over 200,000 Salvadorans and over 50,000 Haitians, who now face deportation. The current administration plans to roll back the policy that also includes El Salvadoran (given after the 2001 El […]
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