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By: Courtney-Joy Breeden When the air is crisp and the leaves are hues of brown, orange, and yellow, fall sets in, and one of the season’s most prominent holidays is Halloween. Halloween sets the tone for the season, encouraging enthusiasts and Fall Fanatics to buy into the spooky and horrorful nature of the holiday. To set the mood and get […]
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By: Cam’Ron Johnson In October we look forward to many events, from leaves changing colors, to apple picking, and pumpkin patches with friends, to the middle of football season and wearing cozy sweaters and sweatpants. There are more festivities that went unlisted, but they rank second when compared with Halloween. Halloween is the staple of October, bringing to us costume-wearing, […]
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By Jaidon Harris-Morales The Kean Board of Trustees renewed the contract of President Lamont Repollet, EdD for another five years, which includes a 19 percent salary increase. Repollet’s accomplishments, which include three consecutive years of record enrollment and graduation rates, led the board to renew his contract, extending it to 2029 and increasing his salary to $675,000 a year, from […]
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By: Blanca Mora Sara Mora was born in Costa Rica, she immigrated to the U.S. illegally with her parents when she was 3 years old. She grew up in New Jersey and at the age of 16, she joined the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA program. DACA offers a two-year renewable legal status to undocumented immigrants who entered the […]
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By: Ross Rodney The student body of Kean University was in store for a fun night on Oct. 3 with the Miami-based artist Flo-Rida real name Tramar Dillard slated to perform at the Wilkins Theater for the annual homecoming concert. Students were ready as many showed up early to stand in line outside of the venue. The stage was set […]
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By Taylor Fleming In a world where imagination knows no bounds and creativity takes on tangible form, fictional characters leap out of the screen and onto the stage of reality. Within this realm lies Allison, known as Goose Fangs, a Kean alumni and master-class cosplayer whose artistry surpasses recreation. With meticulous attention to detail and dedication to the craft, she […]
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By: Nefertiti Nzameyo Ndaba Mandela’s appearance as guest speaker at Kean University’s 16th Annual Human Rights Conference last December spread an honorable chatter of anticipation amongst the Kean Community. That same night, a seed was planted to bring Kean students to Mandela’s home country- South Africa. Jessica Barzilay, Assistant Vice President of Global Initiatives, oversees the Center for International Studies, […]
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By: Sarah Rosales Cringe is dead! To dress up as your favorite fictional character is not only a joyous experience, but a valuable one as well. Kean University’s Anime Society hosted its third annual Cosplay Masquerade on the 24th of Oct., and it was bigger than all the masquerades that have preceded it. The Cosplay Masquerade is exactly what it […]
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By Veronica Vila A Celebration of Queer History Month at HRI’s Wigstock Drag Brunch This month the Human Rights Institute hosted a Drag Brunch celebrating Queer History Month and its latest exhibition, Wigstock, which explores themes of identity, race, art, and activism. The event took place at the HRI’s Gallery on Oct. 19, surrounded by artist Pierre Dalpé’s photographs, where creative […]
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By Juliana Hays Dr. Lisa Sisler is taking a unique approach to the use of artificial intelligence in her Advanced Composition course. The English professor and coordinator of college composition at Kean University gives an assignment that tells students to use AI. For one essay in her Advanced Composition course, students are told to plug their essay idea into ChatGPT. […]
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