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By Sara Ridgway | Published Dec. 12, 2016 Brad Watkins earned College Sports Information Director (CoSida) Academic All-District 2 First-Team recognition for his performance both athletically and academically. He is the first Cougar in Kean University history to receive the award. Earning the award that Watkins did not even know existed was a pleasant surprise, as he described being recognized […]
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By Sara Ridgway | Published Dec. 12, 2016 The men’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA Tournament after a two week hiatus from the 2016 season. When the team fell short of reaching the NJAC Playoff Tournament, the season seemed to be over. But little would they know that two weeks after handing in their jerseys, their equipment would be […]
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Video produced by David Long. By Elijah Tarik Powell | Published Dec. 11, 2016 By day, he’s a senior at Kean University majoring in psychology with plans to pursue a doctorate degree. But in between those big dreams, Shawn Lawson lays his politically-charged poems over beats in his dorm. For episode No. 2 of “College Hour” — a video series […]
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By Gail Fredricks | Published Dec. 11, 2016 There were seven hit and runs reported at Kean University between Nov. 2 and Nov. 20, four of which were in the Vaughn Eames parking lot, according to Kean police records. The hit and run incidents took place on Nov. 2 in Hennings Hall parking lot at 1:23 p.m., and on Nov. […]
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By Gail Fredricks | Published Dec. 11, 2016 Nov. 1 Person entered Sozio Hall dorms with what appeared as a false name. Trespass list violation. Theft: Person took money from wallet at Barlett Hall. Vehicle was egged. Nov. 2 Reported telephonic threats to a student. Person burned food in microwave in Sozio Hall. Hit and run in Hennings Hall. Nov. […]
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By Rose Marie Kitchen | Published Dec. 11, 2016 Whether graduating in December, May or August; there are a few major steps that need to be completed before walking across the Newark Prudential Center stage on May 18, 2017. Back in August, all eligible students with 82 credits or more, received an email from the Office of the Registrar listing […]
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By Kiana Simone | Published Dec. 11, 2016 Music Cafe, a group of six musicians who back up other artists and tour college campuses, held auditions for a new front person at Kean University and William Paterson University last month. The group has yet to unveil its selection. The type of music which Music Cafe plays is diverse, and they […]
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By Joshua Rosario | Published Dec. 11, 2016 A member from Kean University’s Muslim Association said she was verbally attacked off campus after Donald Trump’s presidential win on Nov. 8, while students from the Gay-Straight Alliance fear what the next four years has in store for them. In the days following the election results, members from the Muslim Association said […]
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By Sara Ridgway The men’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA Tournament after a two week hiatus from the 2016 season. When the team fell short of reaching the NJAC Playoff Tournament, the season seemed to be over. But little would they know that two weeks after handing in their jerseys, their equipment would be returned to them in order […]
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By Alex Wisniewski | Published Dec. 11, 2016 One adjunct professor at Kean University used his experience as a former sports reporter to give students a more-hands on approach to learn TV studio production. George Falkowski, a Kean alum, took his students on a field trip, as he does every semester, to a Devils game at the Prudential Center in […]
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