Women’s Softball Players Take on South Africa

By Cameron Beall | Published Oct 21, 2017 This past June, Kean University women’s softball players Olivia Zengel and Shannon McMahon went on a trip to Cape Town, South Africa. The opportunity came about through an organization called Beyond Sports, who sent an email out to their head coach. The organization recruits softball players from all over the United States […]

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Halloween celebrations beyond Trick-or-treating

By Monica Sudfield | Published Oct. 21, 2017 2017 will be a record year for Halloween merchandise sales, at an expected $9.1 billion according to USA Today. This is a record Kean students will be a part of as they purchase for their “halloweekend”. “Halloweekend” is a term used to describe the whole weekend of Halloween events. Trick-or-treating, dressing up, […]

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Farahi’s contract extended to 2020

By Joshua Rosario | Published Oct. 20, 2017 Kean University’s Board of Trustees, with a unanimous vote of 10-0, agreed at the Sept. 11 trustee meeting to extend University President Dawood Farahi’s contract until June 2020. Farahi’s contract was set to end in June 2018. The decision was made behind closed doors, without any public discussion, before the meeting returned […]

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Men are from Mars, women are from Venus

By: Kiara Mays | Published Oct. 21, 2017 “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” a relationship panel, is making its way to the Miron Student Center’s Little Theater at Kean University on Dec. 4 at 7:45 p.m. According to Evan Hewitt, one of the panel’s coordinators, although it shares the same title as the 1992 book written by […]

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Kean athletics had victorious Homecoming

By Craig Epstein | Published Oct. 21, 2017 October 7 was a day to remember for Kean athletics. With four of the five teams that played claiming victory, there was a lot to remember for the alumni that returned to their alma mater. Perhaps the most impressive win came from the football team. Coming in at 1-3, the Cougars trounced […]

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Kean History: Newark Normal School

By Leanne Manna | Published Oct. 21, 2017 Michael Crichton said “If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything.” While a bit extreme, he is right. In order to understand the present, the past must first be examined. Kean University itself has a vast and interesting history that most of its students and even faculty do not know. […]

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Liberty Hall Museum opens its doors and shuts its lights for ghost tours

By Jennifer Padilla | Published Oct. 21, 2017 Both skeptics and believers gathered at Liberty Hall Museum for a ghostly encounter of Friday the 13th. Liberty Hall, with over 200 years of history—including New Jersey’s fi rst elected governor, William Livingston, and the Kean Family— possesses generations worth of artifacts; including furniture, clothing, dishes, and a dollhouse built in the […]

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Homecoming 2017 recap

By Jennifer Padilla | Published Oct. 21, 2017 Superheroes, greeks, athletes, alumni and students came together last weekend for a lively and animated celebration of Homecoming 2017. “The atmosphere was festive and fun,” said Danielle Ford, a member of the Homecoming organizing committee. “Many greek organizations participated.” Tents with children’s activities, food, and games filled Kean Hall lot. Meanwhile, the […]

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Kean’s Clery Act crime stats show increases in 2016

By Sara Ridgway | Published Oct. 21, 2017 The Kean University 2017-2018 Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report was released to the public in late September of 2017, with the data revealing some changes in two areas of on-campus crime — sex offenses and liquor law violations. The report consists of information regarding the student code of conduct, safety […]

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Kean Department of Public Safety police blotter

By Jasmin Kee | Published Oct. 21, 2017 Kean University in this week’s blotter reported a number of accidents, medical emergencies and thefts. At least three people have been arrested. On Oct. 5 around 1 p.m. in the Green Lane Lot a male was arrested for drug paraphernalia. Then on Oct. 7 two people were arrested at Green Lane for […]

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