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By Gail Fredricks | Published April 30, 2017 Independent singer and songwriter David W. Jacobsen performed at Rock n’ Joe on Saturday. Despite the rainy day, Jacobsen promoted his new satirical, anecdotal folk album, ‘Begin the Chagrin’, to the customers in the cafe. Jacobsen describes his newest album as a range of noble, relatable, pitiable and revolting characters dealing […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published April 17, 2017 It was hard to notice that two rappers and an indie bass act had never practiced together while they improvised seamlessly April 11 at a benefit show on campus. “You better f— with local artists ’cause they go the hardest,” repeated AM-95 — who also goes by Arte Magnus — towards the […]
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By Cody Louie | Published April 7, 2017 While the majority of us reach for a bottle of water to quench our thirst with ease we often overlook the hardships that most of the world experiences. For Selam, a 13-year-old living in Ethiopia, that luxury doesn’t exist. “The Source”, a virtual reality (VR) event held in the Miron Student Center […]
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By Monica Sudfield | Published April 7, 2017 Saturday Night Live (SNL) comedian Leslie Jones filled the Wilkins Theater with laughter on March 16, 2017, as a special guest to celebrate this year’s Unity Week. Jones’ routine, which incorporated stories from her youth, relationship humor, and audience interaction, was raunchy. “This isn’t SNL. I’m a bad person,” warned Jones right […]
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By Kiana Anderson | Published April 7, 2017 “Has Drake surpassed Lil Wayne?” is a question now being discussed with the success of Toronto rapper Drake’s highly anticipated new album, “More Life.” The feedback from the album has been amazing as Drake took to sample many legendary songs while putting his own twist on things. Drake signed to Wayne’s label, […]
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By Jennifer Padilla | Published April 7, 2017 The Kean University Gospel Choir (KGC) has been selected, for the second year in a row, as a finalist in this year’s McDonald’s Gospelfest. The McDonald’s Gospelfest will be held at Newark’s Prudential Center on Saturday, May 13. “I am ecstatic about the McDonald’s Gospelfest,” said Rochanda Fegins, a graduate student in […]
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By Kiara Mays | Published April 4, 2017 Since its release on Feb. 24, critically acclaimed film “Get Out” continues to dominate at the box office. Having grossed over $147 million domestically and a rare 99% favorable review on Rotten Tomatoes, students at Kean University voiced their thoughts on the Jordan Peele (of Key and Peele), written and directed, thriller/comedy […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published March 30, 2017 The Nu Sigma Phi fraternity is getting a little creative this year to raise funds for the Friends of Union Township Animal Shelter. The fraternity brothers are organizing a benefit show for April 11 in the Miron Student Center’s Little Theatre at 6:30 p.m. It will feature nine artists from indie bands, […]
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By Monica Sudfield | Published March 22, 2017 The Human Rights Center, the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, and The School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences united in the Miron Student Center lobby on March 21 from 10-3 p.m. to sponsor a virtual reality journey through Ethiopia that displays the water crisis occurring in so many places throughout the world. This […]
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By Joel Joly| Published March 3, 2017 The annual Black Love Affair event was all set and ready to go on February 15, 2017, in the STEM Building on the 6th floor. Doors were open at 7 p.m. and the festivities were ranged from 8 p.m to 11 p.m. “Black love is a tradition here at Kean University, many of the […]
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