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By: Vera Boateng Creative and independent artwork by students in the Fine Arts and Design departments are presented in the first floor student gallery each semester at the Vaughn Eames Building. From Jan. 21 to Jan. 28, Artist and Kean alumni, Michelle Harpster, featured her works entitled, “Birds of a Feather.” Harpster, a Summa Cum Laude recipient, graduated from Kean […]
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Film poster By Anthony N. Muccigrossi “The Theory of Everything” provides a dramatic glimpse into the life of Stephen Hawking, a physicist, who lives with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The film combines a touching true story with dramatic cinematography. Beginning with Hawking’s college years, the film features how the brilliant student’s life was shattered […]
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Film poster By Bryan C. Kuriawa On rare occasions, a certain film comes along that makes a viewer question how they view cinema in general. For writer Alejandro González Iñárritu, that often results in long extensional debates over existence and how such cinematic monstrosities are conceived. However, this is not one of those unfortunate occasions as we look into the […]
Read moreBy: Vera Boateng With the changing colors of the leaves, the cold temperatures and daylight saving time, it is apparent that fall is upon us. Although the start of the fall was Sept. 23, and winter starts on Dec. 21, the holiday spirit is felt far earlier by some of Kean’s faculty, students and staff. With familial holidays approaching, the […]
Read moreBy: Adilene Rodriguez If you love holiday music but are too cool to admit it, this playlist might be for you. With holiday music being one of the music industry’s top breadwinners every year, it’s no surprise many artists have put out holiday-themed singles and albums, indie and alternative artists are no exception. Alternative/indie artists have dived into the holiday […]
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A scene from Rob Santana’s latest film, “Heysoos” By Bryan C. Kuriawa At the dawn of the new millennium, a young woman believes that Jesus Christ will return to the Earth. Living alone with her daughter and her faith, she believes that one day he will answer her prayers and reveal himself. One afternoon, her daughter, walking along a riverbed, […]
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Mike Harris, Sahirah Johnson, David Paul, David Oshioma in play “Ruined” By Jennifer Deligne “Ruined,” a play directed by Kean professor Ernest Wiggins, focuses on the topic of rape in mid-war Congo and was featured several nights in mid-November in the Zella J. Frye Theatre, with performers having a heavy storyline to portray. The performance exuded raw emotions and explained […]
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ReelAbilties online poster By Roman Gerus The audience was submerged in an ocean of tears during “Ocean Heaven,” a 2011 Chinese movie starring Jet Li, which played at the “ReelAbilities” film festival at the STEM auditorium at Kean. The movie’s emotional response reflected the real-life emotions and stories behind the message of this festival in “promoting awareness and appreciation of […]
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Zak Smith, Jersey Americana Artist By Dominique Vinas Everyone has a dream, a goal they wish to achieve, or a statement they wish to make on the world. It’s true that everyone has their desires, but there are only a selected few who turn their thoughts into a full-fledged reality. This takes not only a dream, but the passion and […]
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