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By Wynter Aiken | Published by September 18, 2019 The troubled final years of Vincent Van Gogh, depicted in the emotional-driven film by actor Willem Dafoe, directed by Julian Schnabel, captivated viewers alike at Kean’s North Ave. Academic Building Auditorium on Sept. 15. The film opens with the scene of the immediate criticism from the spectator’s view of Van Gogh’s art. Van Gogh, […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published by September 18th, 2019 Atanasha Thomas didn’t always know she wanted to be an actress. At the age of six, she was placed into local fashion and runway shows with the help of her grandmother. She started getting acting roles and seriously acting in high school. Thomas, a freshman studying Business Management, has been in […]
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By Wynter Aiken | Published by May 15, 2019 War and peace have dominated the 21st century and women are right in the middle of it. The Holocaust Resource Center, Women & Gender Studies, and Interdisciplinary Studies co-presented the film screening and discussion of Women, War, and Peace: Peace Unveiled on Apr. 16 as part of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Month to highlight the […]
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By Kelly Contreras | Published by May 11, 2019 Professors Jea Basubas and Matthew Iannucci are the top two professors at Kean University rated by students according to ratemyprofessors.com. Every semester, there are students registering for their following courses and for many, their main concern would be: who is the professor? During the school year, common questions students will ask each other are […]
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By Kiara Mays | Published by April 27, 2019 What do you get when you mix doppelgangers dressed in red jumpsuits, a 1989 “Hands Across America” charity campaign, and a pair of gold shears? WARNING: Spoilers ahead. Jordan Peele’s latest film, “Us”, advertised itself, according to ign.com, like a home invasion movie featuring a family of evil doppelgangers. However, as […]
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By Tasha Dowbachuk | Published by April 26, 2019 The societal standards of masculinity are being challenged throughout every medium of communication to date. Narratives of the stereotypical “stoic” man are slowly being replaced by the reality of how men think or act outside of what it means to be masculine. Based on the idea of redefining masculinity, could it […]
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By Alexander Valdes | Published by April 25, 2019 Kean University is a host to a variety of students who come from different backgrounds and cultures; therefore, there’s bound to be some who possess unique gifts and talents. “Kean Got Talent” is a club at Kean University where students go and showcase their talents to like-minded individuals. Any sort of […]
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By Nicole Diefenbacher | Published April 25, 2019 Rachel Marie Thompson, a recent graduate of the Michael Graves College who earned her degree in industrial design at Kean University, won second place and a $1,000 prize in the second annual FORM Student Innovation Competition by Formica Corporation for her “Ke-li-di-skop” chair design. “Be careful when you look, you might get lost in the […]
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By Breanna Palzer | Published by March 23, 2019 Lights! Camera! Action! This past week, Kean University Theatre Conservatory came together to put their spin on William Shakespeare’s classic play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The play consisted of four young adults: Helena, Lysander, Hermia, and Demetrius. Hermia is said by her father to marry Demetrius but rejects him because she […]
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By Zoe Strozewski | Published by March 4, 2019 The Holocaust Resource Center, Kean’s premiere learning source for one of the most infamous cases of genocide in history, hosted its event, “To Kill a Mockingbird: Themes in Teaching the Holocaust and Prejudice Reduction,” Feb. 28 in the Hutchinson Hall John H. O’Meara Auditorium. This was one educational workshop in a […]
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