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By Emily Robles | Published by December 15, 2020 As the anniversary of COVID-19 is coming close to a year, some areas of work are slowly having their workers make their way back into the working environment. College students still need ways to make money, especially during a pandemic, and some of those ways involve actually going in person. Many […]
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By Lenny Mata Cuevas | Published by December 15, 2020 In preparation for holiday festivities, the Leadership Institute at Kean University met for their “Holiday Cultural Awareness and Customs” event, in which students from different cultural backgrounds had the opportunity to share stories about their own traditions and practices. The Leadership Institute, a four-year certification program supported by the Center […]
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By Tiye Bracy | Published by December 13, 2020 This semester Greek Life is operating differently than prior semesters. The Meet the Greeks this semester was virtual for the first time. Instead of seeing all the organizations at one time, students had to choose which google meet or zoom session they would join based on their interests. “Once we distributed […]
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By Alexander Valdes | Published by December 12, 2020 It’s no surprise that a lot of kean students are experiencing hardship right now due to the current pandemic. Many students are struggling with feelings of isolation and perhaps some are just tired from living on a screen in online classes. I was one of those students — and then it […]
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By Valerie Sanabria | Published by December 9, 2020 Samantha Medrano expected combining student life and entrepreneurship to be a challenge. The Kean University student majoring in Business and Management never thought that her business and biggest project, Dakota Garden, was going to be the reason why her student career was going to be delayed. Dakota Garden is an innovative […]
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By Alejandro Arcos| Published by November 23, 2020 With the final weeks of the semester closing in, students must prepare for final exams their courses may be expected to issue. With all the anxiety this is bound to bring, relaxation methods and healthy study routines are necessary in maintaining a healthy state of mind, especially when a clouded mind can hamper […]
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By Tiye Bracy | Published by November 19, 2020 Many students are okay with using cameras during live sessions but feel awkward doing so because the majority of class cameras are off. “Blackboard is a very difficult vehicle to work with in that I have little facial recognition,” Marketing Professor Robert Silk said. On the first day of class, professors […]
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By Lenny Mata Cuevas | Published by November 19, 2020 To reduce levels of stress and anxiety, the School of Health and Human Performance began to offer free yoga classes via Zoom. The abrupt changes that students have faced in recent months could have influenced the increase of student’s tensions and worries, negatively impacting their performance, self-management and even their […]
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By Breanna Palzer | Published by November 19, 2020 Many students feel that too much work and not having any stability is affecting their college experience. Some are also worried about future semesters and their financial situation. “I’ve been having such a hard time trying to find a job,” senior, marketing major, Ashley Aucapina said. “I don’t really want to […]
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By Jennifer Balsa | Published by November 19, 2020 It is that time of the year again when the leaves begin to change color and the sun starts to come down earlier in the day. The smell of pumpkin spice invades the air as all the fall decorations begin to flourish all over the retail seasonal aisles. We make a […]
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