Sammy Medrano and her Journey as a Student and Entrepreneur

By Valerie Sanabria | Published by April 20, 2020 For Samantha Medrano, it feels like her trip from Ambato, Ecuador to the United States was such a long time ago, but in fact, only five years have passed since she emigrated.   Besides studying Business and Management at Kean University, Sammy-as people know her- is an entrepreneur, a YouTuber, and a photography lover. It […]

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Premiere Stages announces a new writing initiative during COVID-19

By Lena Zhu | Published by April 20, 2020 Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company at Kean University, announced a new writing initiative during the COVID-19 crisis. The writing competition, named “Senior Endeavor Awards” will offer $1,000 to a Kean University senior, a rising New Jersey high school senior, and a senior citizen who creates a one-act play related either […]

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Cougar Pantry steps up for food insecure students

By Lena Zhu | Published April 19, 2020 Many students are forced to self-quarantine during the COVID-19 crisis. Although this may be a slight inconvenience to some, there are still a number of struggling students not knowing when or where they are going to get their next meal.  To Kean students who are struggling, Susan R. Figueroa, Managing Assistant Director for […]

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The coronavirus’s affect on Kean’s radio station WKNJ 90.3

By Craig Epstein | Published by April 18, 2020 With Kean University being turned into a coronavirus testing site, the programming for the school’s radio station WKNJ 90.3 has become a continuous loop of a public service announcement explaining the steps that those who are being tested must go through.  “Audrey Kelly from the president’s office contacted me to see […]

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Capturing COVID-19 on camera

By Tasha Dowbachuk | Published by April 18, 2020 Professor Gina Gili in the School of Communication, Media & Journalism, develops a social media documentary titled, Sheltered In Place, which captures the current realities that students are facing under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Students were sent a mass email, urging them to answer in-depth questions on camera from the safety […]

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Professor opens Career Closet where dress to impress will lead to success 

By Chelsey Jaipersaud | Published by March 23, 2020 On the fourth floor of the Center for Academic Success, room 443 Career Closet, formerly called Dress for Success is designed to open doors for students and boost their confidence when it’s time to go on that important interview.   With a bag of men’s clothing in her hand, Kean University professor Allison Edgely, a lecturer […]

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Art Gallery Reveals Hidden Lives

By Lena Zhu | Published by March 23, 2020 Danielle Mejia has struggled with Rheumatoid Arthritis since she was 15 years old. Now a sophomore at Kean University, she wants to show others her struggles through the power of art.   “To me, art is self-expression and storytelling. ‘Too Young’ is my story,”  the 21-year-old said.  In a little corner on the […]

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Holocaust: 75th anniversary of its end

By Alexander Valdes | Published by March 22, 2020 Things such as the Holocaust are moments in human history that one should never forget. Recently, the 75th anniversary of the Holocaust coming to an end had passed by, an event no doubt that marked a turning point in history as the end to a mass genocide of innocent people, mass extermination for […]

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