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By Valerie Sanabria | Published by October 7, 2020 Kean University students were supposed to return to campus on March 16, 2020 after the spring recess. Instead of returning they began remote education “to minimize the density of people on campus and reduce the potential health risk from COVID-19” according to an email sent out from the vice president of […]
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By Craig Epstein | Published by May 8, 2020 I can still remember walking around the Harwood Arena and meeting with the various clubs/organizations during Kean University’s freshman orientation. Going into college, I knew I wanted to be a journalist so I had to find out how I was going to get my start. And, after searching for a bit […]
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By Cindy Lazo | Published by April 22, 2020 On March 18, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot posted a video of herself and other celebrities covering John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ in what was meant to be uplifting during the coronavirus crisis. “This virus had affected the entire world,” Gadot said in the video. “Doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from, […]
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By Anastasia Zhelezova | Published by April 21, 2020 COVID-19 is the reason that schools, bars, restaurants, and your favorite nail salon are now closed. To reduce the spread of the virus, the government advised everyone to stay home. So what does this insinuate in terms of internships for college students? And what is Kean University doing to assure that students get the credit needed […]
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By Wynter Aiken | Published by April 21, 2020 Inside the classroom to some students is a safe haven, an open door full of differing voices, identities, and perspectives, especially for students of the LGBTQ+ community. Members of the Diversity Council and Holocaust Resource Center came together on April 1 to present the LGBTQ+: New Approaches to Classroom Safety and Inclusion program, […]
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By Tasha Dowbachuk | Published by April 21, 2020 Kean graduate Eric Cruz, his brother Ryan Cruz, and their friend Kevin Zamora dove into the dangerous waters of business and succeeded on ABC network’s reality television show Shark Tank. The three pitched their shoe brand “Muvez,” a specialized engineered convertible shoe, and won over the sharks through the airing of the episode on Friday, April 3. “The […]
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By Alexander Valdes | Published by April 20, 2020 Not many people can say they have experienced a true life of hardship and strife, though not many people today were alive during the events of the Holocaust, except one individual who wanted to share her story, Maud Dahme. A Zoom meeting hosted by the Holocaust Resource Center on April 6 […]
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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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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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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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