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By Emily Robles | Published by February 21, 2020 In the Spring 2020 semester, Kean University re-introduced the Helping Younger Hands club as they made their comeback after taking a year-long hiatus. Helping Younger Hands is a club at Kean University that raises awareness about disabilities and disorders among children. The club was originally founded in Fall 2018 by Breanna Hernandez. However, […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published by February 20, 2020 Summer of 2019 was overwhelmingly distressful for 21-year-old Mary Linen, working a summer job that did not offer her many hours. “I went almost a month and a half without any money and I was very depressed,” Linen, a senior Media, and Film major and Photography minor, recalls. “So my friend said, […]
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By Dan Papa | Published by February 18, 2020 Dr. Maria Denise Gemmellaro teaches a course called “How to Get Away with Murder.” In the course, she goes over scientific evidence usually found at crime scenes such as DNA and ballistics. On Feb. 10, Dr. Gemmellaro ran a Murder Mystery event in Kean University’s Science Building. The event covered crime scene investigation tactics from law enforcement […]
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By Alexander Valdes | Published by February 15, 2020 One of the most powerful forms of expression is through words, and it is through words that people will unify. On Jan. 30 inside the Green Lane building, an event was held by the Lesniak Institute in collaboration with the Holocaust Resource Center called “Standing up for the Other” dealing with the topic […]
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By Wynter Aiken | Published by January 29, 2020 Historic Renaissance phenomenon Leonardo da Vinci, whose artistic vision is embedded in inventions, paintings, drawings and much more was showcased for all to see at the grand opening of the Da Vinci-Inventions exhibit at Kean’s Liberty Hall Academic Center on Jan. 25. The interactive exhibit, in collaboration with Grande Exhibitions, opened […]
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By Zoe Strozewski | Published by December 17, 2019 For those who are still waiting to receive their letter from Hogwarts in the mail, Kean students now have the opportunity to experience the world of Harry Potter right on Kean’s campus. Liberty Hall Museum has transformed some of its rooms into scenes straight from the Harry Potter series, and until […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published by December 13, 2019 On Friday, Oct. 18, Kean University’s Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) hosted a Classic Hollywood themed older adult prom. The prom was located at the East Campus Graduate Lounge and catered to people from surrounding senior centers. SOTA members served dinner, danced, and lead some fun games for the senior attendees.
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By Alexander Valdes | Published by December 11, 2019 Inside of Wilkins Theatre lies a mural, a collaborative piece between the students of the Kean University Theatre Conservatory and the Fine Arts Conservatory. Titled “College Hour,” the mural was set up within Wilkin’s Theatre’s main entrance and is an artistic interpretation of the Seurat painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published by December 11, 2019 Kizito Kalima’s arms were tied behind his back — with a pistol to his head — as his Hutu captors led him to a slaughterhouse where all the other Tutsi villagers in Rwanda were. Then he laid eyes on a small red Nissan. The Hutu killers opened the trunk, threw his mother […]
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By Kelly Contreras | Published by December 10, 2019 The annual Seasons of Light show, open to the students and community, has come to Kean yet again to brighten up the season. Academic lecturer at the School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, producer of Seasons of Light, Professor Heyniger likes to refer to it as, “science with a little cheese.” “The purpose of […]
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