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By Jasmin Kee | Published by Jan. 29, 2018 Kean University has a new organization called the Blank Slate Literary Magazine and those who want to showcase their creative pieces are welcome to join. This bi-annual digital magazine was thought of by Jan Balakian, who is a professor in the English Department and also the advisor for the magazine. Balakian […]
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By Kiara Mays | Published Jan. 29, 2018 This holiday season, graduate students of Kean University’s Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Program are giving back to the Boys & Girls Club of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Kristyn DiCostanzo, Austin Twine, Mia Apostle, Kimberly Bagatta-Bowles and Lawrence McDonald, current SLP graduate students, are working together along with other undergraduate students in the program in […]
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By Monica Sudfield | Published Nov. 29, 2017 The Office of Alumni Relations will host the Night of Stars, a networking opportunity for students and alumni, on Nov. 30. The event will be held in the North Avenue Academic Building (NAAB) from 6-8 p.m. The event allows students to connect with successful alumni, in addition to companies located in the […]
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By Monica Sudfield | Published Nov. 28, 2017 The Earth Science Club gathered at Keansburg beach on Oct. 21 to participate in a beach sweep hosted by Clean Ocean Action, a nonprofit earth science organization working to protect waterways. “Participating in beach sweeps are important because debris harm our environment and marine life that naturally inhabit it,” said Paige Bollman, […]
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By Leanne Manna | Published Nov. 28, 2017 Only twenty-one years after the War to End All Wars, the world found itself plunging into another conflict. 16.1 million Americans, roughly 9% of the nation’s population, would join in the fight both in Europe and in the Pacific. The students of Newark State did their part to answer the call to […]
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By Jennifer Padilla | Published Nov. 28, 2017 The senior vice president behind one of the Top 10 Independent Public Relations (PR) Firms in the U.S.—Coyne PR— is Kean alumnus, Brian Murphy. CoynePR was ranked No. 3 in New Jersey and New York, and No. 9 in the U.S. by O’Dwyer PR, a news website for PR and marketing communications. […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published Nov. 28, 2017 Jose Cotto has been in charge of the Spanish Radio program at Kean University’s 90.3 FM radio for approximately 12 years, since his start in 2005. On Sept. 20, a category four hurricane, Maria, hit his home, Puerto Rico. As a result, many people lost their homes, including Cotto’s mother. As a […]
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By Monica Sudfield | Published Nov. 28, 2017 People from all over scramble to their destinations to ensure the holiday is filled with family, loved ones and mouth-watering meals. USA Today declares Thanksgiving one of the top 10 busiest travel days of the year. In the United States, certain traditions are expected to occur on Thanksgiving Day. The Macy’s Thanksgiving […]
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By Kiara Mays | Published Nov. 28, 2017 Windell “Wink” Smith Jr. performed a 90-minute comedy show in American Sign Language (ASL), in which he shared his experience growing up as a hearing Child of Deaf Adults (CODA), among other topics, at Kean University’s Little Theater Nov. 10. Growing up as a CODA, Wink now shares his passion with the […]
Read moreBy Lena Zhu | Published Nov. 28, 2017 The Kean University Anime Society club gathered Monday, Nov. 6, to participate in and discuss local activities and future planning of TowerCon, Kean University’s form of an anime convention. The meeting was hosted by the club’s president, Amanda Miller, and advisor Craig Anderson to discuss current events and Japanese animation. At this […]
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