Best dorms in NJ? Not so fast

By Daris Mendez & Rebecca Panico Kean University proudly displayed “#1 ranking for ‘Best Dorm Rooms’ among New Jersey public universities by Niche.com” on their website’s homepage from mid-January to Feb. 11, but ranked number three overall on Niche.com’s list. Niche.com, previously and most commonly known as College Prowler, actually named Ramapo College number one amongst New Jersey college dorms. […]

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Think twice before being AppSent

Class120: The revolutionary new app that tracks whether or not you’re in class and notifies your parents/coaches. By Marco Rodriguez The temptation to skip class is one that every college student has faced at one point or another. While true, would you give in to it if you knew those close to you would find out? Thanks to “Big Brother”, […]

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Social media and the law: think before you send

C.L.A.S.S. ‘Computing and the Law’ event flier By Sade Cox The Campus Life Activities for Student Success at Kean University, also known as C.L.A.S.S., sponsored a lecture on the laws of communicating online at the Little Theater on Feb. 26. Since the early beginnings of Myspace, social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram have become the new form of communication among students, who […]

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Kean offers relief to stressed students

By: Maria Tutillo Kean University’s Office of Intervention and Retention offered an Overcoming Anxiety Workshop last December in the Center for Academic Success Building to help students relieve stress throughout the semester. They plan to offer more workshops this Spring. Overcoming anxiety workshops are mandatory for students who are under academic probation. Students are subjected to academic probation when their […]

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Human Rights Club urges Kean to sign “Conflict-Free Campus” initiative

By: Joshua Howard Although the Democratic Republic of Congo is 7000 miles away from Union New Jersey, Kean University students won’t let distance stop them from making a difference in the Congo. Over the last two months the Human Rights Club (HRC) has been working closely with an organization called Raise Hope for Congo to help implement the Conflict-Free Campus […]

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Celebrating Black History with the Pan-African Student Association

By: Christina Collazo “Hotep”- a word meaning “At peace”, that the Pan-African Student Association repeats before raising the black liberation flag outside of University Center in honor of Black History Month. In a speech made by Kayla-Simone McKelvey, President of the PASU said, “The colors of the Pan African flag is red for the blood that unties all people of […]

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Pile into the rugby club at Kean

 By Celeste Simmons Kean University has a number of sports such as soccer, football, and lacrosse just to name a few, but one sport that is missing is rugby. While some students might not see that as a problem, John Simons, a freshman at Kean who is studying Graphic Design/Advertising thinks it is a major issue. Simons has played rugby […]

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HSA holds vigil for 2010 Haiti earthquake  

By: Daris Mendez On January 12, 2010, the country of Haiti experienced an earthquake that greatly affected its structure, as well as its people.  Five years later, members of the Haitian Student Association, a Haitian culture based organization at Kean, came together to remember the lives lost and provide reassurance for the Kean Haitian community. In the form of a […]

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