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By Daris Mendez It’s 11:30 a.m. on the dot. The University Center cafeteria door swishes back and forth constantly as full, satisfied students hold the door open for other students who rush in hungrily. Eyes scan for an empty booth with hopes of a chance to charge their phones. The main goal, however, is to get some brain food before […]
Read moreBy Lauren Spain Kean University reconstructed its home field at Alumni Stadium, located behind Harwood arena, over the summer. The project consisted of replacing the turf field as well as the track. Not only was the Alumni Stadium completely renovated, but the Jim Hynes baseball field and the softball field also received lights, allowing teams to participate in night games […]
Read moreSafa Basidiq, a senior and sociology major at Kean By Carl Stoffers Kean University prides itself on its diversity, but is the Kean community as accepting and open to followers of Islam, particularly of Middle Eastern descent, as other religions and backgrounds? “I’ve encountered prejudice and bias everywhere I’ve gone in America,” said Farah Ali, a twenty-one year-old […]
Read moreBy Gillian Findley Puffs escape and disappear from the mouths of students standing and chatting in front of Kean University buildings like the CAS, the UC and the library. Students and faculty loosen their day by smoking either cigarettes or the now trendy: E-cigs. As the weather gets warmer, the more mists and clouds of smoke are exposed. Electronic […]
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By Sade Cox What started as “just an idea,” is blossoming into a different kind of womanhood on campus. The women of The Black Rose Society of Kean University offer an excellent opportunity for women of all nationalities on campus to change society’s views on women today. The club was first introduced in Fall 2013 and has been going […]
Read moreBy Jazzmin Cox “Road to Becoming a Lawyer” kicked off on Wednesday, April 2 as Kean University Pre-Law Society Organization’s first event. The event was held at Kean University’s Center for Academic Success Building Lecture hall as an endeavor to help inspiring lawyers understand what is needed to succeed in a career in Law. The event was held in […]
Read moreBy Roman Gerus The Kean University Police Department bites back against crime with a new K-9 unit aimed at sniffing out explosives. Kean University has been awarded a grant for a new K-9 unit that specializes in detecting explosives before they can be detonated. The grant covers the purchase of the dog and the preliminary start-up costs. The Kean […]
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By Vera Boateng In many places around the world people with craniofacial abnormalities like clefts of the lip and palate are shunned, rejected or abandoned to die at birth. Dr. Christina Luna, speech-language pathologist and professor in the School of Communication Disorders and Deafness on East Campus, had first-hand experience working with children with repaired clefts while teaching the […]
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By Bryan C. Kuriawa KUTV is set to launch a new comedy sketch show entitled “Kean Afterhours.” Developed by Cougar Radio’s Phil Giannino and Alex Wisniewski, this show intends to give students a satire of campus life. For both students, this represents both a new medium to tackle and a similarly personal project. “Alex is the one who had […]
Read moreSticking around for more than 150 years, people still seem to confuse history behind the holiday of Cinco de Mayo. In fact, the date May 5, 1862 is not Mexico’s Independence Day. Even though the calendar date May 5 is an important day in history and means more than just guacamole and alcohol, people who celebrate, celebrate because of the […]
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