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By Jennifer Deligne The Directors Workshop highlighted 13 students in the theatre department with their version of a final which involved directing short one-act plays. The directors had a chance to put their visions on stage with 2-3 chosen actors per play, some theatre students and others just wanting to act. The one-acts consisted of mostly comedies and a couple […]
Read moreBy Shelsie Ducheine It’s warming up at Kean University and the Cougars are out on the prowl. Sun dresses, shorts, and flip flops are slowly seeping out onto the cougars walk and by looking at the forecast, they will soon be out in full effect. Many students have been outward about the positive emotions about the weather and how alleviated […]
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By Andrea Parr In March the Staten Island Clown went viral on the Internet, and speculation grew as to who might be in the mask. Well, Kean students just might have class with the clown, or one of the men involved in creating the clown. “We did it just to prank friends. Then it started to explode, overnight it […]
Read moreBy Vera Boateng Unity week was the themed week, which held free events offered by Kean University’s Student Organization and Student Government. “The events were to highlight the unity of majors, faculty and to get people involved no matter where they were going,” said Vice President of Programming for Student Organization, Shadaylah Byrd. Student Organization is a branch of Kean’s […]
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By Sade Cox Are you using social media just to connect with friends? If so, you are missing out on an opportunity to brand yourself. The Personal Branding 101 seminar outlined the tricks of the trade for creating a compelling identity online. As a marketing communications strategist in the Office of University Relations at Kean University, Danielle Ford shares ten […]
Read moreBy Dominique Vinas Frat parties, drinks, and trips to the diner at three in the morning are routine for most college students across the country. It’s all fun and games until the freshman 15 turns into the sophomore 30 and so on. “I had gone on a vacation to Aruba and, when I came back, I was looking at the […]
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By Alexandria Addesso We arrived on a long and meandering road just beyond a white sign that read “Doddridge County.” We were in West Virginia and at this moment all my assumptions of what Appalachia was like seemed to be gross underestimates. The road spiraled around the mountain as we passed small houses and trailers that sometimes had goats or […]
Read moreBy Keanu Austin Applied research is on the horizon for the New Jersey Center for Science, Technology & Mathematics, which Kean President Dawood Farahi plans to introduce to the university in an innovative way. “We don’t have the resources to be a major player in basic research,” Farahi said during a board of trustees meeting on March 3. “But we […]
Read moreBy Tim Awojobi Kean University had not only a visitor, but who some consider a hero, come to lecture to students. John Prendergast, human rights activist, set forth on coming to Kean University and shared his memorable life and experiences with students and faculty during the week of March. Back in 2013, Prendergast’s appearance at Kean University’s annual Human Rights […]
Read moreBy Anthony N. Muccigrossi The Union County Republican Committee held their nominating convention at the STEM Building on the Kean University Campus in Union, N.J. March 1. Hosted by The Center for History, Politics, and Policy, the event allowed students’ to get an inside view into the specifics of nominating a politician. According to Dr. Terry Golway, Director of The […]
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