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By Shelsie Ducheine How often is comedy, athleticism and theatre, all included together in one event? Rarely ever, you would assume, but when the Harlem Globetrotters visited Kean University on January 30, they did just that. Not only did they provide an audience with trick moves and slam dunks, but they kept their audience laughing and have been doing so […]
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By Tim Awojobi Students, faculty, staff, even parents, have been making complaints regarding the wireless connection once stepping foot on campus. “The wireless connection needs to be faster,” said Mya Pierre a freshman biology major. “I’m not able to receive connection everywhere on campus.” Many colleges and universities have what they call, “access points”. Usually, this refers to multiple wireless […]
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By Annalise Knudson Students dream of dorming at college, even at a commuter college such as Kean University. Especially with the newly constructed dorm buildings, interested students saw the New Freshman Residence Hall (NFRH) as a luxury compared to the older, standard dorm buildings. Living as a first year resident student at Kean, housing has had its benefits and consequences. […]
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By Keanu Austin As a career coach, Helene Naftali guides people toward success, but her definition of success has little to do with how many zeroes are in a paycheck. Naftali subscribes to the idea that to be successful is to be happy. Naftali gave a presentation on her self-published book, Own Your Zone!, to a journalism class at Kean […]
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By Keanu Austin New Jersey’s blood supply levels were severely low in January, according to the Central Jersey Blood Center in Shrewsbury Township. January being a slow month for blood donations because of holidays and winter weather is par for the course, but the Central Jersey Blood Center says that the blood shortage for this year’s National Blood Donation Month […]
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By Sonia Aquije The Dream Act signed this past month by Governor Christie in Union City, New Jersey is a big stepping stone for all undocumented students. Although, it has been met with challenges it has attained enough public support from both republicans and democrats alike. The Dream Act is a bipartisan legislation that was first introduced in 2001, since […]
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By Kyle Lawrence In the corner of the fourth floor of the CAS building, next to the Communication Office, there is the Kean Radio station, 90.3 WKNJ. Until recently, the station wasn’t used for much. It lacked equipment, staff and overall activity. However, that all changed when junior Phil Giannino stepped in. “When I first became program director it was […]
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By Dominique Vinas Depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and drug addiction are just some of the emotional and physical battles that are seen at Bridgeway Partial Care in Elizabeth, NJ, on a daily basis. Partial care is a day program from nine to three, Monday to Friday that was designed specifically for people with mental illnesses. Marcia Calle, psychology and psychiatric […]
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By Marisa Gallagher New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been in the news lately for his possible knowledge of lane closures on the George Washington Bridge back in September as well as for accusations by the mayor of Hoboken of withholding Sandy relief funds. “I’m not sure he’s entirely to blame for what his aids did, he isn’t to blame […]
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By Josephine Brown When Chantal Borgella started her college education in 2004 at Kean University, she did not anticipate that she wouldn’t graduate. But four years into her studies and only six credits from earning a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in public administration, she dropped out of college. Borgella has accumulated 122 credits as a double-major student. […]
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