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By Melissa Jewels Dr. James Connor is a successful author and professor English at Kean University. He has had five of his nine books publishes and now, in between authoring books and his professorship at Kean, he is embarking on a new endeavor as a publisher. Connor, who teaches World Literature and Creative Writing, writes both fiction and non-fiction. […]
Read moreBy Thomas Antonelle Now a father of two, Joseph Mazzarino has transformed the way young African-American girls feel about there hair. A director, puppeteer, and head writer for Sesame Street, Mazzarino was introduced to this issue when he and his wife adopted their first daughter from Ethiopia. “I started to notice when she was four that she was having a problem with her […]
Read moreBy Dominique Vinas Kristina Panettiere, a junior at Kean University, is a communications major and making the most out of it! Just this past July, she had the pleasure of interning for the website: www.thecollegetourist.com. The goal of this website is to attract students and to help them decide which college is best for them to attend. By knowing more about […]
Read moreBy Nick Mojica If you happened to walk by Downs Hall on September 12, you were sure to hear the sounds of clippers buzzing and beats blasting. The Center for Leadership and Service teamed up with Lambda Sigma Upsilon for their annual “Fades for AIDS” event. The event lasted from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and featured local barbers […]
Read moreBy Melissa Jewels You may have noticed some changes going on at Kean University’s bookstore. Kean has teamed up with Barnes and Noble Bookstore to better meet the needs of students when it comes to course books, advanced technology, school and dorm supplies, general reading books, and much more. One of the biggest issues Kean students have is high textbook prices. […]
Read moreBy Fatimah Sanford Sophomore and Trenton emcee Jaryd “Lewie2Stacks” Lewis, has been kicking rhymes and stealing the spotlight since the third grade. Since the age of eight, Lewie was making songs about money, cars and nice clothes, until his brother, “Roc” sprinkled him with some wise words that gave him just the spark he needed. “They like you when you rap, but they love […]
Read moreBy Xirena Wormley Freshman, transfer students and returning pupils alike arrived on campus Tuesday Sept. 4 for the first day of Kean University’s fall semester. The sidewalks were filled with new faces navigating their way to unfamiliar destinations. Many walked with their course schedule in one hand and a campus map in the other. The start of a new […]
Read moreBy Andrea Parr When Kean University graduate Edyta Drobniewska and her fiancée traveled to the Dominican Republic in June they were eager to see the countryside during their stay. It was then that she first encountered the discrepancies between life for those in a resort area and life not many see on vacation, that of the people who live below the poverty line. During a […]
Read moreBy Sonia Aquije Kean University students have mixed reactions about a new policy being enforced this semester that requires those taking video production classes to purchase a video camera. The cameras were once allowed to be rented out but the ongoing cycle of damaging and keeping them past their due date has contributed to the decision. The communication department’s […]
Read moreBy Christy Petillo Although Kean University has been placed on probation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, students and faculty members remain both hopeful and positive that Kean has made the necessary changes in order to remain an accredited university, echoing statements from a Middle States Visiting Team that said Kean appears in compliance with the four […]
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