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By Cody Louie Kean University police responded to three reports of suspicious packages on campus, with the latest occurring on Oct. 13 which led to the evacuation of the Green Lane Building. A suspicious package was found near the Union train station around 10 a.m. on Oct. 13 when authorities decided to evacuate the building. The Union County Bomb Squad […]
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By Babatunde Dahunsi | Published Oct. 25, 2016 Senioritis — a colloquial expression used by students in their last year of college who are eager to graduate, but lose the motivation to give 100 percent toward their studies — can spread like wildfire for students who take more than the traditional four years to graduate. The definition of what it means […]
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By Mike Roche | Published Oct. 24, 2016 The sun shone on Kean University on Oct. 16 for the 2016 Nathan Weiss Memorial Cougar Color 5K. Dr. Jeffrey Beck, dean of the Weiss Graduate School, presided over the race and kept everything running smoothly. “It’s going great, we’ve got perfect weather for the run.” said Beck. He spoke about the […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published Oct. 22, 2016 Kean stopped providing health insurance to students this fall and is instead directing them to the Affordable Care Act website, more commonly known as Obamacare. The change comes in the wake of state legislation from 2013, which sought to make higher education more affordable by nixing the requirement that students needed health […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published Oct. 22, 2016 When Prof. Norma Bowe heard of the bombs found near the Elizabeth train station on Sept. 18, it bothered her that the two men responsible for alerting police of the danger were known only as homeless. “Anyone can be a hero, even someone homeless,” said Bowe, founder of Be the Change, a […]
Read moreBy Rebecca Panico | Published Oct. 20, 2016 Dr. Suzanne Bousquet knew she had to help when she learned that Will Leak had fallen due to complications from cerebral palsy, a condition that affects a person’s muscles and their ability to control them. “When he fell, that was the moment when I thought of Be the Change,” said Dr. Bousquet, […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published Oct. 20, 2016 The Public Relations Student Society (PRSSA) charged people to throw plates filled with whipped cream into their faces today to raise money for their organization. “Just do it,” said Steve Garcia, a member of PRSSA, to encourage a woman who was gearing up to throw a plate in his face. “We signed […]
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By Kiana Simone | Published Sept. 27, 2016 Kean University ranked No. 2 in the state for best dorms among all universities and colleges in New Jersey, according to a Niche.com study. Kean’s dorms were surpassed by Princeton University, a private and much more costly school. This is the second time Kean University has earned a high ranking for its […]
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By Elijah Powell | Published Sept. 27, 2016 Last year, many students had negative experiences with the wifi connection at Kean University, and over the summer the system underwent some changes. According to the Higher Ed Tech Decisions website, Kean switched from a centrally controlled legacy network to an “Avaya LAN 9100 Series,” with the intention of preparing for the […]
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By: T. Celeste. Mann | Published Sept. 27, 2016 Sept. 1 Police reported that an unknown person took a victim’s laptop from a backpack around 10 a.m. in Sozio Hall. An unidentified person took a PBA shield, phone charger and coins from a victim’s vehicle in Vaughn Eames around 8 p.m., police reported. Sept. 2 Police reportedly arrested a person […]
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