Kean grad accused of Twitter threats denied probation

By Rebecca Panico | Published March 7, 2016 Kayla Simone McKelvey, the Kean alum accused of making threats against black students on campus via Twitter in November, was denied entry into a probation program, according to NJ Advance Media. Instead, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Shawn Barnes recommended a plea bargain, which would result in a six-month jail term in exchange […]

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Lawmakers call for different auditor to review employment practices at Kean

By Rebecca Panico | Published March 4, 2016 Kean University’s Board of Trustees turned down state Senate President Stephen Sweeney’s (D) recommendation for an auditor in a recent exchange of letters, stating that they’ve already hired one. Read more: View the entire exchange here In a joint statement from Sweeney and Senate Higher Education Committee Chair Sandra Cunningham (D), the […]

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All locked up in America

By Chiemela Igbokwe | Posted March 4, 2016 Obinna Woko became a supporter for prison reform after meeting a man who spent 22 years in solitary confinement. 22 years—alone. “I have a belief instilled in me that solitary confinement practices are not ethical,” said Woko. “I think it’s a really good thing President Obama is doing addressing the subject.” Woko, […]

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Student Gov. president gives advice to future candidates

By Gail Fredricks | Posted March 4, 2016 Nigel Donald, Student Organization’s current President, will be graduating in May, leaving a long list of achievements behind and some big shoes to fill. However, Donald will not be leaving Kean University without giving credit to his team and the students. “I don’t like to self-proclaim any achievements for myself, because nothing […]

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Some Kean students say no to free tuition

By Redina Demushi | Published March 3, 2016 Student loan debt has become a central issue in debates for the Democratic and Republican nominations for president, but not all Kean students are for free college. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is running against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, has stressed the idea of making public higher education free for everyone in the United States, […]

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Kean ranks third in the TIDAL contest for Lil’ Wayne

By Redina Demushi |Staff Writer Posted on Feb. 25, 2016 Kean is currently ranked third in the TIDAL social media contest that has colleges giving back to their communities and rewarding them for their good deeds, according to the Kean Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter. The “TIDAL College’s Social Wave for Change” campaign has been sweeping social […]

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Deadline approaching for Student Organization application submissions

By Gail Fredricks | Published on Feb. 18, 2016 Kean University’s Student Organization is now accepting applications for upcoming open positions. Applications have been available since Feb. 5 and the deadline to submit applications is March 4 at 2 p.m. Student Organization, as shown in their mission statement, “strives to enhance the intellectual, cultural, and personal growth of those is […]

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Kean honors 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit

By: Rose Marie Kitchen | Published Feb. 11, 2016 Kean University commemorated a visit to the campus that will be remembered as iconic when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. embraced Kean University 55 years ago with a speech entitled, “The Future of Integration.” Students, staff and faculty piled into room 192 of D’Angola gymnasium on Tuesday to honor the anniversary […]

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