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By: Rebecca Panico | Published Dec. 10, 2015 A coalition of ministers who have called for the university president to resign are expecting about 150 people to attend a rally tomorrow at noon by the S.T.E.M building which will highlight alleged discrimination at Kean. Members from the university’s full-time faculty union, the Kean Federation of Teachers (KFT), are expected to […]
Read moreBy Celeste Simmons and Nicole Brown | Published on Dec. 10, 2015 Just hours after authorities charged Kean University alumna Kayla-Simone McKelvey on Dec. 1 with creating racially charged death threats on Twitter during an anti-racism rally, a university panel on diversity escalated into a chaotic event with angry questions from the audience. The university announced via email blast on […]
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By Nicole Brown | Published on Dec. 10, 2015 Many in the Kean community had mixed reactions when they learned via email on Dec. 1 that Kayla-Simone McKelvey, a May 2015 graduate, was charged in connection with making racially-charged threats on Twitter during a campus protest against racism. McKelvey, 24, was one of several students who participated in the demonstration […]
Read moreBy Celeste Simmons | Published Dec. 10, 2015 After the racially charged threats that took place on the night of Nov 17, campus security has been a major topic at Kean. The Elert See Say app may help students feel safer on campus. The escort service on the app works by pressing down on a little circle until you have reached […]
Read moreBy Gabrielle Gale Prendatt-Carter| Published Dec. 10, 2015 Dr. Christopher Bellitto, associate professor, public speaker, media commentator, historian, and journalist, is considered to be one of the most respected papal experts in the world. The former chair of Kean University’s History Department, Bellitto is most recently credited for his coverage on Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. He has […]
Read moreBy Kristen DeMatos | Published Dec. 9, 2015 Dr. Michael Chattalas, a tenure-track professor who teaches marketing at Kean, faces the chopping block, according to a new student petition that has emerged online. The latest numbers from the university indicate that he’s not alone. The student-created petition states, “This is a petition to let our President and […]
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By Rev. Ronald Slaughter | Published Dec. 9, 2015 As the chairman of a coalition of black ministers calling for the resignation of President Dawood Farahi, I would like to offer our reasons for demanding a change in leadership at Kean University. First, let me say that our position to call for President Farahi’s resignation solidified long before an anonymous Twitter […]
Read moreDr. Dawood Farahi’s Remarks: Conversation Civility and Acceptance Dec. 1, 2015 at 5:30pm Dr. Dawood Farahi | Published Dec. 9, 2015 The Kean Community is relieved to learn today from Union County prosecutor Grace Park that the individual who sent the abhorrent tweets two weeks ago has been identified and charged. We are saddened to learn that the person allegedly […]
Read moreBy Dr. Josh Palgi | Published Dec. 9, 2015 HIV is the Human Immunodeficiency virus. It attacks your body’s immune system. The virus destroys CD 4 cells which help your body fight diseases. HIV can severely damage your immune system and lead to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (AIDs). Unlike some other viruses, the human body cannot get rid of HIV. That […]
Read moreBy Marco Rodriguez | Published Dec. 9, 2015 On May 27, Swiss police raided a Zurich hotel and arrested many high-ranking soccer officials. I opened up Twitter that morning and was bombarded with posts and news headlines all stating the same thing: Eduardo Li was among those arrested. While a part of me was in shock and disbelief, the other part […]
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