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By: Bhriana Smith | Posted September 29, 2015 Kean University created a new, cheaper meal plan option this semester in the wake of a proposed bill that would ban all colleges from requiring residential students to purchase expensive meal plans. Titled the declining balance option, the new plan option costs $1,500 per semester, according to the meal plan options page located on the homepage of the […]
Read moreBy Yuri Smishkewych | Posted September 29, 2015 Although the semester had not started yet, a false alarm proved the readiness of campus police in case of an emergency situation. On Freshman Move-In day, in the hubbub of students carting their belongings from the parking lot to their future homes for the semester, an alert Desk Assistant at Whiteman Hall promptly called campus police after observing a man with […]
Read moreBy Celeste Simmons | Posted September 29, 2015 A sense of belonging. That’s what most people are looking for when they come to college. They find it in sports teams, classmates, and clubs, but what types of clubs yield the most sense of belonging? Fraternities and sororities for years have been the answer to that question, and are the main attraction to many colleges and universities across […]
Read moreBy: Nicole Brown | Posted September 29, 2015 Rain hammered down forcing Kean University to celebrate their third annual Kean day in Downs Hall on September 10th. The event kicked off around noon as groups of new and current students huddled tightly together under umbrellas and made their way to Downs hall. Inside the congested building over 30 tables were closely joined […]
Read moreBy Daris Mendez | Posted September 29th, 2015 The Kean Federation of Teachers is running a letter-writing campaign asking New Jersey legislators to investigate Kean University, especially the “hiring practices and finances of the University’s China branch campus,” according to the letters written to legislators. James Castiglione, president of the Kean Federation of Teachers (KFT), who represents Kean’s full-time faculty and professional staff, said the […]
Read moreBy: Yuri Smishkewych | Posted September 29th, 2015 Students often ask themselves if college is worth the investment. Well, a new federal database can help you answer just that. Collegescorecard.gov, an online database from the United States Department of Education, now has nearly two decades worth of statistics on every higher education institution in the U.S. “Americans will now have access to reliable data,” President Barack […]
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By: Joel Joly | Posted on Sept. 28, 2015 Prior to the first game, Kean’s Head Coach Dan Garrett stressed the importance of beginning the season on the right foot. Kean University’s football team won their season opener for the first time in four years against Bridgewater State 47-21 back on September 12. Quarterback Tyler Rodriguez led the off ense […]
Read moreBy Jaime Alicea III on Sept. 28, 2015 Two John Jay high school football players in Marble Falls, Texas are being charged for assault after blindsiding a referee on the final moments of a controversial game. Referee Robert Watts was assaulted viciously from behind by a defensive back and then struck again by another incoming defensive back as […]
Read moreBy: Angel Ospina | Posted on Sept. 28, 2015 They say nothing is permanent except change, luckily for Tyler Rodriguez change came at the perfect time. Rodriguez, a junior student-athlete here at Kean University, felt change was necessary when he made the decision to transfer from rival school Montclair State University this fall semester. “I left Montclair because the coach told me […]
Read morePhoto: Gawker By, Alyssa Davis on Sept. 28, 2015 Eight months have come and gone since the fateful game that gave birth to Deflategate, yet the Kean community is still debating the National Football League playoff matchup between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his team were accused of cheating after it was […]
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