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Tickets for George Lopez event split between full-time and part-time students

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By:  Keanu Austin   Half of the tickets to the Sept. 30 George Lopez event, sponsored by Kean’s Student Organization and Graduate and Part-time Student Council, were held for full-time undergraduates, while the other half was held for graduate and part-time undergraduates. The Student Organization of Kean University represents the full-time undergraduate student population, and the Graduate and Part-time Student […]

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Fundraising reaches new heights with KeanLift

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By Christine Moukazis   Social media is pervasive in every facet of the digital age. It forces organizations to reinvent traditional business models to adapt to changing technologies. Crowd-funding is a modern take on conventional fundraising efforts, employing the use of social media. Kean University is embracing this platform in its latest fundraising endeavor: KeanLift. KeanLift is the university’s crowd-sourced […]

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Kean University 2010-2012 crime statistics

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By: Xirena Wormley The number of people referred for campus disciplinary action due to liquor law violations on Kean’s main campus nearly doubled between 2012 and 2011, according to a report released by the university. The Guide, Kean University’s government-mandated newsletter, revealed several campus crime statistics. According to the data, disciplinary reports for liquor violations increased from 170 in 2011 […]

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Kean University screening film to raise awareness of human trafficking

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By Christine Moukazis Kean University is joining the statewide effort in raising awareness of human trafficking leading up to the 2014 Super Bowl, which will take place in East Rutherford, NJ. In partnership with Union County College, the university is hosting the screening of “Sex+Money: A National Search for Human Worth” on Monday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in Kean University’s Little Theater. […]

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Raising Kean: Hosting debate will raise university’s profile

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By Carl Stoffers With the general election rapidly approaching, Kean University will host a debate between incumbent Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno and challenger Milly Silva on Oct. 11 at the Wilkins Theater. The event will pit Guadagno, a protege of Governor Chris Christie who also serves as Secretary of State, against Silva, a union leader on the Democratic ticket with Barbara Buono. It […]

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Orlando Luiz Pardo Lazo to visit Kean

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By Mike Jago Cuban author, blogger, journalist and social activist Orlando Luiz Pardo Lazo will visit the Kean campus to give a lecture about present day Cuba. The lecture, entitled #SocialActivism: A Literary and Political Phenomenon, will explore the digital censorship in Cuba, and the growing activism because of it. Lazo will cover many topics, as well as partake in […]

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Lockdown lifted after gun scare

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By Mike Jago At 10:48 a.m., students and faculty were met with a partial campus lockdown, after reports of a man with a shotgun surfaced from Kean’s Twitter and Facebook pages. Kean Hall, the Administration Building, Harwood Arena and the Child Care Center were all under lockdown as police searched for the man, who was reportedly wearing a basketball jersey, […]

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Students kick off school year with Kean Day

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By Elizabeth Bracey Kean Day was a fun-filled day for Kean University students. The event was run by the University Center Administration and took place Sept. 13 outside on the cougar walk between 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event was for participating Kean students and faculty. Being the first Kean Day of the year, many students enjoyed it because it was […]

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Nancy Thompson Library hosts annual ‘Welcome’ event

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By Xirena Wormley The Nancy Thompson Library hosted their third annual ‘Welcome to the Library’ event to inform students about the resources the library has to offer. Librarians set up a tent in front of the library, decorated it with blue and white balloons, and students were given pamphlets which emphasized several reasons why they should visit the library. Some reasons included […]

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