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By: Sonia Aquije College students hook up all the time, but lines are blurred when dealing with the aftermath. No one is safe from some type of disillusionment. When all signs point toward commitment and sex happens before there is any certainty, you are left confused. Perhaps it’s morals or the uncertainty of life right now. Did he or she […]
Read moreBy: Brian Konchalski After 5:00 pm on any Thursday at Kean University, students flock to their cars like geese flying south for the winter. Even the dorm students who are lucky enough to have a car or have a ride to pick them up and leave for the weekend. By Friday afternoon, the university is nearly a ghost town. This […]
Read moreHaving been a comic book reader for 15 years, I find myself thinking about the current state of the industry. We live in a time where comic books and all things “geek” are popular. The highest grossing movie of 2013 (so far) stars Iron Man, a previously B-List superhero who did not have the notoriety of Superman or Batman. Speaking […]
Read moreBy Christine Moukazis This past summer I went to vacation in Samos, a Greek island that is home to my family and also the birthplace of Pythagoras, the philosopher and mathematician whose theorem was burned into all of our brains in high school. In addition to Pythagoras, when you think of Greece, you think of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, all […]
Read moreBy Mike Jago Journalism students are constantly told that in order to be successful, you need to start at the bottom. Journalists coming straight from college aren’t going to be writing for The New York Times, The Washington Post, or any of the big name papers. While there is money to be made in the field, recent graduates may not […]
Read moreBy Daniel Reyes It’s time for me to say goodbye. After four-and-a-half years, numerous major changes and countless questionable collegiate decisions it’s time for me to walk away from this campus, this school and this paper. It’s fitting that I’m writing this, my last note, so close to Thanksgiving, because believe it or not, this school has given me […]
Read moreBy Dasia Brown Sandy, to many, is known as the furry chunky cheek squirrel from “SpongeBob” or the happy go lucky girl next door from the movie “Grease” but, after this month’s hurricane the name Sandy will never be looked at the same. She tore through homes, knocked out power, left people homeless, even left others hungry and stuck […]
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By Eric Haftel Once again Kean has shown that when there is a crisis, school officials are inept at handling the situation appropriately. The first example was during the aftermath of Sandy, and then the administration’s silence while snow fell during the Nor’easter on Wednesday Nov. 7, which caused slippery roads, downed trees and telephone poles. Let’s start at the […]
Read moreBy Dr. Josh Palgi Global Health has been defined as the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equality in health for all people worldwide. So, global health is about worldwide improvement of health, reduction of disparities and protection against global threats that disregard national borders. The major international agency for health is the […]
Read moreBy Dr. Josh Palgi A dietary supplement is a product taken by mouth that contains a “dietary ingredient” intended to supplement or enhance the diet. Supplements help ensure that you get adequate amounts of essential nutrients or help promote optimal health and performance if you do not consume a variety of food, as recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. More than […]
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