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By, Annalise Knudson on Sept. 28, 2015 With the Internet so readily available on cellphones, computers, and tablets, it only makes sense that dating would eventually come online. Online dating sites have popped up on the Internet since Match. com was created in 1995. Since then, dating apps and websites are the new wave of dating because of how […]
Read moreBy Bryan C. Kuriawa Well, after nearly four years of wandering in and out of room 413, I’m graduating from Kean University. Despite the many ups and downs, I can say it was fun and enjoyable working on this publication, day in and day out. When I first came here in November 2011, it was to be an Arts and […]
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Photo: Creative Commons By Kristen DeMatos College is a time of immense growth for many students. For those who dorm, they are given a new freedom to be their own boss. Even commuter students gain freedom. If you don’t feel like driving to class one day, it’s up to you whether or not you choose Netflix over your history lecture. […]
Read moreBy Bryan C. Kuriawa Activism is seen as individuals, or a group of people, whose goal is to support a particular cause or course of action. They believe their cause, regardless of its subject matter, is a just or “good cause.” To this extent, individuals believe they may be able to bring change to a particular injustice. Historically, such a […]
Read moreBy: Marco Rodriguez The memories of that day come back to me in a blur. I can vaguely remember the bright lights and the loud noise of people coming in and out of the airport. My father, who months earlier had left our native Costa Rica to find employment, greeted my mother and my siblings at the gate when we […]
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Film poster By Bryan C. Kuriawa On rare occasions, a certain film comes along that makes a viewer question how they view cinema in general. For writer Alejandro González Iñárritu, that often results in long extensional debates over existence and how such cinematic monstrosities are conceived. However, this is not one of those unfortunate occasions as we look into the […]
Read moreBy: Anthony N. Muccigrossi We have become a society that spends millions of dollars on sporting events, yet we leave our people to die because they can’t afford healthcare. If you can kick, hit or catch a ball, you are guaranteed to draw in the crowd. When it comes time to raising money for worthy causes, such as medical research […]
Read moreBy: Mak Ojutiku It’s hard to assign a name to the mixture of emotions I felt when I first heard the news about the non-indictment in the Eric Garner case. About 3 PM, I was driving to my job when I heard it over the car’s radio: “The Staten Island grand jury dismissed all possible charges against NYPD officer Daniel […]
Read moreBy Sonia Aquije The problematic fact of dealing with rape cases at universities is that most colleges aren’t prepared to handle them. The concept of accepting rape as a byproduct of alcohol and drugs is terrifying. Accepting rape culture normalizes male sexual violence and blames the victim. Sexual violence at universities is becoming increasingly familiar. From Colombia University, The University […]
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A scene from Rob Santana’s latest film, “Heysoos” By Bryan C. Kuriawa At the dawn of the new millennium, a young woman believes that Jesus Christ will return to the Earth. Living alone with her daughter and her faith, she believes that one day he will answer her prayers and reveal himself. One afternoon, her daughter, walking along a riverbed, […]
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