New interim head soccer coach focuses ‘on the now’
By: Brittany Pavlichko | Sept. 24 2016 Kean University announced that previous assistant men’s soccer coach, John Velasco, would take on the position as interim head coach for the Cougars…
Minor fire incidents yesterday spook students
By: Rebecca Panico | Published Sept. 21, 2016 Firefighters responded to three separate incidents on campus yesterday, two of which were reports of “overcooked food” in dorms, said Union Township…
Former student alleges ‘excessive force’ in lawsuit against Kean police
By Rebecca Panico | Published Sept. 13, 2016 A former Kean University honor student is suing the university and its police department, alleging that campus police used “excessive force” during…
35 new U.S. citizens sworn in at Liberty Hall Museum
By Rebecca Panico | Published June 21, 2016 Thirty-five immigrants hailing from countries as far away as Haiti to France were sworn in Monday as United States citizens at Kean…
Sexual assault survivor gets personal with Kean students
By Elijah Tarik Powell | Published May 10, 2016 A sunny and carefree day at Kean University was eclipsed by one guest speaker’s story of sexual abuse and depression. On…
Kean Cougar Daris Mendez heads to Ivy League Graduate School
By: Bhriana Smith | Published May 9, 2016 From the time she was a child, Kean senior, Daris Mendez, 22, was never set on having a boring, uncreative career. In…
Kean University hosted the Third Annual Dance Marathon
By Bhriana Smith | Published May 9, 2016 Kean University held its third annual dance marathon on Friday, April 15, 2016 from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. in Downs Hall…
May 2016 arts beat (video)
Video by Yuri Smishkewych Students heading towards Starbucks in the library were treated to something a little extra: Sue Zwick’s photo exhibit, “Sacred Spaces,” on display in the Nancy Dryfoos…
Video: May 2016 news brief
Video by Yuri Smishkewych Kean student Marcus Scroggins, of Edison, was killed in a car crash on April 5. He will receive a posthumous degree at this year’s graduation ceremony.…
Art and science meet at Burger Gallery
(Photo credit: Y. Smishkewych) By: Yuri Smishkewych | Published April 16, 2016 Only the occasional sound of a champagne bottle being popped open was heard over the chatter of dozens…