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By: Marisa Gallagher and Keanu Austin The Basic Algebra remedial course that 600 freshmen are taking has doubled in size to about 50 students per class because of a new teaching method implemented this semester. Kean’s general education department has adopted the math emporium model for its Basic Algebra course, which is being taught using a Smart Board and […]
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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 […]
Read moreBy 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, […]
Read moreBy Sonia Aquije and Keanu Austin A gas leak at the construction site of Kean University’s Green Lane building at the corner of Morris Avenue resulted in an evacuation of construction workers on Sept. 18. “A two-inch gas line was ruptured during construction,” said Captain McClung, the acting battalion chief of Union’s fire department. The gas leak caused a strong odor that […]
Read moreBy Chris Lamonica & Gerald Lima with Keanu Austin Devon Sepe was excited to start her senior year at Kean University this semester—that is until she got an email a week before classes notifying her that a key course she needed to graduate in May was cancelled. Sepe received an email on Aug. 28 with news that still has her […]
Read moreBy Sonia Aquije and Keanu Austin A gas leak at the construction site of Kean University’s Green Lane building at the corner of North Avenue and Morris Avenue resulted in an evacuation of construction workers on Sept. 18. “A two-inch gas line was ruptured during construction,” said Captain McClung, the acting battalion chief of Union’s fire department. The subsequent gas leak caused […]
Read moreBy: Keanu Austin The Nancy Thompson Library is sponsoring a video contest this semester to increase student awareness on how the library’s staff and resources can make a difference to Kean students. “I think we’ve got a lot of resources here and the students need to know,” said Librarian Luis Rodriguez. “I spoke to students who needed a place to […]
Read moreBy Keanu Austin Nowadays, you’ll be hard pressed to find a young adult in the country without a smartphone, let alone on Kean University’s campus. Almost everyone has one and there’s hardly a time on campus when you can’t catch someone engrossed with their phone, either in class or while they’re on the go. If you want to stay […]
Read moreBy Keanu Austin Toastmasters International is an educational organization with clubs in many places all around the world including Kean University. Kean’s “Toastmasters Club of Union” is a relatively new club on campus, and though most people don’t know about it, members at the university claim that the club offers an abundance of things that people—especially students—can benefit from. […]
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