I am Latinx and I don’t celebrate Women’s Day

By Valerie Sanabria | Published by April 7, 2021 When the world is celebrating International Women’s Day, in Latin America women are fighting to stay alive. As a Latinx person I woke up on March 8 [International Women’s Day] feeling powerful, but sad at the same time. I chose to wear a green jumpsuit I got for Christmas and a purple […]

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Breaking the Societal Norms in the Beauty Industry

By Tiye Bracy|Published by March 31, 2021 We live in a world where presentation is everything and beauty is not just a six letter word, it can translate to perfection. For women, it means spending expenses on makeup, hair, and nails. We think of pretty as the new way of having to fit into what society says beautiful is. We […]

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ICE facility in Elizabeth Becomes Center of Protest at Kean

By: Ruben Nieves|Published by March 17, 2021 A protest group is calling for Kean to end its relationship with two longtime supporters of the university because of its business connection to a controversial ICE facility in Elizabeth that has been accused of mistreating immigrant detainees. About 12 protesters, which included Kean students and alumni, held a rally on March 2 […]

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The Power Behind The Path from Protest To Participation

By Tasha Dowbachuk|Published by, March 16 2021 In honor of Women’s History Month, Kean University’s students and staff are invited to view the virtual conversational event, “The Path from Protest To Participation”, featuring athletic activist and speaker, Toni-Smith Thompson on March 18th, 2021.  The Women’s Herstory program will be hosted by The Human Rights Institute, The Department of Athletics, The […]

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Dr. Don Marks Gives Special Presentation on Resilience

By Tyler Clark|Published by March,15 2021 Dr. Dennis Klein, Director of Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, invited Dr. Don Marks, Director of Clinical Training for the Psy. D Program at Kean, to his virtual Zoom class for a presentation about resilience on Feb. 23 2021. Dr. Klein also invited three Holocaust survivors Evi Blaikie, Hans Gesell, and […]

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Coping With Heartbreak During Covid-19

By Chelsey Jaipersaud | Published by March 05, 2021 They say nice guys always finish last…Nice guys are the ones who are always there to boost your confidence. Nice guys don’t get the pretty girl or the popular girl or the one with the bubbly personality. They forgot to mention that nice girls finish last too.  Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to […]

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Black History Month: Meaning, Expectations, and Celebration

By Lenny K. Mata Cuevas| Published by: February 12,2021 In a college with such a diverse population like Kean, Black History Month also represents an opportunity to raise questions about self-identity, empathy, and the difficult process of re-education.  Organizations like Black Leadership Union (B.L.U) or Pan-African Student Union (P.A.S.U.) have scheduled a series of events to promote the importance and responsibility […]

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Surviving my abuser

By Salimah McCullough | Published by December 3, 2019 Olake Muhammad, 22, was one in four women in America who experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Only she didn’t realize it until she was already seeing doctors and therapists from the aftermath of her abuser.    According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, “one in four women experience severe intimate […]

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The challenges of eating vegan on campus

By Anastasia Zhelezova | Published by May 15, 2019 Picture yourself in the shoes of someone who made the choice to give up all animal products, meaning no meat, no dairy, and no eggs. What would you eat?   The answer contains many options, however, those options are oftentimes limited due to the world that we currently live in. Unless you’re standing specifically in a cafe or restaurant […]

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