Best dorms in NJ? Not so fast

By Daris Mendez & Rebecca Panico Kean University proudly displayed “#1 ranking for ‘Best Dorm Rooms’ among New Jersey public universities by Niche.com” on their website’s homepage from mid-January to Feb. 11, but ranked number three overall on Niche.com’s list. Niche.com, previously and most commonly known as College Prowler, actually named Ramapo College number one amongst New Jersey college dorms. […]

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Think twice before being AppSent

Class120: The revolutionary new app that tracks whether or not you’re in class and notifies your parents/coaches. By Marco Rodriguez The temptation to skip class is one that every college student has faced at one point or another. While true, would you give in to it if you knew those close to you would find out? Thanks to “Big Brother”, […]

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Beacon program prepares students for higher success

The Campus Labs Beacon website By Marco Rodriguez Each year, colleges and universities across the country work countless hours to attract students into their classrooms. While getting them onto their campus is a priority, protecting them from pitfalls and retaining them is equally as important. Kean University is addressing this second step as it prepares to pilot the Beacon program […]

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Struggling Cougars Look Towards the Future

The Cougars facing off against Stevens Institute of Technology By Ryan Norton On February 18, Kean University’s men’s basketball team will be playing its final game of the 2014-2015 season against The College of New Jersey. After finishing last season with a 16-14 record, the Cougars’ season got off to a slow start, dropping their first six games. Of those […]

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ReelAbilities Film Festival Brings Disabilities Into the Spotlight

ReelAbilties online poster By Roman Gerus The audience was submerged in an ocean of tears during “Ocean Heaven,” a 2011 Chinese movie starring Jet Li, which played at the “ReelAbilities” film festival at the STEM auditorium at Kean. The movie’s emotional response reflected the real-life emotions and stories behind the message of this festival in “promoting awareness and appreciation of […]

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Sign Language Club Makes Noise at Kean

Kean University’s American Sign Language Club logo By Marco Rodriguez What do you get when you gather a group of college students in a room at Kean University’s East Campus? Silence. The students, all members of Kean University’s American Sign Language (ASL) Club, have devoted themselves to studying and mastering the silent form of communication on campus. With a mission […]

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A “Mature” Perspective at Kean

Graduate student Laura Farrell in the classroom. By Christine Csaky As you walk around campus, you may pass 18-year old freshmen, 21 and 22-year old upperclassmen, and a lot of people who look like your parents. Are those people professors, other Kean employees, or are they your classmates? In 2011, the National Center for Education Statistics estimated that 2.5 million […]

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Kean Meal Plans: No Longer a Forced Purchase

By Sade Cox Many New Jersey colleges and universities will soon ban the enforcement of default meal plan purchases while attending school. On Nov 13, 2014, Assemblyman Joseph Cryan (D-Union) proposed the bill (A2811) that passed under the state Assembly. Which, prohibited four-year public and independent higher education institutions, from requiring students to purchase meal plans and permit the schools […]

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Faculty and Students Evaluate Kean Technology

Kean students work in a computer lab on campus By Daris Mendez Technology has rapidly become an important aspect of higher education and its use in classrooms has grown immensely. However, both students and faculty of Kean University are voicing their concern with the technology on campus. On Nov. 11, Kean’s Faculty Senate got together to discuss issues relevant to […]

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