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By Cindy Lazo | Published by April 22, 2020 On March 18, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot posted a video of herself and other celebrities covering John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ in what was meant to be uplifting during the coronavirus crisis. “This virus had affected the entire world,” Gadot said in the video. “Doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from, […]
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By Anastasia Zhelezova | Published by April 21, 2020 COVID-19 is the reason that schools, bars, restaurants, and your favorite nail salon are now closed. To reduce the spread of the virus, the government advised everyone to stay home. So what does this insinuate in terms of internships for college students? And what is Kean University doing to assure that students get the credit needed […]
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By Valerie Sanabria | Published by April 20, 2020 For Samantha Medrano, it feels like her trip from Ambato, Ecuador to the United States was such a long time ago, but in fact, only five years have passed since she emigrated. Besides studying Business and Management at Kean University, Sammy-as people know her- is an entrepreneur, a YouTuber, and a photography lover. It […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published by April 20, 2020 Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company at Kean University, announced a new writing initiative during the COVID-19 crisis. The writing competition, named “Senior Endeavor Awards” will offer $1,000 to a Kean University senior, a rising New Jersey high school senior, and a senior citizen who creates a one-act play related either […]
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By Emily Robles | Published by April 19, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, especially in the United States, Kean University is now recognized as an official testing site for the coronavirus in the state of New Jersey. On March 23, the county of Union opened the testing site in the Vaughn Eames Parking Lot […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published April 19, 2020 Many students are forced to self-quarantine during the COVID-19 crisis. Although this may be a slight inconvenience to some, there are still a number of struggling students not knowing when or where they are going to get their next meal. To Kean students who are struggling, Susan R. Figueroa, Managing Assistant Director for […]
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By Craig Epstein | Published by April 18, 2020 With Kean University being turned into a coronavirus testing site, the programming for the school’s radio station WKNJ 90.3 has become a continuous loop of a public service announcement explaining the steps that those who are being tested must go through. “Audrey Kelly from the president’s office contacted me to see […]
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By Tasha Dowbachuk | Published by April 18, 2020 Professor Gina Gili in the School of Communication, Media & Journalism, develops a social media documentary titled, Sheltered In Place, which captures the current realities that students are facing under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students were sent a mass email, urging them to answer in-depth questions on camera from the safety […]
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By Erin McGuinness | Published by April 17, 2020 As the number of positive COVID-19 cases rise in New Jersey, some Kean University students are on the front lines working to keep their communities safe. Kean Students Mouaaz Hassan, a sophomore majoring in business, and Samantha Miller, a junior majoring in communications are emergency medical technicians with their local first aid squads. […]
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By Zoe Strozewski | Published by April 17, 2020 Kean University’s announcement that students may choose a pass/fail grade for up to two courses this semester because of its move to online classes amid the coronavirus pandemic is getting mixed reactions from students. A University Relations email on March 26 informed all students, faculty, and staff of the new grading […]
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