Students, rally organizers react to McKelvey charges

By Nicole Brown | Published on Dec. 10, 2015 Many in the Kean community had mixed reactions when they learned via email on Dec. 1 that Kayla-Simone McKelvey, a May 2015 graduate, was charged in connection with making racially-charged threats on Twitter during a campus protest against racism. McKelvey, 24, was one of several students who participated in the demonstration […]

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Students recount events on campus last night, this morning after Twitter threats

Scenes from campus on Nov. 18, 2015, the morning after a peaceful rally was held and then an anonymous Twitter user made violent threats online. Credit: Rebecca Panico By: Alyssa Davis | Published on Nov. 18, 2015 Students shared their thoughts about the racially charged Twitter threats and peaceful rally last night, with some feeling safe and others refusing to […]

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Kean community reacts to Twitter threats

By: Rebecca Panico | Published Nov. 18, 2015 Many students and professors stayed home today even though Kean University remained open after an anonymous Twitter user threatened violence against black students on campus last night. The online threats were made while students held a sleep-in at 9:30 p.m. last night supporting students at University of Missouri (Mizzou), said Tanaera Green, […]

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The cultural double standard of the ‘do: is it really just hair?

By: Yayonah Bangura | Posted On Sept. 29, 2015 Metallic suspenders, a nude thong, a barely-there bedazzled cover-up and knee-high plat-form boots were all it took for Miley Cyrus to shake the Twitter-sphere at the beginning of this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. In typical controversial fashion, Cyrus’ look was topped off with a high ponytail of long, blonde dreadlocks. […]

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