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By Angel Ospina In sports, there are moments that live on forever. Whether it is a buzzer beater in basketball, a walk-off homerun in a game seven, or a touchdown in the last seconds of a game, these moments are must see occurrences that will live on forever. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will take the ring on May […]
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Members of the Garden State Sound Quartet: Daniel Hutchinson, Michael Harris, Nick Buonvilino, and Christopher Neuman By Bryan C. Kuriawa In college, it isn’t uncommon for musically-themed students to set up acts dedicated to their music of choice. Often their acts will be related to popular genres including rock, pop and others. Yet for four Kean students, their musical act […]
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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 […]
Read moreBy 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 […]
Read moreBy Dominique Vinas It’s every college student’s dream to live on campus and to have the full college experience that they see in movies. It’s fun at first but then, just like all other good things in life, it gets old. Marcia Calle, junior, argues that although she did enjoy living on campus in the residence halls, this year it […]
Read moreBy Gillian Findley Loans, tuition, insurance, car payments, bills, food, gas, bus and train money; where is there an end for college students? The expression “I’m not made out of money” rolls off of college student’s tongues as often as modest “hello” and “how are you?” greetings. It doesn’t matter how hold you are or how much you make, the cost of […]
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 Sonia Aquije Local business Cluck-U-Chicken wants Kean students to enjoy the perks of using their Cougar Dollars at their location on Morris Avenue. Cougar Dollars are a form of money that are deposited onto student I.D.’s, which can be used freely around campus. Currently, Kean students receive a 10 percent discount at Cluck-U. Other universities like William Paterson University […]
Read moreBy Xirena Wormley Tis’ the season for finals and for many college students that means stress, late night studying and cramming. The increased work load from finals and the heavy impact on grades can cause feelings of anxiety and depression among students. Though joyous times of the holidays are around the corner, students must first get past the tedious times […]
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By Alexandria Addesso From a brief loss of power or cable TV to losing everything, Hurricane Sandy affected every member of the Kean University community. “I felt like I was going insane without power,” said Mathew Siegel, a business sophomore. Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on Monday Oct. 29 and began affecting the lives of Kean students and faculty […]
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