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By Valerie Sanabria | Published by April 28, 2021 If someone would have told me 10 years ago when I moved to the U.S. that I, who couldn’t understand not even one word of English, was going to be the editor-in-chief of an award-winning student newspaper I would have laughed. I’m one of those super emotional but powerful women, […]
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By Valerie Sanabria | Published by April 15, 2021 After a semester studying Cervantes’ writing and going through a terrible break up I learned that “True love has no conditions” as Dr. Gregory Shepherd, World-Languages Coordinator at Kean, constantly repeated during one of the many literature classes I took with him during the last two years. I’m not sure how […]
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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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By Zoe Strozewski, Editor-in-Chief | Published by September 1, 2020 As we begin the fall semester, I want to impart a critical plea to my fellow students: do not treat this semester like semesters of the past because it is the opposite of ordinary. The consequences of irresponsible student behavior and a COVID-19 outbreak on campus could be devastating to […]
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By Zoe Strozewski, Editor-in-Chief | Published by June 5, 2020 Kean University frequently likes to tout its status as one of the most diverse schools in the country. In fact, that statistic is front and center on the Kean website’s home page. However, the Kean community only heard crickets from the school administration for days after George Floyd was murdered. […]
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By Anastasia Zhelezova | Published by May 5, 2020 The Strokes’ most recent album The New Abnormal, produced by Rick Rubin, was released on April 10, 2020, and the title could not be more fitting of what life looks like today. With people required to stay home and self isolate from their loved ones during this strange and stressful time, […]
Read moreBy Crystal Robinson | Published by February 20, 2020 Mass shootings, climate change, corruption. We students are no strangers to turmoil. We live in it day-in and day-out. We constantly read the news to learn about the latest tragedy or the next big scandal. And as I read the news, my heart fills with a deep sense of hopelessness. I think to […]
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By Craig Wilson | Published by February 17, 2020 You wake up and your alarm clock says 9 a.m. The toothpaste smeared on your shirt catches your eye but you don’t have time to clean it. You make your way to the kitchen and pour yourself a bowl of cereal fit for a king. Everyone is asleep so no one can bother you. […]
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By Valerie Sanabria | Published by February 17, 2020 During the fourth annual Women’s March in Washington D.C., thousands of people sang “Un violador en tu camino ” or “A Rapist in Your Path” in front of the White House. But the performance that went viral started in Valparaiso, Chile and has become a feminist anthem around the world. The first time I saw a video […]
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By Joshua Rosario | Published by April 13,2018 Turning 30 hovers over you like the unpleasant and lingering smell of Axe Body spray. Everyone you know reminds you you’re turning 30. I can’t help but wonder if they think I can’t keep count. You would think I stopped counting at 21. I have never been that drunk… at least this […]
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