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Kristen Grau

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief

Kristen is a senior multimedia journalism major who previously worked as features editor. She hopes to do long-form feature reporting for a magazine and currently covers Palm Beach County for South Florida Gay News.

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Inside the Barry Kaye lecture hall on the Breezeway. Photo by Jesse Gann

Online classes to continue through ‘at least’ end of summer

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
April 20, 2020
Illustration by Israel Fontoura.

FAU has 26 positive COVID-19 cases. But why don’t you know that?

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
April 10, 2020
Illustration by Michelle Rodriguez.

The UP wants to hear your coronavirus stories

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
April 2, 2020
IVA-North. Students who moved off campus due to coronavirus will receive partial refunds. Photo by Alex Liscio

Board of Trustees votes to refund students’ housing, meal plans

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
March 31, 2020
FAU's graduation has been canceled due to coronavirus, and the first positive case has been reported at FAU. Photo by Alexander Rodriguez.

First FAU student tests positive for coronavirus, graduation canceled

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
March 17, 2020
FAU announces classes go online-only starting Monday

FAU announces classes go online-only starting Monday

Kristen Grau, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2020
Cellular neuroscience major Breanna Jomsky. Jomsky recovered from an eating disorder around four years ago. Photo by Kristen Grau

‘Out of control:’ students share their struggles with eating disorders

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
March 1, 2020
Board of Trustees approves new doctorate degree, welcomes two new members

Board of Trustees approves new doctorate degree, welcomes two new members

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
February 17, 2020
Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2018 Young Women's Leadership Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr.

Turning Point USA founder to speak at FAU today

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
February 6, 2020
Rose de la Espriella, the graduate teaching assistant who died by suicide last year. Photos courtesy of Ricardo de la Espriella/Illustration by Alex Liscio

Serving, transitioning, living: the struggles of Rose de la Espriella

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
February 5, 2020
Charlie Kirk

Is one of the country’s most notable young conservatives speaking at FAU this week?

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
February 4, 2020
Jan. 29 is Student Press Freedom Day, an event organized by the Student Press Law Center. Photo courtesy of SPLC

Opinion: I’m dancing every day on Tik Tok for journalism

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
January 29, 2020
Evangelist Ken Fleck clashes with student Daniella Coby on January 21, 2020. It was Fleck's second visit to FAU's Boca Raton campus this semester.

Students protest Tuesday after anti-LGBT preacher returns to campus

Kristen Grau, Editor in Chief
January 24, 2020
Resident assistants (RAs) at FAU are paid for 20 hours per week, but say they work many more than that, and their stipend doesn't reflect that. Melvin O'Neal, who worked as an RA at Fairfield Inn, said it was "blatantly unfair." Photo by Alex Liscio

Resident assistants say they work more hours than they’re paid for

Kristen Grau, Managing Editor
November 27, 2019
Police responding to the death on campus Tuesday morning. Photo by Kimberly Swan

Opinion: Why we reported Tuesday’s death the way we did

Kristen Grau and Cameren Boatner
November 6, 2019
Police say there was no threat to campus and normal operations have resumed. Photo by Kimberly Swan

Death near parking garage causes blockage

Kristen Grau and Cameren Boatner
November 5, 2019
Boca police preparing for a press briefing Sunday afternoon after gunshots were reported in the Town Center Mall. Photo by Israel Fontoura

Update: 1 injured in suspected shooting incident at mall near FAU, police say

Israel Fontoura and Kristen Grau
October 13, 2019
resident assistant

‘The job wasn’t worth it’: the stressful world of resident assistants

Kristen Grau, Managing Editor
October 11, 2019
Photo by Alex Liscio

Gunman reported on Davie campus late Thursday, police say

Kristen Grau, Managing Editor
October 3, 2019
Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas. Photo courtesy of Flickr

FAU medical club to accept donations for Hurricane Dorian victims

Kristen Grau, Managing Editor
September 3, 2019
The 404 message that appears when you try to fill out UF's Title IX form from their "Sexual Harassment" page. Photo: UF website

OPINION: How easy are Florida universities’ online sexual assault resources to use?

Kristen Grau, Managing Editor
September 2, 2019
University Press sexual assault resource guide

University Press sexual assault resource guide

Kristen Grau and Ryan Lynch
August 30, 2019
WIlliam "Bill" Miller served as dean of libraries for 27 years. He died last month. Photo courtesy of FAU Libraries

Obituary: Former library dean dies at 72

Kristen Grau, Managing Editor
August 25, 2019
Hannah Bonta before Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School's prom night. She was found dead Saturday morning near her home in Coconut Creek. Photo courtesy of Bonta's Facebook

Former FAU student found fatally stabbed Saturday morning

Kristen Grau, Managing Editor
August 25, 2019
Corey King stepped down Friday from his post as vice president of student affairs. Photo courtesy of Student Affairs marketing

Student affairs vice president resigns from university Friday

Kristen Grau, Managing Editor
July 12, 2019
Sydney Aiello, a FAU student and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School alumni, died in March. Her friends and teachers remember her for her selflessness, her love for yoga, and her "youthful spirit." Photo: Aiello's Facebook page

FAU student and MSD alum Sydney Aiello remembered for her selflessness

Kristen Grau, Managing Editor
June 17, 2019
Safiya George, the new nursing college dean, comes from the University of Alabama, where she researched religion and HIV. Courtesy of FAU News Desk

HIV researcher appointed as new FAU College of Nursing dean

Kristen Grau, Managing Editor
June 11, 2019
Because FAU doesn’t provide on-campus housing for Greek Life members, the brothers of Alpha Epsilon Pi often host parties in a house a few minutes away from campus. Photo by Simone Stewart

The history of FAU’s 30-year debate over fraternity and sorority housing

Kristen Grau, Features Editor
May 10, 2019
FAU's American Medical Women's Association undergraduate chapter. Photo courtesy of Marcy Oberstreet

How two clubs are creating opportunities for female pre-health students

Kristen Grau, Features Editor
March 20, 2019
Jesse Morrell

‘Sin is insanity’: Anti-LGBT and anti-feminist preacher visits Boca campus

Kristen Grau and Hope Dean
March 14, 2019
Three members of the Southeast Florida Furries, which recently peaked at 500 members online. Left to right: Amelia Gonzalez (fursona: Bella Sugar), Genna Webber (fursona: Zarø), Mario Rodriguez (fursona: Bark Dango. Photo by Kristen Grau

Furry Atlantic University: the furry community at FAU

Kristen Grau, Features Editor
February 20, 2019
NPR 2016 Tiny Desk Contest winner Gaelynn Lea performed at FAU last week. Photo by Ariana Anderson

Winner of NPR’s 2016 popular music series ‘Tiny Desk Contest’ performs at FAU

Ariana Anderson and Kristen Grau
February 16, 2019
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

‘Valentine’s Day is never going to be the same’: Marjory Stoneman Douglas alumni at FAU reflect on last year’s shooting

Kristen Grau and James Madera
February 14, 2019
The student Senate agreed on a UBAC budget on Friday. Photo courtesy of Kristen Grau

Senate agrees on budget for 2019-2020 fiscal year, makes additional cuts to University Press

Kristen Grau and Israel Fontoura
February 1, 2019
A mobile vaccination clinic will be parked outside of the Student Union on the Boca Raton campus on Aug. 23 and 24. Photo courtesy of FAU.

FAU to offer new LGBTQ, Latinx, first-generation programs

Kristen Grau, Features Editor
January 24, 2019
Solar Reef share a common love of Guns N' Roses. Photo by Violet Castano

Meet two FAU bands you may have never heard of

Kristen Grau and Sophie Siegel
January 24, 2019
Photo by Kristen Grau

Spring course cancellation email an ‘error’

Kristen Grau, Features Editor
January 18, 2019
Cheryl Jarvis said college students likely try pyramid schemes because they are "convenient." Illustration by Candice Puentas

Pyramid schemes won’t make you rich, FAU students discover

Kristen Grau, Features Editor
January 15, 2019
A bill to change the operations and funding of Program Board, a student-run organization that puts on events, passed despite FAU's policy-governing Board of Trustees rejecting it. Photo courtesy of Facebook

FAU to add medical club, more events for Jupiter and Davie campuses

Kristen Grau, Staff Writer
December 6, 2018
Over 50 cheerleaders and dancers share this pop-up tent, which works as a make-shift locker room. Photo by Alexander Rodriguez.

Cheer and dance facilities removed due to football construction

Kristen Grau, Staff Writer
November 13, 2018
Created Equal representatives wore body cameras this year as they spoke to bypassers about the morals of abortion. Photo by Chris Blackshear

Anti-abortion group demonstrates at FAU

Kristen Grau, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
From the Hijab-A-Thon to voting registration efforts, on-campus organizations give people the chance to embrace and share their affiliations while still coexisting with others. Photo courtesy of Pixabay

FAU student organizations celebrate religious and political ideologies

Kristen Grau, Staff Writer
October 17, 2018
Photo by Alexander Rodriguez

High school sophomore takes political action into her own hands

Kristen Grau, Staff Writer
October 14, 2018
FAU freshman and business major April McPherson holds a sign during the spring 2018 Slut Walk, an event promoting consent and body positivity. The message on her sign is a core belief of Flip the Script — a scientifically proven sexual assault prevention course only available at FAU in the U.S. Photo by Violet Castano

FAU hosts groundbreaking sexual assault prevention program

Kristen Grau, Staff Writer
September 28, 2018

Owls Among Us: How Jeron Bornstein went from owning a single dollar to free tuition

Kristen Grau, Staff Writer
September 4, 2018
Rock group We the Kings and Travis Porter will co-headline the fall 2018 bonfire concert. Image courtesy of FAU Program Board's Instagram

We the Kings, Travis Porter set to headline fall bonfire concert

Kristen Grau, Contributing Writer
July 3, 2018
The group "Ishwarya Srikanth" performed classical Nepali music in front of a crowd who attended the Festival of Nations. Alexander Rodriguez | News Editor

Center for Global Engagement hosts annual Festival of Nations

Maria Campos and Kristen Grau
April 14, 2018
Photo courtesy of Fibonacci Blue on Flickr.

Opinion: Parkland students remain unshaken, continue to inspire through advocacy

Kristen Grau, Contributing Writer
April 14, 2018
Bob Hicok teaches students about humor in poetry as well reading some excerpts from his work. The Virginia Tech professor came to FAU last Thursday.

College of Arts and Letters hosts award-winning poet

Kristen Grau, Contributing Writer
April 12, 2018
Jeff Ourvan came to speak at FAU to give tips to students. Kristen Grau | Contributing Writer

College of Arts and Letters guest speaker gives advice to aspiring writers

Kristen Grau, Contributing Writer
April 3, 2018
Brandon Sirota. Photo courtesy of Efrain Kingz.

Owl of the Week: Brandon Sirota

Kristen Grau, Contributing Writer
April 2, 2018
Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

A look at the university’s non-STEM researchers

Kristen Grau, Contributing Writer
March 19, 2018
Illustration courtesy of Dan Bartholomew

Opinion: Has the #MeToo movement gone too far?

Kristen Grau and Makayla Purvis
March 2, 2018
Bryan Rammel. Joshua Giron | Photo Editor

Owl of the Week: Bryan Rammel

Kristen Grau, Contributing Writer
February 26, 2018
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