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By Joshua Rosario | Published Feb. 8, 2017 Kean University’s Union campus was hit with a power outage during a storm on Monday, Jan. 23. Around 6:30 p.m., the power went out on Salem Rd., Green Lane, and adjacent streets around the University. The new North Ave. building was not affected by the outage. It was the first day of […]
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By Brittany Pavlichko | Published Feb 8th, 2017 With the spring quickly approaching, Kean University’s baseball team is preparing to take home the national championship with 13 new faces on the team. Head Coach Neil Ioviero will be entering his 20th season with the Cougars and believes the new players will adjust quickly and the pitching staff will be better […]
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By Cody Louie | Published Feb. 8, 2017 Jan. 3 Various Items found at the North Avenue Academic Building. Includes: blue eyeglasses, black US Army eyeglass case, and a Samsung battery. Nordstrom credit card found Jan. 4 K9 team assisted other schools Fire alarm activated from sprinkler head in the STEM building Jan. 5 American Express card found at […]
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By Mike Roche | Published Feb. 8, 2017 Some Kean students and professors joined the hundreds of thousands of Americans who marched in Washington, D.C., New York and other cities across the country to stand up for civil rights and express their fears about President Donald Trump on Jan. 21. “It has been clear to me since the day after […]
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Photo credit: Cody Louie By Cody Louie | Published Feb. 1, 2017 Students and faculty attended the annual start of Black History Month on campus today with speakers, live music, art and food in the Center for Academic Success building. Director of the Office of Africana Studies Dr. James Conyers led the raising of the Pan-African flag outside the Miron Student Center […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published Jan. 30, 2017 Kean University President Dawood Farahi today asked the the Trump administration to reconsider an executive order which restricted immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. “The University community understands and supports the need of the federal government to protect U.S. citizens,” Farahi said in a statement sent to all students, faculty and staff. […]
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Photo credit: Rebecca Panico Rebecca Panico | Published Jan. 30, 2017 A Muslim Kean student joined hundreds of protesters at a detention center in Elizabeth yesterday to rally against President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration. “We have to keep fighting!” shouted Asmaa Abdalla, a biology major at Kean, to much applause from her friends. “We have to keep protesting! […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published Jan. 30, 2017 Louis Bacigalupo hadn’t considered there would be a nationwide clown scare last year when he shot “Clown Town,” a movie featuring actors dressed in clown makeup. There were obviously some challenges during shooting. “There was a rowboat scene,” said Bacigalupo, who was covered in fake blood for the shoot. “We get on […]
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By: Joshua Rosario|Published Jan 30, 2017 Kean University encountered a power outage on Monday, Jan. 23 around 6:30 p.m. leaving students and faculty in suspense. During the nor’easter storm, power outages took over Salem Road, Green Lane and adjacent streets around the University. The North Avenue building was the only building with power. The outage created confusion for some students […]
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Produced, edited and filmed by David Long. Co-produced and filmed by Rebecca Panico There have been a few change of hands at The Tower this semester as students graduate or balance other responsibilities that come along with college. In the video above, the new student editors discuss their past experiences and plans for the future. Featured are Editor-in-Chief Rose Marie Kitchen, […]
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