The Tower wins news awards for print, video and web

By Anthony N. Muccigrossi | Published April 11, 2016 The Tower, the independent voice of Kean University, won five awards last month for newspaper, news website and online news video as well as second place for overall General Excellence from the New Jersey Collegiate Press Association. Professional journalists judge hundreds of entries from private and public colleges across the state […]

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Cougar football tastes success

By Alyssa Davis | Published Dec. 10, 2015 After two long seasons of consecutive 2-8 records in 2013 and 2014, Kean’s football team has finally seen it’s hard work, dedication and patience come to fruition. In 2015 the Cougars posted an impressive 8-3 record; the best they have managed since 2011. “I think the group of guys that have been with […]

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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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Buyer Beware: Fantasy sports scandal

By Alyssa Davis | Posted October 22, 2015 Another day. another sports scandal. Th is time in the form of fantasy football. Two major daily fantasy sports websites, FanDuel and DraftKings, are under scrutiny after they were accused of insider trading during week three of the National Football League. The scandal surfaced after an employee of DraftKings, Ethan Haskell, accidentally released […]

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Kean’s take on Deflategate

Photo: Gawker By, Alyssa Davis on Sept. 28, 2015 Eight months have come and gone since the fateful game that gave birth to Deflategate, yet the Kean community is still debating the National Football League playoff matchup between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his team were accused of cheating after it was […]

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Controversy for upcoming School of Architecture

By Alyssa Davis With the Michael Graves School of Architecture just months from holding its first classes, there is debate among faculty and administration about the need for the program. Kean announced the additional program this past October and plans to open classes in Fall 2015. Shortly after Kean’s announcement, an article published by NJ.com stated that the New Jersey […]

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