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By Kervin Coleman | Published November 8, 2028 The Kean Men’s basketball team has a redemption arc. Last season ended controversially for the Cougars, with an ill-fated jump shot by former small forward Letrell West as he simultaneously stepped out of bounds in the opening round of the NJAC Tournament. “We don’t want to go out like that this year and are using […]
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By Nefertiti Nzameyo | Published November 8, 2023 Students went to Wilkins Theatre earlier this month to hear author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha shed light on her latest book, “The Future Is Disabled.” The book was chosen as the freshman class’s Fall 2023 Common Read which accounted for a large freshmen attendance. The Common Read is a selected book assigned to first-year […]
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By Adaora Nnakwe | Published November 8, 2023 Kean University experienced a big increase in the number of drug violations reported in 2022 on the Union campus, according to the 2023 Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report. The report showed 124 liquor law violations, up just six cases from 118 in 2021. Drug related violations reported jumped to 64 in 2022, compared […]
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By Josephine Carrillo | Published November 8, 2023 Every October, a significant amount of organizations assembles charities for Breast Cancer, to spread awareness and acquire funds for research on the disease. According to breastcancer.org, Breast Cancer Awareness Month was not a thing until 1985, when the American Cancer Society, hosted a week-long campaign; that eventually became a month-long campaign; and […]
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By Brittany Fuentes | Published November 8, 2023 Kean Wenzhou students studying abroad at the Union campus are offered new experiences that can help prepare them for their futures. With 125 new Wenzhou students on campus this semester, the decision to study in the Union campus has significantly increased with hopes that it can open up opportunities for them in the future. Some […]
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By Justin McDaniel | Published November 8, 2023 Students discovered new ways to open their minds during Homecoming Week with a Mind Games Hypnosis Show led by a certified instructor of the art. With over 19 years of experience, Paul Ramsay is well known for his work as a speaker and hypnotist, and throughout his night at Kean had participants involved from […]
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By Jaidon Harris-Morales | Published November 8, 2023 Exceptional set design coupled with tremendous acting bythe lead character offered a unique look into the brain of a neurodivergent teenager in Kean Theatre Conservatory’s first production of the semester, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.” Set in the United Kingdom, the play follows neurodivergent teen Christopher Boone, played by Eitan Hiller, […]
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By Tyra Watts | Published November 8, 2023 In an interview with The Tower, rapper Flo Milli said that her performance tonight was lit, and she had a great time. Not only that, but she has expressed that she would do it all over again. After the homecoming performance, Milli and special guest Maiya The Don, a New York rapper, will soon […]
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By Tyra Watts | Published November 8, 2023 Rapper Flo Milli electrified the stage of Wilkins Theatre in front of hundreds of excited Kean University students during this year’s 2023 Homecoming Weekend. Students lined up at the entrance of Wilkins Theatre on Oct. 12, some even sitting on the sidewalk, long before the event began. Meanwhile, inside the theatre, the stage was set […]
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By Brittany Fuentes | Published October 24, 2023 The number of international students from Wenzhou Kean University (WKU) has significantly increased with 165 Wenzhou students on the Union campus this semester. Numbers depleted during COVID-19 with traveling restrictions making it difficult for students to travel between countries. Prior to COVID, Kean had the largest number of Wenzhou students with a […]
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