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By Joel Joly| Published March 3, 2017 On Monday, Feb 13, 2017, students, alumni, family and friends gathered together inside the Center for Academic Success (CAS) building for Kean’s first annual paint and poetry night hosted by S.H.E. Vibes. Doors opened at 7 p.m and the performances started from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The founders of S.H.E are three juniors […]
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Published Feb. 9, 2017 A simple run-in with Kean University’s Graphic Organization President Ryan Quinn at freshman orientation last summer has led to a new masthead for The Tower. It was there that Rebecca Panico, The Tower’s former editor-in-chief and current web developer, struck up a conversation with Quinn about creating a new design for The Tower’s masthead. Panico had just redesigned […]
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By Adrianna Ruffo | Published Feb 8, 2017 From Jan 31st to May 12th, 2017, the Human Rights Institute will be hosting an art exhibit in the Human Rights Institute Gallery, called I Learn America: Explorations into Diversity, Identity and Inclusion. The exhibit, which was put together by Janice Kroposky, the acting director for the Human Rights Institute and Dr. Joseph […]
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By Johanna Ekladous | Published Feb. 8, 2017 Dr. James Conyers, director of Africana Studies at Kean University, shares how we can remember and celebrate Black History Month. With the Trump administration now in power and the Black Lives Matter movement gaining momentum, Dr. Conyers expressed the importance of understanding that it does not change how we are to celebrate and […]
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By Greg Patuto | Published Feb 8, 2017 On Wednesday, January 25, 2017, students, alumni, staff, family and friends lined up inside the Harwood Arena in anticipation for the biannual Spring 2017 Meet the Greeks. Doors for this event opened at 5 p.m. and the festivities ranged from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. With music blaring inside the gymnasium, the fraternity […]
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By Monica Sudfield | Published Feb. 8, 2017 Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and before we know it, it will be upon us. Although many people celebrate the holiday by showing their admiration for their significant other, many people feel it is a pointless celebration. What some fail to realize is that Valentine’s Day is not only celebrated between couples, […]
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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 Rebecca Panico | Published Dec. 25, 2016 Some came to the annual holiday party Tuesday night at Sharkey’s Campus Inn for a few drinks, free catered food, live music or to catch up with old friends. But just about everyone came to the bar at 498 North Ave. for Chuck Wepner, whom the “Rocky” films are based off of. […]
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Video produced by David Long. By Elijah Tarik Powell | Published Dec. 11, 2016 By day, he’s a senior at Kean University majoring in psychology with plans to pursue a doctorate degree. But in between those big dreams, Shawn Lawson lays his politically-charged poems over beats in his dorm. For episode No. 2 of “College Hour” — a video series […]
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By Kiana Simone | Published Dec. 11, 2016 Music Cafe, a group of six musicians who back up other artists and tour college campuses, held auditions for a new front person at Kean University and William Paterson University last month. The group has yet to unveil its selection. The type of music which Music Cafe plays is diverse, and they […]
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