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By: T. Celeste Mann | Published Oct. 2, 2016 Shawn Lawson Jr., a senior studying psychology at Kean University, made up his mind that he had something to say. “Poetry can save lives,” said Lawson, president and founder of The Poetry Club on campus. “There needs to be a place where people can express themselves. A place where people can […]
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By Emily Gonzalez l Sept. 25, 2016 The new 114,700 square foot North Avenue Academic Building will house the health and computer science programs and the bakery franchise chain Au Bon Pain. Overlooking Phil Rizzuto Park on the corner of Morris and North avenues, it is home to a 500-seat auditorium and an interactive iTouch wall. Follow The Tower […]
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By Adrianna Ruffo l Sept. 25, 2016 Throughout the past year, Kean University had been planning a few pleasant surprises for students once the new semester arrived. On Sept. 1, students were introduced to a number of new eateries this semester: Auntie Anne’s, a famous pretzel chain, Outtakes, the newly renovated convenience store and Smashburger, a Denver-based fast-food burger chain. […]
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By Jasmin Kee l Sept. 25, 2016 Pokémon fans at Kean University are excited about the latest game in the Pokémon game franchise that is called Pokémon Go. The game was released on July 6, 2016 and it is a free augmented reality cellphone app that uses each players’ GPS and camera to place Pokemon, gyms and PokeStops throughout the […]
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By Joshua Rosario | Sept. 25, 2016 HurtJohn, an art movement comprised of over 300 artists, dancers, designers, painters, rappers, poets, actors, and songwriters, collaborated with Kean University’s Human Rights Institute and Dryfoos Gallery, to create an exhibit entitled “Movement,” which captures what the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement has been trying to spotlight throughout its rise in […]
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By Chiemela Igbokwe | Published April 30, 2016 Cuteness abounded at Kean’s Child Care Center yesterday as parents and children shared their backgrounds for the Country and Culture Showcase. The Child Care Center, located across from Harwood Arena, was created in the 1970s to provide services for children of Kean students and faculty, but today the center is open to the public too. Children […]
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The 2015 graduation ceremony at Kean University. By Gail Fredricks | Published April 29 The school year is coming to an end and another group of Kean students will be data-canvas-width graduating in May. It may have taken them four years or maybe even eight, but their hard work and dedication has finally gotten them to their goal of graduating […]
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(Photo credit: Y. Smishkewych) By: Yuri Smishkewych | Published April 16, 2016 Only the occasional sound of a champagne bottle being popped open was heard over the chatter of dozens of guests talking about climate change at an artist reception at the Karl & Helen Burger Gallery on April 12. “I like to work on big canvasses, so people can […]
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By Redina Demushi | Posted on April 15, 2016 Kean University won a Silent Disco Party for this upcoming fall after taking second place in the TIDAL social media contest, according to the Kean PRSSA chapter. The “TIDAL College’s Social Wave for Change” campaign encouraged college students across the country to give back to their communities and document their services […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published April 12, 2016 Nine poets turned television into poetry on April 7 when they gathered to read from an anthology titled “Rabbit Ears: TV Poems.” “I just had an idea that I wanted to put together an anthology of TV poetry,” said “Rabbit Ears” Editor Joel Allegretti, who reached out to over 100 poets to […]
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