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By Tasha Dowbachuk | Published by September 20, 2019 On Sept. 18, an advertisement created by an anti-violence group called “Sandy Hook Promise” debuted the dark reality of school shootings in its “Back To School” Essentials video. The video begins as a light-hearted back to school public service announcement until a mass school shooting suddenly emerges. The video accumulated over […]
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By Craig Epstein | Published by September 19th, 2019 Over the summer, former Kean University professor and Kean alumni Nikki Dreste organized a writing retreat that was inspired by the online-based Camp NaNoWriMo. As one of the General Education professors who was not reappointed last spring which led to a mass protest, Dreste looks to continue to design and run […]
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By Wynter Aiken | Published by September 18, 2019 The troubled final years of Vincent Van Gogh, depicted in the emotional-driven film by actor Willem Dafoe, directed by Julian Schnabel, captivated viewers alike at Kean’s North Ave. Academic Building Auditorium on Sept. 15. The film opens with the scene of the immediate criticism from the spectator’s view of Van Gogh’s art. Van Gogh, […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published by September 18th, 2019 Atanasha Thomas didn’t always know she wanted to be an actress. At the age of six, she was placed into local fashion and runway shows with the help of her grandmother. She started getting acting roles and seriously acting in high school. Thomas, a freshman studying Business Management, has been in […]
Read moreBy Rafaela Teixeira | Published by July 24, 2019 She was working at her campus job at Kean University, wearing the traditional hijab of her Muslim faith, when a fellow student instantly caught her eye. In modern day fashion, she sent him a direct message on Facebook. That one action would inadvertently lead her later to an excruciating choice between […]
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By Wynter Aiken | Published by May 15, 2019 War and peace have dominated the 21st century and women are right in the middle of it. The Holocaust Resource Center, Women & Gender Studies, and Interdisciplinary Studies co-presented the film screening and discussion of Women, War, and Peace: Peace Unveiled on Apr. 16 as part of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Month to highlight the […]
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By Anastasia Zhelezova | Published by May 15, 2019 Picture yourself in the shoes of someone who made the choice to give up all animal products, meaning no meat, no dairy, and no eggs. What would you eat? The answer contains many options, however, those options are oftentimes limited due to the world that we currently live in. Unless you’re standing specifically in a cafe or restaurant […]
Read moreBy Joshua Rosario | Published May 15, 2019 I spent my early 20’s coasting through life behind the counter of a supermarket intoxicated on my own misery. When I came here at 26 years old, I was trying to catch up and find a standard of life expected for someone my age with only mapquest to find my way. I […]
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By Craig Epstein | Published May 14, 2019 Set to graduate in the coming weeks, The Tower Editor-In-Chief Joshua Rosario looks to finish his time at college in much the same manner as it started: hungry and determined to succeed. “Josh is the kind of student who makes teaching worthwhile,” said Professor Pat Winters Lauro, journalism program director and faculty […]
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By Shannon Sheehan | Published by May 13, 2019 At the start of the semester, Kean University Senior Anthony Lamotta has been diagnosed with stage four metastatic melanoma. This was announced to the community at this semester’s Meet the Greeks, the largest recruitment event for greeks at Kean, as Lamotta is a brother of the fraternity Sigma Beta Tau. Since […]
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