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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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By Tasha Dowbachuk | Published May 12, 2019 Kean University, known for its diverse student body, encourages unity among everyone by way of the various cultures and customs represented by each individual on campus. For some, celebration rests in the romantic love shared between one another of differing racial and cultural backgrounds. Attitudes towards interethnic or interracial dating among college […]
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By Zoe Strozewski | Published May 12, 2019 Nearly 70 companies were present at the biannual Career and Internship Fair, organized and hosted by Kean’s Career Services. Tables lined the room and were staffed by representatives from attending companies, including Amazon, FBI and Geico, looking to take down student contact information and hire from Kean’s community. Job and internship opportunities […]
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By Alexander Valdes | Published by May 12, 2019 It’s no surprise that Kean University has a multitude of ways for students to find internships. Even though access to internships is relatively simple, some still have issues acquiring one. At Kean University, there are places where students can speak to specialists who work to help with internships, whether it be […]
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