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By Nicole Diefenbacher | Published by Oct. 4, 2018 Not only is September back to school month, but it is also National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month. Mental health awareness has grown rapidly over the past few years in the United States, especially with mental health organizations such as To Write Love On Her Arms, The Trevor Project, and Project Semicolon. […]
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By Wynter Aiken | Published by Oct. 4, 2018 The Voter Registration Drive at Kean University kicked off on Sept. 14 at the Cougar Walk. Students who had already gone through the voting process were able to update their information and first-time voters were given the chance to make a difference before Election Day. While it wasn’t for the Presidential election, […]
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By Estefani Hernandez | Published by Oct. 3, 2018 Finding parking at Kean University has always been a headache. However, Parking Services believes it has found the solution to it all: parking permits. Kean officials state that the new ePermits system provides ease of registration for students, faculty, and staff, and ease of enforcement for Campus Police. With the ePermits, […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published by Oct. 3, 2018 The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) hosted its first ever CLA Convocation on Sept. 18, 2018. Students of all majors within the College of Liberal Arts were encouraged to come to the event. “Liberal Arts is what makes someone an educated person.” said Dr. Dawood Farahi, the president of Kean University. […]
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By Jenevieve Cruz | Published by Sept. 21, 2018 Walking into the atrium, students can venture up to the Involvement Center by the elevator located by the food center. Students can also stop by the Center for Leadership and Service (CLS) Room 219 for quick pointers for events to join. Mark Dahmar, a senior majoring in Education is very helpful […]
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By Dan Papa | Published by Sept. 20, 2018 Read story below gallery. Fraternities and Sororities littered Harwood Arena with tables to attract perspective members at the Fall 2018 biannual event, Meet the Greeks. All students are encouraged to attend and find a fraternity, or sorority, that suits them by attending either the Fall, or Spring, event. All attendees […]
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By: Kelly Contreras | Published by Sept. 20, 2018 It’s September, students are returning to Kean for the Fall semester, saying goodbye to the summer gear, iced cold drinks and bringing out the hoodies and boots… or not. Three weeks into the semester and students are still able to roam around campus in short sleeves and open-toed shoes. Why would […]
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Published by May 10, 2018 | By Sean Calderon As finals week and end of the spring semester approaches, many Kean students are starting to feel the hint of summer vacation and the relief of almost being done. Some are just excited to be over with the academic year, while others are completely drained out from all the papers, exams […]
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Published by May 9, 2018 | By Tower Staff For the third consecutive year, The Tower, Kean University’s independent, student news organization, has been recognized as one of the top three college newspapers in New Jersey, public or private. The New Jersey Collegiate Press Association (NJCPA) gave The Tower third place honors for General Excellence, the most coveted category in […]
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Published by May 9, 2018 | By Estefani Hernandez Would you know what to do if there was an active shooter? Lt. Gorman states to always look around you. Find the nearest exits. First response should be to escape. “Your number one priority should be getting away, so knowing your exits is very important.” If for some reason you can’t […]
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