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By Tyra Watts | Published November 8, 2023 In an interview with The Tower, rapper Flo Milli said that her performance tonight was lit, and she had a great time. Not only that, but she has expressed that she would do it all over again. After the homecoming performance, Milli and special guest Maiya The Don, a New York rapper, will soon […]
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By Tyra Watts | Published November 8, 2023 Rapper Flo Milli electrified the stage of Wilkins Theatre in front of hundreds of excited Kean University students during this year’s 2023 Homecoming Weekend. Students lined up at the entrance of Wilkins Theatre on Oct. 12, some even sitting on the sidewalk, long before the event began. Meanwhile, inside the theatre, the stage was set […]
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By Brittany Fuentes | Published October 24, 2023 The number of international students from Wenzhou Kean University (WKU) has significantly increased with 165 Wenzhou students on the Union campus this semester. Numbers depleted during COVID-19 with traveling restrictions making it difficult for students to travel between countries. Prior to COVID, Kean had the largest number of Wenzhou students with a […]
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By Ridimerb Diaz-Ramirez | Published October 16, 2023 On April 12, 2020, I received a phone call from the hospital stating that my grandmother, Felicita Beltre, had passed away due to pneumonia caused by COVID-19. COVID-19 seemed like a made-up disease to so many people, including me. Reality quickly hit once we got the call telling us my grandmother was gone. Two […]
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By Josephine Carrillo | Published October 16, 2023 On Sept. 21st, Morris Ave Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), a student-run public relations firm at Kean University, decided to collaborate with Find Your Anchor (FYA), a non-profit organization that aims to spread awareness and educate on suicide prevention, in honor of September being National Suicide Prevention Month. Find Your […]
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By Nathaly Lopez | Published May 3, 2023 When Nafina Aroosian escaped Armenia after witnessing the murder of her parents, she could not have imagined the impact it would have on her future generations. “Sadness and strength,” are the words that Janet Balakian, PhD., a Kean University English professor and award-winning playwright, said to describe her grandmother. “The strength of […]
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By Isaiah Joseph | Published May 3, 2023 Tyler, The Creator first gained recognition as the leader of the hip-hop collective Odd Future, and since then, he has released several critically acclaimed solo albums. The American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and music video director came out with an extension to his sixth studio album, “Call me if you get […]
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By Adaora Nnakwe | Published May 3, 2023 Social media marketing is becoming one of the most powerful tools for businesses and institutions and social media influencer Marian Betancourt, believes that it is important to use social media as a tool to build your brand as an individual. Kean Association of Marketing hosted the Power of Social Media featuring Betancourt […]
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By Elaine Amico | Published May 3, 2023 In light of recent school shootings, college students across the globe have a growing fear of the unthinkable happening on their campus. Kean University students are no exception. Megan Vankersen, Kean Ocean senior elementary education major, feels that it is too easy for the general public to enter Kean buildings at the […]
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By Isabelle Guthrie | Published May 3, 2023 What if you had a technology that could write your papers for you and you don’t have to worry about paying anyone else to do it? Well, that technology exists and is called Chat GPT. ChatGPT is a pre-trained generative chat, which makes use of Natural Language Processing (NLP). The source of […]
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