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The Student Government Organization’s volunteer event flyer By Sade Cox The Office of Student Government hosted the 2015 Relay For Life fundraiser at Kean University on Friday, April 10, 2015 at 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM in the Harwood Arena. The American Cancer Society sponsored the Relay For Life event, which helps raise funds for cancer survivors, remember loved ones […]
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Dr. Ellis-Williams captures the audience with her presentation. By Sade Cox In honor of March’s Women’s History Month, Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams analyzes the impact of cultural misuse on the racial identity of Black young women through popular culture. Ellis-Williams, a women and gender studies professor at New Jersey City University, delivered a presentation entitled “When the Booty is White: Race, Identify, Appropriation & the Lingering Sarah Baartman Effect on Young Black Women.” […]
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The brothers of Iota Phi Theta fraternity By Marco Rodriguez It’s often times said that in order to accomplish something great, you should “go big or go home.” Rather than going home, one Kean University fraternity is going big and giving a home to a family in need. Iota Phi Theta, a well-known fraternity at Kean University, is not only […]
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KUPRSSA President Stacey Cooney (Right) and Vice President Lauren Spain (Left) are collecting toiletries for KUPRSSA’s latest campaign By Ryan Norton Within the last five years, the use of social media has become one of the most powerful and effective tools in running a successful public relations campaign. Whether it is on television, smartphones, or computers, it’s almost impossible not to see […]
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Volunteers helping rebuild homes damaged after Hurricane Sandy By Timothy Awojobi For some students, spring break is the opportunity to relax, catch up on sleep, hang out with friends, or go on vacation. For other students, their spring break was devoted to helping others. Throughout this year’s Alternate Spring break program, students were divided into three projects on hand. The […]
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A facade of windows outlines the Green Lane Building. By Alyssa Davis From the ceiling to the chairs, and everything in-between, the fifth floor of Kean’s Green Lane building, which houses the Robert Busch School of Design (RBSD), was thoughtfully planned to foster student creativity. An open floor plan with natural light flooding in from a facade of windows encourages […]
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Phil Giannino, of WKNJ-FM By Anthony N. Muccigrossi To add more multimedia to journalism at Kean University, The Tower has launched its new online video section. The section, which is in its first semester of production, will feature a variety of segments related to the on and off the campus. First in the series of online video segments is “Fifty […]
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Nubia Bolanos in her uniform at Kean University. By Nicole Brown At seven every morning, Nubia Bolanos can be found in Hutchinson Hall rushing from room to room vacuuming, sweeping, scrubbing, collecting and disposing trash before faculty and students arrive, but this routine may not last much longer as the University considers outsourcing its maintenance staff. “I cry every day,” […]
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Catherine Albisa will be speaking from a social and economic perspective in the U.S. By Annalise Knudson With the controversy surrounding the right to medical care within the U.S. Congress, Kean University’s upcoming Human Rights Conference will focus on how healthcare is a universal human right. The 8th Annual Human Rights Conference will be held on Mar. 13 at Wilkins […]
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Joshua Mehigan, the featured poet at Kean University’s Spring 2015 Author Series By Vera Boateng “The black cowboy hat with buffalo-nickel trim, the fine nose and mustache that sat under the wide brim.” This was a source of inspiration from an old fifties movie that inspired Josua Mehigan to write his poem, “Herd at the Men’s Mission.” Mehigan was featured […]
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