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By Bryan C. Kuriawa Under the guise of developing a video game with his friend, a student began to sketch out the basic idea. He developed the characters and the scenarios which were to form the set-up for his game and how it was to be played. Yet upon the release of “Angry Birds,” his friend became discouraged and the […]
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By Gillian Findley The craterous holes leave drivers no choice but to jump into a real life video game. Just like the Nintendo game “Mario Kart,” drivers are dodging and swerving into both lanes, just to avoid the earth shaking collision between their cars and the dangerous dipping of New Jersey potholes. The out of control caved in roads have […]
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By Elizabeth Bracey Senior Robert Flanagan held his final art exhibition named Misfunction in the student gallery of the first floor of Vaughn Ames building on Feb. 12 at 6 pm. The three dimensional sculptural art was on display and welcomed for all students at kean university. Misfunction resembles work Flanagan created over the years. Each piece took 16 to […]
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By Dominique Vinas After graduation, all students are terrified about finding a job, especially if you are journalism major. Nick Mojica, 24-year-old alumni of Kean University, had experienced that exact scare after his graduation in August 2013. While he was an undergraduate, he was a reporter for The Tower writing for the sports and arts and entertainment sections, doing mostly […]
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By Keanu Austin Kean’s Occupational Therapy program held its first general body meeting of the year Feb. 10, during the observance of American Heart Month. In honor of the month-long observance, those present at the meeting worked together to create colorful artwork to be donated to children. “The art will be donated to PAR FORE,” said Rebecca Jones, a second-year […]
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By Shelsie Ducheine After a week of delay due to the on-again-off-again snowstorms we have encountered here at Kean, The “Black Love Affair” was set and ready to go on February 20. Students and their guest arrived in their Sunday best waiting to see just what the night had in store. Pan-African Student Union (PASU) hosted the black tie event […]
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By Vera Boateng Kean University has launched the School of Communication, Media and Journalism reflecting changes at the college. “When the faculty was presented with the opportunity to become a school, we were excited for the chance to capitalize on our existing strengths while at the same time creating programs that forge new directions in the study of all facets […]
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By Kyle Lawrence Imagine a catalogue of the romantic and sexual thoughts going through the minds of Kean students. Fortunately, or unfortunately, this catalogue exists in Twitter form. Kean U Crushes is a twitter account where Kean students can post their hidden desires and thoughts for the world to see, often specifically naming the object of their desires. While this […]
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By Keanu Austin While this year’s Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, several Kean students organized and held a Condom Olympics event on Feb. 12. “This is my second time doing it,” said Adriana Castro, a Bartlett Hall residence assistant. “I’m hosting it with my sorority.” Castro, who belongs to Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc., last held and […]
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By Sade Cox and Andrea Parr College students have anxiety when it comes to speaking in front of an audience, or a classroom full of their peers. Therefore, most students try to avoid taking communication courses that involve public speaking, or postpone the courses until senior year. Speech communication professor Meghan Gill uses the “King’s Speech Method” to assist students […]
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