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By Cody Louie | Published Sept. 27, 2017 The Kean University Police Department daily blotter contains incidents and crimes reported to the police. It has been edited and condensed by The Tower. For the month of Sept. there were 37 incidents of found property, nine instances vehicles were towed, and 16 motor vehicle accidents among other things. Sept. 4 – […]
Read moreBy Cameron Beall | Published Sept. 27, 2017 Throughout the years at Kean University, the Cougar’s Den has been a preferred on-campus dining spot for students. The campus’s most attractive place to eat just became even hotter. The Cougar’s Den now has a sports bar (minus the alcohol, of course) and four huge flat screen televisions in the main dining […]
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By Joshua Rosario | Published May 8, 2017 Kean Federation of Teachers take “Day of Action” by hosting teach-in session on why unions matters to students. The event took place in the Miron Student Center (MSC) on Wednesday afternoon. This “Day of Action” is to raise awareness among students and the community about the importance of unions and the lack […]
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By Rose Marie Kitchen | Published May 6, 2017 Have you ever had to climb over your center console in your car to exit through the passenger side door? Or worse, have you had to climb through the backseat or trunk? Well those are questions at Kean University that are answered with a yes far too often. I set out to […]
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The Tower staff placed second in general excellence from the New Jersey Collegiate Press Association for their work on the November 2016 issue, pictured above, and September 2016 print edition. Published April 23, 2017 The Tower, Kean University’s independent student news organization, has been recognized as a top college newspaper in New Jersey for a competition among four-year public and […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published April 17, 2017 New Jersey’s Senate president told The Tower that Kean University still needs to fulfill its promise made more than a year ago to let an outside auditor review its practices related to charges of institutional racism. Kean was at the center of a controversy last year after a coalition of black ministers […]
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By Rose Marie Kitchen | Published April 7, 2017 After four years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has officially put their Relay for Life partnership with Kean University on hold because of fundraising benefits. Relay for Life is a team fundraising event where members take turns walking for hopes to live in a world without cancer. Each event lasts from […]
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By Joshua Rosario | Published April 7, 2017 The mayor of the Township of Union addressed Kean University’s Board of Trustees at its public meeting on Monday, March 6, about the university’s plans for construction of new residence halls on the grounds of the Campus School North buildings. Suzette Cavadas spoke against the University’s plans, claiming that the university did […]
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By Rafaela Teixeira | Published April 7, 2017 The Center for Cybersecurity is about three things: academic courses, a laboratory under development and working with the state to teach young minds about cybersecurity awareness. The center started on January 4th, 2016 and began with a request by Kean University’s President Dawood Farahi to further grow the Center for Cybersecurity. Originally, […]
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By Joel Joly | Published April 7, 2017 Feb. 22 – At 6:16 p.m, a faint odor of CDS was detected in the stairwell. No odor was detected near any residential rooms in Dougall Hall. Feb. 23 – At 7:42 a.m, an unknown actor broke the outer door handle that was repaired the day before at the University Center. Feb. […]
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