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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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By Rebecca Panico | Published March 31, 2017 Tech-savvy students will come together in the North Avenue Academic Building tomorrow to build apps and hardware for a 24-hour hackathon. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a funded group at Kean, will host the third annual event known as HackKean. The event kicks off on Saturday at 11 a.m. and will […]
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By Estefani Hernandez | Published March 29, 2017 Kean University’s Public Relations student society of America (PRSSA) held its first Sports Communication and Careers Panel Discussion to discuss what to expect in the sports industry on Monday, March 28 in the Center for Academic Success. The main theme of this event was to provide students with expertise in the journalism, […]
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