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By Micayela Konviser | Published Sept. 27, 2016 Kean University President Dawood Farahi, in his Opening Day address kicking off the new school year, said the college will build a new dormitory on the grounds of the Campus School North buildings and will relocate the Child Care Center to the Technology Building. “Not only our students get the best facilities, […]
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By: Gail Fredricks | Published Sept. 25, 2016 Twenty-seven seats in Kean University’s student government remain available after last semester’s annual elections, which left even more positions vacant since no one ran for them. Last April, no student ran for vice president, treasurer, secretary and representatives in the Graduate Part-Time Student Council (GPSC). All positions for the Senior Class executive […]
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By Mike Roche | Published Sept. 24, 2016 Marcus Corey Ellis, a Kean University senior who was shot dead on Aug. 31 in Plain field, was a beloved student who left a strong impression on everyone he met on campus. Ellis was a Transfer Instructional Mentor (T.I.M.), which is a student advisor who works with the professor in GE 3000 Transition to […]
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By: Rebecca Panico | Published Sept. 21, 2016 Firefighters responded to three separate incidents on campus yesterday, two of which were reports of “overcooked food” in dorms, said Union Township Battalion Fire Chief Michael Scanio. Around 6:10 p.m., a pot was left on the stove and set off the fire alarm in Rogers Hall, said Kean University Fire Safety Officer Len […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published Sept. 13, 2016 A former Kean University honor student is suing the university and its police department, alleging that campus police used “excessive force” during his arrest in 2013, used racial profiling and harassed him on and off campus, court documents obtained by The Tower show. Obidi Anamdi, 25, also claims he was discouraged from […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published June 28, 2016 Kean University’s Board of Trustees approved Monday a 2.5 percent — or a $289 — tuition and fee increase for the upcoming school year and also raised another late fee. Any student who registers for classes after July 28, the payment due date, will be charged $105. Anyone registering on the first day of […]
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By: Rebecca Panico | Published June 23, 2016 About 30 students and administrators attended a tuition hearing on campus today where a 2.5 percent — or a $289 — tuition and fee increase was proposed for the upcoming school year. More: See the full proposal “That is Kean University’s reaction to a systematic process in the state of New Jersey,” […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published June 21, 2016 Thirty-five immigrants hailing from countries as far away as Haiti to France were sworn in Monday as United States citizens at Kean University’s Liberty Hall Museum, the university announced in a press release. The naturalization ceremony was a first for Liberty Hall, which served as the home of New Jersey’s first governor, William Livingston, […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published June 2, 2016 A state Comptroller’s report showed Kean University broke state law and its own internal policies when purchasing a lavish $250,000 table from China that sits in the sixth floor of the Green Lane Academic building. More: Read the full report President Dawood Farahi “gave the green light” to officials at the Wenzhou […]
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Short documentary by Yuri Smishkewych. By Rebecca Panico | Published May 22, 2016 Tower News Editor Yuri Smishkewych, who graduated this May, leaves his mark at the student newspaper with this short documentary about his perspective on climate change. Smishkewych explored how scientists can explain the complex issue of climate change to those outside the science community by interviewing Kean faculty such as […]
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