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By Chelsey Jaipersaud | Published by May 3, 2021 Someone once asked me why do I believe in God? I simply replied “because I’ve seen too much not to believe.” I grew up with a lot of sadness surrounding my heart, constant worry of what bad thing was going to happen next. I struggled with making friends; I struggled with […]
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By Dorian Alerte | Published by April 30, 2021 Women’s tennis is among Kean’s 14 spring sports teams to successfully return to play after a fall semester that was canceled due to Covid-19 regulations. As with all of the athletic teams, the tennis team followed an eight game regular season format. Athletes were able to return to campus in order to […]
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By Lenny K. Mata Cuevas | Published by April 30, 2021 How many times have you read Coronavirus- related articles in The Tower within the last year? All of those stories are known, thanks to the willingness of administrators, staff, faculty and students to share their journey of hardship, trauma and perhaps loss of loved ones in the year of the […]
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By Davaughnia Wilson | Published by April 30, 2021 The university is planning to re-open its doors fully to the Kean community for the Fall 2021 semester and has scheduled all classes for in-person instruction, with the exception of Kean Online courses. In an email to the Kean community, President Lamont Repollet said Kean is currently making preparations to ensure that students […]
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By Tyler Clark | Published by April 28, 2021 Despite being one of the most diverse universities in the country, the land on which Kean stands was once worked on by enslaved people. As the extremely diverse student population walks to and from classes, they unknowingly retrace the steps of the enslaved. Rather than shy away from the connection between […]
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By: Davaughnia Wilson|Published by April 28, 2021 After weeks of campaigning and a rush of anxiety, Jason Pleitez was named Executive Board President for the 2021-2022 academic year. Of the 568 students who voted in the 2021 Student Government Elections, 53 percent of the votes were in favor of Pleitez for Executive Board President. Pleitez is very involved on campus […]
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By Tasha Dowbachuk|Published by April 26, 2021 A powerful activist art exhibit by Kean University students and alumni honoring George Floyd was opened this month, representing the deep emotion of many on campus as the world watched former Minneapolis police officer Derrick Chauvin found guilty on all three counts for his murder. Unveiled in a virtual tour just five days […]
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By: Ruben Nieves|Published by April 26, 2021 As New Jersey continues to open up and an increase of vaccinations are being administered, as of April 19, there have been 2.5 million people that have been fully vaccinated in New Jersey according to governor Phil Murphy. Due to this, Kean hopes to have fans attending sporting events in the future. With […]
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By Dorian Alerte | Published by April 20, 2021 When Kean students return to campus in Fall 2021, they can look forward to a new addition to the Kean athletics roster: Esports. Esports has grown into a major industry in the gaming world. Esports is a type of competitive video game playing that has become increasingly popular. The co-ed esports […]
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By Steven Merrill | Published by April 8, 2021 With spring rapidly approaching, Covid-19 protocols are changing and shifting as Kean’s student-athletes continue to return to the court and field. Kean student-athletes are starting to compete against other schools now, mainly thanks to the efforts of the university and athletic department. A long process of setting up a plan to return […]
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