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By: Xirena Wormley Kean University has introduced a new transportation option for students, faculty and community residents in the form of the Zipcar rental service. Zipcar is a community sharing…
By: Christine E. Csaky Every year Kean University welcomes thousands of new students who are immediately expected to write at the college level. But are they properly prepared? A recent…
By Christine Moukazis Dissident Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo gave a lecture at Kean University on Wednesday, Oct. 16, discussing social activism and emerging civic society under the digital censorship that…
By Christine Moukazis Kean University’s administration is continuing to mark classes as pending, making certain courses not visable on KeanWise. As previously reported in the September issue of The Tower,…
By: Marisa Gallagher Kean students and faculty were notified via Campus Alert that a man had been carrying a shotgun near campus on the morning of Oct. 10. “Shortly before…
By: Brigit Bauma Strength, flexibility and light. These are the powerful and lasting words that represent bamboo in the Japanese culture. Known as one of “The Three Friends of Winter,”…
By: Brian Konchalski After 5:00 pm on any Thursday at Kean University, students flock to their cars like geese flying south for the winter. Even the dorm students who are…
By Shelsie Ducheine Halloween has come and gone and with that comes a slew of holidays that many look forward to. Thanksgiving is right around the corner but the most…
By Bryan Kuriawa In a modestly-lit theater, audiences calmly walk towards their seats, sitting in casual clothing and positioning themselves towards the screen. Chatting among themselves, one would assume that…
By Brigit Bauma It’s that time of year where ghosts, goblins, and ghouls come out to play. Usually in pint-sized form and carrying bags around in their hands, they come…