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(Letter to the Editor) The following letter was submitted to The Tower and is the opinion of its writer. The opinions expressed do not reflect the opinions of The Tower’s editors and writing staff. By Robert Lerner I am an alumnus of Kean University. I graduated in January 2014. I was a full-time student throughout my entire undergraduate career. Now, […]
Read moreBy: Mak Ojutiku It’s hard to assign a name to the mixture of emotions I felt when I first heard the news about the non-indictment in the Eric Garner case. About 3 PM, I was driving to my job when I heard it over the car’s radio: “The Staten Island grand jury dismissed all possible charges against NYPD officer Daniel […]
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By Bryan C. Kuriawa and Christine Moukazis It is sometimes believed that universities, public or private, try to act in the best interest of their students. We are told that students and faculty are the heart of a university. In that sense, it is thought that they would do their best in trying to allocate their resources to give us […]
Read moreBy Sonia Aquije The problematic fact of dealing with rape cases at universities is that most colleges aren’t prepared to handle them. The concept of accepting rape as a byproduct of alcohol and drugs is terrifying. Accepting rape culture normalizes male sexual violence and blames the victim. Sexual violence at universities is becoming increasingly familiar. From Colombia University, The University […]
Read moreBy: Adilene Rodriguez If you love holiday music but are too cool to admit it, this playlist might be for you. With holiday music being one of the music industry’s top breadwinners every year, it’s no surprise many artists have put out holiday-themed singles and albums, indie and alternative artists are no exception. Alternative/indie artists have dived into the holiday […]
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Graduate student Laura Farrell in the classroom. By Christine Csaky As you walk around campus, you may pass 18-year old freshmen, 21 and 22-year old upperclassmen, and a lot of people who look like your parents. Are those people professors, other Kean employees, or are they your classmates? In 2011, the National Center for Education Statistics estimated that 2.5 million […]
Read moreBy: Gerald Lima Kean University boys’ soccer team unfortunately enough wasn’t able to advance in the NJAC tournament, as they fell to Montclair State University in the second round of action in the NJAC tournament 3-0. “We are trending in the right direction. When you look at where this program finished last season in the NJAC Conference tenth place and […]
Read moreBy Christine Csaky Since October of 2001, over two million American service men and women have been deployed to the Middle East. One of those soldiers is Kean business student, Ismail Bangura. According to Marsha McCarthy of Kean Media Relations, there are 222 currently enrolled students who are also United States Veterans. Bangura was deployed to Iraq for ten months […]
Read moreBy: Rebecca Panico Despite unanimous or nearly unanimous support from colleagues, 12 full-time, tenure-track professors received negative endorsements from Vice President of Academic Affairs Jeffrey Toney, effectively leading to their termination in 2015. Three of the 12 professors are in their fifth year as tenure-track faculty, which is the year they will either be approved or denied for tenure. Last […]
Read moreBy: Daris Mendez Dorm room whiteboards are usually used to communicate trivial things such as when your next floor meeting is or a reminder to clean up your dorm room before inspections. However, Nathaniel Sietz, senior Kean student, found a rather disturbing message on Oct. 6. Two swastikas and an X were marked on his whiteboard without a trace of […]
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