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By: Andrea Parr When Kean senior Christian Candelo wore a full gorilla suit out last Halloween he was guaranteed to receive more than a few stares. However, as a foreigner in Wenzhou, China, he was used to attracting attention. “I felt like an outsider everywhere,” Candelo, Kean senior and finance major, said. “People would stare. Conversations would stop.” Candelo is one of the […]
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By: Annalise Knudson Running from my last class and across the street to Liberty Hall Campus, I made it to the Superstorm Sandy commemoration on Tuesday, Oct. 29, out of breath with my camera ready and paper to write my notes. I sat down in a chair near the front and watched as many other students filed into the room. Food and refreshments […]
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By: Gillian Findley Ever wondered what people’s opinion of a modern relationship is? Better than reality television, said students of Kean University hosting an event about modern relationships on campus Monday, Oct. 21. A variety of students arrived in small and large groups to room 315A in the University Center.. Hip-hop music and a comfortable vibe welcomed the large audience. Conversation […]
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By: Dominique Vinas A hectic schedule is what any senior in college can relate to. And Jessica Cid, PR major here at Kean knows the feeling of having a lot of fish to fry. Committing herself to losing weight and quitting smoking are just some of the minor goals she has set out for herself for this year. Her most recent project […]
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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 program that provides people in and around the Kean community access to a car without owning or leasing one. The service, which the university officially launched at its homecoming on Oct. 19, […]
Read moreBy: 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 survey conducted by The Chronicle of Higher Education found that 61% of high school students have never written a paper that was more than five pages. The survey would suggest that students entering […]
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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 exists in present-day Cuba. Lazo, a Cuban author, blogger, photographer, journalist and social activist, was invited to speak at the university by its College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Until January 2013, […]
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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, pending designations were partly to blame for the bevy of course cancellations that occurred at the start of the fall semester. This could potentially lead to more class cancellations, with the university’s […]
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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 11 a.m. Campus Police received a report of a black male, approximately 5’6” to 5’8”, wearing a white Lakers jersey walking north on Green Lane toward Morris Avenue carrying what appeared to be […]
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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 advertised holiday, Christmas, is just less than two months away. Around this time, products are high in demand and things can get pretty expensive. Unless of course, you are equipped with some pocket […]
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