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Published Feb. 9, 2017 A simple run-in with Kean University’s Graphic Organization President Ryan Quinn at freshman orientation last summer has led to a new masthead for The Tower. It was there that Rebecca Panico, The Tower’s former editor-in-chief and current web developer, struck up a conversation with Quinn about creating a new design for The Tower’s masthead. Panico had just redesigned […]
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Produced, edited and filmed by David Long. Co-produced and filmed by Rebecca Panico There have been a few change of hands at The Tower this semester as students graduate or balance other responsibilities that come along with college. In the video above, the new student editors discuss their past experiences and plans for the future. Featured are Editor-in-Chief Rose Marie Kitchen, […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published Dec. 12, 2016 As I enter my last semester at Kean University and leave my post as editor-in-chief to handle web development for The Tower, I’ve been reflecting on my experiences throughout my academic career. It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve as a student reporter, news editor, co-editor and editor-in-chief at The […]
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By Anthony N. Muccigrossi | Published April 11, 2016 The Tower, the independent voice of Kean University, won five awards last month for newspaper, news website and online news video as well as second place for overall General Excellence from the New Jersey Collegiate Press Association. Professional journalists judge hundreds of entries from private and public colleges across the state […]
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Phil Giannino, of WKNJ-FM By Anthony N. Muccigrossi To add more multimedia to journalism at Kean University, The Tower has launched its new online video section. The section, which is in its first semester of production, will feature a variety of segments related to the on and off the campus. First in the series of online video segments is “Fifty […]
Read moreBy Dan Canova As I’m sitting home on my couch and writing this final piece for “The Tower” here at Kean University, I can’t help but think about how fast my four years in college have gone. It’s a blur. I began as an Athletic Training Major, switched over to Physical Education, and finally discovered myself becoming a Communication/Journalism Major […]
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The Tower received two awards from the New Jersey College Press Association at its annual conference and luncheon last month. Brian Konchalski, who has served as The Tower’s news editor and editor-in-chief, received second place in Editorial Writing for his piece in Fall 2013 headlined “Stronger than the Storm.” The commentary highlighted Kean’s many positive attributes in the face of […]
Read moreBy Daniel Reyes It’s time for me to say goodbye. After four-and-a-half years, numerous major changes and countless questionable collegiate decisions it’s time for me to walk away from this campus, this school and this paper. It’s fitting that I’m writing this, my last note, so close to Thanksgiving, because believe it or not, this school has given me […]
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