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The Rowan Muslim Student Association's e-board. - Photo via Omair Hashmi

Muslim Student Association aims to educate and unify students across faiths and cultures

Maryela Gallardo February 14, 2024

The Rowan Muslim Student Association (MSA) has returned for the spring semester with new events and a determined executive board, looking for new members, and welcoming space for all Rowan students.  Yasmien...

Common communist posting that is seen around campus. - Photo via Drew Ambrosino

Rowan Communism club hopes to leave a Marx

Bryant Lopez February 14, 2024

Students may have seen communist stickers or people selling books and magazines about communism around the Student Center. This has caused many reactions from many students but there is not much information...

Students attending "A Guide to Black Excellence" settle into their seats. - Staff Writer / Maryela  Gallardo

Rowan NAACP hosts “A Guide to Black Excellence in College”

Maryela Gallardo February 14, 2024

Multiple African-American organizations on campus gathered at Discovery Hall, room 413 on Feb. 7 from 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. to discuss amongst each other how to guide black students at Rowan to excellence.  The...

Meditation Walk's entrance closest to the Rowan Boulevard traffic circle. - Photo via Rowan

Dear Rowan… the centennial art installation coming soon to Meditation Walk

Abigail Twiford February 14, 2024

Due to the 2023- 2024 school year marking 100 years since Rowan University started operation as Glassboro Normal School, the university administration continues to unveil new projects created to honor...

Rowan University Philippine American Coalition (RUPAC) members pose with their table. - Contributor / Erik Gil

SJICR hosts fifth Cultural Organization Fair

Erik Gil February 7, 2024

The Office of Social Justice, Inclusion, And Conflict Resolution at Rowan University held its fifth biannual Cultural Organization Fair on Feb. 1. The four-hour event represented the different mixtures...

Junior, Kate Herlihy, meets a young basketball layer who came out for the event. - Contributor / Riley Adams

Rowan Athletics celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day with local female athletes 

Riley Adams February 7, 2024

Every February, National Girls and Women in Sports Day is celebrated to honor the many female athletes, past and present around the world.  This year, Rowan Athletics, with the help of the women’s...

Cortinarius iodes mushroom. - Photo via Jenna Levner

Mushrooms made easy at Mycology club

Bryant Lopez February 7, 2024

A club that is sprouting exponentially in Rowan is the mycology club with only a short period since beginning. The mycology club began last year and got chartered at the beginning of last spring semester....

Sheila Saini applies Lushious Beauty false eyelashes to an audience participant. - Staff Writer / Paige Britt

Lushious Beauty owner offers advice to fellow student entrepreneurs

Paige Britt February 7, 2024

On Feb. 6, the Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship hosted "Catch Up with a Startup", highlighting the business Lushious Beauty and founder and CEO Shaila Saini.  Saini is an international...

Jayson Stark speaks to students in Bozorth Hall. - Photo via RowanSportsCAM on X

Jayson Stark featured at first Pizza With the Pros of spring semester

Curtis Ulrich February 6, 2024

On Monday, Feb. 5, Pizza With The Pros started the Spring Semester with an exciting guest speaker for MLB fans, with senior writer Jayson Stark. Jayson Stark is the winner of the Baseball Writers’...

Hillel's e-board poses for a photo at their game night event. - Contributor / Erik Gil

Hillel welcomes spring semester with game night

Erik Gil January 31, 2024

On Friday the 26th, Hillel, the Jewish student run organization, held a game night to welcome back the semester. Held at Hawthorn Hall, it was a chance for Jewish and non-Jewish students alike to come...

The Black Student Union e-board poses for a photo. - Copy Editor / Bryant Lopez

Obsidian Ball celebrates and unites Rowan’s BIPOC community

Bryant Lopez January 31, 2024

On Jan. 27, the Rowan Black Student Union (BSU) held the third annual Obsidian Ball where students could get together to enjoy music and food and view the event's vendors. Many students attended the event...

Tyler Hilinski playing football. - Photo via HilinskisHope.org

Tyler Talk brings awareness to athletes’ mental health

Braijon Williams January 31, 2024

On Thursday, Jan. 25th, student-athletes, and athletic training majors were asked to gather at Pfleeger Concert Hall, to listen to Mark and Kym Hilinski talk about mental health for student-athletes and...

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