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Dear Destiny: Sustainable Gifter

Dear Destiny: Sustainable Gifter

Destiny Hall February 22, 2020

Dear Destiny, I want to show everyone in my life that I care about them, but it's financially unsustainable for me to give them everything they deserve right now. What are some nice things I can do...

Business Hall. - Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

Spotlight Speaker Series promotes student entrepreneurship

Sanjana Kondapalli February 19, 2020

Over a 100 students gathered in Business Hall room 104 on Feb. 12 for the Spotlight Speaker Series event. This particular event in the series focused on explaining the early stages of businesses and startups...

Dr. Martha Hursey Brown wasn't just an important Rowan student for her time - her contributions to Rowan's legacies of journalism and racial justice persist to this day. - Photograph from "The Whit" Volume 9 Issue #3, published May 31, 1946

Martha Hursey is the most important Rowan graduate you’ve never heard of

Tara Lonsdorf February 19, 2020

Dr. Martha Hursey Brown does not have any buildings named after her on the Glassboro campus. She does not have a statue built in her honor or any institutional scholarships endowed in her name, even though...

James Cummins, a junior geographic information systems major, and Joe Aschenbrenner, a senior disaster preparedness and emergency management major, take advantage of The SHOP on the Go stock at the Tutoring Center. The Tutoring Center and the engineering building currently have SHOP on the Gos, but they are hoping to expand in the future. - Assistant A&E Editor / Kristin Guglietti

The SHOP continues to provide for students in need by expanding

Kristin Guglietti February 19, 2020

Students may have heard about The SHOP, which provides free food and resources for students. However, going to The SHOP can be difficult at times with hours of operation being limited to Mondays...

Rowan After Hours hosted Classy Casino Night on Saturday Night. The event was one that RAH holds annually. - Contributor / Christine Harkinson

RAH hosts Classy Casino Night

Christine Harkinson February 17, 2020

Rowan After Hours held its annual Classy Casino Night on Saturday, which featured students that were dressed their best and ready to test their luck. Coinciding with the Winter Ball, both events served...

Dear Destiny: A Helping Hand

Dear Destiny: A Helping Hand

Destiny Hall February 15, 2020

Dear Destiny, My boyfriend never seems to want my help. This is especially true for homework: he won't let me look at his essays or projects, and then doesn't do well. I respect his pride and desire...

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We celebrate all types of love on Valentine’s Day — not just the romantic kind

Destiny Hall February 12, 2020

Despite never having a significant other on Valentine’s Day, it’s still one of my favorite holidays. Don’t get me wrong, it’d be nice to go out with a tall guy who buys me flowers or a girl that...

The Marketplace serves food at the Chamberlain Student Center. -Editor-in-chief / Miguel Martinez

I went vegan because I used to hate vegans: here’s why

Kailey Bertelson February 12, 2020

I spent my whole life judging other people’s lifestyles way too harshly. Running an Instagram account dedicated to food, I would post photos of juicy red meat, creamy herbed cheese and steaming pots...

South Asian Student Alliance hopes to bring more diversity to Rowan's campus. - Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com

South Asian Student Alliance club looks to expand diversity on campus

Mohammed Fuad February 12, 2020

Four Rowan University sophomores hope to bring more cultural diversity to campus with the formation of the South Asian Student Alliance (SASA). The organization looks to foster a community of South Asian...

Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering building. - File Photo / Justin Decker

We need to talk about the female retention issue in the electrical and computer engineering department

Giselle Onofre February 11, 2020

This year, approximately 70 electrical and computer engineering students will be graduating, and only two of them are girls. The fact is that at Rowan, a substantially lower number of girls enroll...

Concetta Davis, a junior biology major, poses for a picture at Rowan University’s Glassboro campus. - Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

Concetta Davis embraces herself—and you should too

Kalie VanDewater February 9, 2020

Many people are focused on superficial things like followers on social media, their credibility among their peers, and whether their clothes are in style. For some people, these types of things are the...

Students and faculty met at Walk Like a Prof to support women in sports. Walk Like a Prof was held the week of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. - Contributor / Christine Harkinson

Walk Like a Prof promotes women in sports

Christine Harkinson February 9, 2020

Walk Like a Prof, held at the Recreation Center on Friday, was an event that supported National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a celebration started by the Women’s Sports Foundation. This foundation...

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