The Whit

Editorial: COVID-19 Creates Unprecedented Obstacles but Profs are Stronger

The Whit Staff • September 9, 2020

The year 2020 has already gone down in history as one to remember. Between Australia being swallowed by flames, huge pushes for racial justice and dozens of protests against police brutality across the...

Rossen: Does our university truly respect Jewish Profs?

Alex Rossen • September 8, 2020

We are just a fraction of the Jewish population at Rowan, and what we’ve experienced is only a fraction of what Rowan’s Jewish community as a whole has experienced.

The Road to a COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatment: a Biochemistry Student Explains

Emily Kopchick • August 25, 2020

In just five months, a nonliving particle one hundredth the diameter of a human hair has claimed the lives of more US citizens than the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.

Evade the Virus: CDC Guidelines for Rowan Returners

Emily Kopchick • August 19, 2020

It’s your move-in day. You have officially returned to Rowan University in the midst of a global pandemic. With protective protocols in place, life at Rowan is not what it used to be. Time progresses,...

COVID-19 takes center stage during “Mythbusters” Adam Savage’s commencement address

Christopher Connors • May 12, 2020

Adam Savage, star of “Mythbusters” - a popular discovery channel television program during the better part of the 2000s, took center stage during Rowan University’s virtual commencement ceremony...

Kopchick: How students with ADHD – and those without – can stay focused for distance learning

Emily Kopchick • March 25, 2020

Everyone struggles with distractibility at some point. ADHD is one of the most well-researched mental disorders, yet it is also one of the most overdiagnosed due to our culture of immediate gratification...

Lonsdorf and Kopchick: Learning-disabled students like us will suffer most with distance learning

Tara Lonsdorf and Emily Kopchick • March 25, 2020

Hi - we are two high-achieving Rowan students who are active in clubs, participate in research and have plans for graduate school. We both take our classroom education seriously. Both of us are also diagnosed...

Fox: Staying home is the most heroic thing to do

Rebecca Fox • March 25, 2020

The world right now is in utter mayhem. Entire countries are quarantined. The Earth feels apocalyptic. COVID-19 is sweeping across all nations. Beginning in China, the virus has now directly affected...

Ahmed: Please stay home, call me ‘chicken little’ later

Mahaa Ahmed • March 21, 2020

Over this past weekend, as I sat in self-isolation, I watched the Snapchat stories of a Rowan alumna at a bar on Saturday, knowing she would be back in her classroom full of young students first thing...

Pineiro: Spring break gone wrong

Deanna Pineiro • March 16, 2020

My spring break softball trip to Florida was not what I expected. As we arrived in Florida on the 19th, we found out terrible news that same night. My team and I just arrived at our beautiful houses for...

Pineiro: Softball heads to Florida for spring break

Deanna Pineiro • March 12, 2020

As I pack and prepare for my spring break trip to Florida tomorrow morning, I am anxious. I am excited to be in the warmth and play softball under the palm trees. On the other hand, I am anxious to walk...

Editorial: Even with coronavirus shutdowns, The Whit won’t quit

The Whit Staff • March 11, 2020

While Rowan's spring break has been extended another week, make no mistake: The Whit will continue to publish both online and in a physical print issue during that week. This decision was made for...