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Hamentashen is a traditional Purim pastry made to resemble the ears of a man who attempted to genocide the Jewish people. Yes, we eat them anyway, and yes, they are delicious. - Photo by Flickr user Nate Steiner

Purim reminds us to find joy in spite of evil

Tara Lonsdorf March 11, 2020

There's a joke among Jews about how so many of our holidays center around the same narrative: they tried to kill us; they failed; we won; let's eat. Jewish identity often seems to pivot around these...

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, New Jersey. - Photo via Miguel Martinez

Editorial: What happens in a worst-case scenario?

The Whit Staff March 4, 2020

Update: Rowan University has sent out an email announcing the extension of spring break 2020 to give teachers time to create new lesson plans online in the wake of coronavirus. Read more about it here. Online...

Students represented pride in diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity outside of the Student Center in 2020. - File Photo / Kristin Guglietti

Rowan’s response to hatred: an exercise in facile nobility

Owen O’Brien March 4, 2020

For some reason, I decided to take a nap on Monday, and I’m so mad that I did, fuming, even. Because I missed it. I missed the protest. Naturally, I checked all my social media to see what I missed....

The owl statue near Robinson Hall at Rowan's Glassboro Campus. - File Photo / Miguel Martinez

Letter to the Editor: Response to ‘Why is SGA asking students for scholarship money?’

Letter to the Editor March 4, 2020

Editor's Note: This letter is written by current members of SGA in response to a Feb. 12 editorial written by the entire Whit staff. Digital media has grown quickly throughout the years and with great...

"Opticks" is a stainless steel and alumnium sculpture created by Beth Nybeck using the handwritten notes from Rowan engineering students as reference. It is meant to convey a student's head being filled with mathematical knowledge. - Photo from Rowan University Public Art Libraries.

Lonsdorf: How my female brain learned to love math

Tara Lonsdorf February 29, 2020

Here's my darkest secret as a science major: I took algebra one in seventh grade, and did so poorly that I then repeated it in eighth grade. I've cried over math. I've had panic attacks over math. I've...

President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Times. 247wallst.com

Editorial: Trump’s lawsuit against the New York Times threatens journalism

The Whit Staff February 26, 2020

Donald Trump’s lifetime in the limelight has been marked by his consistent threats to litigate against critics, business partners and even small business owners who dare to infringe on his famous “you’re...

Journalists use many tools for the trade, including their time and energy. - Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

Guglietti: The Whit Misconceptions

Kristin Guglietti February 26, 2020

The Whit is always looking for more students to join our team whether it comes to writing articles, taking photos and shooting video. If you’re a reader, chances are you’re also a writer. Since...

A copy of The Whit sits on a stack of newspapers. - Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

The Whit wins Outstanding Campus Media Award

Kristin Guglietti February 26, 2020

The Whit recently won Outstanding Campus Media from NJ News Commons Excellence in Local News Awards. "The award goes to a student journalist or campus news organization whose reporting efforts had a demonstrable...

Rowan's parking enforcement process a ticket to an illegally parked car at Rowan's Glassboro Campus. - Editor-in Chief / Miguel Martinez

Letter to the Editor: Response to Fuad on parking passes

Letter to the Editor February 26, 2020

Good afternoon, I just read the article about Rowan's parking passes. I commute to school and unfortunately cannot afford their parking pass. This was my first year driving to school so I honestly...

Picture courtesy of Professor DiUlio.

Editorial: College newspapers thrive with good advisers

The Whit Staff February 19, 2020

On college newspapers, where emerging writers depend on constructive feedback and strong guidance, a staff depends on a good adviser. Some of these positive qualities include being fair, supportive, involved,...

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...

A commuter permit sticker is photographed in a car at a parking lot at Rowan's Glassboro Campus. Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

Fuad: Stop charging students money for parking permits

Mohammed Fuad February 19, 2020

Being a Rowan college student has its perks: you make your own schedule, get to learn from a professor of your choice, meet people from all different places and get to explore your interests and passions,...

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