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"Canavan and Valenzuela’s performance of “Goodbye Love” toward the end of Act II was a particular highlight. Always emotional, this rendition was particularly gut-wrenching." - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

Rowan Theater Department’s “Rent” brings intense passion to the stage

Abigail Twiford April 17, 2024

The Rowan Theater Department’s spring mainstage musical for 2024 was the 1993 Broadway classic “Rent.” The rock musical is inspired by the opera “La Boheme,” and centers around a group of eight...

"The victims are the ones worthy of memory, not the shooters, which is why I have taken care to not restate their names here. What I will restate here are the far less known names of the victims." - Photo via KUNC.org

Twiford: Columbine Shooting; Say their names, not the shooters

Abigail Twiford April 17, 2024

On April 20, 1999, Columbine High School was hit with tragedy, chaos, and carnage when two seniors attacked.  While the two students had initially planned a multi-stage attack that involved multiple...

"I am not a superstitious person, however, the week of April 14- April 20 is cursed, and I can prove it." - Graphic / Yaz  Shaughnessy

Twiford: This week in April is historically cursed

Abigail Twiford April 17, 2024

I am not a superstitious person, however, the week of April 14- April 20 is cursed, and I can prove it.  Historically, several massively horrible events have occurred within this period, and it’s...

A slide from Dr. Baylis's prensentation about sustainable mortuary practices. - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford.

Guest speaker on Green(ing) Death

Abigail Twiford April 17, 2024

No matter when or why, the blunt and hard truth of the world is that everyone will die. It’s a fact that most people don’t like talking about, or even thinking about if they can help it. It’s...

Baja car is test driven around the muddy track. - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

Muddy Motorsports Day drives on despite weather

Abigail Twiford April 17, 2024

The wind howled, pushing against the cars on the road, blowing through the trees and pushing anything that wasn’t tied down and even people around as it made the day feel significantly colder than the...

"As a college community, we need to work on dismantling this stigma, not only around our own campus but more broadly as well." - Graphic / Brendan Cohen

Twiford: STIs are stigmatized. They shouldn’t be

Abigail Twiford April 10, 2024

April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month. For that reason, I want to talk about STIs, more specifically the stigma that comes with them and why they shouldn’t be there. I’m not trying...

Mike and Barbara Simmermon at the annual Organ Donor Day event. - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

Students encouraged to become organ donors at annual PRSSA event

Abigail Twiford April 10, 2024

The sun was finally out after several days of pouring rain. It was a brisk but comfortable April 4 and the Anthony J. Fulginiti Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at Rowan...

Twiford: Sexual Awareness as a survivor

Twiford: Sexual Awareness as a survivor

Abigail Twiford April 3, 2024

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I wrote an article last year at this same time speaking on the importance of this particular awareness month.  But if I’m honest, it wasn’t my best...

Wellness Center staff prepares to walk banner out during Take Back the Night on April 2. - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

Take Back The Night provides unity and community for sexual abuse survivors

Abigail Twiford April 3, 2024

Despite the dreary and damp conditions outside, dozens of people made their way out for Take Back The Night on Tuesday, April 2. The Wellness Center’s annual event invites people throughout the Rowan...

An example of an AED being used. - Photo via Pixabay

AEDs on campus provide vital safety net for Rowan’s athletes

Abigail Twiford March 27, 2024

In early 2023, Damar Hamlin collapsed during a football game, suffering cardiac arrest after a shoulder check to the chest. The medical aid immediately rushed to Hamlin on the field, and gave him a variety...

Sister Stacie Gagnon poses for a photo along side fellow Catholic sisters. - Photo via Sistersfmihm.org

Convent of Catholic sisters neighbors Rowan’s campus

Abigail Twiford March 27, 2024

On Ellis Street, across the street from the Rowan-owned parking lot and just down the street from buildings that house classrooms that hundreds of students move through every day, in a large, light-brown...

"The centerpiece of the showcase is a white dress, made with a material and silhouette that bring to mind an earlier era, almost colonial." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Exploring Bonds: Jack Larimore’s BONDING Exhibition at Rowan University Art Gallery

Abigail Twiford March 27, 2024

The Rowan University Art Gallery and Museum’s newest exhibit is Jack Larimore’s BONDING, an exploration of the interplay between domestic chores and nature, and the way people bond to each other and...

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