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Assistant vice presidents of the 2022 SGA board talk to senate at a meeting. - Photo via Rowan University Student Government

2024 SGA Budget sees cut in SGA operating funds and rise in club accounts

Berry Andres April 26, 2023

Considering last year’s outrage at the 2023 SGA Budget, the release of the budget for the 2024 fiscal year has barely been a blip on people’s radars.  The SGA Budget is the official source...

"In the medical community, disabled people make up just 3.1% of the physician population." - Photo via Rowan-Virtua SOM

Andres: Disabled individuals need to be prioritized in healthcare

Berry Andres April 26, 2023

I never even thought about being a doctor as a kid. I didn’t quite walk right, I couldn’t stand for too long and my hands would often feel sharp pains that caused me to drop whatever I was holding....

The cast of "Trail to Oregon!" performed several shows starting April 14. - Staff Photographer / Grace Fox

Lab Theater’s “Trail to Oregon!”: Just hope the audience doesn’t give you dysentery

Berry Andres April 19, 2023

In a show that began with encouraged cursing from the audience and ended with watching the entire cast go skinny dipping in clothes that revealed artistically-placed patches of hair, Rowan Lab Theater’s...

Bunce Hall lit up in support of the LGBTQ+ community. - Former Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

How does Rowan University’s preferred name software work?

Berry Andres February 22, 2023

In 2021, the most widely used college application software, The Common App, updated its application questions focused on sex and gender to include pronouns and preferred name usage. Because of this change,...

Lacovara discusses the impact of Charles Darwin with guests at Words Matter Bookstore in Pitman, New Jersey. - Editor-in-Chief / Berry Andres

Rowan’s School of Earth and Environment celebrate “Darwin Day”

Berry Andres February 21, 2023

With streamers, balloons and finch paraphernalia lining the walls, doctor of paleontology Kenneth Lacovara and 40 other guests gathered to celebrate one of the biggest events in science — Charles Darwin’s...

The SHOP Coordinator Becky Foster and student intern Leilanie Hinton sit at The SHOPS' resource table during the Student Hunger on Campus Town Hall Meeting and Resource Fair. - Photo / Editor-in-Chief Berry Andres

One in three Rowan students face food insecurity, survey finds

Berry Andres November 30, 2022

According to the 2022 Student Hunger on Campus Survey (SHOC) distributed by Rowan University’s Affordability Taskforce, more than one in three Rowan students face food insecurity — roughly 38 percent. The...

Michaels advises students to always remember the "boos" and don'ts of Halloween etiquette. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Michaels: The Boo’s and Don’ts of Halloween Safety

Berry Andres October 19, 2022

As All Hallows Eve approaches, it is imperative to highlight that with all the treats that come with the night, come frights as well.  I know we are much too old to sit here and discuss that you should...

SUP held it's monthly movie night of "Princess Diaries" in conjunction with Rowan's 2022 Homecoming. -  Sports Editor / Brianna Mac Kay

Students & Tiaras: SUP Hosts “The Princess Diaries” Movie Event

Berry Andres October 19, 2022

During a week filled with fun activities and homecoming celebrations, Rowan students have plenty of events that they can choose to attend. Sitting somewhere in between the fast-paced nature of Push Cart...

Rowan Police vehicle parked at Rowan Public Safety headquarters at Bole Annex. - Photo / Miguel Martinez

Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Hitting 3 Teens With car

Berry Andres October 19, 2022

On Monday, Oct. 17, a woman purposefully struck three teens with her vehicle in an attempt to flee police at Hollybush Garden Apartments, located less than a half mile away from the nearest Rowan University...

Shelves are scarce as more students are taking advantage of the program. - Editor-in-Chief / Berry Andres

Rowan Food Pantry Faces Increase in Patrons and Stagnant Supplies

Berry Andres October 11, 2022

Tucked away in a corner on Rowan University’s campus and squeezed in between the hulking, yellow-and-brown Rowan Boulevard Apartments, The SHOP operates in hopes of aiding the population of Rowan students...

After students expressed wanting more details in Rowan Alerts and Timely Warning, the most recent one was more descriptive although the correlation between complaints and this email is undetermined. Graphic Editors / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Rowan Alert! Too Much Panic, Too Little Information

Berry Andres October 5, 2022

Within the first 25 days of the fall semester classes at Rowan, the public safety department’s crime log recorded 62 individual cases of crime occurring on the campus. These cases are filtered through...

Isabeau poses with her human, Suzanne. Tuesday, July 26, 2022. - Staff Photgrapher / Ashley Craven

Tuesdays are for the Dogs With the Blue Rocks’ “Bark in the Park”

Berry Andres August 1, 2022

Daniel S. Frawley Stadium, home of the Wilmington Blue Rocks, isn’t just dedicated to providing inclusive fan experiences to those in attendance at a baseball game. On Tuesday nights, they cater to...

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