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A night at the opera with Rowan’s production of “La Favola D’Orfeo”

Cierra Lewis March 22, 2017

Twenty musicians crowded the compact Boyd Recital Hall stage to perform a rendition of “La Favola D’Orfeo” Monday under the direction of Dr. Lourin Plant. The event, which started at 8 p.m., drew...

Students talk about labeling women at LGBTQA+ event

Cierra Lewis March 20, 2017

A handful of students gathered in the small conference room in the Social Justice, Inclusion and Conflict Resolution Center (SJICR) in Robinson Hall Wednesday night to discuss one of society’s oldest...

Winning soloists shine in special Rowan Orchestra concert

Cierra Lewis March 1, 2017

Mellifluous sounds filled Pfleeger Concert Hall during the Rowan Orchestra: Soloist Competition Winners Concert. Held on Tuesday, Feb. 21, the concert consisted of six songs, which included Mozart’s...

Activist Ilaysah Al Shabazz addresses black education crisis at Rosa Parks Luncheon

Cierra Lewis February 28, 2017

As she moved across the stage, the applause died down and the room fell silent, waiting and anticipating to see if Ilyasah Al Shabazz lived up to her name. In the student center ballroom on Tuesday, Rowan...

Rowan After Hours welcomes P.L.A.Y.E.R.S Club

Cierra Lewis February 8, 2017

Once again, the P.L.A.Y.E.R.S Club step team put best their foot forward. Thursday evening, the Bronx-based step team returned to Rowan After Hours (RAH) to perform for the eighth time. “We love Rowan...

Race, immigration, white privilege themes for “Americanah” panel

Cierra Lewis November 16, 2016

Race, racism, white privilege, identity, immigration, and diaspora were all themes centered around the panel discussion of the novel “Americanah,” written by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. On...

Rowan Department of Music pays tribute to the late Les Paul

Cierra Lewis November 7, 2016

This past Thursday Rowan’s Department of Music hosted a tribute concert to the late musician and inventor Les Paul, featuring Rowan’s Jazz Band and the remaining members of Les Paul Trio. The jazz...

RAH’s Zombie Casino Night haunts Rowan’s Student Center Pit

Cierra Lewis November 2, 2016

The crowd was dead, well perhaps undead for one of this past weekend's Rowan After Hours (RAH) events in conjunction with their "RAHloween Weekend," which strove to get students in the Halloween spirit.  Friday...

Rowan IX raises awareness about campus sexual discrimination

Cierra Lewis October 14, 2016

A new club on campus is becoming a resource for victims of sexual discrimination and their allies. Rowan IX, an unchartered, student-run organization, is less than a year old, but already has plans...

Faculty Spotlight highlights Rowan’s finest performers

Cierra Lewis October 3, 2016

Students, faculty and lovers of chamber music were in for a treat Thursday night when five Rowan professors collaborated and put on a "woodwind and string" concert at Boyd Recital Hall, as part of the College...

Former officer speaks up about police and the community

Cierra Lewis September 28, 2016

Headlines, breaking news and trending topics within the past few years have centered on police brutality, corruption and calls for police reform. Rowan's Office of Social Justice Inclusion and Conflict...

Artist Dread Scott talks police and mass incarceration at Rowan

Cierra Lewis September 19, 2016

Last Thursday students, teachers, activists and average citizens filed into the Chamberlain Student Center’s Eynon Ballroom to hear world-renowned artist Dread Scott speak about his latest exhibition...

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