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Senior Emily Kopchick performed breaststroke for the Rowan University Swimming and Diving team for four years. Here, she discusses how NCAA DIII athletics' few material motivations curate a culture where all athletes must perform out of passion. - Photo courtesy of Rowan Athletics

Kopchick: DIII Athletes Set the Example for Passion-Driven Lifestyle

Emily Kopchick April 14, 2021

As a member of the varsity swim team for all four of my years at Rowan, the amount of time we spent training weekly qualified as having a part-time job. My classmates and parents often questioned my reasons...

A vaccine for COVID-19 would help protect millions of people - but can it be developed quickly enough? - Image from Pixabay

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.
Rowan University holds a ceremony for the graduating class of 2020. The ceremony was originally scheduled for May but because of the coronavirus pandemic, it had to be postponed.  - Staff Photographer / Miguel Martinez

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,...

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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...

Rowan's Wellness Center is in Winans Hall. The Wellness Center hosted the fourth annual “Out of the Darkness Campus Walk” to aid in suicide awareness. - File Photo / Amanda Palma

Kopchick: The Wellness Center’s moratorium on sick notes will physically harm vulnerable students

Emily Kopchick December 4, 2019

It is common knowledge that the temperature and hours of daylight are inversely proportional to incidences of sickness. As more and more people seek shelter from the cold, public facilities become breeding...

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