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Freshman Kate Wilburn claimed the top prize as winner of Rowan’s Got Talent 2017. -Photo Editor/Nicole Mingo

And the winner of Rowan’s Got Talent 2017 is…

Eric Conklin November 21, 2017

Freshman Kate Wilburn claimed the top prize as winner of Rowan’s Got Talent 2017. The annual talent contest hosted by the Rowan Television Network and Rowan After Hours was held in the Chamberlain Student...

- Image courtesy of Edelman Planetarium

Laser Michael Jackson returns to the Edelman Planetarium

Eric Conklin November 1, 2017

During the month of November, the Edelman Planetarium is showing people the king of pop in laser form after a more than three-year hiatus. “Laser Michael Jackson," a laser light show that combines the...

Academic Success Center tells students how to "get grit." - Courtesy of flickr user Steven S.

Academic Success Center helps students cope with workload at brown bag seminar

Eric Conklin October 9, 2017

Students were offered a workshop on Wed. Oct. 4 about staying motivated to finish their college careers. The “Got Grit” workshop, presented in Savitz Hall 218, focused on helping students find resilience...

From left to right: Kelly Green, Alyssa Compa, Derek Jones and Geneva Gerwitz at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in June 2016. The student radio station won its seventh Gracie Award for election coverage. - Photo provided by Derek Jones

Rowan Radio wins Gracie Award for election coverage

Eric Conklin April 1, 2017

Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM’s trophy case is continuing to fill up. Station members Alyssa Compa, Kelly Green, and Geneva Gerwitz won a Gracie Award for their election-coverage radio show, Decision 2016, which...

Dining For Diversity seeks to teach students about categorizing sexuality

Eric Conklin February 27, 2017

The smell of chicken tenders welcomed Rowan students interested in discussing Sexuality and Categorization last Wednesday at the Owl’s Nest in the Chamberlain Student Center. The "Dining for Diversity"...

Muslim Student Association supports Rowan Muslims amid president’s executive order

Eric Conklin February 3, 2017

Members of Rowan University's Muslim community have used the Muslim Student Association (MSA) as a way to embrace their religion and to educate others about it. But this semester, MSA is serving an additional...

Rowan Professor holds signing for new book about the history of television

Eric Conklin December 7, 2016

Radio, TV and Film Professor David Bianculli hosted a signing at the Rowan Barnes and Noble Bookstore on Dec. 5 for his new book, "The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead,...

College Diabetes Network establishes itself as a resource for diabetics

Eric Conklin December 6, 2016

The Disability Resource Center, The Wellness Center, and three students are looking to find a new way to provide for students with diabetes, by bringing the College Diabetes Network to Rowan. The College...

SGA makes final decision for several pending clubs

Eric Conklin November 2, 2016

Rowan’s Student Government Association (SGA) met Monday in the Chamberlain Student Center Eynon Ballroom to make the final decision to potentially charter several clubs. A charter hearing for the Criminal...

Unified Sports unites Rowan students and Special Olympics athletes

Eric Conklin October 18, 2016

Although Unified Sports' soccer season ends in the fall, Sunday’s high of 70 degrees made it feel like the season was just starting. The warm weather brought hugs and smiles to the turf field as Unified...

Rowan students dine-in for diversity

Eric Conklin October 5, 2016

Four tables were placed together, though only two were used on the green in the Holly Pointe Commons cafeteria for a small group of 10 Rowan University students from “Dining For Diversity.” The Social...

Holly Pointe fire systems alarm students

Eric Conklin September 28, 2016

The Holly Pointe Commons stairwells have been flocked with mass amounts of footsteps recently, and many students living in Rowan’s newest residence hall appear displeased with having to evacuate the...

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