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Art kit bags are lined up and ready for pick-up at the Chamberlain Student Center for the Virtual Canvas Painting event. - Photo / Gabrielle Giacomelli

Rowan After Hours and SCCA Host Post-Thanksgiving Virtual Canvas Painting

Gabrielle Giacomelli December 2, 2020

Walking around the Rowan campus the day after Thanksgiving was like walking in a ghost town. Cars weren’t seen driving down the streets and only a few students were seen scattered about. However, Student...

Event moderator Amy Hoch asking a question to the panelists.- Photo via / Gabrielle Giacomelli

DEI Hosts “Minding Your Mental Health: COVID-19, Racism and the Elections” Virtual Meeting

Gabrielle Giacomelli November 4, 2020

The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) of Rowan University held a WebEx meeting on the topics of racism, COVID-19, political culture, and how to deal with those issues on Wednesday, Nov....

Resident Assistant Sydney Ramos hosts BLM Brave Space to talk about the Black Lives Matter movement. - Photo courtesy of Sydney Ramos

BLM Brave Space Meeting Provides Safe Space to Discuss Current Social Justice Climate

Gabrielle Giacomelli October 21, 2020

What does Black Lives Matter mean to you? That was the question that started the BLM Brave Space meeting held by 20-year-old Sydney Ramos, a resident assistant at Rowan University. Every month...

Promotional media for the Rowan Environmental Action League's virtual discussion on pollution. - Photo via Rowan Environmental Action League's ProfLink

REAL Hosts Virtual Discussion with NAACP and Environmental Leader Marcus Sibley

Gabrielle Giacomelli October 13, 2020

The Rowan Environmental Action League (REAL) hosted a virtual discussion on Wednesday, Oct. 7 with Marcus Sibley, the communications, press and publicity chair for the New Jersey state National Association...

The Campbell Library at Rowan University. The role of a copy editor is to make sure that an article is clear and concise before it is published. - File Photo / Miguel Martinez

Writing Center celebrates 10 years of developing “confident writers”

Gabrielle Giacomelli March 12, 2020

Rowan’s Writing Center has been operating for 10 years. On March 5, there was an event held in the Rowan Art Gallery to celebrate its anniversary. The event was sponsored by the Edelman College of...

Kevin Hines speaks in front of armed service members on Feb. 1, 2018 at North Lewis Chapel on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. - U.S. Army

Strength and Perseverance: the Kevin Hines story

Gabrielle Giacomelli February 26, 2020

Kevin Hines is a survivor. Hines came to Rowan University on Feb. 24 to spread his unique story of strength and perseverance. Hines began by telling those in attendance to stand and take a moment of...

Students hold up the art work they made during the Active Minds  meeting. Staff Writer - Gabrielle Giacomelli

Active Minds kicks off first meeting of semester

Gabrielle Giacomelli February 12, 2020

Active Minds, a national organization that began in 2003 as a nonprofit dedicated to raising mental health awareness among college students, had their first meeting of the semester on Feb. 6 in the Chamberlain...

The repaired gate at the townhouse parking garage - Editor-In-Chief / Miguel Martinez

Townhouse parking garage update

Gabrielle Giacomelli February 5, 2020

Rowan University embarked on an infrastructure renovation plan known as the University Access Control project over winter break, beginning by repairing gates around campus. The Townhouse Parking Garage...

- Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

THRIVE strives to provide students with tools for success

Gabrielle Giacomelli January 30, 2020

In light of recent events, Rowan THRIVE has been mentioned often, thrown around like a game of catch. Despite the recent publicity the program has received, many in the community still don’t fully understand...

Rowan students grieve during a vigil at the Student Center back patio on Friday, December 6, 2019. Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

Rowan community holds student led vigils across campus to remember those lost to suicide

Gabrielle Giacomelli December 7, 2019

The dark, cold Friday night was made brighter and warmer by the dozens of candles held by the community of Rowan students on the back patio of the Student Center. The student held vigil was to remember...

On Thursday night, Rowan community gathered following an incident involving a student at the Rowan Boulevard parking garage. The meeting was held to address concerns within the community regarding the handling of mental health on campus. - Multimedia Editor / Christian Browne

Rowan community holds open forum to discuss mental health following the fall of a student Thursday

Gabrielle Giacomelli December 6, 2019

Representatives from the Wellness Center hosted a gathering in the Chamberlain Student Center to provide support and resources for coping following the fall of a student from the Rowan Boulevard parking...

Members of the Early Childhood Club set up their decorations for the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. This event takes place once a semester in celebration of Universal Children’s Day. - Staff Writer / Gabrielle Giacomelli

Early Childhood Club hosts ‘Alice in Wonderland’-themed event for kids

Gabrielle Giacomelli December 3, 2019

Additional reporting for this article by Staff Writer Jason Licitra. The children entered into the magic world of the Early Childhood Club’s custom Wonderland.  Mad Hatter's Tea Party, a...

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