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Melissa Martinique, a Rowan student living with a heart defect. -Photo courtesy of Melissa Martinique

A heart defect leads to a career helping others

Jesse Mounce April 23, 2018

A four-year-old Melissa Martinique got ready to go to the hospital to have surgery on her heart. Her parents kept her calm by explaining the operation in a way that was understandable to a child and familiar...

-Photo from pixabay.com

Mounce: The meaning of home from someone who doesn’t have a set home

Jesse Mounce April 17, 2018

My mom’s home, my dad’s place, our Pocono house, Kristina’s, my apartment at school and sometimes Kyle’s. I’ve lived a few places in my life, each changing with a change in my life. While every...

"The bond shared by the Amphibian Man and Eliza is the driving force of the movie. As a woman who is mute, her connection with the non-verbal creature surpasses friendship and makes its way to understanding and need for a being similar to herself." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Exploring the depths of “The Shape of Water”: A fairytale of love & acceptance

Jesse Mounce April 10, 2018

“The Shape of Water” dives deep into a fantasy thriller world, telling the fairytale of a woman who is mute and her search for companionship in a harsh society. A man spoke as the opening scene began...

The outside of Nifty Fifty's at night. - Staff Photo/Jesse Mounce

Nifty Fifty’s has great food and nostalgia

Jesse Mounce March 6, 2018

They say you can “taste the memories” and they’re right. Walking into Nifty Fifty’s is the equivalent of going to a classic diner mid-twentieth century. The sparkly red vinyl booths are...

-Photo from flickr user Mike Mozart

Mounce: Is this a Tide ad?

Jesse Mounce February 6, 2018

Is this a Tide ad? No, but I wish it was. Tide, a laundry detergent, won the Super Bowl… if winning is based off having the best commercials. Just when you think you’re watching a car or beer commercial...

Rowan’s Public Relations Student Society of America get dance lessons at the Dance Away Cysitic Fibrosis. -Photo Editor/Amanda Palma

“Dance Away Cystic Fibrosis” teaches people about dancing and disease

Jesse Mounce December 6, 2017

Left, right, back, right. Students tried to mimic the dance instructor among tables covered in purple tablecloths and violet balloons anchored down by mason jars filled with lavender flowers. Hosted...

Sex Toy Bingo arouses sex positivity in students at Rowan

Jesse Mounce October 30, 2016

Sex toys were out of the bedroom and on the stage of Pfleeger Hall on Thursday. Prism, an organization at Rowan meant "to educate and support the greater queer community at Rowan University," according...

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