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How to celebrate leap year

Sanjana Kondapalli February 26, 2020

This Saturday is Feb. 29. And no is talking about it.   Leap day seems to be a forgotten occasion by adults. In this week particularly, it has been overshadowed by the worries of...

Business Hall. - Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

Spotlight Speaker Series promotes student entrepreneurship

Sanjana Kondapalli February 19, 2020

Over a 100 students gathered in Business Hall room 104 on Feb. 12 for the Spotlight Speaker Series event. This particular event in the series focused on explaining the early stages of businesses and startups...

Steve Solkela performs "Ballad for Americans." - Staff Writer/Sanjana Kondapalli

Steve Solkela’s senior recital embodies the musician’s own eccentric style

Sanjana Kondapalli March 13, 2019

There are only a select few individuals on Rowan University's campus whose presence and recognizable aspects rival the Prof owl, Rowan's mascot. Among those people is Steve Solkela, a senior vocal performance...

Rowan University hosts Profhacks this past weekend March 9th - March 10th. -Staff Writer/Sanjana Kondapalli

ProfHacks winners showcase Facial Navigation to help the disabled community

Sanjana Kondapalli March 13, 2019

The fourth annual Rowan ProfHacks Hackathon took place from March 9 to 10, hosted by Rowan University’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers club (IEEE). IEEE is one of the largest clubs...

Rowan After Hours hosts first 'RAH Seussical'

Rowan After Hours hosts first ‘RAH Seussical’

Sanjana Kondapalli March 6, 2019

On Saturday, Mar. 2, Rowan After Hours (RAH) hosted a brand new event, 'RAH Seussical,' which not so coincidentally fell on "Read Across America" day.  In this spirit, RAH held a book exchange, where...

The chocolate cherry cookie is available at Cookie Munchers. - Staff writer / Sanjana Kondapalli

Cookie Munchers’ cherry-chocolate cookie may just be half-baked

Sanjana Kondapalli February 26, 2019

The short month of February is marked by two holidays: Groundhog’s Day, solely relevant because of memes and Bill Murray; and Valentine’s Day, the day of commercialized love. As the opportunity presented...

Cookie Muncher's revamped red velvet cookie may deliver in some areas, but falls flat in others. - Staff Writer / Sanjana Kondapalli

REVIEW: Is Cookie Munchers’ red velvet cookie makeover an improvement?

Sanjana Kondapalli February 15, 2019

New year, new me. That seemed exactly the fate of the red velvet cookie at Cookie Munchers, which recently disrupted their standard menu with its drastic change. Once two smaller cookies sandwiched...

Browsing social media has become a staple in everyday life. -Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com

Social media has positive effects on mental health

Sanjana Kondapalli February 15, 2019

In the last 20 years or so, there has been a rapid growth in the use of social media. Enough so that some sites have aged badly enough to be considered similar to dinosaurs, like Myspace and slowly...

Cookie Munchers' November cookie of the month is a gift

Cookie Munchers’ November cookie of the month is a gift

Sanjana Kondapalli November 14, 2018

With its one year anniversary, Cookie Munchers debuted their cookie of the month for November: Birthday Cake. This choice was clever on their part. In between the pumpkin spice craze of October and the...

Cookie Munchers celebrating their one-year anniversary at their storefront location in Glassboro. -Staff Writer/Sonjana Kondapalli

Cookie Munchers celebrates their one year anniversary

Sanjana Kondapalli November 14, 2018

When thinking of a typical college student’s late night snack, fresh and warm cookies do not come to mind. However, on Rowan’s campus, Cookie Munchers has become a classic.  To celebrate their...

Rowan After Hours hosted the Zombie World Murder Mystery Dinner on Saturday in the student center. -Staff Writer/Sonjana Kondapalli

RAH brings the mystery during the murder mystery dinner

Sanjana Kondapalli October 31, 2018

Spooky season is finally coming to a close after a month long celebration with events ranging from RAHtoberfest to the Haunted Student Center, students got the chance to experience all of their fall festivities...

Samuel Beckett's works, including "Breath" and "Company," were performed by the Rowan Department of Theatre and Dance. - Photo courtesy of ribbonfarm

Department of Theatre and Dance gives ‘Breath’ to Samuel Beckett’s classics

Sanjana Kondapalli October 31, 2018

From Oct. 26 to 28, the Rowan Department of Theater & Dance presented "Breath: A Festival of Samuel Beckett Shorts and Prose." This play includes eight smaller pieces by Samuel Beckett, all weaved...

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