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EDITORIAL: This article was written by AI

The Whit Staff February 8, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making waves in various industries and has recently become a hot topic in the realm of higher education. While AI has the potential to revolutionize the way colleges...

Currently, only dogs are part of the pet therapy program, but including different animals allows for students with allergies to participate. - Graphic / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Rowan Pet Therapy needs more pet options for students

The Whit Staff February 1, 2023

Just less than five years ago, Rowan University introduced its Shrieber Family Pet Therapy Program, an outlet that provides Animal-Assisted Therapy for students or anyone affiliated with the school. The...

This is the fifth suicide the Rowan community has faced in four years. - Photo / Amanda Palma

EDITORIAL: A student died — and Rowan said nothing

The Whit Staff January 26, 2023

According to the University of Connecticut, nearly 1,100 suicides will occur on college campuses across the United States in a given year. Unfortunately, Rowan University is not exempt from this staggering...

Graphic Editor / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Holly Pointe is unsafe — it’s Rowan’s responsibility to fix it

The Whit Staff December 8, 2022

With the space to house over 1400 students and the location of Rowan University’s buffet-style food court, Holly Pointe Commons is the biggest dorm on campus.  This makes the building the most...

The Student Support Services Street Team sit in the Student Center with the "wheel of success." - Photo / Rowan Student Success Programs

EDITORIAL: Stopping student hunger starts with professors

The Whit Staff December 1, 2022

Almost every college student is “broke” in some sort of way. As college is a major transitional period of life, it can be difficult for students to attend classes, hold-down part-time or full-time...

Professors should understand the stress and workload placed on students participating in internships while in college. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Easing students’ stress in the face of internships and coursework

The Whit Staff November 17, 2022

Most people who enter college do so with the hopes that what they experience throughout these years will provide them with the knowledge they need to be successful in the “real world.” Some students,...

The Powerball promised for the second time this year to make someone a billionaire. Editor-in-chief / Berry Andres

EDITORIAL: Becoming a billionaire is a 1 in 300 million chance

The Whit Staff November 9, 2022

For the second time this year, the lottery is promised to make you a billionaire.  After no one claimed the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot on Nov. 5, the prize rolled over to the next drawing...

Members of the Physics & Astronomy Club stand together during PhysCon 2022. - Photo / Physics & Astronomy Club

EDITORIAL: Rowan needs to emphasize conferences as a form of education

The Whit Staff November 3, 2022

At a university that prides itself on different forms of education, from internships to practical lab application, The Whit feels that one area less-advocated for within Rowan’s education principles...

Donnie Farrell. - Photo / The Donnie Project

EDITORIAL: Donnie Farrell Deserves to be Remembered and Rowan has the Power to do so

The Whit Staff October 26, 2022

The Rowan University community has suffered several losses in the past 15 years. From students and professors passing from COVID complications to several students lost to suicide, the student body is...

The Whit staff believes that Rowan University professors and students would benefit from a mid-October break. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Falling in Love With Fall Break

The Whit Staff October 19, 2022

From the moment classes start, many Rowan students have a burning question on their minds — how long until Thanksgiving break? This is because here at Rowan University, classes run on a normal schedule...

People search for their next read inside of Barnes and Noble on Rowan Boulevard. - Photo / Rowan University

Editorial: Reteaching a Love of Reading

The Whit Staff October 12, 2022

What was the last book you enjoyed reading? If you don’t consider yourself much of a reader, it was probably a book you read for school. Maybe it was “The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton because you...

This editorial discusses Rowan's Campbell Library. Photo via Sports Editor Brianna Mac Kay

EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Campbell

The Whit Staff September 29, 2022

Here at Rowan University, there are quite a few overlooked gems that some students might not know about.  Like how one of New Jersey’s best diners, Angelos, is merely steps away from campus,...

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