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2024 VMA Awards graphic. - Photo via mtv.com

Boring MTV Video Music Awards made entertaining with the right group of friends

Mattie Mac Kay, Contributor September 18, 2024

The 2024 “MTV Video Music Awards” wasn’t necessarily a night to write home about… unless, of course, you’re megastars, Taylor Swift or Chappell Roan.  I had the pleasure of watching this...

"What makes a Super Bowl such a defying moment for me, is that it is all about the culture. The Super Bowl created such a cultural defining moment for everyone,  not just me." - Photo via Pixabay

The halftime show debate: Kendrick Lamar or Lil Wayne?

Dakim Marcel Randolph, Contributor September 18, 2024

Who doesn't love the good old Super Bowl Halftime Show? The most important aspect of the football game is on a Sunday night in February. I always had a passionate feeling about the Super Bowl Halftime...

Oliveri torching her Western inspired belt-buckle she created at Peter’s Valley School of Arts and Craft in Layton, NJ. - Photo via Bethany Oliveri

Bethany Oliveri excels in her artistry with a BFA in medals and jewelry

Marchella Mazzoni, Copy Editor September 18, 2024

Junior Art Education major Bethany Oliveri discovered an unexpected love for jewelry after she nearly skipped Rowan’s Intro to Jewelry course. The class focused on the basics of the craft, and making...

Marcello Hernandez wears Rowan jersey at comedy show event. - Photo via @barstool_rowan on Instagram

Rowan After Hours holds Fall Comedy show with headliner Marcello Hernandez

Erik Gil, Staff Writer September 18, 2024

On Sept. 12th, Rowan After Hours (RAH) and Student University Programmers (SUP) hosted the Fall Comedy Show with headliner comedian Marcello Hernandez.  Hernandez is widely known for his comedy on Saturday...

Avant's Fall 2019 issue. - Photo via rowanavant.com

Avant: an inside look at Rowan’s literary magazine

Greg Mazzo, Staff Writer September 18, 2024

Avant Magazine is where students can get involved and improve their writing skills. It helps get stories published for others to check out some of the main headlines and stories going around the school. It’s...

Wendel White showing his artwork at Rowan University's Art Gallery. Contributor / Anthony Coccaro

Artist talk and reception with Wendel White at Rowan University’s Art Gallery

Anthony Coccaro, Contributor September 18, 2024

An evening in the gallery filled the hall with mingling guests, jazz, and the haunting past of racial injustice.  On Sept. 12, 2024, approximately sixty students, faculty, and Glassboro community members...

Taylor swift at The Eras's Tour - Photo via Brynn Wilson

The impact of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

Brynn Wilson  , Contributor September 18, 2024

Everyone has their favorite artists, bands, and genres. But there's one artist who has indeed taken the music industry by storm. After 11 studio and 4 re-released albums, the Eras Tour was born. With 152...

Carol Smith reading at Words Matter Bookstore. - Co-News Editor / Abigail Twiford

Poetry night at Words Matter Bookstore delivers a night of prose

Abigail Twiford, Co-News Editor September 11, 2024

One town over from Glassboro, just a short ten-minute drive from Rowan’s main campus, sits the bustling street of Broadway in Pitman.    Similar to Rowan Boulevard in the amount of foot traffic,...

"If there is anything Wednesday’s child understands, it is important to make a first impression. The opening track, “Billie,” named after Billie Holiday starts with a whisper and quickly erupts into cacophony." - Photo via Maryela Gallardo

Wednesday’s Child’s “Seven Sisters”: A look into the band’s psychedelic & experimental rock EP

Rachel Therese Amarille, Contributor September 11, 2024

Iconic American singers, silent film actresses, knighted artists, chefs well-versed in French cuisine, young girls on adventures in Wonderland, and Greek goddesses and muses each find themselves a home...

Artist and exhibition profile in Rowan University's Art Gallery.  - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Beth Cimaglia

A look into Rowan University’s Gallery curation process and Wendel White’s Folding Time exhibition

Beth Cimaglia, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 10, 2024

Art is fun to create and to look at. But can it help educate as well? Can art bring a community together? Rowan’s Art Gallery at 301 High Street aims to do just that.  Mary Salvante, the Director...

LVNA takes the stage at Boyd Recital Hall for Rowan Alternative Music Club's first meeting of the fall semester. - Multimedia Editor/ Matthew Millroy

Rowan’s Alternative Music Group holds its first club meeting with a performance by LVNA band

Maryela Gallardo, Staff Writer September 10, 2024

As the new semester begins, new music will soon hit the Rowan community, too. The music scene at Rowan has been expanding, and there are plenty of new bands and artists to discover.    For...

Ellie Gressman promoting the Sad Summer Festival in a bear costume outside of Jim’s Steaks. - Photo via Ellie Gressman

Rowan student Ellie Gressman completes the top internship at Live Nation

Marchella Mazzoni, Staff Writer September 10, 2024

This past summer, senior music industry major Ellie Gressman completed the top internship in marketing solely at Live Nation. With a niche for music promotion, this opportunity sparked her journey of working...

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