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"Kick Rocks" band performing. - Photo via Sam Mulvey

From summer camp to the recording studio: sit-down with all female band “Kick Rocks”

Mattie Mac Kay, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

New Jersey female pop-punk duo Kick Rocks is making waves in the South Jersey music scene. The band consists of two students, Mika Green and Jordan Skye. Green says the band came about really suddenly.  “It...

Post made by Lucas Jimenez (@tfk.lucas) on Instagram following the release of his first single: "For Me." - Photo via @tfk.lucas on Instagram

“Stay true to you”: Rowan student and music artist Lucas Jimenez

Beth Cimaglia, Arts & Entertainment Editor March 26, 2025

Lucas Jimenez, a junior marketing major with an entrepreneurship minor, released his first single in January 2025: “For Me.” Jimenez has been writing and producing music for just over a year before...

Gianna's new album photos. - Photo via @therealgiannamusic Instagram

Rowan student “Gianna” releases album

Julissa Sierra, Staff Writer February 19, 2025

Gianna Jones, who prefers "Gianna," is a senior at Rowan University and has released her first R&B album called "Heartbreak" on all platforms. When Jones was little, she was always a part of the music...

Joseph Worosila (Joe Warr) poses for a photo next to two works of his art outside of the library. Glassboro, NJ. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. - Photography Editor / Gavin Schweiger

Keep the fire burning: Rowan’s street artist Joe Warr

Gavin Schweiger, Photography Editor February 12, 2025

Plastered across campus are posters, stickers, and works of art. Characters with big eyes staring outside of bus stops and big signs, any space where otherwise, it would just be empty. It's not wrong...

Photo via Emily Olsen, featured on @rowanabroad's Instagram

Rowan Abroad photo contest winners talk about art and travel

Julissa Sierra, Staff Writer December 11, 2024

Three of Rowan University's own study abroad students have won the Study Abroad Photo Contest. In first place was Rebecca Sterling where her picture captured the Santorini Streets. In second place was...

Photo via @emily.klassen.art on Instagram

Rowan Student Emily Klassen’s artwork recognized by AIGA Philly

Julissa Sierra, Staff Writer December 4, 2024

Rowan University senior Emily Klassen has gained recognition from the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). Finding the poster of AIGA Philly, Emily Klassen decided to submit her two favorite pieces....

Veronica Somers announces album drop. - Photo via Veronica Somers

Nursing student Veronica Somers drops album

Mattie Mac Kay, Staff Writer November 13, 2024

Freshman Nursing student Veronica Somers has dropped a Folk-Rock album entitled “Suburban Moon.” “Music has always been something that has inspired me. I'm a very musically inclined person overall,...

“And once you stop comparing yourself to others, and you start taking inspiration from others.”
 - Graphics Editor / Brendan Cohen

A sit-down with the faces behind “The Tempest”

Dylan Francis, Staff Writer November 6, 2024

Shakespeare's text could be difficult to understand for someone unfamiliar with his terminology. For Danih-Lael Alexandre and Ilana Leshowitz, who performed “The Tempest” at Rowan University, it became...

Khairutdinov playing the Piano. - Photo via Виталий Хайрутдинов (Vitalii Khairutdinov) on Facebook

From Russia to Rowan: Vitalii Khairutdinov

Dan Hassall, Contributor October 2, 2024

Vitalii Khairutdinov was seven years old when he was introduced to piano. “My aunt was a music teacher,” Khairutdinov said, “and when I went to her school, I touched the keys on the piano, and...

"Music is the one thing I can always keep talking about. I’ve met so many people through it." - Photo via @bella.policarpo on Instagram

Isabella Policarpo becomes Grammy U Ambassador

Owen O’Brien, Copy Desk Chief October 1, 2024

Junior music industry major Isabella Policarpo has been chosen as Grammy U’s ambassador for their Philadelphia chapter. The Recording Academy is the same organization that runs the Grammy Awards and...

Artwork via Alex Majer

Alex Majer: Rowan graphic design artist

Ryan Schaller, Staff Writer September 25, 2024

If you have ever been to High Grounds in Glassboro, New Jersey as of late, then you have probably seen some art pieces on the wall. Alex Majer is the creator of the art that you see being displayed at...

"Even when I am having a bad day, I can draw and get it all out.” - Photo via Sumayyah Hayes-Coles

Student artist Sumayyah Hayes-Coles speaks on joy and art

Dylan Francis, Contributor September 24, 2024

“Art is my bread and butter. It is my life. It gives me life,” Hayes said. Those words encapsulate the person that Sumayyah Hayes-Coles is. Hayes is a 24-year-old senior here at Rowan University....

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