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"Pride Fest is a combination of GAYpril, where a bunch of Rowan-affiliated organizations and programs come together to show their support for the LGBTQ+ community." - Features Editor / Paige Britt

Rowan celebrates GAYpril with 8th annual Pride Fest

Julissa Sierra, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

On April 17, Rowan University's Center for Belonging and Student Engagement club (BSE) collaborated with the Wellness Center to host the 8th annual Rowan Pride Fest and Bunce Hall Illumination at the University...

National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) wrestler Wrecking Ball Legursky performs a Delayed Vertical Suplex on Tyson Maddux. Thursday, April 17, 2025. Glassboro, N.J. - Staff Writer / Christopher Otto

Rowan After Hours wRAHstlemania leaves it all in the ring

Christopher Otto, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

On Thursday, April 17, Rowan University welcomed Dangerous Adrenaline Wrestling Gladiators (DAWG) for the Rowan After Hours event called wRAHstlemania, just days before one of the biggest premium live...

Brisa Ghimire's hand with henna at the pit in the Chamberlain Student Center. Glassboro, NJ. Thursday, April 17, 2025. - Staff Writer / Kacie Scibilia

Rowan Hindu YUVA celebrates the end of the semester with henna

Kacie Scibilia, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

Hindu YUVA set up a henna table at the End-of-Semester Study Break, and the turnout was sizable. On Thursday, April 17, the Chamberlain Student Center hosted the event in the pit, featuring food and various...

People gather to listen to the opening speech before the New Venture Expo. Glassboro, NJ. April 18, 2025. - Staff Writer / Alexander Cruz

Student entrepreneurs shine at New Venture Expo

Alexander Cruz, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

On Friday, April 18, Rowan students took their entrepreneurial skills to the main floor of the Business Hall to promote their ideas to the New Venture judges.  The New Venture Expo allows 45+ student...

"This intentional focus on representation and rooted investment extended beyond sponsorship, it was woven into the fabric of every conversation, connection, and introduction throughout the night." - Staff Writer / Essence Holman

MOCA partners with other groups to garner community connection

Essence Holman, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Where meaningful connections can be hard to come by, The Nexus: Speed Networking Experience stood as a beacon of opportunity and community empowerment. Hosted by The Opulence Group and co-founded by Michael...

"As the U.S. intensifies its trade disputes, Rowan University students are grappling with the tangible effects of tariffs, the taxes on imported products from other countries on their daily expenses. From groceries to clothing, the financial strain is becoming increasingly evident." - Graphic made via Canva.

Tariffs: What they are, and how they affect Rowan students

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

A scoop of ice cream doesn’t usually cost seven dollars, but for Rosa Salvaterria, a 21-year-old senior studying radio, television, and film (RTF) at Rowan University, that sticker shock is becoming...

Tweedie was dean of the CCCA for nine years. - Photo via Rowan University

The past, present, and future of Dean Sanford Tweedie

Gavin Schweiger, Photography Editor April 16, 2025

Courage and ambiguity are some of Dr. Sanford Tweedie's favorite words. Having been a writer, a professor, a dean, a husband, and a father, Tweedie is no stranger to having courage and facing ambiguous...

Sophomore Jaspreed Kaur and freshman Paulak Raswand pose while covered in gulal at the annual Holi celebration. April 15, 2025. - Staff Writer / Kacie Scibilia

Holi celebration bursts with color on University Green

Kacie Scibilia, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

A festival of wild colors and nostalgia erupted on University Green outside Bunce Hall when three Rowan University organizations united to host the annual Holi celebration. On Tuesday, April 15, Hindu...

(Left to right) Student Eric Cunningham, Student Center Associate Director of Programming and Administrative Operations Lauren Kuski, Students Ryan Mehigan and Harrison VanDewater. Kuski speaks after Cunningham, Mehigan, VanDewater just had their heads shaved onstage in the Student Center Pit. - Staff Writer / Christopher Otto

Rowan students and faculty shave their heads for annual St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser

Christopher Otto, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

On April 13, Rowan University welcomed the St. Baldrick Foundation in the Chamberlain Student Center for the 15th year in a row. In an event hosted by the Rowan Student University Programmers (SUP),...

The exterior of Landmark Americana. Glassboro, NJ. Tuesday, April 15, 2025. - Staff Writer / Michael Bautista

Landmark vs Chickie’s: College Night edition

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Every Thursday night, a line snakes around the corner of Landmark Americana in Glassboro, signaling what many Rowan University students have come to see as a rite of passage: College Night. With drink...

"Many history majors turned out to the event, excited to engage with their field of study with the new technology." - Staff Writer / Dan Hassall

Rowan’s Center for Digital Humanities Research hosts first ever map-a-thon

Dan Hassall, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

On the afternoon of April 9, history-lovers and amateur cartographers alike made their way to the Business Hall to take part in Rowan’s first historical map-a-thon.  Hosted by Rowan’s Center for...

An event attendant scatters the sands from the sand mandala as part of its ritual destruction at Discovery Hall on Rowan's Campus. Glassboro, NJ. Thursday, April 10, 2025. - Staff Photographer / Owen Miller

Former Buddhist monk creates and destroys a sand mandala of healing

Kacie Scibilia, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

No matter what we do, no matter how we try, life changes—and that was the theme of the dismantling of the sand mandala, by the 72-year-old artist, Losang Samten in Discovery Hall, sponsored by the geology...

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