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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...

"After all the hard work she put in at the university, this isn’t where she wanted to be. That all changed when she saw an opportunity to work with the Jacksonville Jaguars." - Photo via @rowansportscam on Instagram.

Pizza with the Pros hosts last event of the semester with Ashlyn Sullivan

Curtis Ulrich, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

On Monday, April 14, Rowan University welcomed NBC Sports Philadelphia host and reporter Ashlyn Sullivan for the last Pizza with the Pros of the semester. Sullivan graduated from the University of Florida...

"Something that Zhao was appreciative of was the support from his fellow members of the Rowan MMA club." - Photo via Allen Zhao.

Rowan MMA club member launches his own workout gear

Ryan Schaller, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

Being a college student is sometimes challenging, but owning a business while being a college student can be even more challenging.  Rowan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) club member, Allen Zhao, does both...

Students eating meals in the Marketplace from Grill Nation and Crust. Left to right, Dylan Kirwin, Medha Dabral, Ryan D'avanzo, Marco DiGialleonardo. Glassboro, NJ. Tuesday, April 8, 2025. - Contributor / Lila Dasi

More enrollment, more mouths to feed: Can Rowan dining keep up?

Lila Dasi, Contributor April 9, 2025

With a new $31 million expansion in the Chamberlain Student Center, a brand new veterinarian school poised to open next fall, and enrollment numbers that are burgeoning year after year, Rowan is expanding...

Reiki leader Ashley Shaw  helps regulate Shalanda Gray's qi at the Rec Center Reiki session. Glassboro, NJ. Thursday, April 3, 2025. - Staff Writer / Kacie Scibilia

Students find zen with Reiki at the Rec Center

Kacie Scibilia, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

The ancient art of Reiki continues to thrive on Rowan University’s campus. On Thursday, April 4, 40-year-old Reiki Master Ashley Shaw facilitated a healing Reiki session at the Rowan University Rec Center. Shaw,...

"The transition from life in Panama to a student in the United States is not easy for the Panamanian students. They are suddenly immersed into a new country, into a new culture, and they have to learn how to quickly learn a language they don’t know in order to integrate into society." - Graphic made via Canva.

Panamanian students share their experience at Rowan

Lila Dasi, Contributor April 9, 2025

Over 22,000 students from all over the world call Rowan University home. According to the Office of International Admissions at Rowan, 5 percent of these students are international students. Within this...

Rowan students network with music producers at Wilson Hall. Glassboro, NJ. Thursday, April 3, 2025. - Staff Writer / Alexander Cruz

RCIE turns up the volume with music industry entrepreneurship panel

Alexander Cruz, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Last Thursday, April 4, the Rowan Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE) held a panel discussion for students in Wilson Hall, room 156, with four music producers within the music industry. The...

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