Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Rowan University

The Whit

The Whit

The Whit

A student from Rowan's Hip Hop Club performs during the Homecoming Harvest Festival at Hollybush Green. - Staff Photographer / Owen Miller

RAH hosts the 14th annual Homecoming Harvest Festival

Sophia Fandino, Opinions Editor November 6, 2024

On Friday, Nov. 1, Rowan University threw its 14th annual Homecoming Harvest Festival. With live student performances, food trucks, and a variety of games, students gathered in the spirit of homecoming...

Members of Phi Beta Sigma barbecue at the homecoming tailgate. - Copy Editor / Marchella Mazzoni

Homecoming Tailgate fills Rowan students and alumni with Prof pride

Marchella Mazzoni, Copy Editor November 6, 2024

After a week of homecoming celebrations ranging from pushcart and banner competitions to a lip sync battle, Rowan University held its 2024 Homecoming Tailgate in Parking Lot O on Nov. 2.  The event...

A battleship team launches water at another boat. - Photography Editor / Gavin Schweiger

Rowan clubs sink ships at Homecoming Battleship competition

Maryela Gallardo, Web Editor November 6, 2024

Ships sank and crowds cheered all night for their friends and peers at the Homecoming Battleship event. Four teams competed against different groups in several rounds of “battleship.”  This event...

Members of the panel. - Staff Writer / Dan Hassall

Rowan’s Education Abroad Office offers resources to students with disabilities to travel

Dan Hassall, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

For many students, studying abroad may be the highlight of their college experience. After all, the privilege to be able to get away to a different part of the world to experience unique places and perspectives...

Students participating in Sex Toy Bingo. - Staff Writer / Gabriel Fogg

Sex Toy Bingo creates safe space for attendees

Gabriel Fogg, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

Almost 300 students gathered for PRISM’s annual Sex Toy Bingo Night at Pfleeger Hall last Friday.  PRISM, the student-operated LGBTQIA+ advocacy organization at Rowan University has been conducting...

A student throws an axe at the Homecoming Kickoff. - Staff Photographer / Grady Stefankiewicz

Homecoming Kickoff starts the week of celebrations for the Rowan community

Paige Britt, Features Editor October 30, 2024

The hard thud of axes hitting targets, smells of mac and cheese and pulled pork, and students' laughter filled the brisk late October air in Robinson Circle for an afternoon of celebration at Rowan University’s...

Jon Crispin talking to students at Pizza with the Pros. - Staff Writer / Curtis Ulrich

ESPN’s Jon Crispin tells students his basketball journey at Pizza with the Pros

Curtis Ulrich, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

On Oct. 29, Pizza with the Pros welcomed ESPN College Basketball Analyst Jon Crispin. Crispin grew up in Pitman, New Jersey, where there were no open gyms for basketball players, only playgrounds. Crispin...

An exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology. - Staff Writer / Dan Hassall

Museum of Anthropology offers students a look into pre-historic times

Dan Hassall, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

Friday is the anthropology program’s big day, as the Museum of Anthropology at Rowan University (MARU) opens to the public every Friday afternoon from noon to 4 p.m.  Curated by Dr. Marie Rosado...

Toni Farmer, adjunct professor at Rowan University and creator of Toni Farmer's Garden standing by some flowers. - Photo / Jamie Farmer.

Toni Farmer brings hands-on learning into the classroom to teach students about “The Future of Food”

Maryela Gallardo, Web Editor October 30, 2024

At Rowan University, many of the school’s faculty and staff are doing their part to be more eco-friendly. Some accomplish sustainability goals through teaching, hobbies outside of class, and research.  At...

Flow Forward NJ celebrated their first anniversary on Sept. 15, 2024. Photo via flowforwardnj on Instagram.

Rowan alumni help to bring an end to period poverty with Flow Forward New Jersey

Julissa Sierra, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

Sarah McClure and Logan Johnson, two Rowan University alumni, have found a way to address period poverty. McClure is a class of 2022 alum who understood the adversities women face in buying period products...

Allan Wylie sharing his story with students. - Staff Writer / Gregory Mazzo

Sports CAM students share inspiring stories at the Student Success Summit

Gregory Mazzo, Staff Writer October 29, 2024

The Student Success Summit was held in the Chamberlain Student Center and featured three sports communication & media students who shared inspiring stories.  The students that spoke were Sam Prince,...

"These events included speaking engagements in different classes and halls, and the tribe’s dance group also came to the campus for a performance as a show of the continuing culture of the Nation." - Photo via Brianna Dagostino

Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day at Rowan

Abigail Twiford, Co-News Editor October 23, 2024

Indigenous People’s Day took place on Oct. 14, bringing attention to the lives and struggles of indigenous groups around the world, though more specifically centered within the United States. Rowan...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Whit

Activate Search
Features