Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Rowan University

The Whit

The Student News Site of Rowan University

The Whit

The Student News Site of Rowan University

The Whit

SGA Senate approves 2025 fiscal budget

Beth Cimaglia April 24, 2024

On Monday, April 22, at The SGA’s senate meeting, Rowan’s clubs voted to approve the fiscal year 2025 budget.  The Student Government Association (SGA) released the 2025 budget on Saturday,...

This graphic was published in The Whit on April 24, 1969. - Photo via The Whit Archives

Breaking News: SGA decreases The Whit’s budget by 35% while other clubs see increases up to 900%

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify that The Whit is an institutionalized organization, which means its budget can be rolled over each year. On Saturday, April 20, the Student...

"When President Houshmand first arrived at Rowan in 2006, the enrollment was about 9,000 students... This growth is only going to continue, with estimated enrollment by 2028 being 29,000 and by 2033, 38,500." - Graphic / Brendan Cohen

Campus expansion and safety lead discussion at University Assembled

Aiden Seratore April 10, 2024

On Wednesday, April 3, students, faculty, and staff made the trip to Eynon Ballroom despite the elements for University Assembled. President Dr. Ali Houshmand and his team discussed the rapid growth of...

Rowan SGA's Series 1 election results were announced on Monday, Feb. 26. - Photo via Rowan University

SGA Series 1 winners announced

Paige Britt February 28, 2024

Voting for the Student Government Association’s Series 1 election closed Monday night and the results are in. The Series 1 election included the roles of President, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,...

Dr. Andra Garner is conducting research on natural hazards and their relation to climate change. - Photo via Andra Garner

Dr. Andra Garner studies an increase in hurricanes and its impact on local communities

Maryela Gallardo February 28, 2024

The future of climate change is setting a new image for what the planet will look like in the next coming years. Earth will be bracing for a warmer atmosphere, a warmer, more acidic ocean, higher sea...

Meet Rowan’s political clubs 

Meet Rowan’s political clubs 

Rowan Republicans “Our meetings which take place weekly on Tuesday in Discovery Room 215 at 8 p.m. normally consist of a slideshow with whatever is going on in the news that week as well as any...

Glassboro municipal positions have all been filed by the Democratic Party. -Photo / pixabay.com

News Brief: Gloucester County unofficial 2022 elections

Morgan Reitzel November 9, 2022

On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, citizens of Glassboro went to voting booths to vote for the running candidates.  John E. Wallace III, a Democrat, won for mayor of Glassboro Township by 97. 09%...

In addition to his achievements, Scutari has been active in the state Senate since 2004 and was only just recently promoted to Senate President in 2022. -Photo via Victoria Schriver-McGivern.

New Jersey Senate President Visits Rowan University

Victoria McGivern April 20, 2022

New Jersey Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D) visited Rowan University on Monday, April 18, at the business hall in the Rohrer College of Business at 7 p.m. to address the state of New Jersey politics...

The event was held inside the Chamberlain Student Center Pit and started at 7 p.m. -Photo via Victoria Schriver-McGivern.

Rowan Republicans and Democrats Host Annual Debate

Victoria McGivern April 13, 2022

*Editor's Note: A rebuttal made by the Rowan Republicans that was made after the debate has been published to give fair and unbiased coverage of the event. The Rowan Republicans and Rowan Democrats...

Dr. Douglas Brinkley, the CNN Presidential Historian. -Photo via Mya Calderon.

CNN Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley Discusses Nixon and 50th Anniversary of Watergate

Mya Calderon March 30, 2022

On Monday, March 28, Rowan University welcomed Dr. Douglas Brinkley to the Eynon Ballroom in the Student Center to discuss Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal for the 50th anniversary. The event...

The lifted mask mandate will apply to preschool through 12th grade, having no direct impact on colleges throughout the state. - Photo via Pixabay.com.

Will the Rowan Community be Required to Wear Masks Following NJ Governor’s Lifted Mask Mandate Announcement?

Jennifer McGraw February 9, 2022

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced on Feb. 7 that the state-wide mask mandate in schools would be lifted as the state and country works to move towards “normalcy.” Murphy stated that the...

Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald (D-6) addresses the crowd of 50 at Rowan University in the Eynon Ballroom, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. -Photo via Santino D’Agostino.

Rowan hosts top South Jersey Democrat, talks contentious redistricting, GCL and COVID-19

Santino J. D'Agostino February 4, 2022

New Jersey Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald (D-6) spoke on the redistricting process to roughly 50 attendees, including Rowan University students and the public on Thursday, Feb. 3, in the Eynon...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Whit

Activate Search
Politics