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The eight Rowan students who had their visas revoked have been reinstated. - Photo via Adobe Stock

Revoked international Rowan student visas now restored

Paige Britt, Features Editor April 30, 2025

Editor's note: Due to the sensitivity of this topic, certain sources have been kept anonymous to protect their identity and the identities of other international students.  It was announced on April...

Circlez Co-founder Aiden Tahmazian stands with his $30,000 New Venture winner check. - Photo via Aiden Tahmazian

Rowan New Venture Competition winner discusses future plans

Alexander Cruz, Staff Writer April 30, 2025

During this year’s New Venture Competition, Aiden Tahmazian, a 20-year-old junior mechanical engineering student, came out victorious, earning $30,000 in prize money with his company project management...

From left to right, President Ali A. Houshmand, Ron Jaworski, and Board of Trustees Member Joe Cosgrove posing with the $5,000 check for the West Campus Farm - Photo via Rowan Today

Former Philadelphia Eagles QB donates money to Rowan West Campus Farm

Julissa Sierra, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

On April 9, former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Ron Jaworski, donated $5,000 to Rowan’s West Campus Farm in an effort to keep the farm producing essential food for students in need. For the last...

The members of RCIE's new student entrepreneurship panel. - Photo via RCIE

RCIE launches interdisciplinary Student Entrepreneurship Advisory Council

Paige Britt, Features Editor April 23, 2025

The Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE) launched a Student Entrepreneurship Advisory Council (SEAC) composed of 11 students from different colleges and backgrounds. The goal of the...

SGA logo. - Photo via ProfLink

SGA approves 2025-26 Fiscal Budget

Mattie Mac Kay, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its final senate meeting of the semester on April 21. This session mostly surrounded the 2026 Fiscal year budget, which was released earlier in the afternoon...

University Assembled graphic. - Graphics Editor / Brendan Cohen

University Assembled plans out Rowan’s future

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Rowan University is accelerating its transformation with bold new projects, as revealed during the biannual University Assembled event on April 9, aimed at solidifying its position as a national leader...

A view of a Rowan water tower from the West Campus Farm. - Photo via Rowan University

Wellness Village looks to reimagine West Campus

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Rowan University is proposing a first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking “wellness village” on the southern end of its West Campus, aiming to create a walkable, intergenerational community designed to promote...

Hawthorn Hall, the home of the International Center. - Photo via Rowan University

Eight international students see study visas revoked

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Rowan University announced on April 9 that eight international students had their U.S. study visas revoked. The move is part of a nationwide trend under the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown.  The...

Rowan graphic. - Graphics Editor / Brendan Cohen

Former Rowan communications professor passes away

Christopher Otto, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Kenneth Albone, a retired communications professor at Rowan University, passed away at the age of 70 on March 31. According to a Facebook post from the Page Funeral Home, Albone died of natural causes,...

Students walk through campus for the Rowan YDSA march. Glassboro, NJ. Thursday, April 3, 2025. - Staff Photographer / Owen Miller

Students rally for more involvement in university decisions

Christopher Otto, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Editor's Note: The original article that was published on April 9, 2024 has been updated and corrected for accuracy. The original piece attributed the quote: “When students are silenced, when journalists...

NJ gubernatorial candidate Bill Spadea speaks at Rowan University. Glassboro, NJ. Monday, April 7, 2025. - Staff Writer / Michael Bautista

GOP candidate for governor Bill Spadea addresses university crowd

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Republican candidate for governor Bill Spadea spoke to a crowd on April 7 as he pitched a reform agenda that centered on school choice, cutting government spending, and reining in housing mandates.  The...

SGA logo. - Photo via ProfLink

SGA signs open letter in support of student activists

Mattie Mac Kay, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Rowan Student Government Association (SGA) held its fifth meeting of the semester on April 7, where they signed their name to a document created by students advocating for free speech. SGA President Zackary...

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