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Letter to the Editor: Community thoughts regarding socialism in America

Letter to the Editor October 2, 2019

To The Editor: With all due respect to my fellow Americans, most of us simply don't seem to know that a "Liberal/Progressive" is not the same thing as a "Socialist." This includes the Democratic Party...

Students protest during the Philly Climate Strike, taking a stand for what they believe in. - News Editor / Alexander Heller

Editorial: Young people can make a difference

The Whit Staff September 25, 2019

On Friday Sept. 20, students from all over the United States took absences from school in what would become the country's largest-ever climate strike. Motivated by the speeches of Greta Thunberg, the...

Remakes seem to be a common theme among 2019 movie releases. - Image from Mashable Middle East

Licitra: All good entertainment has an expiration date

Jason Licitra September 23, 2019

In today’s modern media, we are experiencing a woeful crisis in the imagination department. Entertainment producers, Hollywood especially, have forgone individuality in favor of creating a product that...

The entrance to Edelmen Planetarium within Science Hall- File photo / Lindsey D’Ambrosio

Editorial: Is STEM really more difficult than the humanities or social sciences?

The Whit Staff September 19, 2019

We've all heard the claim that students studying science, technology, engineering or math fields (STEM) are either smarter or harder workers. There's this idea that a STEM degree is more important...

Robert Pattinson's Batman is one example of entertainment leaked and spoiled. - Image courtesy of screengeek

Licitra: Entertainment leaks have consumers spoiled rotten

Jason Licitra September 18, 2019

In today’s world of social media and rapid news coverage, it's no surprise that once information gets out, it's nearly impossible to contain. What we call ‘leaks’ are really more like broken...

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Letter to the Editor: Community thoughts on the trajectory of election politics

Letter to the Editor September 15, 2019

The Whit accepts ’Letter to the Editor’ submissions from members of the community and university. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and not The Whit or its staff.  To The Editor:...

Students often try to make friends during the start of freshman year. - Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

College freshmen: Adjusting to a new life

Lea Hornback September 15, 2019

Boxes, SUVs and attentive security guards: driving onto campus on move-in day was a combination of confusion and chaos, yet I couldn’t help but feel liberated. Hundreds of my new neighbors shuffled...

Pete Buttigieg is making a bid for the 2020 presidential office. - Photo by CNN

Heller: Why Pete Buttigieg should be the Democratic nominee for 2020

Alexander Heller September 11, 2019

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story stated that Pete Buttigieg is the first openly gay person to run for President of the United States. A letter to the editor informed that Fred Krager ran in the 2012 Republican primaries, and was also openly gay. This...

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Reina: Soccer should be easier to play on campus

Michael Reina September 11, 2019

By no means is soccer at Rowan "bad." Rowan has a solid school team, a great club team and an intramural league that welcomes players of all skill levels. However, it’s too hard to play soccer...

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O’Brien: College is an inevitability

Owen O’Brien September 11, 2019

Picture this: You’re a young man, say seventeen, a little young to be doing this, but still, you excitedly drive with your parents over to... Evergreen, I think? Yeah... Evergreen for move-in day. You...

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Editorial: Welcome to the new academic year, where the opposite of fascism is a newspaper

The Whit Staff September 9, 2019

The week of Sept. 3, 2019 saw someone's first-ever class as a college student. It saw someone else's first-ever class as a college professor. Maybe for some parents, it saw their first-ever night spent...

"Thirteen Reasons Why" focuses on tough issues like suicide and sexual assault - but should it have been renewed for a third and fourth seasons? - Image from Netflix

Grier: Three seasons later, “13 Reasons Why” still needs to be cancelled

Tara Grier September 9, 2019

Unlike the show’s name, there are many more than 13 reasons why this show should have been canceled by now. "13 Reasons Why" is a Netflix Original Series that first aired in 2017, based off of the...

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