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Student entrepreneurs show out at annual New Venture Expo

Owen O'Brien
April 24, 2024
"So 'the cure' exists only in the abstract, as a hypothetical that would manifest in the distant future, something that will likely never come to pass." - Graphic / Brendan Cohen

O’Brien: In defense of the cure

Owen O'Brien
April 17, 2024
NBA trade deadline graphic. - Multimedia Editor / Drew Peltzman

O’Brien: Grading the Sixers’ trade deadline

Owen O'Brien
February 18, 2024
Super Bowl graphic. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

O’Brien: Super Bowl 58 is the worst-case scenario

Owen O'Brien
February 7, 2024
"The reviews on the back cover described it as “intellectually playful,” but besides a few meta-textual nods, like “Edwin St. John. Andrew,” a character named after the author, there’s nothing all that clever." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon

Navigating the seas of critique: A candid evaluation of “Sea of Tranquility”

Owen O'Brien
February 7, 2024
"Hell Night" is a semi-annual Avant meeting during which submissions are combed through and narrowed down for the published issue. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

“Hell Night Hath Arrived:” Avant’s semi-annual 7-hour meeting

Owen O'Brien
November 30, 2023
All of the major players in the blockbuster trade. - Image via Clutch Points

O’Brien: I’m (not entirely) out on the Sixers

Owen O'Brien
November 15, 2023
Glassworks magazine laid out for guests to check out. - Copy Editor / Rianna Moses

Glassworks celebrates 27th issue with guest authors Melissa Boberg and Laura McCullough

Owen O'Brien
October 31, 2023
"Honestly, I think I’ve just grown out of it. When I stopped trick-or-treating, I lost any and all reason to care about this holiday." - Multimedia Editor / Drew Peltzman

O’Brien: Halloween is overrated

Owen O'Brien
October 25, 2023
"A country illegally occupies a portion of land, trapping two million people into a prison-city, where they are subjected to an Apartheid system and routinely slaughtered en masse. In retaliation, a terrorist cell unjustly targets civilians and seeks to eradicate said country." - Photo via Adobe Stock

O’Brien: It’s not a complicated issue

Owen O'Brien
October 18, 2023
Sixers' Logo. Photo / Flickr

Saving the Sixers: Five plans to get back on track

Owen O'Brien
June 22, 2023
Netflix's "Beef" premiered on April 6. - Cover via Netflix

Netflix’s “Beef”: a modern show with traditional messaging

Owen O'Brien
April 20, 2023
Students on stage at a Rowan drag show. - Copy Editor / Sylent Michaels

O’Brien: What’s the deal with the anger over drag?

Owen O'Brien
April 19, 2023
Graphic Editor / Julia Quennessen

Rowan’s Improfs face off at Collegiate Comedy Challenge in Philadelphia

Owen O'Brien
March 22, 2023
Kyrie Irving playing a game for the Brooklyn Nets. Photo / Wikimedia Commons

The disgraceful evasion of Kyrie Irving

Owen O'Brien
February 16, 2023
"I’m not going to sugarcoat it: using miscommunication as a source of drama is the laziest thing a writer can do. It does absolutely nothing but frustrate the audience. And this scene is the inciting incident of the entire narrative." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

The disappointing layers of “Turning Red”: Breaking down the film’s shortcomings

Owen O'Brien
March 22, 2022
Copy Editor Owen O'Brien shares his thoughts on the Russian Invasion. - Photo via Pixabay.com

O’Brien: Vladimir Putin is Using Our Playbook– It Won’t Work for Him Either

Owen O'Brien
February 28, 2022
Owen O'Brien shares his thoughts on the recent Ben Simmons trade. - photo / Tim Nwachukwu / Getty Images

Analyzing the Ben Simmons-James Harden Trade

Owen O'Brien
February 23, 2022
The campus of Temple University on a sunny day. - Photo / Temple.edu

Q&A: Kaitlyn Kowalski Transfers to Rowan Amid Safety Crises

Owen O'Brien
February 2, 2022
"The spectacles continue into the script. I’m well aware that the script is primarily an excuse to give us what we all wanted (which we’ll get to), but I still think it’s worthy of criticism." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon

Swinging into Redemption: Exploring the triumphs & missteps of “Spider-Man: No Way Home”

Owen O'Brien
January 26, 2022
The investigation of the incidents is currently ongoing. -Photo via MacKenzie Garrett.

Two Cars Vandalized Close to Campus

Owen O'Brien
November 29, 2021
The original incident happened in October of 2018. -Photo via Pixabay.com.

The Ruling of Glassboro PD Holding Students at Gunpoint Incident in 2018

Owen O'Brien
November 29, 2021
"The duo taps into a lot of genres here, rap being one of them, as Anderson delivers some boastful lines with a venomous rhythm against the backdrop of a deliciously overpowering beat." Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak deliver excellence with “An Evening With Silk Sonic”

Owen O'Brien
November 17, 2021
This two-year grant will fund the development of paving technologies and materials for cold-weather regions undergoing rapid and severe climate change. It will also include opportunities for post-doctoral, graduate, and undergraduate students. - File Photo / Multimedia Editor Nicholas Feldman

Rowan’s CREATES Receives Grant from the Department of Defense for Climate Change Research

Owen O'Brien
November 2, 2021
Promotional photo for Rowan's Department of Dance and Theaters' newest play, "Plum Bun." / Photo via cpa.rowan.edu

Why Rowan Theater’s “Plum Bun” was Carried by Great Acting

Owen O'Brien
October 25, 2021
On Monday, students rallied together to counter-protest a group of individuals promoting homophobic and racist ideology. Owen O'Brien shares his thoughts on the event. - Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

O’Brien: Bigotry and Hate Make a Confusing and Farcical Return to Campus

Owen O'Brien
October 6, 2021
Staff writer Owen O'Brien discusses the special connection of raising his kitten, Levi. - Photo courtesy of Owen O'Brien

O’Brien: Raising Levi

Owen O'Brien
September 29, 2021
SNL's Alex Moffat revealed how truly unfunny he is at Rowan's fall comedy show. / Photo via deadline.com

SNL’s Alex Moffat Embarrasses Himself at Failed Rowan Comedy Show

Owen O'Brien
September 28, 2021
"I can not possibly overstate how great of a songwriter this guy is. He can put out a chart-topping single in his sleep at this point. It has been banger after banger, basically non-stop since Old Town Road." Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Lil Nas X’s Debut Album “Montero” Thrives Artistically, but With One Glaring Flaw

Owen O'Brien
September 21, 2021
"The album’s title -- “DONDA" -- and the cover -- a plain black square -- were what tipped me off to this, at first. Kanye had referenced his mother plenty of times in his music in the past, but this is the first time she’s been featured -- front and center. She is the sole muse this time around." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Kanye West Invites us to Join him on the Road to Recovery on “DONDA”

Owen O'Brien
September 13, 2021
Chadwick Boseman attends the 2018 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater in 2018. - photo courtesy of BBC.com

Real-Life Superhero Chadwick Boseman Loses His Four-Year Battle with Colon Cancer

Owen O'Brien
September 8, 2020
Students represented pride in diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity outside of the Student Center in 2020. - File Photo / Kristin Guglietti

Rowan’s response to hatred: an exercise in facile nobility

Owen O'Brien
March 4, 2020
"While lyrically and musically this album is pretty standard for Eminem, there are a handful of great songs here. The aforementioned “Unaccommodating” features a smooth, relaxed opening verse from Young M.A. that contrasts nicely with Eminem’s supersonic flow in the latter half of the song." Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

“Music To Be Murdered By” is the same old Eminem—and that’s why it’s no longer fun

Owen O'Brien
January 28, 2020
Marina Franklin's "unreliable" comedy still brings audience to keel over with laughter for an hour.

Comedy Night at Rowan: Marina Franklin

Owen O'Brien
September 18, 2019
- File photo/Amanda Palma

O’Brien: College is an inevitability

Owen O'Brien
September 11, 2019
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