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The Whit
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Editorial: The room where it happens

The Whit Staff
April 24, 2024
"Shake off that existential dread, because life does not end after college." - Graphic / Yaz Shaughnessy

Editorial: I’m graduating, but am I ready?

The Whit Staff
April 17, 2024
"The Whit staff believes that if a pro sports league is not willing to support change in protecting athletes, then universities should." - Graphic / Yaz Shaughnessy

Editorial: Universities need to protect student-athletes from CTE

The Whit Staff
April 10, 2024
The Whit discusses the HIV pandemic. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Editorial: The HIV pandemic is still relevant

The Whit Staff
March 27, 2024
"In total, that is 74 hours dedicated to work and school. For comparison, per the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, a physician in residency can work a maximum of 80 hours per week." - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Editorial: Rowan needs to give students with “non-traditional” lifestyles more academic flexibility

The Whit Staff
March 20, 2024
Students from the News Lab class during their field trip to the oyster reefs. - Photo via SJ Climate News

Editorial: Field trips help students academically and socially

The Whit Staff
March 6, 2024
"The Whit Staff believes there should be another crosswalk on Mullica Hill Road. Specifically, the stretch between the student center and The Crossings apartment complex." - Graphic / Jadyn Beyer 

Editorial: The Crossings need a crosswalk

The Whit Staff
February 28, 2024
The first edition of The Whit. - Photo via Rowan University Website.

Editorial: Remember your student journalists!

The Whit Staff
February 21, 2024
"The Whit editors share what they love about Rowan University." - Photo via Canva

Editorial: The Whit staff shares what they love about Rowan for Valentine’s Day

The Whit Staff
February 14, 2024
"There is much to consider when applying but fees and tuition tend to carry the most weight in decision making." - Photo Via Rowan University School of Graduate Studies Facebook

Editorial: Comparing Rowan’s grad school tuition to other NJ colleges

The Whit Staff
February 7, 2024
Some of The Whit staff pose for a picture. - Editor-In-Chief / Victoria McGivern

Editorial: Whit editors share their unconventional ideas of success

The Whit Staff
January 31, 2024
"The Whit staff believes Graduate students should be allowed to join clubs." - Graphic / Yaz Shaughnessy

Editorial: Graduate students should be allowed to join clubs

The Whit Staff
January 24, 2024
"While Rowan does do a lot of things to make the campus accessible to all students, more needs to be done to alleviate undue burdens." - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennesson

Editorial: Rowan University can be more accessible

The Whit Staff
December 6, 2023
"The Whit Staff believes Rowan needs to extend the Reading and Review period to at least three days." - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Editorial: Rowan needs to extend its Reading and Review day

The Whit Staff
November 29, 2023
"Rowan currently does not offer any family-friendly on-campus housing. This makes it more difficult for students with children to obtain their degrees from Rowan. " - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Editorial: RU needs family-friendly on-campus housing

The Whit Staff
November 15, 2023

Editorial: Rowan should not put out a statement about the Israel-Hamas conflict

The Whit Staff
November 8, 2023
"The university should be doing more to make the campus itself more eco-friendly." - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennesson

Editorial: Rowan has become a more sustainable school, but can do better

The Whit Staff
November 1, 2023
The Whit Staff believes that Rowan needs to host a Halloween parade. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennesson

Editorial: Rowan needs to host a Halloween parade

The Whit Staff
October 25, 2023
“The Whit Staff believes by having more themed dances, students will have more opportunities to socialize, exercise, and have fun.” – Photo via Rowan website

Editorial: Let’s dance!

The Whit Staff
October 18, 2023
Community gardens outside Willow Hall. - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

Editorial: RU excels in opportunities for low-income students

The Whit Staff
October 11, 2023
The Whit Staff proposes faculty at least mention the Breast Cancer Awareness Month and some resources to check out. - Multimedia Editor / Drew Peltzman

Editorial: With a collective effort Rowan can boost breast cancer awareness

The Whit Staff
October 4, 2023
There are plenty of times throughout the year that messages are sent out where information regarding an event, such as this most recent student death, is kept to a minimum. - Photo via Rowan Email

Editorial: After death at Holly Pointe, students left with more questions than answers

The Whit Staff
September 27, 2023
"Marked by celebrations, a carnival, a 40-page special edition of the newspaper, lecture talks, and more, Rowan celebrates its centennial in grand style." - Editor-In-Chief / Victoria McGivern

Editorial: Celebrating Rowan’s Centennial

The Whit Staff
September 20, 2023
"Nearly two decades after Sept. 11, xenophobic views across America have continued to divide the country." - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Editorial: Two decades after tragedy, we are still learning to let prejudice go

The Whit Staff
September 14, 2023
Rowan Centennial Special Edition

Rowan Centennial Special Edition

The Whit Staff
September 13, 2023
"2021 to 2023, Rowan University’s tuition has increased by 4%." - Previous Photo Editor/Amanda Palma

Editorial: Tuition has risen, what does that mean for Rowan students?

The Whit Staff
April 27, 2023
University of Colorado, Boulder students gather on campus to celebrate 4/20. - Photo via Wikipedia Commons

Editorial: Rowan needs to push for federal legalization of marijuana

The Whit Staff
April 19, 2023
Students gather along Rowan Boulevard, or as students often call it, Robo. - Photo via Rowan University

Editorial: R U Rowan proud?

The Whit Staff
April 13, 2023
Whit News Editor Gianna Malgieri sits with President of the Black Culture League Club Autumn Daughtry during an RTN interview. - Contributor / Professor Candace Kelley

Editorial: Rowan student media needs collaboration

The Whit Staff
April 6, 2023
An aerial view of a Halloween dage on Rowan's campus in 2016. - Photo / James Bullock

EDITORIAL: Rowan needs preventative education for drink spiking

The Whit Staff
March 30, 2023
The 2022-2023 SGA Executive Board stands together in the Chamberlain Student Center. - Photo via Rowan University

Editorial: SGA’s democracy is fragile if students refuse to vote

The Whit Staff
March 23, 2023
Several Rowan athletes stand together at the NJAC Awards Brunch after accepting the NJAC Cup on Rowan's behalf, the league's all-sport award for overall success. This was the fourth time in five years that Rowan was awarded the cup. June 12, 2022 - Photo / Rowan Athletics

Editorial: Rowan is the most dominant school in the state

The Whit Staff
March 8, 2023
The Whit staff makes their predictions on who will headline this year's Hollybash Festival. - Photo / Rowan University

EDITORIAL: Hollybash is fast approaching, who will perform at Rowan’s annual festival?

The Whit Staff
March 2, 2023
Students eat at the Chamberlain Student Center Marketplace. - Photo / Rowan University Blog

EDITORIAL: Rowan needs meal swipe donation program to combat student hunger

The Whit Staff
February 22, 2023
Rowan University has limited college graduation tickets from eight to four. - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Chelsea Valcourt

EDITORIAL: $150K for four graduation tickets

The Whit Staff
February 15, 2023
Rowan's Henry M. Rowan statue donned a shirt and hat in support of the Eagles' Superbowl run. - Editor-in-Chief / Berry Andres

EDITORIAL: Whit editors share Superbowl Sunday Plans

The Whit Staff
February 9, 2023
The Whit Staff used AI image generation to create this photo. - Photo / DALL-E

EDITORIAL: This article was written by AI

The Whit Staff
February 8, 2023
Currently, only dogs are part of the pet therapy program, but including different animals allows for students with allergies to participate. - Graphic / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Rowan Pet Therapy needs more pet options for students

The Whit Staff
February 1, 2023
This is the fifth suicide the Rowan community has faced in four years. - Photo / Amanda Palma

EDITORIAL: A student died — and Rowan said nothing

The Whit Staff
January 26, 2023
Graphic Editor / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Holly Pointe is unsafe — it’s Rowan’s responsibility to fix it

The Whit Staff
December 8, 2022
The Student Support Services Street Team sit in the Student Center with the "wheel of success." - Photo / Rowan Student Success Programs

EDITORIAL: Stopping student hunger starts with professors

The Whit Staff
December 1, 2022
Professors should understand the stress and workload placed on students participating in internships while in college. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Easing students’ stress in the face of internships and coursework

The Whit Staff
November 17, 2022
The Powerball promised for the second time this year to make someone a billionaire. Editor-in-chief / Berry Andres

EDITORIAL: Becoming a billionaire is a 1 in 300 million chance

The Whit Staff
November 9, 2022
Members of the Physics & Astronomy Club stand together during PhysCon 2022. - Photo / Physics & Astronomy Club

EDITORIAL: Rowan needs to emphasize conferences as a form of education

The Whit Staff
November 3, 2022
Donnie Farrell. - Photo / The Donnie Project

EDITORIAL: Donnie Farrell Deserves to be Remembered and Rowan has the Power to do so

The Whit Staff
October 26, 2022
The Whit staff believes that Rowan University professors and students would benefit from a mid-October break. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Falling in Love With Fall Break

The Whit Staff
October 19, 2022
People search for their next read inside of Barnes and Noble on Rowan Boulevard. - Photo / Rowan University

Editorial: Reteaching a Love of Reading

The Whit Staff
October 12, 2022
This editorial discusses Rowan's Campbell Library. Photo via Sports Editor Brianna Mac Kay

EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Campbell

The Whit Staff
September 29, 2022
This editorial discusses the SGA's adherence to bylaws. Photo via Rowan SGA.

EDITORIAL: SGA and a Culture of Accountability

The Whit Staff
September 22, 2022
The WTC currently boasts a funding deficit of $3 billion. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Choosing to Remember but Forgetting to Support

The Whit Staff
September 14, 2022
This week's editorial discusses the removal of hermit crabs from their natural environment. - Julia Quennessen / Graphics Editor

Editorial: Hermit Crab Industry Comes out of its Shell– but Should it?

The Whit Staff
April 27, 2022
This week's editorial discusses graduation and finding a job in your field. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: So We’re Graduating, now What?

The Whit Staff
April 20, 2022
This week's editorial discusses the importance of learning when it's best to stop talking and simply listen. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Sit Down and Stop Talking

The Whit Staff
April 13, 2022
This week's editorial discusses the importance of in-person learning. - Pixabay.com

Editorial: Why In-Person Learning Should not be Taken for Granted

The Whit Staff
April 6, 2022
This week's editorial discusses the importance of getting involved and making connections in college. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Getting Involved as a Student Prepares you as a Professional

The Whit Staff
March 30, 2022
This week's editorial discusses why internships need to be paid. - Pixabay.com

Editorial: Should Internships be Paid?

The Whit Staff
March 23, 2022
This week's editorial discusses normalizing asking for students' pronouns within the classroom and elsewhere at Rowan University. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Name, Major and Pronouns, Please.

The Whit Staff
March 9, 2022
This week's editorial discusses the difference between living to work and working to live and valuing a work-life balance. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Will you Work to Live or Live to Work

The Whit Staff
March 2, 2022
This week's editorial discusses Rowan's current masking requirement and whether it is still necessary amid Governor Murphy lifting the mask mandate for schools K-12 on March 7, 2022. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Is Rowan’s Mask Requirement Still Necessary?

The Whit Staff
February 23, 2022
This week's Editorial discusses the value of social media platforms for emerging journalists. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: The Value of Social Media for Emerging Journalists

The Whit Staff
February 16, 2022
This week's editorial takes a deep look in the role of student journalism and how it is valued. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Is Student Journalism Being Valued?

The Whit Staff
February 9, 2022
Rowan Boulevard at night. - Photo courtesy of Stephen Levine, Rowan Media and Public Relations

Editorial: The Financial Vortex of Life on Campus

The Whit Staff
February 2, 2022
This week's editorial is about growing up and transitioning into life post-graduation. Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: The Reality of Growing up

The Whit Staff
January 26, 2022
The end is finally here. This editorial reflects on the past semester and the hopes we have for the next. - Photo via Pixabay.

Editorial: The end of the Semester is Here

The Whit Staff
December 8, 2021
This week's editorial discusses the increasing value of student journalism. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Student Journalism is Increasingly Valuable and Here is why

The Whit Staff
December 1, 2021
Thanksgiving is next Thursday, and in this editorial, The Whit Staff talks about food insecurity in New Jersey and on campus. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Giving Back This Thanksgiving

The Whit Staff
November 17, 2021
Attendees of Monday's rally hug outside of Savitz Hall. - Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Editorial: A Conversation About Mental Health and Student Resources on Campus

The Whit Staff
November 10, 2021
Three years ago, the American Jewish community came under attack when a gunman slew 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Today, The Whit stands in solidarity with Jewish communities everywhere. Photo via Multimedia Editor/Alex Rossen

Editorial: On the Third Anniversary of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, We Stand With our Jewish Communities

The Whit Staff
October 27, 2021
This week's editorial talks about this upcoming flu season. While signs show that cases may be relatively mild, respiratory viruses have become unpredictable due to the pandemic. Photo via Pixabay.

Editorial: Flu Season is Back to Reclaim its Virus-Throne

The Whit Staff
October 27, 2021
This week's editorial discusses frustrations surrounding the purchase of parking permits at Rowan University. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Students Shouldn’t be Paying for Parking

The Whit Staff
October 20, 2021
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, this editorial discusses growing up with Latinx and American culture and embracing both of those identities. -Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: I Used to Think I was not Hispanic Enough to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month — I was Wrong

The Whit Staff
October 13, 2021
The Rowan community joined together in protest against the hate-speech of a religious group on Tuesday. This week's editorial discusses the student body's strength in remaining united. - Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Editorial: We are Stronger Together

The Whit Staff
October 6, 2021
This editorial discusses the awkward transition from college student to young adulthood. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Accepting Change

The Whit Staff
September 29, 2021
Careers look far more different these days than ever before. This week's Editorial discusses the many layers of social media fame and what success looks like today. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Social Media is Fooling you – There’s Nothing Wrong With Following a Traditional Career Path

The Whit Staff
September 22, 2021
The college experience and its many layers. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: The College Experience is What you Make it

The Whit Staff
September 15, 2021
Students walk along Rowan University's campus during the first day of in-person class. - Multimedia Editor / Nick Feldman

Editorial: Students are Back on Campus and so are Their Masks

The Whit Staff
September 8, 2021
The Whit's graduating editors reminisce on their time at the Whit. Regardless of the amount of time they've worked with the Whit, their experiences have made an impact. - Graphics Editor / Jana Jackstis

The Whit Staff: Messages from Graduating Editors

The Whit Staff
April 28, 2021
This week's editorial shares the hopes and goals of the incoming Co-Editors-in-Chief for the fall 2021 semester. - Graphics Editor / Jana Jackstis

Editorial: Introducing Your New Co-Editors-in-Chief and Our Goals Moving Forward

The Whit Staff
April 27, 2021
This is the last issue of The Whit that will be fully created by the 2020-21 editorial staff. The editorial this week evaluates the impact the outgoing staff has had on the paper. - Graphics Editor / Jana Jackstis

Editorial: A Goodbye From The Whit’s 2020-21 Editors

The Whit Staff
April 21, 2021
As vaccines begin rolling out, universities across the nation are requiring students to get inoculated against COVID-19 before returning to campuses in the fall. Rowan decided not to require COVID-19 vaccination, and this week's editorial evaluates this decision. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Editorial: To Mandate or Not to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination

The Whit Staff
April 14, 2021
As college students step into life after graduation, obtaining a job is critical. This week's editorial looks at job prospects in a world affected by COVID-19. - Photo via Pixabay

Editorial: Will the Class of 2021 Be Unemployable Post-Pandemic?

The Whit Staff
April 7, 2021
Rowan is one of the most rapidly expanding universities in the country. This week's editorial examines expansion on campus versus the maintenance of existing buildings. - Graphics Editor / Jana Jackstis

Editorial: The Price We Pay for Expansion

The Whit Staff
March 24, 2021
As long as The Whit Staff can remember, Rowan University has not publicly supported our work. We believe this should change, and outline why in this week's editorial. - Graphics Editor / Jana Jackstis

Editorial: Why Rowan Should Publicly Support Our Award-Winning Newspaper

The Whit Staff
March 17, 2021
For the first time in recent memory, Rowan will not have a spring break. This week's editorial evaluates this decision by administration. - Graphics Editor / Jana Jackstis

Editorial: We Don’t Have Spring Break, What That Means For Us

The Whit Staff
March 10, 2021
Due to COVID-19, significant changes have been made for everyday operations to adhere to safety guidelines. This week's editorial explores how these changes have impacted The Whit's reporting, and how they have impacted us as reporters. - Graphics Editor / Jana Jackstis

Editorial: The Impact of COVID-19 on Our Reporting — Now and in the Future

The Whit Staff
March 3, 2021
The Whit provides a necessary service to the university. The university should support this work by paying the editorial staff not just fair wages, but, well, anything. - Graphics Editor / Jana Jackstis

Editorial: Rowan University Needs to Pay Whit Editors

The Whit Staff
February 24, 2021
Rowan uses Hollybush Pavilion as its COVID-19 testing headquarters. - Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Editorial: Ramped-Up Residential Testing is a Good Start, But We Can Do Better

The Whit Staff
February 17, 2021
A painting of a canyon, created by Jessica Heritage for Intermediate Painting, hung in the hallway of Westby Hall. The Whit staff proposes that academic feats like this should be recognized across the university's many departments. - Editor-in-Chief / Kalie VanDewater

Editorial: Rowan Should Encourage University-Wide Academic Collaboration

The Whit Staff
February 10, 2021
The statue of Henry Rowan stands outside Savitz Hall, an administrative building on campus where the Office of Financial Aid is located. - File Photo / Amanda Palma

Editorial: Rowan Administration Must Improve Communication with the Community

The Whit Staff
February 3, 2021
With the challenges COVID-19 has presented, it was important for the Rowan community to work hard this semester to find success. Our final editorial of the semester highlights the achievements Rowan has had this semester. - File Photo / Miguel Martinez

Editorial: Rowan Continued to Succeed This Semester Despite Unique Challenges

The Whit Staff
December 2, 2020
As this semester comes to a close, finals-related stress combines with the obligations of life and the stressors of the ever-looming COVID-19 pandemic. The best way to combat this stress and be more productive with the tasks at hand is to take breaks. - File Photo / Miguel Martinez

Editorial: What’s the Best Method to Combat End-of-Semester Stress?

The Whit Staff
November 18, 2020
Every year, Glassboro Town Square has a Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Our editorial explores what this public display of Christmas cheer - along with others - means for those who choose not to celebrate the holiday. - File Photo / Jaryd Leady

Editorial: Christmas Isn’t for Everyone, and That Should be OK

The Whit Staff
November 11, 2020
The 2020 presidential election is unlike any other in recent history, with stark competition between Biden and Trump. For the Rowan community, we must not let the results of this election divide us. -Photo via BBC

Editorial: We Need to Coexist After the Election Results are Finalized

The Whit Staff
November 4, 2020
Bunce Hall (pictured) is one of the most prominent buildings on Rowan’s campus. The Whit's editorial this week examines the societal affiliation of success with a traditional college education, and whether it's the only way to attain success. - File Photo / Miguel Martinez

Editorial: Is College the Only Viable Path to Success?

The Whit Staff
October 28, 2020
Rowan students celebrate the 2019 Hollybash with Rowan's Prof. - News Editor/Alexander Heller

Editorial: So What’s the Point of a College Experience in a Pandemic?

The Whit Staff
October 21, 2020
With the 2020 Presidential Election swiftly approaching, being aware of bias is important. Without watching for bias, political polarity arises, making a beneficial society for all more difficult to attain. - Photo via dailywire.com

Editorial: Be Wary of Political Polarization

The Whit Staff
October 14, 2020
President Trump being diagnosed with COVID-19 brings attention to wearing masks and observing other pandemic guidelines. It's important that we continue to protect our community by observing expert advice. - Editor-in-Chief / Kalie VanDewater

Editorial: The COVID-19 Pandemic is not Over

The Whit Staff
October 7, 2020
While "The Whit" is a great source of hyperlocal news, it shouldn't be your only source of news. - Editor-in-Chief / Kalie VanDewater

Editorial: Diversifying Your News Sources is Essential

The Whit Staff
September 30, 2020
With COVID-19 still present in our everyday lives, students have had adapt to meet many challenges, including remote learning. We have learned how to best manage our classes without having much in-person contact with classmates and professors, if any at all. - Editor-in-Chief / Kalie VanDewater

Editorial: We Should Seize the Opportunities Given to us by COVID-19

The Whit Staff
September 23, 2020
The Whit published its first physical issue since the return to campus after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. We will continue to bring high-quality news content to the Rowan community. - Editor-in-Chief / Kalie VanDewater

Editorial: A Pandemic Can’t Slow “The Whit” Down

The Whit Staff
September 16, 2020
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