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The cover of "A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service" showcases a young Leth Oun and his journey to freedom in the U.S. government employee. - Photo via Professor Starnes

RU professor co-writes memoir with Cambodian refugee

Paige Britt October 18, 2023

Editor's Note: We previously referred to the memoir as a "novel," which would imply that it is fiction, which it is not. Sam Starnes, an adjunct professor at Rowan who has taught creative writing...

A student sits in the art gallery building lounge on TikTok - Copy Editor / Sylent Michaels

Pala: Why TikTok is really at risk of being banned in the U.S.

Nigel Pala April 5, 2023

Just a few weeks ago, the world watched TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew testify in front of a hostile courtroom about Chinese supervision on his app. In American society, there are very few causes that have...

Each team presented creative PowerPoints demonstrating why their bird was more American. -Photo via Victoria Schriver-McGivern.

Eagle vs. Turkey, Which is More American?

Victoria McGivern April 6, 2022

On Thursday, March 31, Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship (RIPPAC) held its annual April Fool’s eve mock debate. The debate: Which is more American: the eagle or turkey?  All...

(From left to right) Kyle Smith, Paige Vaccaro, Syd Carpenter, and Sonya Harris discuss the importance of Carpenter's exhibit and Black farmer's in American history during a panel discussion on Tuesday, Feb. 22. - Photo / Chelsea Valcourt

Art Gallery Exhibit “Honors the Land” in Panel Discussion

Chelsea Valcourt February 28, 2022

On Tuesday, Feb. 22, Rowan’s Art Gallery held a panel discussion with local farmers in association with their latest exhibition “Earth Offerings: Honoring the Gardeners” by Syd Carpenter.  The...

Obama and Springsteen record their "Renegades: Born in the USA" podcast at Springsteen's estate. - Photo by Rob DeMartin via Rollingstone.com

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen’s Transformative Podcast Talks Music, Politics and Everything In Between

Skylar Moody March 10, 2021

Between an unlikely duo of born outsiders, discussions of racism across the nation and the familiar sounds of classic American popular music comprised the first few episodes of Barack Obama and Bruce...

Harper Lee published the prequel to her popular novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 2015. Pallante discusses the backlash it received and what it says about American society. - Photo via openculture.com

Pallante: America is a Fiction

Robert Pallante November 1, 2020

Here in America, we like to believe that we live in a country of high ideals, and that we may have gone astray. But that's not the case. America is absurd, it is innately the home of evil, idiotic, bigoted...

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a rally in Philadelphia, PA in May of 2019. Editor-in-chief / Miguel Martinez

Editorial: Countering electronic disinformation is a community obligation

The Whit Staff February 5, 2020

Most Americans will likely agree that both the concept and execution of the Iowa caucus is odd and confusing. If it were up to the majority of us, the Iowa caucus wouldn't even be a major event in our...

- Photo courtesy of Pixabay

Gun violence in America today: Why we need a change

Christian A. Browne November 20, 2019

Antione Brown, Jurnee Thompson, Gracie Anne Muehlberger and Micah Tennant are four victims who have lost their lives due to gun violence in America this year. Just a few weeks ago, I listened to a...

This pumpkin was carved with the image of Animal from the Muppets. Carving pumpkins is one of the popular Halloween activities in which many people partake. - Features Editor / Kalie VanDewater

Where did Halloween come from and what’s the point?

Kalie VanDewater October 31, 2019

It's that time of year again, when people dress up as anything they can imagine, kids look for candy at every door they knock on and college students find parties to celebrate the spookiest holiday of...

Photo courtesy of Flicker/Julian Carvajal

Yobb: Be proud to be an American

Chris Yobb April 17, 2018

With all the evil that is going on in the world right now, I think that it is important to reflect on how fortunate we are to live in the greatest country in the world. As college students, we feel like...

Race, immigration, white privilege themes for “Americanah” panel

Cierra Lewis November 16, 2016

Race, racism, white privilege, identity, immigration, and diaspora were all themes centered around the panel discussion of the novel “Americanah,” written by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. On...

Yobb: Go out and vote, please

Chris Yobb October 17, 2016

Go out and vote, please. Living in the United States is a huge privilege which a lot of us take for granted. Whether you were born here or moved here, the blessings of living in this great country grace...

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