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The SHOP works with community partners to see large donations of necessary goods

Elena Laughton April 24, 2024

The SHOP, which stands for Students Helping Other Profs, is Rowan University’s on-campus food pantry and resource center available to students. It is located in the Rowan Boulevard Apartments, soon...

The SHOP expands into Camden to mitigate food insecurity in Rowan students. - Photo via Yasmine Wood

The SHOP opens up a branch at Camden campus

Abigail Twiford March 6, 2024

The SHOP is a staple institution on campus, which provides food, hygiene products, school supplies, and housewares to students who are unable to afford these necessities on their own. The SHOP has...

The SHOP will be doing research to better serve the needs and wants of the students who utilize the resource. - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

The SHOP begins research to better inventory for students

Abigail Twiford February 14, 2024

Rowan University has recently announced that the SHOP will be doing research for those who have utilized it at some point in their academic careers. The project, which allows for participants to be...

The Shop will be moving to The Rowan International House pictured, located on State Street. - Staff Writer / Marchella Mazzoni

The Shop prepares for move to the International House this fall

Marchella Mazzoni February 14, 2024

The Shop Pantry and Resource Center is currently in the process of moving locations for this upcoming Fall semester from room 141 of Building Five in the Rowan Boulevard Apartments to the off-campus International...

"Adopt a Family" provides an opportunity for Thanksgiving dinner to be available and accessible to food insecure families. Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

The SHOP’s “Adopt-a-Family” puts food on the Thanksgiving table

Sarah Shockey November 15, 2023

The Shop’s “Adopt-a-Family” program works to provide students with proper Thanksgiving meals. In the spirit of the holiday season, The SHOP, Rowan’s on-campus food pantry and resource center,...

Brendan Bermingham picks fresh peppers at West Campus that are used for Houshmand's Hazardous Hot Sauce and shared with the community. Co-News Editor / Gianna Malgieri

President Ali Houshmand and student farmers harvest produce from West Campus Farm

Gianna Malgieri October 4, 2023

How does the president of the university have time to tend to so many tasks and still have such a strong hand in the thousands of pounds of produce that are used to feed the community and fuel the hot...

Rowan Environmental Action League (REAL) poses for a picture before heading to their project location in Glassboro. REAL was one of 23 teams that participated in this year's “Back to the Boro” event. - Photo courtesy of REAL

Students Spruce up Glassboro for Annual “Back to the Boro” Event

Kalie VanDewater April 28, 2021

This past Sunday, Rowan's Office of Volunteerism, Community Engagement and Commuter Services (VCECS) and Student Government Association (SGA) co-hosted the annual “Back to the Boro” event, which was...

James Cummins, a junior geographic information systems major, and Joe Aschenbrenner, a senior disaster preparedness and emergency management major, take advantage of The SHOP on the Go stock at the Tutoring Center. The Tutoring Center and the engineering building currently have SHOP on the Gos, but they are hoping to expand in the future. - Assistant A&E Editor / Kristin Guglietti

The SHOP continues to provide for students in need by expanding

Kristin Guglietti February 19, 2020

Students may have heard about The SHOP, which provides free food and resources for students. However, going to The SHOP can be difficult at times with hours of operation being limited to Mondays...

This semester, SGA is implementing a program to pay off parking tickets with donations to The SHOP. Cans of spaghetti sauce are just one of many items students can donate. - Assistant A&E Editor / Kristin Guglietti

Food for Fines helps pay off parking tickets while feeding students

Kristin Guglietti January 29, 2020

Editor's Note: This story has been updated since it was originally published. With the removal of parking lots for new academic buildings and restrictions where people can park, parking at a growing...

Room 317 of the new engineering building has a cabinet with half a shelf left of tampons and pads, as well as food for students who have trouble affording meals. Menstrual items, as well as food, are crucial for students' success. - Staff Writer / Kristin Guglietti

Rowan’s lack of prioritization for menstruators is disheartening, to say the least

Kristin Guglietti November 22, 2019

Three years ago, I wrote about the empty tampon and pad dispensers on campus for Hey Marlene, an online student publication. In the article, I wrote, “Getting rid of the empty machines will not solve...

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