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The Black Student Union e-board poses for a photo. - Copy Editor / Bryant Lopez

Obsidian Ball celebrates and unites Rowan’s BIPOC community

Bryant Lopez January 31, 2024

On Jan. 27, the Rowan Black Student Union (BSU) held the third annual Obsidian Ball where students could get together to enjoy music and food and view the event's vendors. Many students attended the event...

Students learn about mental health coping mechanisms and resources at mental health conference. Mutimedia Editor / Drew Peltzman

Wellness Center hosts annual Student Mental Health Conference

Maryela Gallardo November 15, 2023

The Wellness Center at Rowan University held its sixth annual Student Mental Health Conference. Students who are seeking mental health resources or aid were able to attend this talk to learn more about...

Students pick their food from the buffet line-up. Photo via Joshua Olumakin

Celebrating cultures, food, and people at the World of Dishes event

Rachel Sampson September 27, 2023

The Freyja Chapter of the Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority (MSU) hosted the World of Dishes event on Sept. 21st. The event featured a buffet-style lineup with food from 12 different countries, spanning from...

BSU hosted a Versus Battle where two POC artists' music faced off. - Arts & Entertainment Intern / Al Harmon

Black Student Union hosts musical Versus Battle

Al Harmon March 22, 2023

Rowan University’s Black Student Union (BSU) held one of their Versus Battles on March 21 which is part of their spring semester events. Through collaborative and unified efforts, BSU aims to create...

The Town Hall was held at Tohill Theater within Bunce Hall. - Photo via Rowan University.

Embracing Race, Responsibility and Respect at Town Hall Meeting

Nigel Pala October 5, 2022

“Race, Responsibility, and Respect” was the call to action for leaders of both the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Black Student Union of Rowan University,...

Senior Hydia Bearfield discusses how important the multicultural organizations on Rowan's campus are. - Photo / Hydia Bearfield

Senior Spotlight: Hydia Bearfield, Class of 2022

Jennifer McGraw November 3, 2021

She’s a model, the president of two multicultural organizations at Rowan, and she’s a mother. If there’s one phrase to describe senior Hydia Bearfield, it would be “girl boss.” Hydia Bearfield...

The BSU student E-Board poses with faculty leaders. From left to right: Mike Nash (Event Coordinator), Jasmin Jones (Historian), Niomie Nurse (Founding Treasurer), Leilanie Hinton (President), Dr. Kha' Sadler (BSU Advisor), Hydia Bearfield (Founding Secretary), Jamar Green (Vice President), Dr. Chanelle Rose (Department Coordinator, Africana Studies) - Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Future for Rowan’s BIPOC Community Discussed at Call to Action Event Organized by the Black Student Union

Alex Rossen October 19, 2021

The Boyd Recital Hall became the site of an open forum hosted and organized by Rowan’s Black Student Union (BSU) to discuss their hopes for the future of Rowan’s BIPOC community on Wednesday, Oct....

Rowan community members march down Rowan Boulevard in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on Juneteenth 2020. - Editor-in-Chief / Kalie VanDewater

Black Student Union holds peaceful protest on campus for Juneteenth

Please do not tell me ‘If you’re not happy, just leave,’ when my country...was ripped from the grass of Native Americans, and built off the blood, screams and scared backs of Black men, women and...

Rowan After Hours hosted a Black History Month celebration in partnership with African Student Association in 2019. This event highlighted black culture through song and dance, such as this performance by Tajeva. - Features Editor / Kalie VanDewater

Rowan’s issue with diversity and inclusion

Dyone Payne January 26, 2020

The Black Student Union held their first State of Black Rowan forum during the fall semester to talk about issues that have arisen between the divide of Rowan culture and Black Rowan culture. The topics...

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