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Audiobooks available through the library for Banned Books Week. - Co-News Editor / Abigail Twiford

Campbell Library celebrates Banned Books Week despite construction

Abigail Twiford, Co-News Editor October 9, 2024

Every year, books in libraries and schools across the country are banned or challenged for a variety of reasons. In 2023, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom noted...

From “Avatar: The Way of Water.” - Photo via Dylan Field at Lightstorm

Prof. Tara Bennett discusses her newest book “The Art of Avatar: The Way of The Water”

Maryela Gallardo March 29, 2023

College students navigating their stressful lives often think about where their degree will take them, but one may not realize just how different life will be after they graduate from college. This...

The six little shelves of the Little Free Library is filled with books that students can take. - News Intern / Connor Brown

Rowan’s Little Free Library is looking for readers

Connor Brown March 29, 2023

If you’re an avid reader and enjoy getting books for free, the third floor of Savitz Hall has just the place to satisfy both of those needs. Since July 2019, there has been a chartered Little Free...

Fall in love with reading during Campbell Library's "Blind Date With a Book" event. - Staff Writer / Elena Laughton

Fall in love with reading: Campbell Library hosts “Blind Date With a Book” event

Elena Laughton February 8, 2023

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and if you haven’t found yourself a valentine yet Campbell Library has got you covered. Throughout February up until Valentine’s Day, Rowan’s library...

The former Starbucks cafe in Barnes & Noble is currently taped off by tarps while renovating continues. Photo / Madison Miller

Barnes & Noble Starbucks Cafe to remain closed until further notice

Madison Miller February 8, 2023

Last semester on Nov. 8, 2022, a fire broke out in the Barnes & Noble on Rowan Blvd. This incident left students without coffee and textbooks for just under a month before re-opening on Nov. 27.  Three...

White coverings draped over shelves and the B&N Cafe. -Staff writer / Madison Miller

Barnes & Noble closed indefinitely after cafe fire

Madison Miller November 16, 2022

Last Tuesday, Nov. 8, students woke up to the news that Barnes & Noble and the attached Barnes & Noble Starbucks Cafe inside the store would be closed due to a small fire that broke out in the...

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

What was the last book you enjoyed reading? If you don’t consider yourself much of a reader, it was probably a book you read for school. Maybe it was “The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton because you...

"Ultimately I feel that this Hulu series captures everything that I loved about the book and improves on the flaws that the book had." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

From page to screen: “Looking for Alaska” mini-series lives up to the book’s dark brilliance

Christian A. Browne November 3, 2019

It took ten-plus years for "Looking for Alaska" by John Green to make it onto the big screen. While it’s not a movie, "Looking for Alaska" was instead turned into an eight-part mini-series that...

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