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Restore Dispensaries is just shy of a mile away from campus. -Photo via restoredispensaries.com

Glassboro cannabis shop Restore Dispensary talks about cannabis cultures

Bryant Lopez April 19, 2023

Since April 21, 2022, the day cannabis was legalized in New Jersey, dispensaries have continued to dot the landscape. Restore Dispensary, a medical marijuana merchant with six locations in Pennsylvania,...

Christina Franks shares her story of overcoming cancer and other health conditions. - Photo / Christina Franks

Profile: Christina Franks

Kariyah Bennett February 2, 2022

In 2020, most people had the Coronavirus to worry about, but for Christina Franks, the pandemic was the least of her worries. Franks grew up in Washington Township and attended Washington Township...

Eddie Van Halen performs in 1980. Van Halen was the lead guitarist of the wildly popular rock band Van Halen. - Photo via abcnews.go.com

Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen Dies of Cancer at 65

Mary Millar October 12, 2020

The music scene has lost a true legend. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, Eddie Van Halen lost his five-year battle with throat cancer at age 65. Originally diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2000 (which led...

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McCray: Caring for caregivers

Brianna McCray November 7, 2018

Any illness changes the roles and dynamic of a family. In a parent and child relationship the responsibilities can suddenly shift onto the child and the parent becomes the one that needs to be taken care...

Students and community members shaved their heads in the Student Center to raise money for fighting cancer. -Photo Editor/Amanda Palma

Shaved heads raise thousands for childhood cancer research on St. Baldrick’s Day

Ellie Leick April 4, 2017

Bald became more than just a fashion statement at Rowan’s annual St. Baldrick’s Day event in the Student Center Pit on Saturday. More than 40 people shaved their heads to raise money for pediatric...

Rowan students help children through their parent’s cancer

Sarah Hockel November 3, 2016

The contagious smiles of children having fun at summer camp are what the members of Rowan's chapter of Camp Kesem work hard for all year. Camp Kesem is a nationwide, non-profit organization run by students...

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