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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...

Ruth Bader Ginsberg's official SCOTUS portrait. - Image / Supreme Court of the United States

Lonsdorf: RBG Leaves Behind a Legacy More Complex Than That of a “Girl-Boss”

Tara Lonsdorf September 23, 2020

When I first heard of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, it was not because of her myriad accomplishments. It was not because she had graduated from Columbia Law School as joint valedictorian,...

Glassboro Police Deprtment Logo. -Glassboro Police Department Facebook page

Rowan students held at gunpoint in fall of 2018 file federal lawsuit

Christopher Connors March 15, 2020

Two Rowan University students held at gunpoint by the Glassboro Police Department in the fall of 2018 filed separate civil rights lawsuits against the borough and police department on Friday, according...

LaTosha Brown (right) takes a picture with organizer of the Rosa Parks luncheon Denise Williams (left). Staff Writer / Corey Rothauser

LaTosha Brown Receives the 15th Annual Rosa Parks Commemoration Award

Corey Rothauser March 4, 2020

On Feb. 26 Rowan University's Africana Studies held the 15th Annual Rosa Parks Luncheon in the Eynon Ballroom. Guest Speaker, LaTosha Brown, received the Rosa Parks Commemoration award, which acknowledges...

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Lutz: Martin Luther King should be celebrated

Kyle Lutz January 23, 2018

Before and after his April 4, 1968 assassination, legendary activist, religious figure and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has made a significant impact on America to this day. His impact is so strong, America...

Rowan students join Women’s Marches in D.C. and Philly

Taylor Henry January 22, 2017

Students from Rowan University carried signs and chanted as they marched for women's rights in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. On Saturday, more than a half million people rallied for women's rights...

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