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Election graphic. - Graphics Editor / Brendan Cohen

Meet the state election candidates on the ballot this November

Abigail Twiford, Co-News Editor October 23, 2024

With this year’s elections fast approaching, The Whit decided to give students a rundown of all of the candidates for state office, which includes the open Senate seat and open congressional seat for...

Rowan College of Communication and Creative Arts Dean Tweedie, former Eagles lineman John Runyan and Director of Sports Communication Neil Hartman pose for a photo during "Pizza With the Pros." Runyan discussed his career with the Eagles, as the VP of NFL Rules and his political career during this week's discussion. - Photo via @RowanSportsCAM on Twitter.com

Former Philadelphia Eagle Discusses Switch to Political Career During “Pizza With the Pros”

Drew Peltzman April 13, 2022

Former Philadelphia Eagles lineman and U.S. Congressman Jon Runyan spoke to students about his multi-dimensional career during this week's “Pizza With the Pros.” Following his 14 seasons in the...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with business and labor leaders on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. - Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Staring Down The Barrel: Debt Crisis, Govt. Shutdown, Imminent

Nicholas Feldman September 29, 2021

The U.S. Government will shut down by midnight on Thursday.  The Senate has failed to pass a bill that would both fund the government and raise the debt ceiling.  The bill, which passed along...

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Editorial: Takeaways from the 2018 midterm elections

The Whit Staff November 7, 2018

Voting is a strange experience. It's one of the few communal experiences left that the majority of us share. We head, herd-like, to our local elementary school, library or similar exotic and rarely visited...

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Editorial: Vote on Nov. 6

The Whit Staff October 31, 2018

With the November midterm elections this Tuesday, our generation has a decision to make about the direction of this country. The point of this is not to tell you to usher in a blue or red wave, but rather...

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Heller: Millennials could change the political landscape this time around

Alexander Heller October 24, 2018

The midterm elections of 2018 might be a watershed moment for millennials as a whole. Though it’s been nearly two years since Republicans gained control of both Congress and the White House, events such...

Grilli: Let us not fall into autocracy. (Flickr photo courtesy of The Watchmen of Garland County)

Grilli: Let us not fall into autocracy

Louis Grilli April 26, 2017

The Syrian despot, Bashar Al-Assad, recently took the liberty of gassing his own people. Online, anyone can see the horrifying pictures of even the smallest children slowly dying an agonizing death due...

Grilli: Racism apparently only matters when it targets liberals

Louis Grilli March 1, 2017

Recently, African-American Republican senator from South Carolina, Tim Scott, stood on the floor of the Senate and rattled off the tweets he received from his constituents in response to his supporting...

Grilli: Democrats now rely on the Republican strategies they once decried

Louis Grilli February 22, 2017

During the presidency of Barack Obama (perhaps you remember him), it was a common liberal trope to decry Republicans’ actions “obstructionist.” One would often hear that no president in the history...

Rowan Democrats canvas for congressional candidate Dave Cole

Leon Purvis October 17, 2016

The sounds of doorbells and Rowan students informing residents why they should "vote Dave Cole for Congress" were heard all over Glassboro on Saturday morning. The Rowan University Democratic Club was...

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