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Although more research is needed to understand how long COVID-19 affects people, it does not spare any organ, according to the AMA article. -Photo via Pixabay.com.

‘Long COVID-19’ and Its Effects

Mya Calderon April 20, 2022

People who suffer from “long COVID-19,” often called long haulers, typically have experienced COVID-19 symptoms more than four weeks after their COVID-19 diagnosis, according to the Mayo Clinic.  In...

This week's editorial discusses Rowan's current masking requirement and whether it is still necessary amid Governor Murphy lifting the mask mandate for schools K-12 on March 7, 2022. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Is Rowan’s Mask Requirement Still Necessary?

The Whit Staff February 23, 2022

For the past two years now, COVID-19 has been part of our everyday lives. Before we leave our house we make sure we have our phone, keys, wallet and mask.  However, with new coronavirus cases...

More than 5.8 million New Jerseyans are now vaccinated, according to Gov. Phil Murphy. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot?: “Do not Delay,” Says Wellness Center Director Scott Woodside

Santino J. D'Agostino October 5, 2021

The New Jersey Department of Health is wasting no time administering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots after advisers for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted to recommend that certain...

Rowan University has extended the mask mandate until further notice. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Rowan University Extends Mask Mandate Until Further Notice

Makayla Griffin September 28, 2021

The university-wide mask mandate, originally set to expire on Sept. 14, was extended indefinitely after university officials reviewed COVID-19 cases on campus and recommended the extension out of “an...

Rowan University offers updated information regarding COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Covid-19 Vaccination Exemptions: Their Process and How They Work

Stephanie Green September 15, 2021

As students have returned to Rowan University’s campus this fall semester for in-person classes, guidelines and requirements are in place for students to help protect against COVID-19 transmission....

Senior Mya Calderon reflects on  the stress of being a retail worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. - Photo via Pixabay.com

COVID-19, 20, 21: A Retail Worker vs. the Pandemic

Mya Calderon September 14, 2021

As an introvert, isolating myself because of COVID-19 was simple. I had a legitimate reason not to go out and began sticking with the same two excuses: “Sorry, I live with my grandparents and my grandpa...

Graph of reported positive cases at Rowan University, as shared by Scott Woodside during his portion of the presentation. - Photo via Rowan.edu

Rowan University Gives an Update on COVID-19 Statistics

Chelsea Valcourt September 13, 2021

Rowan students flooded back to campus this fall to be back in person, around their friends again. They returned with the understanding that they would be required to wear masks for two weeks —at which...

- Managing Editor / Tara Lonsdorf

Timeline: Reflecting on a Year Since We Left Due to COVID

Tara Lonsdorf March 24, 2021

Since March 16, 2020 life for Rowan students has changed drastically. Let’s take a look at some of the best and worst news stories of the past year. Extended Spring Break Begins (March 16, 2020):...

Rowan uses Hollybush Pavilion as its COVID-19 testing headquarters. - Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Editorial: Ramped-Up Residential Testing is a Good Start, But We Can Do Better

The Whit Staff February 17, 2021

Starting this spring, all residential students and those in athletics are required to be tested for COVID-19 every two weeks. The process involves sticking a probe up one’s nostrils inside the Esbjornson...

An overhead view of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida, home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The stadium will host Super Bowl LV this Sunday. - Photo / Wikimedia Commons user Bernard Gagnon

Super Bowl LV Set to Host 7,500 Frontline Workers

Jennifer McGraw February 3, 2021

There is no doubt that this year’s Super Bowl will look and feel different. Not only will there be concerns about the recent COVID-19 pandemic, but we will see a Super Bowl team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,...

RowanSOM Dean Thomas A. Cavalieri, DO, receives the Moderna vaccine from Student COVID Task Force volunteer Anjani Patel at the Rowan Medicine COVID-19 Vaccination Center in Stratford, New Jersey. - Photo via rowan.edu

RowanSOM Medical Students Volunteer in “Operation Saving Lives”

Corey Rothauser February 3, 2021

The Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) serves as one of six mega-sites that Gov. Phil Murphy announced earlier this year, following the request of the New Jersey Department of Health. Gloucester...

A sign reading "He (and his mask) swept me off my feet" and featuring a vintage photograph of a couple stands outside of Holly Pointe Commons residence hall. This sign is one of many that have been placed across campus by Lori Marshall and the University Publications team to keep the Rowan community aware of pandemic-era public health protocols. - Image courtesy of University Publications.

Signs of the Time: How Rowan University Launched One of the Biggest COVID-19 Communication Campaigns Across NJ

Tara Lonsdorf December 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the foundations of our culture, including the ways that we work, travel, learn and engage in our most meaningful interpersonal relationships. However, even after Rowan...

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