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CAMPUS COVID UPDATE: On-campus cases of COVID-19 rise to 43 as off-campus gatherings are reported

Tara Lonsdorf • September 8, 2020

According to Rowan University's official weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases web page, on-campus student cases of the novel coronavirus have increased from 4, as reported between Aug. 25 to 29, to...

The Road to a COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatment: a Biochemistry Student Explains

Emily Kopchick • August 25, 2020

In just five months, a nonliving particle one hundredth the diameter of a human hair has claimed the lives of more US citizens than the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.

Rowan fall sports postponed until 2021

Brianna Mac Kay • August 19, 2020

Since March, the coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on sports in the United States and across the world. For sports at Rowan, the beginning of the pandemic caused the cancellation of...

Evade the Virus: CDC Guidelines for Rowan Returners

Emily Kopchick • August 19, 2020

It’s your move-in day. You have officially returned to Rowan University in the midst of a global pandemic. With protective protocols in place, life at Rowan is not what it used to be. Time progresses,...

Rowan grads overcome adversity through COVID-19

Kalie VanDewater • July 18, 2020

With all the minute changes the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to everyday life, it's no surprise that major life events are bearing the impact of the precautions and restrictions that have been put in...

Rowan professor produces 20 gallons of hand sanitizer to donate to Cooper Medical School

Christopher Connors • April 6, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered everyday life and individuals are urged to stay at home to maintain social distancing precautions. For one Rowan University professor, this provided an opportunity to...

Dear Destiny: Concerned Corona

Destiny Hall • March 30, 2020

Dear Destiny, How the %&@# do I survive the coronavirus? -Concerned Corona Dear Concerned Corona, Wash your %&@#ing hands. Good luck, Concerned Corona, I believe in you. Just kidding....

Mac Kay: Postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was the right move but many questions remain

Brianna Mac Kay • March 25, 2020

Right now, there are no major sports being played anywhere; that is how the novel coronavirus pandemic has affected the sports world. Sporting events set to be played in March and April like the NCAA...

Lonsdorf and Kopchick: Learning-disabled students like us will suffer most with distance learning

Tara Lonsdorf and Emily Kopchick • March 25, 2020

Hi - we are two high-achieving Rowan students who are active in clubs, participate in research and have plans for graduate school. We both take our classroom education seriously. Both of us are also diagnosed...

Fox: Staying home is the most heroic thing to do

Rebecca Fox • March 25, 2020

The world right now is in utter mayhem. Entire countries are quarantined. The Earth feels apocalyptic. COVID-19 is sweeping across all nations. Beginning in China, the virus has now directly affected...

Holly Pointe resident tests positive for COVID-19

Tara Lonsdorf • March 23, 2020

Two members of the Rowan University community have tested positive for COVID-19, according to two recent emails from the university. While one is an employee for the Cooper School of Osteopathic Medicine...

Two Rowan alumni trapped in Peru, as martial law is declared in response to COVID-19

Christopher Connors • March 23, 2020

The picturesque, rolling hills of Machu Picchu can seem like something out of a dream. For one foursome of New Jersey-natives, that dream quickly became the stuff of nightmares. When Rowan alumni Marie...