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The more students wear masks, take sick days and exert caution the easier it will be to keep our school functioning best. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Should Rowan Worry About the Omicron COVID Variant?

Johnathon Rera December 8, 2021

“We are more concerned with the flu this year than COVID,”  Joe Cardona, the vice president for university relations here at Rowan, said.  That statement sums up everything Cardona has...

Features Editor Jennifer McGraw says farewell to fellow graduating colleagues and two organizations that felt like home in her final edition of "Her PROFspective." - Photo via Pixabay.com

Her PROFspective: Everything Happens For a Reason

Jennifer McGraw December 1, 2021

I have a love-hate relationship with the phrase, “Everything happens for a reason.”  I think I have these opposing feelings on the phrase because I only like to believe it when the statement...

Co-Editor-in-Chief reports on this year's flu season and how it may look different from past ones. Photo / Co-Editor-in-Chief Joel Vazquez-Juarbe

VIDEO: The Pandemic Makes for an Unpredictable Flu Season

Joel Vazquez-Juarbe November 3, 2021

The weather is getting cooler and crunchy brown leaves cover the sidewalks -- flu season is here. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused this flu season to be unpredictable, according to health officials....

This week's editorial talks about this upcoming flu season. While signs show that cases may be relatively mild, respiratory viruses have become unpredictable due to the pandemic. Photo via Pixabay.

Editorial: Flu Season is Back to Reclaim its Virus-Throne

The Whit Staff October 27, 2021

It’s beginning to look a lot like flu season, everywhere you go. With the autumn chill starting to settle in and sweater-weather finally coming into fruition, influenza, which has been living in...

According to a university-wide announcement, Rowan students, staff and faculty will be able to receive their flu vaccine at the Owl’s Nest in the Chamberlain Student Center. Vaccines will be available every Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. - File Photo / Multimedia Editor Nicholas Feldman

Health Officials Urge Flu Vaccinations for Rowan Students

Makayla Griffin October 24, 2021

As the winter season rapidly approaches and COVID-19 protocols lessen, health officials have become concerned about another respiratory illness making its rounds through the Rowan University student body.  The...

Features Editor Jennifer McGraw says farewell to fellow graduating colleagues and two organizations that felt like home in her final edition of "Her PROFspective." - Photo via Pixabay.com

Her PROFspective: Mental Health, COVID-19 and Astrology

Jennifer McGraw October 20, 2021

 Have you felt like you’re in a rut these past few weeks? There could be an explanation. By now, I'm sure you’ve heard of this thing called a “Mercury in retrograde.” But unless you heavily...

Rowan University's Wellness Center. File Photo / Multimedia Editor Nicholas Feldman

“Have You Had Any Symptoms?”—Rowan’s Daily COVID-19 Screening

Victoria McGivern October 19, 2021

You’re trying to log into Canvas on a Saturday afternoon and have no intentions of going on campus, yet still, a white and yellow screen prefaces the Canvas main menu. This screen? Rowan’s daily COVID-19...

Phil Murphy speaks to reporters following the second New Jersey Gubernatorial Debate at Rowan University on October 12, 2021.

Heated Debate Marked by Abortion, Budget, and Even More Vitriol

Nicholas Feldman October 14, 2021

If you arrived at Wilson Hall on Tuesday night, you may have been mistaken into believing that you had shown up to an Eagles-Giants game rather than a gubernatorial debate. While the night started off...

All Rowan University employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 18, 2021 unless exempt. -Photo via Pixabay.com

Rowan to Implement Mandatory Vaccination Policy for all Employees

Natalie Arch October 13, 2021

Rowan University employees are now part of a mandatory vaccination policy implemented by the university to be in effect on Oct. 18. Employees were informed of this decision on Oct. 8 through the Rowan...

The candlelight vigil was held at Memorial Circle. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Rowan University Holds COVID Vigil

Victoria McGivern October 5, 2021

On Oct. 5, Rowan University hosted a vigil to honor those who have lost their lives to COVID-19. Students, faculty, and community members joined to remember and mourn the lives of over 700,000 individuals.  The...

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...

Senior Joel Vazquez-Juarbe shares his experience with the COVID-19 pandemic. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Vazquez-Juarbe: Covid 19,20,21

Joel Vazquez-Juarbe September 29, 2021

When the pandemic first began, I was in my last semester at Atlantic Cape Community College. My life was formalized. I’d wake up, workout, reward myself with a WaWa coffee, go to class, hang out with...

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