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After students expressed wanting more details in Rowan Alerts and Timely Warning, the most recent one was more descriptive although the correlation between complaints and this email is undetermined. Graphic Editors / Julia Quennessen

Rowan issues more detailed Timely Warning after student shot with BB gun

Madison Miller April 12, 2023

A Rowan student was recently shot with a BB gun off campus just a block away from school grounds, according to the most recent Rowan Timely Warning.  The student did not report any injuries, suspects,...

A Rowan University Police Cruiser. (Photo via Nick Feldman)

Off-campus homicide on University Boulevard raises concerns about the safety of Glassboro

Madison Miller January 26, 2023

On Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office issued a press release about a homicide that took place on University Boulevard. The crime did not involve any Rowan University students...

Holly Pointe Commons. Photo via Rowan University.

Racial Slur Valdalism Update: Suspects Charged

Madison Miller September 21, 2022

Just over a week ago, on Sept. 11, a freshman at Rowan residing in Holly Pointe Commons woke up to find a racial slur written across the decorations on her door. After removing the decorations, that same...

A Holly Pointe Commons hallway. Photo via Torcon Construction

Rowan University Reports “Shirtless Man” Ran Wild in the Freshmen Dormitory

Gianna Malgieri September 15, 2022

Editor’s Note: Due to a glitch in the system, this article reads the author as Gianna Malgieri. The correct author is Victoria Schriver-McGivern. On Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, a student reported to...

Students who are worried about safety and/or crime prevention should visit the Rowan website. -Photo via Nick Feldman.

Holly Pointe and Magnolia Hall Incidents

Victoria McGivern April 27, 2022

Over the last week, students at Rowan University have been notified with “Rowan Alert” alerts concerning a recent incident that took place on campus at Holly Pointe and Magnolia Hall.  The...

Moline will be on leave, with pay, “pending the outcome of the court case,” his annual salary being $107,713, according to state pension -Photo via Pixabay.com.

Woodbury Heights Police Chief on Paid Leave After Simple Assault Charges

Mya Calderon April 26, 2022

Police Chief Joshua M. Moline of the Woodbury Heights Police Department was placed on administrative leave after being charged with simple assault, after an “off-duty incident.”. The incident occurred...

Contact Detective First Class Dante Laspata at 856-881-1501, ext. 88133, or Investigator Andrew Roberts at 856-881-1501, ext. 88180 to provide additional information in order to help police or anonymous tips can be provided by texting "GLASSPD" and your tip to 847411 (Tip411). -Photo via Pixabay.com.

Glassboro PD Investigates Burglary Cases Against Rowan Students

Victoria McGivern March 30, 2022

On March 23, Glassboro Police released a timeline of events on Facebook concerning a string of recent burglaries and thefts. In one instance of these burglaries and thefts, local Rowan students were victims...

The shooting had taken place at South Academy Street in Glassboro, just two miles from Rowan University.  -Photo via / Multimedia Editor Nicholas Feldman

Glassboro PD Investigates Shooting Incident

Victoria McGivern January 25, 2022

According to a statement made by the Glassboro Police Department’s Facebook page, on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 18, at approximately 8:42 p.m., Gloucester County Communications received an unexpected...

The investigation of the incidents is currently ongoing. -Photo via MacKenzie Garrett.

Two Cars Vandalized Close to Campus

Owen O’Brien November 29, 2021

Several weeks ago, Rowan senior MacKenzie Garrett discovered a vandalized car on the second floor of the Rowan Boulevard parking garage. The white Volkswagen had a smashed-in windshield and showed clear...

Rowan University's Cookie Munchers was vandalized on Friday night. -Photo via/ rucookiemunchers.com

Rowan Boulevard’s Cookie Munchers Left Vandalized

Natalie Arch September 22, 2021

Cookie Munchers, located on Rowan Boulevard, is on the lookout to find the people who vandalized their store on Friday night.  On Saturday, Sept. 18, Cookie Munchers in Glassboro, New Jersey posted...

The annual Clery report found that crime decreased from 2019 to 2020.  - File Photo / Amanda Palma

Rowan University 2021 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

Natalie Arch September 8, 2021

Once a year, Rowan University releases its annual Fire and Crime report. This report is also called the Clery report, which according to clerycenter.org, is “a consumer protection law that aims to provide...

Harvard University's "Their Names" project assembled a list of 28,000 American citizens who died due to police violence since 2000, many of whose names were never released by police departments. In this opinion piece, Rossen responds to Tepper's piece, which makes mention of police violence. - Photo via Harvard Gazette

Rossen: Response to Tepper’s Derek Chauvin Opinion

Alex Rossen May 5, 2021

I would like to start by thanking Daniel Tepper for sharing his views with The Whit to be published this past Friday. The Whit is made better by students from a diverse set of ideologies and perspectives...

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