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EDITORIAL: Donnie Farrell Deserves to be Remembered and Rowan has the Power to do so

The Whit Staff • October 26, 2022

The Rowan University community has suffered several losses in the past 15 years. From students and professors passing from COVID complications to several students lost to suicide, the student body is...

The widely unknown origins of Rowan After Hours, explained

Destiny Hall • April 2, 2020

Rowan After Hours is a powerhouse organization that dominates weekend activities at Rowan. Although RAH is one of the first clubs that students learn about at orientation, many students have no concept...

11 year anniversary of Donnie Farrell’s death

Justin Jardot • October 24, 2018

Donnie Farrell’s death 11 years ago still rings through the consciousness of Rowan University and its students. Rowan has immortalized Farrell through his memorial located at Triad Apartments, the Donnie...

Editorial: A decade after Donnie Farrell’s death remains unsolved, we owe it to him to remember

The Whit Staff • October 25, 2017

Who was Donnie Farrell? A friend. A son. A lacrosse teammate. A student. He was also a sophomore at our university. Ten years ago, he was walking with some friends near Triad Apartments on Rowan's campus...

A decade later, homicide of Rowan student Donnie Farrell remains unsolved

Matt Mizanin • October 25, 2017

Donnie Farrell’s parents always knew that their son had a special gift. From an early age, they recognized that their boy could light up a room or make anyone’s day a bit brighter. When Donnie was...

Partnership between prosecutor’s office, advertising company leads to new push for justice in Farrell case

Matt Kass • June 9, 2017

Almost ten years after the murder of Rowan University student Donnie Farrell, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office has announced a new information campaign that they hope will turn up new leads for...

Third Annual LAX for Donnie continues on lacrosse club co-founder’s story

Joe Cicchino • March 27, 2017

Before "LAX for Donnie" became a tournament that teams across the area flock to, the Rowan men’s club lacrosse team did not really know the story of the club co-founder, whose name marks the memorial...

Letter to the Editor: ‘I am disheartened by the SGA’s actions to approve a $150,000 sculpture’

Letter to the Editor • February 13, 2017

The Whit accepts' Letter to the Editor' submissions every week from members of the community and university. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and not The Whit or its staff. Dear Editor, I...

Editorial: Without conviction, our memories are Donnie Farrell’s only justice

The Whit Staff • November 3, 2016

Nine years ago a Rowan sophomore walked with some friends near an off campus convenience store. It was the weekend before Halloween, the week of Homecoming and they were headed to an off-campus party. His...

Nine years later, murder of Rowan’s Donnie Farrell still unsolved

Sarah Camp • October 29, 2016

Almost a decade since the tragic events on the Rowan University campus, the murder of a student remains unsolved. On the evening of Oct. 27, 2007, sophomore Donnie Farrell was murdered near the Triad...

2nd Annual LAX for Donnie tournament remembers men’s club lacrosse co-founder

Vince DeBlasio • April 21, 2016

No one on the current team knew him. Few were aware he was a founder of their club. He had played well before they got to Rowan. But it meant just as much to the 2016 Rowan men’s club lacrosse team...