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Buttercreme shows off her hand made dress at the Rowan After Hours drag workshop. - Opinion Editor / Sylent Michaels

Buttercrème: The aspiring drag queen crafting her own fairy tale

Sylent Lee Michaels November 1, 2023

Dakota Dekovitch is a junior at Rowan University studying in the theater department. The 20-year-old student has a concentration in design tech, with a passion for costuming, musical theater, and makeup....

Maddie May Prime, Mr. Right, and Rosy

King and Queens drop audience jaws at dRAHg

Sylent Lee Michaels September 27, 2023

Rowan is not unaccustomed to drag events occurring on and near campus. The shows are typically a hit and the drag queens and drag kings never leave the stage without putting on a dazzling show. Rowan...

Students on stage at a Rowan drag show. - Copy Editor / Sylent Michaels

O’Brien: What’s the deal with the anger over drag?

Owen O'Brien April 19, 2023

I want to preface this by saying that I’m not a fan of drag. I have only a passing knowledge of the subculture’s existence, I don’t think I’ve ever watched “Rupaul’s Drag Race” but I know...

Rowan students lined up in front of Bunce Hall lit up in rainbow. - Photo via Rowan University

Rowan’s “Pride Fest” kicks off early pride month celebrations

Elena Laughton April 5, 2023

With Pride Month around the corner in June, Rowan University kicked off its celebrations a bit early since most students will be off-campus during the month of June. Rowan's "Gaypril" began at Bunce Green...

Maddie May Prime will perform on Feb. 9 at Axe and Arrow and Feb. 20 at Tabu Philadelphia. - Photo / Sarah Lambert

Maddie May Prime on being a female drag queen

Al Harmon February 9, 2023

Many students find that college life is difficult and unique, but for those who also identify as drag queens, the experience can be even more distinctive — or fabulous. College students that are active...

Dakota Dekovitch: Gender is Fake, but Drag is Everything

Dakota Dekovitch: Gender is Fake, but Drag is Everything

Berry Andres April 11, 2022

Dakota Dekovitch, 19, has spent the last three years of their life creating costumes and performing under the name Buttercrème at any "Drag Brunch" that would let them. Even after leaving the comfort...

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