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"As young people, it can be really easy, if not popular, to judge the elderly." - Features Editor / Paige Britt

Britt: Call your grandparents

Paige Britt, Features Editor October 2, 2024

Around a year ago, I experienced a sudden, tragic loss in my family. My uncle passed away due to an overdose. He had struggled with addiction for his entire life. But that did not change that he was my...

"I am now 20 years old and with Mother’s Day just around the corner, I can’t help but think about just how much these two spectacular women have shaped me throughout all of the phases of my life." - Photo via Sophia Fandino

Fandino: Proud to be a “mom’s girl”

Sophia Fandino April 17, 2024

I didn’t really grow up with a present father in my life, so in retrospect, the only parent I actually had was my mom.  My mom is quite literally Superwoman in my eyes and has been since I was...

"Without really realizing it, time had gone by and I was in college. I thought that now that I’d achieved my goal of making it into college, it would be my time to have fun and relax. Unsurprisingly, the opposite happened." - Photo via Pixabay

Gambone: From all-nighter to all-right

Paul Gambone December 6, 2023

Since I first started school, I have always been told the importance of having good grades and doing good in my classes. This meant enrolling in all honors courses, which came with honors-level coursework....

Britt's white Christmas tree featuring a Star of David ornament. - Staff Writer / Paige Britt.

Britt: Remember to acknowledge the holidays that aren’t Christmas

Paige Britt December 6, 2023

'Tis the season for Christmas trees, Christmas lights, and Christmas music. Santa Claus, reindeer, and elves can be found displayed throughout homes and retail stores. Twinkling red and green lights are...

Shockey with her extended family over the years. - Photo via Sarah Shockey

Shockey: Times change, traditions fade, and that’s okay

Sarah Shockey November 29, 2023

My mom’s side of the family has always been built on traditions. Every year since my mom was a little girl, they would spend a week at a beach house in the Outer Banks, a trip that continued as the...

"Rowan currently does not offer any family-friendly on-campus housing. This makes it more difficult for students with children to obtain their degrees from Rowan. " -  Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Editorial: RU needs family-friendly on-campus housing

The Whit Staff November 15, 2023

With Thanksgiving around the corner, The Whit wants to reflect on what the university does to create a family-friendly environment on campus. The campus has a great number of resources for students...

"It feels like everyone forgets what holiday is on Nov. 23." - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennesson

Williams: Halloween straight to Christmas; we’re forgetting to give thanks

Braijon Williams November 8, 2023

It was like clockwork. When the clock struck midnight and it was officially Nov. 1st, Halloween went out the door and it was like a switch flipped in everyone’s brain around the country that Halloween...

On Nov. 21, 2022, Britt gathered with her coworkers for a friends-giving celebration before the chaos would ensue that year. - Photo via Paige Britt

Britt: Give thanks to restaurant workers this Thanksgiving season

Paige Britt November 8, 2023

This will be my third year spending Thanksgiving with an apron on, all black, and nothing but Red Bull in my system. Spending Thanksgiving waiting tables has become my own personal tradition of the holiday...

Madison with an interviewee for a South Jersey Climate News feature which will be coming soon. - Photo via Madison Miller

Miller: Yes, you can have it all

Madison Miller October 18, 2023

There is a common misconception amongst university students that you cannot “have it all.” In order to have good grades you shouldn’t go to parties, in order to have a social life you won't be able...

Rowan's new graduation gowns for 2023. - Photo via Rowan University.

Valcourt: The controversial new graduation gowns

Chelsea Valcourt April 26, 2023

Okay, I’ll say it, I love the new graduation gowns and I love the history they represent.I’m a huge Rowan fan. I transferred here hoping to find a more welcoming and accepting university. That’s...

Sometimes marijuana can bring people together. Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Michaels: Why I will always advocate for marijuana

Sylent Lee Michaels April 19, 2023

April 20, 2023 is upon us. My second favorite holiday of the year (right behind Halloween)! A day to celebrate a gift from our Earth that has helped so many. A day to join together with your friends. The...

Students at the commencement of Rowan University graduation 2018. - Former Multimedia Editor/ Miguel Martinez

Pala: Stop asking students what they’re doing after college

Nigel Pala April 12, 2023

Commencement season is upon us, a season that ushers a new generation of students into the unforgiving world of adulthood without training wheels and convenient discounts. Amid the fourth quarter hustle...

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