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Rowan’s 2023 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report was released this month, informing the campus community about crimes that have occured on campus  in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

Rowan releases Clery Report for 2023

Abigail Twiford October 11, 2023

The Rowan University Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2023 was issued on Oct. 1.  The data in the report is given to the Department of Education in compliance with the Clery Act and...

The Starbucks Cafe in Barnes & Noble on Rowan Boulevard is reopened after being repaired and renovated post fire accident that occured on Nov. 8, 2022. - Staff writer / Paige Britt

Barnes & Noble Starbucks Cafe reopens nearly one year after fire

Paige Britt September 27, 2023

On Nov. 8, 2022 a fire broke out in the Barnes & Noble Starbucks Cafe located in the university bookstore. Almost a year later, the cafe is finally up and running.  A small fire that started...

The former Starbucks cafe in Barnes & Noble is currently taped off by tarps while renovating continues. Photo / Madison Miller

Barnes & Noble Starbucks Cafe to remain closed until further notice

Madison Miller February 8, 2023

Last semester on Nov. 8, 2022, a fire broke out in the Barnes & Noble on Rowan Blvd. This incident left students without coffee and textbooks for just under a month before re-opening on Nov. 27.  Three...

White coverings draped over shelves and the B&N Cafe. -Staff writer / Madison Miller

Barnes & Noble closed indefinitely after cafe fire

Madison Miller November 16, 2022

Last Tuesday, Nov. 8, students woke up to the news that Barnes & Noble and the attached Barnes & Noble Starbucks Cafe inside the store would be closed due to a small fire that broke out in the...

Ternay’s Shop specializes in furniture repair and restoration along with owning a vast collection of antiques. -Photo via Ron Henefer.

Ternay’s Shop in the Woods Reopens after Devastating Fire

Ron Henefer March 29, 2022

This past weekend, local antique store Ternay’s Shop in the Woods Antiques celebrated its grand reopening after being closed for six years due to a devastating fire that destroyed the store.    The...

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...

A hoverboard or "self-balance scooter" - Photo via Creative Commons

Hoverboard Fire Injures Resident in Holly Pointe

Corey Rothauser September 16, 2020

Rowan's Emergency Medical Services and the Glassboro Fire Department responded to a reported fire at Holly Pointe Commons on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and transported one person for injuries due to the incident,...

Survivors of the Seton Hall fire, Alvaro Llanos (left) and Shawn Simons (right). Staff Writer / Lindsey D’Ambrosio

‘After The Fire’ presentation comes to Rowan

Lindsey D’Ambrosio & Azure Johnson February 13, 2019

Students gathered in the Chamberlain Ballroom on Thursday to watch a short documentary based on the true events of the Jan. 19, 2000 Seton Hall fire, a fire that killed three students and injured 58 more....

Firefighters work through billowing smoke to put out a house fire on the corner of Katherine Court and Christopher Lane on September 11, 2017.- Staff Photo/Jaryd Leady

House fire displaces family in Glassboro

Jaryd Leady September 12, 2017

A calm Monday afternoon was interrupted by a house fire that broke out in Glassboro around 6:30 p.m. on the corner of Katherine Court and Christopher Lane near the Glassboro Shop Rite. The house belonged...

Courtesy of flickr user Rob Swystun

Early morning fire at fraternity house believed to be arson

Matt Kass May 16, 2017

According to a report on NJ.com, a fire at a house belonging to brothers of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is believed to be arson. The early morning fire displaced three people and damaged the belongings...

The Glassboro Fire Department. The fire department is now responding to all fire alarms in Rowan's residence halls. -Photo Editor/Cole Ditzel

Editorial: Rowan playing with fire with new alarm protocol

The Whit Staff April 19, 2017

In response to a fire in Mimosa Hall on April 7, we joined the university in asking students to make sure they're leaving buildings where the alarm is sounding. Unfortunately, the university's response...

Firemen seen removing damaged personal items from a dorm in Mimosa Hall. -Staff Photo/Matt Kass

Small fire breaks out at Mimosa Hall, Rowan students forced to evacuate

Matt Kass April 7, 2017

Residents of Mimosa Hall were forced to evacuate their dorms shortly before noon on Friday, after a fire started in a dorm on the first floor of the residential hall, according to a Rowan Alert sent to...

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