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Man found dead on railroad tracks near two Glassboro schools

Abigail Twiford, Co-News Editor • November 13, 2024

A Glassboro resident was found dead at 10 p.m. on Nov. 3 from gunshot wounds. The deceased was discovered by the train tracks between Glassboro High School and Bowe Elementary School. He had been shot...

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...

Rowan Campuses Forced to Evacuate During Bomb Threat Investigation

Natalie Arch • June 8, 2021

At 11:29 a.m. on June 8, Rowan University sent out an email to all students and staff stating, “Rowan Alert: Please evacuate all Rowan University campuses immediately. There is a bomb threat under investigation....

Former Glassboro Police Chief, Franklin S. Brown Jr., Faces Charges After Allegedly Strangling Woman in Clayton, NJ

Natalie Arch • April 28, 2021

The former police chief of Glassboro, Franklin S. Brown Jr., 53, faces aggravated assault charges following a domestic violence report in his residence in Clayton, NJ, on April 11. The charges include...

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...

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...

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...