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Promotional photo for the brand new Harry Potter exhibition at Franklin Institute. / Photo via fi.edu

Step into the Wizarding World: Unveiling the enchanting Harry Potter Exhibit at the Franklin Institute

Kariyah Bennett February 20, 2022

Time to dust off your cloak and polish your wands as the Wizarding World of Harry Potter makes its debut at the Franklin Institute in an all-new, interactive exhibit.  Harry Potter: The Exhibition...

Lindsay Johnson, a licensed professional counselor and the outreach coordinator for the Wellness Center, hopes to see wizardry students next spring to learn spells that will help fight their stressful thoughts through the "Defense Against the Stressful Thoughts" workshop. - Staff writer / Kristin Guglietti

“Harry Potter”-themed mental health workshop “Defense Against the Stressful Thoughts” is for all wizards

Kristin Guglietti October 16, 2019

Lindsay Johnson is not only an outreach coordinator and licensed professional counselor at Rowan -- she is also a huge “Harry Potter” fan who welcomes all wizards to attend her workshop next spring. She...

"So why, then, did I have absolutely zero interest in seeing the latest film installment, “The Crimes of Grindelwald?” And why, if everyone else seems to love Harry Potter, do the box office numbers suggest that no one else wants to watch it, either?" - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

“The Crimes of Grindelwald” is a crime to its franchise

Tara Lonsdorf November 28, 2018

Since the publication of “The Philosopher’s Stone” in 1997, the Harry Potter series has become the bestselling book series of all time, with over 500 million copies sold. Somehow even bigger than...

Many characters from the Harry potter world are represented in the Pitman Potter Festival costume contest. -Photo courtesy of Joan Stoltzfus

Pitman Potter Festival sweeps sleepy suburban town with witchcraft and wizardry

Mackenzie Fitchett October 24, 2017

Witches and Wizards flooded the streets of Pitman with their magic wands and black cloaks for the Pitman Potter Festival over the weekend. Store windows throughout the town were filled with decorations,...

How “Rogue One” will shape Hollywood’s need for spinoffs and sequels

Dylan Maslowski December 6, 2016

It's that time of year again. No, I don't mean Christmas. And no, I definitely don't mean finals. Roughly a week from now, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" will hit theaters, telling the story of how...

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