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"Canavan and Valenzuela’s performance of “Goodbye Love” toward the end of Act II was a particular highlight. Always emotional, this rendition was particularly gut-wrenching." - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

Rowan Theater Department’s “Rent” brings intense passion to the stage

Abigail Twiford April 17, 2024

The Rowan Theater Department’s spring mainstage musical for 2024 was the 1993 Broadway classic “Rent.” The rock musical is inspired by the opera “La Boheme,” and centers around a group of eight...

Erwin Wambi and Atefeh Hamedi hold up transgender pride flags. - Contributor / Isabella Shainline

Transgender Day of Visibility raises discussion on trans recognition within the community

Isabella Shainline April 3, 2024

Transgender Day of Visibility, recognized annually on March 31, is a day to celebrate and honor transgender people and bring awareness to triumphs and struggles within the trans community. The day of...

"Adjei-Brenyah made the reading entertaining as he even had audience participation while reading excerpts from two chapters of the novel." - Staff Writer / Ryan Schaller.

Rowan welcomes NYT best-selling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to speak about his debut novel

Ryan Schaller March 18, 2024

On Feb. 29, Rowan University’s Writing Arts Department welcomed New York Times best-selling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah who read excerpts from his debut novel "Chain-Gang All-Stars." He also had...

"One, Oliver, has fallen into an obsessive love for Felix. Or two, that he is extremely envious of him. The lines between love and resentment become deeply blurred, leaving the audience with quite the confusion, and it’s important to note that the distinction is never really made clear in the film." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Breaking down the dark twists of “Saltburn”: A rollercoaster of obsession & deceit

Sophia Fandino February 21, 2024

Since its release on Nov. 17, 2023, “Saltburn” has quite literally broken the internet, and for good reason. Since then, the film has already been nominated for “Best Picture” at the Critics Choice...

"In a world where heteronormativity persists, individuals often resort to unhealthy coping mechanisms to grapple with repressed sexuality and associated traumas." - Photo via Adobe Stock.

Harmon: Love, loneliness, & liberation; heteronormativity and homophobia in gay culture

Al Harmon January 24, 2024

I lost my virginity late one chilly autumn night during my sophomore year of college. It wasn't particularly noteworthy, I won't go into too much detail. It transpired as many other gay men might have...

"Poems in the collection will all focus on being queer while living in suburbia and the specific struggles that come along with being LGBT in that particular environment." - Photo via Rowan Glassworks' Instagram.

Sean Wolff’s journey through creative expression

Abigail Twiford November 29, 2023

The Rowan campus is home to a vast array of creative majors. Students with skills and talents of all kinds are able to express themselves and get degrees in the artistic fields they are passionate about.  Sean...

A collage of photos posted by Rowan's SJICR to honor the memory of trans people who were killed this year. - Photo via @rowansjicr on Instagram

Rowan honors Trans Day of Remembrance

Abigail Twiford November 29, 2023

Trans Day of Remembrance is held every year on Nov. 20 to remember the lives of trans and gender nonconforming people who have been murdered in the year prior. The day was created in 1999 by advocate...

"In 2021, Brand produced an audio-only documentary about Kuromiya, and now he has decided he wants to create something with a visual component. This will be Brand's first feature-length film." - Contributor / Timothy Hawk

Rowan professor Keith Brand secures $300,000 grant for documentary on civil rights advocate Kiyoshi Kuromiya

Grace Reed November 15, 2023

Keith Brand, a professor in the radio, television, and film department at Rowan is working on a documentary that was just awarded a $300,000 grant from the Pew Center of Arts and Heritage. A Philadelphia...

"You could never keep stare long enough but needed to keep staring to find out why you couldn't," from the story Call Me By Your Name. — Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon

“Call Me by Your Name” by André Aciman: An exploration of obsessive infatuation

Al Harmon October 23, 2023

I have been putting off reading for a while and have just now started getting through my never-ending TBR (to be read) list. But after putting it off for months, I eventually read a book that I had been...

Erwin Wambi poses for a photo outside of Business Hall. - Photo via Erwin Wambi

Erwin Wambi: How one student is using his difficult upbringing to foster change

Sarah Shockey October 2, 2023

Ever since coming to the United States last January, Erukana “Erwin” Wambi has been able to breathe a sigh of relief. After his home country of Uganda passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023, a...

Harmon discusses the importance of supporting the transgender community. - Photo via Unsplash.com

Harmon: Trans Day of Visibility is a reminder to protect the lives and rights of the trans community

Al Harmon April 12, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign reports that there are currently 340 anti-LGBT laws pending in state legislatures across the United States, 150 of which expressly target transgender persons. It is a depressing...

Rowan Department of Theater puts on "Head Over Heels" musical. - Arts and Entertainment Intern / Al Harmon

Head Over Heels: A Celebration of Queer Identities and Empowerment

Al Harmon April 12, 2023

Last weekend, the Department of Theatre & Dance performed a rendition of the musical "Head Over Heels." Christopher Roche, an associate professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, directed the...

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