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The suicide hotline is 988. Graphic / Chelsea Valcourt

Rowan University faces fifth student suicide in four years

Abigail Twiford January 26, 2023

On Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, Brian O. Blazek, a Rowan University student and computer science major, passed away unexpectedly during winter break due to suicide. This marks the fifth suicide in four years...

The student-run support group "SASS" is held weekly at the Wellness Center - File photo via Amanda Palma

Wellness Center Hosts Weekly Student Support Groups

Victoria McGivern December 1, 2021

Life is a waltz of highs and lows, a waltz we often have trouble dancing to. Time to time, individuals become overwhelmed with the flood of what life has to offer.  College is another one of those...

Event moderator Amy Hoch asking a question to the panelists.- Photo via / Gabrielle Giacomelli

DEI Hosts “Minding Your Mental Health: COVID-19, Racism and the Elections” Virtual Meeting

Gabrielle Giacomelli November 4, 2020

The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) of Rowan University held a WebEx meeting on the topics of racism, COVID-19, political culture, and how to deal with those issues on Wednesday, Nov....

The front desks of the Wellness Center - Editor-In-Chief / Miguel Martinez

Rowan partners with the Renfrew Center to promote body positivity

Christopher Connors March 4, 2020

Rowan University partnered with The Renfrew Center for Eating Disorders to promote the “Beyond the Mirror” campaign to raise awareness for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. The campaign...

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Every Whit Way: Episode 9 – Concerning the mental health crisis both at Rowan University and in the US

The Whit Staff December 13, 2019

News broke on Thursday, December 5, of a Rowan student's alleged fall from the parking garage on Rowan Boulevard. The news sent shockwaves across Rowan University, in a community already reeling from...

The Wellness Center offers many student health services which can help students remain healthy all flu season. - Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf

Turning over a new leaf: How the Wellness Center is addressing mental health at Rowan

Alexander Heller October 9, 2019

A post on Rowan University's subreddit last week sparked a conversation about mental health. Though largely anecdotal, the post itself became one of the most upvoted discussions on Rowan’s subreddit...

The Healthy Campus Initiatives is a part of Rowan's Wellness Center. - File Photo / Amanda Palma

Student perspectives on mental health and the Wellness Center

Kalie VanDewater October 9, 2019

The Wellness Center has recently received negative feedback from students who have tried to use the mental health services provided but have not found them to be satisfactory, such as in the case of Gianna...

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Editorial: In the wake of everything in our exterior world, take care of your mental health

The Whit Staff September 27, 2017

Take care of your mental health. As Rowan students, we're all likely taking five classes, we participate in extra-circulars, perhaps we also balance a job. Somewhere in there, we have to find time to...

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