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"Politicians are spending more time, money and energy on issues that older Americans are concerned with simply because they vote more." - Photo via Pexels

Clark: You should care about politics

Jake Clark, Contributor September 9, 2024

As the election draws closer, political content can be seen almost everywhere. From social media, streaming platforms, billboards, the radio, and on your TV, advertisements are showing support for certain...

Rowan's Political parties' logos. - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Campus Ideologies: Three student parties take on immigration

Rowan Political Groups April 10, 2024

Rowan Progressives Immigration is a major problem facing America today, but not for the reasons right-leaning people will tell you. The United States has a long and problematic history with immigration...

Rowan's Political parties' logos. - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Campus Ideologies: Three student parties take on voting & elections

Rowan Political Groups April 3, 2024

Rowan Progressives We live in very turbulent times. As we speak, over a million people are stranded with minimal access to food and water in Gaza, gang violence and starvation have overtaken Haiti,...

SGA Series 2 and 3 results are in for the 2024 election. - Photo via Rowan SGA Facebook

Meet the winners of SGA’s Series 2 & 3 elections

Abigail Twiford March 6, 2024

The Student Government Association’s Series 2 and 3 elections have wrapped up and the results are in. A total of 542 voters turned out for this round of elections. Here’s a look at the winners and...

Rowan's Political parties' logos. - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Campus Ideologies: Three student parties take on abortion

Rowan Political Groups March 6, 2024

Rowan Progressives On June 24, 2022, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court ruled that the US Constitution “does not confer a right to abortion," deciding that “the authority to regulate...

Rowan's Political parties' logos. - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Campus Ideologies: Three student parties take on Supreme court reform

Rowan Political Groups February 28, 2024

Rowan Progressives To be direct, the Supreme Court as an institution is alien to the needs of the people. Since the beginning, the Supreme Court has been an antidemocratic force against the working...

Ras Baraka speaks about his ideas for improving different policies in the state at RIPPAC Speaker Series. - Productions Editor / Sarah Shockey

NJ Governor candidate Ras Baraka discusses how to build a better state for all at RIPPAC conference

Sarah Shockey February 21, 2024

On Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Mayor of the city of Newark, New Jersey, Ras Baraka (D) spoke to a crowd in Room 104 of the Business Hall about key policy issues facing the state and his overall future vision...

Common communist posting that is seen around campus. - Photo via Drew Ambrosino

Rowan Communism club hopes to leave a Marx

Bryant Lopez February 14, 2024

Students may have seen communist stickers or people selling books and magazines about communism around the Student Center. This has caused many reactions from many students but there is not much information...

Josh Gottheimer speaks at Rowan University as a part of RIPPAC's Speaker Series. - Productions Editor / Sarah Shockey

U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer talks politics and policy at first RIPPAC Speaker Series conference of 2024

Sarah Shockey February 7, 2024

On Thursday, Feb. 1, United States Representative Josh Gottheimer (D) spoke to members of the Rowan community in Room 104 of Business Hall for the first Institute For Public Policy & Citizenship (RIPPAC)...

Rowan's Political parties' logos. - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Campus Ideologies: Three student parties’ take on foreign affairs

Rowan Political Groups December 6, 2023

Rowan Progressives For the last two months, the world has looked on in horror at what is happening in Gaza. Bombs and rockets coming from the sky, indiscriminately murdering thousands of innocent...

"Each artist created works of art that fit the theme of authentic pieces showcasing powerful statements about the political, social, and environmental landscapes of the world." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon

Unveiling truths through art: “Layers of Authenticity” exhibition at Rowan Art Gallery

Maryela Gallardo December 6, 2023

The Rowan Art Gallery presented its new exhibition “Layers of Authenticity,” on Nov. 6 and will be on display until Dec. 20, 2023. This new gallery focuses on the stories that five artists from around...

"A country illegally occupies a portion of land, trapping two million people into a prison-city, where they are subjected to an Apartheid system and routinely slaughtered en masse. In retaliation, a terrorist cell unjustly targets civilians and seeks to eradicate said country." - Photo via Adobe Stock

O’Brien: It’s not a complicated issue

Owen O'Brien October 18, 2023

I am not going to use the words “Jewish” or “Muslim” for the rest of this article. Discussion of this topic becomes much less inflammatory when identity isn’t the focus. This is not permission...

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