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"Here are some takeaways from The Whit Editorial Staff regarding the recent elections’ news cycles." - Graphics Editor / Brendan Cohen

Editorial: Student journalists on the election news cycle

The Whit Staff November 6, 2024

As student journalists who work on our newspaper diligently every week, the 2024 election gave us a unique perspective on not only the candidates and their policies but also how media is constructed and...

A voting pin on a students backpack. - Photo via Isaac Linsk

Election Day perspectives of a growing college town

Madison Miller, Editor-in-Chief November 6, 2024

Americans took to the polls on Nov. 5, casting their votes for local matters, state officials and senators, and the highly anticipated decision of who to elect as the next President of the United States....

Collection of voting stickers. - Features Editor / Paige Britt

Rowan students consider women’s rights and healthcare when casting their ballots early

Marchella Mazzoni, Copy Editor November 6, 2024

While Rowan students have been busy this past week with homecoming and midterms, Election Day has been crawling up for registered student voters.  Since in-person early voting began in the state of...

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,...

Political journalist, writer, television host and NBC correspondent Steve Kornacki covering the 2020 presidential election in MSNBC's newsroom. - Photo via NBC.

RIPPAC Hosts “So, What Happened?” A Virtual Conversation with Steve Kornacki

Corey Rothauser December 2, 2020

On Tuesday, Dec. 1, the Rowan Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship (RIPPAC) hosted "So, What Happened?" a virtual event with guest panelist Steve Kornacki.  Kornacki, a 41-year-old Massachusetts...

As President Trump leaves office and President-Elect Biden steps in, the question of how well the 46 president will live up to his campaign promises. Rossen delves into what we should be prepared for as Biden assumes his new position. - Photo via history.com

Rossen: Looking Ahead at a Biden Presidency With Cautious Optimism

Alex Rossen December 2, 2020

William Alan Reinsch, a contributor and chairperson for America’s Center for Strategic and International Studies, recently wrote that “predicting a politician’s moves after a campaign is harder...

It's official: Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. Pallante talks about how Trump and the Republican Party will proceed in light of this. - Photo via CNN

Pallante: The Grifting Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Robert Pallante November 13, 2020

Donald Trump lost. Come Jan. 20, 2021, at 12:01 p.m. — one minute after Joe Biden is inaugurated — he will no longer be president of the United States. However, Donald John Trump will remain an enduring...

The 2020 presidential election is unlike any other in recent history, with stark competition between Biden and Trump. For the Rowan community, we must not let the results of this election divide us. -Photo via BBC

Editorial: We Need to Coexist After the Election Results are Finalized

The Whit Staff November 4, 2020

It’s safe to say that this year’s presidential election has been monumentally different than any other in recent history. The months-long lead-up alone has given this particular election an extra...

Senior Michael Giuliani offers students information on voting registration, #RowanVotes' voter registration booth. - Multimedia Editor / Alexander Rossen

Rowan Students React to the 2020 Election

Tara Lonsdorf November 4, 2020

Editor's Note: This article has been written as of Nov. 4, 2020, before all ballots have been counted in all states. Some generalizations or opinions expressed by students may therefore not represent...

-Stock photo of Donald Trump courtesy of Creative Commons

Letter to the Editor: Community thoughts on the trajectory of election politics

Letter to the Editor September 15, 2019

The Whit accepts ’Letter to the Editor’ submissions from members of the community and university. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and not The Whit or its staff.  To The Editor:...

Pete Buttigieg is making a bid for the 2020 presidential office. - Photo by CNN

Heller: Why Pete Buttigieg should be the Democratic nominee for 2020

Alexander Heller September 11, 2019

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story stated that Pete Buttigieg is the first openly gay person to run for President of the United States. A letter to the editor informed that Fred Krager ran in the 2012 Republican primaries, and was also openly gay. This...

Editorial: We define ourselves by how we act on Nov. 9

The Whit Staff October 27, 2016

On Nov. 9 we're going to have to face the reality that our candidates are no longer our candidates. We're going to have to shed the partisan labels, leave behind the bumper stickers and t-shirts and...

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