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One of the clubs featured at the Culture Fest in Glassboro, NJ. Wednesday, September 4, 2024. - Contributor / Reese Garcia

Culture Fest serves as a university melting pot on Memorial Circle

Chris Calo, Contributor September 11, 2024

Students, clubs, food trucks, and more took over Memorial Circle outside of Bozorth Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the Office of Social Justice, Inclusion, and Conflict Resolution’s Culture Fest. At this...

Sasi giving a speech at another location. - Photo via @leesasi

Re’im music festival massacre survivor Lee Sasi shares her story with Rowan students

Erik Gil March 27, 2024

Californian native Lee Sasi survived to tell the story of what she endured during the October 7 attacks in Israel. Sasi, who attended the Nova music festival that was attacked by Hamas, came to Rowan...

Hillel's e-board poses for a photo at their game night event. - Contributor / Erik Gil

Hillel welcomes spring semester with game night

Erik Gil January 31, 2024

On Friday the 26th, Hillel, the Jewish student run organization, held a game night to welcome back the semester. Held at Hawthorn Hall, it was a chance for Jewish and non-Jewish students alike to come...

“If we don’t remember our past, we are most likely going to repeat it," said Izzy Alexander. - Staff Writer / Brendan Cohen

Rowan students host “Anti-Semitism in Media: Fact from Fiction” in Robinson Hall

Victoria McGivern November 1, 2023

On Monday, Oct. 30 members of both Rowan Hillel and Rowan Center for the Study of Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights (RCHGHR) held a student-led discussion on “Anti-Semitism in Media: Fact from Fiction.”  The...

This year's Rowan Hillel organization posed for a photo for the "Welcome Back BBQ" event that happened earlier this year. - Photo via Instagram (@rowanhillel)

Rowan Hillel Discusses History and Celebrations of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Alexandra Herschman September 8, 2021

Earlier this week, the Rowan Jewish community celebrated Rosh Hashanah through live-streamed services and a traditional dinner. Though COVID-19 proved to be difficult in terms of having in-person gatherings,...

A group Webex photo of the "Rowan United" virtual event. The purpose of the event was to discuss current issues in a safe space. - Photo courtesy of Rowan University Hillel Vice President Alex Herschman

Rowan University Hillel and Muslim Student Association Host “Rowan United,” a Safe Space for Conversation

Christine Harkinson November 17, 2020

Rowan University Hillel and the Muslim Student Association virtually held their fourth annual Rowan United event, where students and Hillel adviser Marc Fleischner came together to discuss current issues...

Rowan observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day with candlelit walk

Brianna Donahue January 26, 2017

A windy evening didn't prevent members of the Rowan University community from keeping candles burning in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust. On Thursday night, Rowan students, faculty and...

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