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"I learn better around my peers. As hard as my mother tried, she wasn't a teacher." - Photo via Beth Cimaglia

Cimaglia: Homeschooling is not “one size fits all”

Beth Cimaglia, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 17, 2024

“Oh, you were homeschooled? Did you like it?” This is the question I hear almost every time I tell someone I was homeschooled. I never know how to approach answering this question in the moment, because...

Rowan University welcomed its largest freshman class this fall. - Photo via Rowan University

Editorial: Rowan is growing more than ever. Can we handle it?

The Whit Staff September 11, 2024

Just one year after its centennial, Rowan University proudly welcomed over 3,100 freshman students and over 5,300 transfer students to its Glassboro campus this fall. This marks the largest class in the...

"I remember first coming out to people and immediately asked, 'Have you ever dated a girl?'" - Photo via Freepik

Gallardo: I don’t need to be “bisexual enough”

Maryela Gallardo, Web Editor September 11, 2024

When I was younger I loved everything. I loved animals, nature, school, and shopping with my mom. I did not have the best experience in elementary school, but I loved learning about all the subjects.  I...

"With schools like Rowan taking stances on AI, this reaction begs the question: is AI a tool that helps us become better students? Or is it hindering us?" - Photo via Pixabay

Schweiger: Is AI making us dumb?

Gavin Schweiger, Photography Editor September 10, 2024

Artificial Intelligence, now commonly known as AI, is here to stay. As students, this new world doesn't seem so hard to navigate — it can make school easier for us by organizing our lives and thoughts,...

"It’s not often you meet someone with the same birthday as you, especially if you share a birthday with the most deadly attack in United States history." - Photo via FreePik

Fandino: What it’s like having a birthday on 9/11

Sophia Fandino, Opinion Editor September 10, 2024

I bet that made your eyebrows jump. That is unless you are a fellow 9/11 baby yourself, then maybe you let out a sigh of relief instead.  It’s not often you meet someone with the same birthday as...

"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...

"When you move away for college, you expect to land in the same place as a bunch of other far flung, disrupted and lonely students. Far flung, disrupted, and lonely, describes a mighty few here on campus." - Photo via Pixabay

Miller: College and culture shock; my out of state experience

Lily Miller, Contributor September 9, 2024

"Six degrees of separation" is the idea that everyone on this planet is linked through six or fewer social connections. It’s a friend of a friend, the world over. Everyone in the state of New Jersey,...

"What was once only the stressors of an ending semester, added are anxieties of what to wear and who to invite for graduation, wondering when you will have time for pictures on top of final assignments, and navigating where you’re going to go next." - Graphic / Yaz Shaughnessy

Michaels: A farewell with acknowledgment to lessons learned throughout college

Sylent Lee Michaels April 24, 2024

The end of a semester is often stressful and comes up quickly. Every semester for 100 years, students at Rowan University work tirelessly to finalize assignments, complete club commitments, and study...

"If anyone is capable of changing, adapting, or growing it is a group of hard-working, enterprising, intelligent journalists. We do it every single day. We are not going anywhere, we are only going to become louder, get more passionate, and produce work that knocks our current personal bests out of the ballpark." - Photo via Madison Miller

Miller: Strength comes from adaptation; your story will still be heard

Madison Miller April 24, 2024

There’s a lot of information about The Whit in this week’s issue—numbers, facts, and testimonials about what happened to us and how we will move forward. What I want to share in this opinion piece...

"I am now 20 years old and with Mother’s Day just around the corner, I can’t help but think about just how much these two spectacular women have shaped me throughout all of the phases of my life." - Photo via Sophia Fandino

Fandino: Proud to be a “mom’s girl”

Sophia Fandino April 17, 2024

I didn’t really grow up with a present father in my life, so in retrospect, the only parent I actually had was my mom.  My mom is quite literally Superwoman in my eyes and has been since I was...

"The victims are the ones worthy of memory, not the shooters, which is why I have taken care to not restate their names here. What I will restate here are the far less known names of the victims." - Photo via KUNC.org

Twiford: Columbine Shooting; Say their names, not the shooters

Abigail Twiford April 17, 2024

On April 20, 1999, Columbine High School was hit with tragedy, chaos, and carnage when two seniors attacked.  While the two students had initially planned a multi-stage attack that involved multiple...

"I am not a superstitious person, however, the week of April 14- April 20 is cursed, and I can prove it." - Graphic / Yaz  Shaughnessy

Twiford: This week in April is historically cursed

Abigail Twiford April 17, 2024

I am not a superstitious person, however, the week of April 14- April 20 is cursed, and I can prove it.  Historically, several massively horrible events have occurred within this period, and it’s...

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