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Rowan uses Hollybush Pavilion as its COVID-19 testing headquarters. - Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Editorial: Ramped-Up Residential Testing is a Good Start, But We Can Do Better

The Whit Staff February 17, 2021

Starting this spring, all residential students and those in athletics are required to be tested for COVID-19 every two weeks. The process involves sticking a probe up one’s nostrils inside the Esbjornson...

The Clemson Tigers home football field. Clemson is one of many football teams playing this season while following COVID-19 guidelines. - Photo / flickr user Ken Lund

Zanolle: Division I College Football has Dropped the Ball with Handling Coronavirus

Alexander Zanolle October 21, 2020

2020 has been a year unlike any other. The coronavirus pandemic has affected every corner of the country, and college football is no exception. For most businesses throughout the country, how they...

Pictured left to right: Steven Graham, Joe Messner, Chris Angelini, Steve Michetti and Greg Case (not pictured) combine their skills, knowledge and friendship to make police stops safer for everyone involved. The class of 2018 graduates started Bicoastal Labs to create a drone that would help eliminate fear associated with police stops. - Photo courtesy of Bicoastal Labs

Class of 2018 Graduates Invent a Way to Make Policing Safer for Everyone

Kalie VanDewater October 21, 2020

During his time studying mechanical engineering, 2018 Rowan graduate Steve Michetti came up with many project ideas. One such project was an app that would keep track of your friends while they were...

An artist's rendering of the novel coronavirus. - Image from Pixabay.com.

Provost Anthony Lowman Updates The Whit on Rowan’s COVID-19 Strategy

Chloe Senatore October 14, 2020

Provost Anthony Lowman, the senior vice president for academic affairs at Rowan University, says that he is optimistic looking into the school's future. However, Lowman also wants to ensure that health...

Lauren Horbacewicz goes for a kill during a game last season. Horbacewicz was named one of the team's captains this season. - File Photo / Christian Browne

Volleyball Captain Lauren Horbacewicz on Preparing for her Final Season

Kara Guno October 14, 2020

Last season, the Rowan volleyball team went 19-15 and 7-1 in the conference and made it to the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) tournament finals, where they ultimately fell short to Stockton University.  This...

Rowan EMS members Lt. Salvatore Toppi, Sgt. Nick Henderson and Caroline Alemany are assisted by a member of the TCNJ EMS in tending to a patient. -Assistant News Editor/Mackenzie Fitchett

First responders prepare with mass casualty incident training

Mackenzie Fitchett March 28, 2018

Months of hard work and planning paid off this past Saturday, March 24 for the line officers of Rowan EMS. Rowan EMS and TCNJ EMS gathered along with the Rowan Police and Glassboro Fire Department to take...

Theft most common crime on campus; protect your stuff with these tips

Nicole Mingo April 17, 2017

On an early October morning last year, a bike was pilfered from a rack just outside of the Whitney Center. The owner, Lauren Burch, filed two crime reports with campus security but was met with silence....

Take Back the Night filled the student center. - Staff photo/Lauren Kubiak

Sexual assault victim supporters ‘Take Back the Night’ at Rowan

Lauren Kubiak April 5, 2017

Sexual violence survivors opened up about their experiences while an audience showed support through claps, snaps and written messages on cloth squares that would be turned into a quilt. It was part of...

Rowan bans hover boards after reports of safety hazards

Ashleigh Albert January 27, 2016

As of January 14, Hover Boards have been both prohibited from possession and use on the Rowan University campus. According to an email all students received from Travis Douglas, Assistant Vice President...

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