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A guide to Rowan's SGA's election season

A guide to Rowan’s SGA’s election season

Nigel Pala February 15, 2023

Rowan University’s Student Government Association’s election process is underway and all students are encouraged to apply and make their voices heard. The upcoming race is a Series One election,...

SGA will be doing more scholarships in the future that will require an essay. - Photo / Rowan University

Rowan SGA awards 20 students a $250 micro-scholarship for course materials

Abigail Twiford February 15, 2023

Rowan’s Student Government Association (SGA) was running a micro-scholarship program for full-time undergraduate students for the first several weeks of the spring semester. Applications closed on...

Muslim Student Association members Yasmien Farhat and Asem Kanaan at their club setup. - Staff Writer / Elena Laughton

Spring Club Fair provides Rowan students an opportunity to connect

Elena Laughton January 25, 2023

Rowan students gathered at the student center on Thursday, Jan. 19, for the SGA Spring Club and Organization fair. The ballroom was packed with organizations advertising their clubs, pushing sign-up sheets...

Brianna Reagan has been named SGA's public relations representative. - Photo / Brianna Reagan

SGA elects PR representative Brianna Reagan after revote

Al Harmon December 7, 2022

Earlier in the semester, four applicants submitted applications and a vote was taken to choose a public relations representative for Rowan's Student Government Association on Oct. 17 during the Senate's...

Members of the Physics & Astronomy Club stand together during PhysCon 2022. - Photo / Physics & Astronomy Club

EDITORIAL: Rowan needs to emphasize conferences as a form of education

The Whit Staff November 3, 2022

At a university that prides itself on different forms of education, from internships to practical lab application, The Whit feels that one area less-advocated for within Rowan’s education principles...

Theta Phi Alpha x Theta Chi members stand by their CANstruction. -Contributor / Connor Brown

HOCO: CANstruction Competition Fuels the Food Pantry, The SHOP

Connor Brown October 26, 2022

The SHOP, Rowan’s food pantry, hosted the Homecoming CANstruction Competition on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The event was sponsored by the Chamberlain Student Center and Campus Activities and ran from 11 a.m....

Beauty in Distress will host fashion week Oct. 24 - 28. - Logo via Beauty in Distress

Beauty in Distress Aims to Foster Inclusivity and Confidence Within Rowan Community

Tatiana Retamar October 12, 2022

Rowan University has always been known to offer new opportunities and resources to students as far as giving current and incoming students the chance to be more involved in the student community.  Over...

Flow Forward's logo to promote  the future of Period acceptance. Photo via Logan Johnson

Flow Forward Aims to Destigmatize Periods at Rowan University

Abigail Twiford October 5, 2022

On Friday, Sept. 30, the Flow Forward club-- formerly known as Project Period-- had its first meeting of the semester to plan and discuss its agenda for the next year.  The meeting, which was held...

Photo via Rowan University Student Government Association.

SGA Accountability Policy, Chief of Staff and 2023 Budget Leads to Mistrust With Students

Victoria McGivern September 29, 2022

Editor's Note: This article is written by both Editor-in-Chief Berry Andres & staff writer Victoria Schriver-McGivern but due to an error on WordPress, both authors are not listed. Following several...

President Ali A. Houshmand inside of Campbell Library. - Photo via Rowan University

Rowan President Dr. Ali Houshmand Reflects On 10 Years in Office

Drew Peltzman September 28, 2022

Dr. Ali A. Houshmand spoke with The Whit to detail Rowan's achievements and challenges during his decade-long tenure as the University's President. Last June marked ten years since Houshmand took...

This editorial discusses the SGA's adherence to bylaws. Photo via Rowan SGA.

EDITORIAL: SGA and a Culture of Accountability

The Whit Staff September 22, 2022

While the Student Government Association (SGA) governs us, their bylaws govern them, thus creating a perfect balance in which we elect students into positions of power and that power receives a series...

Former SGA President Arielle Gedeon delegates votes with SGA Senate. - Former News Editor / Alexander Helle

Letter to the Editor: Alumni Concerns About SGA Conduct

Letter to the Editor September 21, 2022

Dear Editor, For someone like me, a 2021 alumnus of Rowan who spent the majority of his college career in a battle to lobby SGA, to cease holding meetings on major religious holidays, the events of...

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