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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...

"The Holi Festival was celebrated globally on March 25, 2024, because every time spring commences, the fields bloom with lushness and it also marks the end of winter." - Photo via Rianna Moses

Holi: Festival of colors, love, and spring

Maryela Gallardo April 17, 2024

The celebration of Holi arrived at Rowan University’s Bunce Green, where various students and community members came together to celebrate the festival. Rowan's South Asian Student Association (SASA)...

Erwin Wambi and Atefeh Hamedi hold up transgender pride flags. - Contributor / Isabella Shainline

Transgender Day of Visibility raises discussion on trans recognition within the community

Isabella Shainline April 3, 2024

Transgender Day of Visibility, recognized annually on March 31, is a day to celebrate and honor transgender people and bring awareness to triumphs and struggles within the trans community. The day of...

The Rowan Muslim Student Association's e-board. - Photo via Omair Hashmi

Ramadan at Rowan: Balancing college and religious obligations

Paige Britt March 27, 2024

Ramadan is a month-long holy celebration in Islam that includes fasting and praying in order to feel closer to God and practice self-control and gratitude. In the Islamic calendar, which is based on a...

Rowan University Philippine American Coalition (RUPAC) members pose with their table. - Contributor / Erik Gil

SJICR hosts fifth Cultural Organization Fair

Erik Gil February 7, 2024

The Office of Social Justice, Inclusion, And Conflict Resolution at Rowan University held its fifth biannual Cultural Organization Fair on Feb. 1. The four-hour event represented the different mixtures...

A collage of photos posted by Rowan's SJICR to honor the memory of trans people who were killed this year. - Photo via @rowansjicr on Instagram

Rowan honors Trans Day of Remembrance

Abigail Twiford November 29, 2023

Trans Day of Remembrance is held every year on Nov. 20 to remember the lives of trans and gender nonconforming people who have been murdered in the year prior. The day was created in 1999 by advocate...

Rowan SOUL official logo. - Graphic via @soulatrowan on Instagram

New student-created club aims to bring SOUL to Rowan’s campus

Sarah Shockey November 7, 2023

When Kavin Haldo was a freshman, they were very excited to get involved on campus. As a queer person of color (QPOC), Haldo was looking for clubs that catered to their interests but was disappointed to...

Students work through various magazine clippings to include in their vision boards. - Intern / Bryant Lopez

SJICR hosts “Self-Care” social in recognition of International Women’s Day

Bryant Lopez March 8, 2023

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Office of Social Justice, Inclusion, and Conflict Resolution (SJICR) held a self-care social. The event, which was held on March 6 from 3 p.m. to...

Bunce Hall lit up in support of the LGBTQ+ community. - Former Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

How does Rowan University’s preferred name software work?

Berry Andres February 22, 2023

In 2021, the most widely used college application software, The Common App, updated its application questions focused on sex and gender to include pronouns and preferred name usage. Because of this change,...

(From left to right) Shirley Celi-Landeo, Alondra Martinez, Avari Oliver, Mariana Cardenas and Jessica Michel. / Photo via Ahnyah Pinckney

Women of Color Collective Gives Conversation and Comfort to Minorities on Campus

Ahnyah Pinckney March 29, 2022

Going to a predominately white institution as a woman of color can be a difficult process, but those at the Rowan University Office of Social Justice Inclusion and Conflict Resolution (SJICR) help students...

Trans Week of Awareness is from Nov. 13. to Nov. 19. -Photo via Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

PRISM and SJICR Host Trans Day of Remembrance

Berry Andres November 29, 2021

Prism and the Office of Social Justice, Inclusion, and Conflict Resolution (SJICR) closed out their celebration of Transgender Week of Awareness with their annual Trans Day of Remembrance ceremony at...

Rowan University has its first and only course dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement, created by Dr. Alicia Monroe. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Alicia Monroe Leads Rowan’s First Black Lives Matter Course

Alex Rossen October 27, 2021

In her time at Rowan, Dr. Alicia Monroe has taken on somewhat of a multifaceted role as a campus leader. In addition to serving as assistant director of Rowan’s Office of Career Advancement, Dr. Monroe...

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