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Steve Solkela performs "Ballad for Americans." - Staff Writer/Sanjana Kondapalli

Steve Solkela’s senior recital embodies the musician’s own eccentric style

Sanjana Kondapalli March 13, 2019

There are only a select few individuals on Rowan University's campus whose presence and recognizable aspects rival the Prof owl, Rowan's mascot. Among those people is Steve Solkela, a senior vocal performance...

Rowan alum and host Charles Ozuna (left) with senior music major Steve Solkela (right). -Staff Photo/Maria Morales

Individuality and talent put on display at Humans of Rowan

Scott Buzby September 27, 2017

Tuesday night, the lights dimmed in the Student Center Pit as the Humans of Rowan cultural showcase began. Sponsored by the Chamberlain Student Center & Campus Activities and the Office of Social Justice,...

Members of Burn Moore blend originals and covers for a varied set. -Staff Photo/Jared Leady

September Profs Spotlight kicks off semester with a musical and comedic bang

Dylan Maslowski September 13, 2017

The first Profs Spotlight of the fall semester brought music and comedy to the Profs Place stage last Monday. Profs Spotlight, organized by the Chamberlain Student Center and Campus Activities (SCCA),...

Steve Solkela's deep voice brought him from Minnesota to Rowan University on a full scholarship. - Photo Editor/Cole Ditzel

Sophomore music major Steve Solkela can play nine instruments at once

Maria Morales April 11, 2017

Steve Solkela slicks back his hair, which is wrapped in a blue and white bandana, away from his face. He puts his accordion in place and begins playing a song with nine instruments, simultaneously. Solkela...

A night at the opera with Rowan’s production of “La Favola D’Orfeo”

Cierra Lewis March 22, 2017

Twenty musicians crowded the compact Boyd Recital Hall stage to perform a rendition of “La Favola D’Orfeo” Monday under the direction of Dr. Lourin Plant. The event, which started at 8 p.m., drew...

Rowan March Profs Spotlight highlights music, poetry and comedy

Dylan Maslowski March 8, 2017

Bringing a range of poetry, comedy and music to the Profs Place stage, the Profs Spotlight event returned this past Monday, right at the cusp of Spring Break. Showcasing new performers and returning faces...

Rowan SUP’s fifth annual Laugh Off laughs in the face of midterms

Ellie Leick November 2, 2016

Students had the opportunity to perform original stand-up this Tuesday in the Chamberlain Student Center Pit at the fifth annual Laugh Off Comedy Competition run by Student University Programmers (SUP). Fourteen...

Opera singing major Steve Solkela performing on stage with members of the audience at Prof's Spotlight last Labor Day. Prof's Spotlight is an event in the Chamberlain Student Center that highlights the various student performers of Rowan. -Photo Editor/Cole Ditzel

Prof’s Spotlight showcases Rowan’s talent and diversity

Kylie Westerbeck September 7, 2016

From gospel to Finnish polka tunes, there was a song for everyone at the semester’s first Prof’s Spotlight. The popcorn was popped and the lights were dimmed as some of Rowan’s greatest musicians...

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