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An assortment of signs are laid out for students to decorate during "Destination Weekend" from March 3 to March 5. - Photo / Jack Trabucco

RAH Goes Cross-Country with “Destination Weekend”

Jack Trabucco March 8, 2022

Last week, Rowan After Hours hosted “Destination Weekend,” a three-day event with activities themed around major American cities. The event began on Thursday, March 3 and lasted  through Saturday,...

President Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. - Photo Via /  Creative Commons

US Senate Confirms Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, Solidifying Conservative Majority

Alex Rossen October 28, 2020

On the evening of Monday, Oct. 26, the controversial and highly contested confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as the 115th Justice of the Supreme Court came to a dramatic end. A bitterly divided Senate...

Rowan University's back patio - Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

Editorial: The final Whit of the decade

The Whit Staff December 4, 2019

The Whit has been a fixture of Rowan University since 1938. Since then, it has been our mission to keep the university informed every step of the way. From the humble beginnings of Glassboro State College...

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Yobb: Be proud to be an American

Chris Yobb April 17, 2018

With all the evil that is going on in the world right now, I think that it is important to reflect on how fortunate we are to live in the greatest country in the world. As college students, we feel like...

Grilli: Executive Orders (Photo from pixabay.com)

Grilli: Executive orders

Louis Grilli October 18, 2017

In the last presidential administration, Executive Orders were a constant topic of conversation. In the Trump administration, the conversation has continued pace. Along the way, the point of these orders...

Yobb: Let's help Puerto Rico. (Photo from Creative Commons)

Yobb: On Puerto Rico

Chris Yobb October 2, 2017

The most recent Hurricane, Maria, brought disastrous winds to the island of Puerto Rico. This was the strongest hurricane to hit this small island in about 100 years. We have all seen horrific pictures...

Yobb: On kneeling during the national anthem. (Photo courtesy of pixabay.com)

Yobb: On United States immigration

Ashleigh Albert September 20, 2017

There is a huge difference between immigration and illegal immigration and a lot of people today seem to think they are synonymous. Because of the apparent confusion, here is my attempt to clear it up...

The United States has the highest amount of individuals in prisons in the world. (Photo courtesy of pixabay.com)

Murdoch: The prison industrial complex

Craig Murdoch September 20, 2017

The land of the free ironically has the highest prison population in the world. The United States has 5 percent of the world population, yet roughly 20-25 percent of the world’s prison population. Does...

Twin Towers smoking on 9/11. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons.

Yobb: We must remember them

Chris Yobb September 11, 2017

This is an installment of Chris Yobb’s weekly column, “My Two Cents.” As we've reached the 16th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 I was finally able to visit the memorials at Ground Zero....

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Goodwin remembers LBJ on anniversary of Glassboro Summit

Taylor Henry February 22, 2017

When President Lyndon Johnson called for a meeting with Soviet Union Premier Alexei Kosygin to discuss U.S.-Soviet relations in the summer of 1967, he did not expect that the historic meeting would...

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