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Rowan's Political parties' logos. - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Campus Ideologies: Three student parties take on voting & elections

Rowan Political Groups April 3, 2024

Rowan Progressives We live in very turbulent times. As we speak, over a million people are stranded with minimal access to food and water in Gaza, gang violence and starvation have overtaken Haiti,...

The 2022-2023 SGA Executive Board stands together in the Chamberlain Student Center. - Photo via Rowan University

Editorial: SGA’s democracy is fragile if students refuse to vote

The Whit Staff March 23, 2023

Rowan University boasts a total student population of 19,568. Of these nearly 20,000 students, only 913 voted in Series 1 of Rowan’s Student Government Association (SGA) Elections.  This means...

Gov. Phil Murphy at the Governor's Debate at Rowan University. -Photo via Multimedia Editor / Nick Feldman

Election 2021: So, What Exactly Happened?

Nicholas Feldman November 10, 2021

It’s been just over a week since most major news agencies projected Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy as the winner in the race for governor, but still, Republican candidate Jack Ciatteralli has not...

The #RowanVotes table inside of the Student Center. -Photo via / Multimedia Editor Alex Rossen

#RowanVotes: Campus Democracy

Makayla Griffin November 1, 2021

Rowan University has once again urged civic action within its student body by joining the "ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge," a non-profit that aims to increase civic engagement on campuses across America.  According...

Early voting at Rowan University opens Oct. 23, 2021. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Cast Your Vote With Convenience — Rowan Offers Early Voting Sites

Aedan Rosolia October 20, 2021

*Editor's Note: In the print version, we said that Democrat Phil Murphy was running with Lt.-Gov. Diane Allen, and that Republican Jack Ciattarelli was running with Lt. -Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver. We apologize...

Voting is a crucial part of our democracy. Cunningham evaluates the For The People Act, which would grant wider-reaching voting rights if implemented. - Photo via harpersbazaar.com

Cunningham: For the People Act

Liam Cunningham March 30, 2021

In Article 1 Section 4 of the United States Constitution, where the right to elect representatives and senators is written, it further reads “but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such...

Rowan community members march down Rowan Boulevard in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on Juneteenth 2020. - Editor-in-Chief / Kalie VanDewater

Lonsdorf: Four Years Later, Rowan (Finally) Has a Political Identity

Tara Lonsdorf November 4, 2020

There's a funny axiom about what happens when 18-year-olds leave their small towns for college: that they'll experience a culture shock of sudden diversity and arts and multiculturalism. When I came to...

Senior Michael Giuliani offers students information on voting registration, #RowanVotes' voter registration booth. - Multimedia Editor / Alexander Rossen

#RowanVotes Campus-Wide Initiative Hosts Voter Registration Booth Outside Student Center

Lindsey D'Ambrosio September 23, 2020

Editor's note: This article has been corrected since its initial publication to accurately attribute the #RowanVotes initiative to the proper organizers. The print copies of the newspaper were published...

Senator Corey Booker speaks at the Get Out the Vote Rally sponsored by the Rowan Democrats in the Chamberlain student center.

Rowan University Democratic Voter Rally invites Booker and Norcross

Justin Jardot October 31, 2018

Donald Norcross, Democratic candidate for the New Jersey 1st Congressional District, and Cory Booker, New Jersey Senator, spoke at the Rowan Democrats "Get Out the Vote" rally held at the Chamberlain student...

Editorial: Go vote

The Whit Staff November 1, 2017

Last November, the United States experienced what many would end up calling one of the more surprising elections in American history. Not only did Donald Trump defeat preferred candidate Hillary Clinton,...

Kass: Voting is about more than who you vote for

Kass: Voting is about more than who you vote for

Matt Kass September 21, 2016

Civic participation is one of the most important things you can do as a citizen of the United States. This is not a hyperbole, nor is it an overstatement. And on the heels of abysmal voter turnout in the...

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