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"There is no reason for a paper bag to be given out, when more often than not it will go right into the trash." - Photo via Jake Clark

Clark: Student Center Dining Hall Should Make Take-Out Bags Optional

Jake Clark, Contributor September 25, 2024

For many Rowan University students, eating at the Student Center is a part of everyday life. It’s a popular place for students to grab something to eat. However, the Student Center Dining Hall could...

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Concepcion: Why we should eliminate plastic straw use

Vee Concepcion April 3, 2019

As a former waitress, the amount of straws that I had to throw away was absolutely ridiculous. It was often because there was a slight tear in the paper wrapping around it, or because it was bent a certain...

Keeping up with growing student population – and the trash it makes – a big job for Rowan

Taylor Henry March 12, 2017

Rowan’s growing pains are intense for the university’s dumpsters. With the increase of the student population, Rowan is trying to keep up with the waste being produced by planning with Waste Management...

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