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"The play featured scenes that represented the most horrifying and disturbingly common aspects of the genocide." - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

Holocaust resonance: Unveiling the powerful narrative of “Five Survivors Tell the World”

Abigail Twiford November 15, 2023

Five Survivors Tell the World is a play about five young Jewish women who survived the horrors of several different concentration camps during the Holocaust. The play was written and directed by Anthony...

Miles Bridges (left) and Kevin Porter Jr. (right) are both facing domestic violence charges while the NBA has done very little to address either incident. - Multimedia Editor / Drew Peltzman

Peltzman: Don’t let the NBA’s silence fool you

Drew Peltzman November 1, 2023

October is one of my favorite months of the year but not for the reason you might expect. Not for Halloween nor for pumpkin spice. It is the month when the NBA season starts and I know every night for...

PULLATracker Founder and CEO, Siena Rampulla poses in the event photo booth. - Photo via Siena Rampulla

Students test up-and-coming women’s safety app PULLATracker at “Brunch and Beta Testing” event

Abigail Twiford September 27, 2023

College campuses have never been the safest places, especially for young women. With all of the different people milling around at any given time, it is impossible for an administration to ever ensure...

"Some men have made claims that Barbie is an 'anti-man' or 'man-hating' film that dehumanizes or even 'emasculates' its male characters, particularly Gosling's character Ken. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Harmon: How “Barbie” can teach its male viewers that they are “Kenough”

Al Harmon September 13, 2023

We dressed in pink during the month of July. When the "Barbie" movie eventually opened in theaters on July 21st, women and girls all around the country swept the internet and theaters by storm. It was...

First place winner Siena Rampulla poses with the $30K check for PULLATracker. - Photo / Tyler Allen Williams

Rowan student Siena Rampulla wins first place $30K prize at the 2023 Rohrer New Venture Competition for PULLATracker

Madison Miller April 26, 2023

PULLATracker, a mobile safety app startup founded by Siena Rampulla, took home first place and $30,000, the highest prize ever awarded to a student at the 2023 Rohrer New Venture Competition, on Friday,...

Attendees check into the hub at the balloon arch in Business Hall for the Women’s Leadership Summit on Tuesday evening, April 4, 2023. - Photo / Maryela Gallardo

“We Mean Business” Women’s Leadership Summit hosts professional panels and networking

Maryela Gallardo April 5, 2023

On Tuesday, April 4, The Rohrer College of Business and Rowan Women in Business hosted the “We Mean Business” Women Leadership Summit. The event was held in rooms 104A and 104B of the Business Hall,...

Social justice activist Feminista Jones discusses the spectrum of intersectionality and opening our minds to change. - Contributor / Jack Trabucco

Feminista Jones Headlines Fourth Annual Feminist Activist Symposium

Jack Trabucco March 9, 2021

On Monday, March 8, the Rowan University Office of Social Justice, Inclusion and Conflict Resolution (SJICR) hosted its fourth annual Feminist Activist Symposium, in celebration of International...

Stock image of Rosie the Riveter. -Photo courtesy of The Smithsonian.

Sharing HERstory panel gives female Rowan students empowering guidance

Alexander Heller March 6, 2019

Determination and guidance were emphasized at Rowan’s "Sharing HERstory" discussion in the Owl’s Nest Tuesday night. The panel largely discussed how female entrepreneurs succeed in the competitive...

Female astronomer inspires women into science at Edelman Planetarium

Kristin Guglietti March 21, 2017

A blizzard didn't prevent a celebration of women's accomplishments in space at Rowan's planetarium over spring break, led by one female astronomer. As part of Women’s History Month, Denise Vacca shared...

Drive-by hecklers a problem for female students

Amanda Palma March 8, 2017

Besides the unlucky streaks of minor stupidity and misfortunes my roommate and I deal with on a day-to-day basis, we both agree that our worst encounters have been with men.  We have had our fair share...

Rowan’s Women’s Center offers space for women to relax

Morgan Jenkins November 27, 2016

The Women’s Resource Center in Robinson Hall room 214 might be one of Rowan University’s best-kept secrets, despite attempts to promote the space for both lactation and general use. Located in the...

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